Advice for a new android phone

[AC Question]

I have always been a proud Samsung supporter, but now my Samsung Galaxy S7 is broken after half a year and I already need a new one, now, I don't really want to spend over 200-250 euros, but I want an android again, (camera at least 13mp) you guys have any suggestions?

 

[Rukbat]

Many people have S7s that are still working, so the problem isn't Samsung (although they do have many problems), it was your particular phone. Isn't it still under warranty? If so, they should fix it for free. (Unless you did something to break it, and there's no device that will stand up to abuse.)

I've also always been a Samsung owner (at least since smart phones came out) and I'll probably be buying another one (the Note 8 - if it proves to be any good) soon.

 

[Theo Donacik]

Its hard to find a 250 euro flagship phone as good as the S7, but if you hunt around the internet for more obscure companies, I'm sure you can find something (I have seen many youtube videos on smartphones around that price that seem very good)

 

[Rukbat]

Theo, some of those "obscure companies" are Chinese companies that produce one phone, then go out of business (only to open 5 minutes later under a different name). You never get an update, there's no information available about the phone, and if it ever breaks, there are no parts available for it. they're not worth the monetary savings.

Most of them are good at first, these days (they used to sell "4GLTE" phones that had a few 3G bands, or no data bands at all), but once you need help with one, you're sunk. At least check XDA Forums to make sure that the phone has an active forum.