Best low/midrange Android Phone
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TL:DR - best value 32GB Android phone at £200 or less please?
MrsC is, by her own admission, something of a technophobe, bordering on the Luddite when it comes to tech. She currently uses an ancient Motorola, a G2 I think, with a meagre 8GB of storage which means she pretty much can't store or use much in the way of apps. I thin that apart from the bloatware which can't be removed, she has WhatsApp and that's it. She's resisted apps since forever but is slowly realising that she needs to use a few of them to make her day easier, including when she's working (self employed).
Prior to smartphones she always had Motorolas because that meant that when she had to upgrade, she would know her way around the menus, and for that sole reason she's erring towards another Motorola; not necessarily a bad thing, but are there better alternatives? I think she wants to keep the spend under about £200 and ideally wants 32GB storage so that she doesn't have to upgrade for another 10 years.
I'm on the other bus when it comes to phones, so I'm not well up on Android. It's my understanding though that if you buy, say, a 32GB Android phone from pretty much any manufacturer, the look & feel will be the same? Same base apps, buttons in the same place, etc etc?
MrsC is, by her own admission, something of a technophobe, bordering on the Luddite when it comes to tech. She currently uses an ancient Motorola, a G2 I think, with a meagre 8GB of storage which means she pretty much can't store or use much in the way of apps. I thin that apart from the bloatware which can't be removed, she has WhatsApp and that's it. She's resisted apps since forever but is slowly realising that she needs to use a few of them to make her day easier, including when she's working (self employed).
Prior to smartphones she always had Motorolas because that meant that when she had to upgrade, she would know her way around the menus, and for that sole reason she's erring towards another Motorola; not necessarily a bad thing, but are there better alternatives? I think she wants to keep the spend under about £200 and ideally wants 32GB storage so that she doesn't have to upgrade for another 10 years.
I'm on the other bus when it comes to phones, so I'm not well up on Android. It's my understanding though that if you buy, say, a 32GB Android phone from pretty much any manufacturer, the look & feel will be the same? Same base apps, buttons in the same place, etc etc?
CAPP0 said:
I'm on the other bus when it comes to phones, so I'm not well up on Android. It's my understanding though that if you buy, say, a 32GB Android phone from pretty much any manufacturer, the look & feel will be the same? Same base apps, buttons in the same place, etc etc?
Yes pretty much Moto G6/G7 are pretty robust, or some of the Nokias are quite good.
Very good spec, Android One, and under £200.Silenoz said:
Nokia 6.1, I bought one last year to replace a Huawei P20 that didn't like Android auto. No regrets so far, it's a great phone that does everything you need. Android One so gets the security updates, and allows increased storage with a memory card.
yeh, I have a Nokia 6 for 18 months or so... great "budget" phone... and I don't even care if it gets scratches or marks on it! Huawei P Smart 149:-
https://www.johnlewis.com/huawei-p-smart-smartphon...
I have one ad a work phone & it’s very good. Cheap as chips. Facial recognition is great.
It’s 90% as good as my iPhone @ 10% of the price ..
https://www.johnlewis.com/huawei-p-smart-smartphon...
I have one ad a work phone & it’s very good. Cheap as chips. Facial recognition is great.
It’s 90% as good as my iPhone @ 10% of the price ..
I got a free Sony XA1 with Virgin M about a year ago. As an entry level phone, it's pretty decent. Sure, it's not as fast or as premium looking as the latest 20" phone that you need a trailer to carry it in but for something that's quite small, I'm quite happy with it. Storage - you can stick an SD card of some kind into it. Sim-free here: https://amzn.to/2UqDVPe
Edited by Hoofy on Monday 1st April 01:12
Just got my daughter a Nokia 7.1 for just over £180. Had a quick play with it to make sure it was updated before her birthday, it's a properly good phone. It's Android One too ( So is updated to Pie already ), this swung it for my over the Huawei phones as I am not so convinced about ongoing updates with them.
I have the Honor 8X which is £210 from Argos.
64GB storage, 4GB ram, 6.5 Inch screen, glass back and feels very well put together. Comes with a case and screen protector already applied.
It is only £10 more than the Honor 10 Lite but has 1GB more ram, bigger screen and a glass rather than plastic back.
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8676072
64GB storage, 4GB ram, 6.5 Inch screen, glass back and feels very well put together. Comes with a case and screen protector already applied.
It is only £10 more than the Honor 10 Lite but has 1GB more ram, bigger screen and a glass rather than plastic back.
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8676072
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