Here's a closer look at the devices that grabbed our attention, from a mighty flagship (and one of its attendant accessories) to an attractively priced
budget handset with an impressive - looking concept phone thrown in for good measure.
Would you be interested in
a budget handset with real - time beautification features for photos and videos?
Although it's not much of a set up from the Wildfire S and Explorer, the HTC Desire C is a well rounded
budget handset with offers more than enough at its price point, even if it is a little under powered compared to some of its rivals.
Join us as we go hands - on to get a better look at the newly announced ZenFone 6, a new
budget handset with a starting price of $ 199.
Huawei Ideos U8150 is reported to be
a budget handset with a 3.2 megapixel camera, 802.11 n and a 528Mhz chipset, which falls in line with their ethos of making affordable handsets.
These are
budget handsets with a price band of under Rs. 2,000.
In a move to woo Indian audience seeking for
budget handsets with decent specifications, InFocus has aggressively launched a couple of handsets with little price variation, giving its consumers to choose from a list of options according to needs.
Not exact matches
The
handset does come
with few firsts from the brand and is one of the best buy in the
budget segment as of now.
However, the
handset manufacturer has been trying to get into the
budget segment
with Y series and has been missing the mark.
In August the
budget mobile phone maker made public news of a new flagship
handset, where the 3.7 - inch display Vision arrives
with a 3D user interface — in a similar vein to LG's Optimus 3D phone and the HTC Evo 3D phone.
Karbonn is starting out
with a
budget device, which is the company's forte, as it already enjoys a sizable presence in the mobile
handset segment.
This fourth week of the month began
with One Mobile Ring reporting the Google's Nexus S
handset has had its price slashed, where HTC and Vodafone updated the
budget Android phone Wildfire
handset.
The new phone is the successor to the very first
budget INQ 1 social networking mobile from 2008, along
with their follow - up
handsets in the INQ Mini 3G and Chat 3G — from late 2009.
The Alcatel OT - 799 is their BlackBerry-esque
handset with a full Qwerty keyboard, which is set up for emails and instant message writing only on a
budget.
The new phones are the successors to the very first
budget INQ 1 social networking mobile from 2008, along
with the follow - up
handsets; the INQ Mini 3G and Chat 3G from late 2009.
The HTC Wildfire S is the update to the
budget model Google mobile OS driven Wildfire from last year, along
with being one of the smallest
handsets in their arsenal at 10.13 cm long and 5.94 cm wide.
The
handset is a
budget phone
with a QWERTY keyboard and a small color screen.
The
handset is a
budget - friendly messaging phone
with a full physical vertical slide out QWERTY keyboard.
Alcatel's One Touch 890 is more of a
budget handset,
with its 420Mhz CPU and 2.8 - inch 240 × 320 resistive touch screen, whilst carrying the older version of Android «Donut» 2.1 and a due date of June.
The week began
with One Mobile Ring reporting that Nokia C7
handset will be available, whilst HTC announced a new
budget Android
handset.
A big red mobile under another name Mobile phone network Vodafone has unveiled the new Vodafone Smart — a
budget Google OS run
handset with high - end features under the Vodafone brand and for just # 80.
Finnish phone maker's Nokia unveiled their
budget touch screen 5250
handset, the replacement model to last year's 5230
with a new design similar to the higher - end models whilst still keeping the cost low.
OT - 802 is geared up for the
budget business
handset user, or those who are just wanting a low cost mobile
with a keyboard.
Nokia's
budget BlackBerry-esque C3
handset is on a # 10 a month tariff, which includes 100 minutes, 500 texts and in the colours of grey or pink — where the C3 is also available on pay as you go,
with a cost of # 80.
It is a
budget Android
handset, offering up entry - level hardware specs but coming forward
with a cracking display and offering Android 2.1, albeit
with a heavy dose of Orange customisation... Read more
The mid-range
handset will come
with Beats Audio technology, Android 4.0 ICS, and most interesting,
budget - friendly.
The idea of the G510 is that it's a
budget handset for pay - as - you - go customers looking for a slightly larger device
with a bit more power than the phones that hover around the # 100 range.What you get is a dual - core processor running at 1.3 GHz, runs Jelly... Read more
The Curve 9380 is due to arrive before Christmas and could be seen as the more
budget friendly version of flagship Torch 9860
handset — which arrived
with a 3.7 - inch 480 × 800 screen, a 1.2 GHz processor,
with 786 MB of RAM and 2.5 GB of storage capacity,
with the same camera and OS as the 9380.
