phones

johnny lightning · Post by **johnny lightning** » Wed May 18, 2022 3:14 am

I am currently in Canada and will be over for a month early June. My last phone (actually my current phone!) I bought in VN for a hundred bucks 7 years ago. It is pretty useless these days and I am looking for a new one. I do not want to spend much, around 200 bucks because I am one of the few these days that actually only uses the phone as, well a phone. No movies, little web browsing, no social media, pretty much just talk and text. Just want something sturdy and reliable.

Having said all that I was thinking of getting a phone here in Canada but the choices are very limited, and 60-80% of the market is Samsung. I am not convinced that I want a Samsung. What would you lot do? Bite the bullet and get a Samsung here or wait until I arrive and get a Redmi, a one phone or a xiaomi etc. Recommendations for phone and reliable store much appreciated.

TIA

ressl · Post by **ressl** » Wed May 18, 2022 5:53 am

Not sure what's your problem with Samsung, if you use the phone to make calls only. New feature phones you can get for $20 in new, new crappy smartphones start at around $100 (which would have no impact in your case). If you go for a used smartphone, you get decent stuff (with a new battery) for $150.

johnny lightning · Post by **johnny lightning** » Wed May 18, 2022 6:21 am

No real problem with Samsung other than I would like the opportunity to do some comparison shopping. No chance will I go for a used phone. New ones have enough potential problems as it is! That reminds me, if anyone has a shop recommendation It would be nice if they even pretend to give you a refund if the thing is buggered out of the box.

cautious colin · Post by **cautious colin** » Wed May 18, 2022 7:42 am

johnny lightning wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 6:21 am No real problem with Samsung other than I would like the opportunity to do some comparison shopping. No chance will I go for a used phone. New ones have enough potential problems as it is! That reminds me, if anyone has a shop recommendation It would be nice if they even pretend to give you a refund if the thing is buggered out of the box.

I quite like xaiomi phones, have had a couple over the last few years and never any issues.

Also like that a lot of models are dual SIM, which is quite rare for most other non-chinese companies, if it's not easy to get a dual SIM in Canada I'd wait until you get here.

Not too keen on the feel of Samsung for some reason, but you can pick up a good cheap one for 150 or so, dual sim

I have used sokly phone shop before, good choice and feel fairly professional.

Post by **Clutch Cargo** » Wed May 18, 2022 3:56 pm

I think Xiaomi phones here offer best bang for your buck. Mrs Cargo has the Redmi Note 10 Pro which cost about $269 and it's pretty good.

For your purpose, I would steer you to either of these: https://imobi.biz/en/products/smartphones/xiaomi

1. Redmi 10C $149

2. Redmi 10S $169/$179 with warranty

3. Redmi Note 11 $229 (+$30 gift unknown) higher spec with 33W fast charger

All have big batteries. Warranty with 2 usually means it's a global model right from the factory. Therefore, I'd say 1 and 3 are more recent chinese models that have been flashed with global software..rendering them unwarrantable but in this price range you probably don't need to worry as long as it works straight out of the box (check in the shop).

The only negative I found with the Redmi phone was that after a while you start getting ads however these can be disabled by following this guide: https://gadgets360.com/how-to/features/ ... to-2356679 Probably not so much an issue for you OP if you mainly use the phone function.

I've bought a number of things from the above shop and I found them reputable, well priced and speak english.

johnny lightning · Post by **johnny lightning** » Thu May 19, 2022 3:10 am

Thanks for the recommendations guys. Leaning toward purchasing in PP.

CaptainCanuck · Post by **CaptainCanuck** » Thu May 19, 2022 8:43 am

I bought a Vivo at the Smart Shop for $100 .... it came with a 3 month SIM card, as a promotion I got an external battery and speaker, came with headphones. It’s an old version but has taken all the updates from all the popular apps.
Everything works great, I use it all day either surfing or streaming my favourite music via YouTube to the speaker.
Hit a few of the Internet providers shops and you’ll get a good deal in your price range easy.

YouTube · Post by **General Mackevili** » Thu May 19, 2022 9:16 am

I love flagship Samsung phones, but a $200 Samsung phone is garbage. I've heard good things about Moto phones in that price range though.

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