Recommendations for cheap and reliable smartphones.
Having a working phone is crucial – during the pandemic it’s even more so.
Smart phones allow you to help your clients maintain contact with family and support networks, access services that are working remotely in lock-down, find out crucial information, access the internet and take part in online activities and meetings.
Easy to use
Light and compact
Amazon Alexa-enabled
Not the fastest
Feels cheap
Small
Easy to use
Portable
Very bad sound
Slow to charge
Low-resolution screen
Loads apps quickly
Decent battery
Responsive touchscreen
Drab screen lacks clarity
Sounds dull and harsh
Poor cameras
Decent display
Responsive touch controls
Expandable storage
Lacks support for Google services
Mediocre battery life
Poor sound
Great battery life
Small and light
Good performance
Poor speakers
Underwhelming cameras
Screen could be better
Outstanding full-charge battery life
Simple to use
Inexpensive
Good display
Terrible battery use after short charge
Cameras aren’t great
Processor isn’t very fast
External speaker is horrible
No NFC
Display isn’t bad
Nicely laid-out menu
Durable
Usability issues due to lack of Google
Poor cameras and speakers
Slow
Average battery life
Long-lasting battery
User-friendly
Nice display
Durable
Weaker battery life from a short charge
Average to poor camera quality
Incredibly long-lasting battery
Fast and responsive security features
Easy to use
Slow charging
Front camera isn’t great
Poor quality manual
If you want to source phones locally try contacting local independent stores, the sort that do phone repairs and sell refurbished or second-hand units. These stores will have lost their core trade during the lockdown and might be open to doing a deal on higher specification units they have sitting on their shelf.
