Yɛn mu binom fa ɔkwan bi a wɔfa so yɛ “didi de tra ase” mmom sen sɛ yɛbɛfa “tena ase adi” kwan so wɔ mfiri ahorow ho. Wɔyɛ nnwinnade a ɛboa wo ma woyɛ nneɛma, ɛnyɛ biribi a wopɛ sɛ wode bere anaa sika pii hyɛ mu Sɛ ɛno ne wo — na atemmu biara nni ha a efi gadget nerd a ɔwɔ adansedi krataa hɔ — ɛnde ebia wubetumi asusuw akwan a mfaso wɔ so a wobɛfa so asɛe $1,000 sen telefon so.
Budget telefon ahorow a ɛbɛboa. Saa mfiri yi bɛyɛ $600 anaa nea ennu saa, na ɛyɛ nea wotumi yɛ sen bere biara. Worennya dɔn ne abɛn no nyinaa, nanso wobɛkora sika kakra so de asɛe, minnim, dɔn ne abɛn ankasa. Ɛyɛ wo wiase.
Ntotoe bɛn na wubetumi ahwɛ kwan afi telefon a ɛnyɛ sika pii so? Nea edidi so yi a wɔaka abom no bi: processors a ɛyɛ brɛoo, nneɛma a wɔde sie pii, ne mfoninitwa mfiri a enye sen telefon a ɛyɛ fɛ sen telefon ahorow, ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɛwɔ board no nyinaa so. Pii wɔ screen a ɛnyɛ den, dodow no ara gyae wireless charging, na nsu a ɛko tia no ntaa nyɛ den sɛnea ɛte wɔ telefon a ne bo yɛ den so.
iPhone a ne bo yɛ mmerɛw a eye sen biara Apple iPhone 17E na ɛwɔ hɔ
Score: 7ProsConsNow with magnets!Healthy 256GB of storage in the base modelCapable, sɛ mfitiaseɛ a, camera systemBasically processor koro no ara sɛ iPhone 17No bere nyinaa-wɔ displayScreen limited to 60HzNo ultrawide camera anaasɛ upgraded selfie cam Baabi a wobɛtɔ: $599 wɔ Apple (256GB) $599.99 wɔ Best Buy (256GB) $599.99 wɔ T-Mobile (256GB) Screen: 6.1-inch, 1170p, 60Hz OLED / Processor: A19 / Mfoninitwa mfiri: 48-megapixel f / 1.6 ne OIS, 12-megapixel selfie / Battery: 4,005mAh / Charging: 20W wired, 15W MagSafe wireless / Wim tebea-resistance rating: IP
iPhone 17E yɛ minimum viable iPhone — na mekyerɛ sɛ wɔ ɔkwan pa so. Ɛwɔ ahoɔhare A19 chipset koro no ara sɛ standard iPhone 17, efi ase de 256GB a ɛfata akorae, na ɛma da mũ nyinaa battery nkwa. Ɛsan nso de MagSafe ba, ɛnte sɛ afe a atwam no 16E, ɛbue magnetic wireless charging a ɛyɛ ntɛmntɛm ne wiase a grips ne accessories wom.
Nanso, nneɛma akɛse kakraa bi wɔ hɔ a wɔayi afi Apple’s cheapest iPhone mu. Nea ɛda adi kɛse ne sɛ ɛyɛ akyi mfoninitwa afiri biako a ne kɛse yɛ megapixel 48 nkutoo, a enni ultrawide mpo. Ɛno yɛ biribi a ɛda adi sɛ adetɔfo pii behu sɛ ɛto ano hye. Ɛda adi sɛ nnipa kakraa bi na wɔbɛhaw wɔn wɔ telefon no a enni display a ɛda adi bere nyinaa, ne 60Hz refresh rate, anaa nokwasɛm a ɛyɛ sɛ ɛnboa Apple’s Dynamic Island, a ɛyɛ ɔkwan a ɛyɛ mmerɛw a wɔfa so hwɛ Live Activities so.
Ebinom fam no, ɛnonom bɛyɛ ntease pa a enti ɛsɛ sɛ wɔsɛe $200 pii wɔ iPhone 17. Ebinom fam no, wɔrenyɛ — na me maame nhyɛɛ no nsow mpo da sɛ ne iPhone 12 dedaw no wɔ akyi mfoninitwa afiri a ɛto so abien, enti minsusuw sɛ ɔbɛpa ho kyɛw wɔ ne 17E foforo no so. Android alternatives a ɛwɔ saa bo yi so nso bɛma woanya lenses foforo, displays a ɛyɛ mmerɛw, ne charging ntɛmntɛm. Nanso sɛ wopɛ iPhone, na $600 ne baabi a wo sikasɛm nhyehyɛe no gyina a, 17E no yɛ nea eye sen biara a woanya a wuntɔɔ nneɛma a woadi kan anya.
