new phone time, note 9 upgrade

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hi

looking to get a new sim free phone. budget around £3-400. i have the note at present and whilst i like the pen etc, would not be a deal breaker, although is useful in meetings.

i now have wireless headphones so 3.5mm jack is not essential. i like big screens so 6-6.5" is fine, note sized.

camera is important, i use it a lot on holidays etc.

 

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not bothered about samsung. any makes are fine except apple.

 

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Note 10 plus? Ive been through most of the incarnations since being an early adopter with the "stupidly big dom jolly" note original. The step from 9 to 10 is decent enough with touchscreen fingerprint reader, bixby button gone and better cameras. Maybe worth looking at?

yer, i have been considering that. Bixby button annoys the hell out of me.

Motorola has come up a fair bit, but always dubious about there quality.

 

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i decided to use the xaiomi 11 5g i won at auction. so far, after a few days, i'm liking it. camera optics are same as galaxy S21 except the ultra zoom on the camera and takes good snaps. light, and snappy. think i will keep it and retire the note 9 and sell it on.