As the title says, the mainboard of my phone broke and repairing it would cost more than a new one. Does anyone have any recommendations? I'd like to be able to change the battery, if possible. Thanks for any help in advance.

  • DerEwigeAtheist [she/her, comrade/them]
    hexagon
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    1 year ago

    I read a lot on my phone. I guess my budget is sub 500€ preferably less. Important are dual-sim and sd-card space. Secondary are replacable battery and 3.5 mm headphone jack. Edit: My last phone came with root access unlocked, that was very nice for installing open source stuff.

    • GaveUp [she/her]
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      1 year ago

      Xiaomi Redmi note pros

      Whichever version you want depending on budget

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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        1 year ago

        Xiaomi Redmi

        Damn. Wish I'd known about this before I got my OnePlus. Way nicer and a couple hundred bucks cheaper, too.

        • mittens [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          OnePlus has been the premium Oppo line as of a few years, instead of the best bang-for-your-buck flagship killer they were known to be, I can't recommend them anymore in good faith.

        • GaveUp [she/her]
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          1 year ago

          My current 300 dollar OnePlus8T blows away my previous 300 dollar Xiaomi Redmi

          I just didn't recommend it to them because they wanted a micro SD slot

          I think for budget phones, OnePlus you have to get old flagships and Xiaomi get the newer redmis

      • DerEwigeAtheist [she/her, comrade/them]
        hexagon
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        1 year ago

        The Xiaomi website claims that the storage on the 12 pro is extendable with a micro-sd. Every other site in existence claims the opposite, do you know which one is true?

        • GaveUp [she/her]
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          1 year ago

          I think it depends on which version you get, like China, international, EU, etc.

          I like GSMArena to check for specs for specific models

      • DerEwigeAtheist [she/her, comrade/them]
        hexagon
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        1 year ago

        Thanks, I am looking at it. Apparently it is easy to get root access for it, which is anice plus. Now I only need to figure out how to pay for it, since my E-Banking also needs a phone to work.