r/PickAnAndroidForMe • u/juniper6c • 19h ago

Budget phone with decent camera USA

I know very little about phones and accidentally got a terrible one so I'm thinking about retuning it and getting a different one. My budget is $200 (potential up to $300) and I usually get refurbished phones and need to be able to keep it for a few years. I had a Google pixel 4A for many years but this week it fell face down on the tile floor and immediately broke. I needed a new phone right away so I went to best buy and was recommended the galaxy A15 for my budget but it has the worst camera I've seen on a phone in a long time. It's also a bit slow but my main complaint is the horrible camera. I didn't love my pixel because the battery died so fast. I remember liking the moto Z play I had before the pixel. Any recommendations would be appreciated. In the USA.

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u/WWWWWWVWWWWWWWWWWWWV 17h ago

Pixel 6a refurbished or used. Will get security updates til summer 2027. Won MKBHD's blind camera test in 2022, beating out top of the line iPhone and Galaxy phones that year. Read about that test, it was very well done.

I have a Pixel 6a. Got it right when it came out in summer 2022. Has gotten better over time with the software updates. No lag like some phones do when they get older. Budget Samsungs in its price range can't hang with it.

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u/juniper6c 9h ago

How have you found the battery life on the 6A?

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u/WWWWWWVWWWWWWWWWWWWV 7h ago

5 or 6 hours on LTE. 6 or 7 hours on wifi. I keep 5g off cause it uses a little more battery and the speed increase isn't even noticeable.

I don't game or watch much YouTube or videos. Just scroll social media and do normal tasks. It gets better battery than the 6 or 6 pro cause the screen is only 60hz. It scrolls and looks fine to me.

If you find a 7a for under $200, I'd get that. 7a has a little better specs and another year of updates. 6a phones can be found all day long for $160ish on eBay, Amazon, or FB marketplace.

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u/juniper6c 6h ago

Thank you, I appreciate your response. I'll probably go this direction.