suggest mobile phone

[freebird_9924]

I used only nexus till now. Used nexus 4,5 & currently 6p.

Thinking to buy pixel 3 xl, but compared to nexus and one plus 6T, it is quite costly, so seeking for suggestions, if any major difference and it is worth to spend 900usd?

One plus 6T, Samsung galaxy S9, Pixel 3XL , any other? Which one do u it's recommended ?

 

[Gorstak]

Kinda depends on what youre after. I wouldn't change a working phone, I'd just reset it and wouldn't login to google, since they usually slow down phones through google, and get my apk's from alternate sources. Personally I go for budget phones, Xiaomi Note ones. 100$ and got everything I need.

 

[hat]

Yeah, depends on what you use the phone for. Personally I only need my phone to call, text, sometimes do GPS or check email... and it's nice if it's fast enough to keep up with some light browsing. As such almost any cheap shit phone works for me these days.

My S4 is being replaced soon only because it constantly drops signal and the battery is garbage, and the carrier kinda sucks.

 

[jboydgolfer]

We live in an age where you can get a iPhone 6 for under $170 if you aren't picky about cellular providers , of an iphone SE for $130 , im sure android equivalents are the same, i just go to walmart. I don't buy phones for myself, but my kids have needed them more than one occasion each.

Although i have an iphone5c, i still use this old LG, now thats a Phone. almost as good as my old Motorola Brief case phone.

 

[the54thvoid]

As others say - buy what fits your purpose. Don't buy because it looks shiny and new. If you want a great camera phone, that's where the higher cost phones come out on top. But if you want a basic smartphone, go cheaper.

 

[Frick]

Personally I'd look into the previous generations flagships. That way you get good cameras, which is what's important to me, and good performance, and you save a lot of money.

Kinda depends on what youre after. I wouldn't change a working phone, I'd just reset it and wouldn't login to google, since they usually slow down phones through google, and get my apk's from alternate sources. Personally I go for budget phones, Xiaomi Note ones. 100$ and got everything I need.

Who slows down phones through Google, or do you mean Google services slows down phones, or that someone straight up gimps phones?

 

[flmatter]

@Frick I was thinking same thing but I think he confused Apples shenanigans with google here.

 

[GoldenX]

Nokia 1100.

 

[theFOoL]

When my contract is up with Verizon I'm going with a Meizu MX6 or similar. Might go with a MediaTek model as they have their Quick Charge Technology now and that company isn't going for copying the whole "Gotta have a Notch phase"

Be aware though MediaTek isn't known for performance like Qualcomm like playing games. They are known for Power Efficiency which in turn gets good battery life

 

[GoldenX]

Be aware though MediaTek isn't known for performance like Qualcomm like playing games. They are known for Power Efficiency which in turn gets good battery life

I can confirm that.

 

[GreiverBlade]

of the 3 you mention : any of the two that aren't a Galaxy S9...

aisde that the Nokia 8 i use (not Sirocco) is a quite excellent phone that can be find for cheap nowadays, and the Snapdragon 835 is by no mean a slow SOC and Nokia did an excellent job with a almost pure stock Android 8.1.0 (atm, but security patch 01.10.2018, and quite stable, 9.0 can wait ) with only 1 app from them (instead of a full bloat suits that can't be uninstalled without extensive manipulation ) 5.3" screen (an ideal size for some ), 2560x1440 screen (not that it's useful FHD would be enough and that with all phones ) quick charge 3.0 and an excellent build quality. (batterie life ... well on heavy use it goes thru a day without a hitch, and around a week in moderate use )

now they also have the 8 Sirocco which is almost a downgrade ,same SOC but curved edge screen (downgrade ... edge to edge screen are a pain, granted it's a personal preference ) 128gb instead of 64 but no uSD slot, backside fingerprint reader (i did prefer that before but i got used to bottom front one with the first N8 ) although following Nokia new release could be interesting ... they do a quite excellent job with their recent handset...

other than that ... mmhhh well Huawei have a good one with the P20 series and their HiSilicon Kirin SOC are quite competitive (plus pricing is ok ) they are kinda between Mediatek and Qualcomm and sometime above Qualcomm (i got the Honor 4X/5X/6X and 7 from them, none of them did disappoint me and the Honor 7 still work hard as my mother phone atm, i alwas had 2 to 6 days of battery life with any of them based on usage )

 

[baryluk]

I can also recommend Nokia 8 (non Sirocco). I really like and use for almost about 8 months now. It is a good no-nonsense phone, good specs, micro SD, great software support, quick security and android upgrades, etc.

