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Best phones you can buy for under $500

There’s no reason to spend lots and lots of money on a new phone. These are the best phones you can get if you don’t want to empty your wallet.

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  1. judijaba

    October 21, 2019 at 7:48 pm

    Great phones. Good video.

  2. Joshua Garcia

    October 21, 2019 at 8:47 pm

    Some phones of in the video I’ve found under $500
    1:Samsung galaxy s9
    2:Samsung galaxy s8
    3:Samsung galaxy note 8
    4:google pixel 3a
    5:Google pixel 3a xl
    6:iPhone 7 plus
    7 iPhone 8 plus (these are not that hard to find under 500 Idk why it isn’t in video)
    8:Lg g6
    9:Lg g7
    10: Google pixel 2xl
    11: Google pixel 2

  3. 최유민

    October 21, 2019 at 9:47 pm

    I got my pixel 3xl for 499Euro in Germany. Whooooho

  4. Bill Pemberton

    October 21, 2019 at 10:43 pm

    Proving once again that my Galaxy A70 is a sleeper of a deal.

  5. Apple n Others

    October 21, 2019 at 10:44 pm

    3:23 how’s that a down side? 0:59 what’s the verdict on in-screen finger print scanners?

  6. Dh Rafi

    October 21, 2019 at 10:45 pm

    I guess this guy never heard of OnePlus ! ????????

  7. minha opinião

    October 21, 2019 at 10:54 pm

    Hey guys!

  8. minha opinião

    October 21, 2019 at 10:55 pm

    I’m from Brazil

  9. Mackmiller974

    October 22, 2019 at 12:39 am

    Wow what a bad list… The iPhone 8 is the best phone for under 500 in late 2019? I don’t think so lol

    • Agustin Peraza

      October 22, 2019 at 5:33 am

      Mackmiller974 just because you don’t like apple doesn’t mean the iPhone 8 it’s a bad phone.

    • Mackmiller974

      October 22, 2019 at 1:14 pm

      Agustin Peraza who said I dont like apple? I’m using a 11 Pro Max lol

  10. Kevin Sheppard

    October 22, 2019 at 1:08 am

    Thanks for the vid! In actually in the market now for a good phone around this price. I’m actually holding out to see if the Pixel 3 might drop a little bit around black Friday or Cyber Monday.

  11. Julian Fairbanks

    October 22, 2019 at 1:28 am

    That shirt is fake news. Your at work man. Lol

  12. ha ha

    October 22, 2019 at 2:57 am

    It is a better choice to buy a secondhand flagship phone.

  13. Mer2SkiTeam

    October 22, 2019 at 3:22 am

    I’ve owned the LG and the Moto and both are junk!!!
    Slow processors and poor screens make these two brands useless…
    Redmi (xaomi) have phones that are half the price that are available to the US through AliExpress or Geekbuying and are by far the best budget phones out there.
    How much for a 64MP camera from your list?? Or one with 6GB ram and over 128GB memory??
    Look at the redmis and get back with us.
    Not meant as a burn on you but please take a look at what a few of us are saying…
    Have a good one.

  14. David Flooor

    October 22, 2019 at 4:30 am

    Of all phones, you put iPhone #1. This list is a joke.

  15. Ojasvi Singh 786

    October 22, 2019 at 6:22 am

    ✨✨✨✨✨????????????

  16. Dylan Power

    October 22, 2019 at 9:10 am

    I saw a brand new Samsung galaxy S10 plus for £499. But I’m a iPhone person.

  17. 1tzNotSam

    October 22, 2019 at 10:20 am

    BRU half the time u used an iPhone 6 instead of an iPhone 8

  18. George P

    October 22, 2019 at 10:54 am

    No oppo phones :/

  19. 99subigt

    October 22, 2019 at 1:19 pm

    This phones for under $500 ? In what country!? Or is this on eBay? By the way the LG from vids and specs should be in #1 it clearly is way better in comparison according to other phone comparison youtubers made, if you are going to say best phones under 500bucks you shouldn’t rate them just mention 5 phones whit out you having a comparison battle your 1 to 5 list is not valid. Just cause the motoz has attachments that does not mean it’s better than lg g8 or should be in 4th place, why couldn’t be in 2nd or 3rd and not to mention every attachments are $199 each, I dont like vids like this they are misleading and makes me think they are just made for views????

  20. John Ledwidge

    October 22, 2019 at 4:31 pm

    I have a different view to you, my choice is the Pixel 3A!

  21. sherri moquin

    October 22, 2019 at 8:06 pm

    The lg g8 thin q has air gestures just like the Google pixel 4

  22. JR Richards

    October 22, 2019 at 9:23 pm

    In air gestures on a phone is ridiculous

  23. JR Richards

    October 22, 2019 at 9:26 pm

    Why is a lighting cable a downside especially if you own many other Apple products. 1st world problems?

  24. jagantatsme

    October 22, 2019 at 10:49 pm

    IMHO Pixel 3A should have made the list. Also, sub $500 is the category where people mostly prefer a phone with 3.5mm jack, at least as of now. So, Pixel 3 and iPhone 8 are not preferred much.

  25. SHADOSTRYKR

    October 23, 2019 at 12:53 am

    I love my iPhone 8 Plus. No gimmicks just a super solid phone.

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