New Phone Look
2025-08-24
I currently have an iPhone 8 and I know its starting to go. The selfie camera no longer works because I rollerbladed on it. I also can no longer play my games because there are just too many photos in it!! A third of my phone storage is just pictures at 25 gb.
I usually take phones second hand from my other family members but they have not swapped phones in a while.
I don't think I'm getting another iPhone, I want to try an android platform! The prices are CAD and most of the choices come from the r/Smartphones subreddit.
| Phone | Price excl GST | RAM | Storage | Battery Size | Camera Specs | CPU | Security Updates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OnePlus 13R | $850 | 12 | 256 | 6,000 | 15 MP front, 50 MP rear | Snapdragon 8 gen 3 | 5 years | https://www.oneplus.com/ca_en/oneplus-13r - downside is that it has some bugs with phone carriers. Backdoor engineer switch |
| Samsung Galaxy s25 | $950 | 12 | 128 | 4,000 | 12 MP front, 50 MP rear | Snapdragon 8 elite | 7 years | Booo AI, could just opt out? |
| Nothing Phone 3a | $560 | 12 | 256 | 5,000 | 32 MP front, 50 MP rear + 8 MP wide + 50 MP telephoto | Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 | 6 years | Hardware build feels cheaper with worse OS than Pixel -> the performance is choppy for animations Download GCam instead of the native app |
| HMD Skyline | $700 | 12 | 256 | 4,600 | 50 MP front, 108 MP rear, 13 MP Ultra wide, 50 MP telephoto | Snapdragon 7 Gen 2 | 3 years | Expandable storage with 512 GB microSD slot What is the point of a repairable phone that should last if they aren't going to support security updates longer than the competitors?? No Canadian Listings :( |
| iPhone 15 | $1150 | 6 | 256 | 3,367 | 48MP rear, 12 MP wide, 12 MP telephoto | A16 Bionic Chip | 7 years | Price includes the student discount |
| Poco F7 Pro | $707 | 12 | 256 | 6,000 | 20 MP front, 50 MP rear, 8MP ultrawide | Snapdragon 8 gen 3 | 6 years | https://www.mi4canada.com/poco-f7-pro-12gb-256gb-dual-sim-5g-black-global-version/ |
| Vivo V50 | $659 | 12 | 256 | 6,000 | 50 MP x 2 dual camera, 50 MP selfie cam | Snapdragon 7 Gen 2 | 4 years | Really good phone specs |
| Pixel 9a | $810 | 8 | 256 | 5,000 | 48 MP rear, 13 MP ultrawide, 13 MP front | Google Tensor G4 | 7 years |