Best Cell Phones - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 Network Type, v5.0 (Lollipop) Operating System

'The effort here scraps the forgettable aesthetic of the ZenFone 2 in favor of a phone that has fewer bad sides.'

'Compact optical zoom'

'The latest and greatest phone from the company known as "the Apple of the East", the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 continues the company's trend of offering impressive specifications at astonishingly low prices. '

'The Redmi Note 2 isn't a perfect phone by any means, but it's powerful, reasonably good-looking, has great screen and a fantastic camera - as well as other bonuses such as a MicroSD slot and two SIM slots. '

'Good battery life.'

'When connected to an active external amplifier, the smartphone showed excellently high volume levels and perfectly clean output for one of the best showings out there. . '

'Good cameras with interesting features. '

'The display was quite good and it was a pleasure to watch videos on it.'

'The Zenfone Max puts its 5,000mAh battery to good use to post an endurance rating of 121 hours;. '

'polished overall experience'

'It’s easily the most impressive phone available under $300, and it doesn’t force you to make the compromises that are commonly required by cheap phones. '

'Mesmerizing IPS-based display'

'The ZenFone 2 has everything and the kitchen sink: 64GB of storage plus a memory card slot, two SIM slots, enough RAM to flip between several large games at once, and a surprisingly good camera. '

'Outstanding value.'

'Asus Zenfone2 presents a good overall package with high performance numbers. '

'If nothing else, this device proves Intel is totally up to the challenge of powering a modern smartphone experience. '

'The HTC One E9s Dual SIM is a good smartphone, no doubt. '

'The Asus ZenFone Selfie is a (relatively) inexpensive, reliable smartphone with respectable performance and decent software. '

'All told it’s a nice handset that feels about right considering its likely mid-range price. '