Aiming for a new phone. Need suggestions

keith1364 — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 23:30:43 +0800

Hi everyone,

Maybe I posted this in the wrong place so please do redirect me. My question is whats a good phone now? Using comparisons of these models.

Midrange?
Sharp Z2 4GB RAM/32GB RM 1119 (Local)
Xiami Redmi Pro 4GB RAM/128GB RM 1149 (Import)
Ascend Mate 7 3GB RAM/32GB RM 1148 (Local)
Zenfone 3 4GB RAM/64GB RM 1199 (Local)
Honor 7 Enhanced 3GB RAM/32GB RM 1115 (Local) OR RM 1199 (Local with Z1 @Vmall)

Highend?
OnePlus 3 6GB RAM/64GB RM 1599 (Import)

I may have missed out some other great phones but what phone is at the best price with good warranty at the ranges between RM1000-1900? So far OP3 beats all prices @ RM1400+ but sadly its import and A3000. Could be Hydrogen OS or maybe Oxygen but the performance blows everything else away at that price tag. The mid range swapping between the Kirin and mediatek performance are between 1/3 to 1/2 of the snapdragon 820. Don't get me wrong, I love the performance but if there is a better value product with quality, I would pick it too! So far Lazada had some of the best offers to boot.

Personally, if there was a local warrenty with promo for OP3 which isn't at full retail price, I may consider it since it's reviews have been crazy by far. If not for the limited A3000 network coverage and stock hydrogen, an import A3003 @ 1599 would have been a killer for me. Then again, Redmi pro 128 GB is also a pretty sweet deal for massive internal storage at the price but subpar on camera and others.

Zenfone 3 was pretty good too with local warranty but bloatware and camera rated it not that great.

LeEco pro 3 was not considered after seeing its terrible UI and lack of headphone jack.

I would prefer dual sim and 3GB+ RAM with minimum onboard 32GB which should be the base for most models now. Best would be a phone which has sufficient performance to last me another 2-3 years without slowing down after updates.

Thanks and sorry if I listed too many options. The market has many types with their + and -

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