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recommendations for a new phone

seallaibh — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 21:52:37 GMT

Dropped my phone today on a concrete floor, and, well, that was that. I'm now in the market for a new phone. What suggestions/recommendations do you have for a budget android phone in the $150 - $250 price range? (I really liked this Umidigi phone....)

Thanks,

Seallaibh

Re: recommendations for a new phone

esjliv — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 03:27:39 GMT

oh no, sorry to hear that @seallaibh 😞

This is a good phone and good looking price at Bestbuy: https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/samsung-galaxy-a20-32gb-black-unlocked/13609525

EDIT - oops, sorry, didn't realize it was "sold out online" and in store.

Re: recommendations for a new phone

softech — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 03:26:59 GMT

Personally I love Samsung

the Samsung A11 or A20 is a decent buy.
you can check around FB Marketplace or Kijiji, some people got it free from Zoomer Wireless and they sell it back for cash.. Around $200

Re: recommendations for a new phone

softech — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 03:28:31 GMT

@esjliv wrote:
oh no, sorry to hear that @seallaibh 😞

This is a good phone and good looking price at Bestbuy: https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/samsung-galaxy-a20-32gb-black-unlocked/13609525

I was just saying A11 is a decent buy , $200 on FB.. but yours is a brand new.. $180+tax from Bestbuy.. I think this is even better.. peace of mind from Bestbuy

Re: recommendations for a new phone

cin7 — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:51:27 GMT

You might consider Staples.ca

https://www.staples.ca/collections/cell-phones-158

Staples does match competitor prices if you find a better price elsewhere in Canada.

Re: recommendations for a new phone

LoreckAvery — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:24:22 GMT

Have you looked at the refurbished phones public is now offering?? We got an iPhone 6 thru them with zero issues!

Re: recommendations for a new phone

CFPartDeux — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 00:57:29 GMT

@seallaibh I got a Motorola Moto G7 Play, several months ago, for $155, on sale, at Costco, and have been quite pleased with it(and it's received updates a few times since I bought it). At the time, the regular price was $205, and when I last looked, they no longer had that phone, but now have a higher spec'd Moto for about the same price. It kind of depends on how much of a "power user" you are, and what you want from your phone, i.e. do you want a larger screen, more storage, more memory, or are your needs more modest. I suppose, given your budget, we should assume your needs are more modest, in which case, a Moto may be something of interest for you..... 🤔

Re: recommendations for a new phone

seallaibh — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 04:08:26 GMT

Thank you for the help.

Re: recommendations for a new phone

seallaibh — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 04:09:20 GMT

Thanks!

Re: recommendations for a new phone

seallaibh — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 04:10:46 GMT

Thanks. I'm sure they have something else similar.

Re: recommendations for a new phone

seallaibh — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 04:11:44 GMT

Thank you.

Re: recommendations for a new phone

Chipster — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 22:19:14 GMT

I too have the Moto G7. It has been a great phone. I am not a gamer, but for practical purposes it has been an awesome phone that meets all my needs.

One of the reasons I got the G7 was I could not find another budget phone that will take dual sims. I used to travel a lot (maybe again some day) and the big benefit of the G7 is the dual sim slot.

Re: recommendations for a new phone

CFPartDeux — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 19:53:23 GMT

@Chipster wrote:
I too have the Moto G7. It has been a great phone. I am not a gamer, but for practical purposes it has been an awesome phone that meets all my needs.

One of the reasons I got the G7 was I could not find another budget phone that will take dual sims. I used to travel a lot (maybe again some day) and the big benefit of the G7 is the dual sim slot.

That's a wee bit of misinformation, i.e. there's a few different versions of Moto G7, and not all of them have dual SIM slots(my G7 Play doesn't). 🤔

Thanks!

seallaibh — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 20:40:44 GMT

Over the last couple of weeks I reached out to the community for adivce and recommendations and, as always, people stepped up with answers. Thanks to everyone who helped me out. Such an outstanding community here.