I need to know what phone I should get.

My Pixel 4a stops getting security updates in a month. And so it's new phone time (annoyingly, as it's working fine, and you'd hope that security updates would be addable to any version of Android).

So I went looking for a new phone that has: Android, NFC (so it can pay for things), a fingerprint sensor, a headphone jack, at least 6GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. (Please don't waste both of our times arguing about these specs. If you want to rant about them then go make your own post.)

So far, the front runner is the Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro 5G - which I can get on Amazon for £279 as part of the current Prime Day.

Does anyone want to leap in and tell me that I should buy a different phone instead?

Interesting Links for 11-07-2023

1. Do electric vehicles produce more tyre and brake pollution than their petrol and diesel counterparts?

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2. EU signs off on data transfers deal with US

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3. Edinburgh Aiport is getting new scanners in 2024 which will mean we can carry more liquids.

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4. Webb telescope inspects the heart of the Phantom Galaxy

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5. Immigration policies don't deter migrants from coming to the US -- border rules only make the process longer and more difficult

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6. Labour to use AI to speed up benefit claims and match unemployed people with jobs

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7. Same-sex sexual behaviour is widespread in macaque monkeys

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8. Sunak and Braverman's trans jokes 'unacceptable and dangerous' says Parliament equalities chief

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