Cheapish Nexus 6P Replacement in Japan

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My Nexus 6P motherboard fried while just out of warranty and I'm currently without a phone.

 

I live in Japan and I need to get a replacement immediately.

I'm looking for something:

• Available locally (Japan)
• Cheap (300$ max)
• SIM-free
• Android 7.0 (8.0 preferred)
• Reliable (No slowdowns, hangs)
• 3.55mm audio jack

Not gonna buy used.

I need to use banking apps that are VERY good at detecting roots so rooting is out of the question.

I'd like it to have as little bloat as possible.

Don't care that much about battery life since I'm carrying around a power bank anyways.

Storage size is not important.

I couldn't care less about the camera.

 

I'm planning to get a flagship phone towards the end of the year but I need a quick and dirty fix right now.

 

This is a short list of phones I've found around local shops that I can get.

• Huawei P10 Lite  (200$)
• Huawei Honor 9 Lite (260$)
• Huawei Nova Lite 2 (210$)
• Asus Zenfone 4 Max (210$)

Looking for a recommendation between these phones and/or other suggestions.

 

Thank you in advance.

[*username*]

Hey, thank you for the reply.

 

I actually made a mistake and the honor 9 lite was an imported one, so not subject to local warranty and stuff...

 

Also my options now also include a

• Xperia XZs SO-03J (180$)

Which is the better choice between these? (Excluding the Honor 9 lite because yeah)

 

[*username*]

4 hours ago, huilun02 said:

The Xperia XZs is far superior to the rest as it has flagship specs

However I have no info about model number "SO-03J"

It could be a Japan exclusive with cut down specs. In that case its anybody's wild guess how it compares to the rest.

Well, I'm shit out of luck, it's out of production and it sold out...it was the same spec wise.

It was on a huge sale cause they needed to clear inventory apparently.

 

I'm just gonna go ahead and grab a Huawei P10 lite tomorrow and hope it doesn't explode in my hands.