economic phones 2023; The most expected changes in these phones
Budget and mid-range phones have made significant progress in previous years and have narrowed their gap with premium market phones compared to the past. However, these phones still have room for improvement and in this article we want to take a look at the features that can make budget phones more attractive this year.
every year Flagship phones The most headlines mobile world but mid-range and budget phones have more customers. Although the mobile market was bearish in 2022, the market Mid-range and cheap phones grow up. Both classes of phones have a hot market as always, and the main reason for maintaining their market prosperity is taking measures to bring the characteristics and features of these phones closer to flagship phones.
For example, Google uses Tensor, Google’s proprietary chip, in the Pixel 6a. OnePlus has also equipped its budget phones with fast charging technology at a higher speed than most companies. Samsung is also trying to meet its commitments regarding software and Release more updates (Android and security updates) on all your phones. However, they can still be improved.
Remove the headphone jack in exchange for more modern features
How many years have you seen? Remove the headphone jack We are from different phones, but some mobile phones still have this port. However, the number of phones equipped with it is decreasing year by year.
It seems that in the coming years, mid-range phones will be released without a headphone jack. We may not like to see this port removed from phones, but we expect this to happen in 2023. Of course, some are optimistic about removing the headphone jack and hope that more modern technologies will replace it.
Considering the expansion of wireless audio transmission technologies, the increase in the production of wireless headphones, as well as the presentation of the Qualcomm S3 Gen 2 mid-range platform by Qualcomm in order to help design a new generation of modern audio products, the use of another headphone jack seems very necessary. Although you can still use your favorite wired headphones on devices such as laptops, buying a pair of inexpensive wireless earbuds is becoming increasingly necessary.
Removal of macro lens and depth gauge
Companies have started adding different lenses to the back panel just to say that their phone has multiple cameras, while we are dealing with one of the least popular trends in the market. It’s as if smartphone manufacturers suddenly assumed that the more lenses, the better the performance of their products, which, of course, is true in some cases.
Most of the flagship phones are equipped with wide, ultra-wide and telephoto cameras, which also perform well, but this is not so true for budget and mid-range phones, and companies do not pay attention to their quality.
Budget phones are sometimes equipped with four main cameras, but their quality is not defined. For example, Galaxy A53 5G, as one of the most popular mid-range phones in the market, without a 5 megapixel macro camera and depth detection, its performance will not be different and the user will not lose anything. The same is true for the Moto G 5G. The device has a decent 50-megapixel camera, but instead of an ultra-wide lens, it’s equipped with 2-megapixel macro cameras and poor depth-sensing.
But do users prefer to have two high-quality cameras or four cameras, only two of which perform well?
Unfortunately, many users complain about the performance of macro lenses with any resolution; Because in most cases, it is difficult to take a great macro picture with these lenses, and it is not possible to use them to take pictures other than macro pictures. At the same time, the manufacturers of flagship phones are adding the ability to take macro pictures with an ultra-wide lens.
The disadvantages of macro lenses are clearly visible. Depth detection lenses have a similar situation. Although these lenses capture more information in portrait mode, only a high-quality camera can achieve such a capability.
Although almost all experts believe that some lenses will be retired in the future, there is no consensus on which ones we will finally say goodbye to. Some prefer ultra-wide lenses and some consider telephoto cameras essential. Among them, some prefer the presence of fewer but higher quality cameras. In the end, whatever the opinion of the experts, certainly none of them want a lot of cameras but of poor quality.
Support wireless charging or faster wired charging
There is no doubt that some budget and mid-range phones have high battery charging. Combining high-capacity batteries such as 5000 mAh batteries with low-power processors usually results in a one-day or even two-day charge. For this reason, this high charging capacity is often considered one of the reasons for buying these types of phones; Especially if you are not a very professional user. But the matter about charging speed is different.
Most budget phones like the Moto G series or the Galaxy A13 support 10 or 15W charging speeds. Even the mid-range Pixel 6a supports 18W charging, but Samsung Galaxy A53 is able to support 25W charging speed, which is acceptable.
Of course, Chinese brands provide users with higher speeds, at least in their mid-range phones. For example, while the charging speed of the Galaxy A53 reaches only 25 watts, the charging speed of the Poco X4 GT with almost the same price reaches 67 watts. Or the OnePlus Nord 2T phone offers a charging speed of 80 watts.
