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A phone under $2000? I feel like a dishevelled hitch-hiker grumbling about the Guide moving to Ursa Minor Beta. (Not that one deal means…

Nokia C30 BIG 6.84", 6000Ah, 237g and CHEAP $99

Coles' turn this week, same deal, $99. Anyone know how high the V-notch is? Some apps don't use that area, reducing the effective display…

I have a samsung A20 with AMOLED and the blacker blacks seem to make reading easier... but it might be the higher PPI. It's only 720p, but…

Thanks! Yeah, I've been using dark text on white background, like actual paper (and the pdfs are that way already). I tried white text on…

Thanks! I'm reading math textbooks, which I now realize is probably pushing an 8" 800p display.

What settings do you use for reading? I have it, and think the screen is pretty good, but hard to read for more thsn 40min or so for some…

Now $158 at OW https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/lenovo-tab-m8-hd-tablet-2nd-gen-iron-grey-len0036au How low will it go?…

I have an A20, and want to know if M8 will be slower/how much. (for CPU) A20 is (s)low-end... but tabs are usually slower than same-priced…

Yeah, but I can't find benchmarks for the M8... I want to compare it with Samsung A20, too.

Is there a time limit? BTW have you seen benchmarks, to compare with teclast p80x and samsung tab a 8? It seems better on every count, but…

Since GG has M10 on sale, checked it and they also have M8, at $169 - seems a further 10% discount (so $152.10 I guess). Also free delivery…

The Descent of Man was an original book.

Thanks for putting me on to these! They have an M7 too: metal build, IPS screen, but ancient SoC (A7/mali 4**) BTW To last for years,…

A shame! I guess specs aren't the full story. BTW disabling apps that run in the background helped on my low-end phones. The A20 is laggy…

Had a look at M8: Helio A22 (exact variant is unclear, nor which GPU). GE8320 (since Apple spurned Imagination, they had to find new…

Thanks, Lenovo tabs used to be really good - like your one - but then got worse each year!! That's why I'm looking at Teclast etc. But I…

Large, crisp display for coding and pdfs. Small, light and low-power for camping (solar panel). 7-8" >= 720p >= A53 @ 1.3GHz >= 20 GFLOPS,…

Teclast also make an 8" with the same SoC https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/556631 Oz stock gone, still avail from China, but I think the…

Thanks, but I still haven't managed to buy one!

Yes. Here the phones were similar size (4.3" vs 5"), so the 5" had more pixels per inch (so they're smaller): 720/5 > 480/4.3 BTW: HorseUK…

Thanks! Sounds legit - didn't think of customer reviews. Thanks for pasting too, as banggood isn't loading for me. Not sure I agree with…

All the reviews I found have a "paid advertisement" feel, and didn't mention this sharpness... Be good to see the ones you saw, do you have…

Googling teclast P80X reviews gives me conflicting specs... I wonder if you could confirm which it is, please? 5 hr or 10 hr battery life?…

It's common. All batteries swelled on my last 3 (cheap) phones after 2-3 years. "Replaceable" only matters if you can get one - an…

Great specs! 273 GFLOPS, 4x A72 2Ghz Any downsides to the computing hardware?

Forget $100's off a $1000 phone, THIS is value-for-money! 12nm, 2GHz A53, 40GF, 2GB, 5.7" 720p IPS for $69 I'd been waiting for something…

This one has an "always on" display. Sounds like a drain, but IDK. Also, the CPU is clocked pretty high, 2GHz.…

So Melbourne should be pretty OK?

Unfortunately their 500g range is limited.