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The best phones under $300

Budget phones ranked by what professional reviewers actually concluded — not by spec sheets.

7 phones

each review consensus · scale 30–100

  1. 01
    Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro7 reviews · Some disagreementMay 2025 · from $279 · 6.8″ · 50 MP · telephoto · 5,000 mAh
    84
  2. 02
    Samsung Galaxy A162 reviews · Some disagreementJan 2025 · from $199 · 6.7″ · 50 MP · 5,000 mAh
    70
  3. 03
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 155 reviews · Reviewers agreeDec 2025 · from $300 · 6.8″ · 108 MP · 5,520 mAh
    68
  4. 04
    Motorola Moto G Power (2026)3 reviews · Reviewers agreeJan 2026 · from $300 · 6.8″ · 50 MP · 5,200 mAh
    58
  5. 05
    Samsung Galaxy A178 reviews · 1 award · Some disagreementAug 2025 · from $200 · 6.7″ · 50 MP · 5,000 mAh
    58
  6. 06
    Motorola Moto G Play (2026)3 reviews · Some disagreementNov 2025 · from $179 · 6.7″ · 32 MP · 5,200 mAh
    50
  7. 07
    Samsung Galaxy A262 reviews · Too few scoresJan 2025 · from $300 · 6.7″ · 50 MP · 5,000 mAh
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Phones with a US launch price of $300 or less. Specs come from the spec boxes in the reviews we cite (where they disagree, we use the value most of them give). Prices are US launch prices for the base model. Methodology.