Are there any good all-round smartphones under £250?
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G6 on amazon pre order,release 9th May
https://www.amazon.co.uk/motorola-5-7-Inch-Android...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/motorola-5-7-Inch-Android...
Edited by bristolracer on Monday 23 April 22:29
We've had various Moto G handsets in the extended family, from first generation to multiple G4 etc. Based on their feedback and web reviews I bought a G5s Plus 7 months ago when I finally ditched Windows Mobile.
I won't be buying another Moto.
Since Lenovo took them over the Android updates have all but vanished. I've had one patch in 7 months, currently running the Oct17 patch. Other regions have received Dec, Jan and Mar updates but nothing in the UK. Their support forum is useless.
I won't be buying another Moto.
Since Lenovo took them over the Android updates have all but vanished. I've had one patch in 7 months, currently running the Oct17 patch. Other regions have received Dec, Jan and Mar updates but nothing in the UK. Their support forum is useless.
bristolracer said:
G6 on amazon pre order,release 9th May
https://www.amazon.co.uk/motorola-5-7-Inch-Android...
I'd definitely spend another £20 if it were me and get the Amazon exclusive one with double the storage and more ramhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/motorola-5-7-Inch-Android...
Edited by bristolracer on Monday 23 April 22:29
https://www.amazon.co.uk/motorola-5-7-Inch-Android...
QuartzDad said:
We've had various Moto G handsets in the extended family, from first generation to multiple G4 etc. Based on their feedback and web reviews I bought a G5s Plus 7 months ago when I finally ditched Windows Mobile.
I won't be buying another Moto.
Since Lenovo took them over the Android updates have all but vanished. I've had one patch in 7 months, currently running the Oct17 patch. Other regions have received Dec, Jan and Mar updates but nothing in the UK. Their support forum is useless.
That's odd. My 14 month old Moto Z got Android 8 Oreo at the weekend including the March 2018 security update.I won't be buying another Moto.
Since Lenovo took them over the Android updates have all but vanished. I've had one patch in 7 months, currently running the Oct17 patch. Other regions have received Dec, Jan and Mar updates but nothing in the UK. Their support forum is useless.
Hope the OP doesn’t mind my adding my query as I am in the same predicament. I currently have a MotoX XT1092 but it’s starting to play up and the battery life is diminishing rapidly.
I am not an enthusiast, just don’t want to spend a kings ransom on a phone. Looking at the following:
New MotoG6
One plus 5 or 6 if I can find them
Used Sony Experia XZ
Used HTC 10 or 1 (don’t know model hierarchy)
LG X or G5 (again don’t know hierarchy)
Don’t do any gaming, would like a good camera, other than that it’s used as a phone, for Spotify, golfshot and general web browsing.
Any advice greatly appreciated. Looking in the £150 - £250 price range
I am not an enthusiast, just don’t want to spend a kings ransom on a phone. Looking at the following:
New MotoG6
One plus 5 or 6 if I can find them
Used Sony Experia XZ
Used HTC 10 or 1 (don’t know model hierarchy)
LG X or G5 (again don’t know hierarchy)
Don’t do any gaming, would like a good camera, other than that it’s used as a phone, for Spotify, golfshot and general web browsing.
Any advice greatly appreciated. Looking in the £150 - £250 price range
durbster said:
keirik said:
Samsung J5.
£150
Replaced my s6 edge amd does everything so need.
Also takes a micro sd card so storage isn't a problem
I don't know what the J5 camera is like but the camera seems to be where most of the cost goes, so I think it's going to be difficult to get a good camera in a phone that's sub £250 when new.£150
Replaced my s6 edge amd does everything so need.
Also takes a micro sd card so storage isn't a problem
You'll get a much better device all round going for a previous generation flagship.
So slightly improved on the s7.
And the photos generally are higher quality certainly than the s6
I stand by my recommendation.
keirik said:
13meg rear 5 meg front.
So slightly improved on the s7.
And the photos generally are higher quality certainly than the s6
I stand by my recommendation.
Err yeah, but the amount of pixels has little to do with the quality of the camera or the photos it takes. It's certainly not going to be near the quality of the camera on the S7!So slightly improved on the s7.
And the photos generally are higher quality certainly than the s6
I stand by my recommendation.
Some info about the J5 camera here:
https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_j5_2017-re...
Edited by durbster on Wednesday 25th April 09:01
I was quite tempted by the Honor 9 Lite, only thing it’s lacking is fast charging, which is a feature I do like on my Moto G5.
The chap who got the Huawei P20 Lite for under £200 did very well indeed, I can’t find it for less than £300 other than secondhand on eBay or from the various sketchy Chinese sellers l that crop up in Google search results.
Moto G6 still looking favourite at the mo!
The chap who got the Huawei P20 Lite for under £200 did very well indeed, I can’t find it for less than £300 other than secondhand on eBay or from the various sketchy Chinese sellers l that crop up in Google search results.
Moto G6 still looking favourite at the mo!
nmd87 said:
Used Pixel 2 if you can find one. I bought one for £250 and very happy with it.
Where did you find a pixel 2 for £250?! I'd buy one without hesitation at that price but problem is I just can never find one.Purchased a P10 Plus Dual SIM a few days ago for £200 (used) that I thought was an amazing price.
Jonny_ said:
I was quite tempted by the Honor 9 Lite, only thing it’s lacking is fast charging, which is a feature I do like on my Moto G5.
The chap who got the Huawei P20 Lite for under £200 did very well indeed, I can’t find it for less than £300 other than secondhand on eBay or from the various sketchy Chinese sellers l that crop up in Google search results.
Moto G6 still looking favourite at the mo!
WRT the sketchy Chinese sellers, I'm happy to advise I've purchased from Gearbest with no issues.The chap who got the Huawei P20 Lite for under £200 did very well indeed, I can’t find it for less than £300 other than secondhand on eBay or from the various sketchy Chinese sellers l that crop up in Google search results.
Moto G6 still looking favourite at the mo!
HTH
Here you go.
Just what you want.
Which? speaks very highly of it.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Motorola-Plus-32GB-Dual-S...
Just what you want.
Which? speaks very highly of it.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Motorola-Plus-32GB-Dual-S...
StescoG66 said:
The Mad Monk said:
StescoG66 said:
I pre ordered the G6 from Amazon. Hopefully it will be ok. Reviews seem good.
What is the difference between a pre-order and an order?When it's released will your pre-order be converted to an order?
Or will you have to re-order?
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