Mike Sorrentino Senior Editor
Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for Mobile, covering phones, texting apps and smartwatches — obsessing about how we can make the most of them. Mike also keeps an eye out on the movie and toy industry, and outside of work enjoys biking and pizza making.
Expertise Phones, texting apps, iOS, Android, smartwatches, fitness trackers, mobile accessories, gaming phones, budget phones, toys, Star Wars, Marvel, Power Rangers, DC, mobile accessibility, iMessage, WhatsApp, Signal, RCS
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Smartphones are expensive and getting more expensive every year, especially flagship devices. However, there are still some budget-friendly smartphones out there that offer a taste of premium features for less than $300. These budget phones can make calls, send texts, and run most apps and games for hundreds of dollars less than the iPhone 15 or Galaxy S23. They also provide access to 5G, which is important if you want to hold onto your device for a while, and some even come with a built-in stylus. If you’ve been looking for the best phones under $300, then keep reading.
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The Moto G Power 5G is currently the cheapest phone I’m aware of that has 256GB of internal storage space. It’s a lot of space, and is perfect for someone that downloads a lot of movies and music to enjoy when you don’t have a consistent internet connection. The phone’s 6.5-inch 1,080p display runs at a smooth 120Hz refresh rate too, making movies, applications, websites and games look especially nice.
If you need even more space, you can expand it further with a microSD card. And like many phones in the $200 to $300 price range, the Power 5G includes a headphone jack.
Whereas Motorola makes the Power 5G a media machine for its price, it does cut back in terms of its cameras. Like many phones in this price range, it’s good for outdoor photography but is quite bad at getting details in low-light environments.
But if what you need is lots of storage space above all else, the Moto G Power 5G is worth a look.
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