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Suggestions for a phone Under $200

tehowennathe — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 13:36:23 GMT

I have a budget of $200 and looking for a new phone. Are there any suggestions for a decent phone over 16GB storage

Re: Suggestions for a phone Under $200

Triguy — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 12:59:04 GMT

Check staples.ca.

There is a ASUS ZenFone Max M1 5.5" Unlocked Cell Phone under $200 with 16GB.

Motorola Refurbished Moto G Play 5" Unlocked Cell Phone

Re: Suggestions for a phone Under $200

tehowennathe — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 12:59:47 GMT

@Triguy wrote:
Check staples.ca.

There is a ASUS ZenFone Max M1 5.5" Unlocked Cell Phone under $200 with 16GB.

Motorola Refurbished Moto G Play 5" Unlocked Cell Phone

Does the ZenFone Max M1 have Micro SD card slot?

Re: Suggestions for a phone Under $200

Triguy — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:04:42 GMT

Yes.

https://www.staples.ca/products/2896478-en-asus-zenfone-max-m1-55-unlocked-cell-phone-16-gb-14-ghz-qualcomm-snapdragon-msm8917-425-android-70-nougat-black

Re: Suggestions for a phone Under $200

jor123 — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:11:15 GMT

@Triguy wrote:
Yes.
https://www.staples.ca/products/2896478-en-asus-zenfone-max-m1-55-unlocked-cell-phone-16-gb-14-ghz-qualcomm-snapdragon-msm8917-425-android-70-nougat-black

Not a bad deal. Are ASUS phones reliable?

Re: Suggestions for a phone Under $200

Triguy — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:14:46 GMT

I have not personally used one. I would check online reviews or maybe someone in the community can offer feedback.

Re: Suggestions for a phone Under $200

tehowennathe — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:17:04 GMT

Never seen a Asus phone in action but if it's as good as their laptops I'd might look into it

Re: Suggestions for a phone Under $200

jor123 — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:20:03 GMT

@tehowennathe wrote:
Never seen a Asus phone in action but if it's as good as their laptops I'd might look into it

Yeah, I've heard good things about Asus laptops as well.

Re: Suggestions for a phone Under $200

kselmak — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:24:51 GMT

@geopublic had a nice suggestion for another user and I'm keeping it in my logbook

You will probably have to look around to get it for the suggested price, but for about 50 more (175) you can get it from Amazon and the specs are nice.

Re: Suggestions for a phone Under $200

will13am — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 14:50:32 GMT

Here are some budget phone options to consider.

https://www.amazon.ca/Version-Waterdrop-Unlocked-Smartphone-Breathing/dp/B07TG3NCCT/ref=sr_1_13?crid=YA8EXO40DZ51&keywords=xiaomi+phones+unlocked+canada&qid=1566224174&s=gateway&sprefix=xiaomi+phone%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-13

https://www.amazon.ca/UMIDIGI-Unlocked-5150mAh-Charging-Smartphone/dp/B07S9D8H6P/ref=sr_1_7?crid=YA8EXO40DZ51&keywords=xiaomi+phones+unlocked+canada&qid=1566224081&s=gateway&sprefix=xiaomi+phone%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-7

Re: Suggestions for a phone Under $200

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 14:58:37 GMT

@tehowennathe wrote:
I have a budget of $200 and looking for a new phone. Are there any suggestions for a decent phone over 16GB storage

I briefly owned an Alcatel Android Go Edition phone from Staples. It was nice. I think I paid $80. Just because you have a budget doesn't mean you have to spend to it. 🙂

Re: Suggestions for a phone Under $200

FrostyButters — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:11:34 GMT

If you can budget a little over $200, The Samsung A20 is a solid choice. It's $209 on amazon.ca

Re: Suggestions for a phone Under $200

jonfirlotte — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:36:14 GMT

Phones made by Blu aren't bad, you can find them on Amazon for around that price point.

Re: Suggestions for a phone Under $200

Korth — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 17:45:06 GMT

ASUS phones and ASUS laptops are generally excellent - but not really as great as their pricetags suggest they should be. They're definitely more sturdy than iPhones and Galaxies, they're packed with extra features and bells and whistles which are sometimes awesome but often useless. ASUS hardware tends to be strong, ASUS software (and firmware) tends to be horrible, and ASUS tends to build in hardware add-ons which just won't work when the broken/buggy/bloated everything-in-one ASUS software suites aren't installed.

I say avoid SKY phones. The one I bought (for my parents) was endlessly problematic in all sorts of stupid little ways. Google showed that hordes of other SKY customers felt the same way.

I ended up replacing the SKY with some sort of cheap unlocked London Drugs phone. Middly specs, low cost, huge screen, clever software, generic and impressive bang for the buck. Hard to find a case for it, though, no specific cases made for this model and few generic cases could accommodate such a large device.