The Best Budget Bezel Less Phones

The design of smartphones has evolved over the period of time. Smartphones have come a long way from being outrightly up with loads of unused and dead space on the top and bottom of the display to phones with a high screen to body ratio. There are phones now that come with the screen to body ratio as high as 93% all thanks to Xiaomi bringing bezel less phones to the fore with the beautiful Mi Mix which is easily a premium phone with no bezels altogether. However the Mi Mix is a premium phone and has a limited availability, hence in this round-up, we bring the favorite affordable bezel less phones in 2017 which essentially may not be from the top brands but still are the best value for money.

These cheap Mi-Mix Alternatives are based on Android and can be bought globally. So without further adieu, let us have a look at the budget Bezel less & borderless phones under $300.

1. LG Q6

2. DOOGEE Mix

3. Maze Alpha

4. Sharp Aquos S2

5. VKWorld Mix Plus

LG Q6 Design | Image Credits: LG

LG Q6

LG recently launched the LG Q6, a stripped down version of LG G6, with the same design and screen to body ratio. Although the Q6 isn’t quite a bezel less phones like the ones mentioned here, it has a different design altogether and a unique 18:9 edge-to-edge display. With the excellent display and a lovely design, LG Q6 is a definitely one of the best available budget bezel less phones that are available globally.

LG Q6 Specifications

• Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 435 Mobile Platform
• Display: 5.5-inch 18:9 FHD+ FullVision Display (2160 x 1080 / 442ppi)
• Memory: 3GB RAM / 32GB ROM
• Camera: Rear 13MP Standard Angle / Front 5MP Wide Angle
• Battery: 3,000mAh (embedded)
• Operating System: Android 7.1.1 Nougat
• Size: 142.5 x 69.3 x 8.1mm
• Weight: 149g
• Network: 4G VoLTE / 3G / 2G
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b, g, n / Bluetooth 4.2 / USB Type-B 2.0
• Colors: Astro Black / Ice Platinum / Terra Gold
• Other: Face Recognition / Google Assistant / Square Camera / Steady Record / FM Radio

Buy LGQ6

DOOGEE MIX

This is a true bezel less phone from a little known Chinese brand DOOGEE was one of the first few Mi Mix alternatives. Like the Xiaomi Mi Mix, it comes with a high screen to body ratio.The DOOGEE Mix comes with a 5.5-inches HD display, 6GB RAM along with 64GB internal storage. Another highlight of the phone is that it comes with a dual rear camera setup.

The Doogee Mix is one of the best budget bezel less phone that can ship globally. Its detailed specifications are as under:

DOOGEE Mix Specifications

• Display: 5.5 inches, 1280 x 720 pixels HD AMOLED screen
• CPU: Helio P25 4 x Cortex-A53 2.5GHz + 4 x Cortex-A53 1.6GHz
• System: Android 7.0
• Camera: 5.0MP front camera with 86 degree wide angle and auto beauty mode + rear camera 8.0MP + 16.0MP with PDAF
• Sensor: Geomagnetic Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Gravity Sensor, Touch Sensor
• SIM Card: dual SIM dual standby, Micro SIM + Nano SIM
• Feature: GPS, Glonass
• Bluetooth: 4.0
• Network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz  WCDMA 900/2100MHz FDD-LTE B1/B3/B7/B8/B20

Buy Doogee Mix

Maze Alpha

Another beautiful budget bezel less Android smartphone that has caught everyone’s attention is Maze Alpha. This borderless phone comes in a metal unibody design, bezel less display in a 6-inches body, dual rear camera (13Mp+5MP) and comes in 2 variants 4GB/64GB and 6GB/128GB.

Maze Alpha Specifications

• Device Type – Android 4G Bezel-Less Smartphone
• CPU – Octa-Core 4x 2.5GHz ARM Cortex-A53+ 4x 1.4GHz ARM Cortex-A53
• Chipset – MediaTek Helio P25 MT6757, 64-bit Processor
• GPU – ARM Mali-T880 MP2, 900 MHz, 2-Cores
• Camera – 13 Megapixels + 5 Megapixels f.2.2 Dual-LED and AF Rear Camera | 5 Megapixel Front camera
• Memory – RAM- 4GB/6GB LPDDR4x | ROM 64GB/128GB External Memory Support up to 256GB (Uses SIM 2 Slot)
• Display – Screen size 6.0 inches IPS, LCD FHD (1080 x 1920 Pixels)
• Battery – Non-Removable 4,000 mAh Lithium-ion Polymer
• SIM – Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano+ Nano/microSD), Dual Standby
• Sensors – Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Compass, Fingerprint, Hall Sensor
• Color – Blue, Jet-Black, Turquoise
• Operating System – Android 7.0 Nougat OS
• I/O Interface – 1 x Nano SIM Card Slot, 1 x Nano SIM Card Slot or microSD/TF Card Slot, Type-C USB Port, 3.5mm Audio Out Port, Power Button, Volume Button, Microphone, Speaker
• Dimensions – 159.8 mm x 82.5 mm x 8.1 mm
• Weight – 225 Grams (With Battery)

Buy Maze Alpha

Sharp Aquos S2 | Image Credits: Sharp

Sharp Aquos S2

Sharp was the first company to start the bezel less phone race, way before Xiaomi did it with Mi Mix. Infact, Mi Mix had a lot of features that were directly picked up from the Sharp Aquos Crystal that came a couple of years back. However, recently Sharp announced this beautiful budget bezelless display phone the, Sharp Aquos S2. It comes with a 5.5-inch (1080 x 2040 pixels) Full HD+ display with a whopping 84.95% screen-to-body ratio. It uses Free Form Display technology to make small holes in the screen for front camera and receiver. A very narrow fingerprint sensor is located below the screen. The Sharp Aquos S2 comes with a dual rear camera setup with a main 12-MP camera and a secondary 8MP camera.

SHARP AQUOS S2 specifications

• 5.5-inch (1080 x 2040 pixels) Full HD+ LCD display 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass protection
• Octa Core Snapdragon 630 with Adreno 508 GPU /  Octa Core Snapdragon 660 with Adreno 512 GPU
• 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage, 6GB RAM with 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
• Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD)
• Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
• 12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, PDAF, secondary 8MP camera
• 8MP front-facing camera, 1.4um pixel size, f/2.0 aperture
• Fingerprint sensor
• 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C
• 2930mAh (minimum) / 3020mAh (typical) battery with Quick Charge 3.0

Buy Sharp Aquos S2

VKWorld Mix Plus

Another one of the Chinese brands, the VKworld Mix Plus does not look different from most of the above-mentioned phones. In fact its the cheapest of the lot and you can try this phone in case you want to experience a cheap bezel-less smartphone without burning a hole in your pocket.

VKWorld Mix Plus Specifications

• Display: 5.5 inch, 1280 x 720 Pixel 2.5D Arc screen
• CPU: MTK6737 Quad Core 1.3GHz
• System: Android 7.0
• RAM + ROM: 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM
• Camera: 5.0MP ( SW 8.0MP ) front camera + 8.0MP ( SW 13.0MP ) back camera
• Sensor: Fingerprint Scanner, Gravity Sensor, Proximity Sensor
• SIM Card: dual SIM dual standby. Micro + Nano SIM

Buy VKworld Mix Plus

Budget Bezel Less Phones

These are a few bezel less smartphones that you can get hold off right now. The trend of borderless design is catching up and we are going to see a lot of premium and budget bezel less phones in 2017 and we will keep updating the list hence do not forget to save this as a bookmark and keep checking on from time to time.

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