Best Budget 5G Smartphones (2021) | Top 10 Cheap Blowers!

Reviews of the best budget smartphones with 5G support in early 2021, including the greatest camera phones, impressive gaming devices, and serious specs for a low price. These are my favourite budget-friendly smartphones that have hit the UK, for under £400 - some as cheap as £150-200. So no matter your price limit, you'll find a 5G handset that'll tick all your boxes.

I've personally tested and reviewed all of these blowers, so check out my dedicated videos on Tech Spurt for more detailed breakdowns.

Best budget smartphones with 5G support chapters:

0:00 - Yakkity yak
0:57 - Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite
2:17 - Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T
3:07 - Motorola Moto G 5G Plus
4:41 - Realme X50 5G
6:11 -Realme 7 5G
6:55 - Oppo Reno 4Z
8:10 - OnePlus Nord
9:29 - OnePlus Nord N10
10:20 - Google Pixel 4A 5G
11:47 - Job done, time for tequila

If you want a great camera as well as that 5G support, definitely grab the Pixel 4a 5G - assuming your budget can stretch to £400. For the greatest value for money, I'd go for the Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite - as long as you don't mind MiUI. Otherwise, the Moto G 5G Plus offers a mostly stock Android experience.

What's your own favourite affordable phone in 2021? Check out my other round-ups including the best mobiles under £400, £300 and £200, plus the greatest camera smartphones that you can buy right now.

[TechSpurt]

Thanks for watching, hope this round up of the best budget 5G phones was useful! My full reviews dive more into each handset covered here, and I'm still testing the Samsung Galaxy A32 5G but expect that full review v soon...

[NoorAlHajri]

Love your sense of humour, Chris! But you know this. I see you and your time stamps!! XD

[pabloandthebucketeers]

The level of which this man flaunts his love for anime never ceases to impress me

[SouthParkStudio]

So this is what Murr from impractical jokers does when he’s off work

[iamnotverybright]

"Yakkity yak"


I now miss the "The first 20 seconds that you would skip". You will never be forgotten.

[mikehawk]

Job done, time for tequila. That's right, you deserve it, reward yourself.

[floridian]

Cheap sounds poorly constructed. Now affordable sounds like something I'll go for.

[Donkey]

I've got 10t lite 5g. Best Value phone ever bought, had iPhones and Samsungs but for that price range you can't compete...

[LePeppino]

Just to let you know, your timestamps are funny as hell and I don't skip them, because I see how much work you put into them.

[BRWednesday]

I see you are a man of culture as well.

[ErmiasBAyele]

0:57​ - Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite $300
2:17​ - Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T $229
3:07​ - Motorola Moto G 5G Plus $249
4:41​ - Realme X50 5G $370
6:11​ -Realme 7 5G $244
6:55​ - Oppo Reno 4Z $389
8:10​ - OnePlus Nord $331
9:29​ - OnePlus Nord N10 $281
10:20​ - Google Pixel 4A 5G $500

[kisielmalinowy]

I wish the oneplus overlords would finally decrease the price of the nord. You can get the oppo find x2 lite and the nord n10 for £250 meanwhile that one is not budging

[warrencasapao]

I hope the Mi 10t lite be available in here in the philippines 🇵🇭. I really like that phone.

Love your vids Tech Spurt keep it up 👍

[albertiglesias]

Pepto Bismol, a bagel, and Sir Spurt before work. Fantastic!!

[WhenDoesTheVideoActuallyStart]

Looking forward for the new 5G phones launching this year, and your review of them!

[blue_kx]

Okay so I purchased the Mi 10t Lite 128gb for 209 gbp on offer on amazon, it came and was great. Bit big and heavy, but charged fast and speakers were great. The screen was just so dim. Idk if bad panel but I could not cope.

Oppo Reno4 z 5g went on offer and is still on offer in UK at 204gbp for the white model, which has 8gb of ram so I jumped and ordered it with the enco free headphones. It arrived and I compared both to make sure I should be sending the mi 10t lite back and my conclusion is this.

Mi 10t lite - better battery and much faster charging
mi 10t lite - much better sound with that top firing speaker.

Oppo reno4z - much better screen, its night and day differance.
Design is better, lighter, sleeker, better build as the xiaomi feels premium but just so bulky and awkward to hold.

miui is much better than colorOS imho.

Pics on both were good, 10t lite more balanced, the reno4z more poppy so i think its 50/50

I like eco system and the enco free buds were much better than xiaomi buds 2 basic

Im keeping the Oppo reno4z due to just size, build, better fingerprint scanner, better face unlock, faster operation but most importantly the SCREEN. Now I have not checked out either realme devices as they seem to be similar to the oppo and idk if I can bring myself to set up a third phone, but maybe the realme 7 5g might be a good shout too. Happy with the reno4z right now!

[discorddoctor]

Thanks for being an awesome and cheerful reviewer! I bought the poco X3 from one of your vids and prob buy one of these too.

[RH-hzly]

Love if when you show some Eizouken clips 🤣
Nice vid as always!

[mellifluousfable]

Top darts as always Chris.
I am ready to upgrade and the key feature for me is best display quality as I watch tons on my phone but don't game much or take a huge amount of pics.
Waiting to see how the new Redmi pans out with the Amoled screen but going to have to pick something in the next couple of months so keep em coming! 👍

[garrygalloway]

What surprises me is the number of 4G only phones that are still being released.
I remember when 4G reception was released phone companies almost immediately seemed to stop releasing 3G only smartphones.