Android phone under 250 - P20 Lite/8x/MiA2/Other?

MOH

Looking for recommendations for a phone in the 150-250 range.

Storage is the biggest concern, but 64GB should do, or maybe 32GB with a card slot.

NFC would obviously be a plus, but it's for someone thinking of switching from an iPhone so they won't be losing anything if it's not there.

FM radio and headphone jack might be minor pluses, but not a dealbreaker.

Not sure they'd be mad about ordering from one of the Chinese sites, might be possible but Amazon would be preferable.

Options so far:
Huawei P20 Lite - available in store with eir for 230
Huawei P Smart - available in store with eir for 150

Honor 8X - 250 on Amazon.es
Xiaomi Mi A2 - 195 or so on Amazon.es
Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite - 165 or so on Amazon.es

Any recommendations? Or alternatives?

advertsfox

MI A2 (I have one) is excellent, €240 with 2-day DHL delivery from Honorbuy (EU reseller) for 64GB. No NFC or headphone jack but not a killer for me. The phone having stock Android is a massive plus, gets the latest updates nearly as quick as the Pixel. Beautiful screen and both cameras are fantastic (20+12MP back, 20MP front + flash).

https://www.honorbuy.com/1453-xiaomi-mi-a2-official-global-version-4gb-ram-64gb-smartphone-black.html

mhiggy09

advertsfox wrote: »

MI A2 (I have one) is excellent, €240 with 2-day DHL delivery from Honorbuy (EU reseller) for 64GB. No NFC or headphone jack but not a killer for me. The phone having stock Android is a massive plus, gets the latest updates nearly as quick as the Pixel. Beautiful screen and both cameras are fantastic (20+12MP back, 20MP front + flash).

https://www.honorbuy.com/1453-xiaomi-mi-a2-official-global-version-4gb-ram-64gb-smartphone-black.html

https://www.eglobalcentral.eu/xiaomi-mi-a2-dual-sim-4gb-64gb-black.html#specifications

good bit less on eglobal

loyatemu

Nokia 6.1 Plus?
64/4GB (+SD)
NFC
has a headphone jack

€210 on eGlobal: https://www.eglobalcentral.eu/nokia-6.1-plus-4gb-64gb-dual-sim-free-unlocked-white.html

I have the regular 6.1, great phone - stock android, and it just got the Pie update.

depends what the priorities are

for battery life

mi a2 lite
honor 8x (may be on the big side for some people)


for camera

mi a2

MOH

glasso wrote: »

depends what the priorities are

for battery life

mi a2 lite
honor 8x (may be on the big side for some people)


for camera

mi a2

Cheers, went back and checked, battery and storage are probably the main priorities. Headphone jack would be a strong plus, and size is the other main concern. Coming from an iPhone 5 the Honor 8X might be a bit too big of a step up, but the Mi A2 Lite sounds promising.

MOH

MOH wrote: »

Cheers, went back and checked, battery and storage are probably the main priorities. Headphone jack would be a strong plus, and size is the other main concern. Coming from an iPhone 5 the Honor 8X might be a bit too big of a step up, but the Mi A2 Lite sounds promising.

I have the a2 lite - great phone. definitely not too big and has the headphone jack

amazing price here a the mo 158 euro for 64gb model.
no customs charges

just allow for 10 -14 days delivery and be happy if it arrives sooner

https://www.eglobalcentral.eu/xiaomi-mi-a2-lite-4gb-64gb-dual-sim-sim-free-unlocked-blue.html

MOH

glasso wrote: »

I have the a2 lite - great phone. definitely not too big and has the headphone jack

amazing price here a the mo 158 euro for 64gb model.
no customs charges

just allow for 10 -14 days delivery and be happy if it arrives sooner

https://www.eglobalcentral.eu/xiaomi-mi-a2-lite-4gb-64gb-dual-sim-sim-free-unlocked-blue.html

Cheers for that. It's on Amazon.es for about the same.

Couple of quick questions - fairly sure it doesn't have NFC, not clear whether it has an FM radio?

cullenswood

MOH wrote: »

Cheers for that. It's on Amazon.es for about the same.

Couple of quick questions - fairly sure it doesn't have NFC, not clear whether it has an FM radio?

It has neither

MOH

MOH wrote: »

Cheers for that. It's on Amazon.es for about the same.

Couple of quick questions - fairly sure it doesn't have NFC, not clear whether it has an FM radio?

Honor 8x for NFC

Can get radio through data . Many free apps on play store

There is a way to get an FM radio on the mi A2 lite but it requires a bit if technical messing about