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The best phones under $300

Budget phones ranked by what professional reviewers actually concluded — not by spec sheets.

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Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro4 reviews · Some disagreementMay 2025 · from $279 · 6.8″ · 50 MP · telephoto · 5,000 mAh
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Samsung Galaxy A162 reviews · Some disagreementJan 2025 · from $199 · 6.7″ · 50 MP · 5,000 mAh
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Samsung Galaxy A173 reviews · Some disagreementJan 2026 · from $199 · 6.7″ · 50 MP · 5,000 mAh
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Phones with a US launch price of $300 or less. Specs come from the spec boxes in the reviews we cite (where they disagree, we use the value most of them give). Prices are US launch prices for the base model. Methodology.