Best Premium Smartphones To Buy In India In 2020

| Published: Friday, January 3, 2020, 17:29 [IST]

The Indian smartphone market is one of the most diverse markets across the world. There is a demand for devices across price segments starting from budget to premium smartphones. When it comes to the premium or high-end smartphone market, it comprises devices priced starting from around Rs. 40,000 to Rs. 50,000 and goes on as much as you can afford.

These premium smartphones have advanced specifications including triple or quad cameras with features such as 4K video recording, OIS, slo-mo videos, etc. Also, most of these devices will have IP67 or IP68 rating to make them resistant to water and dust.

And, these high-end devices will arrive with capable fast charging technologies that can juice up the battery in no time and wireless charging in some cases.

Having said that, here we have listed some of the best premium smartphones that you can buy in India right now.

Apple iPhone XS Max

MRP: Rs. 73,790
Key Specs

5.8 Inch SuperRetina OLED Display With 3D Touch
Hex-Core Apple A12 Processor
4GB RAM With 64/256/512GB ROM
Force Touch Technology
Dual 12MP ISight Camera With OIS
7MP Front Facing Camera
Face ID
Bluetooth 5.0
LTE Support
Water & Dust Resistant
Animoji

Apple iPhone 11 Pro

MRP: Rs. 99,900
Key Specs

5.8 Inch Super Retina XDR Display
Hex-Core Apple A13 Bionic
6GB RAM With 64/256/512GB ROM
12MP + 12MP + 12MP Triple Camera With OIS
12MP Front Facing Camera
Face ID
Bluetooth 5.0
LTE Support
IP68 Water & Dust Resistant
Animoji
Wireless Charging

Huawei P30 Pro

MRP: Rs. 71,990
Key Specs

6.47-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) FHD+ OLED HDR Display with DCI-P3 Color Gamut
HUAWEI Kirin 980 processor with 720 MHz ARM Mali-G76MP10 GPU
8GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB / 256GB / 512GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with NM card
Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.0
40MP rear camera + 20MP + 8MP rear camera
32MP front camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4200mAh (typical) battery

Asus ROG Phone 2

MRP: Rs. 37,999
Key Specs

6.59-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 120Hz OLED 10-bit HDR 19.5:9 aspect ratio display
Octa-Core Snapdragon 855 Plus with 7nm Mobile Platform with 675MHz Adreno 640 GPU
8GB LPDDR4x RAM, 128GB (UFS 3.0) storage / 12GB LPDDR4x RAM, 512GB (UFS 3.0) storage
Android 9.0 (Pie) with ROG UI
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
48MP rear camera + 13MP 125° ultra-wide camera
24MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, EIS
Dual 4G VoLTE
6000mAh (typical) / 5800mAh (minimum) battery

Samsung Galaxy S10

MRP: Rs. 61,900
Key Specs

6.1 Inch QHD+ Super AMOLED Display
Octa Core Exynos 9820/Snapdragon 855 Processor
8GB RAM With 128/512GB ROM
WiFi
NFC
Bluetooth
Dual SIM
12MP + 12MP + 16MP Triple Rear Camera
10MP Front Camera
Fingerprint
IP68
3400 MAh Battery

OnePlus 7T

MRP: Rs. 34,994
Key Specs

6.1 Inch QHD+ Super AMOLED Display
Octa Core Exynos 9820/Snapdragon 855 Processor
8GB RAM With 128/512GB ROM
WiFi
NFC
Bluetooth
Dual SIM
12MP + 12MP + 16MP Triple Rear Camera
10MP Front Camera
Fingerprint
3400 MAh Battery

Apple iPhone 11

MRP: Rs. 63,900
Key Specs

6.1 Inch Liquid Retina HD LCD Display
Hex-Core Apple A13 Bionic
4GB RAM With 64/128/256GB ROM
12MP + 12MP Dual Camera With OIS
12MP Front Facing Camera
Face ID
Bluetooth 5.0
LTE Support
IP68 Water & Dust Resistant
Animoji
Wireless Charging

OnePlus 7 Pro

MRP: Rs. 39,995
Key Specs

6.67-inch (3120 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD+ 19.5:9 aspect ratio Fluid AMOLED display
Octa-Core Snapdragon 855 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 640 GPU
6GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB (UFS 3.0) storage
8GB / 12GB LPDDR4X RAM with 256GB (UFS 3.0) storage
Android 9.0 (Pie) with OxygenOS 9.5
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
48MP rear camera + 8MP + 16MP rear camera
16MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4000mAh battery

OPPO Reno 2

MRP: Rs. 36,990
Key Specs

6.55-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 20:9 aspect ratio Dynamic AMOLED display
Octa Core (2.2GHz Dual + 1.8GHz Hexa) Snapdragon 730G Mobile Platform with Adreno 618 GPU
8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 256GB (UFS 2.1) storage
expandable memory with microSD
Android 9.0 (Pie) with ColorOS 6.0
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
48MP rear camera + 8MP + 13MP + 2MP rear camera
16MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4000mAh (Typical) / 3915mAh (minimum) battery

