r/PickAnAndroidForMe • u/njsilva84 • May 26 '26

EU Sub 700€ Android phone - EU

Hi, I'm searching for a phone for my girlfriend but there are so many options that I don't know what to choose.

It must have a decent SoC, doesn't need to be the fastest but it has to be efficient.
It's mandatory to have 3 cameras (normal, ultrawide and zoom) with decent resolution (no 8mp ultrawide sensors) and decent quality.
The video should be good, with OIS and/or a very good EIS system, with no stutters.

LTPO Amoled screen, and not much more.
I mean, a clean UI would be nice because she's using an old Xiaomi full of garbage apps.

What would you choose?

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u/JoJojott May 26 '26

Poco F8 Ultra or a Chinese OnePlus 15 with the global OxygenOS ROM

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u/njsilva84 May 26 '26

"Global Oxygen OS ROM" = are you talking about custom ROM's? I had them in the past with some phones and I liked it. Oxygen OS was my favorite ROM ever, but in a new phone I'm not sure if it's ideal for her because of the updates, bugs and so on.

As for the Poco F8 Ultra, isn't there a bit too much bloatware?
Xiaomi makes great phones but their HyperOS is far from being great.

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u/JoJojott May 26 '26

I'm talking about the orginal Oxygen ROM, no custom ROM. A Chinese OnePlus phone normally comes with the Chinese ColorOS ROM instead of Oxygen ROM. It will act like a global phone with OxygenOS. Although you won't have eSIM and less network bands (in Europe you should be fine)

You can disable most of the bloatware. It takes like 5 minutes to do, but you only have to do it once. I do prefer OxygenOS over HyperOS myself

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u/njsilva84 May 27 '26

OK, thanks.

Where can I get the OP15 for less than 700€?

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u/JoJojott May 27 '26

I can recommend TradingShenzen. It took 8 days to arrive for me

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u/Healthy_Phone_3703 Poco (X8 Pro Max and F3) May 26 '26

If you're okay with Xiaomi, you can easily debloat it or at least uninstall all of the ads. Should take about 5 minutes and if anyone is not capable of that, I'm not sure if anything more than a flip phone is necessary.

OxygenOS is of course a much nicer experience. If you order the OP15 from TradingShenzen, you can get the option to have it come installed with OxygenOS instead of ColorOS. Not sure if it could mean any hassle in the future, but it won't unlock the bootloader, so it's only half the trouble.

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u/njsilva84 May 27 '26

That would be perfect. But then, not having e-SIM isn't great.
We travel quite a lot and having it would be a plus.

I loved OxygenOS and it's sad that Oneplus changed it for the subpar ColorOS.
Xiaomi's HyperOS isn't bad but it's far from being great.

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u/Agis-Spartan-King May 26 '26

OnePlus 13R which is actually better than their 15 series. 

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u/njsilva84 May 27 '26

The only problem with the "R" versions of Oneplus is the mediocre ultrawide.
I have a 6 year old Huawei P30 that's better than the OP13R's UW camera.

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u/Agis-Spartan-King May 27 '26

I use the 13R for over a year now. It's camera has great analysis but sucks on low light conditions and on distances.However,if the light is enough and the distance is right, it's camera ROCKS!!!

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u/Tayker098 May 26 '26

Bonjour

Je te propose le Realme 16 pro plus.

En plus de cela, il est très récent :

--> Batterie en silicium de Carbone
--> Capacité de 7 000 mah pour la batterie
--> Recharge de 80 watts
--> Le plein demande environ 35-40 minutes.
--> Une recharge à 80% demande environ 12-15 minutes
--> Snapdragon 7 gen 4

--> Écran de 6,8 pouces

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u/njsilva84 May 27 '26

It's an interesting phone that I didn't know about.

The ultrawide camera is mediocre but the rest seems fine.

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u/Tayker098 May 27 '26

Oui, voilà, il n'y a pas vraiment de téléphone parfait, mais des téléphones qui font le maximum pour être au meilleur de la position (je rappelle ici position = milieu de gamme qui se rapproche du haut de gamme, d'où le "plus").

Et ce téléphone que jai pu te conseillé, est comme un coup de cœur.

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u/Tall_Abrocoma_3533 May 28 '26

For 700€ you can get a high end / flagship kill easily, and if you buy from china, even a flagship

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u/Creepy_Ciruzz May 26 '26

Man just get her a cute little s26, I think it looks neat and has every thing she needs, I would even suggest getting a Pixel 10 if she likes it, ask her which one looks the best

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u/njsilva84 May 26 '26

The S26 is over 700€.
And honestly, I'd rather get the S25 because of the Snapdragon SoC vs Exynos from the S26.

The Pixel is great at photos but the video is bar for the class. Subpar image stabilization and some people complain about some stutters while recording.

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u/Creepy_Ciruzz May 26 '26

i thought the s26 had the snapdragon 8 elite gen 5, get the s25 then. Do you have any problems buying a year old phone? Because if I were you and I scouted a good price I would definitely get a s25

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u/njsilva84 May 27 '26

I always bought last year's flagship because those are the best deals.
So, no, there would be no problem in buying an S25. I was actually trying to find one with 256GB of storage but they're hard to find, especially at under 700€.

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u/Creepy_Ciruzz May 27 '26

I can help you find one, in which country you live?

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u/njsilva84 May 27 '26

Portugal

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u/Creepy_Ciruzz May 27 '26

can I pm you?

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u/db0reddit May 26 '26

Oneplus 15

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u/njsilva84 May 27 '26

Above the budget.

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u/db0reddit May 27 '26

Xiaomi 15T Pro