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Originally Posted by simmode1
Holy shit, nearly 2 years ago to the date! haha!
Been rocking my ancient Note3 ever since I made that last post but I've got the itch to update to something new, so I need your advice, guys!
I'm interested in going off the beaten path & leave Samsung for some of these other Android phones hitting the market. I'm trying to find the absolute best value that I can get from a new or lightly used phone in the $300 range.
I've had my eye on the Essential PH1 for a long time now and I'm hearing that the Android 9/Pie update has really made it into the phone it should have been at launch. Amazon has it right now for $309 but there's speculation that the price might get dropped again for a quick fire sale to move the remaining units fast. I'm a little hesitant because it seems like the Essential company is getting out of the phone business. What do you think?
I'm also hearing a crazy amount of buzz about this Xioami brand with their Pocophone F1 device... should I wait for that? Do these phone even work right in the US?
TBH, the phone I think I REALLY want is the OnePlus 5T, but it's a bit more than I want to spend at the moment. These China/India/Korea phones are looking crazy, but shit's confusing...lol
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If you're considering the OnePlus 5T, then there's no reason for you to be hesitant on the Essential PH-1. Both are solid phones at a good price, even if they are slightly dated. Also the Essential phone could be had for a cheap price. There was a one-day fire sale on Amazon where it was going for $224 shipped. I wouldn't be surprised it if happens again.
I strongly believe the Xiaomi phone will never be sold in the US. Given the U.S. government's stance on ZTE & Huaweii, there's just no chance another Chinese company will try to risk it in the US market. Would the phone work in US? MAYBE, but most likely not on all the cellular bands available in the US. I wouldn't go through the effort to get it.
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Originally Posted by Future240
Long term iphone user here (My first one was a 3GS). The no headphone jack has me peeved. Been looking at droid phones to upgrade to once my 6s+ no longer cuts the mustard with battery life.
My issue with droid phones is it seems the os has issues. The wife has had multiple Samsung Galaxies. I have had to work on all of them to fix issues.
While IOS has issues too, it seems fixing them is a lot simpler than what I had to do with the droid phone.
That being said been looking at the Note 9 since the pixel does not have a headphone jack either.
Thoughts? Recommendations? I wanted the google pixel 3 xl until I found out no headphone jack.
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If a headphone jack is a must, consider the Samsung S9/S9+ or OnePlus 6. The latter is getting an update soon with the OnePlus 6T.