This post lists the best smartphones below Ugx 150,000 to buy in Uganda. Just last year in 2021, smartphone users worldwide reached 3.8 billion. If you are not among those 3.8 billion and are interested in becoming part, we list five affordable smartphones you could choose to buy.
A smartphone is a portable device that combines mobile telephone and computing functions into one unit. They are distinguished from feature phones by their more robust hardware capabilities and extensive mobile operating systems. Smartphones support wider software, internet, and multimedia functionality, alongside core phone functions such as voice calls and text messaging.
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List of best smartphones below UGX 150,000 to get in Uganda
1. Xiaomi Mi Max 3 (UGX 86,000)
Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Price is UGX 86,000 in Uganda. The Xiaomi Mi Max 3 supports 4G, Networks, 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM, 6.9 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Display, android 8.1, Dual Rear & 8MP Front Camera, Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 Chipset, Octa-core CPU, 5500 mAh Non-Removable Li-Po Battery.
| SPECS | |
| 2G | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA |
| 3G | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 4G | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
| 5G | No |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE |
| Dimensions | 176.2 x 87.4 x 8 mm (6.94 x 3.44 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | 221 g (7.80 oz) |
| Colors | Black, Champagne Gold, Blue |
| Material | – |
| SIMs | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Water/Dust | No |
| Size | 6.9 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD Capacitive touchscreen, 16 Million colors |
| Resolutions | 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio |
| PPI | 350 PPI density |
| Multi-touch | Yes |
| Protection | – |
| CPU | Octa-core (4×1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4×1.6 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm) |
| GPU | Adreno 509 |
| RAM | 4GB |
| Storage | 64GB |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot) |
| OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 12.5 |
| Main Dual | 12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF 5 MP, depth sensor |
| Features | LED flash, panorama, HDR |
| Videos | 2160p@30fps, 720p/1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@120fps |
| Front | 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4″, 1.12µm |
| Type | Non-removable Li-Ion 5500 mAh battery |
| Charging | Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 3.0) |
| Talk Time | N/A |
| Stand-by | N/A |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Sound | 3.5mm jack Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
| USB | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
2. Lenovo A1900 (UGX 145,000)
Lenovo A1900 features 4 inches display touchscreen with 16 Million colors and is one of the best smartphones below Ugx 150,000 to buy in Uganda (best for its price point). The device has a screen resolution of 480 x 800 pixels with multi-touch and a Sensor. Lenovo A1900 comes with a 2 megapixels camera with autofocus. The device makes video calling and video sharing with VGA front-facing camera
| SPECS | Lenovo Released A1900 Android Tablet in April 2015 |
| Body and Weight | This device has been 121 mm high 62 mm with 9.5mm thickness and Weight 117 grams |
| Networking | 2G GSM 900, 1700, and 1900 3G HSDPA 900 and 2100 Speed HSDPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps |
| Operating system | Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) |
| Display | TFT Capacitive touch screen 16 million colors 4 Inches 800 x 480 pixels, multitouch with Accelerometer, proximity, compass Sensors |
| Processor | Chipset Spreadtrum SC7730, Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex A7 with Adreno 305 GPU |
| Storage and RAM | 4GB Storage, 512MB RAM, Expandable via microSD, up to 32 GB |
| Battery | LiOn 1500 mAh battery Standby time 530 Hours, Music Play Time 29 Hours and talk time 11 Hours on 2G and 3G |
| Colors | Black |
| Camera | 2MP, 1200 x 1600 pixels, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, autofocus. VGA Front Camera with 720p@30fps |
| data connectivity | Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, USB microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB On-the-go, USB Host, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| Features | HTML Browser, Stereo FM radio with RDS, GPS with AGP support, – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic – XviD/ MP4 and WMV player – MP3, WMA and WAV player – Organizer – Document viewer – Photo viewer and editor – Voice memo, dial, and commands – Predictive text input |
3. BLU Dash L4 (UGX 142,000)
The Android phone provides a great experience with a Mali400 graphic processor unit and Optional expandable memory with micro SD card Support up to 64GB. It features an accelerometer, proximity, Sensors, and 480 x 854 pixels touchscreen with IPS technology LCD.
