Smartphone Buying Guide (Mid April to Mid May)

Hi guys, welcome to my first set of buying guide for Mid April to Mid May. Aim of this buying guide = do NOT fall into the traps and marketing hypes of smartphone manufacturers. Find a phone that really suits you. T he following analysis is based on the point of view of an ordinary customer like you and me. I have divided smartphones into 4 categories. Budget, Mid-low, Mid-high, Flagship. Under each category there are 2 sub-categories, namely handy and phablet. The brackets are explanations (+ perhaps some shortcomings) why they are chosen. Some abbreviations are used e.g. S625 stands for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset. ~ Let's begin :D ~ 1. Budget (handy) - Xiaomi Redmi 4 / 3s Redmi 4 Redmi 3s [4 uses the better and more power efficient S625 while 3s uses the S430, both have a jaw-dropping huge 4,100 mAh given its size, metal body, camera is okay for its class, yet , limited availability around the world] 2. Budget (phablet) - Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (...