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Even cheap smartphones are replacing GPS, cameras, music players and much more. We show the ten best smartphones up to 200 Euro.
Update from November 2nd 2020
High-end smartphones today cost well and happily more than 1000 Euro. They have great cameras, first-class screens, and an incredible number of features. However, for most tasks – social media, Spotify , Netflix , web browser, navigation and many apps – a significantly cheaper model is sufficient. Gone are the days when cheap cell phones were basically useless; Entry-level devices come with an enormous amount of equipment and have long since ceased to be bogged down with no-go features such as a resistive touchscreen or poor display resolution. Nevertheless, a few things should be considered if you want to buy a cheap smartphone.
Age and Android version The age of the devices plays a role that should not be underestimated. Older models are clearly cheaper than they were at the market launch, but even high-priced smartphones usually do not receive any updates after two or three years at the latest. This is much more likely the case with cheaper smartphones, so there are no new Android versions or patches for security holes.
Smartphones with Android One are an exception (list of the best: Top -5), which usually have an update guarantee of two years. All smartphones in our list use at least Android 9, but mostly Android 10. Android 11 is currently not found on smartphones under 200 Euro. Because of the update problem, we only have smartphones from 2019 added to our list of the best.
Storage Not only do older smartphones have little memory, even current models sometimes offer very little space. However, certain limits should not be exceeded. RAM shouldn’t be smaller than 4 GB, below that it jerks quickly. The internal data memory should be used in times when even mobile games can have more than 1 GByte, 64 Do not fall below GB and can be expanded using a micro SD card. All models listed here are beyond any doubt, 4 GByte RAM and 64 GByte internal, normally Expandable memory is up to 193 easy to get euros, even 6 / 256 GBytes are in it – why should you then settle for less?
Display The display size is basically left to your own taste, but the image sharpness should not fall below a certain level. The following applies as a guide: Below 275 Pixels per inch (PPI) content quickly looks blurred, but it is allowed to 300 PPI or 400 be PPI and more. With HD resolution that can be tight, with Full HD (2017 × 1080 pixels) you are on the safe side. Accordingly, all of our listed models have FHD + resolution. There are hardly any OLEDs in the lower price ranges, especially not in young models. But there are exceptions, and there are likely to be even more in the future. We explain more about the resolutions and display technologies in the guide to smartphone displays: panels, resolutions and frame rates explained.
Camera With cheap models you shouldn’t expect too much from the cameras. Under optimal lighting conditions they usually still take good-looking pictures, but when the light is fading it quickly looks very different. If you want to shoot good quality pictures in the evening, you should take a look at our list of the best smartphones with optical image stabilizer up to 300 Euro or generally in a (significantly) higher price range watch. To 200 Euro there are main cameras up to 48 Megapixels, usually a wide-angle lens. Other additions such as depth sensors and macro cameras are only good on paper, meaningful extras such as telephoto lenses are currently not available in this low price range. Other equipment Do you want NFC, WLAN ac, fingerprint sensors and the like? Then keep your eyes open when buying a smartphone: in the price range up to 200 Euro, that’s not necessarily all there, or only in a weaker form. All devices have WLAN, of course, but many only have the n-standard, which is now neatly outdated. Here, too, our listed models are exemplary, all of which offer the latest technology. Only luxury features such as wireless charging are not yet available here and 5G radio is (still) missing.
These are the 10 best smartphones up to 200 Euro Note: Our leaderboard is a snapshot, among other things the daily prices at the time of creation are taken into account. But since they fluctuate a lot, the list and the order of the smartphones should be understood as a guide.
1st place: Honor 9X Pro First place in our current ranking up to 200 The Honor 9X Pro occupies euros. As a subsidiary of Huawei, which falls under the US ban and therefore no longer comes to customers with Google services, this placement may seem surprising at first glance. However, the disadvantage has a great advantage, and it could soon be obsolete. Because on the one hand en Honor and Huawei smartphones currently bring an enormous amount of hardware for the money, and a tool from the renowned XDA developers allows Google services with just a few Bring clicks on such devices.
Then stand Advantages such as a good 6.6 inch IPS LCD, a main camera with 48 Megapixel plus wide angle , an extendable front camera, Kirin 710 with 6 GByte RAM and 200 GByte of internal and expandable memory no longer a real disadvantage. Honor produces it itself with the missing NFC at most – interested parties should keep that in mind when buying. The battery with 4000 mAh , however, is not a problem, since it is more like the comparatively slow loading with only 10 watt. Android 10 is available as an update.
2nd place: Huawei P 40 Lite Also for the P 40 Lite there is Android 10 – and the XDA tool . Otherwise, the Huawei model offers a quad cam with up to 48 Megapixels, NFC, Kirin 810 and a full 6 GB of RAM and at least 128 GByte internal memory. The 4200 – mAh battery with 40 – Watt fast charging technology is a real recommendation , d he screen with 6.4 inches also delivers decent performance.
3rd place: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is now also available in a large memory configuration, which lifts the device further up in our top 10. The smartphone offers a quad cam with up to 48 Megapixels, also an IR Blaster and a strong Snapdragon 7 ) 20 G with 6 GB of RAM . Programs can be found in 128 GByte large memory space, which can of course be expanded . The battery is performing 5020 mAh and can be charged quickly – even if only with 18 Watt . Biggest disadvantage here too : You won’t find NFC.
