5 of the best cheap smartphones

HTC One V

£300, very.co.uk
Erring on the high-end of the budget price scale, the HTC One V features a premium, solid single-body anodized aluminium body which is home to a 3.7in display, 1Ghz processor and a HTC One X-beating micro SD card slot to expand on its 4GB of internal storage. With Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box, supplemented by HTC's slick Sense 4.0 UI, the HTC One V stands proud as king of the budget phones.

Want a HTC with a lot more firepower? Check out our HTC One X and HTC One S reviews.