What Are The Best Phones Under £250 You Can Buy Right Now?

Posted 26th Jun 2023

Thought I would list a select few phones costing under £250 in new condition for a smattering of manufacturers, this will hopefully help those on a budget, and who don't want to go the used / refurbished route, no new iPhones are currently within this budget unfortunately, hence the exclusion

Galaxy A14 5G £148 Only Branded On Amazon
Galaxy A54 5G £249 Samsung, After trade & Cashback (Credit LEB123)

Reno8 Lite £219 Laptops Direct
A94 £185 The Big Phone Store
Find X3 Lite £179 Ebay

Redmi Note 12 Pro £236 Amazon Italy
Poco X5 £214 Xiaomi UK (CREDIT Innocent)
Mi 10 £249 Ebay (CREDIT Techydt1452)

G22 £99 O2 Shop
G53 £169 Amazon (CREDIT (Cominginhot)
G13 £119 Tesco

Narzo 50 £138 Amazon
9 Pro £235 Amazon Spain

G60 £169.15 Nokia

90 Lite £224.99 Honor UK (CREDIT innocent)
Magic5 Lite 256GB £249.99 Ebay

40 SE £129 Amazon

Phone (1) £199 O2 (CREDIT Sajidtg)

If I have missed any (I am 100% certain I would have) then please let me know and i will add in, huge credit to the few who supplied some of the deal above as well

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ChilliPakoda
26th Jun
Xxavier
26th Jun
No one can (b)eat just one
innocent
26th Jun
Bit ancient but is this good enough for inclusion in your grand list or is it just for recent near new sub £200?
This for £189 with merchant's own code : ebay.co.uk/itm…442
MrSwitch Author
26th Jun
Possibly a bit old, but a great option.
Paul_CADz
18 h, 18 m ago
Guys xiaomi check there apps poco app and the mi app fantastic offers on all the time in the sub 300 pounds range, I got redmi note 10 for 125 and the poco x3 pro for 229 the spec on these phones out class that of mid range phone, Check out there phone range and various reviews online and you will see what I mean

POCO X3 Pro

mobile.po.co/uk/app/product/poco-x3-pro/?utm_channel=social&utm_medium=clipboard

POCO X4 Pro 5G

mobile.po.co/uk/…ard

POCO M5

mi.com/uk/…ard (edited)
Paul_CADz
18 h, 13 m ago
Poco daily deal on above link 129!

My sons got a xiaomi redmi from the mi store app and poco x3 pro from the poco store app and have had the phones for over 6 month with no issues, really good top spec phones for loads less than apple n samsung (edited)
Meltigemini
18 h, 2 m ago
With discounts on AliExpress (which are often floating around) you can pick up the Poco F5 for about £250 (I got it for £253 at launch). If you manage to get it for that money it is unquestionably the best phone for £250 right now.
MrSwitch Author
18 h, 0 m ago
Was just sticking to EU really, because only a limited number of people will buy from Aliexpress, but yes, undoubtedly a steal under £250
Hussain_Hamdani
18 h, 33 m ago
No iPhone lol
MrSwitch Author
18 h, 3 m ago
Show me an new iPhone for under £250 and I'll add it in
Jeikobu88
27th Jun
Highly recommend the Motorola G range - such good value for money
Glasshalfsmashed58
19 h, 18 m ago
Weak processors in a lot of them ruin it for me.
automagic
26th Jun
Switchy £200 in description Vs £250 in the title
MrSwitch Author
26th Jun
cheers, was originally gonna be £200, but upped it as there are so many good phone over £200 but under £250, will amend now, cheers man
alien
26th Jun
Timesaver!
Mr_Mister
23 h, 36 m ago
Redmi Note 10 Pro
Amazing camera and performance if you don't mind not having 5G

amzn.eu/d/5…f6f
bluefish2303
21 h, 15 m ago
Just got the Nothing Phone 1 for my son at O2 : Deal link
MrSwitch Author
18 h, 4 m ago
0cheers added in
oldskooladdict
18 h, 53 m ago
I just got the a34 5g for £309 (£4 postage) with £75 cashback, which seems to qualify for this thread :). Even at the £349 price everywhere it qualifies too be quick thou, cashback runs out soon
djbooth77
17 h, 14 m ago
Switchy great work!
Any chance of an extension of the thread to include...
Under 300
Under 400 &
Under 500 handsets?
MrSwitch Author
5 h, 22 m ago
planning on posting more in future fella, so watch this space
Afrim_Ramaj
10 h, 34 m ago
Heat for the effort
George_Allbrook
8 h, 59 m ago
Poco F3, bought one 2 years ago dropped it, then ended up buying the same phone because I couldn't find anything better at that price point, £250 last time I looked.
Xxavier
26th Jun
No iPhone under £250
MrSwitch Author
26th Jun
New, no, unless i have missed one
jaju123
26th Jun
Find x5?
MrSwitch Author
26th Jun
new under £250? If you can find it, i can add it
MANicho
22 h, 28 m ago
Been getting A13 for work lads last year or two ppl seem to love them. Not tried a14 yet.
Glowingpumpkin
20 h, 37 m ago
Thank you for this!
The Oneplus is OoS
Glowingpumpkin
20 h, 27 m ago
I think the Google Pixel 6A is OoS too
Brains
17 h, 33 m ago
I'm trying to get a sub £300 phone with a decent camera and fast charging. Was hoping to get a deal on the OnePlus Nord 2T or OPPO Reno8 but they seem to be oos almost everywhere and I've seen a story that they might be pulling out of the UK/EU, not sure if there's any truth in it.
Anyway, that makes the Redmi Note 12 Pro my current favourite, anyone got any other good suggestions?
leondas
5 h, 43 m ago
From these phones I think Nothing Phone 1 is the best! Pixel 6a is a close second.
bigpappa69
17 h, 9 m ago
I'd argue that your deal on the Samsung S22 (£521 - £100 cashback) two year, taking into account the call, text, and data, means that the S22 is around £250?
Affray
14 h, 50 m ago
I got a 2nd hand Xiaomi 11 lite 5g, for £140 love it. SD 780G great chip set for me.
mc7t
5 h, 0 m ago
Oppo A77 5g.
Gone from a Samsung s20 fe to this phone.

Expandable to 8gb ram , headphone socket, 5000mh battery that lasts all day for myself with pretty heavy usage.

Personally, I'd highly recommend it for £169.
Clowance
4 h, 18 m ago
MrSwitch
I have an A13 and dislike it, want a fingerprint scanner on the back or front as the side never works for me.
Any chance of doing a "best phones for under £150 used" list?
ozzy1971
1 h, 11 m ago
Very helpful thank you