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phone plans aren't what they are in the UK meaning that it's rare that you'll get a free phone as part of the contract
Phones that come with your contract are not free
gbj_tester-
I get that. I meant more that everything is built in there. The last phone contract I had in the UK was £35/month for unlimited data, texts and 1000 minutes. Every two years or so I could get a new phone without paying anything. Correct me if this has changed.
Here I pay $60/month for 3gb data and thats if I have my own phone. If I want a new phone whilst on this contract I have a choice of certain phones (iPhone SE, iPhone 6, Galaxy A5, Essential Phone) where i put $0 down and pay an extra $15/month for 24months to pay for the phone. If I want any of the new generation phones (iPhone 7 <, Galaxy Note 8, Pixel 2 etc) I have to move to a larger spend monthly plan, plus put upwards of $200 down PLUS an extra $30/month for 24months.
LongStoryShort: phone plans are a lot more expensive here and you get less for your money, hence me thinking about buying a budget android phone outright and trying to get more for my money.
ricky2slicky
Not sure if this is the right place for it but I'm after some advice.
My iPhone 5S is on it's last legs. I've only had iPhones for the last few years but I feel like I'm sick of paying through the nose for them and them becoming outdated reasonably quickly (mainly due to me never buying the latest device).
I'm living in Canada and phone plans aren't what they are in the UK meaning that it's rare that you'll get a free phone as part of the contract. If I was looking for a bargain smartphone, what should I be looking for in the Android market?