The Holidays are all about sharing and giving and with christmas just around the corner, we figured its the right time for us to give our list of affordable and budget-wise smartphones that you can give to those dear to you this holiday season. Lets begin, shall we?
No surprise there that Xiaomi made the list, since Xiaomi has been providing us with affordable and budget-wise phones for a while now and one of their latest offerings, the Xiaomi Mi 4i is an excellent pick for the holidays, with it only costing at around P9,799 on online stores. Affordable yet exquisite at the same time, one will truly appreciate a Xiaomi Mi 4i as a holiday gift.
Xiaomi Mi 4i specs |
| 5-inch 1080p, FHD IPS LCD, 440ppi |
| 7.8mm, 130g weight |
| Corning scratch-resistant glass, |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 quadcore |
| 2GB of RAM |
| 16/32GB internal storage, no microSD card slot |
| 13MP main shooter, dual-LED flash, 3096p |
| 5MP selfie shooter |
| dual-band WiFi ac, Bt 4.1, GPS, GLONASS, FM Radio |
| Android 5.0.2 Lollipop, 3120 mAh battery |
| Dark gray, black, white, yellow, blue, pink |
| P9,799 price as of September 7 |
Cherry Mobile‘s latest Android One phone was quite a powerhouse. The Cherry Mobile One G1 is a top-notch smartphone, specs-wise and budget-wise. Its price of P5,999 is one to take note of, when purchasing a holiday gift for your loved ones.
Cherry Mobile One G1 specs |
| 5-inch 720p HD display, 293ppi |
| 9.3mm, 135g weight |
| Cornings Gorilla Glass 4 |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 |
| 2GB of RAM |
| 16GB internal storage, microSD card expandable up to 32GB |
| 13MP main shooter, dual-LED flash |
| 5MP selfie shooter |
| 4G, LTE, dual-band WiFi ac, Bt 4.0, GPS, |
| Android 5.1.1 Lollipop |
| 2500 battery |
| P5,999 price as of September 7 |
Starmobile‘s Up Max is highly commendable. One factor that solidified its place on the list is its 5000mAh battery capacity, quite impressive for a budget smartphone. And its price of P7,490, makes the Up Max, a wise pick for the upcoming holiday season.
Starmobile Up Max specs |
| 5.0-inch 720p HD display, 294ppi |
| 8.1mm, 137g |
| Dragontail scratch-resistant glass |
| Mediatek MT6582 Chipset |
| 1GB of RAM |
| 16GB internal storage, microSD card up to 64GB |
| 13MP main shooter, Sony IMX camera sensor |
| 5MP selfie shooter |
| dual-SIM, 3G HSPA, WiFi, GPS, FM radio |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop |
| 5000mAh battery |
| P7,490 price as of September 7 |
Xiaomi makes the list again, with their recent title, the Redmi Note 2. The Redmi Note 2 packs a powerful punch, with decent specs in hand, a true holiday smartphone in the making. The Xiaomi has 2 variants, pricing at around P5,800 for the 16GB standard variant, while the 32GB premium variant is priced at P7,200.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 specs |
| 5.5-inch 1080p FHD IPS LCD display, 401ppi |
| 8.3mm, 160g weight |
| scratch-resistant |
| Mediatek MT6795 / Heliox X10 chipset |
| 2GB of RAM |
| 16GB for the 2GHz model; 32GB for the 2.2GHz model |
| 13MP main shooter, 3096p, phase detection autofocus |
| 5MP selfie shooter, 720p |
| dual-band WiFi ac, Bt 4.0, GPS, FM Radio |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop |
| 3060mAh battery |
| P5,800 for the 16GB variant; P7,200 for the 32GB variant |
The K3 Note is the current popular Lenovo phone in the market today, its affordable price of P7,990 and high-end specs will surely fit everyones holiday budget. the Lenovo K3 Note is available with reasonable offerings through online stores
Lenovo K3 Note |
| 5.5-inch FHD IPS, 401 ppi |
| Scratch resistant glass |
| MediaTek MT6752 octacore |
| 2GB RAM |
| 16GB storage, microSD card slot up to 32GB |
| 13MP autofocus, 1080p or FHD video, dual-LED flash, HDR |
| 5MP selfie camera, 720p video |
| Dual SIM, 4G LTE, WiFi n, Bt 4.0, FM Radio, GPS |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop |
| 3000mAh battery |
| P7,990 price as of September 7 |
The Asus Zenfone 2 is excellent in terms of specs and performance, yet is affordable at the same time, being priced at around P9,500 for the 2GB variant offered cheap through online stores. With that, the Zenfone 2 is something worth to be on your holiday list.
Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML specs |
| 5.5-inch IPS LCD, 1080p HD display, 401ppi |
| 10.9mm thin, 170g weight |
| Cornings Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Intel 3560/3580 quad chip |
| 2/4GB of RAM |
| 16/32/64GB ROM, microSD card up to 64GB |
| 13MP main shooter, dual-tone LED flash, HDR, 1080p video |
| 5MP selfie shooter |
| 4G LTE dual-SIM, WiFi, Bt 4.0, FM Radio, GPS, NFC |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop ugradeable to 5.1 |
| 3000mAh |
| P9,500 for 2GB RAM variant as of September 7 |
For those who will have a little bit more budget for this Yuletide season, the Lumia 640 XL might do you good. The Lumia 640 XL is one of this years popular smartphone line from Microsoft, Its top-notch design and feature will surely help the Lumia 640 XL be on your priority gifts list. The Lumia 640 XL is at around P9,490 for the 3G, single variant, while the 4G LTE variant is around P10,490.
Microsoft Lumia 640XL specs |
| 5.7-inch HD IPS display, 259ppi |
| 9mm thick, 171g weight |
| Gorilla Glass 3, Clear Black IPS |
| Snapdragon 400 quadcore |
| 1GB RAM |
| 8GB internal, microSD card 128GB max |
| 13MP camera, Rich Capture, Carl Zeiss optics, LED flash, 1080p video |
| 5MP selfie camera, 1080p video |
| 4G LTE dual or single, 3.5G dual or single, WiFi n, Bt 4.0, FM Radio, GPS |
| Windows Phone 8.1 Lumia Denim version |
| 3000mAh |
| Orange, White, Black, Cyan |
| P9,490 single 3G, P10,490 dual 4G LTE as of September |
What phone will you give to that special someone this yuletide season? Tell us all about your pick, on the comment section below!
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