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Sorry, I know this is not strictly 'budget' but it is a budget note/phablet I suppose.

The Mi 8 Pro looks like a lot of phone for £459 :eek:

mi-8-pro - Xiaomi UK

Not sure if my fairly normal use of a phone justifies the spend :hmm: wonder if a refurb Samsung Note 7/8 would make more sense.

I do really want a flash new gadget to meddle with and the Note 4 has served me very well over years :hmm:
 
It is out the box but not set up yet.

Feels like a very solid bit of kit :cool: Came with a rubber 'back case' which is a bonus.

Only thing that annoyed me (I am out of touch with tech) is the new USB charger. I have a load of decent long Anker charger cables at home/work so have had to get some adapters for that.
 
Badgers said:
It is out the box but not set up yet.

Feels like a very solid bit of kit :cool: Came with a rubber 'back case' which is a bonus.

Only thing that annoyed me (I am out of touch with tech) is the new USB charger. I have a load of decent long Anker charger cables at home/work so have had to get some adapters for that.
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:thumbs:

USB C is the new thing. I like them on my Chromebook as it means I have a charging port on either side of the laptop. I was wondering the other day how I'd go on with a phone without a 3.5mm headphone jack as they seem to be more and more common and I assume that the Lite can use the USB C as its audio out? Gearbest had a 3.5mm to usb c adaptor on their site for 57p yesterday :eek:

Make sure you contribute to Post a screenshot of your phone's homescreen
 
Cheers again :thumbs:

Have already ordered 6 adapters for not much money so all sorted there. Going to set up tomorrow as the guy in the local market is good with cutting SIM cards and can put a screen protector on it.
 
I've had a Xiaomi Redmi Note 4x for coming up to 2 years but there's a problem with the screen (a bright spot near the centre) which is pretty annoying. I also never got round to updating it to be completely unlocked so its still on Android 6 and I never got round to unlocking it properly so I could update the rom (on the global rom it came with) so I'm thinking of getting myself something new after next payday. Ideally in the £150-£250 range. Have looked at the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite which sounds really good but the only concern is the battery is a lot smaller than the Note 4X.

What else is value for money at the moment?
 
binka said:
I've had a Xiaomi Redmi Note 4x for coming up to 2 years but there's a problem with the screen (a bright spot near the centre) which is pretty annoying. I also never got round to updating it to be completely unlocked so its still on Android 6 and I never got round to unlocking it properly so I could update the rom (on the global rom it came with) so I'm thinking of getting myself something new after next payday. Ideally in the £150-£250 range. Have looked at the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite which sounds really good but the only concern is the battery is a lot smaller than the Note 4X.

What else is value for money at the moment?
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What do you need on the phone? NFC etc? Stock Android or willing to accept grey imports?
 
Throbbing Angel said:
£240 on Amazon atm

motorola moto g7 Power 6.2-Inch Android 9.0 Pie UK Sim-Free Smartphone with 4GB RAM and 64GB Storage (Single Sim) – Black https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07N8LY9BS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_wtoJCbP3E0W9M
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The battery on that is impressive!

I had looked at Motorola and maybe the Nokia 7 Plus from the same price bracket but I don't know if they're good value compared to the Chinese brands... On first look you'd say Xiaomi has better specs but what are the quality of the components like? I see the Moto G7 Power 'only' has 12mp camera but it's PDAF - no idea what that is but it's clearly something they felt the need to mention!
 
yield said:
g7 power is £250 from a storefront on that amazon link.

It's £180 direct from Lenovo. Screen is only 720p and there's no compass. But for battery life it looks great.

moto g⁷ power - Android smartphone | Lenovo UK
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I didn't realise Lenovo owned Motorola now. When I bought my last laptop a couple of years ago I steared clear of Lenovo after the pre-installed adware issue
Remember when Lenovo sold PCs with Superfish adware? It just got a mild scolding from FTC
 
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