Top 5 Smartphones Under Rs. 20,000 (August 2018)

The best mobile phones to buy under Rs 20,000 in India is the toughest job these days as various mobiles from different brands are available at same price segments. For the price of Rs. 20,000, you would be able to get phones that are the nearly top-class flagship. These devices offer the best features alongside extraordinary cameras and an excellent specification.

Here are our picks for the best cell phones under Rs. 20,000 in India.

Top 5 Smartphones Under Rs. 20,000 (August 2018)

#5 Nokia 6.1 Plus

Nokia 6.1 has a 5.80-inch 1080 × 2280 pixels resolution notched 19:9 screen ratio display. Nokia 6.1 Plus comes with aluminum frame design is encased in Corning Gorilla Glass. The device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 octa-core processor and it comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage that can be expandable up to 400GB through the microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Nokia 6.1 Plus acquires a 16-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 16-megapixel front shooter for selfies with AI features. The Nokia 6.1 Plus runs Android 8.1 and is powered by a 3060mAh.

#4 Lenovo Z5

The Lenovo Z5 flaunts a 5.99-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,246 pixels and a Corning Gorilla Glass is present just on the top of the display. The Lenovo Z5 is blessed with two Kryo 260 quad-core processors clocked at 1.8GHz and 1.6GHz. The processors are equipped with 6GB RAM and Adreno 509 GPU. The device features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 chipset and runs on Android Oreo OS. The Lenovo Z5 packs power from a 3,300mAh Li-ion battery and the phone is equipped with a 64GB inbuilt-storage that can be expandable up to 256GB via a MicroSD card. A dual primary camera setup with 16-megapixels and 8-megapixels resolutions can capture images of 4,616 x 3,464 pixels images as well as can record high definition videos. Furthermore, the device acquires an 8-megapixels front sensor.

#3 Xiaomi Mi Max 3

Xiaomi Mi Max 3 features a tall 6.9-inch full HD+ IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,160 pixels. Coming to the performance of the Mi Max 3, the device is configured with two Kryo 260 quad-core processors clocked at 1.8GHz and 1.6GHz. The processors are built upon a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 chipset. The device is coupled with a 4GB RAM and an Adreno 509 graphics engine plus 64 GB internal storage that can be further expanded using microSD cards. Xiaomi Mi Max 3 packs a powerful 5,500mAh Li-ion battery.

On the camera department, the device got 12MP + 5MP dual-camera setup at the rear assisted with CMOS image and Exmor-RS CMOS sensor. The lenses of the Mi Max 3 are also capable to record 4k videos at a speed of 30 fps. There is an 8MP camera with soft light flash on the front for taking better selfies.

#2 Xiaomi Mi A2

The Mi A2 sports a 5.99-inch full-HD+ display with 18:9 aspect ratio and 2160 x 1080-pixel resolution. Mi A2 is company’s first phone in India to offer the Gorilla Glass 5 on top while device’s front panel features Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for top protection. The display of the Mi A2 is almost bezel-less and comes without a notch. The frame of the device is made of aluminum alloy and looks premium in hand. While the Mi A2 runs a stock OS of Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box. Moreover, Google and Xiaomi promised that the Mi A2 will be the fastest phone to get new Android P update by the end of this year.

Mi A2 has the Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 660 SoC coupled with Adreno 512 GPU for graphics. Although, the phone has two variants one with 4 GB RAM plus 64 GB internal another one with 6 GB RAM and 128 GB internal.

Coming to the camera of the Mi A2, the device has a 12MP Sony IMX486 with f/1.75 aperture and a 20MP Sony IMX376 secondary sensor with a f/1.75 aperture on the rear. The front camera is a 20MP one with LED flash. The device packs a 3,010mAh battery and the variant will support Qualcomm’s QuickCharge 4.0.

#1 Huawei Honor Play

The Honor Play equipped with a 6.3-inch full-HD+(16.0 cm) FullView display with a resolution of 1080×2340 pixels and the device is powered by the octa-core Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 970 SoC along with Mali-G72 GPU and the built-in neural processor unit aka NPU. The phone is to be released with 4GB and 6GB RAM variants.

Regarding optics, the Honor Play features a double camera setup with AI. The device comes with a 16-megapixel primary lens with f/2.2 aperture and PDAF, and a 2-megapixel secondary lens with f/2.4 aperture. At the front, the smartphone has a 16-megapixel camera with f/2.0 aperture.

The Honor Play is paired with 64GB of internal storage and it has a memory card slot to expand the storage up to 256 GB via microSD card. And the Honor Play is backed by a 3750mAh battery with quick charging feature.