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 (Php9,250USD 158INR 13,363EUR 150CNY 1,148)
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2. O+ 8.6 (Php6,495USD 111INR 9,383EUR 105CNY 806 – 7,995)
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3. Alcatel One Touch Scribe Easy (Php8,990USD 153INR 12,987EUR 146CNY 1,116)
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4. Huawei Ascend G510 (Php5,990USD 102INR 8,653EUR 97CNY 743)
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5. Cherry Mobile Blaze 2.0 (Php9,499USD 162INR 13,722EUR 154CNY 1,179)
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6. Starmobile Diamond V3 (Php8,990USD 153INR 12,987EUR 146CNY 1,116)
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7. LG Optimus L7 II (Php9,990USD 170INR 14,432EUR 162CNY 1,240)
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8. Samsung Galaxy Fame (7,500)
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9. Huawei Ascend Y300 (Php5,490USD 94INR 7,931EUR 89CNY 681)
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10. LG Optimus L5 II (Php5,990USD 102INR 8,653EUR 97CNY 743)
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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.
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Biased says:
Let’s see…No mention of the cheaper Omega HD 2.0
Dragontrail Glass? YES…A919i NO
JB 4.2? YES….A919i NO
Apps can be installed direct to SD? YES…A919i NO
Plus we have better build , no stupid map plastered on the back, bigger battery,
No clue how they could’ve left this one out…really
shinel says:
sana mas mababa pa ang price nila this coming months para pagkabakasyon ko, makabili ako pabalik dito :)
para maidispatcha na itong KATA ko hahaha!!
abuzalzal says:
Great! This list erased all of my doubts!!!
Now I’m gonna get the lesser spec’d Starmobile Diamond V3 or the ALCATEL OTS instead of the OHD 2, since number 3 at number 6 sila respectively
kudos to Freking for this comprehensive, unbiased list
Charles says:
Where’s the Cherry Mobile Omega HD 2.0 and the SKK Mobile Silver? Sorry but I’m not impressed with your list.
crash says:
MyPhone lang ang HD display…?
Peter Lam says:
May I ask Bob Freking, Ano ba criteria mo sa pagpili ng ”Best”? because with your list, you don’t seem to grasp the performance per Peso/Dollar realm. Yung omega hd 2, it beats the MyPhone in all aspects except for the USB OTG functionality, why?
'em says:
Where’s CM Omega HD 2.0????
Dork says:
Pakipalitan title, instead na “our” dapat “my”. Sayong opinion lang yan frek, hindi naman dork yung co-authors mo. Thanks ;)
Schwartz says:
I agree with Charles. Those are great phones that should have been included in the list. I wish the writer could elaborate on what criteria he used for arriving at the 10 best Android phones under 10k.
Btw, hardware specs are not the only important factor in choosing an android phone. Software support by the company and the Dev community should also be a major factor. There should be regular upgrades. So, a more popular phone is usually a wiser choice. If you won’t update your software, your phone will have very much less value after just a few months.
ric says:
nasa service center pa daw ohd 2.0 kaya wala sa list.. joke :)
Dindo says:
What a terrible list. Nasan ang Cherry Mobile Omega HD 2.0 and the SKK Silver. Wala man lang effort na magsulat ng short description or blurb. Copy paste lang ng specs.
nothingbutthetruth says:
This list sucks. No basis at all why it made it to the list like scores of different criteria like performance, display quality, build quality, affordability…
Most of the phone in the list are not hd display neither are they dualcore at least… the type of quadcore and dualcore are not assessed properly. Take this article down. Please. It annoys and displeases logical people.
MAB says:
Ilang taon na ba si Freking? mukhang napakabata pa para maghawak ng keyboard, or i-share ang kanyang nalalaman na puro sablay naman, needs more practice hijo, I dunno kung bakit pinapayagan kang mag publish sa site na ito (with your obvious limited knowledge)
Konting hasa pa hijo, I mean, hilaw na hilaw ka pa eh, halos lahat ng article na ikaw ang nagsulat, NAGKAKALAT ka and you don’t seem to know where you’re at.
