The best budget phones: should you go 4G or 5G?

<p>With 5G services expected before the end of 2022 in India, if you’re in the market for a budget phone right now, should you go with a 4G or 5G model?</p> <p>Gadgets 360 deputy reviews editor <a href="https://gadgets.ndtv.com/authors/roydon-cerejo-18">Roydon Cerejo</a> and senior reviewer <a href="https://gadgets.ndtv.com/authors/sheldon-pinto-53">Sheldon Pinto</a> join host <a href="https://gadgets.ndtv.com/authors/akhil-arora-19">Akhil Arora</a> to answer that and more.</p> <p>Read: <a href="https://gadgets360.com/mobiles/guide/phone-under-15000-2869757">The best phones under Rs. 15,000</a></p> <p>We discuss how several brands have been launching 4G and 5G variants of the same budget smartphone, why the 5G models are at times missing features that the 4G ones have, and what the whole 5G bands conversation amounts to.</p> <p>We also talk about some of the best budget phones, tell you what specifications to keep an eye on, and why you shouldn’t buy at launch (with caveats). Play the podcast to learn more.</p> <p>Read: <a href="https://gadgets360.com/mobiles/guide/phone-under-20000-2829927">The best phones under Rs. 20,000</a></p> <p>Follow Gadgets 360 on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Gadgets360">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Gadgets360/">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gadgets.360/">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/gadgets360">YouTube</a>.</p> <p>Write to us at <a href="mailto:podcast@gadgets360.com">podcast@gadgets360.com</a></p> <p>Chapters</p> <ul> <li>Intro (00:00)</li> <li>4G vs 5G (00:16)</li> <li>The compromises (11:12)</li> <li>Best phones (18:19)</li> <li>Buying tips (24:37)</li> <li>Outro (30:08)</li> </ul> <p>Cover: Sheldon Pinto/Gadgets 360. Photo credits: Xiaomi, Oppo, Aditya Shenoy/Gadgets 360, Roydon Cerejo/Gadgets 360</p>