Phone recommendations

[Griffith4ever]

paulrockliffe said:

True, is anyone paying £1,300 for them though? I'm paying £23 a month for 3 years and they gave me the Buds Pro 3 in with that.

The way I see it my phone cost me £30 a month 25 years ago so thats my budget now and its a rounding error in what goes out every month. I'd rather stop drinking coffee than not have a really nice phone.

That's a pretty good deal. They've got you for 3 years so that's their sweatner. That's costing you £828, inc line rental, plus free heaphones. I pay £8 a month, plus a new £200 phone every 2 or 3 years. So not wildly different.

The biggest difference is there is little chance I coudl make a phone last 3 years without damaging it! I'm fairly casual with mine.

[C69]

I'd also look at the Samsung Galaxy A26 5G with 256GB storage. £300, but Argos is currently offering £50 cashback.

[the-norseman]

Glosphil said:

Thought I'd stated a budget. As I'm replacing a phone that cost £145 7 years ago I've set a max budget of £300.

You say you do banking on the phone, how long do you plan to keep it for £300. You need to find a phone that has guaranteed security updates for that period.

I personally would be looking at Pixel phones, but they will be out of your budget for the ones that are guaranteed to get updates. Off the top of my head you need to be looking at Pixel 7 onwards. The 6 is borderline out of updates now (Pixel 10 due this year).

Edit - Pixel 8a is £349 currently direct from Google.

[bodhi]

Doubt it will fit the budget but I've been over the moon with my Sony Xperia 1 Mark VI - maybe not so much with the model name but the phone's been brilliant. Battery easily lasts two days, screen and camera are both great, fantastic speakers and Sony's take on Android is pretty vanilla, with just their creator apps on top.

It also has those really old fashioned yet really useful features like a 3.5mm jack so you can use a proper set of headphones, and space for a Micro SD card.

The Mark VII is out now, but doesn't seem to move the game on hugely.

[dhutch]

Glosphil said:

I need a new smartphone to replace my 7 year old Honor 9 Lite.


Android
Used mainly for calls, texts, WhatsApp, Internet, banking.
No gaming

Watching with interest as my Samsung Galaxy S10 is coming to the end of life at a similar age, battery performance really down charge socket worn and cracked screen.

I don't need dual sim, but otherwise the requirements are similar.

- Not too bloody huge, I think 150g 6" screen is about right.
- Reasonable performance/future proofing but no gaming.
- Memory cards are much less a thing, and I have lot of photos but I guess I can have them cloud based.
- I would really like to have a 3.5mm headphone jack, but could compromise if I had to I guess.

At which point half of me is tempted to just buy a new S10 for £150-175 and be done with it!

Edited by dhutch on Wednesday 11th June 16:09

[danb79]

Glosphil said:

Thought I'd stated a budget. As I'm replacing a phone that cost £145 7 years ago I've set a max budget of £300.

Samsung A56 5G then IMO, as stated above: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-5G-Smartphone-Ant...

That's if you MUST have 256GB (with cloud storage these days, is it needed)?

If you can stretch a bit more; the Pixel 9a on Amazon is £399 with the £50 voucher box ticked:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Google-Pixel-9a-Unlocked-...

[robsa]

Alorotom said:

Nothing 3a or the CMF 2 Pro would seem like excellent choices here IMO

CMF Phone 2 Pro seems to hit all requirements for £249

[the-photographer]

Glosphil said:

I need a new smartphone to replace my 7 year old Honor 9 Lite.

Main requirements:
Android
256GB min. storage
Screen bright enough to read outdoors.
Decent performance (8GB RAM min.?)
Reliable fingerprint reader (the Honor is excellent)
Dual SIMMs

Used mainly for calls, texts, WhatsApp, Internet, banking.
No gaming

Questions
At this price do most phones have
Wireless calling
NFC
Gorilla glass

Any suggestions which phone to buy?

Motorola edge50 Fusion Smartphone (6.7 Inch FHD+ POLED Display,8/256GB,5000mAh £200
https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/motorola-edge50-f...

