The most affordable is Poco F6 @ RM1300+-
Most expensive in list is 14T Pro @ RM2200+-

Help me choose.
I change phone every 5 years.
Need one that will still viable for next 5 years.

No iphone please.
Im not a content creator etc that can get ROI buying an expensive phone.

Just a normal user for personal and work use.

This post has been edited by MmeBox: May 1 2025, 07:06 PM

Topup a bit get iphone

iPhone 16e

anything less than RM2k will last between 3-4 years. Want last 5 years above, i suggest take iphone 15 pro. (after 5 years can still trade in for RM200-RM300 to buy iphone 20 Pro)



This post has been edited by cakoilembutgebu: May 1 2025, 07:18 PM

Got 1 caina sell only to Africa usd10 nia… even ppl in caina x kenal tat brand, u go cek..

vivo x200 ultra
Xiaomi 15 ultra
Iphone 16 pro max

my redmi note rm650 pakai until now
use for whatapp and royal crush jer

Ts, top up a bit get Tesla terus

iPhone 16

The only phone that can last 5 years is iPhone. All android phone will just lag after 2 years.

Seriously why all expensive pons landed in Msia? Beribu2…! Until v kena take loan to buy 1? In India Africa ppl nonit loan pun, just buy cash!

Samseng they say now can last 5 yrs…

poco f7 ultra . flagship spec. 2.5k on special day with voucher on lazada.

iPhone brand new already lag dy kekwa. Not even including the intentional lag designed by Apple once the battery health drops under 80%. iSheeple really born stupid.

New Samsung A series got 6 OS updates….

wait few more months ipon17… soon will b fighting with caina all android pons combined ( they join force, no longer rival each other i read …)

get phone like rm600 than change every 2.5 year also can.

This post has been edited by blueknight: May 1 2025, 07:41 PM

none from the list, iinm xiaomi discontinued a 3 years + old phone for software update recently

if can wait, wait n see.. competition will b intense… which is good. … accelerates innovation n lower price… caina working on its own 3 nm chip … caina vs usa

My Poco survive 2.5 years max. I'm a super heavy user tho

Recently bought f7 pro (not ultra). Seems good. Poco said will give 4 years of OS updates and 6 years of security updates. Not bad.

If don't care about specs tho, can have a look at Nothing phone.

Top up and get iPhone. Serious advice, performance after 3 years or 4 years still like day one speed and performance

Most phone can last 5 years for upper middle range. The only thing is the OS update support might not go that far and battery need to replace at least once after 2 years. The CPU today is so much fast compared to last time.

Samsung A36 5G

Still using iPhone 13 Pro Max, 86% battery health.
I reckon can last another 2 years.

nothing phone 3a

got style

Either this or the A56.

I'm still using my Samsung A34. Two more months can get new phone as contract for this phone expires.

Samsung has long software updates. So if 4 years, would be good.

If you don't have contract but still need cheap, just buy a new Samsung a34 or a35. Unsold stock previous gen got lots of discount.

The Samsung A36 5G uses a Snapdragon chip, while the Samsung A56 5G uses an Exynos chip.

This post has been edited by Epci: May 1 2025, 08:52 PM

pixel 9a

Wait for Poco version of Redmi Turbo 4 Pro

This budget, you need to go 2nd hand. You won't get something brand new that'll last 5 years. If you insist on brand new, you have to accept that the phone will last you 3 years at best.

Buy iPhone. 4 years later change battery use another 4 years.

Cost Sama je kot. That’s what I’m planning for my iPhone12 lol.

installment 5 years only RM37+ per month

apa you want more?

Go for Samseng S25U la. If overbudget, can search for S24U... now got good deal.

RM2200 / 2

Buy a phone at Rm1100 n use for 2.5 yrs

I’ve been using Poco f6 pro for a couple of months.

Good enough for me.

frankly none of these because battery kinda shit, os kinda shit or both

vivo v50 or honor 200 maybe can, but software may not last as long

thats why seriously just get at least iphone 16e or pixel 9a for next 5 years

Iphone 16e
Lazada shopee discount can get around 2.3k

Even ip11 would last until next year q3 when they stopped the software support

Topapz abit buy pixel 9a jer la...

poco f7 vanilla about to come, wait that first. possible 7000mah battery

So budget 2.2k? 2.2k can get iphone 15 already

I would throw another contender in

Honor X9C

6600maph battery

RM 1299

They are giving 3 years battery assurance that if it drops below 80%, they will change your battery for free.

Even if it drops below 80% battery health after 3 years ownership, the battery still left 5200maph. Still can last a day.

The only downside is not as good camera as 14T Pro, so depends whether you use the camera often.

