Cant decide which phone

neilronaldson

neilronaldson

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ok so i need to buy a phone cash - wash thinking huawei y3 - walked into a cell phone outlet to see what they have.

The guy said dont touch the huawei y3 rather take the samsung j ace - at R500 more than the y3, makes no sense if you check the specs the huawei has much better specs.

https://www.gadgetsnow.com/compare-mobile-phones/Huawei-Y3-2017-vs-Samsung-Galaxy-J1-Ace

if it is so *** why are the specs so much better than the j ace?

what would you do?
 
Take the Y3, runs Android Go so operation will be much smoother while the J1 Ace is going to get stuck very often as runs Normal Android on limited RAM and CPU power
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The guy in the shop told me the exact opposite....he said the y3 will start its **** in 3 months after you bought it.

The phone only has to last for approx 1 year....it should be fine - i'm not spending a fortune just to get by for now...
 
ok so huawei y3 is a POS....wife said what about a iphone se - 16gb at incredible R2999 - no stock cannot get online either - only 32gb available at R4000 - too much

then thought what about samsung A3 R1950 at some online shop - R3500-R4000 elsewhere sigh......

what about these - https://miphones.co.za/collections/frontpage/products/redmi-6a - R2500?

i need email, google maps, wifi hotspot...
 
neilronaldson said:
ok so huawei y3 is a POS....wife said what about a iphone se - 16gb at incredible R2999 - no stock cannot get online either - only 32gb available at R4000 - too much

then thought what about samsung A3 R1950 at some online shop - R3500-R4000 elsewhere sigh......

what about these - https://miphones.co.za/collections/frontpage/products/redmi-6a - R2500?

i need email, google maps, wifi hotspot...
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https://www.takealot.com/honor-9-lite-32gb-lte-black/PLID49299997 imo the Miui skin on Xiaomi is too child like and there's ALWAYS bug fix releases and app updates.
 
Budget as little as possible - just need something to get through approx 1 year....then i get my wifes phone...iphone 7.
or i use the cheap phone for a year and get a new contract...

this iphone 6 (wifes last phone) i'm using has screen issues and boy is it irritating, not sure i can continue for a year with this thing....
 
neilronaldson said:
Budget as little as possible - just need something to get through approx 1 year....then i get my wifes phone...iphone 7.
or i use the cheap phone for a year and get a new contract...

this iphone 6 (wifes last phone) i'm using has screen issues and boy is it irritating, not sure i can continue for a year with this thing....
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https://www.phonetradr.com/
You will find some iPhones and Samsung Galaxy S7's within your budget.
Also see how much they will offer for your iPhone .
 
Thanks, that is the way to go...I'm happy to grab a 5c at R1400...

i may put my phones on here aswell...

i have a working iphone 4
this phone
and my dead 6 plus...
 
Look at gearbest too. Get a generic Chinese brand to save money but get the same or better specs than a brand name.
 
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