2023 has come a long way and I’m still not used to the midrange (pretty good) currently around 400 Euros. However, after the general rise in prices, there was a big loss: 100 euro mobile phone is absolutely dead.

Not long ago, under this figure, it was possible to buy a phone with the most basic features, but sufficient for the most basic users (the elderly, secondary mobile phones for easy use, etc.). We searched cell phones from 2023 for less than 100 euros. practically did not find Nothing.

Entry range goes up to 200 Euros (or more)

Until just two years ago, you had a pretty good middle class for 200 and a few euros. Today we already have an input range that exceeds this price. We wanted to know if it’s possible to buy. mobile launched in 2023 for less than 100 euros In Spain the answer is no.

Xiaomi has not yet released the “dry” Redmi 12, and when it does, it will be around 200 euros (or will exceed 200 euros), as the Redmi 10 2022 costs 199.99 euros. Nor have they released members of the historically cheap ‘A’ family. It was launched three years ago for 99 euros.

TCL, another of the companies offering phones in the 100 euro range, did not renew the 300 series. If we want something at this price, we will have to go to last year’s models, as we will detail later.

Realme’s entry range has also skyrocketed in price. We recently reviewed the Realme C55, a device with Helio G88. Is this the fee? 219 euros. There is no trace of a possible successor to 2021’s C11. And we are in 2023.

The search seemed completely lost… Until I met Motorola. The company recently launched the Moto e13, a device for the price. 119 euros, 5,000 mAh battery, Android 13 (GO) and 64 GB internal memory (expandable with microSD cards). It has UNISOC and 2GB of RAM, but for this price we can’t ask for more.

Previous generation cell phones are salvation (once again)

Considering the Panorama, the solution is the usual one: bet on last year’s models that dropped their prices. On the Xiaomi side, there are a few options like the Redmi 9C for 109.99 euros or the Redmi A1 for 82 euros with a cleaner ROM. Once again, mobile phones designed for simple but highly specialized uses.

Another striking example is that of the Realme Narzo 50A Prime. A cell phone that is only a year old and costs 169.99 euros in Spain. You can buy it for 94.90 Euros on Amazon today.

If we push the budget, we find offers from Samsung, such as the Galaxy A13 or M13, around 150 euros. They are entry-level phones with an RRP in excess of 200 Euros. Definitely, It’s almost impossible to find a decent mobile phone for just over 100 euros if we want something modern.

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