Best Android Phones Under $200

Best Android Phones Under $200

1) Moto G4 Play

Lenovo’s Moto G4 Play enters the market with a low price tag, solid specifications and a familiar design language we’ve all grown to love.

It sports a 5.0-inch HD display, solid Snapdragon 410 processor, 2 GB of RAM, and an 8 MP rear camera that’s great for snapping the occasional photo. Plus, you get a removable 2,800 mAh battery, which is a feature many manufacturers have been leaving out of their phones lately.

Specs

• 5.0-inch IPS LCD display with 1280 x 720 resolution, 294 ppi
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor
• 2 GB of RAM
• 16 GB of on-board storage, microSD expansion up to 256 GB
• 8 MP rear camera, 5 MP front camera
• Removable 2,800 mAh battery
• Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
• 144.4 x 72 x 9.9 mm, 137 g

• 2) Nexus 5X (Project Fi only)

• Google chose to release two Nexus smartphones in 2015 – the higher-end Nexus 6P made by Huawei and the LG-made Nexus 5X, which is the true sequel to LG’s beloved Nexus 5 from 2013. Both of these devices feature similar specifications, but they still manage to stand out dramatically from one another. The Nexus 5X has a solid Snapdragon 808 processor, a 2,700 mAh battery and a really great 12.3 megapixel rear-facing camera. It also boasts a fingerprint scanner on the back, a front-facing speaker that provides decent audio quality and of course, this phone runs the latest version of Android.

  In our full review, we had just a few gripes. While the Snapdragon 808 processor is very capable of performing just about everything you throw at it, the fact that the 5X comes with just 2 GB of RAM makes us nervous for the future. It also only comes with 16 or 32 GB of on-board storage with no microSD card expansion, so folks who are used to 32 or 64 GB variants will need to rely on cloud storage when it comes to keeping media on the phone.
  Considering that the Nexus 6P costed only $120 more than the 5X at launch, it was a tad difficult to recommend this smartphone at the start. Now Google is offering the Nexus 5X on Project Fi for the low price of just $200. If you’re looking for a solid smartphone in this price range and would like to try out Google’s Project Fi network, the Nexus 5X is for you.

• Specs

  • 5.2-inch IPS LCD display with 1920 x 1080 resolution, 423 ppi
  • 1.8 GHz hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor
  • 2 GB of RAM
  • 16/32 GB of on-board storage, no microSD card expansion
  • 12.3 MP rear camera, 5 MP front camera
  • Non-removable 2,700 mAh battery
  • Android 7.1 Nougat
  • 147 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm, 136 g