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HELP: Need advice on choosing between four phones?!

Mar 30, 2017 9:32AM PDT

So I need a new phone. I have a Galaxy s5 right now with a cracked screen and battery that lasts about 1/2 a day. It's also getting slower and slower even after a complete factory reset.

I want something with a huge screen (5.7inch, fast processor, great camera, fingerprint reader, and long lasting battery)

I can't afford the brand new hottest phones sadly. So here are the ones I could afford.
(I am on ATT but not under contract and could go anywhere).

Any opinions on what to get?

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Nexus 6P 64GB Unlocked ($180)
LG G6 ($20 per month)
LG V20 ($14 per month)
ZTE Axon 7 ($16 per month)


I am open to other suggestions too.
(can't afford the newest Samsung, Pixel, or IPhone sadly)

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Is the Nexus new?
Mar 30, 2017 9:36AM PDT
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Hmmm.
Mar 31, 2017 12:40PM PDT

The Nexus 6P is a brand new phone (not used). Google sells them on their ProjectFi site.
(I heard this is better than the pixel and most new phones being released even at two years old).

The V20 from LG would be brand new - ATT has for $14 till tomorrow. I hear mixed reviews - some people love it - some people hate it and hate LG.

None of those amazon phones really work - most of them come with amazon ad's on the lock screen which I don't want.

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Did a little deeper look
Mar 31, 2017 1:04PM PDT

And many have the option without the Amazon lock screen.
https://www.amazon.com/Moto-Play-4th-gen-Lockscreen/dp/B01J88GV0C/ref=zg_bs_2407749011_7?_encoding=UTF8&refRID=B3NCHF9GEPNYK8FVQC5R&th=1

The 6P is nice but I worry about folk that expect years of no troubles.

Example. http://www.androidcentral.com/end-nexus-2016-google-phones-forge-new-path

There are also folk that have blogged about hitting 1.5 to 2 years and the models bootloop on them. Not that I think this is a Google phone only issue but it goes to prove we can't call these reliable enough to not think about it.

What do I carry? For dev reasons both common mobile OSes.
A LG G4 and iPhone 5s.

At the office I have many others like the Bluboo Picasso and Cubot x15 to mention a few.

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Wise choice would be Lg g6.
Apr 4, 2017 5:11AM PDT