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Rob8

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#245079 17-Jan-2019 16:33

Hi, I'm looking to move myself and wife to Android (from an iphone 5S & 7).

Handset budget ~$500-$750

Fairly standard usage.

Priorities: good camera (>= iphone7) and no buggy OS (esp. for wifey), longevity of updates/ decent warranty.

Can be different phones for each of us as long as charger is the same.

Fromm previous posts and reviews the following seem to come up regularly.

- Galaxy S8
- Nokia 7.1
- LG G7

Not set on any of these in particular, happy for it to others I have missed.

Appreciate your input!

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Rob8

15 posts

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#2165855 22-Jan-2019 22:46

Thanks all, appreciate the advice.

To wrap up where I got to in case it's useful for others -

Came very close to getting the Pixel 2 mainly due to such a good camera reviews.

But kept seeing the Galaxy S9 come up with what seemed to me to be a lot more hardware for only slightly more dollars. Both slightly above my original budget however.

Also the S8 ($690) seemed a great price for what you get.

In the end went with the S9 ($870). Yes, above my budget but couldn't help myself.

I understand the samsung sw is a potential downside. Hopefully a bit of set up customisation can sort out this out.

Other thoughts - Played with a Poco F1 (~$500) and Oppo R15 (~$680) and both seem great value options to consider.

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