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Budget Phones are Going to Take Over | One More Thing
Apple and Samsung are making “budget-friendly” tech that’s still high end with high prices. CNET’s Bridget Carey asks, at what point do we just start treating budget as the new normal? You can find the products mentioned in this video linked below Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE Apple iPhone…
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@NityanandaBiswas_kol
July 11, 2025 at 1:53 pm
how about using the phone you currently have longer?
@patburns64
July 11, 2025 at 1:57 pm
Um… Yea $900 is wayyy to much for what the FE is worth.
@huister1216
July 11, 2025 at 1:58 pm
I swore off ever spending over 500 for a phone after breaking 2 of them from an accidental drop and water damage.
Samsung A series is for budget and usually there’s discounts with the phone carriers. I only ended up spending less than 200 for a phone that does everything i want it to, maybe a little slower than the flagships, which is going to be less than the insurance price a year for those 1000+ dollar phones.
@Ray__E
July 11, 2025 at 1:59 pm
I remember when budget phones cost a few hundred dollars, had replaceable batteries, a headphone jack, etc… There’s nothing “budget” about a phone that costs a half a grand or more.😐
@ykd0011
July 11, 2025 at 2:27 pm
Galaxy S23 ultra: launch price 1400 dollars, antutu benchmark score 1.2 million, 4 years os updates upto 2027
2025 Oneplus nord 5: price 350 dollars, antutu score 1.5 million, 4 years os updates upto 2029
So with latest phone, you get new phone, new and bigger battery, better processor, for 1000 dollar less!
@spaghettiman600
July 11, 2025 at 2:28 pm
Stop buying things
@Gamergodgric
July 11, 2025 at 2:31 pm
I bought a used z flip 4 on amazon for cheap. It looked brand new, and no one would have known that i bought it heavily discounted. I tell people about it because i find it more impressive than just buying the brand new model for full price.
All i did was go on amazon and type the phone you want and theb type on renewed after it.
Even new phones will go on amazon renewed a couple months after release. It kind of varies though.
I kind of ge the reason why people uograde there ohone every year. I just dont find it that impressive because almost everyone uogrades every 2 years.
I got my phone a year ago and its still getting android updates. Its a 3 year old phone. It’s still going to get next years android update, and I’ll be able to use it for quite a while after that. By then, the z flip 7 or 8 used will be cheap.
@ReverseSpirits
July 11, 2025 at 2:33 pm
Budget phone is the one you have rn😂
@rashtravardhankataria6591
July 11, 2025 at 2:44 pm
i would buy that macbook if it was anywhere between 500-600$ with a good display. Feels like i’m asking for too much but honestly, i don’t think i am
@jamesmartin1895
July 11, 2025 at 3:06 pm
always stay focused on the price and not the labeling or advertising as “budget”
@SmartHomeHASHTAGS
July 11, 2025 at 3:31 pm
I can think of 2 other words for the acronym FE…F’n Expensive
Why doesn’t CNET actually review budget phones that are under $300?
@urbanstrencan
July 11, 2025 at 3:42 pm
Budget got really new meaning in the smartphone world 😅😅😅.
But yeah Samsung FE really is great line of products
@Qyuri
July 11, 2025 at 3:45 pm
Don’t be fooled. It’s budget-friendly for the company, not for the consumers.
@rd4k04
July 11, 2025 at 4:04 pm
I use my phone way too much to not invest in something that doesn’t drive me nuts everyday with poor performance and mediocre cameras
@tiltheendoftim3
July 11, 2025 at 4:42 pm
This show should be relabeled Bridget Complains. I’m convinced she looks for what to complain about every episode
@MY_former_ILM_DD_RandH
July 11, 2025 at 5:16 pm
We should focus on what we vote first….
@Yin-Yang-Tech
July 11, 2025 at 5:23 pm
They say budget then start by saying galaxy Z
@craigcarlson4022
July 11, 2025 at 5:24 pm
Still loving my iPhone 13 Mini for its small size. Will hold onto it until it dies.
