I'm planning to upgrade from my Nokia N86 brick soon. As you'd expect from a brick owner, I'm not very informed about the different smartphones out there. At first I was just going to get a flagship phone but I figured it'd be wasted on me.
What I want out of the phone:
- Reasonably long battery life. Should last a day with ease. It'll probably be on standby most of the time, only ~2hrs max SOT a day.
- Reasonable call quality and reception. Didn't even know this was a thing that people rated. Shouldn't it be given that call quality and reception would be better than the times of bricks?
- To not feel sluggish. I don't know much about apps but the main one I'll use is probably Ankidroid (which will have 10k+ flash cards on it). At the very least, it shouldn't lag while navigating the interface.
- A reasonable reputation when it comes to build quality. It'll be in a pocket or on a desk most of the time. There should be no reason to randomly fail on me.
A quick google suggests Motorola Moto G 2014 2nd Gen. The reviews seem to quote the price at around $180 USD which makes the $270 AUD price tag less appealing. Should I just grab it anyway or is there a cheaper phone that will match my needs?
The MotoG 2014 was on sale for $229
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/180396
but it's still worth getting even if you have to pay $250+ for it.
There are few other devices you can get locally which has equivalent specs in the same price range. Most other options from LG, Sony and Samsung are fairly dull, slow performing devices which will probably never get software updates past Kit Kat.