In this article (which is the first of our year-ender series coming this week) we've picked our 10 budget LTE smartphones with a price tag not over Php9,000. The Acer Liquid E600 has 2GB RAM, DTS Sound technology, and LTE capability for less than Php9K. Php5,200) Xiaomi RedMi 1S 4G LTE Obviously the LTE-enabled version of the RedMi 1S, Xiaomi's RedMi 1S 4G LTE sports 8GB of storage space, a MediaTek processor decently-clocked at 1.3GHz, and a proprietary UI on top of Android KitKat. Specifications: 4.5-inch IPS Display 1.2 GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 1GB RAM 8GB internal storage expandable via microSD card 5MP rear FSI camera with HRD and LED Flash 2MP front camera 3G, 4G, Enhanced LTE HD voice enabled WiFi Bluetooth 4.0 Android Kit Kat 4.4 2000mAh Battery Price: $99.99 (approx. We surely are looking forward to the local arrival of this LTE phone. It's been 6 months since OpenSignal released a State of LTE Report with the Philippines getting an average of 8.59Mbps. In terms of 4G availability, the Philippines ranked 72nd (out of 75) with 52.77% LTE coverage ( the percentage of the time that users can connect to a 4G network). This is a little better than the 44.8% LTE availability that the Philippines got back in November 2016. Read more in our articles including "The Best of 2014: Budget LTE Smartphones" and "Philippines at 8.59Mbps on LTE this 2017 - OpenSignal".
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May 28, 2026In this article (which is the first of our year-ender series coming this week) we've picked our 10 budget LTE smartphones with a price tag not over Php9,000. The Acer Liquid E600 has 2GB RAM, DTS Sound technology, and LTE capability for less than Php9K.
Php5,200) Xiaomi RedMi 1S 4G LTE Obviously the LTE-enabled version of the RedMi 1S, Xiaomi's RedMi 1S 4G LTE sports 8GB of storage space, a MediaTek processor decently-clocked at 1.3GHz, and a proprietary UI on top of Android KitKat. Specifications: 4.5-inch IPS Display 1.2 GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 1GB RAM 8GB internal storage expandable via microSD card 5MP rear FSI camera with HRD and LED Flash 2MP front camera 3G, 4G, Enhanced LTE HD voice enabled WiFi Bluetooth 4.0 Android Kit Kat 4.4 2000mAh Battery Price: $99.99 (approx. We surely are looking forward to the local arrival of this LTE phone.
Our coverage of lte smartphones includes: "The Best of 2014: Budget LTE Smartphones"; "Philippines at 8.59Mbps on LTE this 2017 - OpenSignal"; "Smart completes roll-out of 9,500 LTE base stations". Each article provides unique insights and information.