List of the best smartphones under PHP 12K (Q4 2018)

Since the smartphones are getting more affordable at every release, we listed down here our top picks in terms of phones under PHP 12K.

The best under 12K

List of the best smartphones under PHP 12K

Cherry Mobile Flare S7 Plus

1. Cherry Mobile Flare S7 Plus - For PHP 11,999, the Cherry Mobile S7 Plus has a 6.18-inch FHD+ IPS display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection. Inside, it has a 2.0GHz Helio P60 octa-core processor, Mali-G72 MP3 GPU, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of expandable storage and a 3,050mAh battery with 5V/2A charger and wireless charging capabilities.

It has a dual main camera setup with a 16MP f/2.0 OV16885 sensor + 5MP  with PDAF, BSI, AI and LED flash. It also has a 16MP f/2.0 selfie camera with IR camera, BSI and AI face beauty.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5

2. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 - with a new starting price of PHP 9,495, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 has a 5.99-inch FHD+ IPS display. Inside, it has a 1.8GHz Snapdragon 636 octa-core processor, Adreno 509 GPU, 3GB/4GB of RAM, 32GB/64GB of expandable storage and a 4,000mAh battery.

The Redmi Note 5 has a dual main camera setup with a 12MP f/1.9 sensor + 5MP  with Dual Pixel PDAF, and dual tone LED flash. It also has a 13MP f/2.0 selfie camera with A.I and softlight LED flash.

ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1

3. ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 -  For as low PHP 9,995, the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 has a 5.99-inch FHD+ IPS display. Inside, it has a 1.8GHz Snapdragon 636 octa-core processor, Adreno 509 GPU, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of expandable storage and a huge 5,000mAh battery.

The ZenFone Max Pro M1 has a dual main camera setup with a 13MP f/2.2 OV16880 sensor + 5MP depth sensor with PDAF, and LED flash. It also has an 8MP f/2.0 selfie camera with an 85.5-degrees wide angle lens and softlight LED flash.

The 4GB RAM/64GB ROM variant is priced at PHP 12,995 though.

Mi A2 Lite

4. Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite - With a starting price of PHP 9,490, the Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite has a 5.84-inch FHD+ IPS display. Under the hood, it has a 2.2GHz Snapdragon 625 octa-core processor, Adreno 506 GPU, 3GB/4GB of RAM, 32GB/64GB of expandable storage and a 4,000mAh battery.

The Mi A2 Lite has a dual main camera setup with a 12MP sensor + 5MP sensor with AI and LED flash. It also has a 5MP selfie camera.

Honor 7X (Left)

5. Honor 7X - To round up the list, the Honor 7X is going for PHP 10,990. It has a 5.93-inch FHD+ FullView display. It is running a 2.36GHz Kirin 659 octa-core processor, Mali-T830 GPU, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of expandable storage and a 3,340mAh battery with fast charging.

The Honor 7X has a dual main camera setup with a 16MP f/2.2 sensor + 2MP sensor with PDAF and dual tone LED flash. It also has an 8MP f/2.0 selfie camera with screen flash.

There you have it. This is our picks for the best smartphones under PHP 12K.

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