More Robot phones come to big Red Mobile phone network Vodafone has started pre-ordering for the new flagship HTC Desire S
handset, along
with the
budget Wildfire S mobile phone.
The following most significant piece came from Vodafone announcing the
budget Android Vodafone Smart
handset is now available,
with a cost of # 60 and
with high - end features under the company's own brand name.
The week began
with One Mobile Ring reporting the Google's Nexus S
handset has had its price slashed, where HTC and Vodafone updated the
budget Android phone Wildfire
handset.
The new
handset is a
budget friendly phone
with a monoblock form factor.
Wirefly has started selling the Sprint branded 4G WiMAX capable HTC EVO 3D
handset at an affordable
budget price tag of $ 49.99, which is having Android 2.3 Gingerbread, 4.3 ″ qHD display, 1.2 GHz dual - core CPU, 5MP camera
with 3D video capturing capability and more.
The Galaxy Note is pretty expensive, so if you need a more
budget - friendly
handset, T - Mobile has you covered
with a pair of new myTouch devices, myTouch and the myTouch Q from Huawei.
We can confirm that a Z1 (2016) is currently in the works (
with model number SM - Z150), and that it could come
with an AMOLED display like the Samsung Z3 and other recent
budget Samsung
handsets.
This is the first
handset from Xiaomi
with a 18:9 aspect screen ratio
with a
budget price tag.
It was on cue
with what we'd expect out of a mid-range phone rolled into a
budget handset.
After months of wait, Nokia has finally returned to India's smartphone market
with a slew of
budget Android - powered
handsets.
Released in September, the phone came preinstalled
with Android 7.1.1 Nougat, much to the disappointment of many Google Project Fi users, but the tech giant has at least lived up to its word, making the phone the first
budget handset to be updated to Android Oreo OTA.
As it is known for a fact that Google has been planning to announce it
budget series of
handsets, partnered
with Indian mobile vendors.
Two new
handsets namely the Swipe Konnect 4 and the Swipe Konnect 4E will hit the stores soon
with a
budget price tag of Rs. 4,400 and Rs. 3,700.
Motorola's comeback tale centered around offering a smooth Android experience — even on
budget handsets — layered
with its own additions in the form of Moto Display and Moto Actions, and quick software updates to its entire portfolio of devices.
This is
budget friendly
handset that comes
with a 4100 mAh battery and powered by Snapdragon 435 octa core processor.
It's definitely a trend
with Honor's phones, and
budget Android
handsets from Chinese OEMs in general.
HTC today announced two new mid-range Android smartphones, a
budget - oriented model called the Desire 10 Lifestyle and a more capable, more expensive
handset called the Desire 10 Pro.The Lifestyle model is a 5.5 - inch device
with a 720p Gorilla Glass display, quad - core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, 2 GB or 3 GB RAM, 16 GB or 32 GB expandable storage, a 13 - megapixel f / 2.2 rear camera, 5 - megapixel f. 2.8 front - facing camera, and 24 - bit Hi - Res sound certified by Dolby Audio.The Pro
handset is the same size and has the same storage capacity options and audio features, but comes
with a 1080p display, 64 - bit Octa - core MediaTek Helio P10 processor, 3 GB or 4 GB RAM, a 20 - megapixel f / 2.2 camera
with laser autofocus, a 13 - megapixel f. 2.2 front - facing camera
with selfie panorama, and a
It's a solidly built
handset that comes
with 4G and NFC for a reasonable price, one that should see it go up against the Moto E, Lumia 535 and Moto G. Better yet it comes
with a 5 - inch display, quad - core processor and 1 GB of RAM, meaning it may not only match those
handsets but steal their best
budget blower crown altogether.
It held the number one position in the immensely profitable Indian market
with a share of 26 %, which is double that of Xiaomi; the runner - up Chinese brand which is also enormously popular for its extremely high value
handsets in the
budget segment.
Every year, there's a phone that takes out the best value for middle ground, and this year, it appears Huawei is grabbing that crown for the Ascend G6, at least for the moment,
with a slightly - above -
budget handset that nets impressive 4G download speeds...
All of these phones come highly recommended if size isn't your main concern, and
with the exception of the Pixel 2 they're all
budget handsets as well.
With the Redmi 3S, you're getting a wonderful
handset, and one of the very few
budget phones that delivers on its promises.