Panjandrum

If it's of any help to Paul who left his phone on the car roof (I did the same with a Lenovo tablet a couple of years ago. Long story.) the Google 6 Pro arrived exactly as described: pristine. Not a mark on it anywhere, Android 13 installed, battery seems in great condition. 12 month warranty, delivered in a cardboard returns box so if I wasn't satisfied just put it back, close the box and return at vendor's expense. Whether it's laptops, PCs or 'phones I always buy refurbished anyway but if ever I need another SIM only 'phone Handtec is the first place I'll look. Too bad it was overcast last night as I was itching to try out the camera but, hey ho.

When I was in SW France recently I thought just fior the heck of it I'd try taking a picture of Cassiopeia over our house with my Samsung A71. ISO 800 and ten seconds with the phone propped against some old tiles and a five second timer gave me the picture attached. Frankly I was pretty astonished so played around a bit more with different settings and with nothing more than the same settings was getting starfields with no trailing. Jupiter rising over the village church was nice. So, enthusiasm kindled I started exploring the Pixel range and found my budget creeping steadily upwards until, like Stu, settled for a Google 6 Pro described as in pristine condition from a company called Handtec. for about a third of the price new. It will be delivered later today. Back to France on October 5th when ever hopeful for clearer skies there - and with Pyrenees as a backdrop who knows...