This week we have some camera titans from Xiaomi and Honor, discounted Google Pixels, Poco F7 phones for excellent performance on the cheap and a Galaxy S25+ deal that may be better than what Samsung UK offers.
The Xiaomi 15 Ultra is one of the best camera phones of the year with its 50MP 1”-type main sensor, 50MP 3x/70mm telephoto plus a 200MP 4.3x/100mm second telephoto module and a 50MP ultra-wide. It has always been pretty pricey, though. This is the cool-looking Silver Chrome color, by the way.
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
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£295 off
Read our review 16/512GB – £1,104 at Amazon UK
The Honor Magic7 Pro is cheaper, but still packs quite a punch. It is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite like the Xiaomi. The main 50MP camera has a smaller but still large 1/1.3” sensor. There is only one telephoto module on board, but it’s a 200MP 3x/72mm camera. And there’s the 50MP ultra-wide too. The Honor has the bigger battery too, 5,850mAh vs. 5,410mAh for the global models, with comparable charging (100W wired, 80W wireless vs. 90W wired, 80W wireless).
Honor Magic7 Pro
£250 off
Read our review 12/512GB – £850 at Amazon UK
A couple of weeks ago, we looked at Pixel discounts and they are still live. The Google Pixel 9 is up to £300 off, which makes it as cheap as it has ever been.
Google Pixel 9
£250/£300 off
Read our review 12/128GB – £550 at Amazon UK 12/256GB – £600 at Amazon UK
But the more capable Google Pixel 9 Pro isn’t far off with a solid discount of its own. Check out our detailed head-to-head comparison for a closer look at how these two stack up. Unfortunately, Pro models with more than 128GB storage seem to be out of stock. You can try your luck at the Google online store, but at the moment of writing that doesn’t have any stock either.
Google Pixel 9 Pro
£320 off
Read our review 16/128GB – £680 at Amazon UK 16/256GB – £780 at Amazon UK
If you like high-end Snapdragons on the cheap, the Poco F7 family is the place to go. The vanilla Poco F7 offers a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 for just £330 at the moment. It is paired with a large 6.83” 12-bit 1280p+ display with 3,200 nits peak brightness and a huge 6,500mAh battery. However, the camera is pretty basic.
Poco F7
£60 off
Read our review 12/256GB – £330 at Amazon UK 12/512GB – £370 at Amazon UK
The Poco F7 Pro upgrades you to a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (no “s”) for just £50 more. Its display is smaller at 6.67”, but it has a higher resolution of 1440p+. The battery is pretty big too at 6,000mAh. Our Poco F7 vs. F7 Pro article has more details.
Poco F7 Pro
£120/£142 off
Read our review 12/256GB – £380 at Amazon UK 12/512GB – £408 at Amazon UK
Then there’s the Poco F7 Ultra – it’s pricey for a Poco F, but this is as close to a proper flagship as the series has ever gotten. And it’s hard to find a Snapdragon 8 Elite at just over £500 anywhere else. The 5,300mAh battery is on the small side, but it has fast wired (120W) and wireless (50W) charging. The camera has a 50MP 1/1.55” sensor, there is a telephoto module too, 50MP 2.5x/60mm, and a 32MP ultra-wide. Not amazing, but better than any previous Poco F. Here’s how it compares with the F7 Pro.
Poco F7 Ultra
£135/£80 off
Read our review 12/256GB – £515 at Amazon UK 16/512GB – £620 at Amazon UK
Another branch of the Xiaomi family tree has the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G. It is equipped with a 200MP main camera, but that’s where most of the budget went – the ultra-wide has only an 8MP sensor. To be fair, we’re looking at something that’s quite a bit cheaper than even the vanilla Poco F7 and it offers a great quality 6.67” display for the class (1220p+, 12-bit, Dolby Vision, 3,000 nits with GG Victus 2). The 5,110mAh battery is on the small side, but since this is the Pro+ model, you get 120W wired-only fast charging.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G
£94 off
Read our review 8/256GB – £255 at Amazon UK
If you are looking at a Samsung Galaxy S25 model, check out the Samsung UK offer, which gives you a free Galaxy Watch7, plus a few other perks like 6 months of Google AI Pro (with 2TB cloud storage) for free.
However, the base discounts are pretty small – e.g. the S25 and S25+ are only £100 off. Sure, the free Watch7 adds value and you get a minimum of £50 if you trade in an old phone. Still, the S25+ starts at £900.
You can dodge the hassle and get the Galaxy S25+ for £700 after a £200 discount and additional £100 off at checkout from Amazon. No freebies, but a Watch7 may not be to your taste, anyway.
Samsung Galaxy S25+
£200/£170 off + £100 off at checkout
Read our review 12/256GB – £700 at Amazon UK 12/512GB – £830 at Amazon UK
The Samsung Galaxy S25 starts at £700 in Samsung’s offer and if you want the small flagship, you should probably take it. Amazon UK has it cheaper at £650, but without the extra £100 at checkout, we think we’d rather pay £50 more and get the free watch. That £50 difference disappears with the guaranteed £50 trade-in value, anyway, so check your drawers for an old, forgotten smartphone.
Samsung Galaxy S25
£150 off
Read our review 12/128GB – £650 at Amazon UK 12/256GB – £710 at Amazon UK
PS. If you want a Samsung foldable instead, the Buy and Try program we wrote about last week is still active (it ends August 19).
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