@D0Mlas360
July 11, 2025 at 6:15 pm
MacBook running A series chipset? But can we get iPhone running M series chipset?
@JD-time-to-go
July 11, 2025 at 6:38 pm
I don’t need a high tech phone to watch CNET. Budget Bridget is still hot…👍😂😂😂😂
@MithunOnTheNet
July 11, 2025 at 6:38 pm
LOL, neither the $599 iPhone 16e and $899 Samsung Flip 7 FE are “budget”!
@f1guremeout
July 11, 2025 at 6:42 pm
SMH
A budget phone is anywhere from ≤$200 – $350, the same one would pay for pre-owned referbished online for a phone from the previous 2-3 gen, and would last 2-5 years with software updates.
Paying $900+ for a handheld that’s not an iPad or tablet, might as well buy a full featured computer.
@f1b1777
July 11, 2025 at 6:47 pm
Am Still on my Note 8 honestly I don’t why I need upgrade . Nothing really New has come along just camera has more pixels or more ram that’s Not new just more off.
@Lruiz3865
July 11, 2025 at 7:41 pm
Buget phone = the same phone from last year
@JosephDickson
July 11, 2025 at 8:42 pm
Cut out all the GenAI spyware. 😂
@efrus66
July 12, 2025 at 7:47 am
Considering budget tech yes but also considering not upgrading. I used to buy Apple upgrades yearly. iPhones, iPads, Watch. The last two upgrades occurred every two years. Now considering not upgrading unless I need to which could be once IOS no longer supports the device. That might mean 4-6 years. If less costly devices come to the market I might reconsider jumping from Apple completely. Apple needs to take a leaf from other companies and provide more cheaper options or more market share will go to other companies.
@zaffora
July 12, 2025 at 8:50 am
I knew that I wanted an iPad with an M class processor to take advantage of the new iPadOS 26 coming out this fall, so I went ahead and purchased a new iPad Air 13″ now to avoid paying more for it this fall.
@HokgiartoSaliem
July 12, 2025 at 9:15 am
Budget phone is less than $100. Redmi A5, Redmi, Redmi number C series and same price range are budget. Samsung A1 core, A16 it not because it above 2 million IDR. It need to bellow 2 million IDR or $123.33.
Mid range is 3 – 4 million IDR or at $247
Early entry Android was usually 400,000 IDR or $24.67 when the soc still single core.
@CutiePi
July 12, 2025 at 9:39 am
phones have reached a plateau in 2020 since then its trivial changes every year. only upgrade when your current device prevents you from doing what you want
@ilestojanov6140
July 12, 2025 at 11:09 am
My budget phone is 100$ used,few years old one!
@andrea.moccia
July 12, 2025 at 12:52 pm
I feel like the point of releasing “””budget””” options stems from different factors: the realization for many that those new exclusive features are cool on paper but not as useful in real life as expected (like the LiDAR scanner or the integrated S Pen) and the fact that manufacturers created very solid and balanced phones between 2020-2022, that many people still use today (I see SO many people with iPhone 12s and 13s). So manufactures are basically saying: “It’s better to sell a cheaper phone than not selling one at all”.
@H_Gemei
July 12, 2025 at 1:40 pm
The budget phones segment is there to just compel people to pay a couple hundred more and get the premium option. It’s the same popcorn pricing trick done by cinemas.
@Grommok
July 12, 2025 at 2:18 pm
I recently bought the Apple IPhone 16 Pro Max, my wife who usually upgrades with me did not because it was not available in the color that is available on the IPhone 16. They need to understand that people who buy premium phones also want cool color choices as well.
@horridohobbies
July 12, 2025 at 3:05 pm
Given the state of the global economy, you’d have to have more money than sense to spend anywhere close to $2,000 for a phone. Personally, I draw the line at $800, and even that is pretty extravagant.
