As i've seen on others threads that smartphone is a popular one i start making one
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So here are couple of phones which are good for PM which have good performance and ofcourse cost effectively. Also most of them come Unlocked
1. Moto G4 Plus
2G Band : GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 1900 - XT1644 (USA)
3G Band: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1644 (USA), XT1644 (India)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1644 (Europe)
4G Band: LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300) - XT1644 (Europe)
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - XT1644 (USA)
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 40(2300) - XT1644 (India)
SIM: Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Display Type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size : 5.5 inches (~71.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density)
Protection : Corning Gorilla Glass 3
OS : Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
CPU : Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU: Adreno 405
Card Slot : MicroSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal : 16 GB, 2 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Camera : 16 MP, f/2.0, phase detection & laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Fast Charging : Yes 6 hours of power in just 15 minutes
FingerPrint : Yes
Price around 410 CAD or 370 Online Marketing
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2G Band: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Band: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - North America
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global model
4G Band: LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 30(2300) - North America
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) - Global model
SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Display Type: Optic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 5.5 inches (~73.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution :1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density)
Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 4
OS: Oxygen OS 3.2.4
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
CPU : Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU: Adreno 530
Card Slot: No
Internal ; 64 GB, 6 GB RAM
Camera: 16 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash
Fast Charging: Yes 60% in 30 min
FingerPrint : Yes
Price : 519 CAD
3. (Asus Zenfone 3 DELUXE)
2G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G: HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G: LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Display Type:Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size:5.7 inches (~74.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels (~386 ppi pixel density)
Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Asus ZenUI 3.0
WLAN : Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
OS :Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
CPU : First Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 ( is a Octo Core CPU overclocked at 2.15 Ghz) (Aka Monster)
GPU: Adreno 530
Card Slot: microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal: 64/128/256 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Camera: 23 MP, f/2.0, laser/phase detection autofocus, OIS (4-axis), dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Fast Charging: 60% in 40 min
FingerPrint: Yes
Here is a trick Price vary. If you go with the cheap model you will spend around 330 $ with 32 GB of Memory and ofc Snapdragon 620.
If you go with the expensive one 660 $ you will get the beast with 6 GB of Ram 64 GB storage and OFC first SnapDragon 821.
In case you are wonder about GPU( Adreno 530) it's for playing Games
4. ZTE AXON 7
2G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A2017G, USA
4G: LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 41(2500) - USA
Speed: HSPA, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type: AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 5.5 inches (~72.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution: 1440 x 2560 pixels (~538 ppi pixel density)
Protection : Corning Gorilla Glass 4/ MiFavor UI 4.0
OS: Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion 3250 mAh battery
CPU : Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) (SnapDragon 820)
GPU: Adreno 530
Card Slot : MicroSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal : 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Camera : 20 MP, f/1.8, phase detection autofocus, OIS, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
FastCharing: Yes : 83% --> 30 min
FingerPrint : Yes
Price around 527 CAD Online Marketing
This phone used to be free to buy it from Alibaba.com but unfortunately they stopd doing that since Fido take it in custody. When you purchase this phone either you buy a USA version either you buy it from Fido with some extra fees.
5. Alcatel Idol 4S
2G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G:HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 6070K, 6070Y
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - 6070O
4G: LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700) - 6070K, 6070Y
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700) - 6070O
Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - 6070K
Display Type: AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 5.5 inches (~71.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution: 1440 x 2560 pixels (~534 ppi pixel density)
OS: Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion 3250 mAh battery
CPU: Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) (SnapDragon 652)
GPU: Adreno 510
Card Slot: microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal : 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Camera: 16 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Fast Charging: 60% in 30 min
Finger Print: NO
Price :550-600$ Cad
6. Moto Droid Turbo 2
2G:GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G:HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G:LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700)
Speed: HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
SIM: Nano-SIM
Display Type: AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 5.4 inches (~69.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution: 1440 x 2560 pixels (~540 ppi pixel density)
Protection: Shatterproof
OS: Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradаble to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion 3760 mAh battery
Note: This is an indestructible phone aka Hulk (recommended for Construction Workers or Carless People)
First ShatterProof Display
CPU: Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57) (SD 810)
GPU: Adreno 430
Card Slot: microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal :32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Camera: 21 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Fast Charging: Yes
FingerPrint: NO
Price: 600 $ Cad
7. Xiomi Mi5
2G:GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G:HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA
4G:LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat12 600/150 Mbps
SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 5.15 inches (~73.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels (~428 ppi pixel density)
Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 4 - MIUI 7.0
OS: Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Battery: Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery
CPU: Quad-core (2x1.8 GHz Kryo & 2x1.36 GHz Kryo) - Standard edition
Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - Prime & Pro edition
GPU: Adreno 530
Card Slot: No
Internal: 128 GB, 4 GB RAM - Pro edition
64 GB, 3 GB RAM - Prime edition
32 GB, 3 GB RAM - Standard
Camera: 16 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, OIS (4-axis), dual-LED (dual tone) flash,
Fast Charging :83% in 30 min
Finger Print: Yes
Price: Vary from 365 to 500 Cad based on edition you purchase
8. LG Nexus 5x
2G: CDMA 800 / 1900 - American model
3G:HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - American model
4G:LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700) - American model
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global model
Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
SIM: Nano-SIM
Display type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size:5.2 inches (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels (~423 ppi pixel density)
Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating
OS: Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to v7.0 (Nougat)
CPU: Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU: Adreno 418
Card Slot:No
Internal: 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Camera: 12.3 MP, f/2.0, laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Battery: Non-removable Li-Po 2700 mAh battery
FingerPrint : Yes
Price: 300-400 $ Cad
9. Huawei Honor 5x /GR5 ( Canadian Version you need KIW-L24 model) ( credits CKL)
2G:GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G:HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
4G:LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700) - USA
Speed: HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
SIM: Dual SIM (Micro-SIM/Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 5.5 inches (~72.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density)
Protection: EMUI 4.0
OS: Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
CPU: Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU:Adreno 405
Card Slot: microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal: 16 GB, 2 GB RAM - KIW-CL00, KIW-TL00, KIW-TL00H, KII-L21, KII-L22, KII-L23
16 GB, 3 GB - KIW-AL10 Base on Model
Camera: 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm, autofocus, LED flash
WLAN : Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
FingerPrint: Yes
Price 326 $ Cad
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