The student party has a small budget and wants to change to a new mobile phone with high value. What kind of mobile phone should they choose to be affordable?
Mobile phones have become a necessity in life. There are various brands and models of mobile phones on the market, and the prices are rising year by year. For students with limited budgets, it is especially important to choose a cost-effective mobile phone under the premise of ensuring performance and appearance.
The so-called cost-effective mobile phone, in my personal opinion, is to spend less money to buy a mobile phone with better user experience, high value, and high fluency. This is a cost-effective mobile phone. The following content will take this sentence as the main premise.
1. In 2023, what kind of mobile phone will be considered a cost-effective mobile phone?
1. Storage + flash memory capacity
Within 1500 yuan, 8+128G starts at the bottom, 8+256G is better;
1500-2500 yuan, starting from 8+128G, 12+256G is better;
More than 2,500 yuan, it is better to be able to get 12+256G, and it is more suitable if you can get 12+512G, 16+256G, and 16+512G.
2. SoC chip
Within 1,500 yuan, priority can be given to models equipped with no less than Snapdragon 695 and Dimensity 900 chips. Of course, it would be better if you can buy a model equipped with not less than Snapdragon 778G, Dimensity 1300 and other chips;
For the price range of 1500-2000 yuan, it is recommended to start with Dimensity 8000/Dimensity 8100/Dimensity 8200, Snapdragon 870, and Snapdragon 888, and the performance is sufficient for the same price range;
2000-2500 yuan, you can give priority to models equipped with Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 chips (there should be several models in 2023), followed by models equipped with Dimensity 8100, Dimensity 8200 and other chips.
For more than 2,500 yuan, it is recommended to use flagship chips such as Dimensity 9000, Dimensity 9000+, Snapdragon 8+ Gen1, Snapdragon 8 Gen2, Dimensity 9200, and Apple A15/A16.
3. Battery and charging
The starting battery is recommended to be 4500mAh. If it is a high-performance model above 3000 yuan, no less than 4800mAh is better. Fast charging is recommended not to be lower than 60W, and it would be better if it can be charged at 100W (the improvement of higher charging power is actually limited).
4. Screen
The screen depends on factors such as material, resolution, color gamut, refresh rate, sampling rate, peak brightness, and contrast.
From 100 yuan phones to 1000 yuan phones and then to high-end flagship phones, the resolution also increases gradually from 720P (1280×720), 1080P (1920×1080), 2K (2560×1440). The picture is more delicate.
If the budget is within 2,000 yuan, you can consider models equipped with LCD screens or high-quality OLED screens, and try not to start with screens with a resolution lower than 1080P;
If the budget is more than 2,000 yuan, you can consider starting with Samsung E4 or domestic high-quality OLED screens. When choosing, you can focus on resolution, arrangement, color accuracy, and dimming frequency.
Students who often accidentally drop their mobile phones on the ground should pay attention. From the perspective of being more resistant to drops, straight screens can be considered prior to curved screens, because curved screens are more costly and maintenance costs are also higher.
2. Suggestions for choosing a cost-effective mobile phone
1. Under the premise of the same price and the same SOC, mobile phones with large memory + large storage are preferred;
2. Performance is preferred, and models with better SOC are preferred at the same price;
3. It is recommended that the battery start with 4500mAh, and the charging power should not be lower than 60W;
4. Prioritize the selection of higher specification ROM storage;
5. If you focus on taking pictures, you can give priority to models with relatively powerful pictures.
6. In addition to focusing on choosing an excellent screen quality, if you can get a high refresh rate, try to choose a high refresh rate.
3. What are the cost-effective mobile phones in 2023?
Here I have compiled 3 cost-effective mobile phones ranging from 1,000 to 3,000 yuan. I hope you can buy your favorite mobile phone at an affordable price!
1. Mobile phones within 1,500 yuan
Redmi Note12 Pro (6+128G, price: 1429 yuan)
Redmi Note12 Pro can be said to be one of the best mobile phones in the thousand-yuan segment at this stage. The main camera is Sony IMX766 sensor, 5000W pixels. The words are also very good, 6.67" OLED straight screen, 120Hz high refresh rate, 5000mAhl67W, taking into account battery life and charging, this is really good if you like to take pictures.
2. 1500-2500 yuan mobile phone
Redmi K40S (12+256G, price: 1779 yuan)
Redmi K40S is currently one of the few models with good camera in 2K, and its performance and cost performance are quite strong. It is equipped with a Snapdragon 870 processor, which has good performance, a relatively thin body, and a good hand feel; the screen quality is excellent enough, E4 luminous material, supports A+ certification, factory primary color calibration, MEMC frame rate compensation, etc.; equipped with 67W wired fast charging, charging Extremely fast.
3. Mobile phones worth 2500-3000 yuan
iqoo neo7 se (12+256G, price: 2269 yuan)
The world's first Dimensity 8200, powerful performance, with a smoother OS 3.0 new system is enough for daily use and games, very conscientious for this price. E5 OLED straight screen, low blue light, HDR10+ and other blessings, the screen quality is very good, the camera adopts triple camera + OIS optical image stabilization + EIS video image stabilization, the photo effect is excellent, and the price performance ratio is very high at the price of 2000.
The above three cost-effective mobile phones are not a loss for the student party. In order to save money, you can buy them at various shopping festivals such as 618, Double 11, and New Year’s Day. Secondly, you can choose the school season, brand anniversaries, etc.
4. What must-have apps need to be installed on the mobile phone?
When you buy a new phone, of course you need to install some necessary apps. No matter how many phones I change to these 5 apps, I must install them, otherwise life will be boring.
1. WeChat
The important role of mobile phones is to socialize. Wechat is a giant social app. Over the years, wechat has indeed brought great changes to our lives. It is not just a social APP, it has a lot of usage in our daily life, such as WeChat payment.
2. Browser
No matter what kind of mobile phone it is, a browser must be installed. Personally, I prefer to use Duoyu browser. It has fast speed, built-in powerful search function and integrates multiple search engines to achieve unlimited search in seconds. The most important thing is that it has a password lock screen function, and encryption is more secure for privacy protection. In addition, the most practical thing is that the tool can be used online with one key, which greatly improves the functional efficiency.
3. Alipay
Alipay has very powerful functions. In addition to being used for online shopping, it also has many functions such as Didi taxi, sports, ordering food, booking tickets, and paying living bills. It can be said that Alipay includes all our daily consumption needs.
If you want to spend less money and buy a mobile phone with better user experience, high value, and high fluency, you must do more comparisons, refer to the suggestions for choosing a cost-effective mobile phone, and do more strategies. If you are really lazy, it is also a good way to choose directly from the three cost-effective mobile phones of 1,000 to 3,000 yuan summarized above. After all, the cost-effectiveness is high, and the student party can rest assured.