Looking for a new cheap mobile!

RebekahR
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Hi guys,

My Motorola has just met its death as my toddler found it and threw it in the paddling pool!:mad: As I could not get the battery out it is gone for good. Does anyone know if Huawai have anything new that is cheap recently?

Thank you!

I need something that will take the microsim
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 35,242 Forumite
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    What is your budget?
  • RebekahR
    RebekahR Posts: 5,980 Forumite
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    I would say couple of hundred. But for something really good if it goes a tad over I can do. I usually aim around the 150 mark but am flexi.
  • ballyblack
    ballyblack Posts: 5,064 Forumite
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    stick with Motorola

    New Moto G5 is £149 at Tesco unlocked
  • mutley74
    mutley74 Posts: 4,022 Forumite
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    ballyblack wrote: »
    stick with Motorola

    New Moto G5 is £149 at Tesco unlocked

    My phone just died too...could not decide what to replace it with on Android, so I have just ordered the Moto G5 with 3GB Ram/dual sim from Amazon!
    Thanks for the tip
  • RebekahR
    RebekahR Posts: 5,980 Forumite
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    Tescos sold out. So I just got it from John Lewis delivered to my Waitrose. Got the old man to get it on the way home from work :-D Thank you!!
  • ballyblack
    ballyblack Posts: 5,064 Forumite
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    edited 24 June 2017 at 8:35AM
    John Lewis even better, it carries a 2 year warranty from them?

    But its £159 or £140 for the older G4


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  • dave8204
    dave8204 Posts: 59 Forumite
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    I've been using Huawei for years now and this the spirit of this site never buy new. You can get ex-display or customer return G620s or Y635s on Ebay for around the £80 mark,they're bullet/idiot (don't ask) proof with great battery life and signal strength. No one will be envious but they're superb value and from ,I believe,now the 3rd largest phone manufacturer in the world.
    Moto Gs are excellent but for anyone on a tighter budget Huawei are hard to beat,the basic Y360s are around £50 new and a lot better than that price might suggest.
  • ballyblack
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    There is no comparison between an old Huawei G620s and a Moto G5

    In smart phone terms it has only 8gb memory(1GB Ram) which is useless if you want to put a lot of apps on



    Moto G5 has 16Gb and 2GB ram and the latest Android 7 update

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  • dave8204
    dave8204 Posts: 59 Forumite
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    ballyblack wrote: »
    There is no comparison between an old Huawei G620s and a Moto G5


    I did say if you're on a tighter budget, I don't use loads of apps and the bargain basement phones I use are just fine. I don't dispute the Moto G4 is massively higher spec but even though it's undeniably excellent value compared to similar spec phones it's still out of the range of many.
  • mutley74
    mutley74 Posts: 4,022 Forumite
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    ballyblack wrote: »
    John Lewis even better, it carries a 2 year warranty from them?

    But its £159 or £140 for the older G4


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    check out Amazon where they honor the 2 yr warranty, free technical support too.
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