Which of these £400-£480 Android smartphones is best?

[kingmustard]

Google Pixel 2 XL

October 2017, 6.0" screen, Snapdragon 835, £450 used

Honor 10

May 2018, 5.8" screen, Kirin 970, £400 new

Honor View 10

January 2018, 6.0" screen, Kirin 970, £420 new

Huawei Mate 10 Pro

October 2017, 6.0" screen, Kirin 970, £490 new

Huawei P10 Plus

February 2017, 5.5" screen, Kirin 960, £450 new, £310 used

Samsung Galaxy S8

March 2017, 5.8" screen, Snapdragon 835, £440 new, £410 used

Samsung Galaxy S8+

March 2017, 6.2" screen, Snapdragon 835, £450 used

Sony Xperia XZ Premium

February 2017, 5.5" screen, Snapdragon 835, £450 new

 

It will be replacing this:

 

Google Nexus 6P

September 2015, 5.7" screen, Snapdragon 810

 

A good camera is important.

[Taswell]

The Essential Phone is good, The camera is a little slower than usual i think, but it takes ok pictures - $499 on amazon

my pick off of your list would be the pixel 2

 

the nexus is total crap btw

[EPPHO]

2 minutes ago, ITheSpazI said:

the nexus is total crap btw

He's replacing it :D 

[TSM_RX7]

Honor 10

[jiyeon]

I have an S8 and it's fantastic, good hardware, beautiful screen, excellent camera, just be mindful of Samsung Experience UI.

[porina]

If you're used to stock Android with the Nexus, the Pixel 2 XL is the logical choice, apart from the painful new price. If buying used, do check carefully for the various problems that were reported early on.

 

The Mate 10 Pro was very interesting to me when I was looking, seems to have great specs all round, but the biggest reason to think twice was they do their own android thing. On a similar note, while I haven't used the S8, I have been put off Samsung android phones for life by having the S6 as my work supplied phone. It is nothing like stock android and I hated every moment of using it.

[ImpulseRez]

Not on the list, but OnePlus 6 is what I'd recommend. Within the price range for a new (6GB RAM/64GB storage) one, and better specs mostly than others on your list.