This is the cheapest phone with shoulder triggers, and it’s a steal

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Nubia has announced the Neo 3 series of budget phones at MWC 2025. These are the cheapest phones with shoulder triggers, starting at just ~$260. The best gaming phones often have shoulder buttons, giving you much-needed extra input. Unfortunately, phones with these buttons generally aren’t cheap. But that’s changing this week, thanks to Nubia. Nubia has announced the Neo 3 5G and Neo 3 GT 5G smartphones in Barcelona. These are the cheapest phones with shoulder triggers, picking up where last year’s Neo 2 range left off. Expect a pair of textured capacitive keys on each model, and I found that these were well-placed on both models during my brief time playing a couple of games (e.g., the Asphalt series). Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Otherwise, both phones have budget Unisoc chips, a 6,000mAh battery, bypass charging support, and RGB lights on the back. How do these gaming phones differ from each other? The GT model is the more capable ... Read full article.