Is it really worth buying Expensive Android Phones ?

lilman

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  • May 10, 2009
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    Im using a flagship device i brought 3 years ago still my phone works like charm. And if i compare this to any other mid range device available right now my device is better in every way. Mid range devices are shit.

    Models wala flagship devices hoyanne kohomada ban ??

    Site ekak tiyanawada ??
     

    slickdeath

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    I have a Xiaomi phone which is around 30k. I feel that unless you are tech enthusiastic, spending more than 50k is a waste.

    As MKBD says, cheap phones are getting good and good phones are getting cheap.
     
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    Kudnadun

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    ...මූදුකරේ...
    මම ගන්නේ mid-range android phone every other year.
    අවුරුදු 2ක් පරණයි කියන්නේ ගොඩක් වෙලාවට technology out of date. දැන් තියෙන mid range phones වල හොද හොද features තියෙනවා.
    අනික කැඩුනොත්/ නැතිඋනොත් ලොකුවට හිතන්න දෙයක් නැ.
    අනික Flasgship android උනත් උපරිම අවුරුදු දෙකක් වගේ තමයි android major updates එන්නේ.

    ඒ අතින් iphone සුපිරි. එත් ගැන ප්‍රශ්නයක්. ලක්ෂයක් වියදම් කරත් iphone flagship එකක් ගන්න බැනේ
    maath kiyanne meka thama
    Redmi 4 Prime ekak 2017di gaththa
    aragena sathi 2n custom rom ekak damma..
    android 6 aawe, dan android 10 tiyenne (thanks to snapdragon 625, best midrange soc in that time)
    btrya dawask tiyenawa thaama..
    awurudu 3k awulak nathuwa use kara...
    display eka kela una..
    corona case hinda honda display 1k ganna widiyak naa..
    naththam thaama wada
     

    milindasenarath

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    mechchara kal aran tiyenne flagship
    anthimata gaththa phone eka dan 4 years (huawei p9)
    elagata ganna hitiyeth kawadahari huawei flagship ekak
    eth dan android sup eka nethi nisa salaka balanna one
    kohomahari p9 eka tama gaththa dawasa wagema weda
     

    gdan011

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    1. Don't buy an android flagship if you don't switch it year by year. (value depreciation is more than 50%)
    2. Don't buy Huawei. You will lose google services such as Gmail, YouTube, Google Drive, mostly Playstore.
    if you have money, buy a mid-range iPhone like iPhone 11, iPhone 12
     

    Myth

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    Behind u :p
    im using a redmi 4x for 3. 1/2 years
    still does the job,
    finger print/ ir remote ,4100mah battery , dual sim ,
    love this phone
     

    Djice

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    Same here bro bought for 149k with samrtTV offer
    I wasn't impressed too by this phone
    Camera quality was superb and battery life sucks because of new MIUI 12
    overall good phone
    Yesterday MI announced their MI11 series with 120Hz display and 2K resolution
    Already have 120 Hz screen in my OnePlus 8 Pro. Draining the battery though. Lasts around 1.5 days or so with moderate use.
     

    Skull2018

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    I used to allocate budget 40-50k each year to upgrade iPhone flagship. I used to sell old device before 1 month ahead iPhone launch event. Value depreciate only 15 % max. At the same time I tried S20 plus first time in Android,Phone is good. No complain much.But not feel like premium specially with inferior exonys chip and I lost much when I resell within 3 months. I suggest to buy iPhone 12 instead of android flagship. Or can buy some good android phones in 100k range. Buy Samsung s20 FE,one plus 8T etc etc if you really stick with Android eco system. Huawei good one, without google service it’s sucks. Xiomi too much add.
     

    shan4djfun

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    Same here bro bought for 149k with samrtTV offer
    I wasn't impressed too by this phone
    Camera quality was superb and battery life sucks because of new MIUI 12
    overall good phone
    Yesterday MI announced their MI11 series with 120Hz display and 2K resolution
    ultra could have been better. also after using many android phones it doesn really gives the kick anymore when you buy a new andorid phone. unless there are new features / camera of course
     

    johnferna678

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    වින්ටර් ෆොල්
    1. Don't buy an android flagship if you don't switch it year by year. (value depreciation is more than 50%)
    2. Don't buy Huawei. You will lose google services such as Gmail, YouTube, Google Drive, mostly Playstore.
    if you have money, buy a mid-range iPhone like iPhone 11, iPhone 12
    Lol wtf why do i have to switch my device if i already have everything i want? 😅 If you buy a flagship make sure you use it at least 3 years that is the point of buying a flagship. If your a person who don't give a fuck about your phone then by a mid range.
     
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    gayanmax00

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    ගම මහනුවරයි
    I bought a Xiaomi Mi9t Midrange device
    Worth evey penny
    Pros
    Battery life is so good (4000mAh)
    Snapdgragon 700 series
    Amoled Display

    Cons

    Front Cam sucks
    In display finger print little slow

    Spend 55k
    Happy with overall performance
    Me too.frontcam එක එහෙම ට ම අවුල් නෑ.fringer print සෙන්සර් වල කොමන් අවුලක් නේ.මේකේ battery life එක තමා සුපිරිම
     
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    RaZor_911

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    Me too.frontcam එක එහෙම ට ම අවුල් නෑ.fringer print සෙන්සර් වල කොමන් අවුලක් නේ.මේකේ battery life එක තමා සුපිරිම
    Front Cam awul bn mata
    My previouse 2014 Iphone 6s had a better front cam than this
    Also finger print scanner was so reliable and snappy
    Other than that everything is perfect
     

    ywicky

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    I'm a Samsung Note series fan

    I usually buy the flagship model every 3 years.
    note 8 in - 2017
    Note 20 Ultra - 2020

    My method is I buy it in credit to pay in 20/24 months installments.
    So the money value and the phone value decreases over time.
     

    pavithra_uk

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    awl 2k thiyenawa lokuma eka battery life eka. li-po battery ekak normal use karala 3 years wage thamai puluwan. ita passe parana removeable battery phone nam awlak na eth dan ena evage battery replace karanna technician kenek ona. display ehema damage wena risk ekak thiyenawa. original battery ganna amarui.

    anith eka OLED display ena phone wala display degrade / burn wena seen eka.