Smartphone up to PLN 1,000 on Black Friday. What screen and processor? How much RAM? Here are the best suggestions [PORADNIK]

Black Friday and pre-Christmas promotions can be a good opportunity to hunt down a smartphone at an attractive price. Unfortunately, choosing an efficient device that will not turn into a “brick” after a few months of use is not an easy task.

In the face of rising electronics prices and galloping inflation, can you still buy a smartphone for about PLN 1,000 that will serve us for at least 2-3 years? Yes, but before making a purchase decision, it is worth paying attention to several key factors.

Smartphone up to PLN 1,000. What to look for?

Screen – in the budget up to PLN 1,000, we are looking for a smartphone with IPS screen with FullHD + resolution, although in some devices from this shelf you can already find much better AMOLED displays. When it comes to screen refresh rate, it’s hard to count on anything more than 60Hzhowever, there are pleasant surprises that also made it to our list.

Processor – we are looking mid-range Snapdragon system (e.g. 860 or 690), which will offer us decent performance. Chips can also be a good alternative to Snapdragons MediaTekwhich usually offer a very good ratio of performance to the final price of the device.

When it comes to RAM, the rule is simple: the more, the better. For Android smartphones 4 GB is the absolute minimumbut worth aiming for 6GB. We will pay attention to the speed of RAM and the amount of internal memory (128 GB seems to be the optimal solution).

The camera – Manufacturers are increasingly flooding us with cameras with 3 or even 4 lenses. Remember that the number of “meshes” does not necessarily translate into the quality of the photos. It plays a key role main lens and used in it matrix. So let’s focus on quality, not quantity.

Battery – We are looking for a smartphone with a battery capacity 4000–5000 mAh. At the same time, it is worth noting that the battery of the battery is uneven. Therefore, before deciding to buy, it is worth looking at the tests to see how the battery performs in practice. Let’s look for smartphones with the function fast charging and charging wireless – these are extremely useful “extras”.

A good mid-range smartphone should also have a module NFC connector Dual SIMand also – at least partially – waterproof. Support for 5G networks will be a nice addition, but it should not be the deciding factor. The adaptation of 5G in Poland is still quite slow.

Let’s also pay attention to the quality of the device itself. Although this shelf is dominated by smartphones made of plastic, you can also find gems with backs made of glass or with an aluminum frame that strengthens the entire structure.

What smartphone for around PLN 1,000? Our propositions

Realme 8 photo Realme

Realme 8 (from PLN 999)

Realme 8 is not one of the youngest smartphones, as it had its premiere in the spring of last year. However, it is still a very efficient model that also offers an eye-pleasing design.

“Eight” has a layout MediaTek Helio G95 with Mali-G73 graphics. We have at our disposal 4 or until 6GB RAM and 64 GB or 128 GB of data memory. The manufacturer used here 6.4 inch Super AMOLED screenwhich – as I mentioned earlier – rarely appears in smartphones from the lower price range.

The advantage of this model is also the presence of the NFC module, quick reader line fingerprint and the battery of 5000 mAh capacitythat allows for fast charging with a power of 30W.

POCO M4 5G photo Xiaomi

POCO M4 Pro 5G (from PLN 999)

Another layout proposal Mediatek. This time it model Dimensity 810, which is more efficient than even mounted in many cheap smartphones Snapdragon 720G. We also have 4 or 6 GB of RAM and 64/128 GB of data memory.

As for the screen, we find here a 6.6-inch display IPS LCD with a resolution of 1080 × 2400 pixels higher refresh rate of 90 Hz. There is also a dual camera 50MP + 8MP, battery 5000mAh with fast charging 33W, NFCas well as support for the 5G standard.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S photo Xiaomi

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S (from PLN 999)

This is probably the best smartphone up to PLN 1,000 that you can buy at the moment. We find here both an excellent screen AMOLED with refreshing 90 Hz i maximum brightness at level 1000 nitsand quite efficient Mediatek Helio G96 chip.

The big advantage of this model is the fact that already in the basic version it has up to 6GB of RAM. When it comes to memory for data, we can choose between 64 and 128 GB. The quad camera with the main lens with a resolution of 108 megapixels also looks good.

It completes the whole Dual SIM function, module NFC and battery 5000mAh with 33W charging.

Motorola Moto G52 photo Motorola

Motorola Moto G52 (from PLN 999)

Motorola Moto G52 is one of the latest smartphones in our list. Like Redmi Note 11S, The device is equipped with an AMOLED display. It has a diagonal of 6.6 inches, a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and offers a refresh rate of 90 Hz.

The heart of the device is the layout Snapdragon 680, which is inferior in performance to the Helio G96 processor, but still offers satisfactory performance. We also have available 4 or 6 GB RAM and 128 or 256 GB of data memory.

The advantage of this smartphone is undoubtedly its extraordinary design (especially in the Metallic White version), as well as a 5000 mAh battery. It is also worth appreciating the presence of “clean” Android version 12.

Samsung Galaxy A32 (from PLN 999)

The undoubted advantage of this model is phenomenal 6.4 inch Super AMOLED display (1080 x 2400) it offers refresh rate of 90 Hz. This screen has been covered Corning Gorilla glass Glass 5.

The Galaxy A32 has also been equipped with a system MediaTek Helio G80, which is supported by 4 or 6 GB memory RAM and 64 or 12 GB of memory for user data. We will also find a quad camera here 64MP + 8MP + 5MP + 5MP.

As for the battery, it has a capacity of 5000 mAh, but unfortunately does not offer fast charging (only 15W). There was also a useful NFC module.