Need phone recommendation for teen please

hdl

I need a new phone for a teen, hoping for some good deals coming up for Black Friday. Current phone is my old Moto G4, which was only 16gb and 2gb ram, and it's just so slow now that it's pretty much unusable.

It will be used mainly for calls, text, social media and Netflix, no gaming, etc. Would like a decent battery life and camera, but again, as it's for a teenager, they don't have to be amazing. I saw the thread for the Pixel 3a and wondering whether that would be a good buy?

That would be the upper end of my budget, so is there anything similar or decent specs for cheaper price out there that I should be looking at? Would prefer to get something that would last a couple of years. Thanks for any recommendations.

banie01

The new Moto G8 range may have something that suits?

norabattie

My 16 year old went from Iphone to the Samsung a70. Fantastic phone - I even went and bought it myself.

Cost is about 370, so if you wanted something similar but cheaper then the A50 is almost as good to be honest for 289

128G internal storage and the camera is fantastic

hdl

banie01 wrote: »

The new Moto G8 range may have something that suits?

Thanks, I didn't even realise the G8 was out yet so I'll take a look.

hdl

norabattie wrote: »

My 16 year old went from Iphone to the Samsung a70. Fantastic phone - I even went and bought it myself.

Cost is about 370, so if you wanted something similar but cheaper then the A50 is almost as good to be honest for 289

128G internal storage and the camera is fantastic

Thanks very much. I have actually heard from others that the Samsung A range was very good, so I'm going to look into the A50 then as the 128gb storage would be much appreciated here!

vectra

hdl wrote: »

Thanks, I didn't even realise the G8 was out yet so I'll take a look.

Was looking at phones myself for my mother.
Spotted this Lowest price Moto G8 I could find.

hdl

vectra wrote: »

Was looking at phones myself for my mother.
Spotted this Lowest price Moto G8 I could find.

That does seem like a good price, it's £240 on Amazon!

rustledjimmies

A good selfie camera is probably the most important factor if the teens I know are anything to go by! :pac:

hdl

rustledjimmies wrote: »

A good selfie camera is probably the most important factor if the teens I know are anything to go by! :pac:

Definitely the case here too :P But in fairness, anything I buy from what's available today will be better than the camera on the G4!

Moreilly

id go for something like this..! , around €320 euro. I have used xiaomi phones for years now and my wife and kids use the same, would never look at anything that is usually in the shops in ireland again, seriously impressive phones ( make sure to go for global version). Snapdragon 855 , 6GB Ram, 128 GB internal. and never buy a samsung again

and buy it somewhere like this https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000082702430.html?spm=2114.12010612.8148356.1.58953d07CVNsgT

and here is another video worth a look

hdl

Moreilly wrote: »

id go for something like this..!

That looks fantastic. Is it the same phone - Redmi K20 (youtube link) and Mi 9T (Aliexpress link)? No experience of Xiaomi here, but I assume if you've been using them years, they hold up well and last as well as anything else?

It looks good, I'll definitely look further into it. Don't think I'd buy from Aliexpress right now though, doubtful I'd have it by Christmas, and I'd be afraid of customs. It seems to be on the eu Amazons for similar price too. Thanks for the recommendation.

spud65

Moreilly wrote: »

id go for something like this..! , around €320 euro. I have used xiaomi phones for years now and my wife and kids use the same, would never look at anything that is usually in the shops in ireland again, seriously impressive phones ( make sure to go for global version). Snapdragon 855 , 6GB Ram, 128 GB internal. and never buy a samsung again

and buy it somewhere like this https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000082702430.html?spm=2114.12010612.8148356.1.58953d07CVNsgT

and here is another video worth a look

Have a look at www.honorbuy.com/ a bit dearer but are based in EU and you get a year warranty, delivery is between 4 and 21 days. Have not bought anything from them YET But will very soon

Moreilly

Mi9t pro and k20 pro are the same (pro versions) is generally referred to as k20 in europe,they hold up very well and build quality is very good. If ordering from AliExpress some shops ship to a another EU country before it's shipped to you so there would be no customs (via DHL only), and you would easily get it before Christmas ,even before December (DHL shipping only, usually about 25 euro), I've got all our phones from AliExpress, never a problem

Jamesoneill777

Anything from the Samsung A range is a good shout!

hdl

spud65 wrote: »

Have a look at www.honorbuy.com/ a bit dearer but are based in EU and you get a year warranty, delivery is between 4 and 21 days. Have not bought anything from them YET But will very soon

Moreilly wrote: »

Mi9t pro and k20 pro are the same (pro versions) is generally referred to as k20 in europe,they hold up very well and build quality is very good. If ordering from AliExpress some shops ship to a another EU country before it's shipped to you so there would be no customs (via DHL only), and you would easily get it before Christmas ,even before December (DHL shipping only, usually about 25 euro)

Thank you both. I'll look into both options and see what would work out best!

biebiebie

hdl wrote: »

Thank you both. I'll look into both options and see what would work out best!

Don't forget to price the Mi 9T\Pro on the various Amazon sites e.g. .es, .de, .fr, .it
i believe there have been some price drops recently! Plus the after sales service would be superior to Aliexpress and HonorBuy I'd imagine, something to consider if you value that aspect.

ShauntaMetzel

Age of your teen matters. Because it has become challenging to make your teenager happy with a budget phone. You can consider Honor 7X. Yes, it has 4GB ram and 32GB storage. Camera is also good. It has plenty of Android games and also could be reliable choice for Netflix. You can also consider iPhone 7.

hdl

ShauntaMetzel wrote: »

Age of your teen matters. Because it has become challenging to make your teenager happy with a budget phone. You can consider Honor 7X. Yes, it has 4GB ram and 32GB storage. Camera is also good. It has plenty of Android games and also could be reliable choice for Netflix. You can also consider iPhone 7.

Thanks for your reply. This one is 14, but I've honestly never come across a teen less interested in brands and names. More hope of the younger one looking for the latest and greatest phone! Currently using a 3+yr old Moto G4, so anything would be an upgrade! Have ordered a Pixel 3a (from bargain alerts thread), so waiting to see if that will arrive (as they seem to be cancelling some orders), and if not I think I'll go with a Redmi Note 8. Thanks all.