new phone recommendations

cranford

For a working S7 you can get over £100.

boatman

As has been said at least do a complete reset and see how it goes first..

20aday

Have you tinkered with Performance Mode at all?

My friend has the S7 Edge and when it’s on it seems to last longer.

Super_Whiskey

I got a Moto G4 a couple years back after some advice from this forum. It has served me well and while it's got a bit of time left in it, I wanted to see what I should be looking at now.



I've seen people raving about the Honor 9/10, OnePlus and Nokia 6 (8?) but undecided on which one to go for.


I'll primarily be using it for social media apps, banking, listening to music and any ad-hoc apps as needed (can't imagine it'll be anything intensive). A half-decent camera would be nice and I'm not too fussed about NFC but as long as it's got a decent screen, battery, expandable storage and headphone jack I'll be happy.

Herongull

Xiaomi have decent, reasonably priced phones for around £170 to £220 depending on the model. You can often buy them on Amazon or Amazon marketplace - best to go for a UK seller rather than importing from China. With the latter you would be liable for duty and VAT plus Amazon usually has good customer service if there are problems.

virgo17

Herongull wrote: »

best to go for a UK seller rather than importing from China. With the latter you would be liable for duty and VAT plus Amazon usually has good customer service if there are problems.

You do not pay import duty on imported phones from China, just VAT as a percentage of the declared (or assessed) value.

20aday

I’m unable to comment on Xiaomi but Nokia run ‘pure’ Android and HMD Global (who have licenced the name) have said they will be updated regular in terms of security patches and operating systems.

I’ve stupidly bricked it at the moment but purchased a Nokia 3 a few weeks back and for a £80 handset the build quality is very solid.

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Got a Moto e4 from Argos for 70 quid. It is superb for the money and I'm used to an iPhone 7.

[Deleted User]

Herongull wrote: »

Xiaomi have decent, reasonably priced phones for around £170 to £220 depending on the model. You can often buy them on Amazon or Amazon marketplace - best to go for a UK seller rather than importing from China. With the latter you would be liable for duty and VAT plus Amazon usually has good customer service if there are problems.

May be liable for VAT (not import duty), I certainly wasn't a month ago although I agree about Amazon's service. That said, Xiaomi are in talks with carriers to sell their products in the UK and I suspect it will be fairly soon when you can do this.

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20aday wrote: »

I’m unable to comment on Xiaomi but Nokia run ‘pure’ Android and HMD Global (who have licenced the name) have said they will be updated regular in terms of security patches and operating systems.

I’ve stupidly bricked it at the moment but purchased a Nokia 3 a few weeks back and for a £80 handset the build quality is very solid.

That's Android One that the Nokia runs which is exactly what the Xiaomi A2 at least runs (can't say I'd researched the rest of the line up).