A few weeks ago, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ was selling for £240 if you bought the 4/64GB model and £290 if you went for the 8/128GB one. It’s a good tablet, but the prices seemed a little high, and it’s a good thing they didn’t hold up.
The 64GB version now costs less than £200, while the 128GB model (note: this has more RAM) costs £240. What a difference a few weeks make. This slate has an 11-inch 90Hz (1,920 x 1,200 px) LCD and is powered by the Snapdragon 695 chipset. It has expandable memory, four speakers (and a 3.5mm headphone jack), plus a 7,040 mAh with 15W charging. No DeX on this one, though.
Motorola’s Razr 40 foldable duo is the cheapest it’s ever been. The Razr 40 Ultra is down to £740, the regular Razr 40 down to £500. To be fair, the next generation is probably just around the corner, but new models will start at RRP and take months to become available.
If you can, get the Ultra. The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (compared to the 7 Gen 1) and the larger 3.6″ cover display (compared to the tiny line display) make a difference. That said, the internal display is essentially the same and the cameras of the The Ultra aren’t noticeably better. The vanilla model has a larger battery, but the less efficient chipset means they have essentially the same battery life.
Samsung’s affordable Galaxy A models are £20 off. Starting with the Galaxy A15 5G, this uses a Dimensity 6100+ and features next-generation connectivity. The Galaxy A15 uses the Helio G99 and only supports 4G, but is otherwise the same phone. However, we’re not sure it’s worth saving £30. If you want the cheap price, the Galaxy A05s offers a Snapdragon 680, a larger 6.7-inch display (but it’s an LCD), and lacks an ultra-wide-angle camera ( the A15s have a 5 MP ultra wide angle).
At the same £110 as the A05s is the Moto G53. This is a 5G phone (Snapdragon 480+) and has a 120Hz IPS LCD, however it only has a resolution of 720p+ compared to Samsung’s 1080p+. No ultra wide angle on this one, if that matters.
The Honor X7a is the same price and has a larger 6.75-inch LCD display, also 720p+. It is powered by the Helio G37 and has a 5MP ultra wide. All three have microSD slots and 3.5mm headphone jacks (only the Moto has stereo speakers).
A more sophisticated offering from the brand is the Honor 90. This has a real 6.7″ OLED (120 Hz, 1,200 x 2,664 px resolution) and a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1. The star of the show is the main camera 200 MP (1/1.4″), although the image quality did not impress us. 2x shots and portraits are decent, but not great. There’s also a 12MP ultra-wide angle on the back and a 50MP selfie on the front (the results are less than impressive, though). The 5,000 mAh battery works well in the active use test and the 66W fast charging system reaches 65% in 30 minutes (54 minutes maximum).
The Honor 90 Lite has a similar formula, but at almost half the price. Instead, it uses a 100MP main camera and a 16MP selfie camera on the 6.7-inch IPS LCD display (90Hz, 1080p+). This is powered by the Dimensity 6020.
Finally, a couple of tablets. The Honor Pad 9 has a large 12.1-inch IPS LCD display with 2,560 x 1,600 px (16:10) resolution, 10-bit colors and 120 Hz refresh rate. It is powered by the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and a 8,300 mAh battery (35W charging). Here it comes with a QWERTY keyboard case included.
The Honor Pad
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