The five best budget smartphones you can buy in the UK today for under £200.
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- Reviewed on: 6 February 13
- RRP: £187 inc. VAT
The G330 is a useful update to the G300. Huawei's Ascend smartphone still offers incredible value, and is now supplied with a faster dual-core processor, a front-facing camera for video chat, and a few design tweaks that make it a more appealing handset to carry around.
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- Reviewed on: 8 June 12
- RRP: £130 inc. VAT
The Xperia U is one of the best smartphones we've seen for under £200. For this price you get a capable handset providing higher performance than some more expensive rivals – all with a fantastic screen and a two-day battery life.
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- Reviewed on: 21 May 12
- RRP: £100 inc. VAT
Huawei's Ascend G 300 has a few shortcomings in comparison to the best smartphones on the market, but its performance is well above that of the budget models with which it competes. With an upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich promised, a large 4in capacitive touchscreen and fantastic battery life, the G 300's £100 price tag is unbelievable.
4. ZTE Blade 3
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- RRP: £79 inc. VAT
The ZTE Blade 3 features a 4in (480x800) touchscreen, 1GHz Qualcomm processor, 5Mp rear facing camera and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Its low price is reflected in the fact it has 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage (2.5GB of which is available) and no front facing camera.
5. HTC Desire C
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- Reviewed on: 27 June 12
- RRP: £101 inc. VAT
The HTC Desire C is a nicely designed budget Android 4.0 handset. It could make a good first smartphone but doesn't have any outstanding features.
