Top 5 Budget Smartphones Of 2013

Posted by : Technology News Sunday, 10 November 2013

Not everyone has deep enough pockets to spend their hard-earned money and buy a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 or HTC One, so we have made a list of the best budget smartphones that you can buy during this festive season. We have carefully reviewed all these smartphones and they all cost less than Rs.5000.

1.) Spice Smart Flo Edge Mi-349

Price : Rs.3,099

Specifications :

Display : 3.5-inch display with a resolution of 480 x 320 pixels

OS : Android 2.3 Gingerbread

CPU : 1Ghz Single-Core Processor

RAM : 256MB

Memory : 512MB Internal (Expandable upto 32GB)

Primary Camera : 1.3MP with LED Flash

Secondary Camera : VGA

Battery : 1,500mAh

It has support for Dual-Sim. Other features include: 2G, Wi-Fi, 3.5mm headphone jack and FM Radio.

2.) Micromax Bolt A27

Price : Rs.3,249

Specifications :
Display : 3.5-inch TFT display with a resolution of 480 x 320 pixels
OS : Android 2.3 Gingerbread
CPU : 1Ghz Single-Core Processor
RAM : 256MB
Memory : Expandable upto 16GB (via MicroSD)
Primary Camera : VGA
Secondary Camera : No
Battery : 1,400mAh

The Bolt A27 has Dual-Sim Support but it lacks 3G connectivity.

3.) Karbonn Smart A51

Price : Rs.3,499

Specifications :

Display : 3.5-inch HVGA display with a resolution of 480 x 320 pixels.

OS : Android 4.0 ICS

CPU : 1Ghz Single-Core Processor

RAM : 256MB

Memory : 512MB Internal (Expandable upto 32GB)

Primary Camera : 3.2MP with LED Flash

Secondary Camera : 0.3MP

Battery : 1,100mAh

It has support for Dual-Sim. The other features include 2G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Micro-USB and FM radio.

4.) Lava Iris 352e

Price : Rs.3,749

Specifications :

Display : 3.5-inch display with a HVGA resolution of 480x320pixels

OS : Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

CPU : 1Ghz Dual-Core Processor
RAM : 256MB
Memory : 512MB Internal (Expandable upto 32GB)

Primary Camera : 2MP

Secondary Camera : 0.3MP

Battery : 1,450mAh

It has support for Wi-Fi but lacks 3G option.

5.) Nokia Asha 501

Price : Rs.4,399

Specifications :

Display : 3-inch display with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels

OS : Nokia Asha Software Platform 1.0

CPU : 1Ghz Single-Core Processor
RAM : 64MB
Memory : 4GB Internal (Expandable upto 32GB)

Primary Camera : 3.2MP

Secondary Camera : No

Battery : 1,200mAh

Nokia Asha 501 comes with 40 pre-loaded games powered by EA. It has support for Wi-Fi, however 3G is missing. Nokia claims that the phone has an incredible battery life of 48 days in standby and 17 hours of talk time.

Whether you simply can't afford a flagship smartphone or you want a second phone, here are the five best budget smartphones of 2013. Things are changing fast in the world of smartphones -- slashed prices, ever-improving technology and better devices arriving every few months means that things never stand still.