Recommendations for cheap and reliable smartphones.
Having a working phone is crucial – during the pandemic it’s even more so.
Smart phones allow you to help your clients maintain contact with family and support networks, access services that are working remotely in lock-down, find out crucial information, access the internet and take part in online activities and meetings.
Budget tablet
Can be slow
Poor audio
Attractive design
Easy to use
Decent battery life
Can be slow
Focus on Amazon services
So-so screen
Good battery life
Fast speed
Weak audio through speakers
Compact size
Low price
Good all-rounder
Not the fastest
Sub-par speakers
Reasonable price
Can be used as voice assistant
Fast performance
Battery life not as good as rivals
Chunky design
Designed for children
Monitoring features for parents
Inexpensive
Good screen size
Can be slow
Poor battery life
Battery charges slowly
Good battery life
Strong security features
Can be slow
Struggles in noisy environments
Large display
Fingerprint scanner
Good battery life
NFC capable
Can be slow
Slow charging
Poor quick-charge battery life
Heavy and wide
No supplied headphones
Fantastic value
Great battery life
Good display
No headphones
Not powerful enough for serious users
If you want to source phones locally try contacting local independent stores, the sort that do phone repairs and sell refurbished or second-hand units. These stores will have lost their core trade during the lockdown and might be open to doing a deal on higher specification units they have sitting on their shelf.
