Best entry-level smartphones 2021 - buyer’s guide Comments
- Sin
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Porkpie, 31 Mar 2022Where's the Nokia's?Yeah they should of listed at least one Nokia smartphone
Nokia is the best budget smartphone maker in the would for cheap smartphones
Nokia smartphone run AndroidOne and are free of bloodware
The Nokia 3.1 or a similar smartphone would be worth looking at can be find cheap
- Sin
- 3Hg
VPolarEAgle, 10 Jan 2022a 100$ is lower midrange? lower midrange is more like 250eur to 300eur, most of the phones in ... moreI own a nokia 3.1 smartphone it's even cheaper than the budget smartphones I listed
16gb storage 2gb ram
It runs Android 10 it cost me 62 dollars / 50 pound brand new
There's no point listing smartphones people can't afford it's out of a budget buyers price range
The smartphones I listed are low end yes and slow but good for the price and have up-to-date software and are a budget Opinion
- VPolarEAgle
- NtQ
Sin, 02 Jan 2022The phones are not Budget Smartphones there lower mid range smartphones
not cheap out my pri... morea 100$ is lower midrange? lower midrange is more like 250eur to 300eur, most of the phones in this list are 100 to a 130eur with 3 150 exceptions (redmi 9, moto G10, redmi note 8 2021).
anyways, the phones you listed are barely usable landfilling garbage, I don't see any reason you'd buy these over a redmi 9A or realme C21, for comparison's sake I'm going to show the specs of the doogee X95, the most expensive one you've listed, here they are:
plastic build (normal for even 200eur phones)
6.5" inch IPS (can't complain for 90$) 720p(again can't complain even if the PPI here is horrendous) 60Hz display (and again)
quad core MediaTek 6737 chip scoring around 45K on antutu (half of the redmi 9A priced just about 20-30 bucks higher)
16GB of storage (max option while the redmi 9A has a 64/4GB option priced at 115$), meaning you HAVE to buy a micro SD card.
2GB of RAM may or may not be super sluggish.
13MP main sensor w/ 2MP depth sensor (redmi 9A doesn't have a depth sensor but again they're practically useless most of the time), no 60 FPS video shooting (unlike the 9A).
5MP selfie (same as redmi 9A).
micro USB (seriously doogee? to be fair the redmi 9A too has it).
the battery in this thing is about 4350 mAh and for a 7W 28nm chip with no LTPO display I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't last a single full day of ligh or average use.
- VPolarEAgle
- NtN
Lai, 11 Nov 2021It's not a good handset. It switch itself off and never on back according to many complaintsI don't face that problem, the handset is plenty for the money, my only complaints are: I'm a case person and it feels pretty bulky with one, the 2MP macro cam sucks and a high refresh would've been nice because the chipset in here if anything is great (for the price) and because the phone already feels so smooth. Otherwise almost perfect except for the proximity sensing which is virtual.
- Sin
- cTI
The phones are not Budget Smartphones there lower mid range smartphones
not cheap out my price range
Am a real Budget buyer i be helpful list some cheap smartphones that are good
new UMIDIGI A3S stock android 2GB+16GB $82.99
new UMIDIGI A3 stock android 2GB+16GB $81.99
new DOOGEE X95 RAM: 2GB&ROM: 16GB $89.99
we should have real buyers guide for people on a tight Budget
- Sin
- cTI
The phones are not Budget Smartphones there lower mid range smartphones
not cheap out my price range
Am a real Budget buyer i be helpful list some cheap smartphones that are good
new UMIDIGI A3S stock android 2GB+16GB $82.99
new UMIDIGI A3 stock android 2GB+16GB $81.99
new DOOGEE X95 RAM: 2GB&ROM: 16GB $89.99
we should have real buyers guide for people on a tight Budget
- Lai
- Nu6
Sickblack, 20 May 2021agreed. for a few bucks over redmi 9 you get so much more by going for redmi 9t instead. It's not a good handset. It switch itself off and never on back according to many complaints
- Anonymous
- Nu6
omnipotentphonebuyer, 01 Nov 2021The Infinix 11s should be around here somewhere with a G88 chipset a 90hz display and 50MP wid... moreI don't think infinix phones are that standard
- omnipotentphonebuyer
- 7Xa
The Infinix 11s should be around here somewhere with a G88 chipset a 90hz display and 50MP wide camera for a price round $140 or to be exact $138.50
- Jimmy
- uZa
Beast, 05 Mar 2021In my opinion
Xiaomi redmi 9t is one of the best phone.Yes
i am also agree with your point of view
- Sickblack
- ki$
agreed. for a few bucks over redmi 9 you get so much more by going for redmi 9t instead.
- Anonymous
- rr1
Beast, 05 Mar 2021In my opinion Xiaomi redmi 9t is one of the best phone.I totally agree
- Beast
- X}$
In my opinion
Xiaomi redmi 9t is one of the best phone.
- Anonymous
- utD
gsmarena at least update your entry level list regular OEM launch new phone every week in budget segment then how will be useful this outdated guide...
after redmi 9 already
redmi 9 prime
redmi 9 power
poco 3 out
- AnonD-973296
- GYi
Nick, 06 Jan 2021Why little older Redmi 9 is in the top? What's the problem with Poco M2? Which has Simila... morethey have not changed it yet
- Nick
- PEq
Why little older Redmi 9 is in the top? What's the problem with Poco M2? Which has Similar Config with 2 gig extra ram and only 1000 INR difference!
- AnonD-821125
- fIS
redmi 9a doesn't have a type c port, who wrote this?
- Anonymous
- IV8
Arod, 12 Nov 2020do not buy the galaxy a20 it has the most slowest cpu ever it overheats alot the other p... moreA20? It has Exynos 7884.. Still better than Snapdragon 439
- Anonymous
- IV8
gary, 13 Nov 2020not one huawei phone listed i have a $150 huawei y7a that is better than any of those phones t... morePower 3? It was a Mid Range I thought?.. Hmm
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