We have listed some of the best smartphones with latest hardware available at reasonable prices.
Notches, the disappearing 3.5mm headphone jack and multiple cameras are all the rage this year. Not to mention making screens as bezel-less as possible. Once flagship models initiate a design or functionality trend, it’s rare that new devices in the budget segment don’t follow.
In India, specifically, the budget segment of the smartphone market is booming. The best selling brands in country, including Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo and Samsung, all have their strategy for this year aimed towards launching as many budget phones are possible.
Currently, a user who plans to spend somewhere under Rs 20,000 on a smartphone has loads of options.
We have compiled a list of devices which will provide you a bunch of features without burning a hole in your pocket.
Display: 6.15-inch full-HD LCD notched display| Processor: Kirin 710 SoC| RAM: 4GB| Storage: 128GB| OS: Android 9 Pie with EMUI 9| Rear camera: 24MP + 2MP + 8MP| Front camera: 32MP| Battery: 3340mAh
Apart from the teardrop notch and the colorful back designs, the P30 Lite has little in common with its siblings. The P30 Lite discards several key features from the higher-end P30 phones but aims to retain the spirit of the P30 series by offering a high-end striking design alongside an adept camera setup.
The phone can handle most tasks well enough for casual users. You can easily get a days worth of moderate use with the conservative battery capacity and if you happen to run out of juice the phone can charge up relatively quickly with the bundled fast charger.
Hands on: Huawei P30 Lite review
OS: Android 9 Pie with MIUI 10| Processor: Snapdragon 675 octa-core SoC with 4GB/6GB RAM| Display: 6.3-inch FHD+ LTPS in-cell display with dot notch| Rear Camera: 48MP + 5MP| Front camera: 13MP| Battery: 4000mAh
The Note 7 Pro is one of Redmi’s first two launches as Xiaomi’s official sub-brand in India (the other being the Note 7). It brings the 48MP camera to the budget smartphone market, and while the design isn’t new, it’s certainly a revamp for the brand.
Under the hood is the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 octa-core chipset, and an Adreno 612 GPU. There are two storage variants- the 4GB/64GB variant is priced at Rs 13,999, while the 6GB/128GB version is priced at Rs 16,999. It will go on sale on March 13 at Mi Home stores, mi.com, Flipkart and Mi Partner stores.
Hands on: Redmi Note 7 Pro review
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC + Adreno 512 GPU| OS: Android 9 Pie with MIUI 10| RAM: 3GB/4GB/6GB| Storage: 32GB/64GB| Rear camera: 48MP + 5MP| Front camera: 13MP| Battery: 4000mAh
The Redmi Note 7 is the younger fraternal twin of the Note 7 Pro, and it looks like it too. It boasts of the cheapest 48MP camera in the Indian market- it starts at Rs 9,999 for the base 3GB/32GB storage variant. Like its better-looking brother, it will go on sale on March 13 at Mi Home stores, mi.com, Flipkart and Mi Partner stores.
Processor: Exynos 7904 octa-core SoC| OS: Samsung Experience 9.
