Best Bang for Buck Mobile Phone

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  [Deactivated] on 22/06/2015 - 13:05

  Also:

  Alcatel Onetouch Idol 3 (If you're a Nexus 4 design fan, this one's pretty much a ripoff, so good for you)

  OnePlus One (If you can get one)!

  …pretty much all Chinese phones tbh. I think they are alright for quality.

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  bargaino on 22/06/2015 - 13:17

  +1

  Obviously the $19 Lumia 530 is best bang for buck.
  But thats not really what you are asking, is it? Most people would be happy to pay 2 or 5 times that for something "50 % better" on some scale.
  It comes down to what you value. Reliability and support must be low if you are looking at China imports?

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  Mumbles on 22/06/2015 - 14:19

  +1

  Processing power per dollar the $40 Huawei Y550 from the recent Harvey Normal deal is the king:
  https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/188848

  The Huawei Y550 is same gaming speed as Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G, Motorolla Moto G, Samsung Galaxy S3 but those phones are more than three times the price. That's a price ratio of 3 to 4 times better than you listed.

  Other than price reasons to choose the Huawei Y550 over the ones you listed are local warranty, superb battery life, unbreakable build quality. Help is in english from other Aussie owners in the Whirlpool forum.

  The downside is it has a smaller screen than the ones you listed (4.5" 800x480 vs 5.5" 1920x1080). Huawei's camera is nothing special. The navigation buttons are not backlit.

  Its almost impossible to beat a $40 Huawei Y550 for bang for buck or battery for buck. Like Manic said it depends on what you are looking for.

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  sammysamsam on 22/06/2015 - 16:45

  All good points, sorry that my post was vague. The Huawei Y550 is great but it is $99 currently with $50 credit, which does not interest me. In essence, that phone is $94 with the $5 discount.

  All the OnePlus One phones are much more expensive than the ones I mentioned.

  Not too worried about reliability and support, which is why I am opting for the China imports.

  Looking for an upgrade over my ancient S2, so preferably better in all ways compared to the S2.

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  knaff on 22/06/2015 - 21:25

  The only problem is no band 28 (700Mhz) on Chinese phones atm

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  sammysamsam on 23/06/2015 - 10:39

  I take it that is for mobile broadband? Is it a huge loss if it does not support band 28?

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    Mumbles on 23/06/2015 - 16:25

    I'm not a specialist but I think "B28" is a new 700MHz 4G frequency that's about to be rolled out by Telstra and Optus:
    http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/mobile_phone_frequencies

    The idea is that the lower the radio frequency the better the signal can penetrate though hills and structures. The lower frequency bands are more useful for people in rural areas where there are few towers so the reach/coverage from each tower becomes more important.

    If don't need 4G data speeds then B28 is nothing to worry about. If you are with Vodafone then your phone won't need B28.