What upgrade from Pixel 4

almoststew1990

almoststew1990

almoststew1990

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My contract is coming to an end and my phone is beginning to fall apart a bit. I am thinking of my next phone with the following requirements:

I would like to keep the contract at £30 or less per month for 5GB of data. Or the handset being £250 or so.

Ideally 5.5" screen but realistically up to 6.3" or screen for my mini hands
60fps 1080p recording
Headphone jack
Minimal bloat
I don't like Samsungs
Minimal extra things like fingerprint scanners - I don't really need these if this keeps the cost down
Can run GTA San Andreas well - My phone (probably any phone these days) could run it great until an update or something stopped it from launching. GTA:SA is pretty much the only mobile game I need!

Limiting the screen size to 6" on carphone warehouse threw up one samsung and some iphones so I am not sure what is out there.
 
If you want a small phone, you’re limited in choice as you’ve discovered. There’s the Pixel 5, the iPhone 12/Mini as what I’d call upgrades from what you already have. You might have a job picking those up for £30/month.

Otherwise you’re looking at the iPhone SE or Pixel 4a as your options for a compact device. Arguably neither is better than what you have already.
 
If you have PayPal credit, I would just buy the Pixel 5 outright for £600. PP credit is interest-free for 4 months so you could pay it off in 4 lots of £150.

Then go sim-only for £6/month (4GB) or £7/month (8GB), so that you end up paying £72 or £84 over a year.

Use a cashback web site.

Put your new sim-only contract date in your diary so that you know when it ends, and get into a habit of changing providers every year. Use a PAC code so that you get to keep your phone number.

Changing providers every year helps to keep your costs down. Staying with the same provider means that your bill goes up every year - it's called the loyalty tax.

You can do the same with your internet provider as long as you're not on Virgin Media. Again internet providers are notorious for bumping up prices every year for loyal customers.

Break out of this cycle!
 
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