Want to buy a buget phone

[Bayron]

So i  wanna buy new phone but its hard to choose one, cuz there are many great options rn. I have found these 4 phones that got little more attention(for me atleast) than rest of options

Nokia 6 2018

Huawei P Smart 

Xiaomi Mi A1(have seen rumors of an A2 model but idk if its true)

Asus ZenPhone 5 ZE620KL (idk the price yet on this so its on big maybe for now)

 

My current phone is Huawei p8 Lite and it has worked like a charm, havent been for repairs even tho i tend to drop it very often, has survived water(rain), but i want an upgrade cuz its starts to get a bit slower and the support is dead for it.

 

 

Things i dont really care about in the phone: screen size, speaker quality(using headphones allways), battery life(cuz i think all of them can last a day), good camera quality(very rearly take pic and post them somewhere) and good gaming preformance(i need phone for regular usage), fast mobile internet(dont use 4g cuz its an extra cost).

 

Things i need need it phone: durability(build quality from out side and inside aswell) cuz phone must last atleast 2 years, good costumer service, good software experience(want to try stock android but its not an big deal braker if i wont get it).

 

Maybe u guys know other options for me to choose from(but not very cheap ones(minimum is 200 euros, max around 300) and no older phones). 

 

Thanks for help!

[PineyCreek]

Guessing you're in the EU since you mentioned euros, but what country are you in so the search can be narrowed?

[Bayron]

1 minute ago, PineyCreek said:

Guessing you're in the EU since you mentioned euros, but what country are you in so the search can be narrowed?

Latvia

[Guest The Viking]

my girlfriend also has a P8 Lite, she's getting the P Smart from Huawei, so I can recommend that one if you're happy with your overall experience with huawei (software & budget line-up). Quality of p smart is just the usual quality you find on most phones now. I think the box includes a silicone back to protect it, if you want to use that. Latvia's a bit far, she bought it on amazon.fr where they are giving a 30e gift card, leaving the p smart at 200e, but shouldn't be too hard to find it for 200-230e.

[Bayron]

5 hours ago, The Viking said:

my girlfriend also has a P8 Lite, she's getting the P Smart from Huawei, so I can recommend that one if you're happy with your overall experience with huawei (software & budget line-up). Quality of p smart is just the usual quality you find on most phones now. I think the box includes a silicone back to protect it, if you want to use that. Latvia's a bit far, she bought it on amazon.fr where they are giving a 30e gift card, leaving the p smart at 200e, but shouldn't be too hard to find it for 200-230e.

P Smart is the only phone i have held in my hand so far, it felt good, build and preformance wise, i can get for 200e or even a bit less. Only bad thing i read about is the durability of screen glass, read many posts that screen cracked like from drop from chair and i dont want to change screen if it happens. for now thats the one thing thats kind bothers me about that phone

[Bayron]

2 hours ago, huilun02 said:

Zenfone 5 because Snapdragon 636 chipset, big screen, 6GB RAM, 3300mAh battery.

Else the Nokia 6, for the Snapdragon 630 chipset.

No mid range Kirin chipset can compete in performance.

Performance and battery capacity matters if you want your phone to age well.

 

If you can link us to a store we could look for good alternatives.

https://www.1a.lv/telefoni_plansetdatori/mobilie_telefoni/mobile_phones  here is the store where im planning to buy phone( its the cheapest shop but  the best whit costumer service) there are no noika 6 2018 and asus for now but i contated them and they sad those phones should come late april or early may. i can get some phones maybe cheaper from my mobile service provider when they send some gift codes  they tend to give free internet or 10-30% off for new devices every 3 months

[Bayron]

51 minutes ago, huilun02 said:

I see. Instead of the Xiaomi Mi A1, Nokia 6 and Huawei P Smart, consider the Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus

It is basically the Mi A1 with modern widescreen design and 4000mAh battery.

Although I would still prefer the Zenfone 5.

Tnx i will consider that, i want to see Zenfones 5 price and then ill go from.there

[Bayron]

UPDATE: Just got an security update+ some software patch for my P8 Lite(2015), damn Huawies support is long

[n8cwhite]

It looks like the Zenfone 5 is selling (or will sell) for around 310 euros.

And do consider the Redmi 5 Plus. I've been looking for budget phones too, but unfortunately it isn't available in the US but it should be in Latvia.