Best Samsung Phones In 2021

 

TOP 5 BEST Budget Phones 2021

POCO X3 NFC  

guy it's right at the top of our 

200 pound budget but you get so much for your money particularly if you're into your gaming the snapdragon 732g chip is one of the fastest in this price range and I can comfortably play fortunate and cod on this not that I'm any good though and also the big 6.67 inch full HD plus screen has a 120 hertz refresh rate so everything you do whether it's just swiping around or playing games that support it feels a whole lot smoother on this battery life is also really good on this 

thing we get a pretty hefty 

5160 milliamp hour battery which is I think the second biggest on test today so it will last you two days pretty easily downsides well it might not even be a problem for you but it is quite a big phone with that as I say big 6.67 inch screen and it is quite a hefty guy so uh not the smallest most compact you'll definitely feel it in your pocket and also the plasticky body and this sort of go faster stripe on the back may not be to everyone's taste although in this cobalt blue color I think it's actually pretty snazzy looking 

also the camera isn't really anything to 

write home about the 64 megapixel main 

lens is perfectly fine 

in good light plus we get ultra wide 

lens and it's probably one of the better 

camera setups 

that I'm going to show you today but the 

added depth and macro lenses don't 

really add much overall 

and i think the quality is fine but not 

the best 

but i think overall for 200 quid the x3 NFC

 

is a really good option and apparently 

even uh Fred's given it his seal of 

approval 

what do you think why is it called 

NFC

 

well apparently they actually sell the 

x3 in some regions without 

NFC

 I think 

in India 

to save some money which is why here in 

the UK and other parts of the world 

it's uh got the very catchy name of paco 

x3 NFC

 good question Fred sticking with 

poco and another option is the brand new 

m3 which I've seen as low as 114 pounds 

on gear best 

but also 200 pounds on amazon either way 

it's supposed to be a cheaper version of 

the x3 

with what I actually think is a slightly 

nicer design along with that big slab 

of glass for the camera module downsides 

it's not as powerful 

we don't get the 120 hertz screen and 

the cameras had a bit of a downgrade but 

we do get an even bigger 6 000 million 

power battery 

so the m3 is definitely worth 

considering especially if you are on a 

tighter budget but I think 

uh the x3 is a sort of better 

all-rounder.

XIAOMI MI10 tea light not exactly the 

catchiest name in the world but this is a great option okay 

technically this is slightly over our 

budget but I've seen it on sale for 200 

and I think even at the full price what 

you're getting with the me 10 

lite is ridiculously good value for 

money but it's also the only one that 

supports 5g 

and while that may not be a big deal 

right now for some of you it could come 

in handy over the next couple of years 

but the mi 10t lite shares the same big 

120 hertz screen 

the same six gigs of ram and 64 gigs of 

storage as the poco x3 

although the x3 does have a slightly 

bigger battery and also the ultra wide 

and the selfie cameras are higher 

megapixels and also depending on where 

you're buying it it may be a touch 

cheaper 

but there's a lot to like here gorilla 

glass 5 on the front and back 

stereo speakers a fingerprint reader on 

the side which doubles as a power button 

and also we get fast 33 watt charging 

and a pretty hefty 48 20 milliamp hour 

battery 

while this and the x3 are both great 

options for my money i would probably 

pay a little bit extra depending on 

where you buy it 

and go for this just because that extra 

performance also the 5g makes it a 

little bit more future-proof 

uh and I think I just personally prefer 

this slightly smarter design 

than uh where is it the as i say the go 

faster stripe 

on the back of the x3 but all things and 

maybe all prices being equal which one 

would you go for 

between these two let me know in the 

comments below speaking of the me series 

though i actually recently reviewed its 

bigger and fancier brother than me 

10t pro now this one is definitely 

closer to flagship territory although 

they do have some good deals on it but 

if you've got a slightly bigger budget 

then definitely check it out.