@JRusk56
July 12, 2025 at 3:33 pm
They are just phones. Why pay that much money for a phone? Its5not going to help you find love or raise a family and all the important parts of life. If you want some entertainment and some productivity, get a midrange tablet and keep it for 5 years or so.
@celebrityrog
July 12, 2025 at 3:43 pm
The 7 FE is the same thing as the Z Flip 6.
@jjcoolaus
July 12, 2025 at 5:02 pm
Please CNET cover some real budget phones that cost less than $200 USD. Also the 16E has no MagSafe, a worse display, one less processor core (because it’s a factory seconds CPU not the real thing), and it lacks the camera action button
@carlosbeltran4488
July 12, 2025 at 6:01 pm
These “budget” options are NOT budget at all. Phones shouldnt be over 800 dollars.
@Andreravone
July 12, 2025 at 6:24 pm
This whole video is predicated on a falsehood. Samsung’s budget line is the Galaxy A series. Who greenlit this video at CNET?
@WafflesIsTheStuff
July 12, 2025 at 7:57 pm
With me it’s all about self control. I mean sure the latest stuff can seem enticing but in reality i only need the “vanilla” experience. I just need it on a daily basis more or less. Phones released years ago are more than enough for me. I do like to hunt for pristine phones on eBay but as long as they’re well taken care of and perform well, i’ll be happy.
@PoorPeople-od1
July 12, 2025 at 8:06 pm
I made the right decisions under undeniability so within the age limit of undeniability, I made the best decisions, and that’s all that counts to existence so I can have a blast
@PoorPeople-od1
July 12, 2025 at 8:09 pm
I survived undeniability so with that being said, I have to show a high level of excitement to existence. I have to have a blast, because existence understands the level of a blast I can have so everyone has to invest into my years of undeniability. But they don’t understand the level of blast I can have so I have to show attention to blast
@OneManOnFire
July 12, 2025 at 8:10 pm
Buy last year’s model
@PoorPeople-od1
July 12, 2025 at 8:10 pm
You see how the host eyes are popping out but she’s not reaching the highest level of excitement that means that she did some thing in the years of undeniability, or outside the years of undeniability that affects her excitement her blast She’s not as educated as she might should be
@PoorPeople-od1
July 12, 2025 at 8:12 pm
The host has the ability to do something that she’s not doing to the full extent so she can sort of kinda rest in peace, but if she presents that ability in public, then existence will attack so, rest in peace and fight existence, or fake rest in peace in regret
@PoorPeople-od1
July 12, 2025 at 8:14 pm
There’s educated rest in peace there’s uneducated rest in peace. There’s calculated rest in peace in theres fake rest in peace.
@solomonkane408
July 12, 2025 at 8:21 pm
I picked up the razr 2025 instead of the flip 7 I got it for 250 .
@murazrai_ch
July 12, 2025 at 8:50 pm
We need call those phones “pre-flagships”.
@matthews4159
July 12, 2025 at 9:11 pm
most android phones are ” cheap ” with lots of ram / flash, NFC,, etc
its only Apple ?? that likes selling stuff for silly money, for those silly apple people out there
Apple really needs a steve jobs,,
making things thinner and faster, or ear pods,, NO Ai tec at all,, they are running into a wall, KODAK anyone ?
@birbsandsports
July 12, 2025 at 9:20 pm
Just got a brand new iPhone 14 Plus in 512 GB storage for $376. That’s perfect for me, and will keep me from having to upgrade for the next 5+ years. Absolutely no need to shell out a grand or more for a “Budget” phone.
@kl787
July 12, 2025 at 9:33 pm
Keep your tech for at least 5 years, repair when needed and finally replace when repair isn’t making sense anymore. Proud to say I’m still using a 9 years old phone, battery changed once and probably need another very soon. Still using a 5 years old laptop and a 9 years old desktop computer. Some may say software updates might not be available but everything I use still works fine, and always practice tech hygiene. Don’t forget, we used to pay for software upgrades and most people back then kept using older software just fine, and dare I say software at similar age of the hardware runs best. Feel free to upgrade when it isn’t costing anything to do so, but the world isn’t ending when manufacturers refuse to allow your old hardware to run their brand new software.
