Best phone for teenager around £200?

Posted 14th Nov

Hi, my 14-year-old daughter needs a new phone. Budget is around £200 (SIM free). My shortlist is so far:

Samsung Galaxy A40
Moto G8 Plus
Huawei P30 Lite
Honor 20 Lite
Samsung Galaxy M30s

It's hard to find reviews that make direct comparisons of these phones, so hoping some people here can help me! Also let me know if there are phones I should be looking at, but it needs to be reasonably well-known brands as she won't accept cheap Chinese phones she's not heard of! Any advice gratefully received.

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14th Nov

she won't accept cheap Chinese phones she's not heard of

That rules out all my suggestions 🚶 🚶 bye

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14th Nov

Wait till black friday

14th Nov

store.musicmagpie.co.uk/pro…61e

14th Nov

claire751914/11/2019 19:55
…https://store.musicmagpie.co.uk/products/apple-iphone-6s-32gb-space-grey-unlocked-ed762def-3a26-4a86-a1bd-3ffaa9fc861e

I should have said it must be an Android phone! She doesn't want an iPhone. Thanks for the thought though.

14th Nov

A20e?

14th Nov

@MrSwitch is the person to ask

14th Nov

she won't accept cheap Chinese phones she's not heard of

That rules out all my suggestions 🚶 🚶 bye

14th Nov

Keep an eye on here every morning as decent deals are posted everyday. Like alot of things it depends what you want and what you think your child could do without. For instance I bought a Honor Play for £199 as its a 'gaming' phone which means the processor is quick, I don't use it for gaming but having multiple apps open there is no lag however, its a Huawei and the phone is becoming a bit glitchy after around 10 months.

My next phone will be a Samsung. For the simple reason that the Android Operating system and Google apps will be supported for years to come. Which isn't going to happen with Huawei made phones in the future.

Edited by: "batezy_1984" 14th Nov

14th Nov

Out of the 5 in the description I'd go with the m30s

It seems to be the best all rounder, big battery, with decent camera, decent storage, and good support from Samsung.

In all honesty, the ones in the op are Probabky the best alternative to the Xiaomi'S, all of which I'd recommend over those 5.

14th Nov

MrSwitch14/11/2019 20:06
she won't accept cheap Chinese phones she's not heard ofThat rules out all …she won't accept cheap Chinese phones she's not heard ofThat rules out all my suggestions 🚶 🚶 bye

Lol! I've tried to persuade her that I could get more for my money buying a Xiaomi, Redmi etc but she won't have it

Edited by: "KingCampo" 14th Nov

14th Nov

shadowfall14/11/2019 20:02
A20e?

Her younger sister (11) is getting that phone, so she 'needs' a better model as it's not her first phone!

Edited by: "KingCampo" 14th Nov

14th Nov

What about oppo? Ive had a play with one a few days ago and thought it was great for the 160 paid. R70? Gosh.. can't remember.. deal om amazon and cpw

14th Nov

samwants2save14/11/2019 23:01
What about oppo? Ive had a play with one a few days ago and thought it was …What about oppo? Ive had a play with one a few days ago and thought it was great for the 160 paid. R70? Gosh.. can't remember.. deal om amazon and cpw

Thanks, I'll have a look. Same company behind OnePlus? She might be ok with that!

14th Nov

KingCampo14/11/2019 21:05
Lol! I've tried to persuade her that I could get more for my money buying …Lol! I've tried to persuade her that I could get more for my money buying a Xiaomi, Redmi etc but she won't have it

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At least you tried. The Chinese brands you mentioned will be better value per performance.

However, zero street cred

14th Nov

If she don’t mind refurbs you can pick up a galaxy S8 for a little over £200. store.musicmagpie.co.uk/pro…ked

15th Nov

Moto and Huawei are Chinese anyway.
Get Samsung and stop her aguring

Xiaomi have few some good on at 200..

I would pick M30s for its battery.
You need ask her what size of phone she want.
Some of the phones are quite large.

Edited by: "Cisco060606" 15th Nov

16th Nov

Could get an s9 for around 200 quid on cash converters

16th Nov

moneybanks1416/11/2019 00:36
Could get an s9 for around 200 quid on cash converters

That seems good value, I'll have a look, thanks

16th Nov

Refurb Apple phone

20th Nov

So the Moto G8 Plus came back in stock today and that's what she's getting, £190 with the education offer . Thanks all for your thoughts!

20th Nov

KingCampo20/11/2019 12:02
So the Moto G8 Plus came back in stock today and that's what she's …So the Moto G8 Plus came back in stock today and that's what she's getting, £190 with the education offer . Thanks all for your thoughts!

Did you see this offer for the Huawei p30 lite
£3.50 a month after cashback

hotukdeals.com/dea…116

20th Nov

myusernamehasgone23420/11/2019 12:53
Did you see this offer for the Huawei p30 lite£3.50 a month after …Did you see this offer for the Huawei p30 lite£3.50 a month after cashbackhttps://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/huawei-p30-lite-20pm-24-months-480-with-4gb-data-o2-at-mobile-phones-direct-396-cashback-effectively-350pm-3332116

Yes, but (1) I don't like those cashback deals due to risk of messing up and (2) buying a phone outright gives more option for changing contract as her needs change.