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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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I've owned a OnePlus 5T and currently have a OnePlus 6. Both have been absolutely fantastic. Neither have had the slow down fatigue of older android phones I've owned and the battery life of both, thanks to the basically "stock android", is incredible.
OnePlus 5T's are cheap second hand, find someone like me that got the itch to upgrade and you should be able to snag one for around $300-350.