Every year we have some great flagship devices from Samsung, LG, HTC and Sony with stunning features and best of hardware available in any smartphone. But not all people might require these high end premium phones which offer stunning camera, fingerprint sensors, water proof design and lot more. There are many budget smartphones which provides the basic features like good amount of storage, good display and processor along with a decent camera.
Not long ago, it is not possible to get a good smartphone for less than $400, but things have changed drastically in the past couple of years and we have seen some great devices from Motorola. So in case you are looking to buy a new budget smartphone and do not want to go with a contract, here are some of the best devices below $200 and contract free.
1. Moto G (2nd Gen):
The new Moto G comes with 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection and powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU with 1GB RAM. The device runs Android KitKat out of the box. The device also features 8 MP Primary Camera, 2 MP Secondary camera and also comes with 2,070 mAh battery. The device is priced $179.
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2 ASUS Zenfone 5
The device comes with 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive multi touch display with Corning gorilla glass 3 protection and is powered by a 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom processor with 1GB of RAM. The device runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean with Zen UI and is upgradable to KitKat. The device also comes with 8MP rear camera and a 2MP front facing camera. It is powered by the 2110mAh battery and has 8GB internal storage which is expandable.
The device is priced $180 and you can pick it from Amazon.
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3. Moto E:
Moto E comes with a 4.3 inch qHD display with a resolution of 960 X 540. The device runs on 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 dual core processor with 1GB RAM. There is also 4GB of internal storage which can be expanded to 32GB via memory card. The device also comes with a 5MP fixed focus camera without a flash. There is also no front facing camera on the phone. The phone is priced around $119.
4. ASUS Zenfone 4:
ASUS Zenfone 4 comes with a 4 inch IPS display which has a resolution of 800X480 pixels (WVGA) and is powered by a 1.2Ghz Dual core Intel Atom processor with 1GB of RAM. The device runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and has Zen UI on top of it and upgradable to Android KitKat. The phone also comes with 5MP camera with flash and 8GB internal storage. The phone can be picked up for as low as $120.
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5. Moto G (1st Gen):
The device comes with a 4.5inch display with a resolution of 1280 X720p (HD) and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat. The device also sports a 2070mAh battery and has a 5MP camera. It features 1GB RAM and Quad core Snapdragon processor. The device comes in both 8GB and 16 GB variants. The phone is available from $158 for the 8GB variant and goes up to $199 for the 4G LTE variant.
6. Sony XPERIA M:
The device sports a 4.0 inch WVGA display and is powered by dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus processor clocked at 1Ghz. It runs an out-dated Android Jelly Bean 4.3 OS, but comes with 1GB RAM and 4GB internal storage. There is also 5MP rear camera with LED flash and front VGA camera. The device is now available for $170.
