I bought a Poco X3 NFC for £200ish in Dec 2020. I’ve been bored of the phone for a few months and started looking around for a new one, but there’s nothing out there that seems worth the “upgrade”, certainly in a similar price bracket. I’d generally lose a headphone jack and/or an SD card slot and gain erm… a more up to date Android version, I guess. I’d maybe get a better camera, but given my aging eyes and lack of skill are probably the limiting factors in my photography, I don’t realy see the benefit. I only play puzzle-type games and don’t do anything particularly graphic intensive, so where’s the incentive to subject myself to even more intrusive AI nonsense and built in adverts that seem to be unavoidable in budget phones.
I bought a Poco X3 NFC for £200ish in Dec 2020. I’ve been bored of the phone for a few months and started looking around for a new one, but there’s nothing out there that seems worth the “upgrade”, certainly in a similar price bracket. I’d generally lose a headphone jack and/or an SD card slot and gain erm… a more up to date Android version, I guess. I’d maybe get a better camera, but given my aging eyes and lack of skill are probably the limiting factors in my photography, I don’t realy see the benefit. I only play puzzle-type games and don’t do anything particularly graphic intensive, so where’s the incentive to subject myself to even more intrusive AI nonsense and built in adverts that seem to be unavoidable in budget phones.
You could consider older flagship phones if you can get one at a reasonable price.