Best sub NZ$200 phone you can buy in NZ? Xiaomi Redmi 6A? Nokia 3.1? Stretch to a Motorola Moto E5 or Redmi Note 4X?

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dman

953 posts

Ultimate Geek

#242878 18-Nov-2018 16:28

Went and lost my Samsung S7 Active on the weekend, oops! Looking for a dirt cheap replacement. The cheaper the better! (but still with acceptably good performance) To use with the Two Degrees Pre Paid network. Great battery life would be nice, as I often enough am running the UberEATS app all day long while riding my bicycle which can massively drain the battery quickly.

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dman

953 posts

Ultimate Geek

#2128972 18-Nov-2018 18:08

Hmmm... I noticed PB Tech is having some Cyber Monday Deals:

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/MPHMZU5300/MEIZU-M5c-Smartphone-2GB-RAM16GB-Storage---Black-2 (NZ$152.14)

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/MPHNOK70310/Nokia-31-Smartphone-16GB---Black (NZ$179)

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/MPHMIX016100/Xiaomi-Redmi-6A-16GB-Gold---Global-Version---2-Yea (NZ$185)

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/MPHNOK70500/Nokia-5-16GB-Smartphone---Black (NZ$212)

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/MPHMOT0194400/Motorola-Moto-E5-Dual-SIM-Smartphone-16GB---Flash (NZ$219)

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/MPHMOT0194410/Motorola-Moto-E5-Dual-SIM-Smartphone-16GB---Fine-G?type=open

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/MPHMZU6200/MEIZU-M6s-Dual-SIM-Smartphone-3GB-RAM-32GB-Storage (NZ$199)

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/MPHMZU6210/MEIZU-M6s-Dual-SIM-Smartphone-3GB-RAM-32GB-Storage

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/MPHMIX012100/Xiaomi-Redmi-S2-32GB-Black---Global-Version---2-Ye (NZ$199)

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/MPHMIX012101/Xiaomi-Redmi-S2-32GB-Dark-Grey---Global-Version

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/MPHMIX012103/Xiaomi-Redmi-S2-32GB-Rose-Gold---Global-Version

The Xiaomi Redmi S2 or MEIZU M6s seems like the best deal out of them all?

Or splurge out on the MEIZU M5 Note for the 4000mAh battery:

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/MPHMZU5501/MEIZU-M5-Note-Dual-SIM-Smartphone-3GB-RAM-32GB-sto (NZ$230)

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Dunnersfella

4086 posts

Uber Geek

#2128973 18-Nov-2018 18:20

I'm looking at the Xiaomi as a 'secondary' phone as I have an iPhone 5 as my personal phone... while I use an iPhone 7+ for work.

If I can hunt down a deal on a decent sized Micro SD card I guess I'll have to pull the trigger.

dman

953 posts

Ultimate Geek

#2131206 21-Nov-2018 17:18

The Xiaomi Redmi S2 has arrived today!

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TeaLeaf

6325 posts

Uber Geek

#2135812 28-Nov-2018 10:53

Maybe the Nokia 3.1 at $189? 6a has better processor, nokia better camera....

S2 could be worth the $229, slightly better CPU. I like the 3.1 simply for android one. truth is at $200 its very tight, id import.