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As title, £100 budget, which phone will:
* take acceptable photos (my biggest complaint of my old ulefone was it took abysmal photos, a billion megapixles of green tinted mush).
* long battery life
* best use my personal data for the advancement of the Chinese Communist Party
Second hand Sony Xperia XZ1 compact from CEX.
simlar to the above, but second hand pixel 2
Not keen on 2nd hand phones, I've had a few and they all started struggling to last a day as the battery died around 3 years, my current S7 is 4 years old and won't last a day unless I have it plugged in at every oppertunity which is useless if I cycle to work, use it during the day, then can't strava the ride home.
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Moto G7 Power.
Hmm, pretty much gone, but the G8 Power is on sale in places for £120. I've had the G7 Power for a year, very happy.
Its fairly easy to get a new battery fitted aftermarket to most phones.
Have a look at hukd and see what floats your boat for the money. Moto g8 is about 140 (though I think these have a glass back which would kill it for me), Poco x3 about 160, one plus Nord about 200. there were various Xiaomi deals knocking about from 100-200. Probably best just keeping an eye out now as black Friday approaches.
Should probably jump in and say that despite all the recomendations Motorola are a none starter, I can't live with their version of Android (unless its changed drasrically in the last few years).
I've got a Samsung Galaxy A20e, cost about £120 IIRC (Not a tech man so wasnt spending silly money, phones a phone to me) Only had it 6 months or so but its been spot on, takes decent pics and has good battery life. Seems the same to use as the old hand me down S8 I was using before
A near new Sony compact phone was the most unreliable heap of *** I've owned. Best budget Chinese?? Cubot note 7 - £48 direct or £60 in UK. I'm only using it as a music & camera device right now, but seems pretty good (& cheap...). I have their Kingkong mini for normal use - but that has a small battery.
Whichever Xiaomi fits your budget:
Or a Realme:
Or a Samsung:
https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/samsung-galaxy-a21s-smartphone-ps119-at-o2-payg-3580366
+1 for G7 Power - well pleased with mine - can run a nav app (OS / Kamoot) on it all day long without gasping for power towards the end of the ride
Xiaomi Redmi 8T , on sale at £109 !! ... got myself one in the last sale a few weeks ago at £129 and im very happy with , its just done the latest update as well to android 10 with Mi Ui 12 with app draw etc ... very happy so far and the camera not bad at all
https://event.mi.com/uk/sales2020/double11
^mine cost me about £175 last year, that's a great price. Good phone, good camera, but too big to fit comfortably in a trouser pocket.
Really rate my Xiaomi mi a2 is the camera on the redmi 8t noticeably better? Would it compare with a top end Samsung?
Motorola Android is almost as clean as the pixel stock version, I.e. no extra shite. Surprised you can't live with that!
That's why, along with the battery, I got a Moto G7 Power - no Facebook, ****ter, etc preloaded.
simlar to the above, but second hand pixel 2
I did this. Photos are great, battery is OK, it's pathetic in cold weather, though. A less-than-warm breeze and under 30% battery and it just shuts down, which is annoying as we approach winter in Scotland.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0891GQFFN/ Nokia 5.3 for £127 isn't bad.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08HZ86HN6?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE Oppo A53 for £130 isn't bad either for 5000mAh battery.
https://www.mi.com/uk/buy/product/redmi-note-8-t?gid=4194700016&mi_campaign=Micom_UK_Shopping_Sales_0513&mi_source=google&mi_medium=shopping&mi_channel=search&gclid=Cj0KCQiA-rj9BRCAARIsANB_4AD6CuB7hHCjVr11iB4ySywPx9HSvUcUF9C6exHexP3EJm_TAQl0KP0aAg_vEALw_wcB for £109 was raved about recently as a bargain.
Edit: Price changes are coming thick and fast of late, https://www.amazon.co.uk/OPPO-Snapdragon-Smartphone-Mirror-Black/dp/B07Z8CTPFT/ Oppo A5 for £104 looks very good.
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Really rate my Xiaomi mi a2 is the camera on the redmi 8t noticeably better? Would it compare with a top end Samsung?Posted 17 hours ago
Not sure how it would compare etc and no idea against a samsung sorry , although im very happy with the pics etc ... GSM arena has the compare function , so the camera does indeed look better spec wise on the main camera but not the selfie cam 🙂 https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=9140&idPhone2=9946