Best Budget Smartphones 2024: Top Picks and Advice

Phone 2A won the award best value smartphone of 2024 on the latest MKBHD video. Thoughts?

It's a great phone.... I'm satisfied using this after switching lots of phones... Battery backup seems to have improved after the latest stable update too.

Everything is good. But the amoled they used is cheap af. Lots of issues with it. Green tint, black crush

So a few months ago my iphone 14 pro max got water damaged. Was a tough loss but i coughed up the 800$ to repair it. This phone was something i bought last year when i was working full time and was able to comfortably afford it. Now I am a full time student and money doesn't come as easy. My 14 broke again not even a week later, and when i took it back to the place where i got the repair done, they basically told me to give them another 800 or to get lost. Now that is not in budget at all, so i am exploring my other options. I am currently using an S10+ that i already had since it was my old phone. Not a bad phone at all but im really missing the battery life of my 14, and the 120hz screen. When im at school my battery barely lasts halfway through the day.

I was looking at the new CMF phone 1 by nothing. Seems to be a great deal at 300$. 120hz screen, 6 1/2 " display, a great claimed battery life... All these things seem to be a great fit for me. I dont do any heavy gaming on my phone, just some clash of clans from time to time. I mostly use my phone for watching youtube, listening to music, and surfing facebook marketplace. I surely dont need a beefy phone but the screen quality and sound quality is important to me. 120hz screen really caught my eye because i miss that from my 14. A lot of people I know have told me that im going to regret buying a phone from this random microbrand when it becomes slow in a year. Any other suggestions?

I am in Canada and my budget is $200-500

Battery is kinda mid otherwise it's great. It was between the np2a+ and moto edge 50 for me this year (I wanted to buy a new phone so I shortlisted these 2) and I was shocked how np2a is giving symmetric bezels at this price point, they were a big factor for me when buying a new phone

I had an a25 before I got my s25+

Any of the Samsung a series are good. Get a high number or a s25 fe.

Motorola Edge 70 (whichever version you want)

OnePlus is 100% the way to go. Samsung heeft altijd trage processoren in het lage tot middensegment en word dus snel traag. Motorola is ook een prima keuze, al zou ik de G serie achterwege laten en dan de Edge kiezen. Toch is quality control bij Motorola iets lager dan bij OnePlus. Ze maken heel veel toestellen en vooral in het lage segment en gaan er van uit dat ze niet zo lang mee hoeven te gaan. OnePlus en haar zuster merken zijn een stuk groter, met een reputatie. Specifiek OnePlus staat er om bekend dat toestellen super lang mee gaan.

high(1kish), mid 500 ish, budget (300ish and below).

any super amazing deals you think are out there.

oh, don't feel the need to have to know about each range. can just do one (or none for that matter).

My wife and I are going to be switching to XFinity mobile after verizon do cut down on our monthly costs and we've been thinking about switching away from IPhone's as well. we got into the ecosysstem a long time ago and that transition can be a bit difficult to switch but nowadays we only use apple music, and we can just get that app on other platforms. So we are making the switch to something else. The only problem is that there are so many options and I'm not versed enough to know what's good and not good.

We are looking at 300-500 dollars. A little more or less isn't going to kill us. We don't game on our phones, we don't need giant screens, and really we just need something reliable. I personally just need it to run HD youtube videos without issue and my wife loves downloading books. So battery life and storage are probably our biggest requirements. I've heard some decent things about some of the newer smartphones coming from chinese manufacturers recently, but I have no idea where to start looking. Any reccomendations on either specific phones or websites/stores that could help us find something?

Give the cutoff for "budget". How is anybody supposed to know how you define that?

Also, whose market? Options in say Europe are very different than in the United States.

My current phone is a Samsung A15 and it's really starting to slow down and bug out at times . Random crashes and notifications from my work or peers dont even come through anymore , so I think it's time for a new phone . My only issue is my budget is only 250-300 USD . Any decent phones at that price range ? Any help is appreciated!

Edit : A15 not A16

Edit 2 : There's a sale for the Moto Stylus 2024 128 gb for 169.99 on Amazon . I think I'm going to go for that .

I'm looking for a reliable budget or mid-range smartphone that can last 4-6 years with minimal hardware issues.

My current Honor 70 suddenly powered off while I was using it and now it won't turn on at all, so reliability is my main concern.

