Did Motorola live up to its legacy with the latest addition to
its affordable smartphone line?
Not exact matches
Not that Google has been sitting on their mobile hands, especially considering the recent announcement of Google Fi (a hybrid wireless carrier intended to increase competition and innovation in the carriers marketplace)... we just want more (by way of an amazingly
affordable, completely unlocked, incredibly powerful, terribly versatile,
smartphone and tablet
line - up).
Even Google, which used to make high - end
smartphones at more
affordable price points with its Nexus
line, has upped the ante with its more expensive Pixel
line.
The good news is that this third new Pixel phone will apparently be an
affordable Android Go phone, likely filling the void left by Google's dead Nexus
smartphone line.
The Google Pixel XL is the larger of the two first - generation Pixel devices launched by Google, replacing the much - loved Nexus -
line of
affordable smartphones that ran pure Android and was a hit not just with the Android developer community, but with millions of pure Android lovers around the world.
With this in mind, we have
lined up for you a list of the top 5 slim, stylish, light and most
affordable high - performing Android
smartphones available today.
OnePlus, which has carved out a niche in the
smartphone market by launching devices with top - of - the -
line specifications but with
affordable price tags, may soon break into the mainstream.
Lenovo, another Chinese brand which is popular for its
affordable line of
smartphones in India has launched a ZUK Z2 Pro with 6 GB of RAM.
The newly announced OnePlus 5T is a great
smartphone that comes with top - of - the -
line specs, a bezel-less design, and an
affordable price tag.
Unlike the Mi3, Xiaomi Mi4 nowhere stands in the race of most
affordable smartphones as its price tag is just in
line of highly popular Chinese offerings like the OnePlus One and Huawei Honor 6 and steeper than the iPhone 4s and newly launched range of mid-range
smartphones by HTC and Samsung.
New
smartphone cameras have been steadily increasing in quality, and as the tech continues to improve, innovations from flagships are being passed down the
line to more
affordable phones.
And as an added bonus, these
smartphones are powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400, instead of BLU's usual preference for the more
affordable MediaTek
line of mobile processors.
Motorola has finally lifted the lid on the full specs of the 2016 Moto E. And, as expected, the feature list pretty much
lines up with the budget price point, but could still make for one of the best
affordable smartphones around this year.
If true, Google could greatly expand the audience for its Pixel
line with a more
affordable device, especially in a country the size of India, which has a rapidly expanding
smartphone market that surpassed the US in sheer size last year.
A
smartphone can have top - of - the -
line specs and an
affordable price tag but if it's ugly, no one will buy it.
The Nexus
line served its purpose of growing the Android brand and resulted in the release of quality,
affordable smartphones, elevating the overall output of other Android manufacturers in the same way Microsoft's Surface devices pushed forward the PC industry into a new hybrid era.
Ever since Microsoft bought Nokia's mobile device division, the Lumia
line of Windows Phones has been focusing on
affordable smartphones that still bring a lot of good - enough features with less compromises.
Bottom
Line: The LG Tribute 5 on Boost Mobile is an
affordable Android
smartphone that feels good in hand, but is held back by heavy bloatware, a low - res display, and limited RAM.
The A3 XL is the first in a new
line of «
affordable but uncompromising»
smartphones from Alcatel, and its specifications underline the point.
Thanks to its
affordable Redmi
line of devices, Xiaomi has managed to ship millions of
smartphones in India so far.
Samsung has decided to expand its J - series
line - up with two more
affordable smartphones: the Galaxy J2 Ace, and Galaxy J1 4G.
The M3 Note is the first handset in the «M Note»
line to be made out of metal, and considering how
affordable this
smartphone is, its specs and build are quite good which makes this handset quite compelling indeed.
With a 12 MP rear camera coupled with a 2 MP sensor, which acts as depth sensor, Honor 6X currently has the best camera in the
affordable smartphone segment, «giving you the image quality and rendering power that every photo fanatic deserves from a top - of - the -
line phone,» the company says.