It’s true that you typically get more for your dollar when buying from just about any Chinese company like OnePlus, Xiaomi, etc. I mentioned it in my comment above though, the only issue is sometimes cell service bands that are/aren’t built into the device. If you’re in Europe, it’s less of a problem. But it can suck in the US. It can also be a pain to activate on carriers if they don’t officially support it. Some of them will refuse entirely, others will work fine, and some you will need to activate on a supported phone and then move the SIM to the new Chinese phone.
For example with cell phone bands, the Honor Magic 7 Pro (which doesn’t make phones specifically for the US market) vs. the One Plus 12 (which has a US store and domestic/global version), and finally a Google Pixel 8 Pro (which has all bands for all networks).
I hate Pixels, but if network coverage and speed while traveling is important to you, there’s no beating Google/Samsung/Motorola, etc. There will frequently be times where my partner has service on their Pixel in the middle of the woods while mine stopped working before we even entered the forest. In exchange, my phone doesn’t overheat for no reason and has a significantly larger battery that charges in 20 min.
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holy shit, are they learning?
It’s true that you typically get more for your dollar when buying from just about any Chinese company like OnePlus, Xiaomi, etc. I mentioned it in my comment above though, the only issue is sometimes cell service bands that are/aren’t built into the device. If you’re in Europe, it’s less of a problem. But it can suck in the US. It can also be a pain to activate on carriers if they don’t officially support it. Some of them will refuse entirely, others will work fine, and some you will need to activate on a supported phone and then move the SIM to the new Chinese phone.
For example with cell phone bands, the Honor Magic 7 Pro (which doesn’t make phones specifically for the US market) vs. the One Plus 12 (which has a US store and domestic/global version), and finally a Google Pixel 8 Pro (which has all bands for all networks).
I hate Pixels, but if network coverage and speed while traveling is important to you, there’s no beating Google/Samsung/Motorola, etc. There will frequently be times where my partner has service on their Pixel in the middle of the woods while mine stopped working before we even entered the forest. In exchange, my phone doesn’t overheat for no reason and has a significantly larger battery that charges in 20 min.