400/450€ phone (camera and battery) [Huawei p20 pro vs pixel 3a?]

[leyo96]

Hello guys, I'm looking for a new phone! I'd like to spend under 400€ since I really mistreat my phones and they don't last very long for me, but I see that at around 400/450€ you can get a really good phone so probably that's the better price point.

 

By far the most important thing in a phone for me has to be the camera, especially photos, I care less for videos.

Second thing battery life, at least getting a full day.

 

For "raw power" and speed I just need it to don't lag while using it normally, I don't play any games on my phone, just regular use of social network, maps, YouTube, Netflix, web browsing.

Once I'd have said that screen is important in a phone, but my phone screen has been broken for few months and I don't really care. If it's oled it's better, but camera and battery are by far more important.

 

I was considering the Google Pixel 3a at 400 € but I have a big concern with having oy 64 GB of storage. Rn I have 32GB + 64GB SD card and I use like 70 GB total and I deleted my Spotify songs (but I have to download them again). If the Pixel 3a is really worth it I could delete like 25GB of photos and videos (I have them on my pc).

 

Then I was thinking of the p20 pro but it's more expensive at like 450€.

 

What do you think? What would you recommend me?

 

Thank you

[DrMacintosh]

Why not get the pixel and use Google Photos to store you photos? They will be compressed to a lower resolution of course, but they will be there and you get unlimited storage. 

[leyo96]

4 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

Why not get the pixel and use Google Photos to store you photos? They will be compressed to a lower resolution of course, but they will be there and you get unlimited storage. 

I don't know, I like that I can access my photos without having to wait if I'm somewhere my data is slow (like in my summerhouse)

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, leyo96 said:

I don't know, I like that I can access my photos without having to wait if I'm somewhere my data is slow (like in my summerhouse)

You've got a summer house but only want to spend 450 on a phone? 

[leyo96]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

You've got a summer house but only want to spend 450 on a phone? 

I'm 22, the house isn't mine and I don't think it's none of your business.

Either way even if I was god rich I see no reason to spend more than that on a phone when they can't last me more than two years.

[DrMacintosh]

Well the Pixel has the better camera but is worse in almost every other metric than the P20. You say your priority is still photos, so get the Pixel. 

[Origami Cactus]

@leyo96 i would get the pixel 3a, plus a cheap Usb-c flashdrive, that you can plug into your phone.

 

But the P20 Pro is also really good, and it has multiple cameras, so more possibilities for interesting photos.

 

So if you want a point and shoot get pixel 3a, if you want to tinker with the phone and get interesting photos get the p20.

[leyo96]

Just now, Origami Cactus said:

@leyo96 i would get the pixel 3a, plus a cheap Usb-c flashdrive, that you can plug into your phone.

 

But the P20 Pro is also really good, and it has multiple cameras, so more possibilities for interesting photos.

 

So if you want a point and shoot get pixel 3a, if you want to tinker with the phone and get interesting photos get the p20.

P20 pro I can find it used as new for 340€ but it has a major flaw I didn't notice before: no headphone jack!

[Origami Cactus]

40 minutes ago, leyo96 said:

P20 pro I can find it used as new for 340€ but it has a major flaw I didn't notice before: no headphone jack!

Oof. That's no good.

 

Then pixel 3a +usb-c drive seems the best.