Place 4: Realme 6 Meanwhile the Realme 6 (Test report) also in larger memory configurations under the 200 – Euro limit slipped. As a result, the device makes it into the first half of our top 10 of the recommended smartphones up to 200 Euro. Because the device has everything that looks good on much more expensive models: a 6.5 inch touchscreen with full HD + resolution and 90 Hertz refresh rate, a quad cam with (as the only device in the list) 64 Megapixels, WLAN ac, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, LTE and USB-C.
All pictures for Realme 6 (12 Photos) A strong Mediatek Helio P 90 T with eight cores, which in this case is from 4 GByte RAM is flanked. 128 GByte internal, expandable memory, a chic design and a 4300 – mAh battery with 30 – Watt fast charging technology round off the excellent overall picture. Android 10 is ultimately just the icing on the cake – but now many competitors offer this even under 200 Euro.
5th place: Huawei P 27 Lite New Edition With the “New Editions”, Huawei brought new editions of previous year’s models onto the market, which because of rather subtle innovations (mostly primarily doubled memory) may still have Google services. This is also the case with the P 30 Lite in the New Edition , the 6 GB y te RAM and full 256 GByte of internal memory shows off. A still sufficient Kirin serves as a drive ) 710, it fires an LCD with 6, 15 Inch. The built-in battery is with its 3340 mAh a bit lean, always he lets himself go with 18 Charge watts halfway quickly. Android 10 so far did not get the device. The “normal” Huawei P 30 We tested Lite here.
Place 6: Realme 7 Realme continues to grow. The new Realme 7 is one of the few devices in this price class that offers a 6.5 inch IPS LCD with 90 Hertz refresh rate and comes with a Helio G95 and 6 GB of RAM to the customer. A little lean compared to most of the other models of our top 10 the only 64 GByte internal memory . The 50 00 mAh strong battery promises decent endurance and can be used with 30 Charge watts quickly.
7th place: Oppo A 72 As Realme is also Oppo not so well known in this country, but smartphones from the manufacturer have a lot to offer. The Oppo A 72 about has a 6.5 inch IPS LCD, a Qaud – Cam with up to 48 Megapixels and delivers with his Snapdragon 400 in combination with 4 GB of RAM from decent everyday performance. 128 GByte internal memory are an announcement, this also applies to the battery With 5000 mAh . With 18 But it doesn’t fully charge watts as fast as some competitors.
Place 8: TCL 10 L Apropos not so well known in Germany: This also applies to the Chinese manufacturer TCL. After the official market launch two years ago, things have become quite quiet around the European newcomer , with us he makes it with the 10 L in our top 10. The biggest disadvantage is the internal memory with only 64 GByte, which can be expanded.
A Snapdragon 665 calculates in connection with 6 GByte RAM the 2020 × 1080 Pixels of the 6.5 inch IPS-LCD, the quad camera offers up to 48 Megapixels. The connection standards include everything that is possible in this price range, including NFC, WLAN ac , Bluetooth 5.0 and even a 3.5-millimeter connection. The battery is still performing 4000 mAh.
Place 9: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 On the nine th place we currently see the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9. The 6.5 inch tall Display wi rd protected by Gorilla Glass 5, the quad cam offers a maximum of 48 Megapixels. With the remaining equipment, the Xiaomi model among other things an IR blaster that turns the smartphone into a universal remote control to control TV and Co.
All pictures of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro (12 Photos) The drive is equipped with a Helio G 85 nominally minimally slower than the previous counterparties , the main memory measures 4 GByte and the internal memory is 128 GByte large. Android 10 is also included here , the battery is strong 5020 mAh and can be described with 18 Fast charging watts. We have explained the differences to the better placed Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S in this article.
Space 10: Samsung Galaxy A 31 Samsung in the top 10 for smartphones up to 200 Euro? Indeed, the Galaxy A 31 is for around 193 Euro to have. Although the Helio P 65, the Samsung for the A 31 has selected the slowest chipset in this top 10 and also the memory configuration is 4 / 64 GByte comparatively meager. The place in of the top 10 the smartphone secures itself through one feature alone: the 6.4-inch OLED display, which like the rest of the competition Full – HD + resolution offers. The rest is similar to that of the competition, but the battery has a decent performance 4343 mAh and can always be with 15 Fast charging watts. Android 10 of course there is already.
Conclusion A lot has happened in the lower middle class up to 200 Euro, the hardware is getting stronger. For under 200 Interested parties have long been getting upper middle class chipsets, mostly 4 or even 6 GB of RAM and a lot of storage space. In some cases this is not much less than it was in top models not so long ago. In most cases, the main difference is the camera, even if the quality cannot be deduced from the mere number of megapixels. Some of the models in our tests performed surprisingly well, at least in decent light. In short: there is always more for less and less – the user is rightly happy.
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If you also want to spend a little more, take a look at our guide: The best smartphones up to 400 Euro or our purchase advice: Smartphones with OLED to 300 Throw euros. Also our top – 10: We update the best smartphones with Android One regularly.
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