Kenkan yɛn iPhone 17E nhwehwɛmu no nyinaa.
Android fon a ne bo yɛ mmerɛw a eye sen biara Google Pixel 10A na ɛwɔ hɔ
Score: 7ProsConsFlush camera no hwɛ na ɛte nka yieMfeɛ nson a wɔde ayɛ software updatesSatellite SOS supportƐyɛ Pixel 9A bioPixel 9A no boɔ yɛ mmerɛwƐsɛ sɛ wotɔ Pixel 9A no ara kwa Baabi a wobɛtɔ: $499 $449 wɔ Amazon (128GB) $499 $449 wɔ Best Buy (128GB) $599 $549 wɔ Amazon (256GB) Screen: 6.3-inch, 1080p, 120Hz OLED / Processor: Tensor G4 / Mfoninitwa mfiri: 48-megapixel f / 1.7 ne OIS, 13-megapixel ultrawide, 13-megapixel selfie / Battery: 5,100mAh / Charging: 30W wired, 10W wireless / Wim tebea a ɛko tia: IP68
Worentumi mfrɛ Pixel 10A no telefon a ɛyɛ aniberesɛm; ɛyɛ afe a etwaam no Pixel 9A no carbon copy titiriw a ɛwɔ camera bump a ɛyɛ tratraa kakra. Nanso, Google akansi no nso nnyaa nkɔso pii, a ɛkyerɛ sɛ 10A da so ara yɛ Android fon a ne bo yɛ mmerɛw a eye sen biara a wubetumi atɔ, tiawa sɛ wobɛfa 9A a wɔatew ne bo so bere a ɛda so ara retɔn (wiɛ, anyɛ yiye koraa no wɔ U.S. — ɛsɛ sɛ adetɔfo a wɔwɔ mmeae afoforo hwɛ Poco ne Realme ma akansi a emu yɛ den bi).
10A no wɔ Tensor G4 chip koro no ara a ɛwɔ afe a etwaam no mu, ɛwom sɛ ne 6.3-inch OLED screen no yɛ hann kakra de. Battery no kɛseɛ yɛ pɛ, nanso Google se ɛsɛ sɛ ɛkyɛ kakra ɛnam optimization nti, na 30W wired ne 10W wireless charging no yɛ fraction ntɛmntɛm, nso. Ade kɛse a wɔde aka ho wɔ 9A no so ne satellite nkitahodi, a mfaso wɔ so sɛ wotaa hu sɛ wo ho nni grid no so a.
10A’s mfoninitwa mfiri no da so ara yɛ n’ahoɔden akɛse no mu biako, a mfoninitwa afiri titiriw a ɛyɛ megapixel 48 (te sɛ nea ɛwɔ Pixel 10 a ɛyɛ daa no mu no ara pɛ) a wɔde ultrawide aka ho. Worennya fon pii a ɛwɔmfoninitwa mfiri a eye sen saa wɔ saa bo yi so, ɛwom sɛ wubehu bi a ɛwɔ ahwehwɛ pii de.
Kenkan yɛn Google Pixel 10A nhwehwɛmu no nyinaa.
Budget fon a ɛwɔ screen kɛse a ɛyɛ fɛ Biribiara nni hɔ Phone 4A Pro
Score: 6ProsConsSlim, metal bodyUnique (ne anigye!) designBig and brilliant displayCamera quality is mixedMfeɛ mmiɛnsa pɛ OS updatesNo wireless charging Baabi a wobɛtɔ: $499 wɔ Biribiara (8GB RAM + 128GB) $499 wɔ Amazon (8GB RAM + 128GB) $599 wɔ Amazon (12GB RAM + 256GB) Screen: 6.83-inch, 1260p, 144Hz OLED / Processor: Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 / Mfoninitwa mfiri: 50-megapixel f/1.9 ne OIS, 50-megapixel 3.5x telephoto, 8-megapixel ultrawide, 32-megapixel selfie / Batere: 5,080mAh / Charging: 50W wired / Wim tebea-a ɛko tia rating: IP65
Phone 4A Pro yɛ Nothing fon kakraa bi a wɔanya nokware US release no mu biako. Ɔkwan bi so no, ɛsan nso yɛ brand’s conservative designs no mu biako, a ne transparent plastic dodow no ara ma kwan ma opaque metal, akyi chunky camera module (a ɛwɔ boon a ɛyɛ 3.5x telephoto lens nanso mixed performance sɛ ɛnte saa a). Dadeɛ no nso kyerɛ sɛ there’s no wireless charging, ɛwom sɛ fast 50W wired charging boa ma ɛyɛ saa.
