Agent Squirrel

I'm not really comfortable disclousing that, but your replies gave me enough information to have an informed choice. Thank you.

Looks like a good choice though you wont be able to do custom roms and stuff cause mediatek so complete nono in that regard, but if you dont intend to run custom roms or recoveries then looks like a solid phone though tbh id still pick the f5 or f5 pro/k60 instead
 
But if you are already looking at a mediatek phone why not the xiaomi 13t pro instead? Basically a flagship killer so id expect a better display camera and audio compared to the poco x6 pro and as a bonus the soc is also better seemingly abit better than an 8 gen 2 cpu wise
 
Unfortunate that you cant custom rom and modding is hard on mediatek phones considering how cheap they are and now their dimensity chips are really good and actually compete or outright beat snapdragons compared to their helio trash from years ago, id go dimensity no questions asked if it werent for no custom roms
 
Btw what country?
And where are you buying from?

Yeah, that looks good enough for even heavier usage, battery size looks good,  6.67"120Hz display, pretty solid specs. CPU may not be the best but is pretty good....if it's within your budget, plus if it's locally warrantied, go for it!

That's not a bad choice. you're also not losing a lot in terms of other specs compared to the 12R so sure

Yeah, the amazon link you gave me have a hefty shipping price, and apperantly refurbished phone is not a very popular thing where I'm at. So that's out of the picture. Thanks for the suggestion, though.

12R was the best I could find. But it is refurbished

Does the Realme GTS 5 Pro fit that budget in your country (IF it's at all available)? Really good specs and about comparable in price to a mid range Samsung like the A55, but has pretty good flagship specs in the 8 Gen 3 chipset, 256/12GB, 256/16GB config and up....144Hz screen, 6.78" screen.....

If you don't mind refurbished (excellent) there's the oneplus 12R 8GB/128GB for $460 but it doesn't have a headphone jack 😔 Amazon.com: OnePlus 12R, 8GB RAM+128GB, Dual-SIM, US Factory Unlocked Android Smartphone, 5500 mAh Battery, 50MP Camera, 80W Fast Charging, 2024, Iron Gray : Everything Else
 
For iOS I found a 13 Pro for $530 but if you're on android I assume you wouldn't want to swap (btw this is also refurbished) Amazon.com: Apple iPhone 13 Pro, 128GB, Sierra Blue - Unlocked (Renewed) : Cell Phones & Accessories
 
The 12R is basically the best option I could find for android

im personally interested in the redmi k60/k50 pro alongside the mi 12 (pro) as ive found them around 400$ used here in indo though you may be able to find them new for abit more just that for whatever reason i cant find em new here
 
for a new phone theres the poco f5 (~330$) and the f5 pro (dunno pricing for this one), the f5 pro is identical to the k60 but smaller battery
 
same interests as you but more emphasis on gaming and particularly cpu single core performance with no throttling bullshit cause i play mc bedrock on mobile somewhat competitively and it pisses me off to no end when a 1000$+ flagshit like my moms note 20 ultra throttles and fps goes from a smooth 120 to 30fps, absolute nonsense from a top of the line flagship that costs that much, literally just a glorified camera with a good screen and audio at that point
 
xiaomis depreciate very quickly so you can get a xiaomi from a year or 2 ago and get a noticable discount especially used, specs are also very good for the price and theres a massive community surrounding these xiaomis especially flagship killers like the poco f5 so its very easy to root and custom rom if you dont like miui alongside other stuff like custom kernels, and i think theres also a way to disable cpu throttling completely on miui once youve rooted the phone
 
btw what particular games do you play? cause anything gpu heavy and you may wanna steer clear of the poco f5 since the 7+ gen 2 is basically an 8 gen 1 in terms of cpu performance but iirc around half gpu performance wise

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I've found it, it called "Dark Patterns", here's the video if anyone interested: 
 

I've found it, it called "Dark Patterns", here's the video if anyone interested: 
 

I've found it, it called "Dark Patterns", here's the video if anyone interested: 
 

I've found it, it called "Dark Patterns", here's the video if anyone interested: 
 

I've found it, it called "Dark Patterns", here's the video if anyone interested: 
 

I've found it, it called "Dark Patterns", here's the video if anyone interested: