12 best smartphones up to 5000 rubles
Our rating of the best smartphones worth up to 5,000 rubles is based on customer reviews. We all understand well that in the category of the cheapest smartphones one should not expect any outstanding indicators. The desire of manufacturers to lower the price bar as much as possible forces them to use run-in low-cost chips, simpler cameras and on-screen matrixes to be cheaper when developing appropriate lines. The overwhelming majority of proposals are made by models from little-known companies promoting products of Indian and Chinese origin. Famous brands are much less represented here, although their approach is about the same.
About the best models of 2018 - 2019 among inexpensive smartphones in the price category "up to 5,000 rubles" - more in our rating.
Rating the best cheap smartphones (up to 5000 rubles) - Top 12
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Best cheap smartphones with a diagonal of 4 " | 1 | Digma LINX ATOM 3G | 8.1 / 10 | 2 490 |
Best cheap smartphones with screens up to 5 inches | 1 | TP-LINK Neffos Y50 | 8.7 / 10 | 5 990 |
2 | Nokia 1 | 8.4 / 10 | 4 990 | |
3 | Ark Brown 1 | 8.3 / 10 | 4 990 | |
Best smartphones up to 5000 rubles with a 5-inch screen | 1 | ZTE Blade A520 | 9.1 / 10 | 5 490 |
2 | Motorola Moto C LTE 16GB | 8.5 / 10 | 5 290 | |
3 | Digma VOX E502 4G | 8.1 / 10 | 5 075 | |
Best cheap big screen smartphones | 1 | Fly slimline | 9.0 / 10 | 4 915 |
2 | Fly Power Plus 3 | 8.4 / 10 | 4 190 | |
3 | Blackview a20 | 8.3 / 10 | 4 390 | |
4 | DOOGEE X53 | 8.2 / 10 | 4 250 | |
5 | Alcatel 1C 5009D | 8.2 / 10 | 4 470 |
Best cheap smartphones with a diagonal of 4 "
2 490
Smartphone from the category "is not cheaper." However, given the total degradation of the level of classic push-button cell phones, LINX ATOM 3G is a perfectly acceptable option for replacing them. Moreover, the compact dimensions of the device also contribute to this. Unfortunately, even the most unpretentious "mobile" considered smartphone is not a competitor in terms of autonomy. The smartphone runs on a fairly fresh, albeit extremely low-power chip. It is noteworthy that its micro-architecture was specially optimized for the light version of Android - Go Edition. Actually, it is the presence of the latter on board and justifies equipping the LINX ATOM with such small amounts of RAM and internal memory. What is called - just enough for more or less normal performance of basic functions. Please note that the declared GPS in the smartphone is implemented using triangulation on base stations, and not on satellites, therefore, it allows significant errors in navigation. Main advantages:
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8.1 / 10
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Best cheap smartphones with screens up to 5 inches
5 990
Last year, a well-known manufacturer of network equipment decided to try his luck in the smartphone market, and began its expansion with low-cost models. It is possible that in the category “up to 5 thousand rubles” there will be more interesting smartphones (from a technical point of view), but they are unlikely to be provided with better support than TP-Link products. The largest "minus" superbudget of the company receives for the screen with a modest maximum brightness, lack of contrast and mediocre color reproduction. Actually, in the presence of an air gap, it is difficult to expect anything else from the TN matrix. Otherwise, everything is not so sad: the support of all major LTE bands, a removable battery, a separate slot for a memory card. At a minimum, you can communicate via instant messengers, watch streaming video or search for the necessary information on the Internet. Main advantages:
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8.7 / 10
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After the update, many children's sores disappear. The sound is normal - and I can hear well, and my interlocutor is also normal. When typing SMS-brakes did not notice. Good cheap smartphone. |
4 990
Compact smartphones are not trendy now. In addition, most of the few manufacturers of such models for some reason believe that a decent filling for them is completely optional. Of course, Android Go with light versions of all mainstream applications is not so picky about system resources, but Nokia 1 level smartphone is not suitable for multimedia use. For example, its main camera does not even have autofocus. Apparently, there was no temptation to shoot often. Of the external shortcomings of the phone, the unstable glass of the display deserves special mention - we recommend that you immediately attend to the search for a suitable protective film. By the way, the quality of the picture on the screen is very much nothing, unless you try to look at it under direct sunlight. Among the advantages of the model there was a place for a removable battery, a separate seat for the memory card, removable back panels and a full-fledged GPS module. True, rather slow. Main advantages:
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8.4 / 10
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4 990
