Best sub £150 phone?

Raymond Lin · 4 Sep 2017 at 20:49

iPhone 6 died, it is currently going through insurance and when i get it back I plan to sell it. I will probably get the iPhone 8 but if not, I might "slump" it with Android for a bit, at least until I come back from my trip to Japan in November, so want to save money for that until then.

What budget phones are there that I should look at

Destination · 4 Sep 2017 at 20:51

You probably meant this to be in the phone forum?

http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/mobi...eight-best-cheap-phones-you-can-buy-right-now

might be useful as a rough guide to what is out there

ChroniC · 4 Sep 2017 at 20:55

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4

StevieP · 4 Sep 2017 at 21:04

"slump" it a bit!

Might want to re-word that, even if you meant "slum" it a bit, you've got the wrong meaning again if you are referring to Android as an OS!

Raymond Lin · 4 Sep 2017 at 21:16

StevieP said:
"slump" it a bit!

Might want to re-word that, even if you meant "slum" it a bit, you've got the wrong meaning again if you are referring to Android as an OS!

Hence in quotes

It's a joke!

I just came across this…..What a phone for £120 !

https://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_647664.html?wid=11

https://www.rswebsols.com/reviews/smartphone/bluboo-s1-4g-smartphone

CapitalOne · 4 Sep 2017 at 21:24

Wileyfox Swift 2

stewski · 4 Sep 2017 at 21:41

Raymond Lin said:
Hence in quotes It's a joke!

I just came across this…..What a phone for £120 !

https://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_647664.html?wid=11

https://www.rswebsols.com/reviews/smartphone/bluboo-s1-4g-smartphone

Great find and very interested but I cant find anything on it that approaches a useful review.
I was looking at a doogee and then read a review saying the GPS was weak (primary use for a friend who is a driver) so thats out, this is well in the running but no details...

CapitalOne said:
Wileyfox Swift 2

The swift 2X (FHD) was near this price on the rivery place not long ago, back at £210 now, that's Lenovo P2 territory and I cant recommend the wileyfox experience over the P2.

CapitalOne · 4 Sep 2017 at 21:45

Yes sorry picked mine up as a backup a month or so ago for £150 - impressed!

scrivz69 · 4 Sep 2017 at 21:48

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/pr...929.html?spm=2114.12010608.0.0.2995e5c0vXQD2R

That would be my choice.

Zefan · 4 Sep 2017 at 21:56

If you like larger phones, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 is pretty good from my experience.

Lokken86 · 4 Sep 2017 at 21:58

Lumia 640 is excellent. £120.

Raymond Lin · 4 Sep 2017 at 23:47

I think I found the one….

https://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_647665.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bensin/2017/08/17/maze-alpha-review-bezel-less-on-a-budget/

Begbie · 5 Sep 2017 at 10:27

Zefan said:
If you like larger phones, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 is pretty good from my experience.

Mines was great, used it for about 6 months until I got a new phone. Then went to get some photos off it, plugged it in to charge and it just heated up and refuses to turn on. I probably won't get another.

Not sure it was a note 4, maybe a 3.

hyperseven · 5 Sep 2017 at 13:17

Doro secure 580 should suit you fine.

Hater · 5 Sep 2017 at 13:39

Losing all your stuff just to go Android for a few months sounds **** to me, I'd just use your replacement 6 until the 8 comes around. It's not like you'll save any money having to spend £140 on an interim handset that'll depreciate like crazy, your replacement 6 will still be worth a little bit once November rolls around.

Raymond Lin · 5 Sep 2017 at 16:56

Hater said:
Losing all your stuff just to go Android for a few months sounds **** to me, I'd just use your replacement 6 until the 8 comes around. It's not like you'll save any money having to spend £140 on an interim handset that'll depreciate like crazy, your replacement 6 will still be worth a little bit once November rolls around.

My second "excuse" is that when I go to Japan this year, I can use it there as I have ordered a couple of Data Sims to use I am in Japan only. It will be basically my Google Map/Tripadvisor machine.

lltfdaniel · 5 Sep 2017 at 17:27

I was thinking of the moto g5.

So... my vote goes for moto g5 can be had around 150 quid.

CapitalOne · 5 Sep 2017 at 18:12

Liked the look of the 6gb Doogee Mix so bought one. It's going to be a secondary backup phone....this is worse than GPUs!

Raymond Lin · 5 Sep 2017 at 18:20

CapitalOne said:
Liked the look of the 6gb Doogee Mix so bought one. It's going to be a secondary backup phone....this is worse than GPUs!

Worse than what GPU?

CapitalOne · 5 Sep 2017 at 18:21

Raymond Lin said:
Worse than what GPU?

Worse as in buying them when it's really not required!