Looking to buy a bang for the buck phone at the end of this year? If I were you I will wait for the first quarter of 2015 wherein several monster specs for the price phone will pop out! Most of them will be the upgrade of the most affordable smartphones you can get for the performance they can deliver. We created a list to help you guys select the monster budget phones you may want to consider early next year.
Note: We made this one in no particular order.
Best Budget and Midrange phones early 2015!
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| Meizu M1 Note: The best midrange phone this early 2015? |
- Display: 5.5 inches IGZO display at 1080p (400 ppi)
- Processor: 64 bit MT6572 with an octa core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
- GPU: Mali-T760
- RAM: 2 GB
- ROM: 16 / 32 GB
- Rear Camera: 13 MP f/2.2 Samsung Sensor
- Front Camera: 5 MP f/2.0 with 4 element lens
- Battery: 3140 mAh Capacity
- OS: Android 4.4 Kitkat with Flyme 4.0
- Connectivity: WiFi / Bluetooth / LTE / 3G
- Dimensions: 75.2 x 150.7 x 8.9mm
- Price: CNY 999 (Around PHP 7+K)
For More Info: Click Here!
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| Xiaomi Redmi 2S: The successor of the excellent Redmi 1S! |
- Display: 4.7 Inches 720p
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 quad core
- RAM: 1 GB
- ROM: ???
- Rear Camera: 8 MP with Flash
- Front Camera: 2 MP
- Battery: 2,200 mAh
- OS: Android 4.4 Kitkat with the new MIUI version
- Connectivity: WiFi / Bluetooth / LTE / 3G
- Dimensions: 132 x 67.2 x 92 mm
- Weight: 134 g
- Price: ??? (We're expecting it to be around PHP 5.5K ala Redmi 1S)
For More Info: Click Here!
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| Xiaomi Redmi Note 2: Another top contender for the bang for the buck phablet! |
- Display: 5.5 Inches
- Processor: 64 bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (octa core cortex A53)
- GPU: Mali-T760
- RAM: 2 GB
- ROM: ???
- Rear Camera: 13 MP with Dual LED upgrade
- Front Camera: ???
- Battery: 2,200 mAh
- OS: Android 4.4 Kitkat with the new MIUI version
- Connectivity: WiFi / Bluetooth / LTE / 3G
- Dimensions: 159 x 82 mm
- Price: PHP 10,759.22 (Out of direct conversion)
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| ASUS PEGASUS X002: The Redmi 1S Killer? |
Specifications
- Display: 5 Inches IPS display at 1280 x 720 (274 ppi)
- Processor: 1.5 GHz MediaTek MT5732 quad core
- GPU:Unknown yet
- RAM: 2 GB
- ROM: 16 GB expandable up to 32 GB via microSD card slot
- Rear Camera: 8 Ultra Picture (Up to 30MP)
- Front Camera: 5 MP
- Battery: 2,500 mAh
- OS: Android 4.4 Kitkat with ZenUI
- Connectivity: WiFi / 3G / LTE / Bluetooth
- Others: Dual Sim / Dual Standby
- Price: CNY 799 around (PHP 5,800.00)
For More Info: Click Here!
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| CloudFone Excite 501o: The cheapest octa core in town! |
- Display: 5 Inches IPS qHD
- Processor: 1.7 GHz octa core
- GPU: ????
- RAM: 1 GB
- ROM: 8 GB (Not sure if expandable yet)
- Rear Camera: 8 MP with flash
- Front Camera: 5 MP
- Battery: ????
- OS: Android 4.4 Kitkat
- Connectivity: WiFi / 3G / Bluetooth
- Price: PHP 4,999.00
For More Info: Click Here!
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| ZTE Speed: An LTE goodness under PHP 5K! |
- Display: 4.5 Inches
- Processor: 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
- RAM: 1 GB
- ROM: 8 GB expandable via microSD card slot
- Rear Camera: 5 MP
- Front Camera: 2 MP
- Battery: 2000 mAh
- OS: Android 4.4 Kitkat
- Connectivity: WiFi / Bluetooth 4.0 / 3G / LTE
- Price: USD 99
For More Info: Click Here!
These 2 are gearing up to battle for the best budget flagship crown!
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| MX4 Pro: The flagship smartphone and dedicated music player killer! |
- Display: 5.5-inch Sharp 2K, 2560 x 1536 pixels
- Processor: Samsung Exynos 5430 chip at 2.0GHz Cortex A15 quad core and 1.5GHz Cortex A7 quad core
- GPU: Mali T628 MP6
- RAM: 3 GB
- ROM: 16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
- Rear Camera: 20.7 MP, f2.2, IMX220 exmor rs sensor, dual LED flash
- Front Camera: 5 MP omnivision ov5693, f2.2
- OS: Flyme 4.0 based on Android 4.4 KitKat
- Battery: 3350 mAh
- Connectivity: dual band WIFI, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, LTE
- Audio: ES9018 DAC and OPA1612
- Others: mTouch (fingerprint sensor)
- Price: Around PHP 20K
For Our Initial Impressions: Click Here!
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| Huawei Honor 6 Plus: A dual camera goodness! |
- Display: 5.5-inch Full HD
- Processor: 1.8 GHz Kirin 925 octa-core
- RAM: 3 GB
- ROM: 32 GB, expandable up to 128GB via microSD
- Rear Camera: 8 MP Dual Camera Setup, producing 13MP pictures
- Front Camera: 5 MP
- OS: Android 4.4 Kitkat (Emotion UI)
- Battery: 3600 mAh
- Connectivity: Dual LTE / WiFi / Bluetooth / NFC / GPS
- Dimensions: 150.46 x 75.68 x 7.5 mm
- Others: i3 Sensor Hub technology, dual SIM, OTG function, infrared port, NFC support
- Price: PHP 14,400.00
For More Info: Click Here!
Note: I did not include Xiaomi Mi5 here yet for lack of information
Did we miss anything? Any factual errors? Additional information? Kindly put it in the comment section below. Have a nice day GEEKS! :)
