Retailers and couriers are slammed right now, so orders take longer to arrive than usual. Still, most of these you can pick up and have them arrive before the holidays, so it’s not too late.
With the Pixel 10 generation, Google finally adopted magnetic charging and accessories. It uses the “Pixelsnap” brand for its first-party products. You can grab a Google Pixel 10 at a solid €250 discount and score a free Pixelsnap wireless charger.
The Google Pixel 9a is a more affordable alternative, though note that it will soon be replaced by the 10a. Anyway, this one also has a freebie, a Pixel case, on top of its €150 discount.
If you are looking for a small phone, but you want something more powerful than the Pixel 10, check out the Pixel 10 Pro. It is the same size while packing better cameras and screen. The chipset and battery are basically the same, though. You can check out our Pixel 10 vs. Pixel 10 Pro article for a head-to-head comparison.
Or if you prefer larger phones, the Pixel 10 Pro XL ups the screen size to 6.8” (from 6.3”) and the battery to 5,200mAh (from 4,870mAh). The rest is the same as on the Pixel 10 Pro, however.
The Tensor G5 proved to be quite disappointing – the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is where the real power is. You can have it in a Realme GT 8 Pro for the same price as the small Pixel 10 Pro. This one isn’t small, of course, it has a 6.79” 144Hz OLED display and a 7,000mAh battery with 120W wired and 50W wireless charging. The camera setup is impressive too, with a 50MP main (1/1.56”), 200MP 3x/65mm periscope and a 50MP ultra-wide, plus some Ricoh GR shooting modes.
The Xiaomi 15T Pro uses a MediaTek chip, the Dimensity 9400+, specifically. It’s not as powerful as the latest Snapdragon, but the 15T Pro is a cheaper phone. So keep that in mind when comparing the cameras too – the Xiaomi has a 50MP main with a larger 1/1.31” sensor, a 50MP 5x/115mm periscope and a 12MP ultra-wide. The battery is a 5,500mAh cell with 90W wired and 50W wireless charging.
Although, if you are going for a cheap phone, the Xiaomi 15T has essentially the same screen and battery (except for the 67W wired-only charging) and it costs a good deal less. It sacrifices performance (Dimensity 8400 Ultra) and camera quality (1/1.55” main sensor, 2x/46mm telephoto) to hit its lower price point, however. Check out our Xiaomi 15T vs. 15T Pro article for a detailed comparison.
The Poco F8 Pro falls between these two – it has the previous-gen Qualcomm flagship, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, and a 6,210mAh battery with 100W wired-only charging. The camera is comparable with a 50MP main (1/1.55”) and 50MP 2.5x/60mm telephoto, plus an 8MP ultra-wide.
The more budget-friendly Poco F7 has a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 – that’s a lot of power for a sub-€350 phone. The 6,500mAh battery with 90W wired-only charging is great for the price too (90W adapter is included). The 50+8MP camera is… well, you get what you pay for with this one.
Let’s go back to small phones. The vivo X200 FE is cheaper than the Pixel 10 but has a more powerful Dimensity 9300+ chipset. The 6.31” 120Hz display is an LTPO panel to boot (only Pixel Pros have LTPO displays). The camera has three modules with a 50MP main (1/1.56”), 50MP 3x/70mm telephoto and an 8MP ultra-wide. The battery is cut down to 5,300mAh for the European release (down from 6,500mAh for the global unit).
You can have the vivo X300 instead – it weighs the same in your pocket (186g vs. 190g), but your wallet takes a bigger hit. Even with a €100 voucher, the phone is still almost €400 more expensive than the X200 FE. You do get a newer chipset (Dimensity 9500) and better cameras – 200MP 1/1.4” main, 50MP 3x/70mm tele and 50MP ultra-wide. There’s also 40W wireless charging on board, but the battery still comes short of its full potential at 5,360mAh (vs. 6,040mAh for global units).
The larger vivo X300 Pro also has a €100 voucher and a Dimensity 9500 chip. However, it is paired with a 6.78” display and a 5,440mAh battery (down from 6,510mAh for global units). The cameras are different too with a 50MP 1/1.28” main and a 200MP 1/4” 3.7x/85mm periscope.
The Motorola Edge 60 is an interesting option – for just €300 you get a phone with 12GB of RAM and 512GB storage. Okay, the Dimensity 7300 chipset isn’t great, but that’s a lot of memory and there’s a microSD slot too. Also, it has a 50MP main camera (1/1.56”), 10MP 3x/73mm telephoto and a 50MP ultra-wide, even if the image quality leaves something to be desired. The phone runs on a 5,200mAh battery with fast 68W wired-only charging.
The Xiaomi Redmi 15 brings little glamour, but it is a sub-€200 5G phone with a large 6.9” display (144Hz 1080p+ IPS LCD) and a huge 7,000mAh battery (33W wired-only charging). On the up side, storage is expandable. On the downside, the Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 isn’t all that fast and Xiaomi has committed to only 2 OS updates. Worse, the phone launches with Android 15.
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