One of the most advanced models in our review of the best smartphones up to 5000, if we evaluate the phones in terms of technical characteristics. The model boasts a relatively decent amount of memory, a good screen, solid declared indicators of the camera part and even the presence of a fingerprint scanner. Another thing is that the “first” Ark Brown dactyloscop is slow, the resolution of the front and rear modules are given with interpolation, and the capacity of the installed battery does not correspond to the power consumption of the filling. However, the owners of this smartphone are more dissatisfied with the abundance of completely unnecessary applications and embedded advertising, as well as the unstable work of the regular dialer. The latter behaves so unpredictably that it is better to replace it immediately with any one you like on Google Play. Main advantages:
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8.3 / 10
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I used the application for calls once, to import contacts, and then put another dialer, more convenient. It's bad that the battery is too small, but with this size of the smartphone, there is more to shove and it will not work. |
Best smartphones up to 5000 rubles with a 5-inch screen
5 490
A good cheap smartphone, the most ambiguous part of which is firmware. Keep in mind, high-quality Russification of the Chinese version of this device, purchased on a well-known trading platform, still does not exist. We also do not recommend choosing Blade A520 if you plan to use your smartphone as a navigator. The fact is that he ignores the Russian GLONASS system. Well, with the maximum brightness of the screen in question the phone is not very. In direct sunlight, you don’t really see anything on its display. Everything else on the A520 looks good: there is enough memory, a separate slot for microSD, a removable battery, relatively good cameras (don't forget about what price category we are talking about). Even games with modest system requirements on this smartphone will not slow down. Main advantages:
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9.1 / 10
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I turned off the life apps and a couple of Google, the phone honestly works out the day without load. Or from morning to evening in the mode: bluetooth with music on the way to / from work (3 hours), watch surfing on no 4G (during lunch), well, give an hour to drive your son in NFS or Asphalt 8. |
5 290
A well-known brand, a simple filling, a modest price tag - are you interested in such a combination? Support of absolutely all frequencies on which data can be exchanged in our 4G networks, the elementary nature of battery replacement, the need arises, and a dedicated slot for a memory card are in favor of the smartphone. In this case, microSD is allowed to be used both for expansion of the available internal volume, and in the traditional mode of removable media. Arguments "against" can serve as a mediocre display of low resolution, with very modest viewing angles, the rear location of the main speaker (in tight pockets or in a woman's purse and you will not hear it), a single microphone that will affect the quality of voice transmission, as well as the need every time Pull out the battery to replace the SIM. Main advantages:
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8.5 / 10
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As a workhorse you can take. The camera, of course, for a tick, but was surprised by the presence of stabilization. Previously, the budget was not like this. |
5 075
Compared to other budget class smartphones, the VOX E502 4G stands out using the new Spreadtrum SC9850 hardware platform. At a minimum, the latter is able to provide greater smoothness of the graphical interface and does not need an additional body kit, as long as it contains an LTE modem. The only pity is that not all current ranges it supports. The display has quite good viewing angles and a rather juicy picture. The battery is removable. There is no need to solve the “memory card or second SIM card” dilemma. Among other positive points, we note the multimedia speaker on the bottom of the case. There is even a dual main camera, ostensibly allowing shooting in 3D. True, there is doubt about the compliance of the actual resolution of the sensors with the declared values. Main advantages:
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8.1 / 10
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In a country house surrounded by woods and far from towers, where not everyone has a network of telephones, you can talk from this device. |
Best cheap big screen smartphones
4 915
The use of a light version of the operating system (Go Edition) in combination with a low-power hardware platform and the smallest possible memory capacity can be considered a characteristic feature of a modern cheap smartphone. If the manufacturer packs everything listed in a nice case with a fashionable, elongated screen and doesn’t save much on the quality of the latter, then a quite attractive device is obtained, like this new product from Fly. Surprisingly balanced model, who would not like to respond to this brand. Of course, I would like more autonomy, because the thickness of the smartphone allows you to place a more capacious battery (by the way, a clear inconsistency with the name). The video phone is ready to play continuously for 5 hours, intensive surfing will land the battery for 4, and in standby mode it will last for a couple of days. Main advantages:
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9.0 / 10
