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Saving up for the iPhone X or Galaxy S9? You don’t have to. Today’s budget smartphones are so good that you won’t feel like you’re settling. You are reading this post because you want to know the Top Cheapest Phones in the World.
For less than N25,000, you can get a big screen, enough performance to run the most popular apps and even a metal design. Cameras in this phone price range have also improved greatly. No, you won’t get special features, like waterproof designs, or serious graphics power for playing games, but overall, these handsets are excellent values. As you shop around, make sure that the model you choose works with your carrier. Many unlocked phones are GSM-only, which means they’re compatible with providers like T-Mobile, AT&T and MetroPCS but not Verizon and Sprint. However, some cheap handsets like the Moto G6, work with all of the major networks.
Moto G6
The best phone you can get for the money, the Moto G6 offers a colorful 5.7-inch display with minimal bezels, dual cameras and solid performance form its Snapdragon 450 processor. Plus, unlike most unlocked phones, you can use this one on any GSM or CDMA carrier, so it will work with all of the major providers.
Other perks of the GG6 include a powerful speaker, a fingerprint sensor up front that lets you perform various shortcuts gestures and TurboPower Charging to get the phone juiced up fast via USB-C. The battery life is pretty good, too, at about 9.5 hours.
Honor 7X
Here’s another cheap phone where you’ve got just N20,000 to spend, but you have certain requirements for creature comforts, like a massive 18:9 full-screen design, solid midrange performance, a metal chassis, and dual cameras. It turns out only one phone checks all those boxes, and it’s the Honor 7X. The latest model to drop from Huawei’s budget-focused brand, the 7X has about everything the average user could ask for in a smartphone, but costs just a third of what you’d spend on most flagship models.
Unfortunately, like many cheap unlocked phones, the 7X is only compatible with GSM networks, like AT&T and T-Mobile. If that doesn’t impact you, though, you’ll have a hard time finding a better value among Android devices. And it’s now available for pre-order through Amazon.
ZTE Blade Z Max
A great option for Metro computer customers, the Blade Z Max features a gorgeous 6-inch display, dual-lens camera and fingerprint sensor for less than N20,000. The 16-MP and 2-MP rear shooters enable effects like portrait mode, bokeh and monocolor. Another highlight is the nearly 11.5 hours of endurance from the 4,080 mAh battery, which makes this one of the longest lasting phones for the price.
ZTE Max XL
Available for Sprint and its prepaid services like Boost, the ZTE Max XL lives up to its name by packing a delightfully bright 6-inch screen and a 3,990 mAh that will get you through the day on a charge. A Snapdragon 435 processor provides decent performance, especially for a phone with a price tag of around $100, depending on which carrier you buy from.
Moto E4 Plus
This 5.5-inch Android phone delivers a lot for very little dough. The Moto E4 Plus lasted a whopping 14 hours and 48 minutes on our web surfing battery test. The Snapdragon 427 processor isn’t very fast, but you get a premium metal back, a 13-MP camera that snaps pretty good photos and a colorful display.
Samsung J7 Prime
A good Samsung phone under $200? The J7 Prime is a pretty solid handset for the price, offering a 5.5-inch full HD screen and a pretty impressive 13 megapixel camera. The shooter works well even in low light. The Galaxy S6-like design looks pretty good, too. The Exynos processor inside the J7 Prime provides decent performance, but the 8.5 hours of battery life is below average.
