American consumers are increasingly looking for cheap smartphones. According to Price, there’s a 133% increase in the number of such requests on the Web in 2021 compared to last year. The leaders are also asking for “powerful budget smartphones” – +195%. Demand for “gray” smartphones increased by 221%, indicating that customers are trying to save money. Interest in Android smartphones increased by 15% more Americans, while the demand for iOS smartphones, on the contrary, dropped by 11%.”. To buy the right gadget on a small budget, you need to prioritize. According to the results of research Roskachestvo presented the ratings of budget smartphones with good cameras, batteries, large displays and the most suitable for games.
Inexpensive smartphones with a good camera
Among the inexpensive models of 2021 there is no competition to the flagship camera phones, but you can find a gadget with a good camera. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 128GB – the leader of the top and the most advanced model of the Redmi series – compared to the previous version here is updated display and camera. Redmi Note 10 Pro has 4 camera modules: wide, ultra-wide, macro and depth. They shoot with high resolution, there is support for hybrid zoom, and for video several modes for example, night and for the blog . When shooting video there are noticeable shortcomings: unnatural colors, uneven brightness transitions, too sharp picture. The advantages and disadvantages of main and front cameras are similar: good detailing, stabilization works, but there is noise, and colors are too bright and unnatural. In general, the camera showed decent results in daylight and in low light. More serious drawback of the gadget experts found during the durability test: after 100 drops, the Redmi Note 10 Pro cracked both the body and the display.
Budget smartphones with a good battery
A Roskachestvo study showed that budget smartphones are equipped with powerful batteries: the best ones can work autonomously for more than 2 days. The price has no effect on the battery capacity.
The best budget smartphones for gaming
Among the inexpensive smartphones the leaders in performance according to Roskachestvo tests were models from Xiaomi and Realme. These gadgets have different chipsets and different amount of RAM, but all the devices in the rating are very powerful, they have high quality displays and a touchscreen with high responsiveness.
The best inexpensive phones with a big display
TCL 20 SE – entry level model for basic tasks like checking email. This is a rugged smartphone that will not break even after 100 drops. It has excellent facial recognition and fingerprint unlocking functions. And the Qualcomm® Snapdragon 460 chipset handles the web browser, email and video. A good touchscreen with a high response will allow you to write and search information on the web without interference. TCL 20 SE does not pretend to compete with the camera phones. In daylight, the camera gadget shoots darkly, there are artifacts, and colors come out too pale.
How to choose a budget smartphone?
The key parameter is the operating system: you have to choose either from the new Android models, or from Apple models of past years. Then you need to decide what you want your smartphone for: just to be in touch, for gaming or watching movies and TV shows, surfing the Internet, recording video or taking pictures. This allows you to choose the best settings – CPU power, display size, number of cameras, battery capacity, sound.
Stanislav Polubinsky, director of analytics and project management department of Roskachevo:
“Cheaper smartphone can be achieved by reducing the strength of materials and the level of protection against dust and moisture. According to the results of a Roskachevo survey, smartphone users are divided into two equal camps: 49.6% of respondents would buy a phone without moisture and dust protection, if the manufacturer would lower the price significantly, while 50.4% would not buy such a phone. Despite this significant difference in preference, manufacturers are not yet producing the same model in two variants. But the survey results suggest there’s a user need for inexpensive gadgets with a minimum of security.”.
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