These days, you can get a smartphone with the flagship-grade looks, design and sometimes even execution for just $400. Here are the Top 5 best smartphones under $400 In February 2018 that you can buy right now.
Samsung Galaxy A5 is at number one and comes with Super AMOLED full-HD screen of 5.2-inches with a resolution of 1080×1920 pixels (424 ppi). In terms of specifications, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features octa-core at 1.9 GHz with Mali-T830MP3 GPU and 3GB of RAM while Exynos 7880 processor dramatically increases performance of A5 models. And one thing is for sure, this phone definitely brings a lot of features to the mid-range segment. Samsung is also heavily promoting the fact that the Galaxy A5 have dedicated slots for two SIM cards and a microSD card.
Internal memory is 32GB or 64GB expandable up to 256GB and the phone comes with Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat). Galaxy A5 cameras are very favorable with 16MP on both sides. The front-facing camera matches the rear for basic specs, with a 16MP sensor and f/1.9 aperture. There’s no autofocus but selfies are super-sharp. With a non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAH battery Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) costs about $330 and it is definitely justified to be on this list.
2. Xiaomi Mi Note 3
Xiaomi is the next smartphone on this list with the model Mi Note 3. The Mi Note 3 bears a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080×1920) pixels display with a pixel density of 403ppi. The smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm (MSM8956) Plus Snapdragon 660 SoC clocked at up to 2.2GHz coupled with 6GB of RAM, and 64GB or 128GB of inbuilt storage, with no expansion via microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the phone bears a dual rear camera with a 12MP sensor coupled with a wide-angle lens, f/1.8 aperture, and the second 12MP sensor coupled with a telephoto lens. The front camera bears a 16MP sensor. The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 runs Android 7.1 (Nougat) and is powered by a 3500 mAH non removable battery. The phone can be found at a price slightly above $340.
3. Huawei Mate 10 Lite
Next, Huawei Mate 10 Lite will continue our list of powerful smartphones under $400 as well. The smartphone features a 5.9-inch display with full-HD+ (1080×2160 pixels) resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio. Under the hood, there is a HiSilicon Kirin 659 system-on-chip (SoC) that comes with eight ARM Cortex-A53 cores (four clocked at 2.36GHz and four at 1.7GHz). The Kirin chip accompanies 4GB of RAM and 64GB onboard storage that can be expanded up to 256GB. Huawei has provided Android 7.0 Nougat on the Mate 10 Lite with its EMUI 5.1 on top. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Huawei Mate 10 Lite packs a 16MP primary camera on the rear and a 13MP front shooter for selfies. Lastly, the Huawei Mate 10 Lite packs a 3340 mAH battery, and you can say that for a $345 cash you get a pretty solid machine.
4. Vivo V7
The next one is vivo V7. With everyday use, the Vivo V7 is a very good performer, and can handle most tasks very well. The Vivo V7 features a 5.7-inch IPS fullview display (720 x 1440 pixels) and (282 ppi). As far as hardware goes, you’re looking at a Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 octa-core processor with 4GB of RAM and the Adreno 506 GPU. The phone packs 32GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 256GB. The Vivo V7 runs on Funtouch OS 3.2, which is a fork of Android 7.1.2 Nougat. The rear of the phone holds the 16MP rear camera with f/2.0 rear aperture and we have a 24MP, f/2.0 front-facing sensor which has a selfie portrait mode and supports HDR. The battery life for the V7 is pretty good (3000 mAH), there is no fast charging here, but you’ll be safely back at home before the power bar goes critical. Altogether, a good investment that will cost you around $310.
5. Nokia 6 (2018)
For the end of the list we’ll mention Nokia 6 (2018). On the display part, the Nokia 6 features a 5.5-inch IPS display with a full-HD (1080×1920 pixels) resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio. The phone is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SoC, which is clocked at 2.2GHz, coupled with 4GB of RAM. The phone packs 32GB or 64GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 256GB via a microSD card and the phone runs Android 7.1.1 (Nougat). The Nokia 6 (2018) has front-facing camera of 8 MP (f/2.0), while main camera has 16MP f/2.0. Besides, the Nokia 6 (2018) packs a 3000 mAH battery that supports fast charging technology. All in all, a good job of HMD, and this NOKIA smartphone can be yours for a decent $270.
Well, that would be a list of the top 5 powerful smartphones that can be yours for $400 and less. Different and powerful, they will give you a real pleasure because they are leading in its class and you do not have to give a little fortune for them. Which is your favorite? Share with us.