The 10 best affordable smartphones on the market

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You are probably spending hours online looking for your next phone, well we have listed the hottest mobiles to the best budget blowers, these are the top mobiles you can buy right now.

From Apple and Samsung to Oppo, OnePlus and Xiaomi, we’ve seen a fleet of powerful flagships and excellent affordable phones hit shelves over recent months.

Here’s our list of the very best phones around.

Samsung S22

The Samsung Galaxy S22 is now available, so make sure to take a look at our Galaxy S22 hands-on review, Galaxy S22 Plus review and Galaxy S22 Ultra review, as all three models have features and aspects that could tempt you to buy it over the other two.

The Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22 Plus are large and small variants of the same basic design, taking some cues from last year’s Galaxy S21 but shrinking the size a little and upgrading parts of the display, rear camera array and internals. The Galaxy S22 Ultra has a whole new design that not only sets it apart visually from its siblings, but allows it to fit in both quad rear cameras and an integrated S Pen.

Features:

Storage options
Great camera

Apple iPhone 13 Pro

The iPhone 13 Pro is camera extraordinaire and although is late to the party with many features, it does them so well, like Macro photography and adaptive refresh rates. It’s the best Apple has to offer in way of 2021 smartphones. Rating 5 of 5

Features:

Superb camera
All day battery

Google Pixel 6 Pro review

Previous Pixel phones usually got the first part right, and always delivered on the camera front, yet conservative specs elsewhere left them on the back foot against flagship rivals. Good news, Google fans: that all changes here Rating 5 of 5

Features:

Slick, streamlined OS
Premium hardware competes with the best of them
Awesomely capable cameras
Telephoto lens

Oppo Find X3 Pro

One of the best top-end smartphones that doesn’t sport a Samsung or Apple logo. It’s serious money, but the Find X3 Pro is brilliantly capable in just about every area. Rating 5 of 5

Features:

Flagship-grade performance and styling
Screen among the best around
Microlens photography fun and unique

OnePlus 9 Pro

This is OnePlus’s best phone camera to date, and also nets you higher-end display hardware than Samsung and Apple phones near the price Rating 5 of 5

Features:

A primary camera with a touch of magic
Smooth and bright 120Hz screen
Loud stereo speakers

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Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

At a glance, little has changed, but camera and battery improvements alone make the iPhone 13 Pro Max a significant upgrade for fans of the biggest iPhone. Rating 5 of 5

Features:

First-rate cameras
Longer battery life
Superb large display
Unparalleled app ecosystem

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Sony Xperia 1 III

More multi-division Sony greatness, with a seriously impressive screen and pro-level camera abilities. Photo novices might find it difficult to master, but no rival has such comprehensive out-of-the-box ability Rating 5 of 5

Features:

Astonishing display
Ultra-speedy camera
No-compromise feature list

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Apple iPhone 13 Mini

Outwardly similar to the iPhone 12 Mini, but this upgrade meaningfully improves the camera and battery life of Apple’s most pocketable iPhone. Rating 4 of 5

Features:

Improved cameras
Better battery life
Uncompromised power
Nothing else like it

Asus ROG Phone 5

The ROG Phone 5 is our favourite gaming smartphone of 2021, thanks to those beefy specs, clever tools and impressive accessory support Rating 5 of 5

Features:

Impeccable performance
Gorgeous display and punchy audio
Deep set of gaming features
Full range of optional accessories

Xiaomi 11T Pro

A mid-tier marvel that puts pricier phones on notice with its rapid charging, smooth performance and capable camera – although its non-Pro sibling is arguably better value Rating 4 of 5

Features:

Flagship performance
Shockingly quick charging
Gorgeous screen

Apple iPhone 13

This year’s key iPhone is no poor relation to the Pro – there’s so much to love about it. It’s not a revelation after iPhone 12, but it does enough to be a step onward. Rating 5 of 5

Features:

Excellent battery life
Welcome camera improvements
So much power
128GB base storage

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