All you need is a smartphone and an internet connection provided by an internet service provider in my area and you have the world, literally in the palm of your hands.

Smartphones are constantly rising in popularity and demand, encouraging smartphone companies to invest more and more into their products. Larger batteries, extra cameras, higher resolution screens, stronger than necessary processors, and many other gimmicks you don’t need.

This led to a massive increase in prices. Phones like Apple and Samsung went up to $1500, a ridiculous price tag to pay for a smartphone. With such ridiculous price tags, it was natural people would switch to older models or go for more budget-friendly options, which is a rising market on its own.

So here are the top 4 smartphones which will give you near flagship-level performance, with a great design and a decent camera, all under $300.

Samsung Galaxy S8 :

When Samsung released the s8 in April 2017, it took the world by storm. With its amazing design, still relevant to date, amazing screen and overall performance, it instantly became the most popular Samsung phone, and still is.

Despite coming out almost 3 years ago, its specs and processor are still competitive in today’s market.

• Being a flagship phone it comes with an excellent, sturdy aluminum and glass construction.
• ip68 water and dust resistance.
• It comes with a beautiful 5.8inchesAMOLED curved screen, 1440p with 570 pixels per inch.
• It comes with the always-on function.
• You get android 9 coupled with Samsung’s1UI, however, there is very little chance Samsung will update this phone any further.
• You get the snapdragon 835 with the Adreno 540
• There is storage space of up to 64gb with the option of an SD card which can go up to 1 terabyte, along with 4gb RAM.
• It comes with an accomplished camera, especially for its current price range. It’s a 12-megapixel wide-angle camera that shoots in 2160p and takes excellent photos, up to par with current smartphones.
• 8-megapixel selfie camera that shoots in 1440p
• Headphone jack
• USB type C charging
• The fingerprint scanner on the back of the phone and an iris scanner at the front.
• A 3000maH battery along with 15W fast charging and wireless charging.

This phone offers everything great about Samsung between $150-$250.

LG G7:

LG is one of the fewer popular brands in the cell phone business, which means the price of its devices falls rapidly. They released LG G7 in May 2018 and offers all flagship-level specifications of that year at a cheap price.

• You get an excellent, sturdy aluminum and glass construction.
• Ip 68 dust and water resistance
• A 6.1 inch IPS display with a 1440p resolution and 564 pixels per inch.
• It even comes with the always-on function.
• Android 9 with no possibility of being updated to android 10.
• Snapdragon 845 along with the Adreno 630 processor.
• It comes with 64GB of storage and the option to expand to 1Terabyte via SD card and 4GB RAM.
• Dual camera setup at the back. A 16-megapixel main camera that shoots in 2160p and a 16-megapixel wide-angle camera.
• 8-megapixel selfie camera
• Headphone jack and DTS surround sound.
• USB type C charging with 18watt fast charging.
• 3000maH battery.

You can buy this phone for around $180-$200 on Amazon and maybe even cheaper on eBay.

Bold N1:

Bold is a subdivision of blue, and this was their first attempt at making a premium budget smartphone.

• You get an excellent, sturdy metal and glass construction.
• An AMOLED screen.
• An almost all-screen display with no notch and minimum bezels.
• Gorilla Glass 5 protection.
• Comes with android 10 right out of the box.
• You get an Helio p70 processor that is more than capable of gaming at medium settings.
• It comes with a base storage of 128GB with the option of adding an SD card up to 228GB, along with 4GB RAM.
• You get a dual-camera setup with a 16-megapixel main camera and a 5-megapixel depth sensor.
• Motorized pop up a 13-megapixel camera that shoots in 1080p
• Headphone jack
• USB type C charging along with 18-watt fast charging and wireless charging.
• A 3500maH battery.

You get all these high-end specs between $200-$250.

Redmi note 8 pro:

Xiaomi has established itself as the king of budget smartphones in recent years. They constantly produce high-end phones at cheap prices. One of the best phones they have ever made is the Redmi note 8 pro. Jam-packed with top-notch specifications at a very cheap price.

• It has a strong glass and plastic built.
• Gorilla Glass 5 protection.
• An IPS 6.3inch water-drop notch display with 1080p resolution and 395 pixels per inch.
• It comes with android 9 out of the box with MIUI11, but can be upgraded to android 10.
• You get the Helio G90T processor which means you can play any game on high resolution.
• 64GB internal storage with the option of using an SD card up to 256GB with 6GB of RAM.
• It comes with a Quad camera setup at the back. 64-megapixel wide-angle, 8-megapixel ultra-wide, 2-megapixel macro camera and a 2-megapixel depth sensor.
• 20-megapixel selfie camera.
• Headphone jack
• A large 4500maH battery along with 18-watt fast charging.
• The fingerprint sensor is at the back.

You can get this specification beast of a smartphone at a low price of $199.