This post has been edited by GTA5: May 1 2025, 09:28 PM

Poco phone cz Im using this brand since 3 years ago. Their top model getting flagship chip are great. Still no issues for laggy on Snapdragon 8 gen 1 for Poco F4 GT here

xioami 15 RM3k

premium build

Buy second hand s23 ultra

processor no good, camera no good, water resistance no good. best for backup je

pixel 9a for guarantee 7 years update.
samsung A series (5 years) if a bit more budget.

the one that gives the longest updates will make your phone usable up to 5 years.

why? because banking apps always require latest android security updates.

focus on brands that commit to 5 year updates.

Honor 200 ok?

redmi note 14 PRO

Okay.
Unfortunately want better performance/resistance/battery/camera need step up to magic series (6pro/7pro)

for all 4 of your options
try here
https://www.smartprix.com/mobiles/compare.p...ihl,pd1tfn1z3yr

looks like Xiaomi 14T Pro win number #1


i would choose Infinix here though for additional 12 GB Extra Virtual RAM

This post has been edited by darosha: May 2 2025, 03:29 AM

If the price at 899 definitely good buy , with 1299, overpriced adi.

rubbish. my friend's p20 going strong now after 7 years.

my p30 lasted 6 years before it gave up.

i dunno what android phone you are using.

S25 ULTRA.... yolo je.

SD 6 Gen 1. The processors is lack luster.

Pixel phones will lag too?

Samsung Galaxy A06 5G

Samsung says the Galaxy A06 will continue to receive four years of security updates.

topup sikit buy flip phone. bigger screen to watch.

Nope. My mom's iPhone 7, 3 years use mobo kong. My bro's iPhone 8 & 9 (or was it 9 & 10, not sure), within 2 years already sent to machines to fix what kind of hardware issue I'm not sure. My iPhone 7 not 5 years already have overheating issue. But my bro's iPhone 5 last more than 10 years I think without any issue except changed the battery. So my conclusion was, older versions of iPhone was durable, but not so much for the newer ones. They're worse than android phones (for hardware durability), at least that's what my experience was

1000 ok?

Magic series overbudget. Xiaomi 14t 1.4k nice or wait 15t sept 25?

This post has been edited by skyblack4492: May 2 2025, 11:44 PM

1k consider fair deal I guess.

I see current mid range phones can last around 3 years, more if lucky. If buy around RM1000 last 3 years then 1 day cost RM1 only.

Most mid android will only give 2-3 years android updates only unless flagship model.

Only iPhone can guarantee 7 years update and above…(like xs max launched in 2018 still in support until this year ended with IOS 19)

Once phone cannot update OS anymore can trash it already…

This post has been edited by swanlover: May 3 2025, 06:09 AM

nothing phone

Take this with a pinch of salt.

https://xiaomitime.com/xiaomi-gives-6-years...mi-phone-25730/

6 yrs of updates for the redmi note 14 4G...but i can't find any official word of that from Xiaomi

Most times its also equally important to take note on the frequency of the update, not just the duration of update.

Mid to low tier devices often rank low on this area. Getting updates infrequently and often fixes old bugs but introduce new bugs/performance issues. Thereafter need months and months to fix afterwards.

Correct. But I'm not worried about that. Been a problem-free Redmi Note user since 2014.

Am more concerned if that 6 yr update thingy is real news or not.

I'm with this, software update these days are very incremental that they are not worth all that hoohaa to fuss about. If you worried about security a lot of the time the attacks falls on how you've allowed it through how you use your phone

Xiaomi website has a page with shows all devoces ounya update duration promise.

For old iphone, the later update made the phone becomes slower. Had old iphone 11 pro max, last time ok after 3 major update, slow until cant use

xiaomi malaysia's site was the first place i looked after reading that news. didn't see any page on update roadmap like a few years ago. u got a link?

Yah same same only. If dont mind spending abit just go for flagship no need pening compare here there.

After all, phone we used the most and its like 3-5k ok lah for 4-5 yrs

Samsung s25 ultra

Nah, your claim is baseless. Show me certified and verified report showing it will lag after 2 years.

Main tabur cam bodo IQ50 je.


Samseng Galaxy Nota 9 user here. Still going great after 6½ years.

Your phone lag is purely user's problem.

My iphone 7 plus still doing great with their final update, zero lag, which is surprising. My previous ipads, all become lag after install final update.

Yeah it is slowing down massively and laggy after these last 3 major update. On normal apps like whatapps is acceptable (still not smooth as last time) but any apps to just edit pictures it lagged. And camera sometimes pop up error, need to force close and open back, read reddit many kene as well.

Your iphone 7 stop iOS at 15.8.3, while my 11 get to iOS 18. But it lagged and better if I not updating it last time

Basic iPhone is surprisingly good.

Iphone also famous for lagging nowadays

https://youtube.com/shorts/fQi6lBi_pFw?si=r5C9Nm-zS8LXduXb

I dunno how to embed youtube shorts