STUFF AWARDS 2019
BUDGET PHONE
OF THE YEAR
READERS’ PHONE
OF THE YEAR
MOTO
G8 PLUS
HUAWEI
P30 PRO
It seems like forever since the go-to budget
phone hasn’t been one of Moto’s G series.
In fact, we’ll probably soon have to rename
this category the Motorola Budget Phone
of the Year – so it shouldn’t come as a huge
surprise that this year’s best cheap blower
is the G8 Plus.
Not that you’d know this was a sub-£250
phone to look at it. There’s a big old 6.3in
screen with an unobtrusive teardrop notch on
the front, and a triple-camera setup round the
back, complete with laser autofocus and LED
flash. Improved battery life and a drop in the
asking price from last year’s model secure
another year on the budget throne for Moto.There’s nothing that gets you riled up quite like
Phone of the Year. Whatever we decide, you’ll
tell us we’re wrong, so we gave you the power
to call the shots with a special standalone
readers’ award. We included 10 shortlisted
smartphones – some from little-known
companies like Apple and Google, some from
breakthrough brands like RealMe and Xiaomi,
even a nod for Nokia.
But none of this mattered to you, because
you’ve named the P30 Pro – Huawei’s final
flagship handset before being tarnished by
US political turmoil – your phone of the year.
Power to the People...’s Republic of China.£240 / motorola.co.uk from £750 / consumer.huawei.comNOMINEES
O Xiaomi Mi 9 O RealMe X2 Pro
O Nokia 7.2 O Oppo 10x ZoomNOMINEES
O Apple iPhone 11 & iPhone 11 Pro O OnePlus 7T
O Google Pixel 4XL O Moto G8 Plus O Xiaomi Mi 9
O RealMe X2 Pro O Nokia 7.2 O Oppo 10x Zoom