PC Advisor selects the Top 5 pay as you go smartphones for less than £250 available in the UK this month. We have looked right the way through our vast up-to-date selection of smartphone reviews and have picked our Top 5 smartphones based on what features you get for your money.
1.
- Samsung Galaxy Pro - £249.95
- Overall: 8/10
Although it has a very small display when compared to the likes of the Apple iPhone 4 and Samsung's own Galaxy S and Galaxy S II smartphones, the Galaxy Pro has reasonable specifications. It is powered by an 800MHz processor, has a hefty 512MB of RAM and 2GB of internal memory, and is equipped with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS.
2.
- BlackBerry Pearl 3G - £249.95
- Overall: 8/10
The BlackBerry Pearl 3G is an excellent phone with some brilliant messaging, media and connectivity features. For us, however, the keyboard is a real drawback, especially since email and web address entry meant we routinely needed the full stop and @ signs, neither of which are default characters on the keypad.
3.
- Nokia X6 - £229.95
- Overall: 8/10
The Nokia X6 looks great, comes with tonnes of storage and has a decent onscreen keyboard. There's also a plethora of multimedia features and an excellent onboard camera. We're not too thrilled with the user interface, however, and using the X6 can be a frustrating experience.
4.
- HTC Wildfire S - £199.95*
- Our Rating: 7/10
The HTC Wildfire S boasts impressive build quality and the full suite of Android features. The small phone (59x101x12mm) feels great in hand with its smooth, rounded corners and solid build.
5.
- Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini - £129.00
- Overall: 7/10
The Xperia X10 Mini clearly caught the fancy of our female colleagues who were completely at ease while dealing with the tiny phone. And the phone despite its diminutive size offered good performance across the board. So, maybe, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini is a special offering by Sony Ericsson for the female population looking for a "size-zero" touchscreen phone that is powered by a very capable Android OS.
Comments
Lochinvar said: How about doing smart phones at under 50 WHO in their right mind is going to pay 250 for a phone Has anyone informed you that we are fighting our way out of recession and that the majority are looking for value for money andnot obscenely overpriced gimmicksSo come PVC advisor how about articles on Best value smart phones lot of us struggling out here in the real world you should be aware of this
Matt Egan said: Gmoffitt1955 youre completely entitled to your opinion and Im sure the other readers appreciate your tip on the LG But I cant let you get away with the suggestion that were paid to recommend certain phones or somehow influenced by freebies Doesnt happen never would and the suggestion is both insulting and frankly libellous I wont delete it but try to remember that PC Advisor is mostly read by you know grown ups This is our editors honest informed opinion Other opinions are available and valid
Gmoffitt1955 said: U are having a laugh How much are these phone companys paying youThe LG Optimus1 or P500 is now down to 145 pounds and will beat all the top 5 in your listAnd its upgradable to Android 23come on guys stay with the plotDont sell out cause of freebies
David Court said: pp1 margin 00px 00px 00px 00px font 140px ArialThanks for you comment Rowan As you know we only had room for five phones here and although the Orange San Francisco is a good phone we didnt feel it justified a place in our Top 5 PAYG smartphones
Rowan Moor said: How can you miss out the Orange San Francisco ZTE Blade which is only just over 100 and has better specs in many areas than some that were included