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High End and Low Budget Smartphones to gift this festive Season

By Joseph Lubandi

Posted on December 27, 2017

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Looking to buy a smartphone as a gift for your loved ones this Festive Season? Here are the best smartphones you can buy in 2017. There are high-end flagships for those willing to splash out wallet-whittling cash amounts, and then fantastically priced budget smartphones for those that don’t want to spend a whole chunk of money to enjoy smartphone experience. Whether you want to gift that head-turning flagship or an action-packed budget smartphone, we’ve got you covered.

First, let’s see the big boys the smartphone world had to offer in 2017. This one is for the big money friends over there.

iPhone X.

Its dubbed the anniversary iPhone, and what a way to celebrate an anniversary. Apple has had a big influence in the smartphone world in the past decade. And the new offering comes ready for the arena clad in heavy gear. This 4G LTE ready phone comes in space grey and silver colour options in 64/256GB variants. There is so much to love about the iPhone X. It’s worth all those extra zeros. So hey big money fella, go get this and surprise someone this Christmas.

Samsung Galaxy S8.

The bezels melted. The iconic Samsung home key disappeared. And an evolving Samsung signature curved display filled all that space. The 5.8″ infinity display is a headliner. It rocks 4GB of RAM and an octa-core Snapdragon 835 or Samsung’s in-house octa-core Exynos 8895. Iris scanning makes this device look like it’s straight outta a sci-fi movie. This beauty also has dual SIM siblings.

Google Pixel 2.

This is the latest from Google. It sports a 5-inch bezel-less display, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, Snapdragon 835, Active Edge, Google Assistant, 2700 mAh battery, and Android 8.0 (Oreo). It’s the quickest charging phone on the market. Google built on what was good with the first Pixel and made it better. It has a solid camera. A really beautiful camera. Yes, the camera is that good. It’s worth mentioning twice.

HTC U11+.

This one has so much in common with the Google Pixel 2 XL. Just that HTC went further miles to add its signature Boom Speakers, richer squeeze functionality, wider aperture for the 12MP camera with dual pixel autofocus, OIS, dual-LED flash, 1.4-micron pixel size, HDR Boost, Acoustic Focus, 4K @ 30fps and 3D audio capturing for videos. It also features a bigger 3,930 mAh battery with Quick Charge. It features 4GB RAM and 64/128GB of Storage. This is the most beautiful smartphone of the season. Makes it a great gift, especially for the ladies. The HTC U11+ costs about UGX 2.5M.

Lenovo P2.

This phone’s battery is insane. Can last 30 hours! How about that for a budget phone? The big battery may make it a little heavier than other phones weighing in at 177g. But what do you care about if you have a smartphone with the longest-serving battery on the market? Not just the battery, it also sports a beautiful display and top notch build. It costs about UGX 800,000.

Moto G4.

The Moto G came back with a bang. Its now visibly larger than the third generation Moto G. It’s also am a big leap forward. There is full HD display. Wow! An Octa core Snapdragon 617 chipset runs the show. This gives it as much processing power as other phones which double its price. The camera is a huge 13MP. All this coupled with a huge battery that keeps it running for long, you’re absolutely getting great smartphone experience at just about Ugx 800,000.

Okay, enough with the flagship big hitters. There were lots of budget-friendly smartphones this year. Who said you have to empty your wallet to the last coin in order to enjoy a great smartphone experience? Well, no one. So here are some budget smartphones you can gift this Christmas.

Budget Smartphone gifts.

Infinix Hot 5.

Infinix has put some pressure on a market mostly conquered by Tecno. It has many budget offerings. The Infinix Hot 5 spec sheet is surprising for its price. It has an 8MP autofocus camera that takes great shots and a 5MP front camera that offers great selfies for the social media junkies. It has a big 5.5″ HD display, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. It is also a dual SIM 3G phone. It costs about UGX 387,000 at Kilimall Uganda.

Tecno CX.

Tecno Mobile has masterminded awash in budget smartphones. They are very affordable for the specs they pack. The Tecno CX packs a 16 MP rear camera. The selfie camera is also a 16MP shooter with a soft light LED flash for even better selfies. The display is very beautiful too. Throw in the available fingerprint sensor at the back and you’re laughing. You will part with about UGX 650,000 if you want this phone. Available at all Tecno Mobile shops in town.

Other budget phones include Infinix Hot 5 Lite (UGX 319,000 from Kilimall), Infinix Note 4 (UGX 508,000 from Kilimall), Tecno Spark Plus (about UGX 550,000) and many others.