Apple iPhone XR

MRP: Rs. 44,990
Key Specs

6.1-inch (1792 x 828 pixels) LCD 326ppi Liquid Retina display
Six-core A12 Bionic 64-bit 7nm processor with four-core GPU, Neural Engine
64GB, 128GB,256GB storage options
iOS 12
Water and dust resistant (IP67)
Dual SIM (nano + eSIM / physical SIM in China)
12MP wide-angle (f/1.8) camera
7MP front camera
4G VoLTE
Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery

OnePlus 7T Pro

MRP: Rs. 53,999
Key Specs

6.67-inch (3120 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD+ 19.5:9 aspect ratio Fluid AMOLED display
Octa-Core Snapdragon 855 Plus with 7nm Mobile Platform with 675MHz Adreno 640 GPU
8GB LPDDR4X RAM, 256GB (UFS 3.0) storage
Android 10 with OxygenOS 10.0
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
48MP rear camera + 8MP + 16MP rear camera
16MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4080mAh battery

Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

MRP: Rs. 1,07,899
Key Specs

6.5 Inch Super Retina XDR Display
Hex-Core Apple A13 Bionic
6GB RAM With 64/256/512GB ROM
12MP + 12MP + 12MP Triple Camera With OIS
12MP Front Facing Camera
Face ID
Bluetooth 5.0
LTE Support
IP68 Water & Dust Resistant
Animoji
Wireless Charging

Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

MRP: Rs. 62,900
Key Specs

6.4 Inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED Display
Octa Core Exynos 9820/Snapdragon 855 Processor
8/12GB RAM With 128/512/1024GB ROM
WiFi
NFC
Bluetooth
Dual SIM
12MP + 12MP + 16MP Triple Rear Camera
10MP + 8MP Dual Front Camera
Fingerprint
IP68
4100 MAh Battery

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus

MRP: Rs. 79,999
Key Specs

6.8 Inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED Display
Octa Core Exynos 9825/Snapdragon 855 Processor
8GB RAM With 256GB ROM
WiFi
NFC
Bluetooth
Hybrid Dual SIM
12MP + 12MP + 16MP + VGA DepthVision Rear Camera
10MP Front Camera
IP68
4300 MAh Battery With 45W Charging

Samsung Galaxy S10e

MRP: Rs. 47,990
Key Specs

5.8 Inch FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED Display
Octa Core Exynos 9820/Snapdragon 855 Processor
6/8GB RAM With 128/256GB ROM
WiFi
NFC
Bluetooth
Dual SIM
12MP + 16MP Dual Rear Camera
10MP Front Camera
Fingerprint
IP68
3100 MAh Battery

Samsung Galaxy Note 10

MRP: Rs. 69,999
Key Specs

6.3 Inch FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED Display
Octa Core Exynos 9825/Snapdragon 855 Processor
8GB RAM With 256GB ROM
WiFi
NFC
Bluetooth
Hybrid Dual SIM
12MP + 12MP + 16MP Triple Rear Camera
10MP Front Camera
IP68
3500 MAh Battery With 25W Charging

LG G8X ThinQ

MRP: Rs. 49,999
Key Specs

6.4-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) 19.5:9 FHD+ FullVision OLED Display
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 640 GPU
6GB LPDDR4x RAM, 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10
12MP rear camera + 13MP ultra wide camera
32MP front camera
4G VoLTE
4,000mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Nubia Red Magic 3S

MRP: Rs. 35,999
Key Specs

6.65-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19.5:9 AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate, 430 nits brightness
Octa-Core Snapdragon 855 Plus with 7nm Mobile Platform with 675MHz Adreno 640 GPU
8GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (UFS 3.0) storage / 12GB LPDDR4x RAM with 256GB (UFS 3.0) internal storage
Android 9.0 (Pie) with Redmagic OS 2.1
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
48MP rear camera
16MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
5000mAh battery

LG G8s ThinQ

MRP: Rs. 35,990
Key Specs

6.2-inch (2248 x 1080 pixels) 19.5:9 FHD+ FullVision OLED Display
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 640 GPU
6GB LPDDR4x RAM, 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 9.0 (Pie)
12MP rear camera + 13MP + 12MP telephoto camera
8MP front camera
4G VoLTE
3550mAh battery

Nokia 9

MRP: Rs. 49,999
Key Specs

5.99 inch Quad HD+ Display
6 GB RAM
128 GB ROM
5 x 12MP Rear Camera
20MP Front Camera
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Processor
3320 mAh Battery

Google Pixel 3 XL

MRP: Rs. 54,999
Key Specs

6.3 inches P-OLED capacitive touchscreen
Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10.0
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
12.2 MP Rear Camera
8MP + 8MP Front Camera
Non-removable Li-Po 3430 mAh battery

HTC U12 Plus

MRP: Rs. 1,30,499
Key Specs

6-inch (2880 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD+ Super LCD 6 display with HDR10, DCI-P3 and sRGB support, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU
6GB RAM, 64GB / 128GB storage (UFS 2.1)
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo) with HTC Sense UI
Single / Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
12MP HTC UltraPixel 4 rear camera + secondary 16MP Rear Camera
8MP + 8MP dual front-facing cameras
Dual 4G VoLTE
3500mAh battery