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 Choosing Between Phone Repair or Upgrade

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lj0000
post Sep 15 2025, 02:03 PM

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definately new phone.
if cannot afford just get similar priced rm300 phone with android 15
your repair cost will already be half of new phone
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post Sep 15 2025, 03:43 PM

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QUOTE(erik8lyt @ Sep 15 2025, 02:37 PM)
I don’t want a 720p phone. How about Redmi Note 14 5G?
The repair costs around RM150. Will the technician install an unknown device to track my phone usage during the 30 minute repair? Does such technology exist?
The repair costs around RM150. Isn’t a rm300 phone too low in specifications? How about Redmi Note 14 5G?
The repair costs around RM150.
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whats your budget for new phone?
otherwise people recommend all the way to iphone 17 promax ultra 5tb

redmi is ok. consider redmi 15 instead of note14
at rm700, you have plenty of choices, including use back vivo

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post Sep 15 2025, 06:42 PM

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QUOTE(erik8lyt @ Sep 15 2025, 04:30 PM)
Redmi 15 has a big size, thick bezels, no headphone jack, no stereo speakers, no sd card slot etc. and i don’t like it. What choices do you have? What do you mean by "use back vivo"?
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Wait for Redmi note 15 if you can.

Use back vivo because your existing phone is vivo
Get y series
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post Sep 16 2025, 10:43 AM

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QUOTE(erik8lyt @ Sep 15 2025, 10:06 PM)


I can create a new Maybank account as MAE by Maybank2u doesn't require android 10 or above. This way, I can keep CIMB for saving larger amounts of money without much spending and use Maybank for online transactions. Is this a good idea?

Redmi A5 is too low spec for me. how about Redmi Note 14 5G within my budget?
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not a good idea. very soon all banks will stop support older android. you will have to replace eventually.
thus, instead of repair at 150,
might as well buy a rm300 phone. later when you change other phone, at least the rm300 phone still usable

go ahead with RN14 5G. its a good phone with decent price.
if possible, go for RN 15 (with android 15)

This post has been edited by lj0000: Sep 16 2025, 10:47 AM

 

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