MOTO G9 PLAY 

Motorola offers so many different phones it's actually kind of confusing but now 

we have the latest 

g9 play and it costs about 150 pounds one of the big selling points here for me is the software it's pretty close to stock android 10 so there's not much bloatware or anything to slow it down it's a lovely phone to use but for the 50 pounds or so you're saving over the poco world of meat knit light there are quite a few compromises the screen is just HD rather than a full HD

 so it's not sharp 

it's also got a less powerful snapdragon 

662 

on the plus side it's not quite as big 

as the last few phones with a 6.5 inch 

screen 

the bezels are nice and thin the design 

is certainly eye-catching 

and we get a big 5 000 million power 

battery so no worries there 

the 48 megapixel triple camera setup on 

the back is also pretty reasonable 

but again the macro and the depth are a 

bit pointless although the main and the 

ultrawide cameras do perform well in 

good light 

but as is pretty much the case with all 

the phones here it does start to 

struggle in low light 

but i think overall if you're after a 

cheap and cheerful phone 

I don't think any of those are deal 

breakers and so the moto g9 play is 

definitely worth considering.

OPPO A5 

2020  I've been researching normally this will cost you about 150 pounds or so but actually from pretty much all the retailers I've checked you can get this for just 99 pounds which actually makes this the cheapest phone in this roundup so the a5 packs in the same snapdragon 665 5k battery and 6.5 inch HD screen as the moto g9 play but the camera and software 

is different and we also have more 

storage here 

now depending on your point of view this 

either looks kind of dull and boring 

or in my opinion at least a bit more 

subtle and sophisticated not every phone 

has to be 

eye-catching so I kind of like the look 

of this thing 

battery is also fantastic on this but we 

are limited to just 

10 watt charging which means it takes 

several hours to fully charge 

I must admit it does feel like one of 

the slower phones I'm testing the small 

amount of ram means that few apps can 

stay open in the background 

so they often have to fully reopen when 

I switch back 

as for the camera we get a 12 megapixel 

main lens 

8 megapixel ultrawide and the usual kind 

of pointless depth of micro lenses 

we do get 4k video here but without 

stabilization so you'll probably want to 

stick to 1080p 

also the a5 doesn't offer any kind of 

night mode which is a bit of a shame 

so not exactly the most exciting phone 

and that three gigs around 

on the base model may hold you back if 

you are a bit of a power user will do 

lots of multitasking 

but for that discounted price of a 

hundred pounds it's an absolute steal 

which phone should we do next.

REALME 7  It

 comes in at just under 200 pounds here in the UK so I actually recently reviewed this and its fancier brother the 7 pro although the pro is 270 pounds so a bit over our budget although you do get an amoled screen and a slightly better camera with that but I think the 7 is the sweet spot because not only do we get a six and a 

half inch 

90 hertz screen it's also full HD unlike 

the previous 

oppo and moto phones we get the usual 

quad camera setup here but the 48 

megapixel main lens is actually pretty 

decent 

as well as a big 5 000 milliamp hour 

battery and I think overall it's quite a 

smart looking 

phone with this two-tone finish 

now inside we have a MediaTek processor 

the 

Helios g95 to be exact and your first 

thought is probably 

oh MediaTek but actually it's pretty 

neck and neck in terms of CPU 

performance 

compared to the snapdragon 720 g and 

actually faster when it comes to 

graphics and gaming 

plus we have the 90 hertz screen so this 

is actually a pretty decent budget 

gaming phone 

it's kind of surprising just how many 

good options there are for 

under 200 pounds.

NOKIA 5.3  is a also great option 

especially as we get stock android with this which all bells and whistles aside 

the software is incredibly important so 

I think the Nokia is definitely worth a look but in terms of which one I would 

actually pick and use as my 

daily driver I think could probably be a 

tie 

between the x3 and the mi 10 tea light 

but what do you think from everything.

I've describe you today 

which one would you go for and if I have 

missed out on any other great budget 

options 

do let me know in the comments below.