
Smartphones have become an indispensable part of society, offering convenience to many. For students, phones serve as both a tool for learning and a source of relaxation after classes. Today, 24h Tech brings you smartphones for students under $100 that meet their needs.
*The list below is arranged by decreasing price. Prices are updated as of October 18, 2022, and may change after the promotion ends.
1. Samsung Galaxy A04s: Smartphone for Students Under $100
When it comes to budget phones, Samsung Galaxy A04s is a top choice. With significant improvements over its predecessor, the Galaxy A03s, including a screen with 90Hz refresh rate for smoother gaming experiences.

Samsung equips the Galaxy A04s with a 6.5-inch IPS LCD display, providing ample space for clear presentations of educational content. The HD+ resolution ensures sharp details, while true-to-life colors enhance the learning experience.
In addition, Samsung generously offers a 90Hz refresh rate for the display of this budget-friendly phone. The high refresh rate ensures smooth scrolling, web browsing, and gaming experiences without any stutter or lag.

From now on, students can easily capture lectures with the upgraded main camera, which has been boosted from 13 MP in the previous generation to 50 MP. This not only increases the image resolution for sharper and more natural photos but also enhances low-light performance with a large f/1.8 aperture lens, ensuring bright and clear images.

The performance is quite stable with the Exynos 850 chipset, allowing for light gaming for entertainment. It comes with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage, expandable up to 1 TB, providing ample space for storing study materials.

Stay powered all day long with the 5,000 mAh battery, and Samsung Galaxy A04s also supports 15W charging, saving time when charging the device.
2. OPPO A16: Affordable Phone with Great Camera
A budget-friendly offering from OPPO is the OPPO A16, a well-balanced phone in every aspect within its price range. It boasts an attractive design, powered by a MediaTek gaming CPU, and features a long-lasting battery.

OPPO A16 boasts a monolithic design, with the back and frame crafted from high-quality plastic, exhibiting excellent finishing without any superfluous details. Every contour is gently curved, reminiscent of the design found in higher-end products.

Powered by the gaming chip Helio G35 from Mediatek, a chip commonly used in the budget segment, paired with the IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU, OPPO A16 smoothly handles most educational tasks like Meets, Teams, and Zoom.


Realme C33 might just be the new 'hidden gem' for students looking to buy an affordable phone right now. With its impressive design and sufficient specifications, this product is a definite contender.
Firstly, let's talk about the exterior of Realme C33, which I find quite captivating compared to its competitors in the same price range. Sporting fresh and unique color variants, it's surely a highlight of the product, making young users, students, and even college-goers ponder whether to buy Realme C33.

Moving on to the product's specifications, the Unisoc Tiger T612 processor. Are you worried about choosing this product? In my opinion, the performance provided by this chip can completely handle basic tasks for students and even manage to run slightly heavier games like Mobile Legends, PUBG Mobile, with reasonable graphics settings.

Lastly, other plus points from Realme C33 that will surely appeal to students. Noteworthy features include a whopping 50 MP main camera in its segment and a 5,000 mAh battery providing impressive usage time, which are exactly what students need.
- Hands-on with realme C33: Sleek design, Unisoc T612 chip, budget-friendly price.
4. POCO C40: The 'national phone' for students
POCO C40 has been officially launched in the Vietnamese market, boasting a large screen, massive battery, and a unique JR510 chip in today's tech market.
Powering the C40 is a massive 6,000 mAh battery. It's no surprise that the C40 can last for about 10 hours for very basic tasks like gaming, watching movies, and social media. This is truly a powerhouse phone offering nearly a day's worth of usage for all tasks.

A phone with a large screen will provide you with a wide display space, reducing eye strain during extended usage. Recognizing these benefits, the company has equipped the POCO C40 with a 6.71-inch display, along with an IPS LCD panel and HD+ resolution.

The device can smoothly handle gaming thanks to being equipped with a chip from JLQ, named JR510, manufactured on an 11mm process - a chip with 2 quad-core clusters based on ARMv8 cores with speeds of 1.5 GHz and 2 GHz respectively. This chip utilizes the Mali G57 GPU.

Despite being an affordable phone, the POCO C40 is equipped with additional virtual RAM feature allowing you to comfortably expand by an extra 1 GB. Regarding internal storage, the device supports expanding storage space via an external memory card up to 1 TB.
5. Realme C30s: New affordable factor for students
A newly launched product I want to introduce to you is the Realme C30s smartphone. With its slim, elegant design and outstanding performance, Realme's new product promises to bring many exciting experiences.
Realme C30s boasts a beautiful design with its square shape following the trend, creating a dynamic and personalized style yet still maintaining a sense of sophistication, suitable for all ages.

With a massive 5,000 mAh battery, Realme C30s is capable of operating all day long, allowing you to study and entertain yourself without interruption.

C30s won't falter in any form of entertainment. With a 6.5-inch screen, it undoubtedly opens up endless entertainment space, immersing you in every movie scene.
The device will be equipped by Realme with an IPS LCD panel and come with HD+ resolution (720 x 1600 Pixels) to reproduce true-to-life colors, wide viewing angles, and clear display content.

Thanks to being equipped with industry-leading fingerprint sensor technology, it achieves a perfect balance between security and unlocking speed, allowing you to unlock in less than a second with just one touch.
6. Nokia G11 Plus: Super durable, worth buying
Nokia continues to offer users a better choice with the Nokia G11 Plus 32GB. A device featuring a 90 Hz display, a 50 MP main camera, and running Android 12 with two years of software updates.
Nokia G11 Plus is equipped with a 6.51-inch screen, HD+ resolution sufficient to display every detail of the image sharply. Furthermore, the screen supports a high refresh rate of up to 90 Hz, providing smooth responsiveness when users scroll, swipe, play high-fidelity graphics games, with almost no latency felt.

Nokia G11 Plus is equipped with the Unisoc T606 processor, along with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal memory, supporting expansion up to 512 GB with a convenient MicroSD card. Giving you more space to store study materials comfortably.

Capturing lectures or landscapes is effortless with Nokia G11 Plus's main camera, which goes up to 50 MP, supporting phase detection autofocus (PDAF) technology. The device's back also features a 2 MP depth-sensing lens to assist users in capturing portrait shots. On the front, there's an 8 MP sensor.
Conclusion
Recently, I shared with you the top 5 most worth-buying smartphones for students under 4 million at Mytour. Whether you like or dislike any of the phones, please leave your comments below to let me know.

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