Advice needed - Xiaomi vs LeEco or others...

MooShop

Hi,

I'm looking for a relatively cheap reliable phone. My last phone was a One Plus 5, but that got stolen last week!! Not in a position to shell out big money again so looking at some Android alternatives. From browsing around I've come across the LeEco Le S3: https://www.geekbuying.com/item/LeTV-LeEco-Le-S3-X626-5-5-Inch-4GB-64GB-Gold-386405.html

and the Xiaomi Mi A1: https://www.eglobalcentral.eu/xiaomi-mi-a1-dual-sim-64gb-black.html

To me, the LeEco seems like a good option, specs look decent, from what I can see and it's relatively cheap. My budget would be 100-150, so wondering if there's any compelling reason why the Xiaomi would be better value and worth spending a bit more on. Also, the LeEco can ship from a European warehouse, which is an advantage; as I assume I'd receive it much quicker.

I'm not an intensive phone user, mainly calls, whatsapp, photos and browsing online. This will be my primary phone and looking to get 1-2 years out of it.

Any and all help or comments are greatly appreciated, or if there's another similar phone you'd recommend, please do! Thanks.

Alanstrainor

The Xiaomi Mi A1 wins for me. Hands down. Great performance, great battery life and there's a tonne of users of them here who have good reports. My GF has hers since Christmas and it's amazing. The camera isn't too great, but most budget phones fail on that aspect.