Upgrading from the Redmi Note 5, Which Phone? The contenders

Upgrading From the Redmi Note 5, Which Phone? - the Contenders 

My Wish List

A phone which is better then my current Redmi (Xiaomi) Note 5 and with the following features, with a Max Budget in the Low RM1K 

My Must Have

4K batteries

Twin Sim

Screen Size 6 in plus

Would like to have - 

Better Photography for Low Light Conditions with

Fast Charging (if possible with out buying extra charger)

Dedicated SD Card Slot

NFC 

Stock Android

After Checking Around we have In contention “The following Phones”.    

First Up is the successor of my current Redmi Note 5 that running of 4g / 64gbs, Octo 1.8gbs is the Redmi Note 7.   

Redmi Note 7 is Price at RM679 3g/32gbs or RM799 4g/64gbs, is a solid all-rounder phone, its uses USB C, provided decent performance & quality photography, it has a Glass Sandwich Screen & Back, and use a Hybird Sim Tray to shoe horn a SD card in and have a built in Memory of 64gb. It has fast charging capability however the fast charging power brick is not provided, nor does it provide a dedicated SD Card slot. 

Mi Max 3, will provide decent upgraded, especially with it 7 in screen, and 5500 mah batteries and in fact I would not hesitate to pick this up at the current Rate of RM 1000 plus for the 4g/64gb.   The down side is that the Mi Max 3 is essentially the same as the Redmi Note 5, other then a bigger screen and batteries. So there is no point in purchasing this model . 

Samsung has astonished me with the Samsung A50,  it list of specification of a Official Price of RM1199 (Available at most places with a discount of RM100 or even more) for the 6g/128,  6.4in AMOLED screen, NFC, 3 Rear Camera Main 25mp, Ultra Wide 8mp, Dept 5mp with a Front Facing 25Mp,  Dedicated SD card Slot, fast charging of 15w, and a Under display Fingerprint reader.  Practically all my wish list They only left out Stock Android.      

Asus Zenphone Max Pro M2 priced originally at 4g/64gb at RM859 and RM999 for the 6g/64 has a 5000mah batterie, the highest rated Gorilla Glass Rating (6) among all the phones, dedicated sd card slot, and while it’s a near stock android, its not 100% stock android.    

Realme 3 Pro, A real powerhouse For Gaming, Photography which with Fast Charging, Price TBA. Its produce in 2 versions (let see which arrive here) 4g/64gb or 6/128gb, is very much dedicated to Gaming & Photography, first it has selfie centred with a 25mp Front Facing camera, and its main rear 16mp with 1.7 (f/1.7) has the same sensor used in One Plus 6T which scored in 98 DXO Mark   (Sony imx 519). Special Software for64mp photos &  Low Light / Night Photography is also available. They also provide out of the Box the 20W VOOC super fast charger, that can give you 50% charge in 30 min.    Performance of its GPU is also above its class.  

Oppo F 11 is the Big Brother Version of the Realme 3 Pro,  Price at RM1088 for the only 4g / 128gb version it offers many similar specifications, with even a larger 6.35 screen however could potentially loose out on the Camera Sensor and the SD Hybird slot 

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