best budget premium phones

Today, we’re going to have a rundown of some of the best sub-flagship and premium mid-range smartphones we have seen this year. In this video, we listed down all the budget smartphones released during the third quarter of 2025 that are priced no more than 6,000 pesos. 8) Blackberry Bold 9900 Despite its old-school QWERTY form factor, the antiquated internal hardware, OS and pretty much everything else; the Blackberry Bold 9900 is still one of the best smartphones out there. 9.) Huawei Honor The Huawei Honor doesn’t possess all the bells and whistles that other smartphones out there have but the Chinese ICT giant didn’t make this a flagship phone if it doesn’t have what it takes to compete with some of the best. Last week, we shared with you our top 10 smartphones on a Php10k budget. Today, we're kicking it up a notch with our list of 10 smartphones that fit a Php20k budget. HTC Sensation XL (Php19,300 - Php23,500) Best for people who: Feel at home with the Sense UI, want a zippy Android smartphone and great sound quality thanks to the bundled Beats earphones. Read more in our articles including "Best Sub-Flagship & Premium Mid-range Phones of 2024 | (₱26,000 – ₱40,000)" and "WATCH: Premium & Flagship Smartphones Under PHP 60,000 | Q3 2025".