Winter sales: What smartphone and what mobile package for my teenager?

Update of 01/20/2022 - The kick -off of winter sales was given on January 12 and you have until February 8 to go around the promotions.

On the list of supplies and alongside the backpack, notebooks and pens are now the smartphone and the mobile package.Because entry to college is often an opportunity to equip your child for the first time.His needs evolving from year to year, you may also be required to review his equipment with a new phone and a more suitable subscription.Here is our selection of smartphones and mobile packages.

How to choose your child's smartphone

For a school year, it is better to turn to a smartphone below the 150 € mark.A minor investment that will generate less frustration in the event of mishaps.We therefore favor basic use and focus on the following criteria:

Realme 8i: The best smartphone at less than 150 €

70 starsLire le test Realme 8iComme d'autres avant lui, Realme fait le choix d'une segmentation importante de sa gamme d'appareils. Mais le Realme 8i se défend en proposant l'écran 120 Hz le plus accessible du marché et une très belle autonomie.

Realme 8i is in our view the smartphone for the most interesting college students in its category.The device has a 5000 mAh battery which allows it to exceed two days of use.It is also a terminal with a good technical sheet with a powerful processor (Helio G96), for always fluid navigation, and a storage capacity of 64 GB Extensible via microSD.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro: the best smartphone for less than 300 €

90 starsLire le test Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 ProLe Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro a quasiment tout pour plaire : un bon écran AMOLED et 120 Hz pour une expérience ultra-fluide, une configuration technique qui fait le job, une partie photo efficace même en basse luminosité grâce à son excellent capteur principal et son mode nuit, une autonomie séduisante et une charge vraiment rapide. Le smartphone n'est pas compatible 5G mais à ce prix, difficile de lui en tenir rigueur.

We will grant a slightly higher budget to a high school student who will need a slightly more swift configuration to juggle between more activities.Autonomy obviously remains one of the main criteria to take into account.As a bonus, a good photo part and a modern design to impress the gallery.Sold around € 280, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro constitutes a very balanced and accessible proposal.The Chinese manufacturer's smartphone has almost everything for it: a 120 Hz AMOLED screen, solid performance, an internal memory of 64 GB Extensible, a main 108 megapixel sensor, a nice autonomy and a 33W load.

Apple iPhone SE (2020): the most accessible recent iPhone

86 starsLire le test Apple iPhone SE (2020)L'iPhone SE (2020) n'est pas seulement un très bon iPhone, c'est aussi l'un des meilleurs smartphones à petit prix actuellement. Si son design est très proche de celui de l'iPhone 8, à l’intérieur on retrouve le dernier A13 Bionic qui équipe les iPhone 11. Le changement va bien au-delà d'une simple modification des spécifications avec de gros progrès sur la partie photo et l'autonomie.

Note that the two cited smartphones run Android.If your teenager is used to iOS, you should think about buying a refurbished iPhone.Apple's latest new smartphones are to be forgotten since too expensive even during sales.The iPhone SE 2020 is the most affordable model that Apple sells on its site and the addition amounts to € 489 for an armed entry ticket of 64 GB of storage.

Apple iPhone XR: the alternative "cheap" reconditioned

85 starsLire le test Apple iPhone XRSi vous êtes à la recherche d'un iPhone de qualité, positionné en dessous des 700€, voilà l’appareil qu’il vous faut. Avec l'iPhone XR Apple a créé un smartphone qui offre 95 % de l'expérience des iPhone XS pour 75 % du prix. Tout n’est pas parfait, il y a des compromis : l'écran et l'appareil photo font de petits pas en arrière par rapport aux modèles XS, mais de manière générale il s’en sort très bien.Il apporte même quelques améliorations par rapport à ses frères et sœurs plus chers. Son écran est plus grand que celui de la XS (6,1 contre 5,8 pouces), il est disponible dans une plus grande variété de couleurs, et l'autonomie est également meilleure.

Although launched at the end of 2018, the iPhone XR can largely meet your child's needs.On the program, high -flying performance, a very good back photo sensor and wireless load.Black point nevertheless on autonomy limited to a day of use.

You also have the possibility of offering yourself a new smartphone and giving the old to your offspring for its return to school.

How to choose your child's package

Regardless of your child's age, you will have to focus on three elements:

Know that most of the packages include unlimited SMS and MMS in France as well as from Europe and the DOM.

Orange, SFR, Bouygues Telecom and Free operators allow you to subscribe for free to a 4G package if you are a customer internet box.The first two offer a subscription at 0 € per month for a year then 5 € which includes 2 hours of calls and 100 MB of data.These are non -binding offers.

Forfait Orange à 0€ en détail >

Forfait SFR à 0€ en détail >

On the free side, no engagement either and an offer that remains free for the duration of the contract for freebox subscribers but it will be necessary to deal with an envelope of 50 MB.The 2 hours of calls are also there and Free stands out by allowing the subscriber to call to the fixed of 100 destinations. Il y a quelques années, B&You, la filiale de Bouygues Telecom, affichait un forfait sans engagement à 0€ par mois pendant un an puis 7,99€ avec les appels illimités ainsi que 20 Mo de data mais l'offre n'existe plus.Note that the advantages included by the three operators are also valid from the European Union and the DOM.

Forfait Free à 0€ en détail >

You can also have total control over the consumption of your child and rule out any risk of offset by choosing a blocked package.If most operators offer this option, the addition is generally a little more salty.Again, we can advise you to go to the operator of your Internet box in order to benefit from advantageous discounts.

If your teenager needs more gigas in particular to take distance lessons, the packages without obligation can be a good solution because in addition to often being the subject of promotions, they are generally very generous and you are free to terminate everythingmoment.Currently, during the sales, it is Prixtel which wins the palm of the best benefits/price ratio with its Petit Package at € 4.99 per month for a year then € 9.99 which includes 20 GB of data for France and10 GB for the EU and the French overseas departments and the unlimited calls France, EU and DOM.

Forfait Prixtel Le petit à 4,99€ en détail >

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