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A family member is looking for a new budget phone to replace their Moto G5 and I'm wondering if there are any recommendations?

Currently they're looking at the Moto G7 Play at £130:
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8835112

£130 is about as high as they want to go and from Argos for a couple of different reasons. They only use their phone for 'basic' stuff, the most advanced being 'casual' games like Angry birds.

Are there any other recommended phones in a similar price range?

How is the Nokia 5.1? I've been reading that this may be better with support:
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8047845

Thank you.
 
Skelletonike said:
From that store and near that price range, my choice would be this Xiaomi: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8664819

It's a pretty good brand, currently my favourite mobile phones are from Huawei and Xiaomi, pretty good phones on a general basis.
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Thanks, typical though, the phones within budget from Huawei and Xiaomi are out of stock where I live.
 
tech3475 said:
Not where I live, at least when I looked.

Stock levels change all the time and it depends on the DC/delivery area.
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Well, that's a crappy website design then.

What about Honor 9 Lite or P Smart? It's 20£ more but they're still better than the other choices near the price.
 
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Skelletonike said:
Well, that's a crappy website design then.

What about Honor 9 Lite or P Smart? It's 20£ more but they're still better than the other choices near the price.
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Trust me, it's one of the minor issues, it will only report actual stock when a postcode is entered.

According to the QA, the P Smart is the 2017 model, I'll look at the Honor 9 though.
 
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tech3475 said:
Trust me, it's one of the minor issues, it will only report actual stock when a postcode is entered.

According to the QA, the P Smart is the 2017 model, I'll look at the Honor 9 though.
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Strange, the specs seemed to be the ones from the 2018 one. Either way, the Honor 9 does have better camera and a slightly better version of blutooth.
 
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Phones don't expire; not buying new is the best way to get a good deal on a good phone. I've got an LG G3 lying around which is one of the best Android phones I've ever owned. You can find those on eBay for well under $100 unlocked.

Just because it was released in ~2014 doesn't mean it's outdated. It was a flagship back then, and it's without a doubt more powerful and reliable than any budget phone being sold today. (just make sure you buy an aftermarket battery from like Anker or something because LG's batteries suck)
 
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diggeloid said:
Phones don't expire; not buying new is the best way to get a good deal on a good phone. I've got an LG G3 lying around which is one of the best Android phones I've ever owned. You can find those on eBay for well under $100 unlocked.

Just because it was released in ~2014 doesn't mean it's outdated. It was a flagship back then, and it's without a doubt more powerful and reliable than any budget phone being sold today. (just make sure you buy an aftermarket battery from like Anker or something because LG's batteries suck)
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One problem is that phones lose official support and this person doesn’t want to root or buy used.
 
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Ok thanks for the responses, I’ll look at the possible options and show them to the family member.
 

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