Everyone’s a Gamer with These 7 Budget Smartphones

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has been praised high and mighty in the world of budget smartphones due to its appealing price and superb cameras. Its 13MP front and 48MP rear cameras take exceptional photos. Your shots become even better thanks to its advanced AI system that automatically enhances them.

When it comes to gaming, it can run most mobile games with ease as it’s powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor. The only thing that it lacks is RAM; it only has 3GB of it. Nonetheless, it performs well and has a gradient glass back finish that was once only available to phones with a lofty price tag.

If you want a budget smartphone on the near border of being a mid-range phone, then the VIVO V11i is for you. For starters, it's one of the most aesthetic phones on this list. At a quick glance, its rear looks identical to an iPhone X. 

But apart from its incredible appearance, it has 6GB of RAM, a powerful 25MP front camera, an Octa-core MediaTek Helio P60 processor, and a 6.3-inch display. And since it has a tear-drop font camera, you get more room for playing games or watching videos.

Samsung is at the top of the smartphone industry equal to Apple due to its versatility and durability. When it comes to a fine balance for all functionalities, the Samsung Galaxy J8 is a superb example. It doesn't excel in any particular field, but it is great at almost everything. 

This device has a decent 16MP + 5MP rear camera, 32GB of storage, 3GB of RAM, and an octa-core 1.8GHz processor. For its price point, it's also geared with beautiful 6-inch AMOLED display, giving you high-end viewing experience. Although it doesn't look classy, it's well-rounded and an overall decent phone for any user that can run games and applications with ease. 

Honor is a sub-brand of Huawei, and you can expect top performance from it. If you have less than ₱10,000, we strongly recommend you get the Honor 10 Lite due to a ton of features we're sure you'll love for its price.

For starters, it's a 6.2-inch phone that's powered by an octa-core processor. It also has a reliable fingerprint scanner to secure your phone in the most convenient way possible. But what will surprise you for its price is that it has a dedicated Mali-G51 MP4 GPU, enabling you to run games on high settings.

Nokia isn't out of the game yet, and the Nokia 6.1 Plus proves it. Although it only has a Full-HD 5.8-inch screen, it's narrow and is incredibly comfortable to hold. And when it comes to performance, it brings you 4GB of RAM paired with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 processor that allows you to run Mobile Legends smoothly or other MOBA games.

Aside from that, it has a pair of decent front and rear cameras. They're not spectacular, but they are great enough for the typical selfie or groupie. And since it has bigger storage of 64GB, you'll enjoy endless shots guilt-free.

The Honor Play is a dream come true for PUBG players. It's a budget gaming phone designed to run FPS games such as PUBG to its utmost potential. With its HiSilicon Kirin 970 processor and dedicated GPU Turbo, it will automatically bring about 60 percent overall improvement to any FPS game. 

Having this device will surely improve your shooting skills and overall performance. Moreover, it has one of the best audio outputs on the list, giving you an immersive experience that really feels like you're in the game.

For those needing a budget smartphone that's truly affordable, the OPPO A3s is a good choice. This device has become more and more popular due to its cheap price but decent specs. Although it can't run AAA games on high settings, it can still run PUBG and Mobile Legends without the fancy graphics thanks to its decent octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53.