Buyer's Guide: Top Mobile Phones for College Students Below Rs 10,000

| Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 16:20 [IST]

If it's the phase of your life when you are ready to begin your college and looking for a new smartphone to accompany you the very first day, then it's time for you to head the online market first. But before you are going for the latest smartphone purchase, think again, as it will be the first year and also ragging time, when unexpected incidents can take place.

So GizBot would suggest you to better maintain a low and down to the earth profile and save the flaunts for the next year. Ideally you should get the cheapest or an average handset which should deliver you a decent performance and high end specs. Basically, it should have a decent camera, colour screen, FM radio, internet and a texting-friendly keypad.

Head to the slideshow below and look at the various options present in the online market at a budget price range. Buy one of those and you are into smartphone territory with very little outlay or risk.

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Samsung Galaxy Young S6312:

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3.2-inch TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS
1 GHz Cortex-A5 Processor
Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
FM Radio with Recording
3 MP Primary Camera
Dual Standby SIM (GSM + GSM)
Wi-Fi Enabled
A Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery

Karbonn S2 Titanium:

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5-inch TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Dual Standby SIM (GSM + GSM)
Android v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) OS
1.2 GHz Quad Core Processor
Wi-Fi Enabled
2 MP Secondary Camera
8 MP Primary Camera
Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
2100 mAh Battery

Samsung Galaxy Fame S6812:

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3.5-inch TFT Touchscreen
Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
1 GHz Processor
5 MP Primary Camera
0.3 MP Secondary Camera
FM Radio with Recording
Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
Wi-Fi Enabled
1300 mAh Battery

Nokia Asha 501

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3-inch LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Asha OS)
Dual Standby SIM (GSM + GSM)
Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
3.2 MP Primary Camera
Wi-Fi Enabled
FM Radio
1200 mAh battery

HTC Desire C:

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3.5-inch Capacitive Touchscreen
Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
600 MHz Scorpion Processor
5 MP Primary Camera
Wi-Fi Enabled
Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
A 1230 mAh battery

Sony Xperia E Dual:

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3.5-inch TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor
FM Radio
Wi-Fi Enabled
Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
3.2 MP Primary Camera
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
1530 mAh battery

Apple iPhone 3G:

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3.5 inches TFT capacitive touchscreen
iOS, upgradable to iOS 4.2.1
412 MHz ARM 11 CPU
2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels Camera
128 MB of RAM
8/16 GB Internal Memory
Non-removable Li-Ion battery

Micromax A92 Canvas Lite:

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5-inch Capacitive Touchscreen
Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
1 GHz Dual Core Processor
Wi-Fi Enabled
Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
5 MP Primary Camera
3G Connectivity
FM Radio with Recording
Li-Ion, 2000 mAh Battery

LG Optimus L3 2 Dual E435:

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3.2-inch Capacitive Touchscreen
Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
1 GHz Processor
3 MP Primary Camera
Wi-Fi Enabled
Dual Standby SIM (GSM + GSM)
Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
Li-Ion 1540 mAh Battery

Sony Xperia Tipo Dual:

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3.2-inch TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
800 MHz Scorpion Processor
Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
3.2 MP Primary Camera
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
FM Radio
Wi-Fi Enabled
Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
1500 mAh Li-Ion battery

BlackBerry Bold 9650:

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2.44 inches TFT Touch-sensitive optical trackpad
BlackBerry OS
512 MB Internal Memroy
3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included
Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery

Sony Xperia T:

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4.5 Inch 720p LCD Display
1.5 GHz Dual Core Qualcomm Krait Processor
1 GB RAM
Android 4.0
13MP Camera With LED Flash
1850 MAh Battery

Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos S6802:

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3.5-inch Capacitive Touchscreen
832 MHz Processor
Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) OS
5 MP Primary Camera
Wi-Fi Enabled
Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
Smart Dual Active SIM (GSM + GSM)
FM Radio
A 1300 mAh, Li-Ion battery

HTC Desire Z:

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3.7 Inch Display
800 MHz CPU
5 MP Camera With 720p HD Video Recording
USB And Wi-Fi Tethering
WiFi B/G/N
1.5 GB Internal Memory
Li - Ion Battery

LG Optimus L3 E400:

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3.2-inch TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
800 MHz Processor
Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) OS
3 MP Primary Camera
FM Radio
Wi-Fi Enabled
Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
1500 mAh Li-Ion batte

iBall Andi 4.5q:

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4.5-inch Touchscreen
Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS
1 GHz Dual Core Cortex-A9 Processor
8 MP Primary Camera
Secondary Camera Support
Dual Standby SIM (GSM + GSM)
Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
2050 mAh Battery

Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562:

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4-inch TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
1 GHz Cortex-A5 Processor
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
5 MP Primary Camera
0.3 MP Secondary Camera
Wi-Fi Enabled
FM Radio
Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
1500 mAh Li-Ion battery

Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle:

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5.3-inch Capacitive Touchscreen
Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
1.2 GHz Quad Core Processor
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
8 MP Primary Camera
Wi-Fi Enabled
2 MP Secondary Camera
Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
Li-Polymer, 2100 mAh Battery

Micromax A110 Superfone Canvas 2:

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5-inch LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
1 GHz Dual Core Processor
8 MP Primary Camera
0.3 MP Secondary Camera
Wi-Fi Enabled
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
Li-Ion, 2000 mAh Battery

Micromax A115 Canvas 3D:

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5-inch LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
1 GHz Dual Core Processor
Wi-Fi Enabled
Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
FM Radio
5 MP Primary Camera
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
0.3 MP Secondary Camera
2000 mAh Battery

Nokia Lumia 520:

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4-inch IPS Capacitive Touchscreen
1 GHz Qualcomm Krait Dual Core Processor
Windows Phone 8 OS
HD Recording
5 MP Primary Camera
Wi-Fi Enabled
Expandable Storage Capacity of 64 GB
A 1430 mAh battery

Nokia X5-01:

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2.36 inchesTFT
Symbian OS 9.3, Series 60 v3.2 UI
600 MHz ARM 11
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, LED flash
microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included
200 MB Internal Memroy
Li-Ion 950 mAh battery (BL-5F)

LG Optimus L5 E610:

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4-inch Capacitive Touchscreen
Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
1 GHz Processor
Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
FM Radio
Dual Standby SIM (GSM + GSM)
Wi-Fi Enabled
5 MP Primary Camera
Li-Ion, 1700 mAh Battery

Gionee CTRL V4:

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4.5 inches FWVGA display with resolution of 480 x 854 pixels
Àndroid 4.2 Jelly Bean OS
Dual SIM with Yamaha 168 music system
1.2 GHz quad-core Cortex A7 processor
5 MP of main camera with LED Flash and VGA front camera
4 GB of internal memory and 512 MB of RAM
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G and GPS supports
1800 mAh battery

Nokia Lumia 610:

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3.7-inch TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Windows 7.5 (Mango) OS
800 MHz ARM Cortex-A5 Processor
5 MP Primary Camera
FM Radio
Wi-Fi Enabled
Micro SIM
A 1300 mAh Li-Ion battery

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