Although it is likely that Motorola, Google or Samsung will not offer the same charging speed as the above phones this year, but it is time for them to act; Because connecting the phone charger to the outlet for one or two hours increases the cost of electricity. Slow charging speed is also really annoying when you want to go somewhere.
The Galaxy A53’s 25W charging power should become the minimum standard for all phones. If in the future the high charging powers used in OnePlus phones can be used by phones of other brands, the field of phone charging will change.
Nord N300, the budget OnePlus phone supports 33W wired charging. The price of this phone with a 33-watt charger is only $300. It is not impossible to enable phones to support fast charging technologies with high power, and it is only enough for phone manufacturers to use them; Even at the cost of spending a little money.
Now that we are talking about charging, we ask the question, why is it difficult to find wireless charging technology in mid-range phones? We should not expect such a feature in budget phones; But on the other hand, the lack of support for wireless charging in mid-range phones like Galaxy A53 and Pixel 6a cannot be easily ignored.
Of course, iPhone SE 2022 from wireless charging supports. Maybe in the future wired charging and charging port will become obsolete; But now we are far from that time; Because the use of wireless charging technology in Android phones should be affordable.
Changing the material of the phone body
Plastic is a cheap material for Making the body of the phone and using it is one of the methods Reducing the production cost of mid-range and cheap phones is considered. When Android phone manufacturers manage to reduce the cost of making their budget phones, they can add the attractive and useful features that budget phone customers like to use to their phones.
People whose phone body is plastic don’t always complain about it. On the other hand, some manufacturers of cheap Android phones try to use different methods to make the appearance of these phones more like high-end phones and their body to give users a better feeling; For example, Motorola often tries to create an attractive look for its cheap phones by manipulating color and texture. Usually, Motorola’s cheap Moto G phones look like expensive phones.
A few years ago, the low-end Pixel 5a came with an impressive aluminum body, but then Google went back to plastic and used 3D composite for the Pixel 6a. It looks like we’ll have to wait years for a new aluminum phone with the size and design of the Pixel 6a and equipped with wireless charging.
It seems that there is no need to use first-class covers and protective materials to make all phones; For example, you should not expect to use glass Gorilla Glass Victus Have cheap phones on display. Instead of using Gorilla Glass, OnePlus has used a cheaper but durable protective coating called Panda Glass to protect the N300.
Panda Glass is not known; But its efficiency is one step higher compared to a very basic and nameless protective cover. At the same time, Nord N300 also supports the basic IP52 waterproof standard. IP52 protection is definitely not comparable to IP68, but it’s still better than the lack of standard waterproofing on the phone.
Release more software updates
The performance of Samsung and Google in terms of software commitments is exemplary. These two companies are committed to release Android updates for up to four years and provide security support for up to five years for their flagship phones. Even OnePlus and Motorola release updates for some of their devices for a good period of time. Despite such performance, budget and mid-range phones usually do not have a place among them.
Motorola has committed three years for its 2022 flagship Motorola Edge Android update and four years Security support but its budget phones will receive only one year of Android updates and three years of security updates. Updating the operating system of countless phones with Android 12 will no longer be possible after upgrading to Android 13.
Perhaps the bigger problem is that Motorola is trying to show that it took the right approach. Instead of focusing on its budget Moto G phones, which sell more than the Edge, the company is only maneuvering its flagship with recycled materials and has almost neglected the Moto G phones. The sales of Moto G phones are several times that of Edge, and for every Edge device, a large number of Moto Gs have been sold. Maybe Motorola can save Edge from destruction with strong software support; But its focus on its flagship makes the Moto G phones reach the end of the road. The countdown to the failure of these phones has begun.
Nord N300 has the status of Moto Gs. This phone was introduced with Android 12 a few months after the introduction of Android 13. Although this device and many phones with this condition will receive Android 13, the manufacturer’s commitment to release a major update will only be limited to Android 13! In fact, users usually use the same phone for several years, so releasing only one major update is certainly not pleasant for them.
The Galaxy A series phones and Google Pixel A are doing better in terms of software updates and have reached the point where you can expect to receive three major versions of Android. But the release of this number of updates in the market of mid-range or even low-end phones should become a rule and not a distinction.