In our series of lists that started with the list of Octa-core Smartphones under 9K, Budget Handsets with 2GB of RAM, and Top LTE phones under 10k, we now give you a rundown of budget smartphones under five grand.
With the Holiday season now up and in full swing, consumers not only look nowadays for brand names on phones but also the price tags. Budget phones are really popular among the masses, and this list certifies that you do not need to spend a lot to get a decent phone experience. Truly, these phones provide the best bang for the buck, and is definitely made for the budget-conscious.
Devices are listed in descending order.
MyPhone Agua Rio
One of MyPhone’s most popular offering to the masses, the Rio comes in a variety of colors.
MyPhone Agua Rio Specs:
1.3GHz Quad Core MediaTek MT6582M Processor
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS
5.0-Inch HD IPS Display (1280 x 720 Pixels, 294 PPI)
ARM Mali-400 MP2 GPU
8.0 Megapixel Autofocus Main Camera with LED Flash
2.0 Megapixel Front Camera
1GB of RAM
4GB of Internal Storage, expandable up to 32GB via Micro SD
Dual SIM
3G HSPA+, 2G EDGE and GPRS Networks
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS with A-GPS Support
FM Radio
USB OTG Support
2,000 mAh Battery
Price: Php 4,999
Nokia’s most affordable Windows Phone handset arrived in the Philippine shores just last month.
Nokia Lumia 530 specs:
4-inch FWVGA TFT display, 245ppi
1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 quad-core CPU
Adreno 302 GPU
512MB RAM
4GB internal storage
up to 128GB via microSD
free 15GB via OneDrive
5 megapixel rear camera
HSPA+, 3G
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0 w/ A2DP
FM Radio
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
1,430mAh battery
Windows Phone 8.1 OS
MS Office, Action Center, Word Flow, Cortana
119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
129 g
Price: Php4,990
The uncanny resemblance that is this phone has to the LG G2 cannot be unseen; nevertheless, the phone’s got its own set of features to boot given the budget-friendly price tag.
SKK Mobile V2 Specs:
5.0-inch IPS display (540×960 resolution)
1.3 GHz MT6582 Quad Core Processor
Mali 400 GPU
8-megapixel rear AF camera with flash
5-megapixel front camera
Dual-Sim 3G HSPA+, Dual Standby
Heart Rate Monitor Sensor
Wifi, FM Radio, GPS
Bluetooth 4.0
2,500 mAH battery
Price: Php4,999
Cherry Mobile Flare S3
Photo Courtesy of Cherry Angel
This smartphone may be a little elusive to the purchasing public, but its specs, sans the battery, accompanied by a huge camera megapixel count might be worth all the trouble finding for.
Cherry Mobile Flare S3 Specs:
1.3GHz MT6582 MediaTek Quad-Core Processor
5.0-inch IPS OGS display
1GB RAM
8GB ROM, expandable via MicroSD
13-Megapixel BSI Rear Camera
5-Megapixel Front Camera
Wifi
Bluetooth
HSPA+
Dual Sim
Android 4.4 KitKat
1,800 mAh battery
Price: Php 3,999
Starmobile Navi
Starmobile Navi lives up to its name as it is one of the few phones in the country equipped with GLONASS, Russia’s version of the GPS system.
Starmobile Navi Specs:
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
4-inch display with WVGA resolution
1.2GHz quad-core Broadcom BCM23550 processor
VideoCore IV GPU
1GB RAM
4GB internal storage, expandable up to 32Gb via microSD
5-megapixel rear camera, with autofocus and LED flash
0.3-megapixel front camera
Wi-Fi
3G, HSPA+
GLONASS
1500mAh battery
Price: PHP 3,999
Like its more expensive siblings, this low-cost Zenfone is powered with an Intel processor.
ASUS ZenFone 4 specs:
4-inch TFT LCD, 800 x 480 @233ppi
Intel Atom Z2520 1.2GHz dual-core processor with HyperThreading Technology
PowerVR SGX 544 MP2
1GB RAM
8GB internal storage
64GB via microSD
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
3G/HSPA
Bluetooth
5MP rear camera
VGA front-facing camera
1,200mAh battery
Android 4.3
124.4 x 61.4 x 11.2mm
115g
Price: Php3,995
The least expensive phones in this list is a dual-sim phone powered by Windows Phone 8. Check out our Alpha Style unboxing here.
Cherry Mobile Alpha Style specs:
4-inch WVGA IPS LCD display, 800×480 @233ppi
Qualcomm MSM8212 Snapdragon 200 1.2GHz quad-core processor
Adreno 302 GPU
512MB RAM
4GB internal storage
Supports up to 32GB microSD
5MP rear camera
0.3MP front camera
Dual-SIM, Dual Standby
3G/HSPA
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
Windows Phone 8.1
126 x 66 x 12 mm
130 g
Price: Php2,999
We chose the phones listed as those that can deliver a decent phone experience despite the budget price; thus, we eliminated phones running on 512 megabytes of RAM except for Windows Phone devices. Likewise, we wouldn’t want to bombard this list with Cherry Mobile phones from their huge catalog, despite meeting our requirements, to be able to balance it out with other brands.
Did your phone not make it to the list? Feel free to let us know!
