Google pixel XL has come down further to £449 on carphone warehouse. Get an extra £10 off via quidco
45 comments
clonereeco
26 Aug 17#1
Dreading how much the Pixel 2 is going to be , been waiting for ages to upgrade if this has only just dropped to this price I'm in for a shock :blush: :cry:
DatAlbino
26 Aug 17#2
I have the Xiaomi Mi 6.
Snapdragon 835 6GB RAM Android 7 Dual cameras Amazing portrait mode (it is amazing) Really nice curved design £100 cheaper than this
Buy using PayPal and you're guaranteed if anything goes wrong
Buy using eglobalcentral (bought 3 phones from them now no issues) and you'll have your phone within a week
No brainer. I am so tired of the overpriced crappy UK phone market. They're all made in China anyways...
sanandreasgangstar to DatAlbino
26 Aug 17#3
what would you recommend in the £150-200 range?
kenhkngai to sanandreasgangstar
26 Aug 17#4
Xiaomi redmi note 4 :smile:
DatAlbino to sanandreasgangstar
26 Aug 17#5
If you want a really budget phone the Xiaomi Redmi range is probably still the best cheap phone, you can one for under 100-120 quid and they're decent, they won't wow and they aren't that great for 3D gaming, but for decent performance, thin metal design and general good quality, can't go wrong for 100 notes.
If you move up you have the Mi5 at under 200, that was my old phone, highly recommended. Gave mine to my gf as it's miles better than her old HTC.
Or you have other brands like the Lenovo Zuk Z2, a good phone, with few complaints, good RAM, fast processor and high storage. Looks quite nice too, not as premium as Mi I would say tho.
For a phablet you of course have the Mi Max, or a variety of of other Chinese brands offering 6+ inch screen phones, for under 200.
If you want to get something in this country then I would say perhaps a high powered affordable Moto, an old iPhone on O2 Refresh, or perhaps a Warehouse deal on a last gen Samsung, Huawei or HTC.
My best advice however would be to future proof yourself, find an extra 100-150 and get a Xiaomi Mi 6, as that'll cover you for a good few years. It bears the S8 in tests, Oneplus 5 were proven to be cheating on theirs, and it's still 100-200 quid cheaper.
If anyone else wants to ask questions feel free to PM or ask, hope this helps.
ah_heng to DatAlbino
26 Aug 17#7
How about the mi note 2? Thanks...
DatAlbino to ah_heng
26 Aug 17#8
Good phone for around 250+, obviously out of the other person's 200 budget, but an 821 with 4GB Ram, good amounts of storage and a curved screen. Essentially it's an S7 for 100 quid less than a Samsung.
Good option if you want a curved phone and a good price for an 821 phone considering the price of other options like the G6.
ah_heng to DatAlbino
26 Aug 17#10
Thanks... I'm not recommending to the other guy who wanted a sub 200 phone :smile: looking one for myself.. Where did you find the note 2 for 250+? It still cost above 300 via gearbest....
Uridium to DatAlbino
26 Aug 17#29
Some good options there but you missed out the Lenvovo P2.... good midrange specs, great build quality, brilliant screen and a massive 5100MaH battery all for under £200
roooby to DatAlbino
27 Aug 17#32
Thanks for the info. Do they do an 'XL' equivalent of the Mi 6? Is there a way to put vanilla android on them?
DatAlbino to roooby
27 Aug 17#35
To my knowledge they don't do an XL no, however you can get the Mi5s Plus which is a competitor for this phone for half the price.
From someone who thought they loved 5.5+ phones (LG G3, OP2 etc...) I love the slightly smaller build of the Mi 6.
It makes it a one hand phone and it feels premium (quite heavy actually) but compact unlike most phablets nowadays.
As for ROMs, I'm sure there are plenty of customs, but one thing I love about MIUI is the Theme store. There are millions, they're all free, and they completely change the look of your phone, apps, menus, lock screens...there's more choice than any other phone store I would say.
Hope this helps, Alfie.
roooby to DatAlbino
27 Aug 17#36
Thanks Alfie. :thumbsup:
Flora82 to DatAlbino
31 Aug 17#44
YouTube videos make the Xiaomi Mi 6 seem incredible. May I check, when I see it listed on gearbest for ~£330 (https://m.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_624706.html), is that going to get charged import tax/vat before arriving to me?
I'd bite at £330, but suspect the total price will be a good chunk higher.
DatAlbino to Flora82
1 Sep 17#45
If you use the free Chinese shipping you will almost never be charged, if you use tracked or DHL/UPS delivery you will definitely be charged.
