The best-value smartphones in October 2026

AnTuTu has published its ranking of Android smartphones offering the best value for money in October 2026.

To compile the ranking, AnTuTu considered smartphones’ average benchmark scores and their retail prices on Chinese online marketplace JD.com.

Budget smartphones under 1,499 yuan

The Motorola Moto G100 with 12/256 GB of storage leads the budget category, scoring 969.8 points for value for money. The Moto G100s came second, followed by the iQOO Z11S.

The top 10 are as follows:

1. Motorola Moto G100 – 969.8 points;
2. Motorola Moto G100s – 914.3 points;
3. iQOO Z11S – 753.3 points;
4. iQOO Z11x – 753.0 points;
5. Redmi Note 17 Pro – 745.0 points;
6. OnePlus Turbo 6X Pro – 737.5 points;
7. iQOO Z10x – 695.0 points;
8. OnePlus Turbo 6X – 689.5 points;
9. Redmi Note 17 – 669,3 points;
10. Honor Play 11C – 656.3 points.

1,500 to 2,499 yuan

This category is dominated by powerful models, many of them designed for gaming. The Honor WIN RT has a 10, 000 mAh battery and supports 100 W wired charging. The next-generation Lenovo Legion Y70 stands out with its 2K display and 144 Hz refresh rate, while the Redmi Turbo 5 Max packs a 9,000 mAh battery.

The full top 10 in this category, ranked by value-for-money score:

1. Honor WIN RT – 1334.0 points;
2. Next-generation Lenovo Legion Y70 – 1291.2 points;
3. REDMI Turbo 5 Max – 1273.5 points;
4. OnePlus Ace 6T – 1270.9 points;
5. OnePlus Turbo 6 – 1237,9 points;
6. Redmi Turbo 5 – 1174,7 points;
7. realme Neo7 Turbo – 1163.7 points;
8. OPPO K13 Turbo Pro 5G – 1147.0 points;
9. Xiaomi Civi 5 Pro – 1137.2 points;
10. iQOO Z11 – 1092.1 points.

2,500 to 3,499 yuan

The best-value smartphone in the entire October ranking was the Redmi K100. It scored 1370.3 points, outperforming even the leaders in the more expensive categories for value for money. The device features a Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, a 165 Hz display, and a 10, 000 mAh battery. It had the highest score of all the phones in the ranking.

Top 10 in the category:

1. Redmi K100 – 1370.3 points;
2. Honor WIN RT2 – 1339.9 points;
3. Redmi K90 Max – 1328.2 points;
4. OnePlus Ace 7 Pro – 1290.9 points;
5. OnePlus Ace 7 – 1280,7 points;
6. Redmi K90 Ultimate Edition – 1233.7 points;
7. Honor Magic8 Pro Air – 1210.8 points;
8. iQOO Z11 Turbo – 1207.1 points;
9. OnePlus Ace 6 – 1192,6 points;
10. OnePlus Ace 6 Ultimate Edition – 1177.5 points.

3,500 to 4,499 yuan

In the higher-priced category, the iQOO Neo 12 came out on top with 1132.8 points. The Honor Magic 9 and Honor WIN took second and third place, respectively.

Top 10 in the category:

1. iQOO Neo 12 – 1132,8 points;
2. Honor Magic 9 – 988,2 points;
3. Honor WIN – 976.0 points;
4. iQOO 15 – 957,8 points;
5. Nubia Z80 Ultra – 953.4 points;
6. Xiaomi 17 Max – 951.4 points;
7. OPPO Find X9s Pro – 890.5 points;
8. Honor Magic 8 – 887,0 points;
9. OnePlus 15 – 881,0 points;
10. Redmi K90 Pro Max – 860.8 points.

4,500 yuan and up

In the most expensive category, the Honor WIN2 took first place with a score of 960.7 points. The OnePlus 16 came second, followed by the iQOO 15 Ultra.

Top 10 in the category:

1. Honor WIN 2 – 960,7 points;
2. OnePlus 16 – 884,8 points;
3. iQOO 15 Ultra – 843.4 points;
4. Nubia NaviX Ultra – 797.2 points;
5. Red Magic 11S Pro – 777.5 points;
6. Honor Magic 8 Pro – 763.6 points;
7. iQOO 16 – 756,9 points;
8. Samsung Galaxy S26 – 751.4 points;
9. Red Magic 11 Pro+ – 745.3 points;
10. Red Magic 12 Pro+ – 711.4 points.