PhoneArena Awards 2015: Best value-for-money phone

16. lalalaman (Posts: 638; Member since: 19 Aug 2013)

if we talk about US, moto g is the go go...but u know that Xiaomi and meizu are the best value for money do doubt......heck even Asus Zfone2 is a major phone for value for money

37. Good-Is-Better (Posts: 103; Member since: 12 Nov 2015)

This is another ad from Motorola.

41. gunetel (banned) (Posts: 50; Member since: 05 Dec 2015)

Mi 4C is highly competitive with Moto E

5. jellmoo (Posts: 2428; Member since: 31 Oct 2011)

Mi 4c is a... cute little device... But really it shouldn't be compared to the Moto X Pure. The Moto X Pure has more bands, faster LTE, a much better screen, more storage options, expandable storage, better battery life, much nicer build materials, much better audio, better video, etc... The Mi4c comes in at a great price, but there's a reason for that. It isn't in the same league as the Moto X Pure.

46. NonFanBoy (Posts: 180; Member since: 28 May 2015)

"Moto X Pure has more bands". That is because Mi 4C wasn't meant for the US and therefore doesn't support US bands.
It has a bigger screen but you cannot call it better. By that logic, the iPhone screen has been far inferior to Android devices.
Better video? What does it even mean.

I agree that Moto X pure is a better all round package but the price difference in huge. As far as value for money is concerned, there is simply no comparison, I mean we are talking about a 250$ (32 Gb model) and 449$ phone.

11. thedrunkencow (Posts: 19; Member since: 02 Mar 2015)

I believe that the mi4c shoukd replace the moto g atleast as the runner up

12. xocomaox (Posts: 190; Member since: 14 Dec 2015)

The Xiaomi Mi 4c is actually more like $260 USD, given that you should compare the 3GB RAM model tot he Moto X Pure.

The Mi 4c is also a way smaller screen. 5.0" vs the 5.7" Pure screen.

The Screen-to-body ratio is also much worse on the Mi 4c (71.7% vs 74.9%).

The Mi 4c also charges much slower than the Pure. The Mi 4c has a slightly larger battery (3080mah vs 3000mah), but the battery life is actually less than the Pure, even with the much larger screen.

The Mi 4c also has an inferior camera. No 4K video recording, and pales in comparison tot he camera on the Pure.

Another glaring detail is that the Mi 4c has no expandable storage via Micro SD. So the most space you can have on the phone is 32GB, where as the Pure can have 16GB/32GB/64GB and still have room for more space with MicroSD.

All around, the lower cost of the Mi 4c is proven in the specs of the device. It's inferior to the Pure in almost every way.

47. NonFanBoy (Posts: 180; Member since: 28 May 2015)

Then consider the Moto X pure 32Gb model, which is 449$ as the 260$ Mi 4C is 32GB as well.

And I quote myself again, "I agree that Moto X pure is a better all round package but the price difference in huge. As far as value for money is concerned, there is simply no comparison"

7. bambamboogy02 (Posts: 770; Member since: 23 Jun 2012)

Moto won't ship to Canada?

10. jellmoo (Posts: 2428; Member since: 31 Oct 2011)

Nope. No idea why. We only have the Moto G and Moto X Play.

23. Scott93274 (Posts: 5925; Member since: 06 Aug 2013)

Bull crap! Are you serious!?! Not even renamed as the Moto X Style? That just doesn't make any sense. Not calling you a liar or anything, I'm just shocked to hear that is all.

36. jellmoo (Posts: 2428; Member since: 31 Oct 2011)

Yup. As dumb as it sounds. It's not at all available on the Canadian Motorola site, and you can't order one to a Canadian address on the main .com site. You have to use a 3rd party vendor like Expansys or something if you want one.

8. may_czos (Posts: 938; Member since: 22 Nov 2014)

Outside US it's not. It's very expensive anywhere else.

19. Commentator (Posts: 3722; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)

Right? I was half expecting the iPhone 6s Plus as the runner-up.

13. Commentator (Posts: 3722; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)

Maybe they'll do an "around the world" article.

Generally speaking though their articles are aimed at a US audience. It just so happens that it has a very large international readership.

18. Shocky (unregistered)

It's a US site, so they don't give a crap about the rest of the world.

20. HugoBarraCyanogenmod (Posts: 1407; Member since: 06 Jul 2014)

There're more readers here from India rather from USA, go figure

22. Commentator (Posts: 3722; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)

That's not PhoneArena's fault. If they want to cater to US readers they have the right to do so. They're not obliged in any way to write for a global audience.

24. Shocky (unregistered)

It kind of is, most of their readers are NOT from the US.

Ignoring them probably isn't a good idea.

26. Commentator (Posts: 3722; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)

Their only fault is arguably not taking advantage of a market segment. Nothing wrong with that from a consumer perspective. If non-US readers don't like what they have to say they can go somewhere else.

You don't blame McDonalds for not serving spaghetti even if their customers might want spaghetti (not the best example but I'm hungry.)

32. Shocky (unregistered)

Umm, actually they do sell Spaghetti at McDonald's in some countries because in those Countries the people, they want Spaghetti.

Really good example. :D

27. jellmoo (Posts: 2428; Member since: 31 Oct 2011)

That's hard to say though. A GA report might actually see more US based traffic with more click throughs from US based readers. It could also be an ad based item, with more impressions coming from the US.

35. Planterz (Posts: 2119; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)

Actually, this site is Bulgarian. But it definitely caters primarily to the US; even when a phone is targeted towards Asian or European markets, PA tends to list $USD prices.