Recommend Dual Sim Dual App Phone below $300

Tomato on 09/11/2018 - 14:35

I have been using Xiaomi Note3 for about 2yrs now when it died on me last week. It started to have difficulty charging. I had to try different angles and twist and turn the charging cable to charge it. It finally would not charge anymore. Apparently being unable to charge is a common issue for Xiaomi phones. Would it be worthwhile to replace the charging component or the battery to try and get some data out? Does anyone know if they sell it online? I saw on YouTube teaching how to replace the charging component but can't find the replacement part, anyone here got experience?
My previous Samsung NoteII also died on me after a few yrs with 'sudden death syndrome'.
I think it's all gimmick of corporations killing the product so consumers have to buy new ones!

Then of cos i now need a new phone, currently using a old phone with badly shattered screen.
Can't walk away from dual sim and dual apps now that I have a taste of it on the Xiaomi.
I understand dual sim usually means only 4G/3G at any one time, is there any with 4G/4G dual sim?
Xiaomi is good but if the charging port is going to be an issue across most of its models, then i wanna try avoid it. Oh is wireless charging able to be applied to any smartphone? Would it have worked on my Xiaomi in this case?
Price is negotiable but under $300 would be great. Any recommendations welcome, including Xiaomi. Thanks!

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Comments

    • Mibo on 11/11/2018 - 21:34

      Isn't the zenfone 3 only 2g/4g dual-sim? (I might be wrong)

  • Mibo on 11/11/2018 - 21:21

    Xiaomi note 5 or 6 pro from the frontpage deal https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/415422
    My dad has a note 5 (whyred), it's 4g/4g and it's very well supported on xda. Not sure about the charging port wear and tear though. I would assume it'll all be the same for a micro usb port, not just xiaomi, wouldn't it? A usb c port might be better, take a look at what nokia is offering.

    I'm tempted by the Xiaomi's but I need nfc, so I'm waiting for a Asus Zenfone max pro m1 6gb/64gb to go on sale. Though the information on this phone is quite muddy, some site claim 3g/4g while other claim 4g/4g. The same goes for whether or not the 4gb ram variant has nfc.

  • Tomato on 11/11/2018 - 23:18

    Thanks both, i did a bit more research and decided to spend a bit more and go for Asus Zenfone 5 2018. so far only found it on gearbest, eGlobal, ebay, banggood. Any of you know if zenfone 5 is the same as zenfone 5 2018? I know zenfone 5z is a higher variant.

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