Midrange phone recommendations?

[Mohil]

Hi all.
I see that Vodacom is currently offering the Huawei Nova at R249 pm on contract. This seems like a pretty good deal, considering the phone's specs. The phone has 32gb internal storage (plus SD card slot) and 3gb RAM. Most midrangers in that price range only have 16gb onboard, which tends to disappear over time as you get more apps installed.

My question is this: For a similar price (not exceeding R280pm) are there any better or better-specced phones available right now that you would recommend?

Thanks!

 

[Sumen]

When recommending should we only stick to Vodacom ?

 

[Dairyfarmer]

If you have the money available now, rather buy your phone out right. For less than R4.5k you can get a well above mid range phone. For example I got a 5.5" 6/64Gb Octa-core Android 7 phone for less than R3k delivered.

 

[Mohil]

@Sumen: Well, it would be an upgrade, so preferably Voda. Otherwise, I'd need to wait a few more months and do a port if changing carriers.

 

[Mohil]

@Dairyfarmer: Which phone do you have?

 

[Sumen]

Hi all.
I see that Vodacom is currently offering the Huawei Nova at R249 pm on contract. This seems like a pretty good deal, considering the phone's specs. The phone has 32gb internal storage (plus SD card slot) and 3gb RAM. Most midrangers in that price range only have 16gb onboard, which tends to disappear over time as you get more apps installed.

My question is this: For a similar price (not exceeding R280pm) are there any better or better-specced phones available right now that you would recommend?

Thanks!

Vodacom has the P10 Lite for R279 pm on the same contract package, personally it's a better product than the Nova, be warned that both the P10 lite and Nova don't have scratch resistant screen

 

[Sumen]

If you can squeeze your budget to R299 vodacom also has the P9 and Samsung Galaxy j7 Pro on the same contract package

 

[Mohil]

Good suggestions. Thanks Sumen. Anything from other manufacturers that I should keep an eye on?

 

[Sumen]

Good suggestions. Thanks Sumen. Anything from other manufacturers that I should keep an eye on?

Unfortunately vodacom doesn't have anything else, if I was you i would wait for the month my contract is coming to an end, its almost the end of the year and they will probably reduce their prices to get rid of old stock.

 

[Mohil]

@Sumen: Good advice. I'll try and stay patient until then. Thank you.

 

[DeathStrike]

If you have the money available now, rather buy your phone out right. For less than R4.5k you can get a well above mid range phone. For example I got a 5.5" 6/64Gb Octa-core Android 7 phone for less than R3k delivered.

which phone is that?

 

[Dairyfarmer]

@Mohil and DeathStrike
Doogee Mix

 

[NeonNinja]

Xiaomi or Whaway or go home!

 

[FlashSA]

Xiaomi or Whaway or go home!

+1

 

[backstreetboy]

Xiaomi or Whaway or go home!

Nokia. Stock android or bust.

 

[Drifter]

Only good phone is a pre-paid one.

 

[Icemanbrfc]

Only good phone is a pre-paid one.

Damn, I thought you said Pick and Pay one

 

[backstreetboy]

Damn, I thought you said Pick and Pay one

You need to go to sleep

 

[Icemanbrfc]

You need to go to sleep

I'm going on Neighborhood watch duty now, but I'm exhausted yes, so do need sleep lol

 

[Dairyfarmer]

Xiaomi Mi A1 is on pre order for R3090 on geekbuying

5.5-inch capacitive screen, FHD (1920×1080 pixels) screen display,403PPI
CPU: Snapdragon 625 octa-core 2.0GHz, GPU:Adreno 506
Android One (Base on Android 7.1 OS), 4GB RAM +64GB ROM
Dual camera:5.0MP front camera and Dual 12.0MP back camera
Dual SIM Card Dual Standby( 2 Nano SIM Card or 1 Nano and 1 microSD Card)
Full metal unibody,3080mAh(typ)/3000mAh(min)typ) lithium-ion polymer battery
Support 4G/3G/GPS/Bluetooth/multi-language/Touch ID/2.4G,5G wifi/IR remote control

Networking:
2G:GSM B2/B3/B5/B8;
3G:WCDMA B1/B2/B5/B8;
4G:FDD-LTE B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20; TDD-LTE B38/B40