@katinasoutherland7693
July 12, 2025 at 9:49 pm
Apple is the only company that is truly given Budget or entry level pricing, for quality devices. Idc what anyone says check the prices vs technology. I wish Samsung & Google would do they same yet they keep raising their prices. 😕
@smittyvanjagermanjenson182
July 12, 2025 at 10:40 pm
The 16e is a budget phone of quality, but let’s not pretend the galaxy A series doesn’t exist, with upper teir models that rivals the quality of the 16e at a similar price
@spede1
July 12, 2025 at 10:35 pm
Flip 7 FE is basically the Flip 6
@smittyvanjagermanjenson182
July 12, 2025 at 10:39 pm
Talks about budget phones taking over, does not mention a single thing about the Galaxy A series which range from $100-$600, talks instead about the slightly lower end Fan Editions that cost nearly the same price as the flagships. Make that pay check CNET…
@picsbymayank
July 13, 2025 at 12:33 am
Budget? This is a misleading video IMHO, not expected from CNET, with due respect. For me, a budget phone (one I have) costs USD 100-150
@kipdokken-
July 13, 2025 at 2:34 am
just bought samsung s24 fe for 481 usd 256gig. its enough for me. 900 usd aint budget to me.
@floppa9415
July 13, 2025 at 3:11 am
Especially with Samsung the actual budget phones (Galaxy A Series) are still mostly crap to this day and should not be bought over 1 – 2 year old flagships.
@MarkEdisonAlviz-official
July 13, 2025 at 4:14 am
Midrange phones are actually pretty good when your out of the budget.
@tilak231
July 13, 2025 at 4:26 am
I think budget option should be 200-300$ and if you wanna buy a good iPhone, I would consider a 1-2 gen old PRO versions. They would be better in everything.
@Larutus
July 13, 2025 at 6:27 am
Currently using an iPhone 15 since it launched, I may just get a new battery from Apple when it’s needed and continue with the same phone for another couple years. There is nothing beyond the ability of this device that I currently need.
@Jetse_Dv
July 13, 2025 at 7:47 am
Maybe moving to another country is a good alternative
@AREKUSUS4N
July 13, 2025 at 9:33 am
Buying refurbished at a decent price & up cycling >>> $1000 latest flagship
@bigmoneyindica
July 13, 2025 at 10:05 am
Motorola’s Razrs are a good example of budget friendly, on top of the fact that you can get killer deals on them going to stores like Metro and Cricket, I got mine for only 200$ from Total after paying 2 months of service, that’s a great deal
@SamuelAlabede
July 13, 2025 at 10:07 am
I dont recommend budget phones get a old flagship
@21Shells
July 13, 2025 at 10:39 am
I got an iPhone 13 Mini for £300 instead.
@anonymousguy6928
July 13, 2025 at 11:00 am
I’m just going to start doing battery replacements on my iPhones to keep them for as long as possible. No more upgrading every 2-3 years once the battery goes below 80%.
@LaLuneEstJolie
July 13, 2025 at 11:33 am
If they make a MacBook with the A18 chip, why couldn’t I just plug my iPhone into a shell laptop and use it as the processing power? I want my mobile phone to be able to desktop stuff. Android does that, but I doubt Apple would.
@YeahYall
July 13, 2025 at 6:49 pm
Who’s budget?!?
@iMichaelBrien
July 13, 2025 at 7:19 pm
Budget for me: A used iPhone SE 2022 or a Motorola Stylus 5G.
@Particle3445
July 14, 2025 at 12:39 am
Best way to save money on phone; buy a 2-3 year old refurbished flagship. Almost costs about the same as a budget phone and not pay eye watering prices for the new one 😉.
