£400 to spend on a handset, but which one?

iMacMart · 7 Dec 2017 at 19:36

Hi Guys

I've had the Nexus 5x which I really liked, move to the Samsung S8 but struggle with the retina scanner working (might be my eye colour I've read), bio reader is a pain to reach around for all the time and I'm not sold on the curved edges

I love the speed and camera quality and screen but what can I get for something in the £400/£450 mark range..

Many thanks in advance

M

silverblack · 7 Dec 2017 at 20:01

Oneplus 5T ? you lose waterproof,sd card,wireless charging.

ddoubleep · 7 Dec 2017 at 21:30

Nokia 8 or OP5T or maybe Pixel XL from last year?

kefan77 · 7 Dec 2017 at 21:34

if you don't care about camera then prob 5T. if you do, then Pixel XL.

also LG G6 can be had quite cheap, but yes, bit older SoC.

iMacMart · 8 Dec 2017 at 06:39

Thanks guys, OP5T looks good but poor reports on the camera, is that just software or is it hardware related, loving the OLED screen and 8gb of ram on that though

Pixel looks nice, can this be had new for £400 as the Google store only shows the 2 version...

Not a massive fan of LG handsets for some reason...

Any others that spring to mind?

Orcvader · 8 Dec 2017 at 12:51

Nokia 8? Still a good phone but camera could be better.

stoosh · 8 Dec 2017 at 13:29

How about the Honor 9? £379.99

Great camera and Oreo update has just dropped in the Far East and will make its way over here shorly.

Shocky-FM · 8 Dec 2017 at 15:03

Spend another £50 and get the OP5T

iMacMart · 8 Dec 2017 at 15:40

Shocky-FM said:
Spend another £50 and get the OP5T

I am leaning towards this, but poor camera quality is worrying me...

wesimmo · 8 Dec 2017 at 15:44

Anything wrong with the Huawei P10?

I've got the P9 and love it so picked the P10 up for the missus for just over £400.

Shocky-FM · 8 Dec 2017 at 15:55

iMacMart said:
I am leaning towards this, but poor camera quality is worrying me...

It's not that bad, recent update has made improvements and there is always the modified Google camera which produces good results.

iMacMart · 8 Dec 2017 at 21:57

after looking at some reviews the P10 camera looks very impressive, I do tend to take a lot of shots of the children, and am a heavy user of the S8 camera, my wife relies on me to take the best photos.....

wesimmo · 8 Dec 2017 at 22:27

I'm afraid I can't tell you how the P10 is as it's an Xmas present. I will say I have been very happy with Huawei phones, had the Nexus they did and then this P9.

iMacMart · 8 Dec 2017 at 22:55

wesimmo said:
I'm afraid I can't tell you how the P10 is as it's an Xmas present. I will say I have been very happy with Huawei phones, had the Nexus they did and then this P9.

the 6P?

wesimmo · 8 Dec 2017 at 23:27

Yeah, that's the one. Battery wasn't the best, but then I hammered it as a mobile gaming device and often played for hours with it charging.

iMacMart · 8 Dec 2017 at 23:32

wesimmo said:
Yeah, that's the one. Battery wasn't the best, but then I hammered it as a mobile gaming device and often played for hours with it charging.

I had the same device for 2 months but got sick of its weight and size so changed to the 5x which I had for 2 years which I loved ... great camera

tiffanys · 9 Dec 2017 at 09:17

xperia xz premium

iMacMart · 9 Dec 2017 at 09:28

tiffanys said:
xperia xz premium

Not a fan of the sharp square look I’m afraid

Tee Hee Johnson · 9 Dec 2017 at 18:33

Nokia 8

benparker · 9 Dec 2017 at 21:18

Huawei View 10. Releases next month though @£450. May be better than OP5T