You know that moment your PC ain’t up to the “required system requirement” but you still persist and run that app now you are expecting the glitches, bits of flickering, lagging, hanging once in a while during a process and the usual suspect of always running slow.
Well, its that time of the year again when we bring you the best budget smartphone deals and flash of the month and with the Easter/Spring season already upon us, expect the biggest of flash sales and special mind-blowing offers you are actually going to get anytime soon until – yeah you guessed right BLACK FRIDAY.
March was eventful as was our smartphone picks and April has continued in that vain with Samsung finally releasing some of their A-series smartphone (A40, A60, A70, A90), TECNO Transsion also came up with three lookalike budget smartphones – the Spark 3(2GB+3GB) variant and the Spark 3 Pro.
There is also confirmed news of Infinix, fresh off from the release of the Hot 7 smartphone release is launching a flagship, the S4, which they have they have been running the hashtag – #EmpowerByInfinixS4 on social media for some time now.
This month at Trillionclues, its all about the giving you the best clues to getting yourself that dream smartphone in the month of April.
1. Lenovo K5 Note
Weight: 176g | Dimensions: 158.3 x 76.7 x 8.5 mm | OS: Android 8.0 (Oreo) ZUI 3.9 | Screen size: 6.0″ inch | Resolution: 720 x 1440 pixels | CPU: Snapdragon 450 | RAM: 3+4GB | Storage: 32/64/256GB | Battery: 3760mAh | Rear camera: 16MP+2MP | Front camera: 8.0MP+ 2 MP | Colour range: Blue, Black, Gold
✚ Supports every kind of sensor you might need
✚ Impressive design
➖ Not so great Battery
➖ Not so popular in the Nigerian market
2. Infinix Hot 7
Weight: 166g | Dimensions: 157 x 75.7 x 8 mm | OS: Android 8.0 (go Edition) XOS HoneyBee | Screen size: 6.2″ inch | Resolution: 720 x 1440 pixels | CPU: Mediatek MT6580 (28 nm) | RAM: 1GB+2GB | Storage: 16/32/128GB | Battery: 4000mAh | Rear camera: 13MP | Front camera: 8MP | Colour range: Sandstone Black, Sapphire Blue, Blush Gold, Bordeaux Red
✚ Great budget smartphone design
✚ Handful upgrade for the Infinix Hot lineup
➖ No fast charge support
➖ Not so great picture quality..but okay though
➖ Not great chipset for a premium gaming experience
This month’s best Infinix Hot 7 deals:
3. Ulephone X
Weight: 217g | Dimensions: 150.93 x 73.41 x 9 mm | OS: Android 8.1 (Orio) | Screen size: 5.8″ inch | Resolution: 1512 x 720 pixels | CPU: MediaTek MTK6763 | RAM: 4GB | Storage: 64/256GB | Battery: 3300mAh | Rear camera: 16MP+5MP | Front camera: 13MP | Colour range: White
✚ Support Quick & Wireless Charge (Qi standard)
✚ Handful upgrade for the Infinix Hot lineup
➖ Poor battery capacity
➖ Weighty for your pocket with the 217g weight
This month’s best Ulephone X deals:
4. Gionee S11 Lite
Weight: 141g | Dimensions: 153.8 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm | OS: Android 7.1 (Nougat); Amigo 5 | Screen size: 5.7″ inch | Resolution: 1440 x 720 pixels | CPU: Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm) | RAM: 4GB | Storage: 32/256GB | Battery: 3030mAh | Rear camera: 13MP+2MP | Front camera: 16MP | Colour range: Gold, Dark Blue, Black
✚ Impressive device performance
✚ Great pricing
➖ Poor battery capacity
➖ Outdated Android OS but…youre on a budget though
This month’s best Gionee S11 Lite deals:
5. Huawei Honor 7A
Weight: 150g | Dimensions: 152.4 x 73 x 7.8 mm | OS: Android 8.0 (Oreo); EMUI 8 | Screen size: 5.7″ inch | Resolution: 720 x 1440 pixels | CPU: Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm) | RAM: 2GB+3GB | Storage: 16/32/256GB | Battery: 3000mAh | Rear camera: 13MP+2MP | Front camera: 8MP | Colour range: Gold, Blue, Black
✚ Overall great performance
✚ Great minimalistic design
➖ Poor battery capacity
This month’s best Huawei Honor 7A deals:
6. Nokia 3.1 Plus
Weight: 180g | Dimensions: 156.9 x 76.4 x 8.2 mm | OS: Deafult Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) | Screen size: 6.0″ inch | Resolution: 720 x 1440 pixels | CPU: Mediatek MT6762 Helio P22 (12 nm) | RAM: 2GB+3GB | Storage: 16/32/400GB | Battery: 3500mAh | Rear camera: 13MP+5MP | Front camera: 8MP | Colour range: Gold, White, Gray
✚ Amazing budget experiencing
✚ Great minimalistic design
➖ Poor battery means limited game time
➖ 77% screen-to-body ratio
This month’s best Nokia 3.1 Plus deals:
7. itel P32
Weight: N/A | Dimensions: N/A | OS: Android 8.1 Oreo (Go Edition) | Screen size: 5.5″ inch | Resolution: 720 x 1440 pixels | CPU: Quad-core 1.3GHz MT6580M | RAM: 1GB | Storage: 8/32GB | Battery: 4000mAh | Rear camera: 5MP+5MP | Front camera: 8MP | Colour range: Champagne Gold, Black , BLue
✚ Amazing budget experiencing
✚ Innovative ambient light sensor
➖ Android Orio yet no face unlock tech
➖ Insufficient storage memory
➖ No 4G LTE support
This month’s best itel P32 deals:
8. TECNO Spark 3 Pro
Weight: 150g | Dimensions: 154.29 x 75.54 x 7.88 mm | OS: Android 9.0 (Pie) HiOS 4.6 | Screen size: 6.2″ inch | Resolution: 720 x 1520 pixels | CPU: Mediatek MT6761 Helio A22 (12nm) | RAM: 2GB | Storage: 32/256GB | Battery: 3500mAh | Rear camera: 13MP+2MP | Front camera: 8MP | Colour range: Champagne Gold, Midnight Black
✚ Amazing battery experience with the “AI smart saving”
✚ Rumours on Corning Gorilla Glass 3 though unconfirmed
✚ 3.5mm audio jack
➖ Still more to come from the HiOS Android skin
➖ Could have bulked up the battery a bit more
This month’s best TECNO Spark 3 Pro deals: