You'll need to make some trade-offs to get a cheap phone — forget about the most powerful processors or versatile zoom cameras — but in many cases, you'll find cameras that are good enough to ...

The best cheap phone isn't cheap, it's a bargain compared to the big flagship smartphone that give you too much and make you pay for things you don't need. If you need to save money, we can ...

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Learn more When it comes to making the best cheap phones, phone makers have to balance more carefully which features to prioritize and which they can sacrifice from their premium and flagship lines.

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A selection of the phones we tested for this article. Pictured: the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 and Poco X7 Pro (The Independent) We tested each of the best cheap phones by swapping it out for our normal ...

With more than 10 years of reviewing, I’ve listed our top picks for the best cheap phone plans and some other ways to save on your bill.

The best cheap phone isn't cheap, it's a bargain compared to the big flagship smartphone that give you too much and make you pay for things you don't need. If you need to save money, we can ...

For more details, read how we test and rate products. The Samsung Galaxy A55 (buy now) is the best cheap phone you can buy. It has a sharp, punchy screen and a very capable multi-lens camera system.