The premium segment of smartphones brings the flagship essentials to lower prices, making them the ideal sweet spot. These are the best ones under Rs 40,000.
The contribution of premium segment smartphones to the Indian smartphone market share is gaining momentum with each quarter, as brands are bringing their flagship smartphones to the under Rs 40,000 segment. If you buy a smartphone that costs Rs 40,000 in India today, you get a real flagship smartphone in terms of the chipset, premium design, a high refresh rate display, fast charging speeds, and more. In this segment, you are most likely to miss out of features like IP rating and wireless charging. Apart from these two features, you get everything that a premium flagship offers. Our current list of the best smartphones under Rs 40,000 includes flagships from competitive brands as well as last-gen flagships which are now subject to price drops. We’ve tried to include phones that are specialists at gaming and photography, as well as all-rounders that can be recommended to everyone. Previously, the list of dominated by OnePlus starting from OnePlus 5 to onePlus 7T. But, now, OnePlus has moved more further in the premium segment, which gives opportunities to players Xiaomi, Oppo, Samsung, and Google while Apple offers the iPhone SE(2020). The Mi 10T Pro is not exactly the successor to the Mi 10, it is one of the best affordable flagships of the season. The Mi 10T Pro is the top of the line flagship device while Xiaomi also offers Mi 10T at the much lower price point. Both Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro offer a 6.7-inch IPS LCD with a Full HD+ resolution and 144Hz refresh rate. A new AdaptiveSync technology helps the display smartly vary its refresh rate between 30,48,50,60,90,120, and 144Hz based on the content being viewed. Both devices are powered by Snapdragon 865 processor and paired with up to 12GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage. The bigger 5,000mAh battery puts the Mi 10T Pro in a space where few recent flagships have reached, providing very reliable battery life.
