5 Best Phones You Can’t Buy in the US (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Other good international phones

It is worth considering whether these phones are still to look at something you like.

Photograph: Simon Hill

Look N5 for Oppo £ 1,106: It is truly shame that Find N5 will not land even in the UK or Europe, because the world’s thinning book style folds (1.6 millimeters open) is a beautiful phone. The .6..62 inch cover display and 5.12-inch internal display is great, and the Find N5 has top spots in all ways (Snapdragon 8 Elite, 16GB RAM, 512GB storage, 5,600-MAH battery, 80-wars ward and 50-wars warts charging). The most obvious compromise of the Triple-Lance Camera (50-MP telephoto, 8-MP Ultrawide) is the most obvious compromise, a requirement for this form factor. Little buggy software and blatwear are only another resistant, but the potential pain in imports will be enough to keep most people away.

Xiaomi Poko F7 Ultra £ 649 and F7 Pro £ 499: Although Poko Tradition has become a budget brand, it is appropriately naming the F7 Ultra into a new region. This phone proud of a few flagship-level features, such as Vision Boost D7 for graphics, with Snapdragon 8 Elite Chipset, a strong triple-lens camera and a beautiful, high-resolution 6.67-inch display with a 120-hurge refresh refresh rate. It also scores an IP 68 rating and offers up to 50 watt wireless charging. The catch price increased compared to the publication of the previous Poco F series, but at the price of the first bird, the F7 Ultra is a compulsory bid. F7 Pro is more compatible with what we expect from the brand with old processors, limited cameras and any wireless charging. Both run the Hyperos 2 of Shaomi and have too much blatware, but Shaomi now promises four Android versions upgrade and six -year protection patches.

Real 530 Realm 14 Pro+: The color-changeing finishing can be intriguing but it is fun and this phone looks much more expensive than it and seems. There is more height than Loi on the specs sheet. You will get a triple-lens camera, an IP 68/69 rating, a 6,000-MAH battery and a 6.83 inch OLED display with 120-Herz refresh rate, but Snapdragon 7S-gene 3 chipset is limited, no wireless charging support, and no charge in the box. It is still quite bargaining and should land in the UK soon.

Xiaomi 15 in $ 899: People looking for more compact phones than Ultra 15 Ultra can do much worse than his younger siblings. Xiaomi 15 feels beautiful with a 6.36 inch screen, a decent triple-lens camera and top internal. However, it is a conservative design, a kind of expensive and it has the same software and blatware problems as ultra.

Honor Magic 7 RSR for £ 1,550: Designed with Porsche, the soup-up version of the above 7 Pro contains a fancier design with a hexagon camera module, somewhat advanced telephoto lens, 24GB RAM (probably basically nonsense), 1 TB storage and a large battery (5,850 mAh). It is beautiful but does not work enough to justify the extra expense.

Oppo x8 Pro Look for £ 1,099: The last two Oppo flagships did not formally make it in the United Kingdom and Europe, so the X8 Pro identifies the return return. This is a polished phone with a quad-lens camera (all 50MP), but it seems like downgrade from it I used last year to look for x7 Ultra Due to the small sensor. It is fast, great battery life, fast wired and wireless charging, IP 68/69 protection and excluding any obvious. But it is expensive, and the flagships should not contain the Blatwear. I would like to wait for x8 ultra.

Honor 200 Pro for £ 499: I don’t like the design of Honor 200 Pro (7-10, wired review), However, it has a versatile triple-lens camera with a capable portrait mode. There are also some useful AI features and the battery life is better with fast wired and wireless charging. During the launch it costs more $ 200, but this is a much more interesting option at the new low price.

Shaomi Mix Flip is for £ 749: Shaomi’s first flip phone is amazingly well, with two relatively bright and wide screen, solid stamina, fast charging and quick performance. It has not made a shameful Xiaomi more flip screen-specific features. It does not help to spend too much (£ 1,099) at the time of launch, but at this reduced price, it is a decent shout for people on the fold flip phone.

UB 749 for Nubia Z 70 Ultra: A lot like last year’s Z60 Ultra (6-10, wired review), Z 70 Ultra is a standard-packed brick that is a great 6.8 inch display, Snapdragon 8 elite chipset, versatile triple-lens camera and 6,150-MAH battery. Unfortunately, the camera is dishonest and poor in the recording video, and the software is very bad (with the promise of updating only three Android versions).

Oppo Reno 12 Pro for OPP 395: Reno 12 Pro: There are several reasons to consider camera and battery life. A major camera and a telephoto lens, both 50 megapixels were rated, this price is rare (there is an 8-MP ultrawide and a 50-MP selfie camera). But I don’t like plastic design, there is a Blatware galor and the performance is okay.

Shaomi 14 Pro for £ 470: As follow-up of mid-year The flagship of Shaomi 1414 Pro (7-10, wired review) Some bids are negligible and I have come down to the price since I reviewed it. Basics are nailed with a large screen, good performance, lots of stamina and a solid camera. However, there is a lack of wireless charges for Blatware, Shaomi software and fighting.

OnePlus Nord for 4 £ 369: Nord 4 with a metal unibody stands and a great screen, sufficient processing strength for most people, impressive battery life and fast charge. The original camera is ok, and has a nifty aquatach feature that allows you to use the phone with wet hands. But there is no wireless charge, the ultrawide camera is frustrating, and there are some blatware.

Avoid these phones

These are not necessarily bad phones, but we think you will serve better by something above.

The Shaomi Mix Fold is on $ 4,085: Only published in China, the Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 is a stylish folding phone that folds the 7.98 inch internal screen with a 6.56 -inch outer screen. It also provides strong performance and battery life, but the camera is inherent despite having a large quad-lens camera module. The crease is also pronounced, and using a Chinese model is somewhat pain because different things are not translated and you have the job of getting your desired applications.

Realm for Re 774 GT 7 Pro: This potential flagship killer has a 6.78 inch OLED screen, a Snapdragon 8 elite chip and a huge 6,500-MAH battery. You also get a triple-lens camera, but the 50-megapixel main and telephoto lenses are dropped by 8-megapixel ultraoud. It also lacks wireless charging and you have to import it to the UK, as it only seems to be sold in Germany.

Shaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ £ 369: Decreal battery life with an interesting, durable design (IP 68), a 200-megapixel Samsung camera sensor and superfast charging (120-watt) must be balanced against the middle of the Middleing Performance, Poor Ultrawide (8MP) and Macro (2MP) lens and a ton of blatware. In the end, last year’s Redmi Note 13 Pro+ (there is no slight improvement than this (6-10, wired review), And it’s not just that there is better phone for the same meaning; There is a better Xiaomi phone.

Shaomi Poko F6 for 268 Or F6 Pro for £ 339: A real bid to a real bid, Poko F6 Series (7-10, wired proposed) Still alluring with a large screen, decent performance and a great capable camera, but there is Blatwear, schedule software and limited long -term support. The F6 Pro is better than the Pro.

Motorola Edge 50 Pro is for £ 399: It is declining in prices, but the Motorola Edge 50 Pro (7-10, wired review) There are only a few Android upgrades to go. The design is compact and a beautiful display, I have found it that it is sometimes a lack of processing with lazy camera performance and there are better options above.

Nubia Flip 5G for £ 419: We had some fun with Nubia Flip 5G (6-10, wired review), And it was a cheap flip foldable available for a while. The notice cover screen is beautiful, but it can’t do much. The performance was average a year ago, and the annoying software and update policy was the main strike against it.