Here are some other alternatives to consider if none of the phones above suit your taste.
Asus Zenfone 8 for $699: Chasing after the smallest Android phone with a headphone jack? That award This Asus phoneand it has top level performance. It has the same Snapdragon 888 processor as the more expensive devices, as well as 120 Hz AMOLED display and IP68 water resistance. Defect? It doesn’t work on Verizon, its camera and battery life are fine.
Moto G Power 2021 for $200: If we had to choose one phone from among the many Motorola makes in a year, it would Moto G Power is at the top of the list for what it’s worth. You’ll get a solid camera system, three days of battery life, and decent performance. It doesn’t have NFC for contactless payments and can only be upgraded to Android 11, but it will receive security updates for two years. Over there To be version 2022, but it doesn’t work well and we recommend avoiding it.
TCL 20 SE for $190: The camera is poor, but you should be able to run your favorite apps and games relatively well on this TCL. Just don’t run too many things at once. It has a jack, NFC, and a MicroSD card slot, but it won’t receive any OS upgrades (only two years of security updates).
Nokia G20 for $199: Using only your phone? Something like this Nokia will do the trick. It’s a bit slow, but the camera system beats TCL above and it gets two years of OS updates and three years of security updates. That means it has a higher chance to last longer with less kinks.
