Looking for a $250 Android with HDPI (>240ppi)

My sister needs a new (to her) phone for around $250 (battery on her current phone is shot, budget is student) in about a week. She's on Boost so Telstra locked is okay. The phone needs a hdpi (240ppi or better) screen, and run at least Kitkat. It would be better if she can buy it in person so she can see/touch the phone and get it quickly, but the really key thing is the 240ppi screen to run the one app she can't live without*.

My first instinct was to try and find a second-hand Galaxy S3, but I'm not sure how the batteries on those are holding up these days.

Any recommendations? I think the Samsung Galaxy A3 might just squeak in?

*The ppi restriction is in the apk manifest, yeah I know stupid dev but what can you do?

Comments

  • Anything with a 720p 5" screen meets that specification, so it's a pretty mid-range requirement these days.

    MotoG is the obvious local standout although stretches the budget even on sale

    Oppo F1 or R7 if you can find one in a DSE
    ZTE Blade S6 from Officeworks or JB

    Otherwise import a Chinadroid..
    eg
    Redmi Note 3
    Doogee F5

    • Any chance a Chinadroid would make it here in 1-2 weeks? A 6 week wait is going to be 6 weeks without a phone.

      • Expedited shipping it ought to, provided you're not buying on pre-order.

  • What's her phone, why not just replace the battery if you can?
    Go for a hunt in the DSE sellout, you might score an alright phone there (though DSE sales I found were usually lackluster).

    • She has a 100% dead iPhone 4. It's not worth replacing the battery. I've looked at my DSE and the phone section was completely empty of smartphones. Just a couple of feature phones being squabbled over by grandmas. But I'll tell her to see what she can find in her DSE.

      • Yeah, she'd be better off spending money into buying a new phone.

        I thought Belco had a few smartphone (that said, it's been a few day since I've been there and I glanced through the smartphone section since I've only went in to check whether they still have Pebble).

  • A few Sony phones for sale under $250 on this deal if any of them interest you.

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/240289

    • +1

      M4 Aqua is decent.

      • And so sold out :P

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