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so im in need of a new phone but i dont have much moneys lol , my budget is ~£100 , but i have no idea about phones , it will only really be used on my home Wi-Fi and for music when im out of the house 

 

i was looking a at the Nokia Lumia 520 , but as i said i have no idea lol

 

anyone got any suggestions ?

 

thanks in advance :)

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Huawei Y300

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moto g?

 

£99 from o2

 

https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/moto/g/?cm_mmc=googleuk-_-PPC_PAYG_PLA-_-MotoG-_-MotoG+MotoG+Exact&ft_custom=CJnZt6vHir4CFRDItAod1iAAgQ&gclid=CJnZt6vHir4CFRDItAod1iAAgQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

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Yep. this is the best budget phone anywhere. 

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Would've suggested to look for second-hand phones (some might sell maybe 1 - 2 year old higher-end phones for cheap), but assuming you don't know much about phones, and the fact that you can seemingly get Moto G for 100£, I'll suggest the Moto G instead.

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Huawei Y300

I own this phone and it is good for the price.

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Huawei Y300

That phone is horrible, hardware wise it is not bad but the software its horrible and it lags like crazy.

 

Only cheap smartphones i'd recommend are the moto g and lumia 520/525, no lag and the latest stock software.

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+1 Moto G I have one the really like it.

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Moto G = £59. +1 moto g

£59 ? where ?

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I own this phone and it is good for the price.

 

 

That phone is horrible, hardware wise it is not bad but the software its horrible and it lags like crazy.

 

Only cheap smartphones i'd recommend are the moto g and lumia 520/525, no lag and the latest stock software.

I have experience with 3 of them (all of them bought at different times, running different firmware) and they all run perfectly fine. Unless you multitask like crazy there's no lag at all. No app drawer (Emotion UI) takes some time to get use to though :P

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