With the cost of living rising, even tech geeks have less to spend on their favourite gadgets, and you don’t need to shell out for a flagship model to get some of the coolest new features.
Android manufacturers like Samsung and OnePlus have been raising their game with their more affordable, mid and budget-range phones that leave the pricier Apple iPhones in the dust.
Samsung’s A series have been a staple of the midrange landscape since 2014. Meanwhile, challenger OnePlus is best known for creating affordable phones that push the envelope by including some incredible top-tier tech while maintaining a low cost.
These more modestly priced options are now featuring the latest tech that you would normally only see in cutting-edge flagship phones like 120Hz displays, and 5G connectivity as well as improved performance and powerful graphical capabilities for gaming.
Samsung's A54 was released last month and offers respectable if modest upgrades on its predecessor but is on the upper end of the mid-range budget at £449.
The OnePlus Nord CE3 Lite 5G might be a mouthful of a name but this is also a successor and the Chinese tech firm has crammed in some very impressive features while also beating Samsung on price with this new phone costing just £299.
