Buyers Guide: Best Smartphones to Buy in August 2018 in India

We have already seen many smartphones in the year 2018. Manufacturers like Oneplus, Samsung, Xiaomi, Nokia and more, have developed a strong built of trust amongst the users with phones comprising some of the features and keep launching better with an interesting set of specifications.

In early July 2018, there were phones like Motorola Moto G6, Huawei P20 Lite, iPhone X, Samsung Galaxy A6 and etc- that were on the priority list of the users. However, in the month of August users can once again see smartphones like Honor 7C, Huawei P20 Lite, Oneplus 6, and a few more in our mentioned list.

It is remarkable to see that these devices are still on a verge of giving strong competition to several other newly launched handsets. Besides, we also have included some newly launched devices which come with new and upgraded features.

So, here is a list of smartphones to buy in August 2018 in India, that offers the best features at their respective price point.

Samsung Galaxy J8 2018

Best Price of Samsung Galaxy J8 2018
Key Specs

6-inch (1480 x 720 pixels) HD+ Super AMOLED 18.5: 9 Infinity 2.5D curved glass display
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
16MP rear camera and secondary 5MP camera
16MP front-facing camera with LED flash
4G VoLTE
3500mAh battery

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro

Best Price of Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro
Key Specs

5.99-inch (2160 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 509 GPU
4GB / 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB (eMMC 5.0) storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with MIUI 9
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
12MP rear camera and secondary 5MP camera
20MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery with Quick Charge 2.0

Samsung Galaxy J6

Best Price of Samsung Galaxy J6
Key Specs

5.6-inch (1480 x 720 pixels) HD+ Super AMOLED 18.5: 9 Infinity 2.5D curved glass display
1.6GHz Octa-Core Exynos 7870 14nm processor with Mali T830 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB storage / 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED flash
8MP front-facing camera with LED flash
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery

Oppo Find X

Best Price of Oppo Find X
Key Specs

6.42-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED 19:5:9 aspect ratio Panoramic Arc display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
2.5GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU
8GB RAM, 256GB storage
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with ColorOS 5.1
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
16MP rear camera and secondary 20MP rear camera
25MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture
4G VoLTE
3,730mAh (typical) / 3645mAh (minimum) battery with VOOC flash charge fast charging

Oppo F7

Best Price of Oppo F7
Key Specs

6.23-inch (2280 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 IPS display
Octa Core MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor with 800MHz ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU
4GB RAM with 64GB internal memory
6GB RAM with 128GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
ColorOS 5.0 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
16MP rear camera with LED flash
25MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
3400mAh (typical) / 3300mAh (minimum) battery

Vivo V9

Best Price of Vivo V9
Key Specs

6.3-inch (2280 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 IPS display
2.2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 626 Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
Funtouch OS 4.0 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
16MP rear camera with LED flash, secondary 5MP camera
24MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3260mAh battery

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5

Best Price of Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
Key Specs

5.99-inch (2160 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB storage
4GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with MIUI 9
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
12MP rear camera
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery

Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus

Best Price of Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus
Key Specs

6-inch (1080 x 2220 pixels) FHD+ Super AMOLED 18.5: 9 Infinity 2.5D curved glass display
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB storage / 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Dual SIM
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
16MP rear camera and 5MP secondary rear camera
24MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3500mAh battery

Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1

Best Price of Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1
Key Specs

5.99-inch (2160×1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 509 GPU
6GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
16MP rear camera and secondary 5MP camera
16MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
5000mAh battery

OnePlus 6

Best Price of OnePlus 6
Key Specs

6.28-inch (2280 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio AMOLED display with DCI-P3 color gamut, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
2.8GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU
6GB LPDDR4X RAM with 64GB (UFS 2.1) storage
8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) / 256GB (UFS 2.1) storage
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with OxygenOS 5.1
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
16MP rear camera and secondary 20MP camera
16MP front-facing camer
4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery with Dash Charge (5V - 4A)

Vivo Y83

Best Price of Vivo Y83
Key Specs

6.22-inch (1520×720 pixels) HD+ 19:9 IPS 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
2GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P22 (MT6762) 12nm processor with 650MHz IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU
4GB RAM
32GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Dual SIM
Funtouch OS 4.0 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
13MP rear camera with LED flash
8MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
3260mAh battery

