7 Budget Smartphones With Fingerprint Scanners

Security is of utmost importance in this time of cyber hacks and scurity threats. There are many ways to secure your phone and one of them is by having a fingerprint scanner to make sure you or those you trust are the only ones who have access to your smartphone.

The thing is, most handsets with this feature are commonly seen on mid-range phones and above. For this article, we compile some of the recent handsets with fingerprint sensor that won’t break the bank.

The phones listed below doesn’t go past the Php10K mark and are arranged in descending order. Let’s begin.

Huawei P9 Lite

Huawei P9 Lite specs:
5.2-inch Full HD display @ 1920 x 1080 resolution
Kirin 650 octa-core processor
2GB/3GB RAM
16GB internal storage
Expandable via microSD
13MP rear camera
8MP front camera
LTE
NFC
USB Type-C
Fingerprint scanner
3000mAh battery
Android 6.0 Marshmallow with EMUI 4.1
Price: Php9,990USD 170INR 14,432EUR 162CNY 1,240 (PH launch on June 1)

Cherry Mobile Flare Mate

Cherry Mobile Flare Mate key specs:
6-inch Full HD IPS display, 367ppi
1.3GHz Octa-Core CPU
2GB RAM
16GB internal storage
16MP BSI rear camera w/ LED flash
5MP BSI front camera
Dual-SIM
4G LTE
Fingerprint scanner
Android 5.1 Lollipop
Price: Php8,999USD 153INR 13,000EUR 146CNY 1,117

Cherry Mobile Flare Selfie

Cherry Mobile Flare Selfie key specs:
5-inch HD IPS display, 294ppi
1.3GHz MediaTek MT6753 64-bit Octa-Core chipset
Mali-T720 GPU
3GB RAM
16GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD
16MP rear AF BSI camera w/ LED flash
16MP front camera w/ LED flash
Dual-SIM
4G LTE, 3G HSPA+
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Fingerprint scanner
Android 5.1 Lollipop
3,000mAh Li-ion battery
143.5 x 69.4 x 7.99mm
Price: Php7,999USD 136INR 11,555EUR 130CNY 993

Firefly Mobile Allure 64 LTE

Firefly Mobile Allure 64 LTE specs:
5.5-inch HD IPS OGS display, 1280 x720 @267ppi
1.7Ghz MediaTek MT6752 64-bit octa-core processor
ARM Mali-T760MP2 GPU
3GB RAM
Expandable 16GB internal storage
Supports up to 64GB MicroSD card
Dual-SIM, dual Standby (Standard + MicroSIM)
Dual 4G/FDD-LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS w/ A-GPS, GLONASS
Fingerprint Scanner
USB On-The-Go support
13-megapixel Sony Exmor IMX214 rear camera w/ LED Flash
4K video recording @30fps
8-megapixel OmniVision OV5648 front camera w/ Flash
2,900mAh battery
QuickCharge support
Android 5.0 Lollipop
Dimension: 158.1 x 77.4 x 8.60 mm
Weight: 160g
Price: Php7,999USD 136INR 11,555EUR 130CNY 993

Elephone P8000 

Elephone P8000 specs:
5.5-inch Full HD display @ 1920 x 1080 px, 401ppi
1.3GHz MediaTek MT6753 octa-core CPU
Mali-T720 GPU
3G RAM
16GB internal storage
up to 128GB via microSD
13M Samsung 3L2 rear camera w/ LED flash
5MP front camera
Dual-SIM (micro)
4G LTE, 3G
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS, A-GPS
Fingerprint scanner
4,165mAh battery
Android 5.1 Lollipop
155.2 x 76.6 x 9.2mm
Price: Php7,799USD 133INR 11,266EUR 127CNY 968

ZH&K Odyssey Evo

ZH&K Odyssey Evo specifications:
5.5-inch IPS LCD @ 960 x 540 pixels, 200ppi
1.3GHz MediaTek MT6735 64-bit quad-core processor
Mali-T720 GPU
1GB of RAM
16GB of internal storage
Expandable via microSD, up to 64GB
13-megapixel autofocus rear camera w/ dual-LED flash
5-megapixel front camera
Dual SIM / Dual standby
4G LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS w/ A-GPS
Fingerprint scanner
2500mAh battery
Android 5.1 Lollipop
Price: Php5,999USD 102INR 8,666EUR 97CNY 744

Elephone S1

Elephone S1 specs:
5-inch HD On-Cell IPS display
1.3GHz MediaTek MT6580 quad-core CPU
Mali-400 MP1 GPU
1GB RAM
8GB internal storage
microSD card support (via nano SIM slot)
13MP Sony rear camera w/ LED flash
2MP front camera
3G HSPA+
Dual-SIM (micro + nano)
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS, A-GPS
Fingerprint scanner
USB OTG
1,800mAh battery
Android 5.1 Lollipop
Price: Php3,999USD 68INR 5,777EUR 65CNY 496

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