My Huawei G300 is getting very wobbly on it's legs and it's time for a new phone. I'm in the budget section of the market so bang-for-buck is what I'm looking for. $300 is pretty much tops so that limits the options somewhat. I did look at possibly going to Windows Phone via Lumia but the lack of apps puts me off as does the lack of support for Google Music All access (of which I'm enjoying more and more despite the awful experience on the current Huawei). So I've narrowed it down to the Moto G LTE version, the Kogan Agora 4G, and the ASUS Zenfone 5 A500KL. There is also the LG G2 mini LTE but most reviews I found tend to recomend the Moto G over this. Ideally I would like a decent 5 inch screen, LTE, and SD storage, so that's how I ended up with those 3. Additionally it would be gereat if there was an Android L update available and also I've messed around a bit with custom ROMs etc on the Huawei and think that kind of community support can really help extend the value/use of some of these low to mid end phones.
I was holding out for the announcement of the latest genreation of Moto G phones but alas no LTE, and no mention if/when there will be an LTE version. The Moto G LTE seems like a solid choice, would have liked a bigger screen but compromises must be had at this end of the market I realise. I realise this is last-gen hardware for Motorolla so I don't know how much futher they will provide updates for it.
The Kogan Agora 4G looks like great value but the lack of accesories and the fact that Kogan don't seem to have ever provided software updates for their phones puts me off somewhat.
I liked the look of the ASUS Zenfone and when I discovered there was an LTE version now availble I threw that in the mix too. The LTE version doesn't have the Intel processor anymore they've switched this to the quad core Qualcomm - same argue the phone is better for it, some argue against it. The rest of the specs look pretty good though. It's been hard finding decent reviews of it as it hasn't been realeased in many markets.
I'm currently leaning towards the Moto G or the Zenfone but I'd love some input. So please share any thoughts or experiecnes you may have with the above. Thanks guys!
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