Best Budget Phones Under £200 (Autumn 2020)

Best Budget Phones Under £200 (Autumn 2020)

Reviews of the best budget-priced smartphones of Autumn 2020, costing under £200 here in the UK. I’ve fully tested all of these pleasingly cheap mobiles from Motorola, Sony Xperia, Realme and Xiaomi, with the greatest camera tech, performance, battery life and more. These phones may be affordable but you can get gaming with the likes of PubG and Call of Duty Mobile, capture good looking photos and do everything you need.

Topping my list of favourite phones that boast a budget cost is the Poco X3 NFC, the best Xiaomi phone for anyone strapped for cash. You’ve got that Snapdragon 732G chipset which will certainly appease any gamers, a 5000mAh-plus battery, 120Hz FHD display and impressive specs across the board. Even the camera doesn’t disappoint. All for £200. If that’s still too high a price, you can grab the Redmi 9 instead for a lot less, which works well as a simple everyday handset.

Motorola is still one of the greatest smartphone manufacturers in this wallet-friendly realm thanks to its Moto G9 Play, which is a great price but also will suit everyday users (although admittedly, nothing new is brought to the table). However, the Realme 6i is a very strong rival, boasting that fresh Realme UI, a capable everyday camera and smooth enough performance when playing PubG. I’m looking forward to testing out the new 7 series devices, coming to the UK in OCtober 2020.

I’ve also fully reviewed Sony’s Xperia L4, which serves up that 21:9 design for a lot less money. Although it’s old Android 9 sadly, which is seriously off-putting as version 11 is just around the corner.

So that’s my pick of the very best cheap phones costing £199 or under here in the UK as we approach 2021. Let me know your own favourites down below!

50 Comments

  1. Basic Weeb on January 30, 2021 at 8:43 pm

    "which I unfortunately then pissed away on hard booze" story of my life



  2. D a n d y on January 30, 2021 at 8:43 pm

    "20-bloody-20"



  3. Glen Furness on January 30, 2021 at 8:43 pm

    The Bluetooth on the Redmi Note 9 is very flakey and they don’t have a fix for it.
    Just swapped to a Oppo A53, It’s better all round.



  4. Adrian Hibbert on January 30, 2021 at 8:44 pm

    Should of invested in Bitcoin abs Ethereum…



  5. angel l on January 30, 2021 at 8:45 pm

    A41?



  6. Pawel Wolski on January 30, 2021 at 8:45 pm

    Thx for the review. X3 purchase tomorrow here in Indonesia, in the free trade zone. The price is even lower. As for a no bs guy with some f bombs and some good time humour, just do bit more digging about your opening monologue and the reality of the "event". Or not and enjoy your indoor living, it will not go away unless we all say no thank you. Nice and cryptic, should not hurt your channel, since you know, you no longer can say what you want to say these days. That 1984 thing happening….Or I am just tin foil hat kind of a guy.



  7. Mureed Nassif on January 30, 2021 at 8:46 pm

    For example the Nokia 5.4 128G is a much better mobile when it comes to value for money compared to the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G 256GB (Black). Also it’s $1620 cheaper, than the Samsung & expandable to 512G. The only thing the Samsung has better is the camera & internal storage. But it doesn’t explain the $1620 difference in price. Don’t take my word for it. Just look at the specs on JB HI FI website & you will know what iam talking about.



  8. Mahmoud Ahmed on January 30, 2021 at 8:46 pm

    God damn this guy loves anime



  9. UPASANA PAL on January 30, 2021 at 8:46 pm

    All wallpapers are anime UwU
    P.S. my heart skipped a beat when i saw Spike haha



  10. Mila Hussain on January 30, 2021 at 8:49 pm

    Poco f1



  11. PHILIP TYNAN on January 30, 2021 at 8:50 pm

    I have the xiaomi mi 9 t, I think it’s an excellent phone for the money.



  12. Horus69ss on January 30, 2021 at 8:52 pm

    Sony L4, do not recommend. Mine started playing tricks after 5 months.



  13. Max Navan on January 30, 2021 at 8:53 pm

    Fantastic video mate, keep up the good work 🙂



  14. Rc Werkpaard on January 30, 2021 at 8:54 pm

    Huawei P20 Pro is the best



  15. Jasper Raines on January 30, 2021 at 8:56 pm

    The question is though, what’s your favourite



  16. Ron Willi on January 30, 2021 at 8:56 pm

    remember kids size doesn’t always matter



  17. Megamir on January 30, 2021 at 8:57 pm

    7:47 "Remember kids, size isnt everything."



  18. GLINS PAUL on January 30, 2021 at 8:57 pm

    The weebs here are feeling soo proud ryt now



  19. A Ab on January 30, 2021 at 8:58 pm

    his list sounds more like real list than most other tubers



  20. Simon Clarke on January 30, 2021 at 9:01 pm

    About to buy a new phone & don’t want to spend more than 200 pounds,this is a huge help,offering some other makes i might have just looked over.Thanks!! great vid.



