The holiday shopping season is already starting and one of the things that people have on their list is smartphones. If you still don’t know what to get, let us help you by providing you a list of devices that you can buy in the Philippines. Kicking off the series are budget smartphones under PHP 5K.
Author’s note: The smartphones listed below are those that are officially announced or launched in the Philippines. The list is arranged by price from highest to lowest.
| SMARTPHONE | RELEASE DATE | PRICE |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry Mobile Flare S8 Deluxe | OCTOBER | PHP 4,999 |
| Cherry Mobile Flare Y7 Pro | AUGUST | PHP 4,999 |
| Nokia 1 (Android Go) | FEBRUARY | PHP 4,990 |
| Xiaomi Redmi 7A (2GB + 16GB) | JULY | PHP 4,790 |
| Leagoo M13 | MAY | PHP 4,699 |
| Cherry Mobile Flare Y6 Pro | APRIL | PHP 4,299 |
| Cherry Mobile Flare Y7 LTE | MAY | PHP 4,299 |
| Cherry Mobile Omega X | OCTOBER | PHP 3,999 |
| Cherry Mobile Flare S8 | JULY | PHP 3,999 |
| Xiaomi Redmi Go | JANUARY | PHP 3,990 |
| Nokia 3.1 | JANUARY | PHP 3,990 |
| Cherry Mobile Flare J2 Prime | JANUARY | PHP 3,699 |
| itel P33 Plus | JUNE | PHP 3,499 |
| Cherry Mobile Flare S8 Lite | OCTOBER | PHP 3,299 |
| Cherry Mobile Flare Y3 Pro | APRIL | PHP 2,699 |
| Cherry Mobile Flare Y3S (Android Go) | OCTOBER | PHP 2,599 |
| Cherry Mobile Flare A1 Roam | SEPTEMBER | PHP 2,999 |
Cherry Mobile dominates the category by offering plenty of devices under the said budget. Xiaomi and Nokia maintain their presence but with a few devices.
And there you have it. If we missed anything, let us know in the comments below.