@jsbrobbey200
July 14, 2025 at 12:48 am
There is nothing budget about these tech products.
@rayberger2694
July 14, 2025 at 12:58 am
Just buy a flip phone, 100 dollars. and use it to make phone calls.
@Rajorsi
July 14, 2025 at 1:07 am
Anything higher than $300 is Premium!
@phillippereira6468
July 14, 2025 at 1:09 am
Simple, ditch the major players. OnePlus, Nothing Phone, all offer mid range phones that outperform the big brands. They also have entry level phones that still perform brilliantly. Vote with your wallet, I don’t understand why people have a sense of belonging,,,,,to a company of all things.
@dalobucaram7078
July 14, 2025 at 1:53 am
I have a solution:
How about let the idiot sucker buy the lateat shiny phone and you buy it off of him/her when he/she gets into stupid money trouble.
@emmanuelmayr5895
July 14, 2025 at 2:47 am
The FE series is just Samsungs way to upsell you
@BaconFaceMcGee
July 14, 2025 at 10:44 am
“FE” means “Forever Expensive”.
@TimpossibleOne
July 14, 2025 at 3:02 am
Budget is less than $400
@ThinkGenius
July 14, 2025 at 5:09 am
Samsung is doing more cost-cutting than invention.
@iliasontheinternet
July 14, 2025 at 6:25 am
Plenty of options left, pixel 9a, under 500, and often cheaper on sale.
Or Xiaomi, poco etc
@zeekay9941
July 14, 2025 at 8:00 am
Budget model = flagship from 1-2 years ago. Just buy that.
@jkfshdfjsh
July 14, 2025 at 8:13 am
I love your short, intelligent point of view videos. One More Thing is just awesome! Thanks
@jkfshdfjsh
July 14, 2025 at 8:15 am
Oh, by the way, I’d love to see you talk about the used market. It’s growing like crazy! For the price of the iPhone SE you can get a 13 or 15 Pro e shine…well that’s what I do. I have been using 2-3 years old Iphones since my very first model. And I do not feel I miss out on anything, I have the 13 Pro now. It is way better than the SE.
@apparentlynot1stLeonchubbs
July 14, 2025 at 8:27 am
Everyone’s old English teacher is about to pick up heroin, seeing how often we’re calling stuff over $500 “budget” nowadays 🫠
@TheNatural1981
July 14, 2025 at 8:49 am
Didnt CNET promote the deadly covid ‘vax’? I wont watch this trash again!
@jamescollins408
July 14, 2025 at 10:25 am
16e chipset has one less core!
@lordrefrigeratorintercoole288
July 14, 2025 at 10:27 am
The only one making real budget phones is Samsung with the A56 and all chinese makers.
@BaconFaceMcGee
July 14, 2025 at 10:42 am
Budget is $50.
@RobShootPhotos
July 14, 2025 at 11:46 am
Moto G Stylus 2025 is a very good phone. I paid $250 on Visible. The $30 prepaid plan has no contractual obligations and the service is excellent.
So why should I buy an $800 phone out right or locked in for 2-3 years for a “free phone” with an overpriced plan?
@iAfroTech
July 14, 2025 at 11:55 am
In which planet this Galaxy FE or iPhone 16e are budget ?🤨.
@CNET
July 14, 2025 at 1:44 pm
Read more about the budget phone trend on CNET.com: Why Buy Flagship Phones if ‘Budget’ Phones Are Just as Good Now?
@No1RatWasTaken
July 14, 2025 at 3:02 pm
yeah capitalism has gone too far, gonna start choosing budget options
@basilfoster3107
July 14, 2025 at 4:57 pm
A budget phone is the one that you buy when you are laid off from work, have no savings and the utility bills are 2 months overdue.
@perhapsme988
July 14, 2025 at 5:22 pm
16e is a budget phone in that it uses the same generation of the A chip as Apple most powerful iPhone of the current generation . Future e iPhone will be like this.
