Best 5 Android smartphones for Christmas

You can put many phones in the best 5 Android smartphones for Christmas category, depending on who you’re thinking of as the receiver of such an expensive gift. If you are going to get your teenage son a new smartphone, you best 5 Android smartphones for Christmas would include cheaper mid-range phones with great durability, like the Motorola Moto G, Moto E or Sony Xperia M2. On the other hand, if you’re getting your boyfriend, girlfriend, wife or husband a new smartphone as a Christmas gift, your best 5 Android smartphones for Christmas list would include high-end devices like the iPhone 6 or 6 Plus, Oppo Find 7, HTC One M8, HTC One M7, Galaxy Alpha, Galaxy Note 4 or Sony Xperia Z4. We could go on and on. This best 5 Android smartphones for Christmas list aims to include the best smartphones of the year according to bang for buck, to give you an idea which smartphone would be the most valuable and worth its price.

5. OnePlus One

Yes, I’m putting the OnePlus One on the best 5 Android smartphones for Christmas list. That’s because I find its bang for buck attractive to say the least, and if you manage to get it off Amazon or eBay, or live in China or India and can get your hands on it in a store, it’s one of the best bang for buck smartphones out there. If you get an invite and order it directly from OnePlus, the OnePlus One price is $300 for the 16 GB version and $350 for the 64 GB version. If you haven’t heard of this phone yet, you should know that it can rival the likes of the Galaxy S5 and LG G3, especially when it comes to performance. Customer support isn’t very shining, but the company will get to it. Here are the most important OnePlus One specs:

Price: $300/$350
Display: 5.5 inch LTPS LCD, 1080*1920, 401 ppi
CPU/GPU:  Snapdragon 801, Adreno 330
Battery: 3100 mAH
OS: Android 4.4 KitKat with CyanogenMod 11S
Memory: 3 GB RAM, 16/64 GB ROM, no microSD slot
Camera: 13 MP primary with dual-LED flash, 5 MP secondary
Outstanding features: NFC, dual mono speakers