10 Chinese phones to buy in India right now

By Kaushik

| Published: Friday, March 6, 2015, 17:55 [IST]

Ever since China entered the mobile phone market, the OEMs out there have set higher standards for itself with each passing year. Today the scenario is such that the world and the entire Asian market is flodded with Chinese smartphones.

Even though Samsung continues to be the undisputed market holder of smartphones in the Asian continent, however, the Chinese manufacturers are all ready and equipped to knock Samsung off its throne.

While manufacturers like Xiaomi, Lenovo, Huawei and ZTE offer handsets that are feature rich and the best in class at a stunning price point, other manufacturers like Oppo, OnePlus and Gionee target the premium segment of smartphones with features that'll probably take you by surprise.

Surprisingly, the Indian market is also responding well to these Chinese manufacturers and brands like Xiaomi, Gionee, Huawei and Oppo. These brands have already set their roots deep into the mobile market scene in India, especially after 2014.

All said and done here are 10 Chinese phones in the Indian market which will give you tears of joy. Take a look at the countdown in the sliders below, especially if you're looking to buy a premium smartphone at an affordable price range.

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Isn't always necessary that a phone has to cost your limb to be a good device. The Redmi Note priced at Rs. 8,999 just proves it right. The Note was intoduced into Indian the market after the success of the Mi3 and the Redmi 1S. This affordable device packs a 5.5" inch 720p resolution screen and runs on a powerful octa-core MediaTek MT6592 chip. With a 13MP rear cam slapped on to it's back and a 5MP selfie shooter this phablet is just fab!

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This gadget is known to have sold out within seconds at the Flipkart flash sale. The Xiaomi Mi 4 sports a 5-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels which translates into 441 ppi. he device is clocked at 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor and Adreno 330 GPU along with 3GB LPDDR3 RAM. Mi4 features a 13MP rear camera with LED Flash. On front, it has a 8MP snapper with Sony Exmor R sensor. Running on Android KitKat 4.4.3 on top of MIUI 6. It is powered by a huge non-removable Li-Ion3,080mAh battery. The 16Gb model is priced at Rs. 19,999 and is worth every penny.

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The R5 is one of the thinnest phones around, to be precise it's just 4.9mm at the sides. It's sleek and elegant design along with the light-weight will book you in seconds. The build quality is top notch. It features a 5.2" screen and runs on a Snapdragon 615 chipset having an octa-core Cortex-A53 clocked at 1.5 GHz coupled with 2GB of RAM. The R5 runs Android v4.4.4 and uses ColorUI v2. On the rear is a 13MP camera while the front features a 5MP snapper. Priced at Rs. 29,990 the R5 seems a bit over-priced fro the features it has to offer.

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Huawei has marked it's presence in the sub 20k segment in the Indian market with the Honor 6. Powered by an octa-core SoC Power and HiSilicon Kirin 920 chipset that has a CPU with a maximum clock speed of 1.7 MHz. Priced at Rs. 17,999 the handet runs on Android 4.4.2 KitKat OS and sports a 13MP primary Sony camera along with a 5MP font snapper.

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This is probably one of the best phones under Rs. 10,000. Huawei has given tough competition to other makers with it's Honor series, and here's another one fron their box. The beautifully crafted Holly sports a 5" 720p display, powered by a Quad Core 1.3 GHz processor. It has an 8MP rear cam and runs on Android 4.4.2 Kitkat OS. The device has 16BG of internal storage and1GB of RAM. Available at Rs.6,999 in the Indian sub-continent, this phone is a best buy for people yet to have their maiden Android experience.

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This smartphone brand has established itself so well in the Indian market that the company has already started putting up blog-post to address concern for the Indian market. OnePlus One features a 5.5-inch Full HD display offering a resolution of 1920 ×1080 pixels slapped with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 with 2.5GHz Quad-core CPU coupled with 3GB of RAM and runs on CyanogenMod 11S OS based on Android 4. KitKat. It also incorporates a 13MP primary camera with Sony's IMX214 stacked sensor with a 6 element lens. The device will be availabe in 16/64GB versions and is priced at Rs. 18,999 for 16GB and Rs. 21,999 for the 64GB.

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This is a mid-range smartphone with mind blowing specs. Running on Android 4.4 (KitKat)and priced at Rs. 10,999 this phone is a nice buy. Under the hood is a 5"screen and a 5MP front camera. The rear snapper is a mammoth 13MP with a Sony Xmor sensor. the ZTE V5 has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 SoC under the hood. The quad-core processor is clocked at 1.2GHz and there is an integrated Adreno 305 GPU. There is 1GB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage space. The internal storage can be further expanded by up to 32GB using a microSD card.

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If you are looking for a chic smartphone with some decent features the Gionee ELIFE S 5.1 might be a good choice. Weighing 97.7 grams and just 5.1 mm thick, this is one of the lightest handsets in its class. Featuring a 1280 x 720 AMOLED display and running on an 1.7 GHz Octa Core processor with 1 GB RAM, the ELIFE S 5.1 provides smooth navigation and decent video performance. The ELIFE S 5.1 runs on Android 4.4 with Gionee's Amigo 2.0 User Interface. The device is available in India for around Rs. 19,000.

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Lenovo introduced the A6000 at CES, Las Vegas, this year. The phone is 4G enabled. The phone is packed with a good set of features. The 5-inch IPS LCD screen has a resolution of 720x1280 and a pixel density is 294ppi. It is packed with a 64-bit Snapdragon 410 SoC. It is a quad-core processor with with integrated Adreno 306 GPU. The phone has 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage space expandable upto 32GB. Priced at Rs. 6,999 this phone is the greatest rival to the Moto E.

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The world's slimmest smartphone has been launches in India at a price of Rs. 32,980.The phone is just 4.75mm thick. The Vivo X5 Max runs Android 4.4.4 KitKat with the company's proprietary Funtouch OS 2.0 UI slapped on to top. The Vivo X5Max is powered by a 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor coupled with 2GB of RAM. It features a 5.5-inch full-HD Super AMOLED display. The smartphone includes 16GB internal storage and is expandable upto 128GB. It sports a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and Sony IMX214 sensor, while also housing a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.

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