Get the phone. I have 2 SIMs, a SD835, 6GB RAM, 128GB storage, dual cameras, nice design, and 150 quid in your pocket compared to the OP5
finnmaccool to sanandreasgangstar
26 Aug 17#14
How about a nice jacket and a new pair of shoes?
fishmaster to sanandreasgangstar
26 Aug 17#17
A used Xperia XZ it has Snapdragon 820 chipset, so very close to the Snapdragon 821 in this deal, a decent 23Mp camera and Android 7.1.1 due to get Android 8 (Oreo) as well. I got mine for £169 (Grade C) from Smartfonestore in excellent condition despite the grading.
If you are going to buy from Eglobal - i'm about to too for my next mobile phone purchase if i can't get the cheap note 8 via Very - use WorldPay or similar. DO NOT pay for items via paypal as you lose most of your credit card rights.
fishmaster to DatAlbino
26 Aug 17#18
It is a very good spec for the money however dpreview aren't as made up as you are over the portrait mode, they say it's quite inferior to the iPhone 7 portrait mode >
I don't understand why the have 32gb as an option. I would even argue why have 64gb. With higher pixel photos and 4K video recording, hd games, it's clearly not enough storage.
The_IMF to musssy
26 Aug 17#12
And every single photo gets stored on Google Cloud at max resolution (pixel only) for free. I clear out older pics from my storage.
I have a 128gb pixel and have just hit 32gb used storage but heavy chunk of that is synched music from Spotify for me to listen to on my travels.
musssy to The_IMF
26 Aug 17#13
How much storage can you save on google cloud? Can you save 4K videos?
rossygnol to musssy
26 Aug 17#28
From this article it seems like even 4k videos will be stored at full resolution.
The_IMF to musssy
27 Aug 17#38
Unlimited and yes. Max resolution pics and videos with no loss in quality.
That's only for Pixel though. Other Android phones have to use their storage quota or store in poor resolution for free.
joostme to musssy
26 Aug 17#21
you get free unlimited storage with google pictures with the pixel. I have one and rarely have more than ten gig on the device
josh971 to joostme
26 Aug 17#25
I didn't know this. What happens to the photos when you stop using the Pixel?
musssy to josh971
26 Aug 17#22
Good question. My main issue with this cloud, the pictures and videos that are uploaded are not on your phone. So if when you have no connection, you have no access to them. I travel abroad a lot. Access to the internet is hard to get sometimes. Won't risk it. Has to be 128gb
joostme to musssy
27 Aug 17#33
I buy 100GB of storage for photos off google at £15.99 a year and upload raw images from my standalone camera, whilst not a prolific picture taker, I have 79GB left after 6 months, how many pictures are you taking that require instance access in your travels ? Any pictures or video taken with the pixel get uploaded automatically but do not leave your device until you delete them so if your travelling you will still have the phone storage capacity to use. When you have internet access you can upload and delete.
chenzz to josh971
26 Aug 17#23
whatever you have uploaded to google photo via pixel will remain there and you couldn't upload any more at Original resolution using your new phone.
joostme to chenzz
27 Aug 17#34
just to be clearer, only the pixel will allow uploading of Original quality pictures and video. When your using another device any pictures / videos will be uploaded in high quality using googles algorithms which some reviewers say has no noticeable difference in quality. When you stop using the pixel and still use the photos app, your new pictures will continue to be uploaded. As a standalone app, google photos, whether a pixel user or not is a must have IMO
rossygnol to musssy
26 Aug 17#26
I never thought I would consider buying a 32g phone without sd card slot. Coming from the Samsung note 4 with 128g micro sd, I bought the 32g pixel xl just because Google store all pics and videos for free on the cloud. So far I haven't had any memory issue. I have to say that I'm not a gamer. If you are, 32g may not be viable if you need to have 5+ heavy games installed...
musssy to rossygnol
26 Aug 17#30
I do download quite a few games, but I can live without them. But my issue is when I travel. I want to be able to access my pictures and videos at anytime. Some countries have expensive 4g tariffs and very poor connection. I don't want to waste my data browsing through my pictures or videos. For some, this isn't an issue. For me, it's a major issue.
rossygnol to musssy
29 Aug 17#42
Fair enough :wink:
iNSPO to musssy
27 Aug 17#31
You get free unlimited Google Photos storage when you buy a pixel. All those problems you're referring to are non existent.
