Never has the low-budget smartphones competition been so fierce. For less than $350, you can now get a selection of huge displays, big powerhouses and battery capacity that can handle anything. Simply scroll down to know more about the list!

1. ALCATEL 5 SERIES

Top of the list we have a candidate comes from a French flagship – Alcatel 5 series. Alcatel is a brand that’s known as an affordable price tag. Recently, with its latest range of Android smartphones, there’s a transparent attempt at bringing premium design to the budget end of the market. This new phone looks sharp and detailed. The Alcatel 5 boasts a 5.7-inch metal unibody and employing an 18:9 screen ratio with a resolution of 720 x 1440p. Regarding the hardware, there are only 3GB RAM and 32GB of onboard storage which is expandable to 128GB.

The Alcatel 5 camera rates at 12MP in the back plus a dual 13MP+5MP selfie cam. They seem to work quite well, though it’s not the fastest device to load and snap a shot. That may be partly due to the old octa-core MediaTek 6750 processor. The battery of Alcatel 5 has a respectable size of 3000mAh, but there’s no support for fast charging. You also won’t find wireless charging or water resistance for that matter. This French handset is not the quickest and most reliable phone out there, but the company obviously has to compromise somewhere to keep the price down. ALCATEL 5 is now available for $280.

2. ASUS ZENFONE MAX PLUS M1

The Asus ZenFone Max Plus M1 is another stunning budget smartphone. The Zenfone Max Plus M1 specs pack a 5.7-inch 18:9 ratio display with a resolution of 1080 x 2160p. And thankfully, it won’t be too much of a drain on this phone for its sizeable 4,130mAh battery. Moreover, The ZenFone Max Plus M1 equips with an octa-core MT6750T MediaTek chipset and run on Android 7.0 Nougat system. The phone offers three storage options: 4GB RAM / 64GB ROM or 3GB RAM / 32GB ROM or 2GB RAM / 16GB. Photography-wise, ZenFone Max Plus M1 camera features a dual-lens setup of 16MP + 8MP on the rear and an 8MP selfie cam up-front. In the end, ZenFone Max Plus M1 is now available for $229 in Azure Silver and Deepsea Black colours.

3. NUU G3

Here is another budget phone in this segment. The Nuu G3 has a clean and simple look, with curved edges that make it a snug fit in hand. On the front, you get a 5.7-inch HD+ (1440 x 720p) display with the now-popular 18:9 aspect ratio. Also, Nuu G3 comes with a MediaTek Helio P25 octa-core chipset and internal storage of 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM. That means there’s a decent slug of power under the hood. Nuu 3 manages to run Android 7.0 Nougat smoothly. Furthermore, the 3000mAh battery sits inside the handset allows you to quickly top up the phone before heading out for the night. This device may be a low-cost smartphone, but it does offer up something more commonly found in high-priced flagships – dual rear cameras. You get 13MP and 5MP cameras on the back of the Nuu G3. And round the front, there’s another 13MP camera ready for your selfie-taking needs. Lastly, the Nuu G3 price is $200 on Amazon.

4. NOKIA 6

The Nokia 6 was the first product in the new smartphones era of the company. It has a pretty conventional 5.5-inch 1080p IPS LCD screen (1920 x 1080p). But it’s a slight shame that we only get a 16:9 ratio here. Nokia 6 has a Snapdragon 630 chipset, with faster clock speed and significantly more powerful Adreno 508 GPU. There are two variants of the new Nokia 6. One with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, the other will have a 4GB RAM/64GB ROM configuration – but both will come with a microSD. Regarding the optics, Nokia 6 has a 16MP camera on the back with an upgraded Zeiss-brand lens. Up front, there’s an 8MP selfie camera with Nokia Bothie feature. Moreover, Nokia 6 draws a 3000mAh juice box equals to one-day usage. The new Nokia 6 will arrive alongside other new members of Nokia family in April 2018 for about $300.

5. STK X2

You get a reasonably standard array of features on this British phone STK X2 for the price tag of $340. Let’s go into the details! Up front of the X2, there’s a 5.7-inch HD display with 18:9 ratio and a resolution of 1440 x 720p. On the back, STK X2 camera is made up of a dual 16MP + 16MP snapper with the later there to record depth data for Bokeh-effect shots. Also, selfie fans will be pleased to learn that the STK X2 equips with a 16MP front-facing shooter. Under the hood, STK X2 takes power from a 3000mAh battery and a MediaTek MT6750V octa-core chipset. As for the internal storage, the phone offers 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM (expandable). Moreover, STK X2 ships running a near-vanilla build of Android Oreo system that’s armed with a slew of additional support features. The STK X2 price is around $340, making it the company’s priciest smartphone to date. But it still makes it to the affordable bracket.

Top 5 low-budget smartphones for less than $350

There you have it! The list of Top 5 low-budget smartphones for less than $350 on the market. For low-budget smartphones, we would suggest the Nokia 6 and Asus Zenfone for their nice display and hardware! Do you think we miss out any products? Comment and share your opinion below!