29 May

10 Affordable High Quality Smartphones

10 affordable High Quality Smartphones

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Smart phones play a big role in our society nowadays. They help us stay connected with our loved ones. Social networking now made easier through the use of Smartphone. Sending email through Smartphone is now possible and easy. Watching movies or TV shows and reading books can now be done through the use of Smartphone. Tons of applications can be downloaded to your Smartphone to make your Smartphone a useful tool. You can use it as a scientific calculator, photo editor, guitar tuner, dictionary, translator, game console, cooking assistant, fitness assistant, etc. Those Smartphone functions are now possible by installing certain applications.


Smartphone is part of our basic necessities. Here’s why:

96% used at home
80% used on-the-go
69% used at workstation
65% used on stores
25% used at schoool
(Source: zeendo.com)

Of course, we have different preferences with regards to Smartphone features. We are really conscious about the size, color, front and back camera’s resolution, photo quality, speaker loudness, internal memory capacity, OS version, portability, flexibility, durability and definitely the price. Why do we have to choose something expensive when there are cheap ones which offer the same quality? For sure you have a lot of questions in mind on how to choose “good buys”. So, let’s take a review of the 10 affordable high quality Smartphone available on the market today.

BEST SMARTPHONE FOR GAMING, Taking SELFIES, Watching Movies and Picture taking, longer battery life

Lenovo A7000

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  • Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
  • 5.5 inches IPS capacitive touchscreen, 720 x 1280 pixels
  • Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
  • 8GB Storage, 2GB RAM
  • 8MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, 5 MP front camera
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
  • Li-Po 2900 mAh battery

If you are looking for a best performance all around smartphone then take a look at this Lenovo A7000. I features up to 50% longer battery life with its 2900mAh high capacity battery. Forget about the lags and hang ups because it features BIG 2GB RAM. Experience smooth and lag free high end gaming with its powerful 1.5GHz Octa-core processor. Enjoy watching movie with its 5.5 inches IPS capacitive touchscreen, 720 x 1280 pixels high resolution display. This will render crisp fine detailed images on the screen. It also has the latest Android OS v5.0(aka Lollipop) on the market. 8MP camera doesn’t sound much but it outperforms the 12MP and 18MP smartphone camera when it comes to image quality.

Price: Php 7,499 at Lazada

BEST Value for Money

Cherry Mobile Flare 3

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  • Android 4.4 Kitkat
  • 5″ qHD IPS OGS Scratch Resistant Display
  • 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MTK 6582 processor
  • 8GB Internal Storage, 1GB of RAM
  • 8.0 Megapixel Main Camera, 3.0 Megapixel Front Camera
  • Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Hotspot, Bluetooth v3.0
  • Dual SIM
  • 1,980 mAh Battery
  • Mali-400MP GPU

This is the cheapest High Quality Smartphones you can buy on the market to date. I has 5″ high resolution scratch resistant display that usually found on a more expensive phones. Cherry mobile flare series is very popular smartphone made by the company because it offers high end features with low end price. It has a 3MP front camera which is great for taking selfies.

Price: Php 3,999 at Lazada
(free delivery and Cash on Delivery payment)

BEST FOR GAMERS ON A BUDGET

Cherry Flare S3 Octa

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  • Android 4.4.2 Kitkat
  • 5.0-Inch qHD IPS Display
  • 1.4GHz Octa Core Mediatek MTK6592m Processor
  • 8GB Internal Storage, 1GB of RAM
  • 13.0 Megapixel Main Camera, 5.0 Megapixel Front Camera
  • Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Hotspot, Bluetooth v4.0
  • Dual SIM
  • 1,800mAh Battery

For Cheap High Quality Smartphones, the cherry mobile flare s3 octa offer the best value for your money. Priced for only 4,499 this purchase is a bang. With a whooping octa-core processor speed, playing high graphics games is smooth. Equipped with 13 megapixel rear camera and a 5 megapixel front camera will give you nice images and nice selfies too.

Price: Php 4,499 at Lazada

Best Baterry life on a budget

Asus Zenfone C ZC451CG

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  • Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • 4.5-Inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • 8 GB Internal Storage, 1 GB RAM
  • 5MP Main Camera, VGA Front Camera
  • Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Hotspot
  • Optional Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
  • Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery

ASUS is new to this competition but they have good reputations on PC motherboard world. They are delivering fairly good smartphones and priced below the smartphone giants. On the paper; ASUS Zenfone features are less than cherry mobile is offering but you can be sure of their quality as they can’t afford to lose their big reputation on their brand. Not good for selfies because it only have VGA front camera. The advantage of this smartphone is its Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery which can last longer than the cherry mobile flare.