Abed says:
Aw. Chill lang po mga sir. Kaya nga may tanong kung may kulang daw po feel free to comment down. :)
Dude says:
They need to list on yugas homepage when bob writes the article so we know to skip it. I’m really getting tired of his bad journalism. Every article he writes is a waste of time. Abe please take over articles again.
leeto says:
Ang daming mga bobo or bastos mag-comment. Sinabi na nga, “Did we miss anything? Feel free to comment down below.” You can make a comment without necessarily insulting anyone. It’s obvious many failed in GMRC class.
Phillip says:
Buti na lang nakaka-reply si Freking using different handles ;)
Freaking Bobbito says:
”As much as possible, we wanted to keep the list diverse with different phones from different manufacturers”
So that means a less diverse choice would negate its purpose from being called a top smartphone?
Come on kid, I get your point there, but more than half of those are way overpriced and doesn’t resonate to being called a good/great value phone
Most of us tech consumers, heto ang pang-intindi ng word na ginamit mo sa title ng article mo, since below Php10k ang criteria, tight budget comes to mind, right?
TOP =
1. Offers (very) good value for money 2.Features/functionality exceeds its price point
So next time, linawin mo para hindi ka mainsulto ng mga readers
Eureka says:
Wow…ang daming experts pala dito…daming reklamo. He just said “Did we miss anything? Feel free to comment down below”. Calma lang peeps, blog lang ito. :) Why not blog your own “top 10 androids smartphones under 10k” article to show him what he missed?
Lolomo says:
When you said top 10, you should at least made a case for each of them. Using the phrase “did we miss anything” does not make the author exempted from bashing. Yet another trash from freking.
AsusFan says:
Sana yung isang slot ng Huawei or LG binigay mo na lang sa SKK Mobile….
Edan says:
Uhm CM Omega HD 2.0 and the SKK Silver!
john says:
Alcatel one touch sapphire 2 po bears dragon trail glass for just 6990. it works good naman..
chacha says:
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.
eric81 says:
how about featuring the best dual-sim android smartphones? thanks.
John Michael Borja says:
ano po mas maganda ung samsung galaxy s duos / Samsung Galaxy Fame
StudemtObserver says:
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.
James Escandor says:
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.
Erickson says:
Nai-feature pala ito sa GMA News Online ngayong araw. Hahaha!
paulj23 says:
my A919i can last 2days easy =)) with 100% 2000Mah of battery
IX says:
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!
otep says:
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
Ex-Alodian Knight says:
Tl;dr
A919i VS Other Listed Phones
Winner: A919i
pfb says:
all that i can say: satisfied myphone a919i here!
momojo says:
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.
Feeling says:
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
Sugar says:
Is the LG Optimus L5 II really currently priced at around P5990? Or was it just the discounted price during its launch at MOA?
Manny says:
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.
Spartacus says:
•1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon CPU on a 512mb RAM, mabilis na ba to for gaming and YouTube? I await response… :)
mike says:
I’m myphone a919i user. you won’t regret it, its just so fast.
R-gie says:
bkit po wala ang omega HD 2.0 d2?
kusina101 says:
Mga bossing labas din kayo ng list ng top 10 quad core android phone under 10k. i’m currently choosing between lenovo a706 and huawei g525. having additional choices would be better. :)
nots73 says:
where is Arc Mobile Memo?1.2mhz quadcore, 1gb RAM,4gb internal storage @ Php 6,199.
Kim says:
Hiya! I hope you can also review Android phones below 5-6K! Would you also know if there’s still an Android phone out there that uses the regular sized sim card? I’m quite attached to my prepaid number. :) Thanks in advance!!!
Sara says:
which is better?
CherryMobile Omega HD 2.0 or Myphone a919i?
Buu says:
What about Cherry Mobile’s Omega HD 2.0?
1.2 ghz mediatek6589 quad core procie
1 gb ram
4 gb storage, expandable to 32gb via microsd
Power544 graphics
12mp & 2mp cameras (if I remember it correctly
& they used Dragontrail glass
Php7000-Php8000 lng yan..