TL;DR
Daughter had the phone slip from a deep pocket, just standing up, and will be forever scarred.
Camera corner and screen F'd.
She loves the phone. Anything out their similar?
Damn. It was the cheap deal w/excellent BT headphones, too.
Thanks for your advice. Appreciated very much!
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Not OP but I'd suggest the price is stopping him.
As per this deal: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/518313 lots of people picked dup the Plex for less than $250 a while ago.
We had the same thing happen. The glass on the TCL Plex was way too fragile. Have already replaced ours with a Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro from Tobys deals. Will take about 2-3 weeks but worth the wait. https://www.tobydealsau.com/en_AU/product/xiaomi-redmi-note-…
Nokia 5.3
Moto G8 Plus
Around the $300-$350 ish mark.
Although you are looking at less storage (64GB vs 128GB), less RAM (4GB vs 6GB) and a slightly lesser processor. Shouldn't be a big deal as long as 64GB storage is enough.
If you need 128GB storage then Nokia 7.2 for $398
Keep in mind Nokia has Android One but Motorola doesn't (if that is important). Build quality of Motorola may be slightly better though.
These will all have a similar performance and feel to the Plex (fairly clean UI and mid range processor) with an okay camera.
If you want to splurge the Pixel 4A for $599 will give you a superior camera and better processor, you'll also have the same 128GB storage and 6GB RAM that the plex had. Plus Android One, 3 years OS updates etc. However they are still on backorder everywhere so you'd need to wait a few weeks to receive it (I think JB and Google Store are mid October).
Anything stopping you from just getting another one?
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/tcl-plex-128gb-opal-white