Suggest best phone around £100-£150? (Used)

[bagusbagus]

I got a moto g 3rd now and the chargingport is going...hence kinda looking for something new ( new to me).
What would you guys recommend is the best stuff you can get for around £100-£150 in used market?

My main priorities are a great flashlight , good build quality, good battery life and that you can upgrade it to AT LEAST android 6 + a very good camera wouldn't be too bad either.
I don't really use the phone for games or stuff like that, just some radio and email browsing and some work stuff.

Ideally something that has been a flagship a year or 2 ago and has cost a lot?
However please no total junk Like Samsung crap or any other chingchong junk which has good specs but terrible build quality.

[funkyrobot]

Have you looked at Wileyfox stuff?

I have had a Swift for a year now. With the recent OS change, it's running Android 7.1.1.

That would give you a brand new phone for the price. However, I don't think they are 'flagship' phones.

[jonindorset]

I recently bought a nearly new LG G4 for £155 and its a fabulous phone. I think there can be a lot to be said for buying a former top of the range phone, particularly one from a layer below the usual Apple / Samsung suspects.

[Ace-T]

funkyrobot said:

Have you looked at Wileyfox stuff?

I have had a Swift for a year now. With the recent OS change, it's running Android 7.1.1.

That would give you a brand new phone for the price. However, I don't think they are 'flagship' phones.

Don't go for the Storm. Had mine about a year and it has been a PITA. one of the LEDs at the bottom failed, it drops microphone capability half way through a call, needs frequent resetting and gets really hot if used for more than about an hour. Really disappointed as I wanted something which wasn't filled with crap and non removable bloatwear from the manufacturer/carrier/OS etc. Oh and all the shenanigans with Cyanogen (which I don't even pretend to understand) means - if I understand correctly - . the OS isn't supported properly.

Not figured out what to replace it with yet though

[C70R]

Why take the risk on a used phone when something like this is brand new, with a warranty?
https://www.carphonewarehouse.com/motorola/moto-g5...
https://www.carphonewarehouse.com/alcatel/shine-li...
https://www.carphonewarehouse.com/sony/xperia-xa.h...

[funkyrobot]

Ace-T said:

funkyrobot said:

Have you looked at Wileyfox stuff?

I have had a Swift for a year now. With the recent OS change, it's running Android 7.1.1.

That would give you a brand new phone for the price. However, I don't think they are 'flagship' phones.

Don't go for the Storm. Had mine about a year and it has been a PITA. one of the LEDs at the bottom failed, it drops microphone capability half way through a call, needs frequent resetting and gets really hot if used for more than about an hour. Really disappointed as I wanted something which wasn't filled with crap and non removable bloatwear from the manufacturer/carrier/OS etc. Oh and all the shenanigans with Cyanogen (which I don't even pretend to understand) means - if I understand correctly - . the OS isn't supported properly.

Not figured out what to replace it with yet though

Sounds like you got a bad one. I have had no issues with my Swift at all.

Cyanogen is finished now. However, I had an update a few weeks ago that put Android 7.1.1 on my Swift. Only took about half an hour to update everything.

[Ace-T]

funkyrobot said:

Ace-T said:

funkyrobot said:

Have you looked at Wileyfox stuff?

I have had a Swift for a year now. With the recent OS change, it's running Android 7.1.1.

That would give you a brand new phone for the price. However, I don't think they are 'flagship' phones.

Don't go for the Storm. Had mine about a year and it has been a PITA. one of the LEDs at the bottom failed, it drops microphone capability half way through a call, needs frequent resetting and gets really hot if used for more than about an hour. Really disappointed as I wanted something which wasn't filled with crap and non removable bloatwear from the manufacturer/carrier/OS etc. Oh and all the shenanigans with Cyanogen (which I don't even pretend to understand) means - if I understand correctly - . the OS isn't supported properly.

Not figured out what to replace it with yet though

Sounds like you got a bad one. I have had no issues with my Swift at all.

Cyanogen is finished now. However, I had an update a few weeks ago that put Android 7.1.1 on my Swift. Only took about half an hour to update everything.

Thanks for that. Article here that describes what should be happening on updates if anyone else is interested.

[ChemicalChaos]

I have a nearly mint condition xperia Z3 compact I'm getting rid of, only issue is that the battery does need replacing. Yours for £50 shipped, gives you another £50 to pay someone to put a new battery in it

[I-A]

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-Global-Ve...

That phone and brand get very good reviews.

[Zerotonine]

The Samsung J5 2016 is actually a very good contender, they have upped their game with build quality, and this one has a metal frame so should take some abuse. I love mine. It is a little over budget (My Dad got one SIM free from Argos for £180 but it is worth it in my opinion.

[clonmult]

funkyrobot said:

Ace-T said:

funkyrobot said:

Have you looked at Wileyfox stuff?

I have had a Swift for a year now. With the recent OS change, it's running Android 7.1.1.

That would give you a brand new phone for the price. However, I don't think they are 'flagship' phones.

Don't go for the Storm. Had mine about a year and it has been a PITA. one of the LEDs at the bottom failed, it drops microphone capability half way through a call, needs frequent resetting and gets really hot if used for more than about an hour. Really disappointed as I wanted something which wasn't filled with crap and non removable bloatwear from the manufacturer/carrier/OS etc. Oh and all the shenanigans with Cyanogen (which I don't even pretend to understand) means - if I understand correctly - . the OS isn't supported properly.

Not figured out what to replace it with yet though

Sounds like you got a bad one. I have had no issues with my Swift at all.

Cyanogen is finished now. However, I had an update a few weeks ago that put Android 7.1.1 on my Swift. Only took about half an hour to update everything.

I recall reading about a recent update to the Wileyfox that basically sends your entire address book to another company; an app that gives some sort of caller ID features, but passes your address book over to their serversh. Not good, really not very good at all - I was interested in the products until that came along.

[Ace-T]

clonmult said:

I recall reading about a recent update to the Wileyfox that basically sends your entire address book to another company; an app that gives some sort of caller ID features, but passes your address book over to their serversh. Not good, really not very good at all - I was interested in the products until that came along.

Thanks for that, just read up on it, you can't even disable it. It is going.

[nyt]

funkyrobot said:

Have you looked at Wileyfox stuff? ....

Beware that wileyfox phones will only have 2G data at best if you visit the U.S.A.

Apart from that decent phones

[HugoFastmann]

Motorola Moto G4. Bought one, love it.

[Kinky]

How about the new Nokia 3 or 5 models, which are due imminently. Will be around the budget and brand new. Of course the specs won't be as good as a 2nd hand high-end device. But worth considering (warranty for example).

[Orchid1]

HugoFastmann said:

Motorola Moto G4. Bought one, love it.

Moto G5 is £150 brand new.

[ZesPak]

Orchid1 said:

HugoFastmann said:

Motorola Moto G4. Bought one, love it.

Moto G5 is £150 brand new.

This, don't see a real case for 2nd hand phones if you can get a very good new phone at this price.

[HugoFastmann]

Orchid1 said:

Moto G5 is £150 brand new.

Didn't realise the G5 was out. If its an improvement on the G4 it'll be great.

[RPastry]

+1 for a moto g, mine's a g4 running 7.0, g5 looks like a minor upgrade.