Please Help Me to Choose My Next (Mid Tier) Mobile Phone

Ldonny donny on 30/03/2018 - 21:24
Last edited 30/03/2018 - 22:21 by 1 other user

Hello OzBargainers!

I need a help in choosing a new mobile phone.

Criteria are:
1.< $600.00 (can stretch out a bit if a much better phone is available)
2.Reliable (I can use it for at least 4 years)
3.Decent camera
4.If possible, current OS (e.g. android 7)
4.Sorry, no Chinese brands
5.Decent reviews (I have read some awful reviews about a phone that stops working after a year of normal usage)
6.no grey market

My friends suggest me to get samsung galaxy J7 pro. Does anyone have any experience with that phone? Do you have any other recommendations?

Thanks heaps

Mobile

Comments

  • IceCreamBandit on 30/03/2018 - 21:27
    +4

    Check this out

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/360955

  • xaces on 30/03/2018 - 21:34
    -2

    I would highly recommend the Oneplus brand. You can go for the Oneplus 5 which is around 500-600 or the 5T for a little extra.
    https://oneplus.net/au/5

    • Diji1 on 30/03/2018 - 21:56
      +13

      That's a Chinese brand. The user specifically wants to avoid the best cheap devices out there because of some thing against China.

    • donny donny on 31/03/2018 - 00:28
      +1

      4.Sorry, no Chinese brands -> 'brands', not 'made'

      Thanks for the article though

  • murkywater on 31/03/2018 - 00:09
    +3

    Upcoming:
    - Nokia 7 Plus
    - Moto G6 Plus

    • donny donny on 31/03/2018 - 00:30

      wow, the specs of nokia looking great! Thanks for sharing

      • Fiximol on 31/03/2018 - 19:31

        Motorola is owned by lenovo which is a Chinese brand.

        Nokia is still nominally Finnish (though Foxconn, who actually makes the phones, are Taiwanese)

  • Marcsie on 31/03/2018 - 08:40
    -1

    What’s wrong with Chinese brands ? OnePlus, Oppo are all great phones ?

    • donny donny on 31/03/2018 - 09:10
      -7

      Same reasons with why most people choose not to buy great wall?

  • cdkane on 31/03/2018 - 08:44

    https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/essential-phone-128gb-black-moo…

    Worth the little stretch on price

  • froggym on 31/03/2018 - 09:26

    Nokia 8s are $599 at JB Hifi right now.

  • coco1458 on 31/03/2018 - 10:38
    +1

    So you want a phone that isn't a Chinese brand but still made in China?
    I'd probably recommend the Samsung A5 or A7.
    If not, probably the Samsung S8 if you can wait for the price to drop

  • altomic on 31/03/2018 - 13:30
    +1

    SHARP Z2 Global Version 5.5" IPS FHD / 4GB / 32GB / B28 / Type-C Smartphone USD $106.98 (~AUD $139.45) Shipped @ LightInTheBox

    if I hadn't just bought an Oppo R9s then I would have bought this Sharp

  • waterbottled on 31/03/2018 - 15:19

    So you'd rather a chinese-made low-tier with mid-range price samsung galaxy J7 pro than a chinese-made high-tier Nubia z17, Huawei mate 9 or even an Axon 7 with flagship specs but mid-range prices only because the latter are from Chinese companies. Sure.

  • ozbjunkie on 23/04/2018 - 01:39

    Rather than making a new thread - my question is basically the same.

    I'm currently on Asus Zenfone 2.

    Might go for a Zenfone 5/5z, or a nokia 8. Any opinions welcome.

    PS I have used a China-phone before - lenovo lemon - nothing against the country, but I do hate non-removable bloatware in other languages. And I cant be bothered rooting or flashing custom ROMs.

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