  21. Memento mori on January 30, 2021 at 9:04 pm

    I have an iPhone 6s and as much as I love iPhones I can’t afford to carry on buying them, so I’m gonna switch to android for a few years



  22. Aug's Garage Tx on January 30, 2021 at 9:04 pm

    My dad bought a Motorola just because of the fact is American 👍🏻



  23. Shaun Newton on January 30, 2021 at 9:05 pm

    I was looking into buying a tcl pro 10 and wanted to know more about it which led me to find a video of yours about that one so anyway i ended up here at this video and i got on board with your review of the poco x3 nfc so i just bought one
    it arrives tomorrow



  24. Just Another Random Disney Fanatic on January 30, 2021 at 9:06 pm

    Just got money for my bday and am looking to get a new phone. One of thr few people who I can watch a video for that is in my price range lol



  25. Fabio Luisi on January 30, 2021 at 9:07 pm

    I just say Xoami note 8 pro!! Best



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  27. DC CLYDE on January 30, 2021 at 9:11 pm

    2021. Anybody?



  28. Casual youtuber on January 30, 2021 at 9:12 pm

    Remember kids size isny everything😹😹



  29. Igor kms on January 30, 2021 at 9:14 pm

    Last year the best budget phone was pocophone f1, which one is it this year?



  30. ben hume on January 30, 2021 at 9:14 pm

    Whatis the best bottom cost child smartphone for -£100? Is there such a thing? Great Reviews!



  31. Clifty 420 on January 30, 2021 at 9:15 pm

    This guy is a don tbf.. I’m thinking of get the poco x3 what do people think?



  32. Lord Tikky on January 30, 2021 at 9:16 pm

    i see you are a man of culture



  33. Doffen Gjertsen on January 30, 2021 at 9:17 pm

    Im buying realmi 6i for my gf in the philipines😁 hope they have it in stock



  34. PhysicNationTV on January 30, 2021 at 9:20 pm

    Great video. Maybe put the name of the phone somewhere next time, or add timestamps so we can quickly know what’s the name of the phone.



  35. Stu on January 30, 2021 at 9:21 pm

    poco x3 is a none starter due to baked in ads along with any other smartphones who force this onto the consumer



  36. head on January 30, 2021 at 9:23 pm

    Cowboy bebop wallpapers



  37. Just Some anime passing through on January 30, 2021 at 9:23 pm

    Do you watch anime?



  38. Randy Lahey on January 30, 2021 at 9:25 pm

    Dont buy the chinese communism phones



  39. Amanda Littman on January 30, 2021 at 9:26 pm

    Hello. I had a note 4 for the longest time before it gave out. They gave me a s7edge and I’ve exchanged it 5 times since I’ve received it in june. I’m looking for a phone around 200. I would like to know which one you would buy? Camera is important to me for the memories, I watch movies a good amount, and I didn’t know you could play games on your phone with an attached remote so that looks fun but not necessary.
    Ps. I’m in the us, not sure if that matters?
    P.s.s. I guess I should mention I have a wireless charging pad.



  40. Hexon 105 on January 30, 2021 at 9:28 pm

    Cute daughter. Gonna sub n watch all your vids so you get a wee bit of extra money 🙂



  41. JedBullet on January 30, 2021 at 9:29 pm

    happy Xmas mate. Never change I love your banter. very funny and rare on utube.



  42. I hate you on January 30, 2021 at 9:30 pm

    Moto g8 power lite on amazon uk rn for £100



  43. Fernando Layug on January 30, 2021 at 9:32 pm

    I appreciate this man not only because he reviews budget devices but also he is good looking as well. 🤔🤔



  44. Joel Thomas on January 30, 2021 at 9:32 pm

    Would love for there to be a Top Smartphones of 2020 video for each categories like budget, performance, camera etc.



  45. ̇ on January 30, 2021 at 9:34 pm

    Honor 9x is holy, it has a full screen display with a pop up camera, 6 gb of ram, 128gb +64 gb of storage with turbo 3.0 for gaming just for $220



  46. Zníper Vutron on January 30, 2021 at 9:34 pm

    If you guys have money I recommend oppo reno 5



  47. TEEJAY 2302 on January 30, 2021 at 9:38 pm

    I likedthe video just because of the cobra kai feature : )



  48. maxmax80 on January 30, 2021 at 9:39 pm

    Great job man!
    In my opinion Nokia 5.3 it’s the best buy under 200€ Android One Top UI & zero problemi!



  49. DaKUZUO on January 30, 2021 at 9:40 pm

    This man be a huge fan of youjo senki



  50. Milon Khan on January 30, 2021 at 9:40 pm

    please, make a best budget camera phone video