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With just around $150, you can now own cutting-edge smartphones packed with all essential features.
The market is flooded with affordable smartphones that boast impressive specs and come with a plethora of features to meet users' needs. In the following article, let's take a look at the most cost-effective and worthwhile smartphones available today.
Xiaomi Redmi 12C
Equipped with the MediaTek Helio G85 processor, the Redmi 12C currently stands as the best-performing budget smartphone. With a clock speed of up to 2GHz, the Helio G85 SoC not only delivers powerful performance but also conserves energy for this smartphone.
What's more, the Redmi 12C comes with a high-performance GPU and the support of HyperEngine technology, ensuring smooth experiences for daily tasks such as studying, browsing the web, accessing social networks, listening to music, watching movies, and even gaming. The product also boasts acceleration capabilities, ensuring optimal performance during gaming sessions.
Experience on the Redmi 12C becomes even more immersive thanks to the large HD display with high resolution. Featuring a screen size of up to 6.71 inches and an aspect ratio of 20.6:9, this smartphone will make your favorite movies and games even more realistic. The vibrant display also enhances the viewing experience for navigation purposes.
The highlight of the Redmi 12C comes from its 50MP main camera at the back, capturing every beautiful moment in your daily life, alongside an impressive 5,000mAh battery.
Learn more: Review of Xiaomi Redmi 12C: Decent enough, but to become a 'national machine' still requires further evaluation
Nokia C31
Despite its price of just over $100, what the Nokia C31 offers will still leave you impressed. With the Nokia C31, you'll still get a large screen with a size of 6.7 inches along with HD+ resolution.
nokia c31Regarding the specifications, the Nokia C31 is equipped with the Unisoc 9863A1 processor, coupled with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, providing relatively smooth experiences. The Nokia C31 still features a triple rear camera setup of 13MP + 2MP + 2MP, a 5MP front camera, a 5,050mAh battery, and convenient 10W charging.
Learn more: Detailed review of Nokia C31: Too good for basic usage needs, worth choosing with a price tag of just over $100!
OPPO A17K
The OPPO A17K features a 6.56-inch display with HD+ resolution, adopting a waterdrop notch design, with a 60Hz refresh rate and a maximum brightness of 600 nits. This phone integrates a fingerprint scanner into the power button on the side, while the rear panel houses a pill-shaped camera module and supports IPX4 water resistance standard.
OPPO A17KThe OPPO A17K sports an 8MP rear camera and a 5MP selfie camera on the front. Internally, this smartphone is powered by the MediaTek Helio G35 processor. It comes with 3GB of RAM along with 4GB virtual RAM technology, 64GB of internal storage expandable up to 1TB via microSD card slot. The smartphone is fueled by a 5,000mAh battery and runs on the ColorOS 12.1 user interface based on the Android 12 operating system.
Learn more: Hands-on with OPPO A17K: Impressive design, square edges like 'that one', priced at $150
Vivo Y02s
Featuring an impressive design, attractive colors, and a stylish square frame, the Vivo Y02s comes at an incredibly affordable price. It's one of the noteworthy devices in the $150 segment.
Vivo Y02s boasts a decent configuration.On the front, the Vivo Y02s is equipped with a 6.51-inch IPS LCD display, HD+ resolution (1600 x 720 pixels), providing a good viewing experience with relatively sharp images and high display brightness.
Internally, the Helio P35 chip of the device reaches a maximum clock speed of up to 2.3 GHz, making it easy to handle various tasks such as watching movies, listening to music, browsing the web, or making calls. Moreover, MediaTek's processor, combined with a massive 5,000mAh battery, ensures users can use the device without worrying about running out of power.
Explore more: Hands-on with vivo Y02s: Beautiful design, eye-catching vibrant colors, sturdy 5000mAh battery, priced at $150
