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How to buy a cheap new phone? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by sascuach@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/310837

All the guides I've seen are like "check out this budget phone for $350, it has five cameras"

I only need one camera and it just has to be good enough to take pictures of documents while still being readable.

Android 12

Like 16gb storage minimum. 2gb ram minimum.

Most phones seem to be way over those specs knocking up price. A bunch that r more affordable don't go up to Android 12. I assume Android 12 is important so I don't get hacked when I'm trying to do banking on my phone on unsecured public Wi-Fi (which is where I do all my banking :( )

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[–] MrGamingHimself@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Depends on how much you care about privacy. There are a lot of not bad chinese phones in the low/medium price range. Realme phones are pretty good for the price. Samsung a52 and a52s are pretty good as well though a bit more expensive. Both of these have great cameras. I would recommend a phone that is at least 6gb of ram though, 4 is way too low these days.

[–] sascuach@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I would recommend a phone that is at least 6gb of ram though, 4 is way too low these days.

You'll never guess how much ram i have on my laptop lmao!

4gb. and i have 2gb on my phone.

Why do you think i should get 6gb? Makes my apps run slower?

[–] MrGamingHimself@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Why do you think i should get 6gb? Makes my apps run slower?

Yeah, having low ram makes your phone slower in general. Newer versions of Android use a lot of ram, so if you get 4gb your phone can be choppy and it'll only get worse over time. Best to get 6gb or preferably 8gb if you want to be using your phone for years to come.