Considering its price, there's plenty to like about the Oppo A9 2020. Two SIMs, plenty of storage, a 6.5-inch screen, two speakers and excellent battery life, with reverse charging, is an appealing bundle for the money.
You get a lot of handset for your money with the Mi Note 10, especially in the camera department. However, performance is middling, and there are some missing features.
The LG G8X ThinQ Dual Screen is an interesting and affordable alternative to a folding-screen handset, but it does have some significant drawbacks.
Huawei's mid-range Nova 5T offers an attractively-priced combination of design, features and performance, but there’s plenty of competition at this price point.
For less than £300, the Honor 9X offers good battery life, a large notch-free screen, plenty of internal storage, acceptable cameras and a distinctive chassis.
With an excellent OLED screen, classy industrial design, decent performance and good battery life, the Reno 2Z represents superb value for money. Support for two SIMs and a MicroSD card at the same time are welcome extras, but the quad rear camera system may be overkill.
Like its larger Xperia 1 stablemate, the 6.1-inch Xperia 5 has a 21:9 OLED screen. As well as being more affordable, the Xperia 5 is more usable for those who struggle with large-screen phones.
You could get a higher spec for the same money, but Fairphone has loftier aims than a simple price/performance calculation.
LG’s V50 ThinQ 5G is a 5G smartphone with a difference: it comes with a hinged cover that incorporates a second screen. If this doesn’t appeal, you’ll probably want to look elsewhere.
The Mi 9T Pro has a great 6.39-inch Super AMOLED screen, a long-lasting 4,000mAh battery, a very capable triple rear camera system and a pop-up selfie camera.