4A Pro no bɛyɛ nea ɛyɛ anigye kɛse wɔ ne kɛse 6.83-inch display, a ɛhyerɛn sen akansifo na ɛwɔ 144Hz refresh rate a ɛyɛ ntɛmntɛm. Ɛno ne Nothing’s software design a ɛtwetwe adwene no hyia fɛfɛɛfɛ, a ɛma 4A Pro yɛ nea ɔhwɛ wɔ ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɔkwan biara so. Ɛno akyi no, ɛwom sɛ ebia software no bɛyɛ fɛ de, nanso Nothing hyɛ bɔ sɛ OS updates abiɛsa pɛ, a ɛkyerɛ sɛ company’s handset a aba foforo no renfata obiara a ɔrehwehwɛ fon bere tenten.
Kenkan yɛn Nothing Phone 4A Pro nhwehwɛmu no nyinaa.
Telefon afoforo a wɔde sika yɛ adwuma a ɛsɛ sɛ wususuw ho
2026 Motorola Moto G Power de pii ma ɛmfa ho sɛ ne bo a efi ase yɛ $299.99. Ɛwɔ 6.8-inch LCD display, 5,200mAh battery, ne 3.5mm headphone jack, a ɛreyɛ ayɛ nea ɛho yɛ na wɔ afe 2026. Bio nso, afiri no ka IP68 ne IP69 ratings nyinaa bom, a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔahyɛ no agyirae sɛ ɛbɛkɔ nsuo mu ne nsuo a ɛyɛ nhyɛsoɔ kɛseɛ ne nsuo a ɛyɛ hyew, de aka ahobanbɔ a ɛwie pɛyɛ a ɛfiri mfutuma ho. Yɛn haw kɛseɛ wɔ Motorola’s budget phones ho ne bloatware dodoɔ a wɔde ba — siesie wo ho sɛ wobɛpaw sɛ wobɛfiri mu na woayi nneɛma akuwakuw bi a woammisa da.
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE yɛ fon foforo a ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ a ennya nyansahyɛ biara wɔ ha. It’s a little outside the scope of this guide at $649 anyway (ɛwom sɛ ɛtɔ da bi a wobɛtumi agye no wɔ sika a wɔatew so), nanso wobɛnya telephoto lens ne screen fɛfɛ, kɛseɛ ma saa boɔ no. Nanso, eye sɛ wobɛkora bunch na woafa Pixel 10A anaasɛ wobɛbɔ mmɔden sɛ wobɛbɔ trade-in promo ama Galaxy S26 foforo no.
Samsung Galaxy A57 nnansa yi ara na wɔde too gua wɔ U.S. a ne bo a efi ase yɛ $549, ɛboroo $50 sen afe a edii ɛno anim no. Afiri no wɔ nea wɔayɛ nyinaa wɔ mfinimfini telefon a ɛyɛ den mu, a nea ɛka ho ne 6.7-inch OLED display, 50-megapixel main camera, Exynos 1680 chip, ne 5,000mAh battery a ɛwɔ 45W wired charging. Ɛyɛ teateaa sen nea edii n’anim A56 na wɔayɛ no foforo akɔ IP68 ahobammɔ so, nso. Ɛwom sɛ yɛnsɔ nhwɛe de, nanso ɛhyia akansi a emu yɛ den fi Pixel 10A a efi ase fi $499 no hɔ.
Samsung Galaxy A37 5G yɛ ade foforo a ɛyɛ fɛ a wobetumi apaw a ɛwɔ U.S. de gye $449. Afiri no di agoru wɔ OLED display kɛse, Exynos 1480 processor, ne IP68 rating ma nsu ne mfutuma a ɛko tia. Samsung rehyɛ bɔ sɛ mfeɛ nsia OS ne ahobanbɔ updates, a ɛyɛ pii ma fon a ɛwɔ saa boɔ yi mu. Bere a yɛnsɔ A37 5G nhwɛe no, nea edii n’anim no de hardware ne ne bo a ɛkari pɛ mae, na nea aba foforo no te sɛ nea ɛyɛ den saa ara.
TCL’s Nxtpaper 70 Pro nnansa yi ara wɔtɔn wɔ US, ɛwom sɛ ɛyɛ T-Mobile ne Metro nkutoo de. Nea wɔtɔn titiriw ne ne Nxtpaper 4.0 matte LCD screen a ne kɛse yɛ nsateakwaa 6.9, a wɔkyerɛ sɛ ɛyɛ mmerɛw wɔ w’ani so sen LCD a wɔde di dwuma wɔ amanne kwan so no. Ɛsan nso wɔ “Max Ink Mode,” a ɛma screen no yɛ monochrome na ɛma amanneɛbɔ ahorow yɛ komm, ne specs a ɛkorɔn kakra sen nea edii n’anim no.
Senior reviewer Allison Johnson nso boaa saa post yi.
