Can you get a decent phone for under £300 these days?

[TCBarrett]

My Nexus got stuck in a boot loop again. It’s about 5 years old, I think, and I asked some young’uns what might make a good replacement. They directed me towards these £1000 phones!

Crazy world.

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[PlaneMan]

Yes.

Depends on your patience levels.

The Motorola Edge 20 can be had for very close to £300 on a good day with a fair wind.

Info.

https://www.motorola.co.uk/smartphones-motorola-edge-20/p

[PlaneMan]

Cex have them, grade A, perfect in my experience.

https://uk.webuy.com/product-detail?id=smotxt21438128gwunla&categoryName=phones-android&superCatName=phones&title=motorola-edge-20-%288gb%2B128gb%29-frosted-white-unlocked-a&referredFrom=boxsearch

[TCBarrett]

Never heard of alza, but they have it for £299.90 – https://www.alza.co.uk/motorola-edge-20-128gb-grey-d6637882.htm

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[Ed P]

+1 for CEX.

CeX offers a 24-month warranty on all items purchased from CeX stores or webuy.com except consumables (removable batteries and projector bulbs).

They may be a little more expensive in their second=hand goods, but the quality is reliable and the warranty is excellent value, though for phones it is often the battery that causes the problems. I guess it depends how they define ‘removable’!

[Dave Rice]

Hell yes, The Poco F3. I have the 4G version, as do wife and son, best phone I’ve owned.

POCO F3 5G – Smartphone 8+256GB, 6,67” 120Hz AMOLED DotDisplay, Snapdragon 870, 48MP Triple Camera, 4520mAh, Night Black (UK Version + 2 Years Warranty) £250 at Amazon

[keith with the teef]

The last couple of phones I got was from BACK MARKET.

They where Samsung s9 and s9+

I highly recommend a s9+ The two I got where as new for about 200 each.

 

[TCBarrett]

keith with the teef wrote:

The last couple of phones I got was from BACK MARKET. They where Samsung s9 and s9+ I highly recommend a s9+ The two I got where as new for about 200 each.

Contrast on their website is a bit lacking. Designed by yoof with 20/20 eyes!

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[keith with the teef]

The trick to navigate to the best phone at the best price. pick the phone you want. click condition. click through colour range.

watch the prices change.

example linky.  https://www.backmarket.co.uk/second-hand-samsung-galaxy-s9-64-gb-carbon-black-unlocked/150296.html#l=10

[Drezha]

Dave Rice wrote:

Hell yes, The Poco F3. I have the 4G version, as do wife and son, best phone I’ve owned. POCO F3 5G – Smartphone 8+256GB, 6,67” 120Hz AMOLED DotDisplay, Snapdragon 870, 48MP Triple Camera, 4520mAh, Night Black (UK Version + 2 Years Warranty) £250 at Amazon

Jumped up to £350 now, but on sale on the Xiami website for £200.

Have they ironed out the Android Auto issues? I remember the F1 and it was great but it wouldn’t work in my car at all, so ended up getting replaced.

Almost purchased one to play with, but realised that I should dig the Pixel 4a from it’s position as bedside MP3 player and use that. Reviews online state that the 4a is the better photo taker for phones around that price point but lacks some of the other features (performance and screen).

"Everything looks interesting until you do it. Then you find it’s just another job" - Terry Pratchett

[Dave Rice]

I don’t use Android Auto so I’ve no idea.

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