Budget

A budget phone with unusual character and one of the most visually striking designs he has seen in ages, though specs are modest.

Full package for $250 and his pick for best budget bezel-less phone of 2017.

MKBHD's favourite budget phone, praised for its software, build and camera.

TechSmartt's pick, with a 6-inch screen and dual camera for about 200 bucks.

A $200 phone that beats the old flagship on cameras, performance and software, though its display is weaker.

Enormous battery that lasts far longer than the flagships, but the phone is huge and weak in everything else.

A very cheap phone with real compromises, but a viable option for about $30 if budget is tight; spending $50 more gets a clearly better pho…

Used as a $100 comparison point, with a noticeably better screen that still has poor viewing angles.

Fantastic battery life, but the bulk, average display, inconsistent cameras and misleading Android claim mean $200 is better spent elsewher…

Surprisingly well-built budget phone with very fast downloads on EE's network and clean software, though low-light camera and processor are…

A run-of-the-mill budget phone made by Kuby with Pepsi branding and software tweaks, which killed the excitement.

A fantastic-value budget phone with a big display and battery, but very bulky and with a fake dual camera.

A more compact, better-camera successor with a huge battery and good specs, but held back by odd software choices and jagged screen corners.

For the same money it has a low-end processor, a weak camera and a 720p display, so the Note 3 beats it.

Costs more than the Note 3 but has a smaller battery and a 720p display.

Third place: staggering value at around $100 with 4K video, a 21MP camera and a deca-core CPU.

Not perfect, but a lesser-known phone he was thoroughly impressed by for build, dual cameras and display.

Very impressive budget phone with a strong build, fast performance and a good camera for around $100, held back by old Android and a weak s…

A surprisingly premium-looking budget phone whose huge battery makes up for a weak display resolution and a useless second camera.