- David and David here.
One of the most common questions
we get is what are the best phones under $500?
Well, in this video, we are going to answer that question.
- Yeah. Let's start with the iPhone SE 2, $399.
Great phone. Same A13 processor as the iPhone 11 series.
Really good phone for kids
because it's small, compact, and durable.
- And relatively inexpensive compared to the newer ones.
I like this phone, but it's kind of like the iPhone 6ssss.
I mean, it's the same form factor
as the iPhone 6 was but with really powerful insides.
I like this phone.
It's relatively affordable.
It's a great way to get into the Apple ecosystem
for not a lot of money.
- Yeah. One potential drawback for you is
that the screen size is only 4.7 inches.
That might be too small for some people as, you know,
screen sizes just keep getting bigger and bigger and bigger.
- Yeah.
- So if you want a bigger display,
it might not be the best choice for you,
but the iPhone X might be a good choice for you.
- Right. And this is where we can talk about,
okay I have $500 to spend.
Do I really need to get a new phone from the manufacturer
or from a carrier and the answer may be no to that.
I've purchased phones on eBay before.
Ebay is a little bit spottier sometimes than like Amazon.
But if you read the reviews of the sellers,
you can find some great deals on phones,
like the iPhone X for way less than $500.
- It's a great phone. I had the iPhone X for a while,
and I mean, it's about as good as the iPhone 11, really.
- Yeah, it's pretty much the same phone.
I mean, it's about as good as the iPhone 12.
The iPhone X was the revolutionary change.
The iPhone 8 and the iPhone X were essentially released,
you know, within a month of each other.
So the iPhone SE 2...whoops, hittin' the overhead cam is
like the iPhone 8 in terms of size.
- Yep. 5.8 inch display.
Only 64 gigabytes and 256 gigabytes
of storage space might be an issue
if you're taking a lot of 4K video
but probably not.
256 should be enough for most people.
- Yeah, totally.
- Next phone, an Android, the Google Pixel 4a 5G.
Yes. Lot of words.
- Lots of letters.
- Lots of numbers
Yep.
This is a great phone.
It's a relatively new phone.
It was released in October of 20
- 20.
- Yep. So not too long ago.
Has the 5G capability.
Google did a really good job
of building in a system on a chip design for 5G.
I'm going to stop talking like a tech nerd nerd
and just say that it has great battery life
for a 5G phone.
- Yep. A lot of great integrations, Google photos, you know.
- Free storage.
- [David Lynch] Free storage.
- [David Payette] Actually, they're getting rid of that
aren't they though?
- But maybe you're thinking, okay,
Pixel's been out for what, six months now,
maybe I should just wait for the 5a.
- 5G
- That's probably not going
to come according to Jon Prosser.
There's a chip shortage.
5a 5G might not, just might be canceled.
This phone starts at $499.
Really solid Android phone.
- Yeah. It's a great phone.
- Next, let's talk about a couple Samsung phones,
the S10 and the A51.
- So S10 is kinda in the same bucket
as the iPhone X was that we recommended
in that you're probably not gonna be able to find it new
because they don't really sell it anymore new,
but you can go to eBay or Amazon
and find a used phone for a lot less than $500.
And there were a lot of complaints about the S20
which was the next generation.
Currently, we're in S21 land.
And the S10 to me felt better than the S20.
So I prefer that phone.
I prefer the S10 to the S20.
And I think it's a great deal on a phone.
- Yeah, $368 on Amazon.
Some of the S21 phones get expensive real fast.
So if you're looking for a cheaper option,
that's the way to go.
The A51 costs $499 on Amazon.
And when you're comparing these two phones,
look at some of the specs because there are pros
and cons to each.
A51 has a larger display.
A51 has a greater battery capacity.
A51 has a 48-megapixel camera
but it also has 2 5-megapixel cameras.
whereas the S10 has a 12, a 12, and a 16 ultra-wide.
- Well, this is kind of similar
to the iPhone XS versus or X versus SE 2
in that one of these was a flagship phone,
the S10.
Top of the line phone and the A51 is designed
as a not top of the line phone,
a cheaper alternative.
So, I personally would go with the S10.
I would personally go with the iPhone X
over the SE 2 or the A51 5G.
- Yup. So check out all these phones
in the description section below,
compare them head to head, iphone.com.
- Yeah and really just let us know what your decision is.
And if you have any other questions,
we're happy to answer them and maybe steer you
in the right direction.
Just be careful, if you go on eBay to make sure
that the seller that you're buying from is a trusted seller
and has a lot of 5 star reviews.
Nobody has a perfect rating, but you should be able to
get somewhere around 4.9 stars
and then you can get a great deal on a phone.
- Pocket an extra $150, you know.
- Yeah, exactly.
Pocket it.
Put it toward a carat and put it towards a cell phone plan.
- Perfect.
- Yup.