Need a new phone - £500ish

Richeh · 10 Feb 2022 at 16:29

My mum's old Samsung phone is starting to give up the ghost and this time we are just going to buy a phone outright and get an EE sim.

Requirements are:

Screen at least 5.5inches +
Minimal bloatware
Good camera that doesnt take an age to take the photo (you have to wait about 3-5 seconds with her current one after pressing the button)

I was just going to get her a 4a 5G like I have which is £540ish but are there any better options for cheaper? Must support Wi-Fi calling but think that is fairly standard now anyway.

Thanks!

grudas · 10 Feb 2022 at 16:46

pixel 6 on ebay? seem to go around 480 mark for sealed ones.

Richeh · 10 Feb 2022 at 17:43

Honestly dont fancy using Ebay, would rather get from a regular place. But thank you!

Kanpai · 11 Feb 2022 at 08:07

S20 FE? Depending on what phone she has now can trade that in.

SideWinder · 11 Feb 2022 at 21:40

I am looking at the A52. Currently have an S9. Could be worth a look and a bit under budget.

Thaifood · 11 Feb 2022 at 23:11

Pixel 5 if you can still get it from somewhere

radderfire · 11 Feb 2022 at 23:58

Oppo, Poco, Realme and Xiaomi are brands that might offer better value for money. Have a look at their websites and some YouTube reviews.

Lmg80 · 11 Feb 2022 at 23:58

Thaifood said:
Pixel 5 if you can still get it from somewhere

Why?

Efour · 13 Feb 2022 at 09:10

A52 is good choice.
It's good enough.
It's Samsung so she'll be familiar.
Should be cheaper than 500

Sho · 13 Feb 2022 at 11:56

A52s 5G. Got the Mrs one few weeks back. She loves it. You can pick it up for around £350. Look around and you'll pick one up for £300.

kona786 · 13 Feb 2022 at 14:06

Pixel 6 on a cheap contract. A few about. Works out around 650 with tariff.

Or this
https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/google-pixel-6-o2-refresh-ps47576-3884188

Nursie · 16 Feb 2022 at 10:06

Sho said:
A52s 5G. Got the Mrs one few weeks back. She loves it. You can pick it up for around £350. Look around and you'll pick one up for £300.

Amazon were selling a mint green one for under £300

alex24 · 16 Feb 2022 at 10:13

Richeh said:
My mum's

From my experience, possibly generalising, iPhone is great for these kind of use cases... I think it can also meet your criteria (bloatware doesn't really apply on iPhone, camera is fast on all modern models). The SE is well under budget and probably great, but screen is smaller than your criteria. You could look higher but might not be worth it?

I know some people have objections to Apple phones (I used to be one of them) but honestly if you want something that is low maintenance and easy to use, they are great. Also generally constructed well and there are so many readily available accessories, cases etc.