
With flagship smartphones getting more expensive, it has given the lower segment of the market to establish themselves. And with a budget around P5k and up, you can get a smartphone with a good enough camera for your daily use. Check them all out here.
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Best Budget Smartphone 2018
There’s no denying that the Realme C1 made noise when it launched. It packs a large battery and even comes with a dual-main camera. You can even read our full review wherein we praised its sharpness and bokeh effect.
Read: Top Features of Realme C1
Realme 2 is a little step-up from the Realme C1 as this packs a better single 8MP camera to go along with its dual-main camera setup.
The Oppo A3s is not only a capable AI-centric smartphone camera with its same setup from the Realme 2, but it also has good hardware to go with it.
If you like the specs of Oppo A3s but rather have a Vivo phone, the Y91i is the way to go. It has a dual-camera setup with rich beautification features.
One of the most anticipated budget phones of 2018 was the Xiaomi Redmi 6. It’s one of the first budget phones that came with 12MP + 5MP camera complete with beautification and AI portrait for that bokeh effect.
If you want to have the best of both worlds in a smartphone camera, the Xiaomi Redmi S2 delivers a dual-main camera setup and a large 16MP front camera for your selfies.
Last but definitely not the least, the recently announced Xiaomi Redmi Note 7. It’s easily the best smartphone camera under this budget with its massive 48MP-capable shooter complete with good midrange specs for 2019.
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