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New “Android Go” phones show how much you can get for $100

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Well seeing as you can get two new phones in those 5 years and still pay less than a single iPhone...

Which ones get all of their updates on time, don't cost just as much, and aren't hobbled in the US?

My Nexus 5x cost me $250, lasted 2 years, expect this $150 Moto x4 to do the same. iPhone is $600+, I could still get another phone!

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I had a Pixel XL and now have a Pixel XL 2; both get monthly security patches (including the XL, although it isn't hooked up to any carrier), generally on the 5th of each month.

Also have a Pixel 2 XL. Have to say it is an excellent phone. Smooth as my iPhone.

The Pixel 2 XL seems like a nice phone, apart from the screen manufacturing defect that affects a large percentage of them. It appears that it got worse in phones manufactured in December. I can't find any news about whether things have improved in more recently manufactured phones.

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/1/15/16889854/p...

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These phones seem like really good deals... too good to be true? I'm in the market for a cheap phone coming from a moto E 1st gen and these seem like promising options.

I own a Xiaomi Note 4. It's a fantastic device for the price and has given me no trouble at all. Xiaomi's Android skin (MiUI) is nicely designed, performs well and is regularly updated even on older devices. Xiaomi aren't well known in the west, but they're the fifth largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world. Depending on your country, you may have to pay import charges if you buy direct from China or Hong Kong.…

Must say I've had kind of the opposite experience - I found that the MiUI skin was actually quite confusing and definitely didn't add anything useful. Otoh, my Leagoo T5 has been a great phone, has better specs, a gorilla glass screen (RedMi Note 4X has regular glass and cracked within days of getting it), and has been getting system updates about once per month from Leagoo, all for less than the price of the Xiaomi. ymmv I guess, but that's been my experience so far.

Re: New “Android Go” phones show how much you can get for $100

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post #101

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Which ones get all of their updates on time, don't cost just as much, and aren't hobbled in the US?

My Nexus 5x cost me $250, lasted 2 years, expect this $150 Moto x4 to do the same. iPhone is $600+, I could still get another phone!

> My Nexus 5x cost me $250, lasted 2 years, expect this $150 Moto x4 to do the same. iPhone is $600+, I could still get another phone!

Huh? I see the Moto X4 as 350 USD without a service contract.

I think you're using carrier rebates on only one side of your equation.

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Also have a Pixel 2 XL. Have to say it is an excellent phone. Smooth as my iPhone.

The Pixel 2 XL seems like a nice phone, apart from the screen manufacturing defect that affects a large percentage of them. It appears that it got worse in phones manufactured in December. I can't find any news about whether things have improved in more recently manufactured phones. https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/1/15/16889854/p...

I didn't get mine right at launch, so this might be due to fixes, but I honestly haven't noticed anything drastic. Occasionally when the screen brightness is very low the dark colors start to blend together a little, but I haven't noticed any burn-in or retention on my display. (I also actually prefer sRGB and still have my display set to that, but there was a patch months back that let you make the color profile more vivid, and the default no longer is sRGB).

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My Nexus 5x cost me $250, lasted 2 years, expect this $150 Moto x4 to do the same. iPhone is $600+, I could still get another phone!

> My Nexus 5x cost me $250, lasted 2 years, expect this $150 Moto x4 to do the same. iPhone is $600+, I could still get another phone! Huh? I see the Moto X4 as 350 USD without a service contract. I think you're using carrier rebates on only one side of your equation.

250 at project fi, 150 with Nexus trade in
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