10 Cheapest Smartphones on AliExpress in 2020

The characteristics of this cheap smartphone look, to put it mildly, rather weak. It's just a "dialer" and "pisalka" with iron from the last century. The manufacturer indicates that the model was released in 2020, but there are suspicions that he only changed the case, leaving the old stuffing. On AliExpress, these phones are found with different logos, but all of them are united by a low price. And taking into account it, a smartphone can be forgiven a lot - a bad camera, thoughtfulness, slowness, clumsiness in design. But the main difficulty that arises for users is related to the operating system. Google is slowly phasing out support for older operating systems, which means apps on Android 4.4 won't be updated.

The best thing about this smartphone is its attractive appearance. The back cover is made of good plastic with glass imitation, the camera block adds respectability (only one is working, the rest are just for decoration). There is not enough memory, the processor also does not have the best performance, so there is no need to talk about speed. The battery runs out quickly, even when using the phone in gentle mode, it may not last for a day. With a complete set, everything is fine - there are protective films, glass, a case, a charger. The dimensions of the phone make it easy to hold even a child. But he won’t pull the game, so it’s just a beautiful inexpensive dialer.

Compromise smartphone with very modest characteristics and a pleasant price tag. You can’t count on the speed of work - old hardware and a 32-bit system are used, which is extremely strange even for a budget modern phone. But there is also a positive - there are three card slots, so you can expand the memory. The screen is very modest, but its resolution is enough to make calls and watch pictures, and it also saves battery power - enough for more than a day.The presence of a triple main camera is declared, in fact it is single, the rest are sham. The quality of the photo is quite digestible, but there can be no talk of any artistry - the Chinese slightly lied about the characteristics of the optics.

The target audience of the device is children and adults for whom innovations in the phone are not important, ready to put up with outdated hardware and retro design. The model has been sold on Aliexpress since 2017, and that says it all. At the start of sales, it was considered advanced. Now it's just a budget phone with the best margin of safety. It is well balanced, so there are no complaints about performance. The fingerprint scanner works instantly, the satellites are located quickly. There is even full OTG support! But there are also a lot of downsides.Of the declared 16 GB of memory, about 13 GB is free, the battery draws a maximum of 4600 mAh, the speaker is weak, and the camera performance is overpriced, as is often the case in cheap smartphones.

For more than a year, Huawei / Honor products have been living without the usual Google Mobile Services. During this time, the manufacturer has created its own system, where AppGallery works instead of Google Play. Through this store, you can download your favorite instant messengers, maps, and other applications. There are alternatives for almost everything. It will not be possible to install only Youtube, but you can use it through a browser. But the youngest model from the Honor 9 line stands out among other state employees with its technical characteristics. Its hardware platform is the same as that of its older brother 9A. However, there is less RAM and internal memory, but even they are enough for games. The main camera comes with autofocus, the pictures are very good.

ELEPHONE has managed to offer customers the cheapest retractable camera phone. They waited a year for its release. During this time, such an innovation has become obsolete, but for state employees it still remains a curiosity. The hardware of the device is closer to the middle class of previous years. The chipset allows you to run heavy games with not the highest graphics, and the amount of memory amaze lovers of inexpensive phones. The gadget is beautiful, quite smart, with a gorgeous display and a full set of sensors. The speaker is loud, but it has the quality of the cheapest $30 smartphones. There are shortcomings with the camera firmware - without dancing with a tambourine, the picture is not very good. But the phone looks like an expensive gadget.

An attractive smartphone with a standard design for 2020 - a round block of 3 cameras, two of which are non-working, a front camera slightly floating on the screen, frames close to the minimum. There is a 3.5mm jack, a microUSB port and a speaker with a fairly loud sound. The screen is bright, but the pixels are striking. Due to the elongated shape, the smartphone lies well in the hand, and this is almost the size of a tablet. There are only two card slots. The power supply is rather weak, which is very disappointing even in a cheap phone. There is no support for fast charging. But the main drawback is the outdated chipset, which was good back in 2018. As a consolation to brand lovers, we note that earlier such hardware was used in phones more expensive than $100.

If you need a cheap device with a large display, then choose C19. The screen of the phone is good - detailing in the brightest light is excellent. The processor is responsible for the performance of the gadget, which has managed to prove itself well in other inexpensive smartphones. The chipset, of course, is rather weak, but since they buy such devices for simple operations, they do not threaten the phone to freeze. There is a double-tap activation, a face scanner, but there are complaints about its work. Cameras do not differ in the best characteristics either - everything is standard for cheap matrices and optics. But the sound quality during video recording was a pleasant surprise - it is juicy, deep. OUKITEL has more interesting models, but given the price, this one also has the right to life.

One gets the impression that the Chinese make blanks for state employees at one factory, and then only decorate them with different logos. How else to explain the presence on Aliexpress of so many new products with different names and the same characteristics? Here is a simplified version of last year's Blackview A80 Pro model with a familiar filling. The software here does not have outstanding characteristics, but in general the phone turned out to be balanced. The screen is especially good - bright, with the best viewing angle. The cameras are behind him. The smartphone has four of them, but only one really works, plus a front camera. Everything is in order with the sensors, the battery holds the charge well, and all this is in a thin case.

The new state employee from Xiaomi has become a continuation of the popular Redmi line on Aliexpress. Already at first glance, you can see that this is an inexpensive phone - protrusions, frames, a flat screen without bends at the edges. But the dimensions of the monitor are impressive: 6.5 inches is a real “shovel”. With the speed of the smartphone, not everything is going smoothly - 2 GB of RAM and not the fastest hardware affects. The camera, like most state employees, does not give out masterpieces - it simply is. There is no NFC module, there is no notification sensor, but there is face unlock. They also saved money on the fingerprint scanner. And the absence of Type-C is very surprising, because Redmi 8A already had it. Well, at least you can listen to music - the manufacturer left the Mini Jack port.