I'm not interested in the best camera or gaming performance. I just want a phone that:

• Is affordable
• Has a good reputation for reliability
• Has very few reports of sudden death, motherboard failures, or random shutdowns
• Has good battery life
• Can realistically last several years

I'm considering phones like the Samsung Galaxy A36, Motorola Moto G75, Motorola Edge 50 Fusion, and similar devices.

Which budget or mid-range phones have been the most reliable in your experience? Are there any models I should avoid due to common hardware failures?

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Hiii, so I have Samsung Galaxy S23+ but sadly it's dying now (battery life is horrible now and constant getting stuck screens and all)

So I am looking for a friendly budget phone (not the newest ones) but affordable, where it has a quite good lasting battery life and good camera quality because I am someone who makes a lot of pictures for memories. I don't use my phone to play any games or heavy apps, only scrolling through social media, chatting with people, making pictures if I am somewhere or see something and important apps for situations. I do love a good clear visual lay-out or software but not a must have.
I don't know what other models offers but it would be also nice if they also had a option for subtitles during calls or media because I am deaf myself and it helps me in some situations.
I don't love a big size phones but also not small. I am more like medium-ish, little bigger, such as what I have currently now or can be little bigger, I don't mind.

I am open to any models and I think my budget would be max €600 but if there is not a lot of options, I am willing to hear ya'll out for a bit more because I don't know where to look anymore and a lot of people recommendeds new versions of phones where it is far too expensive for now. I just want a good working phone that can last me good or be happy with it, I don't want crazy specifications or BEST performance or anything, as long if it's working good.

In short:

- Good lasting battery life

- Good camera quality

- Phone size medium-ish or little bigger, like the one I have currently now is fine.

- Budget max €600 but open to hear ya'll out

- (Would be nice) Subtitles during calls or media

- Open for any models

Any ideas?? Thank you in advance :)

Prend pas de google 8 pro ses tout se que je peut te dire 🥹🙏🏻

Pas cher je dirais le realme note 70t, grosse batterie, pour 70€.

For me, Pixel 9a. You can find very very good deals.

What is the best budget smart phone on the market today?
Also, which ones are on the small side, so it fits into the pocket of my handbag?

Don't thank me, thank Gemini: Upgrading from an entry-level Samsung A-series in the $250–$300 range will fix those performance slowdowns fast. If you go new, you get fresh battery health and longer software support. If you buy refurbished/used, you get last-gen flagship power (better chipsets, far superior cameras, premium build quality) for the same cash. Here are the best current options for both: New Options Samsung Galaxy A25 5G (~$190 - $250): If you like Samsung’s One UI interface, this is the logical step up. You get a much smoother 120Hz Super AMOLED screen, an upgraded processor, and optical image stabilization (OIS) on the main camera. Moto G Power 5G (~$200): Near-stock Android software with minimal bloat. It features a massive 5,000mAh battery that easily stretches two days, a smooth 120Hz display, and 15W wireless charging (a rarity at this price point new). Used / Refurbished Options (Best Performance & Value) Google Pixel 7 (Refurbished - ~$220 - $250): The flagship Tensor G2 chip and Google's camera processing blow any new $250 budget phone out of the water. Great display, excellent low-light photography, and IP68 water resistance. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE (Refurbished - ~$140 - $200): Packs a flagship Snapdragon processor, 120Hz display, wireless charging, and IP68 water resistance. It will feel infinitely faster than an A16. Bottom Line Go refurbished (Pixel 7 or S21 FE) if you want max performance, fast overall speed, and great cameras. Go new (A25 5G or Moto G Power) if you prioritize guaranteed 100% battery health out of the box and longer update lifespans.

I’m really surprised you’re having these issues with the A16. It’s not an old phone by any means. Have you overloaded its storage capacity or something?

Ok its necesary to select know the best budget phone that you can buy nowadays.

To decide this it's important to have this things:

• long time updates (at least 3-4 android updates) if you are buying a low cost phone its because you dont have money, you dont want to buy another phone one year later because of updates

• good screen. I dont think this is difficult

• good system os. I like xiaomi but please, there its better os, and im saying this with a poco

• decent camera. Because good cameras make prices go higher

• good battery. A battery that lasts, doesnt drains fast, thats what i mean

• fast and powerful. Nowadays this isnt difficult, more than 1million antutu points and 6 or more gb ram is all the normal people need.

  -RELIABLE. i dont know if this its the word, but the phone cant have errors like Google pixel with 5g internet or some oppo models with battery drain

Tell me what are youre perfect budget phone so people can decide For me, one plus nord CE5 isnt a bad take, or even samsung Galaxy A56