Shaun Taylor Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 I need to buy a new smartphone sim free and have been looking at the Huawei P30 lite (new edition) so was wondering if anyone on here is using one and if so what their thoughts are or are there better alternatives for £250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 Have a look at Android One. That set of phones have pure android with no crappy vendor nonsense on. I have a Nokia that I paid about £250 for from John Lewis and it's been perfect, battery lasts forever and does everything I need it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 My missus bought a Moto G8 and is very happy with it. It's not an iPhone or Samsung, but it's very impressive for under £200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 25/07/2020 at 17:23, Shaun Taylor said: I need to buy a new smartphone sim free and have been looking at the Huawei P30 lite (new edition) so was wondering if anyone on here is using one and if so what their thoughts are or are there better alternatives for £250 I've got a Huawei P30, not lite, and love it. I mainly love the camera as it's as good as a £400 compact camera, so if you take a lot of photos it saves buying, carrying around a separate camera. Great HD video too Everything else works fine. The only worrying side is the talk of Huawei being struck off from using Google apps which will be a bit of a disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 Personally I would look at this https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8656762?clickSR=slp:term:mi 8:1:1815:1 I got the Mi8 a year ago, and this is the Pro for the same price I paid and I am happy with mine, but still a bit tempted by this, but I can’t ditch my phone after only a year! No it’s not an iPhone, but I am told it’s pretty close, and for the money, wow. Edit: After a quick look at the specs, it’s not toooo much different from mine, I’d better stick and not spend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Taylor Posted July 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 33 minutes ago, RedM said: Personally I would look at this https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8656762?clickSR=slp:term:mi 8:1:1815:1 I got the Mi8 a year ago, and this is the Pro for the same price I paid and I am happy with mine, but still a bit tempted by this, but I can’t ditch my phone after only a year! No it’s not an iPhone, but I am told it’s pretty close, and for the money, wow. Edit: After a quick look at the specs, it’s not toooo much different from mine, I’d better stick and not spend Cheers Red I will check it out on YouTube plus argos are selling for £199. Can you tell what the build is like is it glass, plastic or both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Taylor Posted July 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 45 minutes ago, ralphindevon said: I've got a Huawei P30, not lite, and love it. I mainly love the camera as it's as good as a £400 compact camera, so if you take a lot of photos it saves buying, carrying around a separate camera. Great HD video too Everything else works fine. The only worrying side is the talk of Huawei being struck off from using Google apps which will be a bit of a disaster. Many thanks for the info. The P30 looks really nice and is around £399 so I will have to decide if I want to spend that much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizzol Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 I got the P30 Lite after my pro broke but get some noticeable lag/freezing when using using the browser which is annoying so wouldn't recommend it. That Mi8 looks great for the price though would snap that up before the stock is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 12 hours ago, Shaun Taylor said: Cheers Red I will check it out on YouTube plus argos are selling for £199. Can you tell what the build is like is it glass, plastic or both Mine is plastic, not sure about the pro but I got mine in a sleek mirror like flip cover which protects the screen and is grippy on the back which suits me. I had a Samsung S6 edge before and the only thing that took me a while to get used to that this phone is a lot thicker, especially if you add the flip cover like I did, I’m used to it now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gakoe Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 I bought an honor 9 (made by huawei) around 2 years ago and its been brilliant. Think I paid 300 quid unlocked? As good, actually better than the Galaxy it replaced. As for the Google apps thing that Ralph mentioned, I thought that was supposed to happen in August last year? Anyway, all good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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