Let’s face it: While the low-end Android market is filled with phones of all sizes, colors, and specs, most of these $200-$300 handsets are hit or miss in terms of performance, lag, bloatware, cameras, sound, and display.
But when you drop to the $100-$200 range, things get interesting. Part of the reason, I believe, is expectation. When you’re using a $129 phone, there’s little reason to hope it will perform as well as a $1,000 device. That kind of wishful thinking is pointless. And once expectations are tempered, some pleasant surprises are to be had.
Also: This $200 Motorola is the cheap Android phone to beat in 2025 – and I love the design
Such is the case with the NUU N30
My experience
I’ve reviewed NUU phones before, so I knew what to expect. NUU devices purport to “supercharge” RAM with features like DuraSpeed, which — according to NUU — optimizes system resources to ensure that apps run more efficiently. By prioritizing foreground applications, DuraSpeed is supposed to free up RAM and CPU cycles by keeping background processes in check. In other words, DuraSpeed prioritizes system resources for active apps alone.
