Smartphone advancements have elevated to a great extent for so many years. The best part with some of these handsets was their well-tuned flagship like performance packaged in mid-range price that changed many beliefs to switch from a luxury device to mid-tier smartphone category. Graphics-intensive gaming requires powerful hardware and lots of RAM typically found in high-end phones, here are the smartphones which come under Rs 30000.
Nokia 7 Plus (Rs 25,999)
The Nokia 7 Plus may have packed a mid-range mobile platform, but the Snapdragon 660 underneath is efficient enough to deliver high-end performance courtesy of the Kyro 260 CPU that promises 20% higher performance than its predecessor. To sweeten the experience, the smartphone features an elongated 6-inch full HD+ front panel that offers vibrant colours. The Nokia 7 Plus carries a decent amount of RAM and storage, 4GB RAM/64GB internal storage.
The smartphones come with a rear camera of a 12MP primary sensor and a 13MP telephoto sensor accompanied by capable camera hardware that offers good image capture. The phone packs a 3800mAh battery runs Android 8.1 Oreo and has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection on top of the front panel.
Nokia 8 (Rs 27,999)
This is a very classy design and near bezel-less 18:9 full HD+ (2160 x 1080 pixels) display for a traditional 16:9 display but with QHD resolution (2560 x 1440 pixels), you can opt for the Nokia 8 instead. If gaming is your basic and primary objective, the benefits don’t stop there. The Nokia 8 is powered and supported by Qualcomm’s previous flagship Snapdragon 835 SoC with Adreno 540 graphics. The RAM and storage remain the same at 4GB and 64GB respectively.
The battery backup stands at 3090mAh. The previous Nokia flagship can be purchased for as low as Rs 27,999, and if you aren’t fussy about the colour of the handset, you can save another thousand Rupees on the steel grey variant.
Honor View 10 (Rs 29,999)
The Honor View 10 is one of the best mid-range smartphones from Honor’s shelf that offers premium aspects including Huawei’s flagship chipset, Kirin 970. The powerful Kirin 970 processor with built-in AI capability delivers smooth and fast performance. The Honor View 10 packs a decent 3750mAh battery, good enough to keep the device awake for a day.
It comes with 6GB of RAM to load those heavy textures. As for optics, the Honor View 10 sports dual camera sensors on the rear end having a 16MP RGB lens and a 20MP monochrome lens. The camera app offers a range of shooting modes. Up front, it has a 13MP camera that offers bokeh effect. The Honor View 10 runs EMUI 8.0 based on Android Oreo OS and has 128GB of internal storage which is expandable up to 256GB using microSD card. You can get one for Rs 29,999.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 (Rs 29,999)
Another good smartphone in this list is Xiaomi’s previous flagship smartphone, the Mi Mix 2 that carries the previous top-of-the-line Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC. It features a gorgeous 5.99-inch FHD+ all screen display making the device an excellent pick for gaming with punchy colours and good details.
The Adreno 540 GPU further enhances the experience with smooth graphics rendition. The ceramic built Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 packs a 3400mAh battery offering half a day’s worth of juice to run power hunger games. The 6GB RAM and 128GB storage onboard are sufficient enough to store the heavy action and racing games. The smartphone recently received a price cut and is now available online for Rs 29,999.
