New phone from Amazon UK/US

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narrowed down to a few on UK/US amazon as opposed to local source
price all in with charges

Nord 4 16/512 +/- R9500
Nothing 3a 12/256 R10,500
OP 13R 12/256 R12,500

any one better than the others?
i do like the Nothing phone but had a OP as last phone and dont want to splash out on the OP13 right now

current temporary phone is driving me mad!
thanks
 
What are your priorities for a phone? Speed, battery life, camera?
 
veethree said:
What are your priorities for a phone? Speed, battery life, camera?
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Coming from an OP6 i guess something across everything
don't really game but do use a lot of apps to do most things
take pics but not the main focus for me but good camera would be nice
battery life if it lasts most of the day is fine..fast charging could be plus
dont mind if wireless charging is not there

thanks
 
rh1 said:
Make sure its unlocked i.e. not linked to a US network and it can operate on our network bands.
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think all the models i selected were unlocked
i just didn't fancy trying a CN version of something even though prices aren't bad
 
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maqs said:
Coming from an OP6 i guess something across everything
don't really game but do use a lot of apps to do most things
take pics but not the main focus for me but good camera would be nice
battery life if it lasts most of the day is fine..fast charging could be plus
dont mind if wireless charging is not there

thanks
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noice my OP7TP is still going but software bugs are annoying
due to lack of SA support I will most likely go for Samsung next
good on you for continuing with the import brands

I would go 13R personally
 
rh1 said:
Make sure its unlocked i.e. not linked to a US network and it can operate on our network bands.
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i think that most of the ones on Amazon that are locked to T-Mobile in the US are unlocked when taken to another country ..... see the example below (its just an example because all the ones locked to T-Mobile on Amazon US say the exact same thing and i'm obviously not suggesting that particular phone because they don't even send it to ZA)

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I've bought quite a few phones from Amazon US and have never had a problem with them being locked, though it is a good idea check the particular one you're thinking of.

All of the three you've mentioned would do well according to those needs. The Nothing phone is something different, if you're looking for that, and budget considerations probably distinguish the OP phones most. I'd also probably go with the 13R as well.
 
the Nothing phones got excellent reviews, not sure the model and specs you'll have to watch the videos :

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i see the nothing phone 3A pro is on takealot for R13k
whereas id be importing the 13R from amazon for similar price
i know there are guys importing the OP13 for little more for CN version but im not such i want to risk the CN version and just stick to global versions for now
 
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