Wileyfox Swift review

Want to know what else is out there on the market before you buy a Wileyfox Swift? Here are the phones we think you should take a look at before you put your money down.

• Check out our round-up of the best cheap phones you can buy right now.

Wileyfox Spark

Since the release of the Wileyfox Storm and Swift duo, the company has comeback with a new phone range in the form of the Spark. It's even cheaper than the Storm and Swift... but you don't want to buy one.

It costs a little less than the Swift at £89 SIM-free, but we gave it a two-star review citing terrible performance, very low storage and terrible battery life as the main issues with the phone.

Considering you only need to spend a little bit extra to get a Wileyfox Swift, we'd recommend skipping the cheaper Spark and putting a bit more money down for a much better phone.

• Read our review of the Wileyfox Spark

Moto E

Motorola is the master of the cheap smartphone with high spec and the cheapest in the range from the big M is the Moto E. Last year's version is the best yet and it's still worth looking at it if you're after a cheaper phone.

For a lot less than the Wileyfox Swift – at £69 – you'll get a solidly designed smartphone that while not the thinnest on the market still looks good in the hand and, perhaps more importantly, features a 4G connection.

The display isn't as good as the Swift though, so if that's a deal breaker we'd recommend checking out the rest of the choices below before you make a decision. If you don't mind about the display, you're saving a little bit more if you go for the Motorola option here.

• Read our review of the Moto E (2015)

Wileyfox Storm

It's not only about the Swift – there's also the Wileyfox Storm, which is the Swift's slightly more expensive older sibling. The Storm features a slightly larger 5.5-inch display compared to the 5-inch one on the Storm.

Both are Full HD options though, so you can't really go wrong here unless you specifically need a larger phone. The camera and processing tech is better in the Wileyfox Storm, but it's up to you whether you think it's worth spending extra money on it.

Both of these phones are fantastic for the price though. The Storm is that little bit extra at £199 but either way, you can't really go wrong.

• Read our review of the Wileyfox Storm

Vodafone Smart Speed 6

Now here's another choice that's an exclusive to the UK, but the USP is it's even cheaper than the Wileyfox Swift.

This doesn't have such a premium looking design as the Swift, but it's certainly not an ugly looking phone. It runs stock Android software as well, something you're not going to get on the Cyanogen-toting Wileyfox range.

The best bit is the price of the Vodafone Smart Speed 6, which comes in at only £49. That's under fifty quid for a great 4G smartphone that can keep up with the Wileyfox Swift. It's a hard decision to make.

• Read our review of the Vodafone Smart Speed 6

OnePlus X

And finally, we have some competition from China in the form of the OnePlus X. The company started off making flagship phones at low end prices with the OnePlus One and OnePlus 2, but the OnePlus X is the company going hard at the budget end of the market.

The OnePlus X is still a great phone, but it'll cost you a little more than the Wileyfox Swift. This is £199, but now you're able to buy it without an invite so it's simple to just go online and buy one from the OnePlus store.

The design is the big difference here so it's mostly down to personal preference on the Wileyfox Swift's slightly textured back or the glass choice of the OnePlus X. Both phones still look great though, especially considering the low price.

• Read our review of the OnePlus X