New phone, need advice.

I'm not familiar with those phones, and although new or previously unknown Chinese companies have been making excellent phones in the last few years, I fear that those will give you precisely what you said - they will look sturdy, but whether or not theythey actually remains unknown. I've heard some good experiences about the Xcover series when it comes to durability, and the most recent one may not be as hopeless as a phone as the first one was, either.

Your best bet is probably to try and do research on those Chinese phones to find out if they'll give you what they claim, and if you remain unsure, go with the Xcover.

Sorry I don't know anything about those cheap chinese phones ._.

But the JEEP Z6 looks interesting, you can crack nuts with that one, would be the right one for me :3

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I've had the top premium phones for the last 5 years, twice a year changing.
Last year February (2015) I took out another new device, then came to the realisation that there's no real point in me upgrading anymore.
The only real changes for me these days are the screens with better resolution, since we don't ever need all that computational power, and anything around 10-15MP camera will do.
I have a new device to be scheduled again for April, but I'm not paying anything more than my base contract going forward.
Even my dev work doesn't need fancier phones, as it works on even the most basic of Android phones.
I've tested the Huawei Mate S, which is one of the best out there at the moment, but if you want real quality on budget go for the Huawei Ascend G7, so much more value.

I currently have a Motorola Moto G, which is pretty awesome. It's kinda heavy, relatively speaking, and pretty darn sturdy!

I've dropped it a few times, but the screen is still pristine.

You can try something fromm MyPhone.
Check if your new phone is supported by cyanogenmod ( or something smilar ) and just install new, non brand soft.

I have a Huawei P8. In my opinion it has the best quality/price ratio.

I think that those "chinaphone" are a waste of money.

Do you know why those Chinese phones are so cheap ? They make agreements with shady companies and send the phones with thousands of bloatwares/malwares installed. You might see Ads even with no application running, just switching screens generates some ads and you'd be lucky to just get ads. My friend used his chinese phone (xy something I don't remember the name) for a month and then it got thousands of viruses and malwares, it started to freeze every 30 seconds.

Samsung is a shitty brand, they make terrible OS. The TouchWiz is crap and full of bugs and Samsung phones also have shitload of bloatwares.

Motorola seems a good choice among them but I'd suggest a Sony, even a cheap Sony is damn good.

Try Xiaomi phones. I've got the Mi3 at the moment, it's pretty strong (5" Full HD screen, 2,3GHz Quadcore CPU, 2GB RAM, Adreno 330 graphics), reliable and the 64GB ROM version costs only $160 on Ibuygou. Be wary of CPUs variations, supporting different network types (WCDMA, CDMA etc.). Just don't go with 16GB version, it's a bit cheaper, but doesn't support memory expanding using microSD cards (or any other).

Sorry i have no idea about phones, but since you are dropping it sooo much:

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Check this one : http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SM-G890AZAAATT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw4VjOojVOQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmeGw0n8R_U

Edit : I saw that you're from an European Country, this phone is an AT&T phone so I'm afraid it will not work :/

I know nothing about the phones you mentioned but I'm pretty satisfied with one plus phones...my boyfriend had one plus one for almost two years (I think) - with the combination of OtterBox + Tempered Glass Screen Protector that phone still looks new and is without a scratch. He recently gave this phone to his dad and got himself one plus 2 (he needed 2 sim card slots because of his work), got https://oneplus.net/hr/otterbox-case-for-oneplus-2 in black and https://oneplus.net/oneplus-2-tempered-glass-screen-protector. I wanted to get one plus one but got one plus x in the end because it's at least a bit smaller and I got small hands :/ I did notice you added that you don't want anything too big so probably these phones wouldn't be any good to you...but it is just an idea if you find a phone that you like that you could get tempered glass and a really strong case for it - it might solve your problems. Hope this is at least a bit useful :/

CAT B15Q or Defender

Steam Phone with Gaben OS
or just get the nexus phone, you'll never regret it
i owned nexus 5 2013 very satisfied with it

I'm retty much enjoying LG G2, had it for two years and so far so good.
The downside? Obvious: large screen with no borders, thus if it falls on its edge on a hard surface you're instantly down a hundred plus bucks for a new glass.

I haven't heard of the phones you've listed, I'll look into them later and post an edit. What I can say now is that from what you've previously said here, I think a Xiaomi Redmi 2 with a decent case and a tempered glass screen protector could fit your needs at around $115 with accessories. But, that means you'll be importing, so there may be VAT (depends on your country).

These 4 links will certainly guide to you new phone:

MKBHD's Smarphone Awards:2015

PhoneArena's Best Smart Phones

PhoneArena's Best Mid-range Phones

PhoneArena's Best Rugged Phones

Do NOT waste your time on a cheap Chinese phone.

If you are adamant about Android (even though IMO under the premium category it runs terrible), then try something from Huawei or Xaomi. They both targeted the international audience and are known for their decent to excellent quality and durability (just not of the battery, although I have seen a Samsung of the same price range regularly die faster than a Huawei when the company changed the phones of the newcomers from Galaxy).

small phones is a issue... I like to carry my phones on my pockets so it HAS to be small. lately I bought one bigger (5.5') but it is not the same thing. I still miss my old phones.
my advice is the Defy+ is the BEST device I ever had. it is a very outdated phone you can install another Android on it (4.0.4 and so on) and it has a LOT custom ROMS out there (they are all in xda-developers). The phone is VERY strong and never broke with me (got it stolen). my best advice: get the Defy+ and fully customize it (I can help you out... I still remember something).
in other hand, if you want something better, with more technology and modern features like new stock android updates and things like that, you should go for the strong chinese one. I, myself, only pick Defy+ if I'm available and ready to fully customize its android's.

I'm no expert, but I'm extremely happy with my Moto G, and all the friends that bought that same phone are extremely happy too.

i would just get whatever phone you like the, Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport would likely be a pretty good one for you the S5's are better then the S6's imo because they have replaceable battery's and sd cards, the sport is a bit more durable and is waterproof for 30 minutes, but then get yourself a otterbox phone case they have some pretty damn durable ones out there for about any phone and range in cost from anywhere from $30-$100 depending on how durable you want it some of them cover the screen and all.

Wearables are all the rage. Get one of these:

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I don't know where you are in the world right now, however in case if you are looking for really tough phone you can try these out.
tuffphones
In case if you want fast and good phone with a reasonable price you can get OnePlus One. Pretty awesome phone, and you can use a toughened glass protector and a good case cover to go with it.

Phone from good company like: Samsung. OH cmon Samsung really? That overpriced crap

The Motorola Defy+ has quite a few custom Android 4.4 firmwares. However my understanding is that they tend to be quite sluggish. It's an old phone with old hardware.