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Works without brakes, power for standard tasks for the eyes. Cheaper than 5000 rubles is the best phone. |
4 190
As is clear from the name of the line, the manufacturer has focused on the respective smartphones on long-term work at the expense of high-capacity batteries. Specifically, in this model, the battery is capable of accumulating 4000 mAh of charge, which should be enough for it for 48 hours of mixed use (Fly thinks so). The autonomy of the phone could be even more impressive if the designers of Power Plus 3 chose a fresher hardware platform. At least MT6739. However, if the smartphone will just lie in standby mode, it will last about 5 days. There are such reviews on the Internet. From the pleasant moments, we note the trend aspect ratio of the screen and the ability to connect to 4G networks with both SIM cards. Sadness is the outdated version of the operating system, besides "full-weight". When there is scant memory, the latter is especially sad. Main advantages:
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8.4 / 10
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Cheap smartphone with a good battery. The screen is large, the resolution, though not Full HD, but the quality is good, reading the text and watching the video is comfortable. |
4 390
Classic entry-level smartphone for undemanding users. Of the fashionable chips has an elongated screen and a double main camera. Of course, there is almost no sense from the 0.3 MP module, at least it looks modern. With the display is also not all clear. On the one hand, there is a desire of the manufacturer to optimize energy consumption due to the modest resolution of its matrix. On the other hand, if there is a sufficiently voracious chip on board the A20, the effect of such a decision is lost. Well, the pixel density of 195 ppi is not enough for a clear display of small elements. The advantages of the phone we assign the work on the lightweight version of Android and a relatively capacious removable battery. The disadvantages are much more: a combined slot for the second SIM card and memory card, inability to work in 4G networks, low GPS positioning accuracy and the lack of automatic adjustment of screen brightness. Main advantages:
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8.3 / 10
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On the display you need to press more confidently, because he is a little naughty. It feels like there is a phone in the hands of thousands by 17.5 - 19. Be sure to take some time for the settings: who should be put down, who should be given more rights. The charge keeps properly. |
4 250
Add this “monobrow” to this device and the iPhone X will be poured out. At the same time, the proud inscription on the back of the metal cover of the smartphone assures us that the design of the X53 model was developed in Spain, and especially for Doogee. Apparently the contribution of the "Pyreneans" is to change the location of the mechanical controls. Until the end, we will not troll the designers of the device and note the presence of a useful additional button for switching power consumption modes. The main camera is dual and supposedly even with an aperture of f / 1.8. At this delicious buns end and begins a boring prose of life. The platform is weak, outdated and without 4G support. The screen is frankly budget, blind in direct sunlight, with small viewing angles and dim colors. The tray for the cards - and that hybrid, well at least its own internal memory of the smartphone 16 GB. Main advantages:
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8.2 / 10
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4 470
A good smartphone for your money. What the current owner of this brand cannot deny is the ability to put a potential buyer in front of an unpleasant choice. For higher-end Alcatel smartphones, it is a SIM-card + NFC module dilemma or two SIM-cards, and in the case of the 1C model, you have to sacrifice one SIM card in exchange for a fingerprint scanner (version 5009A). In technical terms, the device is not impressive at all: it is equipped with a low-resolution TFT screen with dull colors and average viewing angles, is devoid of a light sensor, it can boast a single speaker in front, with 4G technology is not familiar. On the other hand, the devices of the considered price category are almost never distinguished by adequate work of automatic brightness control. Further, the front speaker is preferable to the rear (if it is one). Finally, not every competitor of 1C has a metal lid. Main advantages:
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8.2 / 10
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Sound, screen, functionality - for a cheap model is excellent. With constant use (calls via bluetooth headset, internet, sms, sometimes navigation), the battery lasts for a working day, of course, with pressure. |
As we can see, a typical super budget smartphone priced at up to 5,000 rubles has a screen diagonal from 4 to 5.5 inches with a maximum HD resolution (1280 × 720). Not a single device of this class can boast of high performance, it’s good though the amount of RAM almost all developers thought was possible to increase to one gigabyte. It is not comfortable to play with such devices, it is impossible to take high-quality pictures, but they are quite suitable for surfing the Internet or social networking. Fortunately, the choice here is quite large - for every taste.