Honor 9 Lite

Best Price of Honor lite
Key Specs

5.65-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display
Octa-Core Kirin 659 processor with MaliT830-MP2 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB storage
4GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.0
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD)
13MP rear camera and secondary 2MP camera, PDAF
13MP front-facing camera, secondary 2MP camera
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery (typical)

Nokia 6.1 (Nokia 6 2018)

Best Price of Nokia 6 2018
Key Specs

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) 2.5D curved glass display with 450 nits brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
2.2 GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 630 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 508 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3000mAh built-in battery with fast charging

Vivo Y71

Best Price of Vivo Y71
Key Specs

6-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) HD+ 2.5D curved glass display with 18:9 aspect ratio
1.4GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 425 processor with Adreno 308 GPU
3GB RAM
16GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Funtouch OS
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3360mAh (typical) / 3285mAh (minimum) battery

Oppo A3s

Best Price of Oppo A3s
Key Specs

6.2-inch (1520 x 720 pixels) 18:9 FullView 2.5D curved glass display
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
2GB RAM
16GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
ColorOS 5.1 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
13MP rear camera and secondary 2MP camera
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
4230mAh (typical) / 4100mAh (minimum) built-in battery

Nokia 7 Plus

Best Price of Nokia 7 Plus
Key Specs

6-inch (2160 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection
Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 512 GPU
4GB LPDDR4 RAM
64GB (eMMC 5.1) internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Single / Dual SIM
Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 8.1
12MP rear camera and 13 MP secondary camera
16MP front-facing camera with ZEISS optics
4G VoLTE
3800mAh battery with fast charging

Xiaomi Redmi Y2

Best Price of Xiaomi Redmi Y2
Key Specs

5.99-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB storage / 4GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI 9
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
12MP rear camera and secondary 5MP camera
16MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3080mAh (typical) / 3000mAh (minimum) battery

Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1

Best Price of Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1
Key Specs

5.99-inch (2160×1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 509 GPU
6GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
16MP rear camera and secondary 5MP camera
16MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
5000mAh battery

Vivo V9 Youth

Best Price of Vivo V9 Youth
Key Specs

6.3-inch (2280 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM
32GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
Funtouch OS 4.0 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
16MP rear camera and secondary 2MP camera
16MP front-facing camera with soft LED flash
4G VoLTE
3260mAh battery

Huawei P20 Lite

Best Price of Huawei P20 Lite
Key Specs

5.84-inch (1080 x 2280 pixels) Full HD+ 19: 9 2.5D curved glass display with toughened glass protection
Octa-Core Kirin 659 processor with MaliT830-MP2 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.0
Single / Dual SIM
16MP rear camera with LED flash, secondary 2MP camera
16MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3000mAh (typical) / 2900mAh (Minimum) battery with fast charging

Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus

Best Price of Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
Key Specs

6.2 Inch QHD+ Super AMOLED Display
Octa Core Exynos 9810/Snapdragon 845 Processor
6GB RAM With 64/128/256GB ROM
WiFi
NFC
Bluetooth
Dual SIM
Dual Pixel 12MP Rear Camera
8MP Front Camera
3500 MAh Battery

Motorola Moto G6

Best Price of Moto G6
Key Specs

5.7-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 IPS 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage
4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
12MP rear camera and 5MP secondary rear camera
16MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery with Turbo charging

Honor 7C

Best Price of Honor 7C
Key Specs

5.99-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) 18:9 FullView 2.5D curved glass display
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage
4GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.0
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
13MP rear camera and secondary 2MP camera
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3000mAh (typical) / 2900mAh (minimum) built-in battery

Motorola Moto E5 Plus

Best Price of Motorola Moto E5 Plus
Key Specs

6-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 IPS display
1.4GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 425 Mobile Platform with Adreno 308 GPU / 1.4GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 435 Mobile Platform with Adreno 505 GPU
2GB RAM with 16GB internal storage / 3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
12MP rear camera with LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera with LED flash
4G VoLTE
5000mAh battery with fast charging