32GB is still plenty for most people, provided you rely on your Google account to back up your photos and videos.
darthvader666uk
26 Aug 17#15
slowly coming down. My Contract ends October and I think im finally going to go sim only and the Pixel is the only phone for me. Why? its the pure stuff. Simple. I know other phones are out there that have better spec etc. but this is pure Android and its the only one that I will be satsified with :smile:
Have some heat OP
Ferret
26 Aug 17#16
What would be the best value upgrade for a Samsung note 3.... Screen size being important..... It's now creaking
Miss.MellyG
26 Aug 17#19
I've got the Xaomi Mi6 and love it so much. Paid £331 for it from Banggood.
havoc666
26 Aug 17#20
I'm waiting for £350.
konicky to havoc666
28 Aug 17#39
That's not going to happen ! These things have been in short supply for ever so no one is going to have warehouses full of them.
havoc666 to konicky
28 Aug 17#41
Ordinary peoples dont know what is pixel, nexus or even htc. They are not popular and price can go down. As a nexus owner i see how google castrate software and i will not buy older phone for £450.
chenzz
26 Aug 17#24
paid 400 for grade A EE from CEX. hands down the best phone I've eve used. wish the battery could be better. way more friendly to use comparing with Samsung S7 edge
moh223
26 Aug 17#27
I'm thinking of buying as a gift, not sure if it to wait for something else or go with this. Any advice?
monkeyboy2010
27 Aug 17#37
Something Pixel buyers/owners should be aware of - Google pushed out an update in April that seems to be causing a fairly serious fingerprint sensor failure in these phones, there has been no fix issued and they haven't pulled the broken release despite the bug being high priority. Google support thread for broken sensor
ah_heng
28 Aug 17#40
Can I ask, if I buy a used Google pixel will the second owner also get the benefit of unlimited storage of full quality image uploads? Thanks....
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Snapdragon 835
6GB RAM
Android 7
Dual cameras
Amazing portrait mode (it is amazing)
Really nice curved design
£100 cheaper than this
Buy using PayPal and you're guaranteed if anything goes wrong
Buy using eglobalcentral (bought 3 phones from them now no issues) and you'll have your phone within a week
No brainer. I am so tired of the overpriced crappy UK phone market. They're all made in China anyways...
If you move up you have the Mi5 at under 200, that was my old phone, highly recommended. Gave mine to my gf as it's miles better than her old HTC.
Or you have other brands like the Lenovo Zuk Z2, a good phone, with few complaints, good RAM, fast processor and high storage. Looks quite nice too, not as premium as Mi I would say tho.
For a phablet you of course have the Mi Max, or a variety of of other Chinese brands offering 6+ inch screen phones, for under 200.
If you want to get something in this country then I would say perhaps a high powered affordable Moto, an old iPhone on O2 Refresh, or perhaps a Warehouse deal on a last gen Samsung, Huawei or HTC.
My best advice however would be to future proof yourself, find an extra 100-150 and get a Xiaomi Mi 6, as that'll cover you for a good few years. It bears the S8 in tests, Oneplus 5 were proven to be cheating on theirs, and it's still 100-200 quid cheaper.
If anyone else wants to ask questions feel free to PM or ask, hope this helps.
Good option if you want a curved phone and a good price for an 821 phone considering the price of other options like the G6.
Where did you find the note 2 for 250+? It still cost above 300 via gearbest....
good midrange specs, great build quality, brilliant screen and a massive 5100MaH battery all for under £200
From someone who thought they loved 5.5+ phones (LG G3, OP2 etc...) I love the slightly smaller build of the Mi 6.
It makes it a one hand phone and it feels premium (quite heavy actually) but compact unlike most phablets nowadays.
As for ROMs, I'm sure there are plenty of customs, but one thing I love about MIUI is the Theme store. There are millions, they're all free, and they completely change the look of your phone, apps, menus, lock screens...there's more choice than any other phone store I would say.
Hope this helps,
Alfie.
I'd bite at £330, but suspect the total price will be a good chunk higher.
Get the phone. I have 2 SIMs, a SD835, 6GB RAM, 128GB storage, dual cameras, nice design, and 150 quid in your pocket compared to the OP5
smartfonestore.com/fil…spx
moneysavingexpert.com/cre…n75
If you are going to buy from Eglobal - i'm about to too for my next mobile phone purchase if i can't get the cheap note 8 via Very - use WorldPay or similar. DO NOT pay for items via paypal as you lose most of your credit card rights.
dpreview.com/art…iew
I have a 128gb pixel and have just hit 32gb used storage but heavy chunk of that is synched music from Spotify for me to listen to on my travels.
That's only for Pixel though. Other Android phones have to use their storage quota or store in poor resolution for free.
and you couldn't upload any more at Original resolution using your new phone.
32GB is still plenty for most people, provided you rely on your Google account to back up your photos and videos.
Have some heat OP
hands down the best phone I've eve used.
wish the battery could be better.
way more friendly to use comparing with Samsung S7 edge