New Phone for my dad

WatEagle · Feb 8, 2020

Hi guys, as title my dad's Galaxy ace 4 has died and now he needs a new phone.
The budget is about 250-275€.
Now he doesn't need such good performances like a flaghship one, but he needs a good battery, possibly a longer period of support then regular phones (cause he changes it every 4-5 years), a good camera and something that is durable and doesn't brake at the first fall.

I've been out of smartphone market for a while and now there is too much choice and so I'm here to ask advice.

Thanks in advance

P4-630 · Feb 8, 2020

Motorola G7 Power, it has a 5000 mAh battery.

WatEagle · Feb 8, 2020

P4-630 said:
Motorola G7 Power, it has a 5000 mAh battery.

What about Galaxy m30s?

potato580+ · Feb 8, 2020

i recetly buy phone, dispute cheaper pricetag $130 its a good phone, decent battery, nice both front&back cam
sample

P4-630 · Feb 8, 2020

WatEagle said:
What about Galaxy m30s?

It's not available in my country but I see it has a 6000 mAh battery.

Samsung Galaxy M30s - Full phone specifications

www.gsmarena.com

WatEagle · Feb 8, 2020

potato580+ said:
i recetly buy phone, dispute cheaper pricetag $130 its a good phone, decent battery, nice both front&back cam
sample

It doesn't seem bad at all. How about realme 5 pro?

P4-630 said:
It's not available in my country but I see it has a 6000 mAh battery.

Samsung Galaxy M30s - Full phone specifications

www.gsmarena.com

Yeah I saw it, but now I'm a bit more interested in xiaomi

potato580+ · Feb 8, 2020

its a bit rxpensive for variant 5, since its a new model, i would better go for variant 2/3 hehe

WatEagle · Feb 8, 2020

potato580+ said:
its a bit rxpensive for variant 5, since its a new model, i would better go for variant 2/3 hehe

On amazon.it the 5 pro goes for 180€

potato580+ · Feb 8, 2020

maybe becouse of spec differnce, i pay for a 6gb ram 64gb storage model, cpuld be cheaper or not depend on it yes

WatEagle · Feb 8, 2020

potato580+ said:
maybe becouse of spec differnce, i pay for a 6gb ram 64gb storage model, cpuld be cheaper or not depend on it yes
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It's not bad at all

I saw also the xioami mi 9 lite. Is it a good choice(230€, 128gb, 6gb ram)?

silentbogo · Feb 8, 2020

P4-630 said:
Motorola G7 Power, it has a 5000 mAh battery.

No-o-o-o. Motorola is a Lenovo brand now, and given their smartphone track record over the past 10 years - just no.

WatEagle said:
Yeah I saw it, but now I'm a bit more interested in xiaomi

Mi A3 is probably your best bet. It's cheap (~$200 or less), has a nice AMOLED screen and 4000mAh battery.
Mi A2(if you can find one), in my opinion, would've been even a better option if not for smaller battery. It looks worse on paper, but it has some long-term benefits, like much cheaper replacement screens and batteries, and more compact form-factor. Bought Mi A2 for my aunt about a year ago, and so far she's happy. Our economist got an A2 as well, and my boss settled on A3 back in October.
Also, some places may still have leftover Nokia 8, which is trending in your price range (if you can find'em). I'm sporting Nokia 8 for nearly 2 years, and so far so good. Wanted to snatch one for my boss (it was only $200), but I was too slow and the store sold it within hours.

WatEagle · Feb 8, 2020

silentbogo said:
No-o-o-o. Motorola is a Lenovo brand now, and given their smartphone track record over the past 10 years - just no.

Mi A3 is probably your best bet. It's cheap (~$200 or less), has a nice AMOLED screen and 4000mAh battery.
Mi A2(if you can find one), in my opinion, would've been even a better option if not for smaller battery. It looks worse on paper, but it has some long-term benefits, like much cheaper replacement screens and batteries, and more compact form-factor. Bought Mi A2 for my aunt about a year ago, and so far she's happy. Our economist got an A2 as well, and my boss settled on A3 back in October.
Also, some places may still have leftover Nokia 8, which is trending in your price range (if you can find'em). I'm sporting Nokia 8 for nearly 2 years, and so far so good. Wanted to snatch one for my boss (it was only $200), but I was too slow and the store sold it within hours.

At the end I found and bought the redmi note 8t at 189€ in a local shop

Thanks everyone for the suggestions

cucker tarlson · Feb 8, 2020

WatEagle said:
At the end I found and bought the redmi note 8t at 189€ in a local shop

Thanks everyone for the suggestions

was gonna suggets xiaomi phones,absolutelly killing it when it comes to value.

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Motherboard	MSI b450 Tomahawk Max / Lenovo proprietary
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