This is Budget in a different sense having the best chip but with other features reduced.
Devices with old chips a few or several generations old are not budget. They are false economy in many ways. The OS update would be shorter in number of years making them vulnerable to malware attack. Fast moving development in IT likely wouldn’t be experienced by these with old chips.
Apple should not have any A chip
In any MacBook. Instead the same M generation with pared down number of CPU or GPU cores and DRAM and other features. That way the MacBook wouldn’t be out of date from day one. People would be better off getting an old M chip MacBook.
@bzdtemp
July 14, 2025 at 5:50 pm
This video would have been interesting, if it had come with some recommendations for actual budget phones instead of just wasting time with the “budget” models.
And same thing about laptops, no reason to pay the Apple tax as there is tons of friendly priced alternatives that will do what 99% of people needs.
@seojun3101
July 14, 2025 at 11:08 pm
Samsung fe isn’t a budget phone. It’s an less expensive flagship. Calling it as a budget phone is wrong.
@lggr2261
July 14, 2025 at 11:10 pm
Depends in flipfe is buget in foldable so there is that
@enditakamweneshe6428
July 15, 2025 at 12:39 am
All this time I thought the FE was for founders edition, like some sort of special edition
@Wesjapa100
July 15, 2025 at 2:22 am
This FE is the most nonsense so far! It’s more logiccal to get the Z Flip6 instead.
@AponTechy
July 15, 2025 at 5:04 am
200-300$ is Budget phone
Not 900$😂
@nbhhcghgfyg
July 15, 2025 at 5:49 am
Bridget Carey so pretty still 🎉
@jh221177
July 15, 2025 at 6:36 am
The best thing is to buy the previous year model they’re just as good
@misterweise
July 15, 2025 at 6:45 am
Цены не растут. Цены кто-то поднимает.
@slitheringsloth
July 15, 2025 at 6:51 am
out of touch, this is not budget. $100 budget.
@slamtilt01
July 15, 2025 at 8:13 am
Might have to start looking 👀 at other brands like Blu Products, Motorola instead
@varunmandalkar5193
July 15, 2025 at 10:36 am
In India, actual budget android phones are really creating tough competition to established players like Samsung and Apple. People are getting more than enough features for every penny spent on actual budget android phones. The shift in consumer behavior is really evident and Chinese smartphone makers are delivering as per customers’ feedback and demand.
@melonfryes
July 15, 2025 at 10:44 am
In this economy, the “budget phones” are the only phones most of us can afford. That’s one of the reasons why I’ve been a loyal Motorola user for years!
@eilegz
July 15, 2025 at 11:21 am
This options as “BUDGET” seems like a bad joke to me. anything over 500 dollars should not be considered budget or even midrange. People get used to be scammed and now its normalizing Companies overpricing everything.
@williamlouie569
July 15, 2025 at 11:48 am
You can call it budget but doe not make it so, not with price of $900!
@fossilknifeful
July 15, 2025 at 12:21 pm
I’m done buying Flagship iPhones. Replaced my Pro with a base model, haven’t looked back. Smaller lighter and fits in a smaller pockets and some cup holders. That’s the best feature IMO.
@shaunng8309
July 15, 2025 at 5:02 pm
Budget fe?? Totally over priced
@tbird2006
July 15, 2025 at 6:05 pm
I would definitely buy a Macbook “SE” in a funky color.
@LongNguyen-ce8nn
July 15, 2025 at 6:20 pm
Why would I buy a “budget” phone for $900. When I can buy a cheaper premium phone from older gen?
@adden2242
July 15, 2025 at 8:20 pm
Im a filipino amd I adore budget phones like the Honor branded phone and the Tecno brand those are really budget brands! more than 700 bucks is very expensive!
@pad9x
July 15, 2025 at 9:05 pm
FE stands for “fookin’el”