Need help picking a new phone for my girlfriend

[Radioactive Snowman]

Hey guys, 

I’ve been trying to recommend phones to my girlfriend but she shoots down every phone I suggest. She’s currently using a note 4 and the parameters she has set so far are:

 

has to be a mainstream brand for warranty/repairs 

€400 max

no glass build (too slippy)

no cases

no skins (sorry dbrand) 

Doesn’t like the s7 or a5 2017

 

The only thing coming to mind right now is the iPhone 7, if anyone has some other recommendations I would really appreciate it. I’m at the end of my tether and about to lovingly strangle her (metaphorically not physically) ? 

 

thanks guys 

[NoRomanBatmansAllowed]

An older oneplus or an older google pixel?

[Radioactive Snowman]

Just now, NoRomanBatmansAllowed said:

An older oneplus or an older google pixel?

She’s wary of oneplus because of warranty/repair and pixel phones are quite rare in Ireland but I’ll have a look and see what I can find 

[Himommies]

Htc U11

[.Apex.]

2 minutes ago, Radioactive Snowman said:

She’s wary of oneplus because of warranty/repair and pixel phones are quite rare in Ireland but I’ll have a look and see what I can find 

i have to agree with you, the iPhone 7 or 6s does seem like the best choice.

especially the 6S because it's so easily repaired.

[kelvinhall05]

Xiaomi Mi A1/A2 or whatever the new one is called?

[Radioactive Snowman]

Just now, kelvinhall05 said:

Xiaomi Mi A1/A2 or whatever the new one is called?

Not a mainstream brand so she won’t even consider it, I’ve been trying to get her to invest in an s8 but she won’t 

[NoRomanBatmansAllowed]

1 minute ago, Radioactive Snowman said:

Not a mainstream brand so she won’t even consider it, I’ve been trying to get her to invest in an s8 but she won’t 

You need a new gf ^/s

[Radioactive Snowman]

1 minute ago, NoRomanBatmansAllowed said:

You need a new gf ^/s

I need a strong drink

[Radioactive Snowman]

I might have swayed her to the s8 with the orchid grey colour 

[Ansger]

26 minutes ago, Radioactive Snowman said:

She’s wary of oneplus because of warranty/repair and pixel phones are quite rare in Ireland but I’ll have a look and see what I can find 

you live in Ireland. Warranty and repair shouldn't be a deciding factor. Every seller in Ireland needs to adhere to the same rules as anywhere else in europe. Warranty in Ireland is covered by EU law.

[Darkseth]

I don't think glas is slippy^^ Or more slippy/slippery than Aluminium

My full Metal HTC One M8 was WAY more slippery on the back, than my all glas Samsung S7 Edge.

 

So i would suggest to hold it in your hands first. You can not determine slipperyness (is that even a word? lol) based just from the material.

 

 

Consider Huawei. They became Mainsteram in the last years, especially in Europe, growing to the 3rd biggest market share after samsung and Apple, already many Years ago

The new Honor (Honor is a daughter company from Huawei, basicly the same hardware/software, different Name) 10 is a very good/solid, 399 MSRP~

 

Or what about the Motorola Moto G6 (Plus)? A bit cheaper, but a very very good/solid allround device, doing many things really good for that price.

 

Nokia 7 Plus is solid too, with AndroidOne. But idk how they handle warranty stuff.

[Steel_Wind]

The OnePlus 6, Silk White, 8GB/128GB phone is a premium flagship phone with a great camera, great looks and blazingly fast. O2 now carries them in the UK. They are not a cheap-ass phone. Their market niche is for Power Users at an affordable price. The OnePlus 6 rollout last week in the UK and worldwide is as mainstream as smartphones get.

It's Gorilla Glass 5 front and back. If you are looking for any recent phone that isn't glass backed, you aren't going to find any premium phone without it as glass is required for wireless charging (the 6 doesn't have wireless charging, it uses proprietary Dash Charge, but all of its competitors do and glass is better for signal reception in any event). If that's unpalatable for her to hold, adding a nylon bumper to the back will deal with any perceived slippage issues.

But gorilla glass backed is industry standard over the past 2 years. So, she'll have to square with that if she wants a mainstream premium phone.