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The affordability of Android phones and the fact that they run Google’s Android operating system are two of the main reasons why they are so widely used. Also, compared to iPhones, Android phones appear to have longer battery lives. In this article, we combine the metrics of cost and battery optimization to provide you 3 Android phones that are attractive, cheap, and have great battery. 

  1.  Tecno Pop 5 Pro
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The Tecno Pop 5 Pro is the cheapest on our list of cheap Android phones with great battery life. And it goes between ₦60,000–₦68,000, depending on the vendor. The smartphone also boasts of an amazing 6000mah battery.

Apart from being one of the cheap Android phones with great battery life, it has other specs that’ll make you fall in love with it.  

Its 6.52-inch IPS LCD display is driven by a Mediatek MT6761 Helio A22 processor. The resolution is 720 pixels wide by 1600 pixels high. There is an 8 megapixel main camera and two additional lenses of unknown megapixel capacity that work in tandem to offer dual-LED flash.

Ice Blue, Deep Sea Luster, and Sky Cyan are just some of the Tecno Pop 5 Pro’s available hues. Bluetooth, FM radio, GPS, and a micro USB port for charging and data transfer are all included. In addition to the 32 GB of built-in storage, this gadget also has 3 GB of RAM.

The phone has a plastic frame and back, but a glass face, and it can use two different types of SIM cards (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). The smartphone’s resistance to water damage is also on an enhanced level.

Detailed Specifications

Battery

Type Li-Po 6000 mAh, non-removable

MISC

Colours

Ice Blue, Deepsea Luster, Sky Cyan

Platform

OS Android 11 (Go edition), HiOS 7.6

Chipset Mediatek MT6761 Helio A22 (12 nm)

CPU Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53

GPU PowerVR GE8320

Memory

Card slot microSDXC

Internal 32GB 3GB RAM

  eMMC 5.1

Connection

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2

3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

4G bands LTE

Speed HSPA, LTE

Body

Dimensions 164.9 x 76.1 x 9.5 mm (6.49 x 3.00 x 0.37 in)

Weight –

Build Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

  Splash resistant

Display

Type IPS LCD, 480 nits (peak)

Size 6.52 inches, 102.6 cm2 (~81.8% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~269 ppi density)

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes

3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Yes

Bluetooth Yes

Positioning GPS

NFC No

Radio FM radio

USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Selfie 

Single 5 MP, f/2.0

Features LED flash

Video

Main camera

Dual 8 MP

QVGA

Features Dual-LED flash, HDR

Video 1080p@30fps

Features

Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer

Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

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  1. Itel P38
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The Itel P38 is another cheap Android phone with great specifications and battery. You’ll get one between ₦67,000–₦75,000, depending on the seller. The cheap Android phone, just like the Tecno Pop 5 Pro, boasts of an amazing 6000mAh battery.

The 6000mAh battery ensures that you never find yourself without power when you need it most. With its A1-powered smart battery technology, the Itel P38 PRO can automatically adjust its battery usage based on how much data you expend on your phone and how often you use it for things like video calls and short videos.

Furthermore, one stereotype associated with cheap Android phones is the fact that the storage is usually too small. But the Itel P38 dispels this. 

You’ll be able to keep and distribute your media files, such as pictures, clips, apps, and tunes with the 64 + 2GB large memory and 2GB memory fusion.

Detailed Specifications

Battery

Battery Type – Li-Polymer Battery

Battery Capacity – 6000 mAh

Charging – Fast Charging 18W

Colors

Mint Green, Ocean Blue, Night Black

Platform

Operating System – Android

OS Version 11 (Go Edition)

CPU – 1.6GHz Quad-core

Memory

Memory Internal -64 GB

Memory External – microSDXC

Ram – 2 GB + 2 GB Memory Fusion

Connection

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2

3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

4G bands LTE

Speed HSPA, LTE

Body

Dimensions 164.9 x 76.1 x 9.5 mm (6.49 x 3.00 x 0.37 in)

Weight –

Build – Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

SIM – Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

  Splash resistant

Display

Display Type – IPS LCD

Display Size – 6.8 inches

Display Resolution – HD+

Display Multi Touch – Yes

Sound

Audio – Yes

Loudspeaker – Yes

3.5mm Jack – Yes

Comms

WiFi – Yes

Bluetooth – Yes

USB – Yes

GPS – Yes with A-GP

Fm Radio – Yes

Features – Sensors

Face Unlock

Camera 

Main camera – 13 MP Ai

Secondary Camera – 5 MP

LED Flash – Yes

Video – 1080p@30fps

Features

Network Sim – Dual SIM

Fingerprint Sensor – Yes

Messaging – Yes

  1. Tecno Pova Neo

On this list of cheap Android phones with great battery lives, the Tecno Pova Neo is the one with the highest price. However, in relation to its specs and other phones out there, its price is definitely affordable. You’ll find the phone between ₦77,000–₦80,000. 

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The screen is a capacitive IPS LCD display measuring 6.8 inches in diagonal and has a resolution of 720 by 1640 pixels. The smartphone has a 13 megapixel wide-angle camera and a secondary camera whose specifications are still unknown. And just like the two earlier mentioned phones, the Tecno Pova Neo also flaunts a 6000mAh battery.

The Tecno Pova Neo comes in a variety of hues, including obsidian, geek blue, and powehi. Mediatek MT6762 Helio P22 Octa-core processor, PowerVR GE8320 GPU.

Detailed Specifications

Battery

Type    Li-Po 6000 mAh, non-removable

Charging    18W wired

MISC

Colors 

Obsidian, Geek blue, Powehi

Network

Technology – GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands –  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2

3G bands – HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

4G bands  –  LTE (unspecified)

Speed – HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

 Body

Dimensions – 171.4 x 77.3 x 9.1 mm (6.75 x 3.04 x 0.36 in)

Build – Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

MEMORY

Card slot – microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Internal  – 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

SIM  

Dual SIM – (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display

Type  –  IPS LCD, 480 nits

Size    6.8 inches, 109.8 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution    720 x 1640 pixels (~263 ppi density)

Platform

OS    Android 11, HIOS 7.6

Chipset    MediaTek Helio G25 (12 nm)

CPU    Octa-core (4×2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)

GPU    PowerVR GE8320

Camera

Main camera

Dual – 13 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF

Secondary unknown camera

Features  –  Quad-LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video – 1080p@30fps

Selfie camera

Single    8 MP, f/2.0

Features    Dual-LED flash, HDR

Video    1080p@30fps

Sound

Loudspeaker  –  Yes

3.5mm jack  – Yes

Comms

WLAN – Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth  – 5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning  –  GPS

NFC – No

Radio  –  FM radio

USB – microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features

Sensors  –  Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity

Messaging  ,- SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

Browser    HTML5

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