BEST CHEAP SMARTPHONES… …for everyday tasks

There are plenty of valid reasons not to own a smartphone. Perhaps you find touchscreens difficult to use, or you need a phone only for calls and texts. But increasingly in today’s world, it’s assumed and required that you have one, for everything from verifying your online accounts to scanning QR codes. Without one, you can be locked out of everyday activities.

Before you grudgingly cave into the pressure to buy a smartphone, either to use as your main handset or a second phone, it’s worth investigating the cheapest available options. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need to spend hundreds of pounds on an iPhone or Android phone to get