Three Best Budget Friendly Smartphones Under $250

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1. Motorola Moto G

Released in July 2015, Motorola Moto G is a smartphone that will make you fall in love with its simplicity and customization. Irrespective of the $179.99 price, the phone possesses many features that most of mid-range phones do not include

Design, Build and Features

What could be better than customizing your phone according to your taste? Moto G gives you an option to choose between two colors, black, and white, for its front cover; and one amongst 10 colors for its back cover. You can even opt for a metallic hue of your choice amongst 10 other colors for its back accent.here are flip shells available in five different colors, from which you can choose one. You can also drop the idea of adding flip shells since it charges $29.99 extra. And for $5 extra, you can engrave your name or a small phrase on the back cover.The device is IPX7 certified with water resistance for up to one meter and 30 minutes to protect from any harm caused by such accident. The screen uses Corning Gorilla Glass 3 as its protection. It has dimensions of 142.1mm x 72.4mm x 11.6mm and weighs 155 gram.

Display

Given its price, it has a large 5.0 inches IPS LCD Display screen with 720 x 1280 pixels of resolution and 249ppi pixel density.

Performance and Processors

It comes with Android version 5.1.1 Lollipop, which is upgradable to 6.0 Marshmallow. Under the hood, it has Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 chipset with four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.4GHz. The device uses Adreno 306 as its graphics chip.

Memory

The basic variant has 8GB internal memory storage with 1GB RAM, but adding $40 extra to the value will give you16GB internal memory with 2GB RAM.

Both of the variants bear a microSD card, which expands the internal storage memory up to 32 GB.

Camera and Battery

The makers have added a 13MP primary camera with f/2.0 aperture, autofocus, and Dual Led-flash, positioned on the back of the phone. It also possesses all the basic features of smartphone, such as HDR, Panorama, face detection, and Geo-tagging. You can record videos on 1080p format with 30 frames per second (fps) and also in HDR. Its 5MP front camera is a pretty good feature, given the trend of capturing selfies. It has an auto-HDR feature with f/2.2 aperture and a non-removable 2470mAh battery unit.

2. Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM

For those who can’t manage the hassle of charging and maintain two phones for two different sims; Lumia 640 Dual SIM is the solution. It is a smartphone with decent features and offers two SIM slots without being heavy on the pocket.

Design, Build and Features

Lumia 640 is a tall and sleek phone, which is available in four vibrant colors: Glossy cyan, Orange, White, and Matte black. A light-weighted phone that weighs 145 gram with 141.3mm x 72.2mm x 8.8mm dimensions. It uses scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass 3 as its protection for Display.

Display

The smartphone has a 5.0 inches large IPS LCD Display screen that bears 67.6% screen-to-body ratio. With the screen resolution as 720 x 1280, the pixel density is 294ppi.

Performance and Processor

Under the hood, it has a Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 chipset, with four Cortex-A7 cores running at 1.2GHz processor. It has Adreno 305 graphic chip. Its operating system is Microsoft Windows 8.1.

Memory

The devices runs on 1GB RAM and 8GB built-in internal memory storage that can further expand through a microSD card for up to 128GB.

Camera and Battery

The device possesses an 8MP primary camera with f/2.2 aperture and 28mm lens. It features 1/4” sensor size and can make videos at 30fps on 1080p format. Its secondary camera is a drawback with an only 1MP camera, which can make videos on 720p.

It houses a 2,500mAh battery unit that features up to 840 hours stand-by time and about 20 hours 30 minutes talk time.

3. Asus Zenfone 2

Asus Zenfone 2 2E was released in July 2015. The smartphone is a decent package of features and affordability with touching corners of every aspect in specifications and carrying a price tag of $119.99.

Design and Build

The phone has a large build with dimensions are 148.1mm x 71.4mm x 10.9mm, and weighs 155 grams, which is pretty justified given its size. Unlike the phones we mentioned earlier, this one cannot be customized or be available in multiple colors. You can just opt between two colors: Charcoal Black and Pearl White.

Display

With a 5.0 inches large display, the IPS capacitive screen bears resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels with pixel density of 294ppi.

Performance and Processor

It runs on Android OS version 5.0 Lollipop and has Intel Atom Z2560 chipset installed under the hood. With a PowerVR SGX544MP2 Graphics unit, the smartphone includes processing unit consisting of two cores clocked at 1.6GHz.

Memory

Accompanied with a 1GB RAM, the smartphone has a built-in 8GB internal memory storage that can further be expanded up to 64GB via microSD card.

Camera

The camera features may not be as great as the other two phones mentioned above, but it is pretty acceptable given that it is comparatively cheaper. It comes with 8MP camera placed at its back with LED Flash and other basic features. Video feature is a life saver that records at 30fps on a 1080p format. At its front, it has a secondary camera of 2MP.

Battery

The device includes a non-removable Li-Po 2,500mAh battery unit that supports a talk-time for up to 19 hours with 3G.

In a world, where the struggle is to get the most recent and upgraded phone; these smartphone serves the purpose of a basic one without having to compromise on other on-going expenses in life. Apart from being cheap, these phones cover almost every possible aspect that defines a perfect smartphone.