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I need one for general purposes only, NOT for gaming, so I don't really care about gaming-related features.

I'm going to buy it in Asia, as that's where I live (Vietnam specifically), and would appreciate any advice. ๐Ÿ™‚

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[โ€“] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (22 children)

I'd get a generation or two old pixel, can get fully unlocked ones on Amazon for pretty cheap. Just replaced my mother's pixel 2 with a pixel 5 for less than $200

[โ€“] SurpriZe@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (16 children)

What does fully unlocked mean? Can such phones be sold at official retailers? And if not, why would I want it unlocked? Plus, is it easy to do so?

[โ€“] pivot_root@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (14 children)

Unlocked means it's not tied to a carrier (mobile phone provider).

Not too sure about the rest of the world, but North America has a huge problem with carrier-locked devices. You buy a phone from YourCellProvider, and you're stuck using the phone only with YourCellProvider.

[โ€“] SurpriZe@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Ah, we don't have anything like that here.

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