 

Price: Php 4,595 at Lazada

Acer Liquid Z520 3G

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  • Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • 5-inch Capacitive touchscreen
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 8GB GB Internal Storage, 1 GB RAM
  • 8MP Main Camera & 2MP Camera Front Camera
  • Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Hotspot, Bluetooth v4.0
  • Dual SIM
  • 2000 mAh Battery

This smartphone has almost identical features with cherry mobile flare. I has slightly better battery life and better build quality. ACER is very popular for producing high quality PC and laptops so expect this smartphone to be the same quality and durability.

Price: Php 4,990 at Lazada

BEST For SELFIEs

Starmobile Diamond D3

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  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • 5-inch qHD (960×540) capacitive display, Scratch Resistant Asahi Glass
  • 1.3GHz qual-core MediaTek MT6582 processor
  • 1GB RAM, 4GB internal storage
  • 12MP rear camera, BSI w/ dual LED flash, 8MP AF front camera with BSI and LED flash
  • Dual-SIM / Dual 3G Standby (regular SIM)
  • Li-Ion 2,000mAh battery

If you want bigger screen and better camera than the starmobile UP HD can offer then this one is for you. It has 5 inch high resolution Scratch Resistant Asahi Glass display which is nice for watching movies. It also has 12MP rear camera and 8MP front camera, both with autofocus and LED flash for better image quality.

Price: Php 4,990 at Lazada

Samsung Core 2

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  • Android 4.4 KitKat
  • 4.5″ TFT capacitive touchscreen
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz
  • 4 GB, 768 MB RAM microSD, up to 64 GB
  • 5 MP rear camera with autofocus, LED flash, VGA front camera
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
  • Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery

The Samsung Core 2 delivers features that are below the cherry mobile flare features and yet it is priced above it. But the brand alone can guaranty you the quality and durability it offers. It also offers better baterry life than cherry mobile and starmobile at this price point.

Price:  Php 5,740 at Lazada

Best for Selfie and Photography

Starmobile Muse

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  • Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
  • 5.0″ Full HD OGS Multi touch Display, 1920 x 1080 resolution
  • 1.5GHz Turbo Quad-core Processor
  • 1GB RAM, 16GB Internal Storage
  • 18.0-megapixels primary camera with LED flash and BSI technology
  • 8.0-megapixels secondary camera with wide-angle lens, BSI, and LED flash
  • Dual SIM/Dual Standby
  • 2300 mAh Li-Ion non-removable battery

Starmobile muse not only has a sexy beautiful look but also offers longer battery life with its 2300 mAh Li-Ion non-removable battery. With its 18.0-megapixels primary camera with LED flash and BSI technology, it delivers crisp fine detailed photos. It also has 8 megapixel front camera which delivers high resolution selfies. With 1.5GHz Turbo Quad-core Processor, gaming experience will be nice.

Price: Php 5,990 at Lazada

Cherry Mobile Cosmos Z

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  • Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
  • 5″ Full HD IPS Corning Gorilla Glass 2 Display
  • 1.5GHz Quad Core Processor
  • 5″ HD-IPS Display
  • 8GB storage, 1GB RAM
  • 18MP Back Camera with LED Flash and 8MP Front Camera
  • Dual SIM
  • Li-Ion 2000mAh battery (removable)

This is almost the same as the starmobile muse and priced same. It has lesser battery capacity with only 2000mAh versus 2300mAh of starmobile muse. The advantage of this phone over the starmobile is that it has Corning Gorilla Glass 2 Display which is a popular scratch- and shatterproof protective glass used by flagship phones from Samsung, LG and others that very expensive.

Price: Php 5,999 at Lazada

Asus Zenfone 5 A501CG

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  • Android 4.3 Jellybean
  • 5″, 1280 x 720 (HD), 294PPI, IPS+ panel with Corning Gorilla Glass 3
  • Intel Atom Z2560 Processor 2X2 Processor (running at 1.6GHz)
  • 16GB eMMC Flash (Expandable to 64GB), 2GB LPDDR2 RAM
  • 8MP Sony BSI Sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 5-element lens, auto focus, LED flash; 2MP Front Camera
  • Dual SIM
  • 2110mAh Li-Polymer (non-removable)

If you are looking for a cheap camera phone that stands out on low light, the ASUS Zenfone 5 is the right phone for you. It has 8MP Sony BSI Sensor with f/2.0 aperture which gives you an advantage in taking photo on low light places. It has 2GB LPDDR2 RAM which is big enough for opening many applications without experiencing lag.

Price: Php 6,985 at Lazada