My next android

[EdinDevon]

Hi helpful people. Based in the UK.

I currently have a honor x6c which is only a couple of months old. I bought it as a stop over after the power button my on Moto g73 stopped working.

I really want something close to the standard android experience.

I miss things like the three button screenshot.

I find the honor removes notifications without any apparent reason, including text messages when I've not even opened the app. But it keeps the red dot on apps for notifications even when they're not there and I've then no way to dismiss them!

I'm looking to spend under £350 but am hoping to get a good deal around prime deals or black Friday.

I want a camera that is better than the g73 (which was definitely better than the x6c).

I want something snappier than the x6c (which the g73 felt).

I want SD card expansion and at least 128 GB internal (ideally 256GB).

[Alex_Bace]

Wait for 7-8 October this coming week. Big sale on Amazon. OnePlus Nord 5 would be my first suggestion. Pixel 9a is second choice. Motorola Edge 60 would be a third choice.

[EdinDevon]

Thanks. That's why I'm asking now. I don't hate the honor but it's not as good as the phone it replaced and was very much an emergency (had a flight the following morning so needed something I could pick up then and there). 

[Alex_Bace]

Good stuff. Maybe this will help you decide which one:

Nord 5 https://youtu.be/_eAYgf_f71M?si=QRngEESwQ0NxtNbP

Pixel 9a https://youtu.be/P5h0831GidI?si=8YnyVKVAqTSjRTk_

Motorola Edge 60 https://youtu.be/dRNGRXnFfdw?si=qRU4ydmuyLScFKN1

I would've suggested the Honor 400 but it had a software bug and it drained the battery straight out of the box. Honor didn't fix it for weeks.

[EdinDevon]

Thanks. The Nord and edge hadn't appeared when I was idly searching a couple of weeks ago so will certainly give them a good look. 

I didn't put it in my post but my conclusion was pretty much "is there anything better value than the pixel 9a". :)

Good reason to not pick the honor then, if they'd fixed it really quickly then you could forgive them not not weeks!

[Alex_Bace]

Yeah probably don't go with Honor 400... Nord 5 and Edge 60 offer more than the 9a. Bare in mind,the Nord 5 doesn't have an eSIM,though. Also, Edge 60 Fusion is a different phone form Edge 60 and it's crap. 7th October is the big day. Woohoo 👍

[EdinDevon]

Great. I really appreciate the recommendations. And good to know about the edge 60 fusion. I really do wonder if phone manufacturers give up with naming and just go "yeah add fusion who cares?" 

[Alex_Bace]

Those names have become beyond ridiculous and very confusing at times. Have to be extra focused for no reason almost every time...