Question Struggling to find a new Smartphone

[brian badonde]

Hi, I've been looking at new phones for years but I can never find one that really jumps out. So I was hoping people here might be able to point me in the right direction.

I had a 4s for a LONG time and Personally I think it was the best phone ever.

I've always like the designs from Sony but I don't want one because the 2 Xperia phones i've known (using a Z3 Compact for now) started falling apart quickly
Don't want samsung but I could be persuaded
Don't like iphones anymore.

Here is roughly what i'm after

• USB-C
• Different Colour options
• 32GB-64GB
• 3.5MM Jack

I'm in the UK and I'm not really fussed about performance.

closest ive found to what I want is the Honor Play

help me out pretty please.

EDIT: Changed some requirements.

 

[Gam3r01]

Have you looked at offerings from LG, like the V40?

 

[LordVile]

iPhone XR or Galaxy S10e?

 

[brian badonde]

Have you looked at offerings from LG, like the V40?

yeah I looked at the v40 and razer 2 but they just both seemed a bit plain

 

[Gam3r01]

yeah I looked at the v40 and razer 2 but they just both seemed a bit plain

In what regard?

 

[brian badonde]

In what regard?

Design wise but maybe its just because im looking at online images rather than irl

 

[brian badonde]

Guys last night I came across the Honor Play and it seemed like it was ideal for me, really good price and all that so I put it as my No1 but now this morning im reading the google.huaweii news, do you think this will matter or should I buy it anyway? thanks

 

[brian badonde]

And does anyone know any other good sites for comparing sim free phones? I've been using carphone warehouse which is pretty helpful so far.

 

[brian badonde]

iPhone XR or Galaxy S10e?

I mentioned these and I don't really want an iphone because of style reasons and with samsung I just dont think it will last so not worth the price for samsungs brand/name. I wouldn't totally write them off if i saw a great deal though

 

[Sgt_Sykes]

So like what exactly are you looking for, what do you not like about most phones?

I was looking for a new phone, my needs were pretty specific (lowend-ish prie, no display notch, 3.5mm jack, USB-C and a few more), I ended up with Motorola G6. It's... Okay. I mean all the Android phones above a certain level are kind of the same.

You get to choose where your fingerprint reader is, what connection you get and display resolution/style and that's kind of it unless you're looking for performance or rugedness.

Well since I'm mostly satisfied with the G6 so far, I suppose you could give G7 series or One Vision a shot as it's higher end. The Motorola features are pretty cool, Lenovo seems to know what they are doing and these phones come in multiple color options.

What I recommend is to decide whether you want a OLED display or LCD and go from there as that probably makes the most difference IMO.

 

[brian badonde]

So like what exactly are you looking for, what do you not like about most phones?

I was looking for a new phone, my needs were pretty specific (lowend-ish prie, no display notch, 3.5mm jack, USB-C and a few more), I ended up with Motorola G6. It's... Okay. I mean all the Android phones above a certain level are kind of the same.

You get to choose where your fingerprint reader is, what connection you get and display resolution/style and that's kind of it unless you're looking for performance or rugedness.

Well since I'm mostly satisfied with the G6 so far, I suppose you could give G7 series or One Vision a shot as it's higher end. The Motorola features are pretty cool, Lenovo seems to know what they are doing and these phones come in multiple color options.

What I recommend is to decide whether you want a OLED display or LCD and go from there as that probably makes the most difference IMO.

Honestly the biggest thing is how it looks & having unique colours available, I'm not fussed whether its OLED/LCD or if its an octa core processor, I just need 32/64gb storage and a nice looking phone, I had actually ordered the Huaweii/Honor Play (Pro Pack) but cancelled it because of the issues with usa/google so I thought it was a bad idea to commit incase it causes issues down the line

 

[brian badonde]

found another phone (realme 3 pro) that looked perfect but then I found it has no NFC

 

[Sgt_Sykes]

Have you looked at Motorolas yet? They are pretty good looking and inexpensive.

There's also Blackberry Key2 LE in red or champaigne. Or personally I'd give Meizu Pro 7 a shot, with its dual screens. Other than that I dunno, I mean you can pretty much just walk into any electronics store and pick something you like visually...

 

[TheBigOrton]

I currently own a Samsung Galaxy S8+. Even though it's 2019, the phone continues to perform amazingly and battery life is great (about 1 days worth). It has your requirements (3.5mm jack, different colours, 32GB/64GB storage). And with the new One UI update, it makes the phone feel brand new again. Would highly recommend my friend!

 

[Solandri]

Have you tried the phone finder at GSM Arena?

https://www.gsmarena.com/search.php3?

Your requirements are pretty minimal (I get 142 results since 2017). The only requirement I couldn't add was different color options. That's a tricky one, since once you buy it you're stuck with that color. So if a phone doesn't have color options but comes in a color you like, it would still qualify.

Personally I like the Pixel and Motorola phones because they have minimal customization and give you close to a pure Android experience. Motorola has more interesting add-on features I think (I like their gestures), but they take a long time with updates (still waiting for P on my Z2 Force, and am wondering if I'll even get P before Q is out).

 

[brian badonde]

Have you tried the phone finder at GSM Arena?

https://www.gsmarena.com/search.php3?

Your requirements are pretty minimal (I get 142 results since 2017). The only requirement I couldn't add was different color options. That's a tricky one, since once you buy it you're stuck with that color. So if a phone doesn't have color options but comes in a color you like, it would still qualify.

Personally I like the Pixel and Motorola phones because they have minimal customization and give you close to a pure Android experience. Motorola has more interesting add-on features I think (I like their gestures), but they take a long time with updates (still waiting for P on my Z2 Force, and am wondering if I'll even get P before Q is out).

Yeah I just found this phone finder yesterday and it's been really helpful, that's how I came across realme. theres a lot of phones coming out around this time so I'm just going look at all the options for a few weeks and see what seems best, If I can get over the loss of NFC I might just buy a realme phone.

 

[brian badonde]

Have you looked at Motorolas yet? They are pretty good looking and inexpensive.

There's also Blackberry Key2 LE in red or champaigne. Or personally I'd give Meizu Pro 7 a shot, with its dual screens. Other than that I dunno, I mean you can pretty much just walk into any electronics store and pick something you like visually...

I've had a look at a few motorolas and theres a couple caught my eye, the One vision in particular looks good. I totally forgot blackberry existed I'll definitely check those out.

 

[brian badonde]

what do you all think when it comes to build quality/longevity of the "bigger brands" (samsung etc.) over all these lesser known companies. Do you think it's worth paying more for a known brand or does it not make a difference these days?