These days, you can find perfectly adequate — sometimes great — smartphones for just a couple hundred dollars, no contract required. Phones such as Motorola's Moto G, Moto E and Google's Nexus ...

Are unlocked and no-contract phones the same? They can be, but there's a distinction. A no-contract phone is one that doesn't require you to sign a carrier agreement in order to buy and use it, so ...

The Best On a Budget: Moto G (Third Generation) But the OnePlus 2 is riiiight on that divide of no longer being a “cheap” phone, and its frustrating invite system makes it a pain to buy.

Systems developer Angus Gratton recently made a trip to Shenzhen, China where he purchased a $34 smartphone that boasted 4G connectivity, 8 cores, and Android 4.4 (Kit Kat). After running the ...

It costs just $129, unlocked, without a contract. This little Alcatel OneTouch Fierce I've got sitting on my desk is amazing, too. ... We're rushing headlong into the era of cheap cell phones.

When it comes to very cheap smartphones, they usually have a questionable build quality and the choice of materials used in the construction. Oukitel, which is a small Chinese smartphone maker ...

Our top picks for the best cheap phones. Best overall: Google Pixel 8a - See at Amazon. Cheapest phone: Motorola Moto G Power 5G (2024) - See at Amazon. Best cheap iPhone: iPhone 14 - See at Verizon .

Last year, all the most exciting mobile phones were dirt cheap. For just a couple hundred dollars, I could buy an amazing device without tying myself to a contract. So I convinced myself cheap ...

There’s no reason you should ever have to sign up for another 24-month contract that keeps you stuck in a pricey calling plan. Check out these cheap no-contract alternatives.

New low-cost smartphones running Google's Android software have been launched in Taiwan recently and the good news is they should start showing up just about everywhere soon.

These days smartphones can do just about anything. One thing they still can't do? Bounce. I figured this out the hard way last year while getting out of my car in a parking garage. My mind was ...