Best phone under 320$/300€

[Lolcrokn]

So given that my birthday is in about an hour im planning on getting a new phone and my current budget is 300€. ( preferably a bit under)

Currently looking into p10 lite, p9 lite 2017, honor 8, samsung a5 2016 and a3 2017.

I want a decent 1080p camera, good battery life and a screen of at least 4.7" up to 5.2".

Buying from eu so im not ordering from .com amazon because of import fees.

 

[Thermosman]

2 minutes ago, Lolcrokn said:

So given that my birthday is in about an hour im planning on getting a new phone and my current budget is 300€. ( preferably a bit under)

Currently looking into p10 lite, p9 lite 2017, honor 8, samsung a5 2016 and a3 2017.

I want a decent 1080p camera, good battery life and a screen of at least 4.7" up to 5.2".

Buying from eu so im not ordering from .com amazon because of import fees.

 

Are you getting a cell service plan, or paying outright?

[paddy-stone]

What about the Xiaomi mi6? they can currently be ordered from the likes of gearbest/banggood for around £300, it uses the snapdragon 835 same as samsung s8 IIRC. I love the build quality of xiaomi phones too.

[zwirek2201]

If you save just a little more, you will be able to afford almost a third of an iPhone X! 

[Lolcrokn]

10 minutes ago, Thermosman said:

Are you getting a cell service plan, or paying outright?

Outright

 

1 minute ago, paddy-stone said:

What about the Xiaomi mi6? they can currently be ordered from the likes of gearbest/banggood for around £300, it uses the snapdragon 835 same as samsung s8 IIRC. I love the build quality of xiaomi phones too.

Wouldnt i have to mess with ROM and stuff like that... i heard it can get pretty unstable with their phones...

 

[Lolcrokn]

Just now, zwirek2201 said:

If you save just a little more, you will be able to afford almost a third of an Apple X! 

I guess i can wait for black friday when it drops to 300$, right ? Thats how it works ?

[Thermosman]

1 minute ago, Lolcrokn said:

Outright

 

Wouldnt i have to mess with ROM and stuff like that... i heard it can get pretty unstable with their phones...

 

You can get a refurbished LG G6 on ebay for about 280$ USD

[Lolcrokn]

5 minutes ago, paddy-stone said:

What about the Xiaomi mi6? they can currently be ordered from the likes of gearbest/banggood for around £300, it uses the snapdragon 835 same as samsung s8 IIRC. I love the build quality of xiaomi phones too.

Also, it is more like 400-440 dollars 

[Thermosman]

4 minutes ago, Lolcrokn said:

Also, it is more like 400-440 dollars 

Here is a listing:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-G6-LS993-32GB-Sprint-5-7-Touchscreen-32GB-Android-Smartphone-Clean-ESN-/352190074328?epid=237872894&hash=item52002a0dd8:g:lBIAAOSwTEBZ6h~n

[paddy-stone]

2 minutes ago, Lolcrokn said:

Outright

 

Wouldnt i have to mess with ROM and stuff like that... i heard it can get pretty unstable with their phones...

 

Nope, you can if you want to, but you shouldn't have to. I have a xiaomi mi note 4 and it's excellent. I was going to root and flash another ROM onto it, but ATM it has been running flawlessly for everything, so can't see a reason to ATM.

 

1 minute ago, Thermosman said:

Here is a listing:

https://www.ebay.com/p/LG-G6-LS993-32GB-Astro-Black-Sprint-Smartphone/237872894?iid=142484734250#UserReviews

https://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_705268.html

 

354 Euros at this one site

[Thermosman]

Just now, paddy-stone said:

Nope, you can if you want to, but you shouldn't have to. I have a xiaomi mi note 4 and it's excellent. I was going to root and flash another ROM onto it, but ATM it has been running flawlessly for everything, so can't see a reason to ATM.

 

https://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_705268.html

 

354 Euros at this one site

I was suggesting the lg g6 lol

it was not a link for the xiaomi phone

[Lolcrokn]

Just now, paddy-stone said:

Nope, you can if you want to, but you shouldn't have to. I have a xiaomi mi note 4 and it's excellent. I was going to root and flash another ROM onto it, but ATM it has been running flawlessly for everything, so can't see a reason to ATM.

 

https://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_705268.html

 

354 Euros at this one site

50 eurps over budget, possible import fees ... could very easily come around to 500€ 

[paddy-stone]

1 minute ago, Thermosman said:

I was suggesting the lg g6 lol

it was not a link for the xiaomi phone

No, I was answering the OP, sorry I got mixed up in my quoting.

 

1 minute ago, Lolcrokn said:

50 eurps over budget, possible import fees ... could very easily come around to 500€ 

If you don't want to that's fine.. was just trying to be helpful and suggest the best phone for that price point.

[Thermosman]

Just now, paddy-stone said:

No, I was answering the OP, sorry I got mixed up in my quoting.

 

oh ok

[Lolcrokn]

Sprint network - im from EU so i never heard of that one, importing from america so there is still additional customs and taxes i qould have to pay

4 minutes ago, Thermosman said:

I was suggesting the lg g6 lol

it was not a link for the xiaomi phone

 

[Thermosman]

Just now, Lolcrokn said:

Sprint network - im from EU so i never heard of that one, importing from america so there is still additional customs and taxes i qould have to pay

 

Where in the EU so I can look for listings from around your location

[Lolcrokn]

2 minutes ago, paddy-stone said:

No, I was answering the OP, sorry I got mixed up in my quoting.

 

If you don't want to that's fine.. was just trying to be helpful and suggest the best phone for that price point.

Ye thanks i ordered keyboard from that site and i didnt have to pay taxes its a 60/40 gamble if i would have to pay which im probably not willing to risk at this price

[Lolcrokn]

1 minute ago, Thermosman said:

Where in the EU so I can look for listings from around your location

Croatia

[paddy-stone]

3 minutes ago, Lolcrokn said:

Ye thanks i ordered keyboard from that site and i didnt have to pay taxes its a 60/40 gamble if i would have to pay which im probably not willing to risk at this price

They usually put a price like $30 on the package.. when I got my note 4 I had to pay just £3.74 for duty/tax

 

 

[Thermosman]

Here is a t-mobile one, I did a bit of research and it says that you have t-mobile in Croatia:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-G6-LS993-32GB-Sprint-5-7-Touchscreen-32GB-Android-Smartphone-Clean-ESN-/352190074328?epid=237872894&hash=item52002a0dd8:g:lBIAAOSwTEBZ6h~n

[Thermosman]

Do import fees only apply when the point-of-sale is outside the EU?

[Lolcrokn]

2 minutes ago, Thermosman said:

Here is a t-mobile one, I did a bit of research and it says that you have t-mobile in Croatia:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-G6-LS993-32GB-Sprint-5-7-Touchscreen-32GB-Android-Smartphone-Clean-ESN-/352190074328?epid=237872894&hash=item52002a0dd8:g:lBIAAOSwTEBZ6h~n

Alright i will look more into refurbished phones completely forgot those existed, thanks for help

[Lolcrokn]

3 minutes ago, Thermosman said:

Do import fees only apply when the point-of-sale is outside the EU?

When something is shipped from outside of eu and it's price is more than 22 euros

[Thermosman]

Just now, Lolcrokn said:

When something is shipped from outside of eu and it's price is more than 22 euros

ok