| SPECS | Blu Released BLU Dash L4 LTE Android Smartphone in January 2017 |
| Body and Weight | Dimensions 126.8mm height 64.1mm with 10.5mm thickness Weight 123 grams |
| Networking | 2G GSM 850, 900, 1800, and 1900 Dual SIM 3G HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 Speed HSDPA 21 MBps, HSUPA 5.76 EDGE Class 12 and GPRS Class 12, Micro SIM Supported Dual Slot |
| Operating system | Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) |
| Display | IPS LCD Capacitive touch screen 16 million colors 4 Inches 480 x 800 pixels, multitouch with Accelerometer, proximity, Sensors. |
| Processor | Chipset Media MT6737T Chipset, Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 Mali 400 GPU |
| Storage and RAM | 8GB Storage, 1GB RAM, Expandable via microSD, up to 64 GB |
| Battery | Li-ion 1700 mAh battery Standby time 630 Hours, and talk time 23 Hours on 2G and 14 hours on 3G |
| Colors | Black Gold, Rose Gold, Grey |
| Camera | 5 MP, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, autofocus, LED flash. Videos 720p 2MP 720p Front |
| data connectivity | Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, USB microUSB v2.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| Features | HTML Browser, Stereo FM radio with RDS, GPS with AGP support, – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic – XviD/ MP4 and WMV player – MP3, WMA and WAV player – Organizer – Document viewer – Photo viewer and editor – Voice memo, dial, and commands – Predictive text input |
4. TCL 10 Plus (UGX 150,000)
The TCL 10 Plus 128GB ROM was Released in August 2020 4G, Networks, 6GB RAM and 128GB ROM, 6.47 inches AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Display, android 10, Quad camera 48MP (wide) + 8MP (ultrawide) + 2MP, (macro) + 2MP (depth) Rear & 16MP (wide) Front Camera, Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon665 Chipset, Octa-core CPU, 4500 mAh Non Removable Li-Po Battery
| SPECS | |
| 2G | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) |
| 3G | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 2100 |
| 4G | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 |
| 5G | No |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat13 400/75 Mbps |
| Dimensions | 158.9 x 72.9 x 8.9 mm (6.26 x 2.87 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | 172 g |
| Colors | Starlight Silver, & Moonlight Blue |
| Material | – |
| SIMs | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Water/Dust | No |
| Size | 6.47 inches |
| Type | AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Resolutions | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 20:9 ratio |
| PPI | 398 ppi density |
| Multi-touch | Yes |
| Protection | – |
| CPU | Octa-core (4×2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon665 (7 nm) |
| GPU | Adreno 620 |
| RAM | 6GB |
| Storage | 128GB |
| Card Slot | – |
| OS | Android 10, TCL UI |
| Main Quad | 48 MP, (wide) 8 MP, (ultra-wide) 2 MP, (macro) 2MP(depth) |
| Features | HDR, panorama |
| Videos | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS |
| Front | 16 MP, (wide) |
| Type | Non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh battery |
| Charging | Fast charging 18W |
| Talk Time | – |
| Stand-by | – |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass |
| Sound | 3.5mm Audio Jeck |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
5. Lava Flair S1 (UGX 145,000)
This device has a powerful MediaTek MT6582M chipset based on Cortex A7 Dual-core 1.3 GHz processor. It provides a great experience with the Mali-400 graphic processor unit. This device has 512MB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage with a built-in memory micro SD card slot.
| SPECS | Lava Released Lava Flair S1 Android Smartphone in January 2016 |
| Body and Weight | The P3 Dimensions has 135mm height 67mm with 9mm thickness and 143 Grams |
| Networking | 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 and 1900 3G HSDPA 850, 900, 1900 and 2100, Speed HSPA 21.1 and 5.76 Mbps High-Speed EDGE and GPRS, Dual SIM Supported |
| Operating system | Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) |
| Display | TFT Capacitive touch screen 16 million colors 4.5 Inches 480 x 854 pixels, multi-touch up to 2 fingers with Accelerometer, proximity, compass Sensors |
| Processor | Chipset MediaTek MT6582M, Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 |
| Storage and RAM | 8GB Storage, 512MB RAM, and expendable Memory via microSD card up to 64GB Supported |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Po 1750 mAh battery, Stand by 830 hours and talk time 7 hours on 2G and 3G |
| Colors | Black and White |
| Camera | 3.2 Megapixels, autofocus, LED flash, Front 0.3MP Camera |
| data connectivity | Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, USB v2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi hotspot |
| Features | HTML Browser, GPS with AGP support, – SNS integration- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic – TV-out WMV player – MP3 player – Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk – Organizer – Document viewer/editor – Photo viewer/editor – Voice memo/dial/commands – Predictive text input |
Those are some of the best smartphones BELOW UGX 150,000 to buy in Uganda. You might not have the high-end experience, but for that price point, you will have a fair smartphone user experience.