Best smartphones under 200 usd in 2023: TOP 10 rating

Pros:

• excellent MediaTek Helio G96 processor for medium graphics settings in most games;
• bright and contrasting 6.67-inch AMOLED panel;
• image refresh rate of 120 hertz;
• high-quality four photomodules of 108 megapixels, perfect for daytime and evening shots;
• support for NFC (contactless payment);
• autonomy at the level of 10 hours of active screen time;
• IR port for controlling household appliances;
• stereo sound

Cons

• advertising in the proprietary MIUI shell

Extra features

• refresh rate of 120 hertz;
• NFC support (contactless payment);
• Infrared port for controlling household appliances;
• stereo sound

Pros:

• bright and contrast high-resolution AMOLED display;
• picture refresh rate of 90 hertz;
• Mediatek Helio G96 processor, not deprived of performance, capable of running modern games at medium graphics settings;
• good autonomy at the level of 10 hours of active screen time;
• excellent for the price category four cameras at 108MP;
• support for NFC (contactless payments);
• stereo speakers;
• IR port for controlling household appliances;
• updated, more current design

Cons

• advertising in the proprietary MIUI shell

Extra features

• NFC support (contactless payments);
• stereo speakers;
• Infrared port for controlling household appliances;
• picture refresh rate of 90 hertz

Pros:

• a good Mediatek Helio G96 processor is great for the successful launch of resource-intensive games, it surpasses a lot of other CPUs;
• excellent autonomy at the level of 10 hours of active screen time;
• bright and contrast high-resolution AMOLED display with small bezels;
• improved picture refresh rate of 90 hertz;
• decent quality of photos and videos from the main cameras with the main sensor at 64MP;
• NFC support increases the speed of contactless payments;
• thoughtful case design;
• IR port for controlling household appliances;
• stereo sound

Cons

• advertising in the manufacturer's proprietary software

Extra features

• picture refresh rate of 90 hertz;
• NFC support increases the speed of contactless payments;
• IR port for controlling household appliances;
• stereo sound

Pros:

• excellent AMOLED panel with FullHD + resolution;
• good technical characteristics for the price segment;
• pleasing to the eye case design is sleeker than you can imagine;
• support for NFC (contactless payments) will save you a lot of time;
• high-quality four main cameras with a main module of 64MP;
• autonomy at the level of 9-10 hours of active screen time is quite good;
• IR port for controlling household appliances;
• stereo speakers with punchy bass

Cons

• advertising in the MIUI branded shell may not appeal to a number of users.

Extra features

• NFC support (contactless payments);
• Infrared port for controlling household appliances;
• stereo speakers

Pros:

• the levels of brightness and contrast of the installed AMOLED-matrix are not satisfactory;
• picture refresh rate of 90 hertz;
• powerful Mediatek Helio G99 processor is relevant for almost all modern games and outperforms a lot of other processors in terms of performance;
• the installed dual camera with the main sensor of 50 megapixels performs well even in low light;
• the design of the gadget evokes only positive emotions;
• autonomy at the level over 9-10 hours of active screen time;
• NFC support (contactless payments)

Cons

• evening photography will not always be successful;
• no stereo sound

Extra features

• the refresh rate of the picture is 90 hertz;
• NFC support (contactless payments)

Pros:

• 6.58-inch high-definition OGS-screen, pleasing to the eye;
• the refresh rate of the picture is 90 hertz, so it outpaces competitors in terms of smoothness;
• very good Mediatek Helio G99 processor for medium graphics settings in most games;
• decent autonomy for a 5000mAh battery (more than 10 hours of active screen time);
• thoughtful and stylish design of body, which is lighter than opponents ones;
• not ideal, but very good three cameras of 50 megapixels;
• the gadget supports NFC;
• IR port for controlling household appliances by intuitive app

Cons

• no stereo sound, which I would like to see for the price of the device;
• promotional messages in the MIUI shell

Extra features

• image refresh rate of 90 hertz;
• NFC contactless payments;
• IR port

Pros:

• the power of technical characteristics is enough for most games;
• bright and contrast frameless AMOLED screen which in identical to more expensive analogues;
• the highest picture refresh rate of 90 hertz;
• improved autonomy at the level of 9-10 hours of active screen time;
• nice case design;
• four high-quality main cameras with which you can even try shooting in the evening;
• NFC contactless payment;
• infrared port to control household appliances;
• impressive stereo sound as a big improvement

Cons

• the processor could be better at the price of the device;
• evening photo opportunities are still far from ideal;
• MIUI advertising messages

Extra features

• picture refresh rate of 90 hertz;
• NFC contactless payment;
• infrared port to control household appliances;
• stereo sound

Pros:

• excellent appearance of the case;
• good 6.52-inch IPS display;
• fast UNISOC Tiger T610 processor is enough for the vast majority of games, it shows higher results than its analogues;
• three photomodules with a main sensor of 48 megapixels do an excellent job with not the easiest shooting scenarios;
• about 10 hours of active screen time from a single charge;
• NFC contactless payments;
• 6GB RAM and 128GB ROM are making the phone faster, they will be enough for the majority of buyers

Cons

• the software is not fully translated;
• the quality of the evening photos is far from the best

Extra features

• NFC contactless payments

Pros:

• attractive case design with curved edges is better than you can imagine;
• bright and contrasting 6.52-inch OGS panel;
• fast UNISOC Tiger T606 processor is sufficient for all modern games, it is effortlessly beats a lot of competitors;
• the main cameras with the main module of 50MP have decent photo capabilities;
• impressive autonomy at the level of 10 hours of active screen time;
• image refresh rate of 90 hertz, identical to that of many flagships;
• 8GB RAM and 128GB ROM

Cons

• bugs and incomplete translation of software;
• evening shots fail the cameras;
• lack of NFC as a big disadvantage

Extra features

• refresh rate of 90 hertz

Pros:

• the UNISOC Tiger T610 processor is enough for many resource-intensive tasks, it goes ahead a lot of competitors in terms of performance;
• autonomy of the device at the level of 10-11 hours of active screen time is a real advantage;
• quite attractive design for the price category of the phone;
• not bad cameras for the price segment, coping with daytime shooting and beating a lot of analogues;
• better than average IPS display produces a bright picture with decent color reproduction;
• 6GB RAM and 128GB ROM, rare for the value category

Cons

• minor flaws in the software (untranslated phrases, etc.);
• evening shooting is not possible for cameras;
• lack of NFC