unbranded smartphones

supashaka

1) Has anyone bought generic unbranded smartphones available on ebay etc? I'm hoping someone can advise pls! I'm a very light user mostly for wsapp briefly every few days and sometimes maps/gps when walking (no gaming and occasionally watch youtube videos, use my landline for calls more often lol and my PC) so was hoping to find something £40-£50.
ebay.co.uk/itm…404

There are others I'm looking at but they don't mention anything about the processor (sometimes it'll mention the number of cores but no name)? The specs seem way better than even xiaomi phones for the same money, I know there's gonna be no support updates etc. how important is that? Couldn't I just search for a custom ROM, try to upgrade to higher android version etc? Would it be difficult/impossible to find roms for an unbranded phone? Would running an antivirus scan like malwarebytes regularly not keep on top of any potential spyware/viruses etc? I've already ordered a refurbished xiaomi redmi 2 as a spare from China and is on it's way so could use the advice (it was cheap so I ordered without thinking doh!)

Also I've read that there's a possibility they could just be sneaky re-brands so potentially could be getting a xiaomi etc. phone for less?

2) I'm also considering paying a bit more if unbranded is a no-go. Xiaomi Redmi 7 3GB/32GB around £100 vs Xiaomi Mi Play 4GB/64GB if it's only £6 more?
I like the extra ram and storage for only £6 more but the battery seems better on R7 and has a larger screen. Thank you in advance.

depot

Hi , can’t help with unbranded phones, never had one, but I’ve had a couple of xiaomi phones and they are excellent, superb build quality and long software support, I’d take a look at YouTube reviews on both of your suggested xiaomi phones and see which one you’d prefer.