I need a phone urgently, my budget is #100k-#240k. 8Gb RAM is the minimum RAM, and 256Gb is the minimum ROM. I don't want Samsung,Tecno Infinix, Gionee, Itel and transsion devices generally. I would prefer a 5g phone, must have NFC and infrared blaster, wireless charging isn't a must, WiFi 6 (ax) would be a plus. Please someone help with recommendations. Currently I'm looking at
Oneplus Nord CE 5G and Poco X3 GT, but their reviews aren't that great.

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Please help out, I need it urgently

Check out poco f3. I'm sure I saw someone on the xiaomi thread store advertising it.

Honestly, I prefer the poco f3 as the poco x3 gt is scarce in the nigerian market. And I prefer snapdragon chips to dimensity chips as snapdragon chips are more optimized for gaming( if you're into that). Also, some people complained of poor camera quality in the x3 gt as well as a bad microphone.

Get a oneplus 8t or Samsung s20 5g. But if ir blaster is a must you are limited to xiaomi devices and the camera quality of their midrange are meh at best. Your best choice is mi 10t Pro if it blaster is a must, but if it is not, then buy the Samsung or oneplus.

I would have picked the one plus, but if you're talking infrared, I will suggest the Poco F3

Thanks for the inputs, I settled with the X3 GT, Currently awaiting delivery, I'll do a review when I've taking delivery

If you hadn't bought yet I would have linked you to someone selling OnePlus Nord 2.

Personally I feel getting an LCD phone at that price is not advisable

Meister:
If you hadn't bought yet I would have linked you to someone selling OnePlus Nord 2.

Personally I feel getting an LCD phone at that price is not advisable

Thanks sir, I chose X3 GT because it's an LCD not AMOLED, and yes I know where to get them both. I appreciate your offer nevertheless.

I prefer OnePlus nord
Get it bro u won't regret it

bigbauer:


Thanks sir, I chose X3 GT because it's an LCD not AMOLED, and yes I know where to get them both. I appreciate your offer nevertheless.

You have a bias against oled displays ? That's a first

First of all, I haven't seen any ROM that's up to 256GB or do you mean internal storage?

Well screen burn

Meister:


You have a bias against oled displays ? That's a first

Meister:


You have a bias against oled displays ? That's a first

Burns. I use my device in the outdoors a lot.

Nevertheless, I made my choice, and I'm happy with it.

Avoid Poco.. Simply BUGS

Meister:
If you hadn't bought yet I would have linked you to someone selling OnePlus Nord 2.

Personally I feel getting an LCD phone at that price is not advisable

please link me to the seller. I need it today.

Codeberg:
please link me to the seller. I need it today.

It's been long sold boss

Wow it's been a while. I took delivery of the phone since 18th of last month. I was a bit concerned with the way it heated up while charging for the first time. It stopped after the first time.

Talking about charging, I'm still amazed with its charging speed, it's so fast it goes from 0% to 100% in about 48 mins. I'm not too surprised though, I shouldn't expect anything less from a 67Watts charging brick. Most laptops use 45 watts which means this can comfortably charge most laptops.

And the battery life isn't super amazing, but it carries me for the day, and I'm a very heavy user. On an average I'm actively using the phone 20hours/24hours. My data is always turned on, and on 4G network, there's no 5G coverage in my current location. The phone is fast, has never frozen (hung) before, I load multiple applications at once, the 8Gb Ram and Octa-Core processor (clocked at 2.6Ghz), does a wonderful job. Camera performance wasn't a consideration when I bought it, but the camera isn't bad.

The speakers are relatively loud, and has Dolby Atmos, the bluetooth has a good range, WiFi/Hotspot works fine and it's a dual band, WiFi isn't a class 6 (802.11ax) WiFi dongle. I got the 8Gb RAM, 256ROM version. I've not had the chance to use the ir blaster, my tv uses RF not ir. It's not an AMOLED display, but the display is pretty sharp. The build quality is nice too, it feels so strong and rugged.

Honestly I wish there was provision for SD card, 256 is pretty small for me. And I wish there's a way to upscale the display to full screen when I cast to my TV it would be great. Another thing I don't really like about it is the way the camera bulge extends way beyond the back, it makes it susceptible to scratches.

Also, the sim2 gets disabled after some calls and comes back after a few seconds to some minutes, it happens randomly I've not been able to pinpoint a particular reason.

In summary, I'm satisfied with my purchase. It's a sleek phone, not perfect but enough for my needs.

