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Meizu Note 9 joins the 48MP camera fray at $209

It’s a tough market for phones with 48-megapixel cameras out there. So many of them to go around in a short time. Meizu’s got its own twists and turns.

Nokia 4.2, Nokia 3.2, Nokia 1 Plus and Nokia 210 round HMD’s MWC

The Nokia 9 PureView gave us a clear look at a true flagship from HMD Global, but the Nokia 4.2 and others represent its roots.

Entire Alcatel line-up of MWC 2019 budget phones leaked

Alcatel has had six of its budget phones leak out, specs and all. And we’re about to learn more from the company about its smartphones at MWC 2019.

LG K40, K50 and Q60 set for MWC 2019

Not exactly flagship salivation as with the G8 or V50, but there are three new mid-range Android phones from LG coming to Barcelona next week.

B&H activates sales of Nokia 5.1 Plus for $200

A budget Nokia Android phone for $200 sounds pretty good to us. And it’s finally up for sale. Here’s how you can get yours.

ZTE makes it back to a carrier with the $99 Visible R2

ZTE has had a long and rough patch dealing with an imports ban, but it has notched its first US carrier partnership since with the R2.

Nokia 1 Plus specs leaked

It looks like a sequel to Nokia’s most basic Android phone may be coming our way, perhaps in time for MWC 2019.

Alcatel ONYX makes it to Cricket Wireless for $120

TCL’s mobilizing its new budget phone lineup to the prepaid networks and it begins with AT&T-onwed Cricket with a modified version of the new Alcael 1X.

Redmi is transformed by Xiaomi into a new independent brand

Redmi and Xiaomi are parting ways as two “independent” brands so that the first one can focus more on budget-friendly smartphones

BLU Vivo Go is a burner Android Pie phone at $80

It’s an $80 phone with lightweight Android, a big screen, two cameras and a fingerprint sensor. Not much else you can ask for at that price.

Metro by T-Mobile to pick up Alcatel 1X Evolve, price to be revealed

The Alcatel 1X came on T-Mobile and left behind its original Android Go nature. The Alcatel 1X Evolve steps it up a tad on Metro by T-Mobile.

Galaxy M10 could be leading step in a new budget line

Geekbench runs show that it’s running with an older 32-bit chipset and fairly baseline specs for what may be part of a $200 smartphone series.

Honor 10 Lite out in China and it’s got some catches

Huawei’s youth-targeting brand is offering a $200 phone in China that has timely aspects in 2018 and some not so timely features.

Two new ZTE Blade Max phones and they can work on all the networks

The Blade Max View works on Verizon while the Blade Max 2s works on Sprint. Both of them also go on GSM networks, too. And they provide value under $200.

Android Go will save users even more space when it gets Pie

Lightweight, catered and yet comfy. Android Pie (Go) edition will bring a few more megabytes of space to users’ disks.

How much would you pay for the Xiaomi Mi 8X with in-display fingerprint scanning?

It has aspects of the Mi 8 SE and supposedly has a big feature grabbed right from the Mi 8 Explorer Edition. How much will it be?

BlackBerry KEY2 Lite said to shine bright in three colors

This “lite” phone comes in a charming red, but is just about the same size as a regular KEY2. So, what makes it so lite? The specs? The build?

Affordable Surface Go gets leaked in full detail

It’s been thought that if students and educators weren’t enticed by the Surface Laptop already would rather have this than a Chromebook or iPad.

Spotify Lite is a playlist-only, streaming-only app

Why doesn’t it allow downloads? It would make sense for people who are on tight data plans. In any case, it’s in testing right now.

UNREAL Mobile exploits Sprint/T-Mobile merger to offer unlimited data at $15 per month

Prepaid operators are concerned about wholesale data prices from the big players going up with the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile. FreedomPop wants to poke a hole in that fear.

LG K30 at T-Mobile prices out at $225

T-Mobile has the LG G7 ThinQ, but if you can’t afford what might be a $700+ phone, you may go with an LG K30 instead for a third of the price.

Indonesia gets super-light ASUS ZenFone Live L1

There’s a standard version with 2GB of RAM and then there’s an Android Go version — compact, cleaner and snappy. And all of this for about $100.

OPPO A1 is a non-descript $237 mid-ranger Android phone in China

With an extra-tall display, though, comes the loss of the fingerprint sensor. What else is there to replace it at this price point but facial recognition?
iPhone SE 2 wannabe

iPhone SE 2 or Chinese Android iPhone X copy? Video shows it off

What does it look like to you? Maybe it could be the real iPhone X. Why are we even paying a shred of attention to this anyways?

HTC Breeze is not U12 nor the MTeoR, but an upcoming low-end phone

The Breeze name was used internally at the company to call upon the first Windows Mobile phone with 3G connectivity that launched in 2006. This is different.