List of the best mid-range smartphones under PHP 22K in the Philippines (Q3 2018)

There is a huge pack of beastly mid-range smartphones released under PHP 22K which made it really hard for us to list all of it. 

Smartphones under PHP 22K!

Fortunately, we managed to narrow down our list to a Top 10. Check it out!

List of the best smartphones under PHP 22K in the Philippines (Q3 2018)

Xiaomi Mi A2

10. Xiaomi Mi A2 - For PHP 13,990, the Xiaomi Mi A2 starts our list off. It has a 5.99-inch 2.D curved IPS display running at 2160 x 1080 resolution. It also has Gorilla Glass 5 protection.

It is housing Snapdragon 660 octa-core processor running at 2.2GHz, Adreno 512, 4GB of RAM with 64GB storage, and a 3,010mAh battery.

It has a dual 12MP f/1.75 Sony IMX486 + 20MP f/1.75 Sony IMX376 sensors at the back with AI and LED flash. It also has a 20MP f/1.8 selfie sensor.

OPPO F7

9.  OPPO F7 - For PHP 14,990, the OPPO F7 offers a 6.23-inch LTPS display running at 2280 x 1080 with Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The internals has a 2.0GHz Helio P60 octa-core processor with Dual Core AI, Mali-G72 MP3, 4GB of RAM with 64GB expandable storage and a 3,400mAh battery.

The rear camera has a 16MP f/1.8 sensor with PDAF and LED flash. The selfie camera has a 25MP f/2.0 Sony IMX576 sensor with AI Beauty Recognition 2.0 and screen flash.

Vivo V11i

8. Vivo V11i - For PHP 15,990, the newly launched Vivo V11i has a 6.3-inch LTPS IPS display running at 2280 x 1080 resolution. It has a 2.0GHz Helio P60 octa-core processor with dual core AI, Mall-G72 MP3 GPU, 4GB of RAM with 128Gb expandable storage, and a 3,315mAh battery with fast charging.

The main camera sports a dual 16MP f/2.0 + 5MP f/2.4 with Dual Pixel PDAF focus and dual-tone LED flash. The selfie camera has a 25MP f/2.0 with AI and screen flash.

ASUS ZenFone 5

7. ASUS ZenFone 5 - Now at PHP 17,990, the ASUS ZenFone 5 offers a 6.2-inch Super IPS display at 2246 x 1080 resolution. It also has Gorilla Glass protection. It is housing a 1.8GHz Snapdragon 636 octa-core processor, Adreno 509, 4GB of RAM with 64GB expandable storage and a 3,300mAh with ASUS BoostMaster fast charging and AI charging.

Huawei Nova 3i

The main camera has dual setup sporting a 12MP f/1.8 Sony IMX363 + 8MP f.2.0 OV8856 sensor with Tri-tech AF, Dual Pixel, 120-degree wide angle, OIS, EIS and dual tone LED flash. The selfie camera also has an 8MP f/2.0 OV8856 with a 83-degree wide angle lens.

6. Huawei Nova 3i - At PHP 15,990, the Huawei Nova 3i packs a 6.3-inch IPS display at 2340 x 1080 resolution. Inside it has the 2.2GHz Kirin 710 octa-core processor, Mali-G51 MP4 GPU with GPU Turbo, 4GB of RAM with 128GB expandable storage and a 3,340mAh battery.

The camera department houses a quad camera setup with a dual 16MP f/2.2 + 2MP sensors at the back with PDAF, contrast focus, Master AI and LED flash and a dual 24MP f/2.0 + 2MP with AF, Master AI, HDR Pro and screen flash.

OPPO F9

5. OPPO F9 - At just PHP 17,990, the OPPO F9 offers a 6.3-inch LTPS TFT display at 2340 x 1080 resolution. It also has Gorilla Glass protection. It houses a 2.0GHz Helio P60 octa-core processor, Mali-G72 MP3 GPU, 6GB of RAM with 64GB of expandable storage, and a 3,500mAh battery with VOOC flash charge.

It has a dual rear camera with a 16MP f/1.8 + 2MP f/2.4 setup with PDAF and LED flash. It has a 25MP f/2.0 sensor with AI Beauty Recognition and screen flash.

Nokia 7 Plus

4. Nokia 7 Plus - At PHP 21,990 (PHP 19,990 sale price), the Nokia 7 Plus offers a good package. It has a 6-inch display at 2160 x 1080 resolution with Gorilla Glass 3. It is running a 2.2GHz Snapdragon 660 octa-core processor, Adreno 512, 4GB of RAM with 64GB expandable storage and a 3,800mAh battery with fast charging.

The camera department houses a 12MP f/1.75 ZEISS optics + 13MP f/2.6 ZEISS optics with PDAF, 2x optical zoom, and dual tone LED flash. It also has a 16MP f/2.0 ZEISS optics sensor with AF and screen flash for selfies.

Vivo V11

3. Vivo V11 - At PHP 19,999, the Vivo V11 offers a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display running at 2340 x 1080 resolution. It houses a 1.95GHz Snapdragon 660 AIE octa-core processor, Adreno 512 GPU, 6GB RAM with 64GB expandable storage and a 3,400mAh battery with dual engine fast charging.

Honor Play

In terms of cameras, at the back it has a dual 12MP f/1.8 + 5MP f/2.4 sensors with Dual Pizel PDAF and dual tone led flash. Up front, it has a 25MP f/2.0 sensor with AI and screen flash.

2. Honor Play - The Honor Play offers flagship specs for only PHP 15,990. It has a 6.3-inch IPS display at 2340 x 1080 resolution with Gorilla Glass protection. It houses a 2.36GHz Kirin 970 octa-core processor with NPU and i7 co-processor, Mali-G72 MP12 GPU with GPU Turbo, 4GB of RAM 64GB expandable storage, and a 3,750mAh battery with fast charging.

It has a dual rear 16MP f/2.2 + 2MP f/2.4 camera setup with PDAF, CAF and dual tone LED flash. For selfies, it has a 16MP f/2.0 sensor.

POCOPHONE F1

1. POCOPHONE F1 - One of the trendsetters when it comes to providing flagship specs into the mid-range price point. The POCO F1 sells for PHP 17,990. It has a 6.18-inch 2.5D curved IPS display at 2246 x 1080 resolution with Gorilla Glass 3 protection.

Inside, it has a Snapdragon 845 AIE octa-core processor clocked in at 2.8GHz, Adreno 630 GPU, 6GB of RAM with 64GB of expandable storage, and 4,000mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0.

It also has a dual 12MP f/1.9 Sony IMX363 sensor + 5MP f/2.0 sexondary Samsung sensor with Dual Pixel AF, EIS, AI and dual-tone LED flash. In terms of selfie, it has a 20MP f/2.0 sensor with AI.

It also has a 6GB/128GB variant for PHP 19,990.

There you have it. Did we miss anything?

What do you guys think?