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Cell Phone Recommendations (hexbear.net)
submitted 1 year ago by Thorngraff_Ironbeard@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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I lost my cellphone a few days ago and don't wanna pay too much for another one. I'd like to keep it under $200. Thank you in advance comrades.

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[–] invalidusernamelol@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One of the Xiaomi, I have the 11T and after 3 years it still feels brand new. Average price is between $160-$300 for the Redmi and numbered series. Just get one that you like that has at least 6GB of ram.

Bonus: the bootscreen is a rabbit in an ushanka with a red star fixing the Android robot. You can also easily unlock their phones for root access.

[–] Thorngraff_Ironbeard@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

These look neat, and the bootscreen is definitely a plus.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use an obsolete unsupported phone that's more than five years old. :onlytruesocialistmeme:

[–] daisy@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Same here. But it's mostly because my phone has some funky awesome features that I haven't found in combination on other newer phones. Dual SIM, app firewall as stock, auto call recording, reliable IPS display instead of planned-obsolescence OLED, proper HD, etc. I haven't yet found a replacement with all the weird features I need, at any price.

[–] aqwxcvbnji@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

It's not under $200, but in the long term it could save you money: a fairphone, the only phone of which you can replace every element, instead of having to buy an entire new one.

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

iPhone 2020 SE you can get one on eBay for a couple hundred dollars

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

As the other commenter said, iPhone se 2020 is great but the screen is a bit too small for me and ios is not very customizable. You can't install YouTube vanced and stuff on ios.

OnePlus 7 Pro used goes for 200 if you are interested on the android side.

[–] visnudeva@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Redmi phones are usually good for the price, I always buy them under 200$ after watching some reviews to see what's the good recent model.

[–] LoveSausage@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 year ago

A used pixel

[–] thirtymilliondeadfish@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

what are your needs, wants etc.

I don't need fancy and expensive 5g, I want a solid battery, I'm not loyal to any particular brand. There's a "HOTWAV W10" on aliexpress for $200 with a 15000mah battery lmao.

[–] polskilumalo@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Unihertz Jelly Star 😎

[–] noamdeeznutz@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

iPhone 12 mini for $260 on eBay

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

i strongly recommend searching by battery capacity. i have had a very high battery capacity phone with long battery life and it has been going strong for 7 years

[–] brainw0rms@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

OnePlus Nord N200 or Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 might be worth looking at.