thank u for the recommendation

Hi

Brand : Not xiaomi if can (My Mi3 always face gps problem, my Mi5 just died after used lesss than 1 year)
Heard bad reviews about Huawei. What'd you guys think about Oppo?
Budget : 1k +-
Spec : can play latest games with no hassle
Other : -

Thanks very much in advance.

with your budget, can target Snapdragon 625 devices. Handles new game quite well. Plus buying a phone on 2nd half of 2017, better be at least 4gb ram and 32gb internal. So i would recommend

Lenovo P2 RM1299
Moto G5 Plus RM1299
Zenfone 3 ZE552KL RM1499

Oppo is overpriced imo. If u dont mind to try another Xiaomi, can go for Redmi Note 4.

My 4-year-old Samsung Galaxy Trend suddenly stopped working (battery swells a lot).
Requesting for urgent recommendations for a budget of RM600!
(Note: I may be able to stretch the budget to RM900 if the recommended phone is really good)


BRAND
Anything except Lenovo and Apple.

BUDGET
As mentioned above, preferably below RM600, but I may be able to stretch the budget to RM900 if necessary.

SPEC(IFICATION)S
1. Minimum 1.5GB RAM, preferably 2GB RAM or above. (I don't want to have my phone lagging - is processor speed more important?)
2. Minimum 5 MP rear camera. Front camera can screw off, I don't care if the front camera even exists.
3. No screen size preference.
4. 1 SIM slot is enough, I don't care if it has more SIM slots.

WHAT DO I NEED
1. Sturdy phone. My previous phone survived falling on the floor, stairs and road, as well as being stepped on. My friends who bought newer phones cracked the screens when they dropped their phones from a height of 5 cm from their hands onto the table.
2. Long battery life. While I seldom use my phone in a regular day, I don't have a powerbank, and I don't have many opportunities to charge my phone. It seems like there are more phones with built-in batteries than there used to be. Are there any disadvantages to built in batteries? I'm a little worried because newer phones tend to explode left and right nowadays.

1. Brand?
Preferably not China brands. But shoot away the recommendations though. Might reconsider.

2. Budget?
Very strict. 300-400

3. Specs?
At least 2gb ram and 16gb ROM. Currently eyeing on Redmi 4A. I might missed something else.

4. What you need in the phone?
Durable. Official warranty from manufacturer/distributor(original MY set).
Using it for social, not gaming. Good telephony, WhatsApp, telegram, fb. Sometimes taking photo. Not a gadget geek.

Asking on behalf of relative. Don't really care where does the brand came from if it were me. Heck even my current phone is AP set Xiaomi. Last but not least, thank you!

Personally I would change the battery first. And perhaps format/flash to newest, stable ROM.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 <---
The best under 1k budget phone I ever hold (I'm using Snapdragon/64GB/4GB version)

This post has been edited by TheMrBinary: Jul 1 2017, 02:27 PM

haha test lenovo before, sucks

moto g5, quite skeptical about it.

Zenfone, heard bad review from my friend.

I guess best budget phone i can go for is RN4 for now T_T thought wanted to wait for RN5 that might out at Aug 2017 but it's mediatek first for sure.


check out redmi note 4, heard battery is like the longest ever hahaha. and its only around rm700, get snapdragon version though.

hai.. new here... just want to ask.. anyone using vivo phone, vivo v5 plus particularly... is it ok??

thank you

if you're ok with no Android updates den just go for it

Nokia 3 - RM599. weakest specs. But fulfill ur requirement of 2gb ram. Mediatek processor.

Redmi 4X - RM679. 3gb ram, 32gb internal, 4100mah battery, has microsd expansion. Stick a tempered glass SP. Good to go.

Nokia 5 - RM799. 2gb ram, 16gb internal, has microsd expansion, 3000mah battery.

If can top up, Redmi Note 4 (4gb ram / 64gb internal) - RM 949. <- Best bang for buck for under phones under 1k.

But I would go for Redmi 4X. Buying a phone in 2017, ur RAM should at the very least has 3gb of RAM, and also i would recommend Snapdragon processor. Including Nokia coz of it's sturdiness.

Based on ur budget, best bang for buck is Redmi 4A already. Official warranty from Xiaomi Malaysia.

U can head to those phone's thread to check it out. I've been reading good review from Lenovo P2. Very decent phone for that price. Only thing is camera might not be as good. But very good battery life due to it's 5000mah battery.

I'm using the G5 plus. Not bad actually. Depends on ur expectation.

Just head to any DirectD. Pretty sure they have demo unit for all these models. C u prefer which interface, which camera.

Samsung Note 5 or Oneplus 3T ?

Im using Samsung Note 4 right now.

Tiaso and briantwj, thanks for the great reviews / suggestions. You people are awesome.


Eh, are you sure you are not referring to RedMi Note 4X instead?

I am actually considering Redmi 4X, Redmi Note 4 and Redmi Note 4X (why are the names of these phones so similar ). After reading your recommendations, Nokia 3 and Nokia 5 seem pretty good as well! I checked with the dealer near me, and they have given me the following offers, which seem pretty different from the prices you have listed:

1. Nokia 3 - RM595 (2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, 2630 mAh, Android 7.0, MediaTek MT6737)
2. Nokia 5 - RM725 (2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, 3000mAh, Android Nougat / 7.0, Snapdragon 420)
3. RedMi 4X - RM450 (16GB global ROM, 4100 mAh, 1.4 GHz octa-core Snapdragon 435)
4. RedMi Note 4 - RM630 (3GB RAM, 32 GB global ROM, 4100 mAH, MIUI8 or Android 6.0 or MIUI8, 10-core MediaTek Helio X20)
5. RedMi Note 4 - RM710 (3GB RAM, 64 GB global ROM, 4100 mAH, Android 6.0 or MIUI8, 10-core MediaTek Helio X20)
6. RedMi Note 4X - RM620 (3GB RAM, 32GB global ROM, 4100 mAh, MIUI8, Snapdragon 625)

On a first glance, Nokia seems to cost more for lower specs. With only 2GB RAM and Snapdragon 420, it compares unfavourably to the RedMi phones. I was wondering how much difference would there be between these processors for general everyday use. However, having used several indestructible-without-water Nokia phones for many years in the past, I hope the Nokia smartphones are as sturdy as their predecessors.

I forgot how much RAM does RedMi 4X has - the dealer told me so many details (most of which I barely understand well) that I may have missed writing down in a hurry.

I'm somewhat surprised to see that the RedMi Note 4 he offered me has MediaTek Helio processors instead of Snapdragon processors like the other two RedMi phones. How do MediaTek processors compare to the Snapdragon processors?

Most importantly, given the options above, what would you recommend me to choose?

Thank you to member here that help give suggestion on the phone.
Just by read the suggestion, then I'm going to get ;

Redmi Note 4 (4gb ram / 64gb internal) - RM 949

If buy online can get cheaper than 949. if im not mistaken is around 8XX++

hmmm, is that doable to make the phone faster? OPO can change battery, eh?

OPO can change new battery.

I'm sure most phone can change the batteries. Question whether it's easily accessible or not.