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.

  • 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
      ·
      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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      edit-2
      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.