HTC One V

HTC One V price in Malaysia starts from RM950, putting it firmly in budget territory even by 2012 standards. Under the hood is a single-core 1 GHz Snapdragon chipset paired with just 512 MB RAM, and out of the 4 GB internal storage, only about 1 GB is actually usable, so you'll want that microSD card slot (up to 32 GB) from day one. The 3.7-inch Super LCD2 screen runs at 480 x 800 pixels, sharp enough for its size at around 252 ppi.

On the camera side, there's a 5 MP rear shooter with autofocus and LED flash capable of 720p video, but there's no front camera at all, so selfies and video calls aren't part of the deal. Battery capacity sits at 1500 mAh, non-removable, which is modest even for the phone's compact 115 g body.

It ships with Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich, and HTC never pushed an update to Jelly Bean, so this one stays locked to an older OS version for its entire life. Wifi, GPS and Bluetooth 4.0 round out the connectivity basics.