Which Mobile phone to buy

MouldyOldDough

My Motorola G7 Power is 8 years old and needs replacing.

I have a limit of about £200

I use the phone for web browsing and emails/txt - not calling...

I have looked at Blackview (rugged) 5G but am unsure

I need a fingerprint scanner, decent camera, fast charging and a large battery. 

Ayr_Rage

Go left field

https://www.techadvisor.com/article/2765296/cmf-phone-2-pro-review.html

mta999

secoid hand galaxy s23 on ebay (use auction)

flaneurs_lobster

Samsung A17.

Voxi have it at £108 at the moment.

EDIT - Changed my mind, go with the CMF above.

Cisco001

Have a look at Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G and Poco X7 Pro as well.
https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?&idPhone2=13582&idPhone3=13613&idPhone1=13821


Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G with eSIM
Poco X7 Pro 90W fast charging, 6000mAH battery, fast processor
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro micro sd slot. longer security update.

Honor Magic7 Lite - Refurb excellent from argos ebay. £160 after discount code as of 19/11/2025.
Battery 6600 mAh with eSIM

MouldyOldDough

I've been looking at the Oppo A5 Pro 5G and the Motorola G85 

Don't know what to pick - there are so many options.........

The Moto G86 is too narrow and long - what phones are there that are "squarer" ?

Cisco001

MouldyOldDough said:

I've been looking at the Oppo A5 Pro 5G and the Motorola G85 

Don't know what to pick - there are so many options.........

The Moto G86 is too narrow and long - what phones are there that are "squarer" ?

Most phone nowadays has 20:9 ratio.
Unless you are after some physical size which you prefer to hold.

How much can you get Oppo A5 Pro or G85 for?

Oppo A5 Pro camera not as good as CMF/ Poco/ Redmi mentioned above.

MouldyOldDough

Cisco001 said:

MouldyOldDough said:

I've been looking at the Oppo A5 Pro 5G and the Motorola G85 

Don't know what to pick - there are so many options.........

The Moto G86 is too narrow and long - what phones are there that are "squarer" ?

Most phone nowadays has 20:9 ratio.
Unless you are after some physical size which you prefer to hold.

How much can you get Oppo A5 Pro or G85 for?

Oppo A5 Pro camera not as good as CMF/ Poco/ Redmi mentioned above.

£183 for G85

MouldyOldDough

I have ordered a G85 for want of anything better......

oldagetraveller1

I have a G85 5G, very similar to the G85. Very pleased with it. With the curved edges to the screen I did find it impossible to find a glass screen protector that fitted properly, I have difficulty trying to install  a clear plastic protector! 

However, the screen has not scratched etc. without one.

I think it came with Android 13 when bought. It has updated to15 though.It has received system updates, the last was 20th Oct.. For how long it will update, no idea.

MouldyOldDough

oldagetraveller1 said:

I have a G85 5G, very similar to the G85. Very pleased with it. With the curved edges to the screen I did find it impossible to find a glass screen protector that fitted properly, I have difficulty trying to install  a clear plastic protector! 

However, the screen has not scratched etc. without one.

I think it came with Android 13 when bought. It has updated to15 though.It has received system updates, the last was 20th Oct.. For how long it will update, no idea.

The G85 has Gorilla glass which is supposedly unscratchable