Help find me a phone in 2019 (criteria included)

Click_It on 09/06/2019 - 18:42

I've had my heart set on the Huawei Mate 20 X since it arrived last year but I didn't want to pay the $1100+ price tag. Yes I know, Huawei are in a world of pain right now, I personally feel it'll sort itself out but regardless, they make great phones and meet the criteria I am concerned about. I think the only thing that has changed is the true value of a Huawei phone right now, has lowered. These phones are still $900, the Mate 20 Pro is approaching $800 but I don't like the Mate 20 Pro. I feel the real value is about $650, but will it get there before a newer phone makes more sense? My budget, around $800.

What's important to me is:

  • Excellent camera, specifically still shots and I need optical zoom, and I like wide angle
  • Size, I like large phones say 6.4" or larger (the giant size of the Mate 20 X appeals to me)
  • Battery, I travel a lot so the 5000 mAh really appeals

The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 comes close, better video modes but the still shots don't quite meet my needs. The Samsung Galaxy S10e comes close too but is physically too small and the S10 / S10+ are going over budget.

Other options like the Huawei P30 lite (camera is average and no NFC is a deal breaker), and the Huawei Mate 20 I ruled out earlier, can't remember the reason. The Oppo Reno comes very close, it's in budget, has even greater zoom than the Huawei Mate 20 series and could possibly be the phone to get.

But what other options am I missing? So far I think it's between the Huawei Mate 20 X and Oppo Reno. I'm also open to second hand Huawei Mate 20 X for anyone wanting to jump off the Huawei train.

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Comments

  • CyberMurning on 09/06/2019 - 19:06
    +4

    Here:

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

  • Sage on 09/06/2019 - 19:28
    -2

    Get the Huawei Mate 20 Rs Porsche Design.

  • Mi5T on 09/06/2019 - 19:35
    +1

    have you checked out the ASUS zenphone 6?

  • F1ProjectOne on 09/06/2019 - 19:50

    What's your budget? Because S10+ can be purchased for ~$1000. Cheapest is around $970 with that EPP deal.

  • SDF05 on 09/06/2019 - 21:42
    +1

    You might like the recently released Asus Zenfone 6 which has all of what you need. Downside is the LCD IPS screen (some people say it's not great, some people say it's actually pretty good, so far it's 50/50), and the flip camera durability (although if you don't take selfies often, or you never bother to open up the front camera unless needed, then it should be totally fine).

    It's going for around 500 euro (around $800 AUD) but if you can wait a while you can grab it cheap. Also it's probably one of the few phones to have a 5000 mAh battery which can keep you lasting for like 2 days max without charging.

    A lot of people are excited for this phone and i'll grab it when it's cheap (but it's between this and the Redmi K20 Pro, whichever one has custom ROM support i'll go get it) but the Asus Zenfone 6's stock Android OS is great enough to have around for a while.

  • Click_It on 10/06/2019 - 22:25
    +1

    Thanks guys.

    I've narrowed the choice down to the following at this point:

    • Huawei Mate 20 X
    • Oppo Reno (10x zoom)
    • ASUS Zenphone 6
    • Redmi K20 Pro

    I'd like a replacement in the next month or two, I'm not in an absolute rush so I'll wait and see what happens with prices. If the Mate 20X doesn't come down much then it's ruled out of the mix and it'll be one of those other 3.

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