Motorola is well known for
making budget handsets, an area in which it excels.
In the United States, Huawei's only reputation is as an ODM (original device manufacturer),
making budget handsets for prepaid networks.
Alcatel is well known for
making budget handsets in the same way as Huawei and ZTE, where their latest addition to T - Mobile tips up in a BlackBerry-esque format — aimed at the texting addicted, on pay as you go deals.
Not exact matches
The American
handset maker, Motorola has now
made it quite clear that it is quite serious about the
budget segment and will be launching an affordable Plus variant of its best selling
handsets.
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.
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.
Although the ZTE Tania has
made its debut in a few countries like the UK and Sweden, those of you in other regions of the world wishing to lay hands on this
budget handset will have to wait a little longer.
Samsung's domination is largely a result of
making handsets for all market segments: smartphones for all market segments, from
budget to premium, as well as featurephones, which until recently held the majority of the market share.
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.
I don't feel like I ask for much when it comes to
budget phones: I'm mainly looking for a solid build and quality components new enough to not
make the
handset feel dated.
If you're rocking the
budget handset, it's time to
make the switch to MIUI 8.
After briefly appearing as a Flipkart exclusive in India and
making an appearance in several other markets, Honor's latest premium
budget handset is reportedly headed to Carphone Warehouse.
The HTC U11 Life does suggest that the Taiwanese phone makers may continue
making lower -
budget phones — in some markets, it's an Android One device — but that still leaves the future of HTC's premium
handset business in question.
This
makes the mini tag actually a bit misleading, because with an expected price around $ 300 and a US release scheduled for sometime in October, the Axon 7 mini is less of a
handset for small phone fans and more like an all - around solid
budget phone.
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The supplied earphones
make things better, but audio quality is middling for the most part as befits the
budget pricing of these
handsets.
The phone we are talking about is the Honor 6X, a 5.5 - inch
budget handset made by Huawei's online exclusive brand.
In the interim other
budget 4G
handsets have continued to arrive, including Motorola's own lower - spec and smaller - scale Moto E (also the 2015 variant), thus stirring up the
budget phone pot and, if anything,
making the Moto G 2015's position that much more questionable.
Despite its dominance in Asia and other markets, Huawei hasn't
made its mark in the U.S.. However, the company's products have been slowly
making their way to the country, be it
budget handsets such as the Honor 6X or even high - end
handsets such as the Huawei Honor 8.
The specifications no doubt are impressive and the price tag may keep the
budget conscious users away, but it is the Windows phone OS that will either
make this
handset a hit or break it.
Updated Brit phone maker Wileyfox crashed the
budget handset party with the Swift — can its low - cost phablet
make a similar impression?
Interestingly, the
budget Zmax Pro was launched immediately after the manufacturer's foray into the high - end market with its Axon 7
handset that was
made available directly to its customers.
Great looks, solid performance and an attractive price tag are what
make the Lenovo ZUK Z1 the most sought after
budget smartphone in the
handset market at the moment.
This
handset might be the most stylish contender in the
budget segment; company has done an excellent job in
making it an attractive device.
For one thing it offers 4G, so you'll be well placed to take advantage of fast browsing, downloads and the like; 4G isn't unheard of for
budget handsets like this, but it's always great to see, as it
makes for a much better phone experience.
It would have been better to have a 1080p screen, but it looks like Huawei is cutting corners to
make the
handset as
budget - friendly as possible.
This
handset comes with a very aggressive price tag of Rs. 4,999 (2GB / 16 GB) and
made for first time users who will be using a smartphone for the first time and also for users who have limited
budget and want to get the best + more for the price.
HTC represents a «true» manufacturing partner, one that has skill and experience in
making handsets to specification and one of the world's leading phone design departments - in short, a greater ability to offer premium
handsets, where Motorola offered the chance to enter the
budget smartphone market.