Best budget camera phone? Camera being the sole priority...

[AC Question]

I don't own a smartphone - walk around with an old nokia which has its advantages in terms of battery life.

I've an absolute maximum of £200 to spend, not sure what that is in dollars, and, other than not wanting to have a windows phone, my only real consideration is the camera.

I have nice cameras, a fuji and an Olympus, neither of which I am willing to risk on a beach holiday and have therefore decided it's time to bite the bullet and buy a smartphone.

I don't care what the phone looks like, how big it is, any other snazzy features...though if it could run a sat nav app that would be nice.

Fine with refurbished, bit nervous of second hand and I gather there are lots of fakes on ebay.

Oh and a micro SD slot so that I can expand the memory is likely a good thing, but again I could live without.

It really is just the camera I care about, and the budget. I've ruled out a digital compact as an alternative for now as it'd mean another device in my bag and really, I need to join the twenty first century.

Any advice?

 

[belodion]

Let's get this clear. You're saying that you wish to buy a phone the camera on which is not as good as those on high-end devices? It's true that some mid-range phones, which would be within your budget, have good cameras, but not surprisingly, they are not as good as those on high-end ones. That's acceptable to you?

 

[dov1978]

I don't own a smartphone - walk around with an old nokia which has its advantages in terms of battery life.

I've an absolute maximum of £200 to spend, not sure what that is in dollars, and, other than not wanting to have a windows phone, my only real consideration is the camera.

I have nice cameras, a fuji and an Olympus, neither of which I am willing to risk on a beach holiday and have therefore decided it's time to bite the bullet and buy a smartphone.

I don't care what the phone looks like, how big it is, any other snazzy features...though if it could run a sat nav app that would be nice.

Fine with refurbished, bit nervous of second hand and I gather there are lots of fakes on ebay.

Oh and a micro SD slot so that I can expand the memory is likely a good thing, but again I could live without.

It really is just the camera I care about, and the budget. I've ruled out a digital compact as an alternative for now as it'd mean another device in my bag and really, I need to join the twenty first century.

Any advice?

I've been very very impressed by the Moto G cameras. The photos they take are quite remarkable for a budget phone.

 

[aelizabeths]

Is this the latest moto g? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Motorola-M...ag=hawk-future-21&ascsubtag=UUacUvbUpU5780957 seems good. I was also looking at the Huwaei p9 but they seem harder to get hold of. And yes belodion - I know, such an awkward customer Verging between this and buying a third camera, tough cameras tend to have fairly poor stuff inside though from what I can see.

 

[dpham00]

I would say the honor 8 when on sale. It has been on sale below $256 (£200) a few times.

 

[aelizabeths]

Honor 8 seems to be really expensive over here for some reason think I am going to go with the Huwaei P9 but unsure where to purchase. Phones are mightily confusing, more so than cars or cameras!