And of course, we're back at it again with some budget smartphones under Php 10,000 officially released in the Philippines within the third quarter of 2022. In a July report of iPrice Insights Team—an e-commerce aggregator—showed that smartphones are the 'least affordable' in the Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia. The group found that high-end and mid-range smartphones would cost a Filipino almost three months and two months' worth of their salary, respectively. While even low-end smartphones, that are supposed to be cheapest, would be "expensive investments" for customers in Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines costing over 70% of the average monthly wage in the said countries. Although, iPrice noted out that their study on affordability of smartphones is not just derived from the levels of income but also the varying pricing of the smartphones in SEA markets. Nowadays, our smartphones can do so much more which takes a toll on battery life. Nowadays, we're seeing smartphones with 6,000mAh batteries. If you're looking for such smartphones, then check out the list below. Read more in our articles including "WATCH: Smartphones under ₱10,000 (10K) Q3 2022" and "iPrice: Smartphones are 'most unaffordable' in PH among other countries in SEA".
And of course, we're back at it again with some budget smartphones under Php 10,000 officially released in the Philippines within the third quarter of 2022. In a July report of iPrice Insights Team—an e-commerce aggregator—showed that smartphones are the 'least affordable' in the Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia.
The group found that high-end and mid-range smartphones would cost a Filipino almost three months and two months' worth of their salary, respectively. While even low-end smartphones, that are supposed to be cheapest, would be "expensive investments" for customers in Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines costing over 70% of the average monthly wage in the said countries. Although, iPrice noted out that their study on affordability of smartphones is not just derived from the levels of income but also the varying pricing of the smartphones in SEA markets.
Our coverage of Smartphones ph includes: "WATCH: Smartphones under ₱10,000 (10K) Q3 2022"; "iPrice: Smartphones are 'most unaffordable' in PH among other countries in SEA"; "Smartphones with 6,000mAh Batteries in the Philippines (2020)". Each article provides unique insights and information.