Frustrating quest for a mid-range phone <rant>

[Willhouse]

Is there any decent current-generation ~5.0" android phone with 64GB+ for <$500? Like the OP, I'm interested in replacing a 3 year old phone. I've been keeping an eye out (although not obsessively) and I haven't seen anything. As such, I'm waiting for this year's nexus phones or the S7 to go on sale.

 

[antihelten]

Is there any decent current-generation ~5.0" android phone with 64GB+ for <$500? Like the OP, I'm interested in replacing a 3 year old phone. I've been keeping an eye out (although not obsessively) and I haven't seen anything. As such, I'm waiting for this year's nexus phones or the S7 to go on sale.

There is. As previously mentioned the Xiaomi Mi 5 pretty much hits the mark here (5.15" 1080P display, snapdragon 820, 32/64/128 GB storage, 3/4GB RAM, OIS, Fingerprint scanner, Type-C, Android 6.0, 3000mAh, $300/$345/$390). Unfortunately it is only readily available in China.

You can import it if you want to but then the price will end up significantly higher than the $300/$345/$390.