Smartphones under Php 12K Philippines (2022)

Not many people can afford the latest flagship smartphones or the new iPhone 14 series that’s recently released. With the minimum wage at just Php570 (for NCR, lower for provinces), the working class Filipino usually wait for the end of the year to get their 13th-month bonus in order to buy a decent smartphone.

For the most part, their budget hovers between Php10,000 to Php12,000. In this article, we included the smartphones released in the third quarter of 2022. Check out our list of smartphones under Php 12,000 officially released in the Philippines to date.

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Please note: The smartphones listed in this article are those that were officially released in the Philippines from January to September 2022.  Sorted according to price from highest to lowest. Pricing details were retrieved as of September 14, 2022.

Phone Model	Chipset and Connectivity	Pricing and Configuration
HUAWEI nova Y90	Snapdragon 680 | 4G	Php 11,999 | 8GB+128GB
Cherry Mobile Aqua SV 5G	Dimensity 810 | 5G	Php 11,999 | 8GB+128GB
realme 9i	Snapdragon 680 | 4G	Php 11,999 | 6GB+128GB
narzo 50 5G	Dimensity 810 | 5G	Php 11,999 (sale price) | 6GB+128GB
TECNO Pova 5G	Dimensity 900 | 5G	Php 11,989 | 8GB+128GB
Infinix ZERO 5G	Dimensity 900 | 5G	Php 11,499 | 8GB+128GB
POCO M4 Pro 5G	Dimensity 810 | 5G	Php 11,065 | 6GB+128GB
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S	Helio G96 | 4G	Php 10,499 | 6GB+64GB
POCO M5	Helio G99 | 4G	Php 10,499 | 6GB+128GB
Infinix Note 10 Pro (2022)	Helio G95 | 4G	Php 9,799 (sale price) | 8GB+256GB

The offerings in this tier are mostly MediaTek-powered smartphones.

Half of the list are 4G smartphones whose strengths vary in terms of chipset, like the Infinix Note 10 Pro (2022)—which is currently on sale—powered by MediaTek Helio G95 that now tags at Php 9,799 (8GB+256GB) from its original price of Php 11,990.

The other half, we got some Dimensity-powered devices that are all 5G-capable. The most affordable of the bunch is the POCO M4 Pro 5G powered by MediaTek Dimensity 810 priced at Php 10,499 (6GB+64GB).

For the full list of smartphones released in 2022 here in the Philippines, you may check out our list here. If you’re on a higher budget, you may check out our other listings below:

• Smartphones under Php 30,000 in the Philippines (Q2 2022)
• Smartphones under Php 20,000 in the Philippines (Q2 2022)
• Smartphones under Php 15,000 in the Philippines (Q2 2022)
• Smartphones under Php 10,000 in the Philippines (Q2 2022)

Source: Yugatech