With so many phones on the market, and with the gap between mid-range and high-end narrowing each year, finding the right phone for you is not an easy task. Sure, if you've got $1000 ready to go, getting the best of the best is not a difficult task; you can narrow down your choice to 4-5 phones. However, when you're on a bit of a budget, but are not aiming extremely low, the mid-range segment has a lot to offer, and it can get confusing. If you're looking for such a device, you'd be surprised how much you can get for a rather modest sum of cash (when compared to the ultra-high-end, at least).

With that said, here's our picks for the best phones under $400!


The Nokia 6 was one of the most popular affordable phones of 2017, and the New Nokia 6 (a.k.a the Nokia 6.1) is no different in 2018. The Nokia 6.1 looks and feels a lot like its predecessor: it’s a 5.5-inch phone with a metal design, feels very thin and runs on Android One – a clean, bloatware-free version of Android that is first in line when it comes to future updates. The Nokia 6.1 is also more powerful than its predecessor and can now record 4K video.


When it came out in 2017, the LG G6 was a great phone. Now, a year later, it's still a very good purchase and at a fraction of its original price. The G6 has marks a departure from the previous experimental designs LG was known for. Gone are modules and leather backs, and instead, the G6 is a stylish and durable offering with a trendy glass body and a metal frame. It features a high level of water and dust protection - a first for a globally available LG phone - and the body has been designed to withstand more than a few encounters with the floor. It also has a rather good, 5.7-inch display with an 18:9 aspect ratio, a dual-camera setup around the back that combines a standard 13MP shooter with a wide-angle camera, and a headphone jack!