Budget smartphone

[Dkozak]

Hello,

 

I'm currently using a Huawei Ascend G6 4G model but I'm looking for a new phone. 

I was looking at the Moto G 3th gen but only the 16Gb model looks interesting to me --> Not available in Belgium yet.

 

So I started looking for different phones and found out that my carrier offers the Moto G 4G (2nd gen) for € 98 and the Huawei P8 lite for € 149.

Since I have no clue when Motorola is going to release the 16Gb model in Belgium/Netherlands I need your opinion on the 2 phones above OR advice for a different phone (MAX € 250ish)

 

Things I prefer: 

- 1.5-2GB RAM 

- Android 5.0-5.1

- 5 - 5.5 inch screen

- 720p- QHD

- a nice UI, not much bloatware

- 4G support

 

I also found the General Mobile Android One (http://www.pdashop.be/product/637739/general-mobile-android-one-4g-zwart.html) but I'm not sure about this phone since I can't seem to find much information on it on the internet

 

thanks in advance

[sivertholmvik]

Hello,

 

I'm currently using a Huawei Ascend G6 4G model but I'm looking for a new phone. 

I was looking at the Moto G 3th gen but only the 16Gb model looks interesting to me --> Not available in Belgium yet.

 

So I started looking for different phones and found out that my carrier offers the Moto G 4G (2nd gen) for € 98 and the Huawei P8 lite for € 149.

Since I have no clue when Motorola is going to release the 16Gb model in Belgium/Netherlands I need your opinion on the 2 phones above OR advice for a different phone (MAX € 250ish)

 

Things I prefer: 

- 1.5-2GB RAM 

- Android 5.0-5.1

- 5 - 5.5 inch screen

- 720p- QHD

- a nice UI, not much bloatware

- 4G support

 

I also found the General Mobile Android One (http://www.pdashop.be/product/637739/general-mobile-android-one-4g-zwart.html) but I'm not sure about this phone since I can't seem to find much information on it on the internet

 

thanks in advance

the nexus 5 wouldnt be a bad choice right now

its powerfull and has a really good screen!

[sivertholmvik]

Hello,

 

I'm currently using a Huawei Ascend G6 4G model but I'm looking for a new phone. 

I was looking at the Moto G 3th gen but only the 16Gb model looks interesting to me --> Not available in Belgium yet.

 

So I started looking for different phones and found out that my carrier offers the Moto G 4G (2nd gen) for € 98 and the Huawei P8 lite for € 149.

Since I have no clue when Motorola is going to release the 16Gb model in Belgium/Netherlands I need your opinion on the 2 phones above OR advice for a different phone (MAX € 250ish)

 

Things I prefer: 

- 1.5-2GB RAM 

- Android 5.0-5.1

- 5 - 5.5 inch screen

- 720p- QHD

- a nice UI, not much bloatware

- 4G support

 

I also found the General Mobile Android One (http://www.pdashop.be/product/637739/general-mobile-android-one-4g-zwart.html) but I'm not sure about this phone since I can't seem to find much information on it on the internet

 

thanks in advance

if you buy a nexus 5 used you can get it for a lot less than the retail price

[ZetZet]

Meizu M2 Note from Gearbest, they have it in EU warehouse.

My father has one. The screen is insane, the battery life is great.

[doctorraichu]

Moto G

[Dkozak]

if you buy a nexus 5 used you can get it for a lot less than the retail price

I prefer a new phone above a used one tbh

 

Meizu M2 Note from Gearbest, they have it in EU warehouse.

My father has one. The screen is insane, the battery life is great.

I'm going to check that one

 

Moto G

You mean the second gen?

[ZetZet]

I'm going to check that one

http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_197994.html

 

http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Meizu-m2-note-Review_id4049

 

It's chinese, but the value is insane. Screen is better than on my LG G2.

[Dkozak]

http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_197994.html

 

http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Meizu-m2-note-Review_id4049

 

It's chinese, but the value is insane. Screen is better than on my LG G2.

Thanks for the info, the price is really nice so I'm going to look for some in depth reviews of it.

[ZetZet]

Thanks for the info, the price is really nice so I'm going to look for some in depth reviews of it.

I had some personal time with it since I have it and I would say it beats anything what's on offer up to 300 eur.

 

The camera kinda poops itself at very low light, but in average and good lighting it's good.

 

The screen goes to 1 nit so it's amazing to use in bed, doesn't burn your eyes out. Automatic brigthness straight up doesn't work, but having it at 60-80% has no impact on battery life and it's good enough to use outdoors so no need to adjust it.

 

Battery life - 2 sims, 2 days, 4h 32min screen on time and still had 19% left.

 

GPS is accurate and fast especially for a phone in this price range.

 

The speaker is not the best, but can be adjusted, I found a guide online and it actually sounds decent after doing it, not something you would listen music over, but for speech and calls it's good enough.

 

Performance is snappy in general tasks, multitasking works great, doesn't close too many apps. Haven't tried any heavy games, but simple ones run just fine.