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The best cheap Android phones to buy in 2025

The Android phone space not only offers a variety of models made by different manufacturers, but also smartphones at all different price points. Here are the best budget Android phones you can buy today.

While you might not get all the bells and whistles of flagship models, many of today’s affordable phones still offer surprisingly good build quality, smooth displays and capable camera systems. Its Snapdragon 695 5G chipset delivers strong performance along with speedy wireless connectivity that’s compatible with all the big US carriers, not to mention good specs including 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, making it a worthy upgrade. Any lower and the device runs the risk of suffering from too many compromises in function, and above that, you cross over to pricier midrange handsets(if you're open to spending more, we shouted out a couple of our favorite flagship phones at the very end of this guide).

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