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Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 23 hours ago
There was a time when I tried cheap China phones, the newest and best, but from the cheap class. Some where good, some were a desaster.
Now I usually buy phones that have been in fashion 2-4 years before. All good.
sbeak@sopuli.xyz 23 hours ago
Budget phones by Chinese companies are really good now, esp. with things like SiC batteries. Very cheap phones now have nice 120hz screens, decent processors for everyday use, very good battery life, nice build quality, and even okayish cameras. It’s really only the software that’s a bit bloated, but it’s (usually) removable (and you could always install a custom ROM)
Budgets phones from non-Chinese companies like Samsung and now Nothing/CMF are quite good too.
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 20 hours ago
except if your government and all available banks practically restrict you from replacing the ROM, because then their apps refuse to work. you often can’t replace gov apps with the web browser because of the closed authentication system, and bank apps either because they routinely block mobile browsers, while the desktop view is unusable for most people