Best budget smartphones of 2018

At under $350 the F1s is a steal. It has features we'd like to see on top-end phones like fast fingerprint unlocking, free case and a three day battery life. Just beware of the camera performance and processing delay with ...

As you’d expect out of an Oppo-branded smartphone, the A73 runs gleefully fast, takes generally-good photos and takes well over a day to run out of battery life. However, the difference between this and beefier stuff like the Oppo R11s ...

This is a great mid-range phone and yet it's one of the cheapest we've ever tested.

The U11 Life is a solid stock Android experience that’s easy to recommend if you can’t stand all the other options or are particularly drawn in by the design and waterproofing.

Even if it’s a little predictable, not every purchase needs a twist. Sometimes you want something that works as intended, and the Nokia 7 Plus fits that mold nicely.

Oppo has once again redefined the low-end phone by offering a good mid-range model at a very-affordable price.

Like most Sony phones. The Xperia XA2 is a good option but it’s not quite the best out there.

As an alternative to the iPhone 8, the R11s is easy to recommend - the performance is good, the camera rig is nice, it’s got a compelling build quality and slick feel-factor.

This handset is a double-down by HMD on everything that worked in the 2017 model combined with a number of key improvements.

Between the solid material design and build-quality, performance that swings above its price-bracket and slick software experience, the Redmi Note 5 is a smartphone that’s very easy to recommend.

With the $499 price-tag in mind, there’s not a lot out there that can match the Huawei Nova 2i.

The R15 Pro sees Oppo bring more of that flagship experience to the sub-$800 smartphone space than ever before to generous effect.

Huawei have packed a ton of value into the Nova 3e. However, they’re not the only brand packing a lot of value into that $200-$400 space anymore - and that leaves the Nova 3e outgunned on a few choice fronts.

If you’re looking for a throwaway device with all the functionality that modern Android offers, this’ll tick that box - but it won’t look pretty.

If you’re someone who doesn’t care about more-intensive applications like mobile gaming and photography, it’s difficult to think of an easier standout budget device that the Moto G6.

Though there’s plenty to like about the Moto E5 on its own merits, it falls short when stacked up against last year’s E4.

Simply put: the Oppo AX5 is Oppo’s most ambitious and polished budget-buy yet.

The Nova 3i has all the right specs but fails to bring them cohesively together to forge an identity of its own.

If $499 is all you have to spend, you’re probably not gonna complain too much about what the Reno Z has to offer.