With the launch of Zenfone 3 series, Asus has focused on the premium segment and made it clear that they no longer focus
on the budget smartphone market.
Not exact matches
With the leading position in the
smartphones market, Flipkart is focusing
on widening the portfolio from premium to
budget smartphones, thereby catering to a wide spectrum of customers.»
Alcatel's latest stroke of tablets and
smartphones are very much designed for the low -
budget market, with an emphasis
on good design quality.
Nokia
on Monday announced a new Symbian - powered
smartphone that will aggressively attack emerging
markets and
smartphone users
on a
budget.
For
budget travelers who have the luxury of carrying around a
smartphone on the road (I'm sure there are a few), the next frontier in traveling cheap is in the instant local deals
market.
Samsung has put a lot of focus
on the
budget smartphone segment in the Indian
market this year.
Xiaomi, a Chinese
budget smartphone maker, announced
on Wednesday that it sold out 10,000 sets of «Red Rice» brand
smartphones within just 36 seconds, a new sales record in overseas
markets, said a TechWeb report, citing Xiaomi's official Facebook announcement.
The Motorola G series has always been a contender for the best
budget smartphone on the
market — the G5 is no exception and certainly offers something special for the price.
It does still have plenty of competition
on the
smartphone market though, and that includes the king of
budget phones, the Lenovo Moto G5 Plus.
Expanding
on their collection of
budget friendly Android
smartphones, Huawei has today announced the Honor 5A, a new $ 100
smartphone for the Chinese
market.
Given that the
budget and mid-range
smartphone markets often compete
on price, it is understandable that many would prefer to go for the cheaper panels.
Where it counts, the Moto G delivers, making it one of the best
budget Android
smartphones on the
market today.
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There are a lot of fantastic
budget smartphones on the
market today, but there are always concerns with
smartphones that are super cheap.
The metal / glass
budget smartphone turned heads earlier this year with its outstanding price point, but after some controversial software was discovered
on the device, it was pulled off the
market.
Budget smartphones are becoming increasingly popular, with a number of capable but affordable choices
on the
market.
The program focused
on developing
markets like India and aimed to deliver
budget smartphones with a stock Android...
Gadget Hacks editor Dallas Thomas says that
budget smartphones are really blowing up the
market these days, due to their functionality being almost
on par with more expensive models:
This isn't a true upgrade to the Redmi Note 4, but it's certainly the best
budget smartphone on the
market right now.
The Moto G is a top notch, low cost
smartphone and I wholeheartedly recommend this as one of the best
budget mobiles currently
on the
market.
Now it has its sights set
on the UK's
budget smartphone market with four handsets prepped to arrive over the next few months.
With the entry - level
smartphone market not always focusing heavily
on impressive aesthetics and strong build quality, instead favouring cheap materials and simple construction, HTC's
budget HTC Explorer goes somewhat against the grain with a largely sturdy construction pairing with a reasonably eye - catching design.
Far from the grandest handset
on the
market, the hardwearing HTC Explorer is a strong performer
on the entry - level
smartphone scene, replacing the
market - leading collection of multicore processors, minimalist form factors and high megapixel cameras with a first - time friendly interface, responsive touchscreen display and
budget phone price tag.
The Redmi 4 looks like a capable phone
on the specifications sheet in the
budget smartphone market where some compromises are certain.
As good as the original Moto X was when it released last year, Motorola really shook up the
smartphone market with its mid-range offering, the Moto G. Proving that a
budget - friendly price point didn't have to mean a compromise in quality and user experience, the original Moto G went
on to become the company's best selling
smartphone.
If you're in the
market for a good
smartphone on a
budget, the Moto G (2014) should be at the top of your list.
Industry watchers stated that Samsung is not really focused
on reviving its glory days in China's
budget smartphone market, for it is more eager to shine in the premium
market with the release of its high - end flagship
smartphones.
If you ignore Samsung and Apple, the main focus for a lot of other
smartphone manufacturers has been to capitalize
on the flourishing
budget handset
market.
If you'd looked at the
smartphones available
on the
market available 18 months ago, those with a minimal
budget would have had a limited choice consisting of the highly - commended original Motorola Moto G, or a range of low - spec Android handsets from Huawei, Alcatel or Samsung.
More recently, it's been knocked out the spotlight by its own replacement, the Samsung Galaxy S2, but Samsung clearly believes this is a popular handset and it's now being
marketed as a higher mid-level phone to those who don't want to compromise
on features and go for a
budget smartphone (such as the Galaxy Mini) but can't necessarily afford to go premium.
The Moto G line has proven to be one of the more dependable and successful
budget smartphone lines
on the
market over the past several years.
It's nice to see the dual camera technology we've witnessed
on flagships for a couple of years now filter down to the
budget end of the
smartphone market - but don't expect top - tier performance here.
However, the technology that was once impossible to imagine
on budget phones is now available at cheapest possible prices, thanks to the competitive
market trends and Chinese manufacturers, who have changed the fate of affordable
smartphones in India.
What we have here is a potential hydrogen bomb for the
budget smartphone market because
on paper this phone marries stupendous hardware, a refined design aesthetic and liquid and secure software experience in a package that costs 1 / 4th of the current generation iPhone.
That said, if you are in the
market to buy a selfie - centric
smartphone now and if you are tight
on the
budget, then Vivo V5s and even the Vivo V5 are your best options.
With a new
budget smartphone launching in a week, it's quite tough for consumers to settle
on one and even tougher for manufacturers to deliver a product that leaves an expression in the
market.
It doesn't look like the best designed handset
on the
market from a visual perspective either, though it's certainly better than ZTE's previous efforts in the
budget smartphone space.
The Chinese
smartphone manufacturer Coolpad has launched a bunch of entry - level
smartphones in the
market previously and now,
on the same lines, it looks like the company is planning
on launching yet another
budget offering.
If you've seen our full review of the Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3, you'd know that it's one of the best
budget smartphones available
on the
market today.
The G3 from Nuu Mobile is one of the latest entries into the
budget smartphone market from a brand many have likely never heard of, but that just goes to show you that there are tons of different devices out there when it comes to
smartphones running
on Android and that means plenty of consumer choice which is great for the
market, and great for the consumer as it really means you can get the device that's perfect for you, thanks to all the different specs and parts and features being used which allows for phones at varying price points.
The Information has learned that Google will be placing a lot of emphasis
on India, with an aggressive
marketing plan that will see it spend upwards of several hundred millions of dollars to promote the
budget smartphones in the country.
According to a recent Nielsen Survey, U.S. consumers spend 20 percent of their online time and 30 percent of their
Smartphone time
on social media — accounting for a whopping 121 billion minutes each month — while 20 percent of all companies said they'd only started to dedicate any of their
budget toward social media
marketing or advertisement in the past year.