Best budget phones under £200 (Winter 2020) | Xiaomi, Poco, Moto & more!

Best budget phones under £200 (Winter 2020) | Xiaomi, Poco, Moto & more!

Reviewing and comparing the best budget smartphones of 2020 under £200, including the Poco X3 NFC and Poco M3, Xiaomi’s Redmi 9, Motorola’s Moto G9 Power and Play, plus the Nokia 5.3. Here’s how these cheap phones costing less than £200 stack up for camera tech, gaming performance, battery life and beyond. I’ve gone hands-on with all these mobiles and reviewed most of them, to help you decide your favourite.

The Poco M3 is one of the latest budget handsets with a price under £150, although you’ll need to import to the UK. The camera is rather limited and it’s a bit quirky at times, but the FHD screen and battery life are excellent. All the same, I’d recommend upgrading to the X3 NFC if you have the cash.

You’ll also occasionally find Xiaomi smartphones slipping under that price point in sales, like the Mi 10T Lite. Otherwise the likes of the Redmi 9 and Note 9 are always under £200 and offer strong specs and features.

Motorola offers some great stock Android alternatives like the Moto G9 Play and Power. These budget smartphones don’t boast a FHD screen with fast refresh, unlike the Poco X3, but they are solid all-round devices. And HMD’s Nokia 5.3 is another of my favourites for around £150.

Check out my unboxing and review videos for more info!

50 Comments

  1. Mark Forrester on December 17, 2020 at 11:19 pm

    I can’t think of a phone you missed but can I still call you a bell-end? 😋



  2. Jay Velasquez on December 17, 2020 at 11:19 pm

    Nokia 3.4 FTW



  3. Rob Lowrie on December 17, 2020 at 11:19 pm

    Picked up the Redmi Note 9 for £119 last week. A bit of a bargain for my daughter, as she folded her HTC Desire 12+ in half!!! 🤬



  4. Kolo Selby-Ghansah on December 17, 2020 at 11:20 pm

    I am getting the piexl 4a 5g soon



  5. Lucas Gazula on December 17, 2020 at 11:21 pm

    *finally.*



  6. George Sidney on December 17, 2020 at 11:22 pm

    I’m single 😥😥😥😥😥



  7. Azwad S on December 17, 2020 at 11:22 pm

    2020 the year budget phones have bigger batteries than flagships🙄🙄🤦



  8. G4M3R 4 LIF3 on December 17, 2020 at 11:24 pm

    what game controller did you use in cod?



  9. Jewel Pastöral on December 17, 2020 at 11:27 pm

    Now im confused between nokie 5.3 or the m3



  10. Wade Van Staden on December 17, 2020 at 11:27 pm

    Now *this* is the content we want to see! Thank you for reviewing realistically priced phones ❤️



  11. Stoqn Panev on December 17, 2020 at 11:28 pm

    I use realme 6 with 4gb ram and moto g9 plus and they are very good for their price.
    Anyway poco x3 is the best budget phone.



  12. Jammy Ix on December 17, 2020 at 11:33 pm

    Only person who knows what budget means. So many channels class £400 phones as budget



  13. Lee on December 17, 2020 at 11:35 pm

    I hate these types of reviews as I’m left wondering why I paid £1k+ for my N20 Ultra Snapdragon version. Hmmm thanks, not 🤣🤐



  14. holo holo on December 17, 2020 at 11:36 pm

    I’m loving my redmi 9👌🥰



  15. Devils_cribb on December 17, 2020 at 11:37 pm

    It’s my birthday, I have a 2015 model phone my dad is on a weelchair, we don’t have income support I just really hope if somehow someone can help me to donate a better phone to me or anything will help god bless



  16. Stuart Buffery on December 17, 2020 at 11:38 pm

    Enjoyed watching your videos this year. Hope you have a great Christmas 🎄🎁🍺👍



  17. Ellie on December 17, 2020 at 11:39 pm

    I keep coming here even though i do not have money to buy a new phone. Because TechSpurt presents the content awesomely



  18. Rholan Abalos on December 17, 2020 at 11:39 pm

    Can i arbor 1 cellphone for my son online class please



  19. muffinnman on December 17, 2020 at 11:42 pm

    Great review as always. Could you do a review of phones for the
    disabled and apps that are useful?



  20. Saeed Asghar on December 17, 2020 at 11:42 pm

    Is it even a Tech Spurt video if he doesn’t say condom case?!? Pls look into this ASAP Thank u



  21. Nowell Bisnar on December 17, 2020 at 11:43 pm

    realme 7 here in ph is 64mp main shooter..is the versions not the same🤔🤔



  22. Casual Tech Reviewer on December 17, 2020 at 11:45 pm

    Only techspurt could make a toilet bowl and u-bend sounds interesting…



  23. jheng Venusura on December 17, 2020 at 11:47 pm

    I want realme 7 .but i have no budget now for phone my work is affected by pandemic am still satisfied with my realme 6 i



  24. Abraham Kostic on December 17, 2020 at 11:47 pm

    I bought Realme 6s for 149€. Best phone ever.