Yung samsung galaxy core yan b tlga ang price
yung skk mobile v2 gayan parin ba yung price nang smartphone
Starmobile up or up+ should be here.. kailangan mung iconsider yan dude.. halimaw sa specs yan for just under 5k..
Cherry Mobile Alpha Luxe and Alpha Style isn’t just cheap Cherry Mobile phones..
Unlike other cheap local/rebranded android phones, these cheap Windows Phones are manufactured by Micromax in India.. And they are a decent company with decent quality..
Plus, in Windows Phone, no matter how cheap you are using, there will always be an update for you, unlike those cheap Android Phone.. Youbare either stuck on default OS or rely on 3rd party rom cooker..
the new release of Firefly Intense. 5.5″ OGS IPS screen, Kitkat version, 13 megapixels camera, quad core, 1 gig ram, up to 128gig mem card, dual 3g. for only 4,999.00
THL T6s is rooted upon purchase.. Good buy..tapatan lang sila ng Flare 3 sa specs but i’d bet my money on THL
flare S3 ang natitipuhan kong phone… sa mga Users.. so far doing well ba ang falre s3 nio?? ..gumagana po ba ng maayos ang playstore?? sana may sumagot!!!
The battery of Zenfone 4 is 1600 mAh rather than 1200 mAh.
please post other smartphones under 5k this month of november and december with the specs of 1gb ram, quadcore, and maybe atleast 2000 mAh or up. ? hardcore user smartphones under 5k!! any suggestions are all welcome. t.y. ciao
to my tech/gadget guru, yugatech, which is which the best smart phone among the rest under in 5k. is there anyone can give me which is the best among the rest? thanks in advance. planning to buy one.
skk phoenix g1?
Starmobile Up?
where is the Starmobile Up ? It should be here -_-
Maybe you could also do a list of smartphones under P3K. Looking for some for my senior citizen parents. They don’t need anything fancy.
Nokia Asha phones are good and durable para sa oldies. Hindi complicated at meron din cameras and music players.
Sir, you forgot to include SKK Phoenix G1 @ 3799, value for money with heavy specs & fearures combined.
bakit andaming ‘magaling’ dito????
Gumawa ka ng sarili mong blog site na bawal ang comment at info sharing. Wag kang magbasa ng articles sa yugatech kung ayaw mong nakakakita ng opinyon ng ibang tao.
Torque Droidz Excite – cheapest 1Gig RAM Smartphone
+ kata ph phones, decent specs
Poor manufacturing din ang Kata. Isang buwan iba na kulay ng display ng sa kapatid ko. Pati power button parang matatanggal na kaagad. Dami pang palusot at plus charges pag ipapagawa mo.
Nokia at Asus Zenfone 4 lang ang reliable sa list na ito. The rest are mass produced lemon products by Chinese OEMs. Not worth the money.
Isama mo na ang starmobile quest na PhP 4990 na lang. Nakakainis lang bumili ako nito last month, PhP 5490 pa.
Bakit yung zenfone4 dito may flash yung camera???
correction about SSK V2’s processor the right is.
1.3 GHz MT6582 Quad Core Processor
Thanks! :)
Sir your forgot to mention the Cherry Mobile Alpha Luxe. Only costing 4,999.
Yup. CM Alpha Luxe is under 4999 and I’m planning to buy one on December hopefully it would fall for 4k downwards. But still, I think it would be the best WP made for CM under that price tag.
You mentioned that you didn’t include phones in 512 mb ram. But why did you include the CM Alpha Style then?
As I said, I exempted Windows Phones because those with 512MB RAM would still work fluidly and is enough for a great phone experience. Some apps might be incompatible because of hardware requirements, but it doesn’t mean that the experience would deteriorate. If there are apps that are incompatible with 512MB Ram Windows versions, it would be a very small percentage in the Windows Store.
Is the quality of SKK and MyPhone Rio good?
Magsisi ka lang sa SKK at iba pang local brands. You might as well add a few peso para sa mga manufacturers na subok na.
@Archie
Local brands Cloudfone subok na sa 3 units ko.
Not sure sa Myphone and SKK kaya ako nagtatanong.
Cherry ang NOPE ko
Purchased a Myphone (A888) September last year, and again bought the same unit this May (now my primary phone). I’m not endorsing, pero okay naman siya; kaso ramdam ko lang yung phone na umiinit pag nagccharge. Battery life lang complain ko, but it’s not an issue for me since I have powerbanks. The 512MB ram sucks though. Super laggy.
Some more…
SKK Marian V1 – 3,699
SKK Nitro – 3,799
Samsung Galaxy V – 4,999
CM Omega Spectrum – 4,999
CM Razor – 4,999
MP Rio Lite – 3,999
DTC GT19 Blade – 4,999
DTC GT18 Sparkle – 4,999
Didn’t see the 1gb ram limit.
below 5k with 1gb ram:
Torque DROIDZ Excite – 3,899
Starmobile Quest – 4,990
As with my experience with purchasing a CM Flare S3 here in Cebu, marami namang stocks, di lang dinidisplay. Bought mine in SM, but saw someone buying in their store in Ayala. Nice phone so far, especially the faux leather back (I’ll just pretend I have a Note 3 haha). Camera is quite good considering the price. Battery life is good in standby but drains quite fast when using wi-fi or 3G. Probably the most beautiful phone Cherry Mobile has released so far.
thl t6s 3999 from novotech