Optus realme C3 3GB/64GB with $30 recharge credit - Frozen Blue $148 Delivered (Was $199) @ Amazon AU

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Spotted this whilst researching a new phone for my daughter. Didn't end up getting it as it appears locked to Optus and I need a phone to use with a Kogan voucher. Looks to be a good price if you don't need to unlock away from Optus.

Suggestions for alternative options with similar battery/memory with NFC appreciated.

About this item
6.52" Full Screen Enhancing The Viewing Experience Of Any Movie Game Or Social Media With A 5000Mah Battery For Long Battery Life.
12Mp Ai Triple Rear Camera Set To Capture Every Moment In Picture Perfect Quality That Is Also Nfc Enabled For Contactless Payment With Google Pay
Latest Ui Experience Based On Android 10, Which Offers Users A Clean, Light And Smoother User Experience Using A Super Fast Octa Core Processor Which Can Clock Speeds Up To 2.0Gh
Brand: Optus

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  dlovep on 05/01/2021 - 00:58

  +1

  Another Option if you prefer RED but it's OPPO AX5s $1 extra

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    tomwhiteallnight on 05/01/2021 - 01:05

    +2

    I think the realMe C3 has slightly better specs in terms of battery, OS, bluetooth etc.
    though both are good options imo
    https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=9626&idPhone2…

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  tomwhiteallnight on 05/01/2021 - 01:01

  wow what a great price for a phone, i've been looking for a phone around $800-1000, but this is very temping…

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    Cousin IT on 05/01/2021 - 09:25

    +3

    Make sure you adjust your expectations on the phone if you do decide to get it, as there is a world of difference in between a $149 ($200) budget phone and an $800-$1000 phone.

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      [Deactivated] on 05/01/2021 - 12:39

      Yeah exactly. Considering how often people replace their phone, I don't understand what the attraction is, why we don't buy second hand. My phone is about 6 years old with Android 7 but everything still works and all apps still install. (I believe anything 5.1 or above still does.) It was a $1300 phone and today there's still a few new ones selling for about $150. It has poor battery life so I wouldn't recommend it, but my point is why don't we buy one that's up to a couple of years old. It will be a few or several hundred $ cheaper, battery probably still ok or cheap to replace if it's not, processor probably faster than a new $150 phone, same or more memory, and an OS that will be supported for years (at least 6 years going by my experience to date) and that's without any futher Android upgrades (which new phones will only give maybe 2 or 3 updates anyway). The only reason I keep coming up with why I want a new phone is because we're like those birds that take useless shiny things back to their nest… we must like new toys. But then I have to tell myself 3 months from now it won't be new, will have lost its 'shine', but will still be slower/less RAM/etc than some second hand Samsung etc would have been.

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        djoz on 13/01/2021 - 10:58

        Which phone is this?

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  dexx on 05/01/2021 - 01:40

  A pity about the Optus lock.

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    Steptoe on 05/01/2021 - 06:48

    $210 unlocked on eBay. Otherwise what’s an unlock code cost?

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      x d on 05/01/2021 - 09:45

      Apparently it's $80 but that drops down to $25 after 6 months of use, or free after $80 worth of recharge.

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  bargainshooter on 05/01/2021 - 07:20

  Just discovered it doesn't have a gyroscope sensor (it has a gyro meter?), so can't be used for VR…

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    hopper on 05/01/2021 - 09:06

    +1

    VR

    is that still a thing, i assumed google and samsung killed it.

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  MINKx on 05/01/2021 - 07:52

  +3

  If you are on Vodafone, this might be an alternative (LG Australia shows it has NFC)
  https://m.catch.com.au/product/vodafone-lg-k42-4g-64gb-prepa…

  Also at Target

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    x d on 05/01/2021 - 09:40

    Thanks. Will have a look.

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  MINKx on 09/02/2021 - 06:09

  $149 at Target now https://www.target.com.au/p/optus-realme-c3-prepaid-mobile-p…