It’s halfway through 2013, and some of you might be eyeing on a new Android phone. If you have a tight budget, you might want to check out our list below — it’s a rundown of our top 10 picks for Android smartphones under Php10k that you can buy right now.
For the purpose of this compilation, we only focus our search on handsets that have been released in 2013 and completely skip the units from 2012 and older.
(Note: Prices are based on online sellers and SRPs; listed in no particular order.)
1. MyPhone A919i (Php9,250)
Highlights:
- Â 5 inch 720Â x 1280 display
- 4 GB internal memory, 1GB RAM
- 8 MP, autofocus, LED flash with secondary
- Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
- 1.2GHz quad-core CPU
- 2000mAh battery
2. O+ 8.6 (Php6,495 – 7,995)
Highlights:
- 4.5 inch 480Â x 800 display
- 4 GB internal memory, 1GB RAM
- 5MP, autofocus, LED flash with secondary
- Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
- 1GHz dual-core MT6577 CPU
- 2300mAh battery
3. Alcatel One Touch Scribe Easy (Php8,990)
Highlights:
- 5 inch 480Â x 800 display
- 4 GB internal memory, 512MB RAM
- 8MP, autofocus, LED flash with secondary
- Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
- 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon CPU
- 2500mAh battery
4. Huawei Ascend G510 (Php5,990)
Highlights:
- 4.5 inch 480 x 854 display
- 4 GB internal memory, 512 MB RAM
- 5 MP, autofocus, LED flash with secondary
- Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
- 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon CPU
- 1700 mAh battery
5. Cherry Mobile Blaze 2.0 (Php9,499)
Highlights:
- 5.7-inch 720 x 1280 display
- 4GB internal memory, 1GB RAM
- 12MP BSI AF, LED flash with secondary
- Android 4.2.1 Jellybean
- 1.2GHz quad-core CPU
- 2,500mAh battery
6. Starmobile Diamond V3 (Php8,990)
Highlights:
- 5.3-inch 480 × 854 display
- 4GB internal memory, 1GB RAM
- 12MP BSI AF, LED flash with secondary
- Android 4.1 Jellybean
- Quad-core Qualcomm 8225Q CPU
- 2,100mAh battery
7. LG Optimus L7 II (Php9,990)
Highlights:
- 4.3 inch 480 x 800 display
- 4 GB, 768 MB RAM
- 8 MP, autofocus, LED flash with secondary
- Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
- 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon CPU
- 2460 mAh battery
8. Samsung Galaxy Fame (7,500)
Highlights:
- 3.5 inch 320 x 480 display
- 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
- 5 MP, autofocus, LED flash with secondary
- Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
- 1GHz CPU
- 1300 mAh battery
9. Huawei Ascend Y300 (Php5,490)
Highlights:
- 4.0 inch 480 x 800 display
- 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
- 5 MP, 2592×1944 display, autofocus, LED flash with secondary
- Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
- 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon CPU
- 1730 mAh battery
10. LG Optimus L5 II (Php5,990)
Highlights:
- 4.0 inch 480 x 800 display
- 4 GB internal memory, 512 MB RAM
- 5 MP, autofocus, LED flash
- Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
- 1GHz MTK 6575 CPU
- 1700 mAh battery
Did we miss anything? Feel free to comment down below. And if you would opt for phones of a different OS, you might also want to check out our list of the Top 5 Most Affordable Windows Phone Devices in the PH.
Update: As much as possible, we wanted to keep the list diverse with different phones from different manufacturers. Again, if we missed anything, feel free to comment down below.
I’m myphone a919i user. you won’t regret it, its just so fast.
•1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon CPU on a 512mb RAM, mabilis na ba to for gaming and YouTube? I await response… :)
No matter what, avoid buying from the following:
1. StarMobile Kiosk at SM Southmall – horrible service from the women manning the booth, bastos, at when I asked if I could see the screen, she just shook her head, kept on dancing to the background music from her radio, and simply said “Buy to Demo”. Ang sobra sama ng ugali at napaka pangit naman na babae.
2. Cherry Mobile kiosk at Festival Mall – even if the women manning the kiosk were very nice, they were overpricing the Omega HD 2.0 by P1,000 above the SRP – they wanted P9,990.00, and when I asked why when the other Cherry Mobile stores were selling it for only P8,990, they said that their price is the correct price daw. These guys are scammers.
Is the LG Optimus L5 II really currently priced at around P5990? Or was it just the discounted price during its launch at MOA?
Feeling ko kaya binabastos niyo si freking kasi bata siya at college student lang siya. Biased kayo na basura kaagad ang articles niya. Bakit, may mga walang kwentang articles din naman sila ronnie at abe ah. Bakit di niyo bina bash yun, dahil ba matanda na sila at respetado. Mga kupal kayo. Eh kung kaya kayo gumawa ng article dito, spelling palang at sentence construction boplats na kayo. Marami man kayong alam limited lang sa anung alam niyo at kung pano niyo itranslate into a cohesive and coherent thought process.
Pabayaan niyo na si Freking.
Actually natutuwa nga si Freking pag maraming comments dito. adds traffic to the site = more ads = more money
Yeahhh..magagaling Dev ng a919i group…mababait pa.
Walang sawang sumasagot sa mga katanungan…walang bayad and mga mode mila…approve pa mismo ng my phone comp.
all that i can say: satisfied myphone a919i here!
Tl;dr
A919i VS Other Listed Phones
Winner: A919i
maganda talaga a919i kahit walang pambili makikita mo sa group nila active lahat ng developer at madaming custom ROM. Solid tlga sila kaya d masasayang ang pera
Huawei Ascend Y300 is surely a bang for the buck. I’m very satisfied with it. It can surely compete with other phones. And its very cheap too!
my A919i can last 2days easy =)) with 100% 2000Mah of battery
Nai-feature pala ito sa GMA News Online ngayong araw. Hahaha!
Cloudfone Thril 430x is GREAT on battery life, and Cost under P6,500.
OS: Android 4.1 ( Jelly Bean ).
CPU: Qualcomm MSM8225 1.2GHz.
4160mAh Polymer battery.
4.3 inch , 960 x 540 pixels.
MEMORY Card slot – Yes, up to 32GB.
Internal – 4GB ROM, 768 MB RAM.
8.0MP, auto-focus with Dual LED flash.
It’s true, it’s currently the best in terms of battery, sad to say, it would never be on the list since it was a 2012 phone.
Okay sana tong mga phones na to. Kaso lang, yung battery yung kadalasang problema. Napakababa yung capacity considering the screen size, resolution and OS used.
LG Optimus L7 II lang yata yung decent yung battery dito ah.
ano po mas maganda ung samsung galaxy s duos / Samsung Galaxy Fame
how about featuring the best dual-sim android smartphones? thanks.
O+ 8.6 looks like Myphone 848i with additional 0.5 screen and a jellybean 4.1 OS, though 848i will just cost you 3.9K not 6K. looks like the extra cost was eaten by a larger battery.
Alcatel one touch sapphire 2 po bears dragon trail glass for just 6990. it works good naman..
Uhm CM Omega HD 2.0 and the SKK Silver!
Sana yung isang slot ng Huawei or LG binigay mo na lang sa SKK Mobile….