Lately, I’ve reviewed, compared, and previewed a whole host of great smartphones at mid-range price points. My conclusion: you can get a heck of a lot these days without needing to pay those flagship prices. But what about when your budget’s even tighter than that? We would have appreciated the design more if the volume buttons and the power button would have been put on the same side of the phone. Handling of the phone would have been smoother had they been on the same side, literally, but, in this case, they have been placed on opposite sides. The phone can be held comfortably with one hand and doesn’t slip from the grip. The matte finish on the sides of the phone body actually helps to hold it securely with one hand while taking photos. The major part of phone body, leaving the sides out, registers smudges and fingerprints.