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[Trustmeimadoctor]

Really starting to need to replace my p20 pro broken screen broken cameras USB c port playing up
So looking for a new phone, no apple, thinking likely xiaomi or one plus, oppo or Samsung etc

The Xiaomi ones seem to be great offerings but as with all electronics feck all stock anywhere!

But what should I go for 11, 11t or 11 ultra all available for similar price 11 ultra is a Chinese version but can be flashed to UK/euro but then possibly issue with banking apps and NFC

Then Maybe one+ 9 pro or the oppo version

I don't game only photos, web, email, low intensity apps in that order


So any advice

[AJB88]

Wait till October Pixel 6 is due, then either get the 6 or pick up a 5 for cheap?

[xx99xx]

Pretty much every new ish phone can do internet, email and basic apps with ease so the main thing to focus on will be camera, as that is your priority and varies more phone to phone.

Can't go wrong with a pixel for camera use. Scores consistently high on camera comparisons.

[gus607]

OnePlus 9 Pro works fine for me.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

xx99xx said:

Pretty much every new ish phone can do internet, email and basic apps with ease so the main thing to focus on will be camera, as that is your priority and varies more phone to phone.

Can't go wrong with a pixel for camera use. Scores consistently high on camera comparisons.

This is the thing I know I can get away with a potato as a phone really but the lure of something nice is always there but 1000+ I can't swallow

[stevoknevo]

Trustmeimadoctor said:

xx99xx said:

Pretty much every new ish phone can do internet, email and basic apps with ease so the main thing to focus on will be camera, as that is your priority and varies more phone to phone.

Can't go wrong with a pixel for camera use. Scores consistently high on camera comparisons.

This is the thing I know I can get away with a potato as a phone really but the lure of something nice is always there but 1000+ I can't swallow

The Pixel 6 looks like it's going to be a big leap forward in the camera department and possibly the CPU, but I reckon it'll come in close to whatever the iPhone 13 retails for (same with the Pixel 6 Pro versus the iPhone 13 Pro Max)
The Pixel 5 is £599 on the Google store but they're about £450 on ebay BNIB as Vodafone were selling them for £317 for a short while a couple of months ago and the scalpers scooped them up for resale - they'll drop further when the Pixel 6 releases in a few weeks/Black Friday.

I've been using Android from the start and the Pixel software is by far the slickest/lightest of all the other OEM's, but like all the other OEM's who use Qualcom chipsets, you're limited to three years of software and security updates as that's the length of support Qualcom offer; Google are putting their own chipsets in the Pixel 6 so they can begin to match Apple's five years of updates, and they're going all out on the promotional stuff this time too!
I'm genuinely excited to see what they do with the camera as the camera sensor has been virtually unchanged from the 12mp one in the Pixel 2 all the way to the 5, the 6/6 Pro has a 50mp sensor, and with their own in-house chipsets it'll hopefully bring the video recording to at least as good as Apple/Samsung...?
A Pixel 5 for circa £400 will be an excellent buy, especially if you prefer a phone on the smaller side of the current Android behemoths - 2 year warranty with Google and it'll receive three years of software updates, the first of which is next month sometime.

Edit - just noticed you've got a P20 Pro, I just bought my wife a lightly used Pixel 4xl to replace her P20 Pro with the intent to sell it on to recoup some of the cost - it's had a case and glass screen protector since new, changed the case a couple of months ago and it was in immaculate condition. Took the case off to take the sim card out and the battery has swollen and started to push the back glass off at exactly three years old - I think the CCP have fitted a time limited self destruct limit on them...

Edited by stevoknevo on Monday 20th September 19:01

[Register1]

A good balance between cost and functionality is the Redmi Note 9 Pro.
Awesome.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

Looks good but now tempted by the vivo x70 Pro plus no idea how much it will be or where will sell it