Motorola Edge 60 Fusion - 2 Colours - 8/256GB at Lenovo £300
https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/motorola-edge-60-...

[the-photographer]

dhutch said:

Watching with interest as my Samsung Galaxy S10 is coming to the end of life at a similar age, battery performance really down charge socket worn and cracked screen.

I don't need dual sim, but otherwise the requirements are similar.

- Not too bloody huge, I think 150g 6" screen is about right.
- Reasonable performance/future proofing but no gaming.
- Memory cards are much less a thing, and I have lot of photos but I guess I can have them cloud based.
- I would really like to have a 3.5mm headphone jack, but could compromise if I had to I guess.

At which point half of me is tempted to just buy a new S10 for £150-175 and be done with it!

Edited by dhutch on Wednesday 11th June 16:09

The modern S10 are the S23/S24/S25 phones, about 165g

[superpp]

simple choice, Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G
£229
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DKY4NV13?smid=A3P5RO...

[Glosphil]

robsa said:

Alorotom said:

Nothing 3a or the CMF 2 Pro would seem like excellent choices here IMO

CMF Phone 2 Pro seems to hit all requirements for £249

Poor reviews, particularly screen res & camera.

[Deviation]

Did you have a budget in mind OP? Apologies if I’ve missed something.

[dhutch]

the-photographer said:

The modern S10 are the S23/S24/S25 phones, about 165g

Just missing the headphone socket and SD card slot.

[Glosphil]

Deviation said:

Did you have a budget in mind OP? Apologies if I ve missed something.

You have! 🙂

£300 stated, but not in my origin post.

[Mazinbrum]

danb79 said:

Glosphil said:

Thought I'd stated a budget. As I'm replacing a phone that cost £145 7 years ago I've set a max budget of £300.

Samsung A56 5G then IMO, as stated above: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-5G-Smartphone-Ant...

That's if you MUST have 256GB (with cloud storage these days, is it needed)?

If you can stretch a bit more; the Pixel 9a on Amazon is £399 with the £50 voucher box ticked:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Google-Pixel-9a-Unlocked-...

I’m still using my A54 5G, it’s all the phone I need as great battery life and does all the usual apart from wireless charging.

[DE1975]

I got a Xiaomi 14T recently and it's brilliant for the money. It's currently £314 on Xiaomi's store after applying their 10% off voucher, but they change their offers frequently and it was recently £287 with a free 67 watt charger thrown in.

It's got a good bright 144hz screen, 12gb Ram and 256gb storage, fast 67w charging, dual SIM, good camera (with Leica lenses), 4 years Android updates. I honestly think it's better than my work iPhone 15 which is twice the price.

Edited by DE1975 on Thursday 12th June 19:59

[danb79]

Mazinbrum said:

danb79 said:

Glosphil said:

Thought I'd stated a budget. As I'm replacing a phone that cost £145 7 years ago I've set a max budget of £300.

Samsung A56 5G then IMO, as stated above: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-5G-Smartphone-Ant...

That's if you MUST have 256GB (with cloud storage these days, is it needed)?

If you can stretch a bit more; the Pixel 9a on Amazon is £399 with the £50 voucher box ticked:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Google-Pixel-9a-Unlocked-...

I m still using my A54 5G, it s all the phone I need as great battery life and does all the usual apart from wireless charging.

Can soon sort that with one of these

https://www.amazon.co.uk/MyMAX-Super-Fast-Wireless...

[dhutch]

dhutch said:

the-photographer said:

The modern S10 are the S23/S24/S25 phones, about 165g

Just missing the headphone socket and SD card slot.

And they are a grand!

[Glosphil]

Thanks to all those who made suggestions.

Think I'll buy a Motorola Edge 60 Fusion or another in the Edge range.

[Captain Smerc]

Glosphil said:

Thanks to all those who made suggestions.

Think I'll buy a Motorola Edge 60 Fusion or another in the Edge range.

Good choice.