Not exact matches
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 Moto G4 is an impressive improvement upon
older generations of Motorola's most popular
handset and it may well be the best phone you can buy on a
budget.
But even though it's over a year
old, this still remains one of the best
budget handsets in the sub-5-inch screen arena on the market.
One curious decision was to leave an
old microUSB port on the bottom instead of moving to USB Type - C, something that's likely the result of cost savings rather than anything else for HMD Global's more
budget - friendly
handsets.
There are great
budget smartphones out there, with the likes of Moto G4, the ZenFone 3, Huawei Honor 5X and even the now slightly
older Nexus 5X coming in with great designs, excellent cameras, and stunning performance speeds, however, it is hard to imagine a phone on level terms with these
handsets but costs less than $ 100.
Still, at a time when many higher - end phones are still stuck on an
older version of Android and
budget models continue to ship with Nougat installed, it's interesting to see a sub - $ 100
handset use Android Go to the fullest.
Despite those accolades, however, the ZenFone 3 Zoom's performance is closer to that of
budget handsets than its price tag might suggest, and it runs an 18 - month -
old version of Android.
If this time rumors turn out to be accurate and Google is indeed planning a trio of smartphones, the company could be looking to release a more
budget - friendly model like the
old Nexus phones, a top - tier
handset that would compete with the likes of Apple's iPhone X, and a model that would come between these two.
For those on a
budget, choices include basic phones as well as great deals on
older handsets.