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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Far EasTone unveiled the Commtiva T1 earlier this month for NT$9,990 (US$311) with no contract, billed as the first Android smartphone available in Taiwan for under NT$10,000. The device has a 3.2 ...

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.

Each phone has a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate—not a standard spec at this price point—and a 5,000 mAh battery to accommodate it. All phones start with 128GB of storage.

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.

The smartphone boom has bloated cellphone bills with pricey data plans — tied to dreaded two-year contracts. But nowadays, you have the option to avoid a contract and get a plan that offers more ...

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. A new group of ...

But with a two-year contract with a wireless carrier, the price drops to $199. ... no offer of a cheap subsidized smartphone, and no periodic low-cost smartphone upgrade.