How much do people pay for a phone?

chaparral · 26 Mar 2020 at 00:38

BowdonUK said:
So how much on average have you bought a phone for?

Think I paid around £800 each for my Samsung Note 8 and Note 9

I can't remember the exact prices now without looking them up

Sp00n · 26 Mar 2020 at 15:49

£29 upfront + 24 * £28 - £65 quidco cashback = £636 over 2 years

s10e + 100gb data

My limit outright is about £400.

SexyGreyFox · 26 Mar 2020 at 19:44

My last two phones have been:
Moto G6 Plus: £280
Moto G8 Plus: £240 (only because my phone fell out of my pocket on a roundabout while cycling home last December and it got trashed otherwise the G6 did everything I needed, it is better though (camera, battery life, memory, speed).

£8 EE sim with unlimited/unlimited/6gb

glenimp617 · 26 Mar 2020 at 20:14

Depends

I used to have a vodafone sim only which was £20 a month including spotify. Last black friday though I changed it, and I've now got an iPhone 11 with 60gb data for £33 a month (and a free google home hub max which I sold for £150)

Man maths £33 x 24 = £792 - £150 = £642

Now I was already paying £20 a month (£20 x 24 = £480) so I basically got an iphone 11 for £162

The mrs and my son each have sky mobile sims (£10 and £6 a month, with the piggybank data sharing). They each bought their iphones from wowcamera.

Hopefully if quidco tracks my sons order and they price match topcashback with the bonus payment, he will be getting his sim for nothing.

Malevolence · 26 Mar 2020 at 22:22

Paid £269 for my current phone, a little over the £250 soft budget I set myself but still within my 10% wiggle room. Currently on a crappy Vodafone PAYG, but will be switching to Smarty in the near future.

SexyGreyFox · 26 Mar 2020 at 23:21

Malevolence said:
Paid £269 for my current phone, a little over the £250 soft budget I set myself but still within my 10% wiggle room. Currently on a crappy Vodafone PAYG, but will be switching to Smarty in the near future.

and like me I bet you wonder why people buy expensive phones that don't actually make Whatsapp and Facebook go any faster.

Malevolence · 27 Mar 2020 at 00:14

SexyGreyFox said:
and like me I bet you wonder why people buy expensive phones that don't actually make Whatsapp and Facebook go any faster.

Indeed. It runs everything just as smoothly as any of the 'premium' phones costing two or even three times as much.

Hawk Tuah · 27 Mar 2020 at 09:08

SexyGreyFox said:
and like me I bet you wonder why people buy expensive phones that don't actually make Whatsapp and Facebook go any faster.

I no longer carry a digital camera, so camera quality is my main reason for spending more. Also, I read on my phone now, so I prefer OLED screens.

biron_w · 27 Mar 2020 at 09:35

The last phone I bought was an OP7 Pro which I bought brand new from OP.
I won't be getting a new phone until next year and when I do I'm really quite tempted to just get a decent mid range for around £350-400.

Squink · 27 Mar 2020 at 12:45

SexyGreyFox said:
and like me I bet you wonder why people buy expensive phones that don't actually make Whatsapp and Facebook go any faster.

I have a 12" CRT black and white TV and wonder why people buy OLED TVs to watch the same programs as I watch.
I drive a £200 auction house banger to work and wonder why people spend money buying more expensive cars that get them to work the same way mine does.
I live in the smallest house in the worst area and wonder why people buy nice houses when my roof keeps me just as dry.
I wonder why people go out for expensive meals when a tin of smartprice beans sustains the body just as efficiently.
I don't spend a penny more than I need to on anything whatsoever and wonder why other people do so.

Etc etc.

SexyGreyFox · 27 Mar 2020 at 17:43

Squink said:
I have a 12" CRT black and white TV and wonder why people buy OLED TVs to watch the same programs as I watch.
I drive a £200 auction house banger to work and wonder why people spend money buying more expensive cars that get them to work the same way mine does.
I live in the smallest house in the worst area and wonder why people buy nice houses when my roof keeps me just as dry.
I wonder why people go out for expensive meals when a tin of smartprice beans sustains the body just as efficiently.
I don't spend a penny more than I need to on anything whatsoever and wonder why other people do so.

Etc etc.

I've done a comparison between my mates top end Samsung and mine, there really isn't much difference no matter how you try and justify it.
Don't get taken in.

neoboy · 27 Mar 2020 at 18:01

Differences are there, whether they are worth it is a matter how much disposable income you have.

andy_mk3 · 27 Mar 2020 at 18:12

I paid £1099 for my Note 10+ 5G on release. No ragrets.

Squink · 27 Mar 2020 at 18:54

SexyGreyFox said:
I've done a comparison between my mates top end Samsung and mine, there really isn't much difference no matter how you try and justify it.

I'm not trying to justify anything. Each to their own. Like you wonder why someone would spend money on a more expensive phone than you choose to buy, I wonder why people can't understand that their own opinion of what's right isn't necessarily representative.

SexyGreyFox · 27 Mar 2020 at 19:49

OK, I can see I'm being a bit argumentative and wrong about geeks who come on a forum like this.
I suppose my argument is with people I know who have these top end phones on £50 contracts.
For example my two female colleagues have S10s but I know that the extent of their usage is taking photos of their kids and uploading to social media.
They're not watching 4k films or need the power of a much better camera etc so to me they are completely wasting their money especially when they moan they can't afford this & that in their daily lives.
I have no problem with geeks with disposable income who want the best and know what they're getting.

Squink · 27 Mar 2020 at 21:08

And I have no problems with people who can only afford £280 phones and complain about people who want better

SexyGreyFox · 27 Mar 2020 at 23:34

Squink said:
And I have no problems with people who can only afford £280 phones and complain about people who want better

and I can afford a £1500 phone, I just don't need it.

I was apologising to you, seems like it went over your head.

Eurofighter · 28 Mar 2020 at 07:48

I don't play games on my phone so no more than £500. When these folding phones have been out a bit longer I would consider upping my budget to get one. Just cos they look cool. haha.

AndyCr15 · 28 Mar 2020 at 07:52

neoboy said:
Differences are there, whether they are worth it is a matter how much disposable income you have.

Agreed, although it's not just disposable income, it's how important the small differences are to you. This argument will forever come up I guess. It's just the same as a cheap car will essentially do the same as an expensive car. A cheap CPU will essentially do the same as an expensive CPU. A cheap bicycle will essentially do the same as an expensive bicycle.

There are differences though, they can't actually do exactly the same. To some the differences are not needed, so it makes sense to buy the cheaper. Other people value the differences, so worth buying. Please lets leave that argument there

Myself, for my daily I will spend anywhere between £600 and £900 at the moment. I used to change phones every 3 to 6 months, now it's generally once a year.

Also, the cost is only really how much you lose on a device. If I paid £700 and sold it for £500, the device only really cost me £200. Androids do drop in price very quickly though, so the cost is usually around £300-£400 over a year.

wellibob · 28 Mar 2020 at 13:21

Last 3 phones have been Chinese ones (Axon 7, Pocophone F1 & now Mi9t Pro) All of them have been below £350, especially the Pocophone F1. Reason for 3 phones in 3 years was the Axon 7 had a minor screen fault and got a full refund and the Pocophone F1 was sold for a £30 loss on what I paid. Prior to these I was on contract for £18 months having the usual Samsung top end phones right from the Samsung S2.