This isn't a well detailed review but it's all I can remember right now.

bigbauer:
Wow it's been a while. I took delivery of the phone since 18th of last month. I was a bit concerned with the way it heated up while charging for the first time. It stopped after the first time.

Talking about charging, I'm still amazed with its charging speed, it's so fast it goes from 0% to 100% in about 48 mins. I'm not too surprised though, I shouldn't expect anything less from a 67Watts charging brick. Most laptops use 45 watts which means this can comfortably charge most laptops.

And the battery life isn't super amazing, but it carries me for the day, and I'm a very heavy user. On an average I'm actively using the phone 20hours/24hours. My data is always turned on, and on 4G network, there's no 5G coverage in my current location. The phone is fast, has never frozen (hung) before, I load multiple applications at once, the 8Gb Ram and Octa-Core processor (clocked at 2.6Ghz), does a wonderful job. Camera performance wasn't a consideration when I bought it, but the camera isn't bad.

The speakers are relatively loud, and has Dolby Atmos, the bluetooth has a good range, WiFi/Hotspot works fine and it's a dual band, WiFi isn't a class 6 (802.11ax) WiFi dongle. I got the 8Gb RAM, 256ROM version. I've not had the chance to use the ir blaster, my tv uses RF not ir. It's not an AMOLED display, but the display is pretty sharp. The build quality is nice too, it feels so strong and rugged.

Honestly I wish there was provision for SD card, 256 is pretty small for me. And I wish there's a way to upscale the display to full screen when I cast to my TV it would be great. Another thing I don't really like about it is the way the camera bulge extends way beyond the back, it makes it susceptible to scratches.

Also, the sim2 gets disabled after some calls and comes back after a few seconds to some minutes, it happens randomly I've not been able to pinpoint a particular reason.

In summary, I'm satisfied with my purchase. It's a sleek phone, not perfect but enough for my needs.

This isn't a well detailed review but it's all I can remember right now.

Congrats on your new phone.

If you haven't updated it try to do that, I don't like the way you called a whole dimensity 1100 an octa core processor like its one nonsense Tecno processor

Meister:


Congrats on your new phone.

If you haven't updated it try to do that, I don't like the way you called a whole dimensity 1100 an octa core processor like its one nonsense Tecno processor

My apologies for the misrepresentation. And my phone is up to date, I updated it the minute I activated the phone. I did another update some days back. Asides MI apps update, I don't miss the core updates.

2years gone and the phone's still going strong. Battery life has reduced, but not so bad, I still get 8hours of continuous use (includinng) virtual meetings etc.

I'm looking for a "worthy replacement" so I can retire this to a backup phone. But if I don't find any, I'll continue to use the x3 GT.

bigbauer:
2years gone and the phone's still going strong. Battery life has reduced, but not so bad, I still get 8hours of continuous use (includinng) virtual meetings etc.

I'm looking for a "worthy replacement" so I can retire this to a backup phone. But if I don't find any, I'll continue to use the x3 GT.

Poco X5, Poco F5

bigbauer:
2years gone and the phone's still going strong. Battery life has reduced, but not so bad, I still get 8hours of continuous use (includinng) virtual meetings etc.

I'm looking for a "worthy replacement" so I can retire this to a backup phone. But if I don't find any, I'll continue to use the x3 GT.

I would suggest Samsung a34 5g if you are you for a wrothy replacement

George700:

I would suggest Samsung a34 5g if you are you for a wrothy replacement

A34 5g after using a phone with dimensity 1100 processor ??

Meister:


A34 5g after using a phone with dimensity 1100 processor ??

For your price range as you said 100-240k
but if you have more than that
you can try OnePlus 11 or 11R , Realme GT neo 2 and there this new OnePlus nord 3

George700:

For your price range as you said 100-240k
but if you have more than that
you can try OnePlus 11 or 11R , Realme GT neo 2 and there this new OnePlus nord 3

That price range is over 2years old. Oneplus is currently living on old glory.

Why don't you want TECNO?

Jacku:
Why don't you want TECNO?

based on my experience, this is the brand I will recommend to anyone with my full chest

Jacku:
Why don't you want TECNO?

I don't fancy the brand, and it's over priced for its (value) worth.

Shuregirl:
based on my experience, this is the brand I will recommend to anyone with my full chest

Does your experience cover at least 70-90% of all the other brands in the global market?

bigbauer:


I don't fancy the brand, and it's over priced for its (value) worth.

I highly doubt that.

Shuregirl:
based on my experience, this is the brand I will recommend to anyone with my full chest

correct 💯

Jacku:
correct 💯

Based on what parameters?