 

[Durvelle27]

I love my iPhone XR. It’s very snappy, battery life is very decent, and it’s very simple and straight forward to use. Plus I like that apple continues to update their devices even after new ones launch.

If you don’t want to pay the price the iPhone 6S and Galaxy S7 Edge where also some of my favorites

 

[freebird_9924]

I used all nexus till now and don't like any other android over nexus , specially due to pure android experience. Many of my friends used old one plus and they told one us is also giving similar experience.


So confused mainly between pixel 3 xl and one plus 6t.


Purpose is reading, browsing, camera , music , video etc..need faster processor and good camera..

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

I used only nexus till now. Used nexus 4,5 & currently 6p.

Thinking to buy pixel 3 xl, but compared to nexus and one plus 6T, it is quite costly, so seeking for suggestions, if any major difference and it is worth to spend 900usd?

One plus 6T, Samsung galaxy S9, Pixel 3XL , any other? Which one do u it's recommended ?

Nokia 7.1 or 8.1?

 

[theFOoL]

I'm up for any Nokia phone Model 6-8 without the Notch

 

[GoldenX]

I'm up for any Nokia phone Model 6-8 without the Notch

Nokia 1100.

 

[John Naylor]

What do you need it for ?

A. Do you just need a phone ? Then anything free is great.

B. Do you need a productivity tool... older iPhones are great here... 5s is going for about $30, 6 is free with new line. One of the carriers has a 4 lines for $30 unlimited with free XRs.

C. You need the phone for personal status, to get attention or just everyday mental masturbation. Then nothing but the most expensive phone with biggest screen will do. After all, how else you going to text ya friends while at meeting in the conference room ... and of course, a day can't go buy w/o sharing cat videos on the company dime. Forgive my cynicism, but with rare exceptions (i.e pilots) these expensive big screen phones have no productivity impact, they're just game boys that make calls.

 

[27MaD]

One plus 6T, Samsung galaxy S9, Pixel 3XL

I will take anyone but not the S9 , Samsung sucks.

 

[eidairaman1]

We live in an age where you can get a iPhone 6 for under $170 if you aren't picky about cellular providers , of an iphone SE for $130 , im sure android equivalents are the same, i just go to walmart. I don't buy phones for myself, but my kids have needed them more than one occasion each.

Although i have an iphone5c, i still use this old LG, now thats a Phone. almost as good as my old Motorola Brief case phone.
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Got a fully unlocked bnib S5 G900T for 200 over 2 years ago.

 

[heky]

What do you need it for ?

A. Do you just need a phone ? Then anything free is great.

B. Do you need a productivity tool... older iPhones are great here... 5s is going for about $30, 6 is free with new line. One of the carriers has a 4 lines for $30 unlimited with free XRs.

C. You need the phone for personal status, to get attention or just everyday mental masturbation. Then nothing but the most expensive phone with biggest screen will do. After all, how else you going to text ya friends while at meeting in the conference room ... and of course, a day can't go buy w/o sharing cat videos on the company dime. Forgive my cynicism, but with rare exceptions (i.e pilots) these expensive big screen phones have no productivity impact, they're just game boys that make calls.

Since when have iPhones been a good productivity tool? With that locked down apple-os they never have been and never will be.

@OP
Get the 6T if the price difference is more than a 100$

 

[R0H1T]

So you've crossed the Poco f1 off your list?
FYI it was available for as low as 19,800 ($270-280 US) till yesterday with 10% SBI discount ~ https://www.flipkart.com/poco-f1-xiaomi-graphite-black-128-gb/p/itmf8ht2asd5zvm9