Top things to keep in mind while buying a budget smartphone

Buying a smartphone has never been this easy and confusing at the same time than now. With millions of 4G mobile phone optionsto choose from, you no longer need to burn a hole in your pocket to get a good phone.

But with great options, comes great problems. Almost all budget smartphones manufacturer offer similar specs and claim to be better than their competitors. Which can make the whole process of buying a little overwhelming. You might end up spending hours on the internet, researching features and offers and might still end up confused.

So, to help you with your decision-making, we have curated a list of essential features that you must look for in the budget smartphone you plan to buy.

Battery

In today’s world, where you can easily complete all your tasks on your mobile phone, it becomes all the more important to go for a phone with a long-lasting battery. While you might have to make some compromises while choosing budget smartphones, but your phone’s battery life shouldn’t be one of them.

The problem with the latest 4G mobile phones is the latest trend of lighter, smaller phones over clunky, heavy devices that almost always eats away at the battery. So, to avoid carrying around a charger with you all the time, make sure you never compromise on battery-life while buying a new smartphone.

Memory

Phones have two kinds of memory – Random Access Memory (RAM) and Read-Only Memory (ROM). RAM. Together, it determines the speed of every phone. ROM is what most people refer to as storage. This is the memory that is used to store videos, songs, photos, Operating System, and Apps. RAM is where your phone saves all the data of your active Apps. In short, ROM determines the storage capacity pf your phone and RAM determines the speed of your phone.

The basic memory that almost every budget smartphone requires and gives is a 2 GB RAM and 16 GB ROM. But if you are someone who puts your 4G mobile phone to its best use then you at least need a 3-4 GB RAM and 64GB ROM phone.

But when it comes to ROM, you can use an external memory card to store and save more photos and videos.

Camera

The biggest myth that exists in the world of budget smartphones is that a camera with higher megapixels will result in better images. The quality of your pictures depends majorly on the IOS levels, aperture, and autofocus. So if you are someone who loves to take a lot of pictures, all you need is a 12MP or 16MP camera with f/2.0 aperture.

Nowadays a dual-camera is the basic standard of a 4G mobile phone. It will help you click sharper images, wide-angle photos and to make the subject stand out.

Display

The new-age 4G mobile phones are no longer about messages, calls, and emails. Today, we use our smartphones to watch videos, movies, and even TV shows. So it becomes increasingly important to buy a budget smartphone that offers a 5.5 to 6 inch HD or QHD display and allow you to enjoy a rich media experience while being easy to carry in your pocket or purse.

[Affordable] Looking for a 4G mobile under 5000?

A smartphone is a mobile or cellular phone that runs off a mobile operating system (OS) and functions like a mini computer. The operating system equips the device with advanced computing capabilities, runs applications and enables the device to perform the following basic features like accessing web pages using 4G/3G data networks and Wi-Fi, view, edit and share documents, play games, watch movies, communicate with those around us through instant messaging and video calling applications.

A key feature for any smartphone to have today is 4G, and for those looking to get the right 4G mobile under 5000, the perfect company to go to is Lava. For the first-time buyers looking to move to a smartphone from a feature phone, or those who want to stick to a simple phone and let their other devices (PC, camera, etc.) do the heavy lifting, a smartphone with 4G under 5000 seems to be the way to go.

Two smartphones in the category mentioned above that stand out are the Lava Z60s and Lava Z61. Both these phones in the Z-series fall under the 5000 mark and are 4G enabled. However, that’s not all that is noteworthy about them. Besides stunning looks and touch features, these smartphones do not compromise on performance either.

Here is a list of features for both these phones, along with the price:

Lava Z60s

Features:

Sharp Click Camera that helps enable you to click pictures with great sharpness and clarity. Additional features like the Bokeh mode and Face Beauty can turn every picture you click into a masterpiece. The phone has a 5MP front and rear camera.

The phone has a stunning 5-inch HD full lamination display for a breathtaking viewing experience. Whether it’s watching videos or playing games, you get the best view with the smartphone’s 2.5D curved glass. Not only this, the 5-point touch ensures you get to play games just the way you want.

The super-fast 1.5 GHz processor the phone is powered with makes multi-tasking easy and effortless. Whatever app you might want to run, the Z60s can do it with ease.

The smartphone is equipped with the latest Android™ Oreo™ (Go edition), which means that apps can launch at least a 50% faster speed. Not only this, the lighter pre-installed apps in the phone means there’s more storage in there for the things you love.

Price: Rs. 4,499/-

Lava Z61

Features:

The smartphone comes with 3000mAh battery, along with a 1.5Amp charger, which means that you can charge your phone in just 2 hours and 12 minutes.

A vibrant 5.45-inch HD+ display, offering you an extraordinary viewing experience through its stunning display. Not many 4G mobile phones under 5000 can offer this to its users. The screen also has 5-point touch which enhances your gaming experience.

If performance wasn’t enough, the phone camera quality is yet another defining feature of the Z61. With a Bokeh mode built into both the front and rear cameras (8MP+5MP with LED flash), blur out the background in your pictures and focus solely on what matters.

Price: Rs. 4,999/-

Smartphone companies around the world might be offering a wide range of features to their users, but they do so at extremely high prices in comparison to Lava. Besides, for those who aren’t looking to completely replace their PC/laptops with smartphones, a 4G Mobile with the features mentioned above is more than sufficient. These same companies can’t proves a quality 4G mobile phone under 5000 as these two models of Lava can: packed with features at an extremely affordable price.

Some of the Latest 4G Mobile Phones

Today we bank on technology not just to stay connected with everyone around us, but also to get the simplest of tasks done. In such a time, all of us need the fastest connection to the internet, and the most reliable networks, so much so, that a 4G enabled phone has almost become a necessity for us.

The demand for 4G mobile phones in India has increased exponentially over the last half decade, and while most mobile companies keep launching new smartphones from time to time, not many can provide the features Lava does at their price.

One of the latest 4G mobile phones to have been released by Lava comes from the Z Series:

Lava Z92: In the ‘below 10,000’ category, one of the latest smartphones to enter the market, the Lava Z92 is yet another smartphone (launched: January 2019) to have joined the trend of the ‘notch display’. After launching fewer phones than other manufacturers in 2018, Lava wanted to start the year strong, and found a way to do so with Z92 that is powered by the MediaTek Helio P22 SoC and priced at the affordable Rs. 10,000 mark.

Price: Rs. 8,999/-

While the bandwidth capability of a phone plays a huge role in the decision-making process when it comes to buying one, a 4G connection isn’t all consumers are looking for. Since so many companies now offer 4G mobiles at a low cost, the focus has now shifted to several other features that come into play while looking for the next smartphone.

For example, the Lava Z60s has a 5-inch IPS display with 2.5D curved glass. Not only this, it also has a 5-point touch that helps provide a smooth gaming experience, giving a tough competition to new smartphones that are coming up.
The Lava Z81, the smartphone launched in November, 2018, harps on its display and camera quality besides being 4G enabled.
With a dual sim (4G+4G), the Lava Z61 boasts of its fast charging (other important factor to keep in mind), Sharp Click camera and full screen 18:9 display.

Not only do all of these new smartphones provide consumers with the 4G experience, most of them also check all the boxes in terms of performance and features, something that is very hard to deliver at their price. Keep an eye out for more smartphone launches in 2019 by Lava before getting yourself your next smartphone.

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