I prefer Samsung. But there is cheaper options on Amazon. Like umidigi and blu. Probably even more now a days. That's the great thing about android it's open source. Any manufacturer can use it.
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I have a Samsung tablet and a xiaomi phone both great products
You get a few updates of android as well, which you might not get with
Smaller brands.
They are full of bloatware though
In our house we have Samsung tablet and 2 Samsung phones.
Yeah! Samsung and Xiaomi do have extended support. I have a Redmi note 10 5g, a Midrand device but got two OS upgrade. My LG V60 got 3 upgrade. I guess i will be moving to Pixel series or Samsung Ultra series next. Fingers crossed.