  25. Arnold Espinosa on December 17, 2020 at 11:52 pm

    Cheers!



  26. Bing Su on December 17, 2020 at 11:52 pm

    Really grateful to your channel cause I finally got myself a phone after so long! Excited to get my Poco X3 NFC soon. >.< Cant wait to use it! Your reviews solidified my decision in getting it!



  27. CLAP CHEEKS on December 17, 2020 at 11:54 pm

    I got a huawei p30 for 125 pounds on Facebook marketplace pretty good deal in my opinion



  28. Spider-iman on December 17, 2020 at 11:55 pm

    Keep that beard bro



  29. Theodore Tekkers on December 17, 2020 at 11:55 pm

    Suprised not to see a Samsung A series



  30. Chen Kh on December 17, 2020 at 11:55 pm

    So sad .



  31. Mateo Tollumi on December 17, 2020 at 11:55 pm

    In the thumnail there is a redmi note 8 t but in the video there isnt.I am confused.



  32. Gautam Vellamchety on December 17, 2020 at 11:56 pm

    you and your daughter are type 2 diabetics patients, please stop eating junk and sugar food, it is clearly visible on the camera



  33. Gusnita Inda Rahyu on December 17, 2020 at 11:57 pm

    ty bro. finale: x3



  34. Kramer Ponce on December 17, 2020 at 11:57 pm

    Very nice 😍💋 💝💖♥️❤️



  35. At Çek Okulu on December 17, 2020 at 11:57 pm

    what is your avarage monthly salary in your country guys ? min salary 2.300 Turkish Lira and Xiomi Mi 10T 5.000 TL in my country… İt means double salary = 1 phone… What about you ?



  36. Ahmad Masih on December 17, 2020 at 11:58 pm

    I managed to get a Realme 7 Pro for 180 quid, I think it is a good deal! It is on sale at 229 but sadly its only silver colour and mine is silver too 🙁



  37. D end V tecnology on December 18, 2020 at 12:03 am

    what do you think of Oppo a9 2020?



  38. Rajnish Dhull on December 18, 2020 at 12:04 am

    Stock Android, no ads, Snapdragon processor- MOTOROLA anyday



  39. KOD on December 18, 2020 at 12:05 am

    I’m watching this video from my xiaomi Redmi 9



  40. Kiat on December 18, 2020 at 12:05 am

    Can I know where you get all that anime wallpapers? Thanks alot in advance!!



  41. Adam Corns on December 18, 2020 at 12:05 am

    For anyone worrying about ads on the Poco X3 NFC I own this amazing phone and the ads are virtually non existent and the very rare times they do appear it’s never when you are actually using the phone and they are easily permanently removed in about 5 minutes if you want. I haven’t bothered because they are so unobtrusive. As for performance it’s brilliant so fast with the 732g chip, lasts 2 days with 5100+mah battery which with 33watt fast charge will fully charge in an hour (goodbye battery anxiety) 120hz refresh and 240hz touch sampling full hd and hdr10 screen, loud stereo speakers with headphone jack, ir blaster that works great, quad cameras with 64mp main camera, face and fingerprint unlock with a notification led, liquid cooled heatpipe to stop phone overheating, dual SIM or micro SD expansion slot, and free case and screen protector all for £199 for 64 gig or £230 for 128gig version. In my opinion THE phone of the year in regards specs to price. Hope this helps anyone on the fence regarding this phone. Cheers!



  42. Nik Evans on December 18, 2020 at 12:06 am

    Getting a Poco x3 very soon thanks to your video reviews. Dig your humour, keep the reviews coming Bell End!



  43. Fakrul Hafizy on December 18, 2020 at 12:07 am

    Watching on Realme 5



  44. Julhulaifa Al Sadaf on December 18, 2020 at 12:07 am

    Hey Chris, I give you 400$ To buy a phone for doing your regular anime stuff with other stuffs . What would be the best phone in that case ?? Please answer..



  45. Derek Thompson on December 18, 2020 at 12:09 am

    When I decided it was my destiny to switch from iOS to android I decided to test the waters with an android one device, because I wanted (at least some of) the guaranteed OS update support I was used to with iOS. So I am currently enjoying a lovely Nokia 5.3 in cyan, but am wondering how other brands fare when it comes to update support from the manufacturers. How do the likes of poco, xiaomi, redmi et al fare when it comes to updates?



  46. Harshvardhan Bhatia on December 18, 2020 at 12:10 am

    Do Xiaomi and Poco phones across the globe do not have bloatware or ads (like here in India) along with their shitty UI? 🤔



  47. Mark Adams on December 18, 2020 at 12:12 am

    Love seeing Bury Tomorrow sneak into your video on Deezer! 🤣 Tech head with great music taste!



  48. J Talukdar on December 18, 2020 at 12:12 am

    Link to the controller??



  49. Sulaiman Alsaibani on December 18, 2020 at 12:13 am

    hey my friend
    from which website you download your wallpaper, please



  50. Naveen Kumar on December 18, 2020 at 12:16 am

    Hey, nokia 5.4 was launched in Europe today. Will you review it