There are a lot of Chinese branded Android phones out there that offer very tempting specs for very little money, often with very good reviews. Be very wary though.
I bought an Elephone P9000 - a fantastic bit of kit with Octacore processor, 32GB storage, lovely 401ppi, 1080p display, USB C, wireless charging etc etc. It was a brilliant bit of kit. 2 day battery life, better reception on the same network than either my previous Nexus 5X or Galaxy S5. It was brilliant. For about five months. Then an Android update broke the recovery partition meaning the phone couldn't be further upgraded (or factory reset). Then the top 1/3 of the touch screen became unresponsive.
With zero meaningful support from the manufacturer (broken English emails referring me to bulletin boards where I could download unsigned drivers to get the phone to talk to a Windows PC), Amazon ended up refunding my money (and not wanting the phone back). As it couldn't be reset, I had to destroy it.
Of all the phones I've had and experienced, I do think Samsung are in a league of their own. You get what you pay for.
Never understood the Apple phenomenon. SWMBO and both kids are Apple fans, and have 3 iPhones and an iPad between them. They honestly think I'm just being petulant when I say I prefer Android, but I honestly do.
Last edited by: DP on Fri 31 Mar 17 at 15:27
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