When November arrives, it is the sign that “The best time of the year” – year end season is also coming close. And it is also the shopping season when people would start looking for gifts to buy. Smartphones could make very nice gift ideas also, especially those come with a friendly price tag.

Here are top Android smartphones for November, pricing PHP 10K and less.

Exactly what you are looking for? Keep reading on to find out who they are!

1. Best selfie smartphone for PHP 10K

Alcatel Onetouch Flash Plus is the one smartphone that appeared on many of our lists back in October and earlier. This month, the company just launched a new generation of their budget smartphone series: Alcatel Onetouch Flash 2. The device is highly evaluated and recommended by many experienced users.

Alcatel Flash 2 features 13MP main camera and 5MP front camera with LED Flash, making sure you can have best lighting for selfie under any condition.

Alcatel Flash 2 is currently on sale in Philippines with the price of PHP 6,2K

2. Best battery smartphone for PHP 10K

You might be thinking what I am thinking! The best battery smartphone for PHP 10K is definitely Asus Zenfone Max with 5,000 mAH capacity. There are a couple of reasons to vote for this guy. First, Asus has proved their high quality in the smartphones they made. Second, Asus Zenfone Max has a whooping 5,000 mAH and fast charge. Third, with the price of PHP 10K, the Zenfone Max also come with a combination of other good specs: 2GB RAM, 13MP camera and 4G LTE!

3. Best display smartphone for PHP 10K

You may be surprised, but the Meizu M2 Note display seems to be leading ahead its competitors. The Meizu M2 Note display features a 5.5” FHD IGZO. IGZO is the material that “can improve the speed, resolution and size of flat-panel displays” – (Wikipedia), making the images display bright, beautiful and smooth.

Meizu M2 Note price in Philippines is PHP 7K, perfectly fit in the PHP 10K category.

4. Best Chinese smartphone for PHP 10K

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 is probably the best of its own category. Although made by a Chinese producer, Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 has enough good name as well as quality to prove its place in the market. The reason why I vote Redmi Note 2 as the best Chinese smartphone in general for this price category is that, it offers a harmony of many nice features for its money: 2GB RAM, Helio X10 chip set, 13MP/5MP and 3060 mAH!

For detailed information and hands on about Xiaomi Redmi Note 2, please refer to our previous article here

5. Best non-Chinese smartphone for PHP 10K

While many people don’t really mind, for others, a Chinese smartphone will not be in their list. That is why we will also feature a non-Chinese smartphone for the price group also.

Our recommendation is Galaxy J5 from the Korean Samsung. The Galaxy J5 is one of the best representative of Samsung smartphone’s signature: classy design, good build, good main camera, trendy selfie shooter, and beautiful display quality (compared to its price group, of course).

The Galaxy J5 is also one of the best selfie smartphones you can find for this budget, with 5MP front snapper. Other Galaxy J5 specs include: handy 5-inch HD Display, 1.5GB RAM, Snapdragon 410, 13MP rear camera, 2600 mAH and 3G network.

Samsung Galaxy J5 price in Philippines is quite close to PHP 10K: PHP 9,890 for 8GB ROM variant

6. Best 4G LTE smartphone for PHP 10K

4G LTE is indeed an important feature more and more users are looking for. The Lenovo A7000 Plus, or Lenovo A7000 special edition, has what it takes to be that one device worth every of your penny. 4G LTE support allows you to have faster access by mobile network.

Othe Lenovo A7000 Plus specs are: 5.5”, Dual SIM, 2GB RAM, 13MP/5MP and 2900 mAH battery. Lenovo A7000 price in Philippines is PHP 8K

PHP 10K price tag: the value is more

Above are our list of top 6 smartphones for PHP 10K and less in November. Do you find your perfect match yet? One thing I find in common from these beasts is that, despite the humble price, each and every of them offers very favorable specs and features, targeting different groups of consumers!