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While handsets like the Samsung galaxy S7, IPones 6S, LG G5 and the HTC 10 are stealing headlines around the world, there's a lot of intriguing (and cheap) stuff going on in the world of budget phones.

Sadly smartphone innovation isn't cheap – and most of it is reserved for high-end contract handsets. There is however such a thing as a good cheap smartphone, and ever so gently all those amazing features from the flagship devices are slowly trickling down to the budget phones.

Here's a selection of our favourite budget phones that cost under £200. If you're looking to pick up a decent handset for not much cash, these are the top cheap phones your money can buy - even on a budget.

Weight: 155g | Dimensions: 153 x 76.6 x 9.8mm | OS: Android 6 | Screen size:5.5-inch | Resolution: 1080 x 1920 | CPU: Snapdragon 617 | RAM: 2GB |Storage: 16GB/32GB | Battery: 3000mAh | Rear camera: 13MP | Front camera:5MP

Motorola has made some major upgrades to one of its best phones you can buy right now - the Moto G.

The Moto G4 is the first time the phone line has adopted a 5.5-inch Full HD display and it's an impressively powerful device as well. Compared to some of the other phones to follow on this list, this is going to give you the best gaming performance below 250 USD

Battery life is impressive on the Moto G4, but it's not a perfect phone as there's no NFC and no customization options you get with other Motorola devices.

That said, the rest of the Moto G4 makes it our favourite cheap phone you can buy right now.

Weight: 160g | Dimensions: 140 x 69 x 6.9mm | OS: Android 5.1 | Screen size:5-inch | Resolution: 1080 x 1920 | CPU: Snapdragon 801 | RAM: 3GB | Storage:16GB | Battery: 2525mAh | Rear camera: 13MP | Front camera: 8MP

OnePlus caught our eye with its first phone last year, but this new addition is even more jaw dropping as it has managed to go below the £200 mark.

It's not just an impressive spec. OnePlus has created a gorgeous design for its new budget range and it's beautiful to hold. Plus the invite system for the OnePlus X has now been dropped so it's even easier to grab one of these phones.

The OnePlus X is one of the best affordable phones in the world right now and if you're not after a Motorola phone this may be the best choice for you. You might want to act fast though, as OnePlus has stopped production of the handset and when the stocks gone, it's gone forever.

If you're looking for the cheapest price head to OnePlus.net where the OnePlus X will set you back just 250 USD

Weight: 155g | Dimensions: 156 x 77 x 9.2mm | OS: Android 5.1 | Screen size:5.5-inch | Resolution: 1080 x 1920 | CPU: Snapdragon 615 | RAM: 3GB |Storage: 32GB | Battery: 2500mAh | Rear camera: 20MP | Front camera: 8MP

Wileyfox has now dropped into third place, but that's still impressive as it's still its first ever phone called the Storm. Much like OnePlus has done, it blows all the previous competition away.

Here you get an incredible 5.5-inch Full HD display, 32GB of storage and a stunning 20MP camera. Put in an 8MP selfie snapper and it's a very impressive set up considering it costs less than 250USD

If you want high-end specs at a cheap price, the Wileyfox Storm may well be the best choice for you.

Weight: 134g | Dimensions: 143.5 x 71 x 7.3mm | OS: Android 5.1 | Screen size:5-inch | Resolution: 720 x 1280 | CPU: Snapdragon 616 | RAM: 3GB | Storage:16GB | Battery: 2500mAh | Rear camera: 13MP | Front camera: 8MP

You may not know much about Oppo, but that doesn't mean it's not making some of the best cheap phones money can buy right now.

The cheapest phone you can buy in the UK is the Oppo F1 and it's actually an affordable price for the level of spec you're getting.

It comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 processor, 3GB of RAM and 16GB of on-board storage. The display is a 5-inch 720p screen and it's still running outdated software in the form of Android 5.1 Lollipop, but it's still an impressive phone and may well be the best choice for you.

Weight: 155g | Dimensions: 156 x 77 x 9.2mm | OS: Android 5.1 | Screen size: 5.5-inch | Resolution: 1080 x 1920 | CPU: Snapdragon 615 | RAM: 3GB | Storage: 32GB | Battery: 2500mAh | Rear camera: 20MP | Front camera: 8MP

LG's latest budget handset comes with one major selling point - it has a second, always-on display. No other phone that's under £200 is going to be able to offer you that and that's one key reason to buy the LG X Screen.

The spec may not be as impressive as say the OnePlus X, but it still comes with 2GB of RAM, a Snapdragon 410 processor and a 13MP rear facing camera.

If you're a fan of LG, the X Screen may well be the best product you'll be able to buy right now if you don't want to shell out on a flagship phone like the G5.

Weight: 155g | Dimensions: 156 x 77 x 9.2mm | OS: Android 5.1 | Screen size: 5.5-inch | Resolution: 1080 x 1920 | CPU: Snapdragon 615 | RAM: 3GB | Storage: 32GB | Battery: 2500mAh | Rear camera: 20MP | Front camera: 8MP

There are a lot of very cool new features in the Note 7's S Pen, but one of the coolest is its Magnifying feature. Yes, it's mainly for accessibility, but that makes it especially important, since it's one of the easiest ways for someone with less-than-perfect vision to see the finer details of an on-screen object.

The feature allows for up to 300% magnification, and the great thing is that even at that level the screen doesn't appear pixelated, thanks to the high-density QHD display.

Think of the possibilities, especially for apps that don't support Multi Window: you need to refer to an email or text message but don't want to constantly switch back and forth between apps, so you minimize the client and hover over it when you need it. Very cool idea, and one that I think I'm going to use a lot.

THE IRIS SCANNER :

This is the hottest new feature on a smartphone for now
the Note 7 comes with an iris scanner that allow users to step up the security level of they're devices.
this feature can also be used to lock a sertain folder or application .
but we have to mention that the iris scanner was first used by microsoft in the lumia 950 but samsung really nailed it.

Now owned by Lenovo (previously Google), Motorola has kept the familiar design of the Moto G going with the new 2016 model. It's got the same overall look and feel but tweaking it enough to give it some freshness and individuality.

For example, the dimple the 'M' for Motorola has been taken out of the camera surround. A small change but one which helps differentiate between last year's and this year's models. The build is still plastic but the Moto G4 feels good in the hand. The main difference is that they're bigger phones which some customers might not want - it will be too unwieldy for some, especially if you're used to the smaller size.

Under Lenovo, Motorola is sticking to its formula of offering an essentially stock Android experience. The Moto G4 and G4 Plus both come with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow pre-installed with a very thin layer on top to add some features.

Alongside the usual Android elements such as the two-stage notification bar/quick settings, and the cards style recent apps are some Motorola elements. 

For starters there's a camera app and the Moto app.

This is where various things (namely Moto Display and Moto Actions) are bundled together, such as the ability to use gestures to do things like launch the camera, torch or silence notifications. You can also opt to have 'battery-friendly' notifications which fade in and out while the screen is off.

Motorola also adds the ability to automatically keep the screen dark between user-defined times (ie overnight) and you can also tweak how the screen looks with two different modes. All of this is found in the Moto app.

It's great to see such a stock version of Android come on the Moto G4 with the additions warranted. We like the simple but effective clock widget which gives you the date and temperature inside smaller circles a bit like a watch face. They also provide handy shortcuts to the clock and calendar apps, plus detailed AccuWeather info.