Thinking about having that entry-level phone but with a tighter budget than expected? Fret not, for the cheap phone market in the Philippines also accommodates consumers which have PHP 2,000 or less to spend for a new daily driver. Along with their CPU, RAM, and storage configurations, available phones have their current prices posted.
Cheap phones under Php 2,000
| Smartphones | Configuration | Price |
| Cherry Mobile Flare A2 | Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 210, 1GB + 8GB | PHP 1,999 |
| Cherry Mobile Flare J3S | Quad-Core Spreadtrum SC7731G, 1GB + 8GB | PHP 1,999 |
| Cherry Mobile Flare S7 Lite | Unspecified Quad-Core processor, 1GB + 8GB | PHP 1,999 |
| Cherry Mobile Flare P3 Plus | Quad-Core MediaTek MT6580, 1GB + 8GB | PHP 1,899 |
| MyPhone myA1 Lite | Unspecified Quad-Core processor, 1GB + 8GB | PHP 1,799 |
| Cherry Mobile Flare Lite DTV | Quad-Core Spreadtrum SC7731, 512MB + 4GB | PHP 1,799 |
| Cherry Mobile Flare Y3 Mini | Unspecified Quad-Core processor, 1GB + 8GB | PHP 1,499 |
| Cherry Mobile Omega Lite 3S | Quad-Core Spreadtrum SC7731, 1GB + 8GB | PHP 1,499 |
| MyPhone myA18 | Unspecified Quad-Core processor, 1GB + 8GB | PHP 1,499 |
| Feature phones | Configuration | Price |
| Nokia 210 | Mediatek MT6260A, 16MB | PHP 1,990 |
| Nokia 110 4G | SPRD 6531E, 4MB | PHP 1,990 |
| Nokia 105 4G | Unisoc T107, 48MB + 128MB | PHP 1,790 |
| Nokia 150 | Unspecified Mediatek processor, 4MB + 4MB | PHP 1,790 |
| Nokia 106 | Mediatek MT6261D, 4MB + 4MB | PHP 1,589 |
| Cherry Mobile WT1 | Unspecified processor, Micro SD up to 16GB | PHP 1,499 |
| Cherry Mobile U8 | Unspecified processor, Micro SD up to 32GB | PHP 1,499 |
| Nokia 105 | Unspecified processor, 4MB + 4MB | PHP 1,489 |
| Cherry Mobile R2 | Unspecified processor, Micro SD up to 32GB | PHP 1,299 |
| DIZO Star 500 | Unspecified processor, 32MB + 32MB | PHP 1,299 |
Notable in this roster would be the mixture of low-end smartphones, usually released a number of years back, and feature phones, which may provide nostalgia for previous generations who experienced small screens and built-in keypads. Despite having lower battery capacities on paper, feature phones have permeated into popular consciousness as longer-lasting than smartphones, if only because the latter could actually work on more tasks.
While technically outdated when compared to the technological pace of today’s smartphones, these could nonetheless perform the more fundamental functions phones are usually expected of, such as calls and messages. If the perquisites of newer phones are not the most influential in your decision, any of these could be your next choice.
Hopefully, this would be of help in your search. On the other hand, if you happen to improve your budget to seek for phones on the higher end, the full list of smartphones released in the Philippines in 2022 can be accessed here.
Please note: The phones listed, while officially released in the Philippines, did not necessarily have to be launched during this year. Rather, the phones are currently priced in the Filipino market. In addition, the phones were organized according to their posted price (from top to bottom).
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