![]() ![]() But if you can save a little longer, or find a way to stretch your budget just a tiny bit, this is our recommendation if you don't want to overspend and get a flagship phone. Yes, we know, the Pixel 7 costs $599, and that puts it over our $500 budget. Who it’s for: Anyone who can stretch their $500 budget but still doesn't want to overspend. Why you should buy this: It has a superb camera, great software, and a pretty design. To get a phone that avoids these pitfalls means spending more than the Galaxy A54’s $450 starting price, and for a lot of people, it won’t really be worth it. It’s built to last, provided you don’t expect your use to dramatically change in the near future.ĭownsides? Apart from the power only being adequate for normal use, the battery doesn’t have the endurance to last for more than about a day-and-a-half, the charging isn’t very fast, and there’s no wireless charging either. It’s fast enough for games and everyday use, the phone has 5G for a fast connection, and Samsung’s One UI software is smooth, easy to use, and will be updated for the next four years. Samsung has used its own Exynos 1380 processor in the phone with either 128GB or 256GB of storage, plus there’s space for a MicroSD card. The main 50-megapixel camera takes photos that pop off the screen, which may not be to everyone’s taste, but anyone who wants to quickly share an eye-catching photo on social media will likely love it. It also has a smooth 120Hz refresh rate and good speakers, meaning the Galaxy A54 is a great multimedia phone. It’s not only the colors of the phone that stand out, as the 6.4-inch screen’s colors really shine too. ![]() We love it in the vibrant Lime and Violet colors, but you can get safe white and black versions too. It’s made from glass and plastic, feels really high-quality, and is durable with an IP67 water- and dust-resistance rating. ![]() ![]() The Galaxy A54 is a design upgrade over the also very tempting Galaxy A53, with a look that replicates the more expensive Samsung Galaxy S23 - and that makes it really desirable. Who it’s for: Anyone who wants the Samsung Galaxy software experience, but doesn't need the flagship power. Water resistance is still rare in budget phones, but they should have sturdy bodies that don’t bend or creak if you sit on them, and their buttons and ports should be secure, with no wobble.Why you should buy this: It looks like the Galaxy S23, but costs half the price, has a great screen, and a camera perfect for social media. Design and build quality: If your new phone falls apart within a few months of buying it, that defeats the purpose of getting a budget phone in the first place.A good budget-phone camera should do okay outdoors or in bright light, but you shouldn’t expect much in poor light. Even high-end Android phone cameras sometimes struggle, and things get worse the cheaper you go. Otherwise, your budget options are limited. Camera: If a good phone camera is a key feature for you, buy a Google Pixel model.Cheaper phones might lack some or all of those features, but can still be worth buying if the price is right. Extra features: Phones toward the top of the budget range should have features such as a good fingerprint sensor to unlock the phone without a passcode, NFC for mobile payments, support for newer, faster Wi-Fi, and 5G connectivity.Budget phones almost always have LCD screens, and they’re dimmer and less vibrant than the OLED screens in many high-end phones, but we recommend phones with decent brightness, viewing angles, and colors. Display: Our minimum acceptable resolution for budget phone screens is 720p.Because most budget phones are unlocked, you can usually switch carriers, and this gives you the most choice when you’re shopping around for good deals on a plan. Carrier support: The best budget phones work on every major phone network, and we don’t recommend models locked to a single carrier or with poor cellular band support.Less powerful hardware is usually less battery-hungry, so these phones run longer on a charge than flagship phones. Performance and battery: Most budget phones have a midrange processor and less memory than expensive phones offer, but any phone we recommend is fast enough to handle basic tasks like email, web browsing, and media playback.If a manufacturer doesn’t have a good history of keeping phones updated, it’s harder for us to recommend that company’s phones. Lower-cost phones also tend to receive fewer updates, so they should have the latest Android software with recent security patches out of the box. Software: A budget phone is slower than a high-end model, so it’s important that the phone isn’t loaded down with unnecessary, poorly performing apps or customized user interfaces. ![]()
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