List of the best smartphones under PHP 10K (Q2 2018)

Here we are again with another list! This time it is the best smartphones under PHP 10K of Q2 2018. Are there any surprise entries? Let's check it out!

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Disclaimer: This list is in no particular order.

List of the best smartphones under PHP 10K Q2 2018

OPPO A83

1. OPPO A83 - At just PHP 9,990, the OPPO A83 has a 5.7-inch HD+ IPS display. Inside it has a 64-nit 2.5GHz Helio P23 octa-core processor, Mali-G71 MP2 GPU, 3GB of RAM with 32GB expandable storage and a 3,180 mAh battery/

The main camera has a 13MP f/2.2 sensor with PDAF and LED flash while the selfie shooter an 8MP f/2.2 with A.!. Beauty Recognition Technology and screen flash, It is running Android 7.1 Nougat out of the box with ColorOS 3.2.

Notable features include 4G LTE with VoLTE and facial recognition.

Vivo Y71

2. Vivo Y71 - At PHP 8,990, you are getting the Y71's 3GB version. It has a 6-inch HD+ display which is pretty good. Under the hood, it has a 64-bit Snapdragin 425 quad-core processor, 3GB of RAM with 16GB of expandable storage ana a 3,360 mAh battery.

The main camera has a 13MP f/2.2 sensor with PDAF and LED flash. The front camera sports a 5MP f/2.2 with A.I. Face Beauty and screen flash. It is running Android 8.0 Oreo with FunTouch OS on top of it.

It has a 4G LTE with VoLTE, OTG, face unlock and dual microphones.

It is also available with 2GB of RAM and 8MP main camera for only PHP 7,990.

Xiaomi Redmi S2

3. Xiaomi Redmi S2 - At PHP 7,990, the Xiaomi Redmi  S2 has a 5.99-inch HD+ IPS display. It is running a 64-bit 2.0GHz Snapdragon 625 octa-core processor, Adreno 506 GPU, 3GB of RAM with 32GB of expandable storage and 3,080 mAh battery.

The rear camera has a 12MP + 5MP dual camera while the selfie camera has a 16MP f/2.0 sensor with LED flash and face unlock tech. It is running Android 7.1.2 Nougat with MIUI 9. 

It has OTG capabilities, fingerprint sensor and an IR Blaster.

Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus

4. Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus - At PHP 9,990, the Redmi 5 Plus is the latter's bigger brother. It has a 5.99-inch FHD+ display with 2.5D curved glass. Inside, it has a 64-bit 2.0GHz Snapdragon 625 octa-core processor, Adreno 506 GPU, 4GB RAM with 64GB expandable storage and a whopping 4,000 mAh battery.

The rear camera has a 12MP f/2.2 with PDAF and LED flash. Selfie camera has a 5MP f/2.0 sensor with LED flash. It is running Android 7.1.2 Nougat with MIUI 9.

Extra features include 4G with VoLTE, OTG, fingerprint sensor and IR blaster.

Huawei Nova 2 Lite

5. Huawei Nova 2 lite - At PHP 9,990, the Huawei Nova 2 lite is Nova 2i's little brother. It has a 5.99-inch HD+ display at a 1440 x 720 resolution. At its core, it has a 64-bit 1.4GHz Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor, Adreno 505 GPU, 3GB of RAM and 3,000 mAh battery. 

It has dual rear camera setup with a 13MP f/2.2 sensor and a 2MP f/2.0 secondary sensor with PDAF and LED flash. Up frontm it has an 8MP f/2.0 selfie camera with softlight flash.

It is running Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box with EMUI 8.0 on top of it. 

Notable features include 4G LTE with VoLTE, fingerprint sensor, face unlock and dual microphones.

Honor 9 Lite

6. Honor 9 Lite - At just PHP 7,990, the Honor 9 Lite is a quad cam beast. It has a 5.65-inch FHD+ FullView display at 2160 x 1080 resolution. It runs a 64-bit 2.36GHz Kirin 659 octa-core processor, Mali-T830 MP2 GPU, 3GB RAM with 32GB expandable storage and 3,000 mAh.

The quad camera setup consists of 13MP f/2.2 + 2MP rear cameras with PDAF and led flash and 13MP f/2.0 + 2MP with screen flash. 

It is running Android 8.0 Oreo with EMUI 8.0. 

It has 4G LTE with VoLTE, fingerprint sensor and face unlock.

Infinix Hot S3

7. Infinix Hot S3 - At just PHP 7,999, the Infinix Hot S3 gets you a pretty good package. It has a 5.65-inch HD+ IPS display at 1440 x 720 resolution. It has 64-bit 1.4GHz Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor, Adreno 505 GPU, 3GB of RAM with 32GB of expandable storage and 4,000 mAh huge battery.

It has a main camera with a 13MP f/2.0 sensor with PDAF and dual tone LED flash. It also has a 20MP f/2.0 sensor with dual tone LED flash upfront for selfies.

It is running Android 8.0 Oreo with XOS 3.0. Additional features include VoLTE and a fingerprint sensor.

Cherry Mobile Flare S6 Plus

8. Cherry Mobile Flare S6 Plus - At PHP 9,999, this is Cherry Mobile's entry in this price range. The Flare S6 Plus has a 5.7-inch HD+ IPS display. It has a 64-bit 1.5GHz MT6750T processor, Mali-T860 MP2 GPU, 4GB of RAM with 64GB of expandable storage and 3,000 mAh battery.

It has a quad camera setup as well. The rear camera setup has a combo of 16MP S5K3P3 sensor and 5MP f/2.0 sensor with AF and quad LED flash. The selfoe cameras consist of the same combination of sensors with AF and LED flash.

It is running Android 7.0 Nougat with Cherry OS. It also has 700 MHz LTE, fingerprint sensor, USC Type-C and Cirrus CS43L36-CWZR HiFi DAC.

Cloudfone Excite Prime 2 Pro

9. Cloudfone Excite Prime 2 Pro - At just PHP 9,999, the Cloudfone Excite Prime 2 Pro is a great device. It has a 5.5-inch FHD IPS display at 1920 x 1080 resolution with Cornig  gorilla Glass Protection. It is running a 64-bit 1.4GHz Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor, Adreno 505 GPU, 4GB RAM with 64GB expandable storage and a 3,000 mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0.

It has a dual rear camera setup with a 13MP 3L8 sensor + 8MP 4H8 f/2.0 sensor with AF, 2X optical zoom, portrait mode and LED flash. The selfie camera has a hige 20MP f/2.0 Sony IMX376 sensor with portrait mode and softlight flash.

It is running with Andoird 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box. It also has 700MHz LTE and a fingerprint sensor.

ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 (ZB601KL)

10. ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 (ZB601KL) - At just PHP 9,995, this new beast from ASUS is the best gaming phone in this list. Why? It goes with the powerful 1.8GHz 64-bit Snapdragon 636 octa-core processor with gaming capable Adreno 509 GPU. It's the highest SoC found in this list.

Moreover, ASUS paired it with 3GB LPDDR4 RAM, 32GB eMCP memory, massive 5,000mAh battery, 13MP + 8MP dual cameras at the back, 8MP selfie camera, face unlock tech, fingerprint sensor, and pure Android 8.1 Oreo operating system.

There you have it. These are the best in the sub PHP 10K range as of now.

What do you guys think? Did we miss anything?