Buying guide: Best budget smartphones to buy in India this week

| Updated: Monday, September 10, 2018, 11:33 [IST]

There are infinite numbers of devices which come and go. Out of them, there are some which hold great attention of common users. These smartphones are not only budget friendly, but also are reliable in terms of amazing features. Even the makers can understand the demands of such people.

Buying guide: Best budget smartphones to buy in India this week

That's why they keep coming up with more and more user friendly devices, at their affordable price options. No to miss the show, you can check for the details in the form of a list mentioned below. Under the best buying guide, you are going to seek some valuable information of few devices from this list and purchase them accordingly.

From the list, you have a phone called the Xiaomi Mi A2 which is priced at Rs. 16,999. The device sports a larger 5.9-inch FHD+ display, a new dual-camera combination on the back and a higher resolution front camera. Its camera is capable to take portrait shots, effectively.

At Rs. 18,990, the Vivo V9 is another option which you can go with. It features the iPhone X-type notch, vertical dual camera and an identical settings menu. So, you are likely to get a feeling of iPhone in the form of the V9.

Its notch includes a notification LED light which adds a level of convenience to the phone. Besides, the handset also comes in bundles of other amazing features. There are several more devices in our list, which too offer some great features.

Xiaomi Mi A2

Best Price of Mi A2
Key Specs

5.99-inch (2160×1080 pixels) Full HD+ 2.5D curved glass display with 1500:1 Contrast ratio, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 512 GPU
4GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB (eMMC 5.1) storage / 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (eMMC 5.1) storage
Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Dual SIM
12MP rear camera and 20MP secondary camera
20MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
Dual 4G VoLTE
3010mAh (typical) / 2910mAh (minimum) battery

Motorola Moto E5 Plus

Best Price of Moto E5 Plus
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
4G VoLTE
3500mAh 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 and secondary 5MP camera
24MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
3260mAh 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

Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro

Best Price of Redmi 6 PRO
Key Specs

5.84-inch (2280×1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 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, upgradable to MIUI 10
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
12MP rear camera and secondary 5MP camera
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery

Poco F1

Best Price of Poco F1
Key Specs

6.18-inch (2246 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18.7:9 2.5D curved glass display
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU
6GB/8GB LPDDR4x RAM, 64GB / 128GB/256GB (UFS 2.1) storage
expandable memory with up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI 9, upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
12MP rear camera and secondary 5MP camera with Samsung sensor
20MP front-facing camera with ƒ/2.0 aperture
Fingerprint sensor, IR face unlock
Dual 4G+ VoLTE,
4000mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging

JioPhone 2

Best Price of JioPhone 2
Key Specs

2.4-inch (320 x 240 pixels) QVGA display
QWERTY hardware keyboard and 4-way nav bar
512 MB RAM
4GB internal storage
expandable memory with microSD
KAI OS
Dual SIM
2MP rear camera
0.3MP (VGA) front camera
4G VoLTE
2000mAh battery

Nokia 6.1 Plus

Best Price of Nokia 6.1 Plus
Key Specs

5.8-inch (2280 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ display with 19:9 aspect ratio with 96% NTSC Color Gamut, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 509 GPU
4GB LPPDDR4x RAM
64GB (eMMC 5.1) internal storage
expandable memory up to 400GB with microSD
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android P
16MP (RGB) rear camera and 5MP (Monochrome) secondary rear camera
16MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
3060mAh (typical) / 3000mAh (minimum) battery

Redmi 6A

Best Price of Redmi 6A
Key Specs

5.45-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display, 1000:1 Contrast ratio
2GHz Quad-Core MediaTek Helio A22 12nm processor with IMG PowerVR GE-class GPU
2GB RAM
16GB / 32GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI 9, upgradable to MIUI 10
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
13MP rear camera with LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
3000mAh (typical) / 2900mAh (minimum) battery

Redmi 6

Best Price of Redmi 6
Key Specs

5.45-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display, 1000:1 contrast ratio,
2GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P22 (MT6762) 12nm processor with 650MHz IMG PowerVR GE8320 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
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
12MP rear camera and secondary 5MP camera
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3000mAh (typical) / 2900mAh (minimum) battery

Realme 2

Best Price of Realme 2
Key Specs

6.2-inch (1520 x 720 pixels) 18:9 FullView 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 storage / 4GB RAM with 64GB 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 with f/2.4 aperture
8MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4230mAh (typical) / 4100mAh (minimum) built-in battery

Honor Play

Best Price of Honor Play
Key Specs

6.3-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ LCD 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass display, 85% NTSC color gamut
Octa-Core Huawei Kirin 970 with 10nm processor with Mali-G72 MP12 GPU, i7 co-processor, NPU, GPU Turbo
4GB / 6GB LPDDR4X RAM with 64GB (UFS 2.1) internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.2
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
16MP rear camera with LED flash and secondary 2MP rear camera with f/2.4 aperture
16MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
3750mAh (typical) battery with fast charging

Honor Nova 3i

Best Price of Honor Nova 3i
Key Specs

6.3-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass display
Octa-Core Kirin 710 12nm with ARM Mali-G51 MP4 GPU
4GB RAM, 128GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.2
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
16MP rear camera and secondary 2MP rear camera
24MP front-facing camera and secondary 2MP camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
3340mAh (typical) / 3240mAh (minimum) battery

Yu Ace

Best Price of Yu Ace
Key Specs

5.45-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display
1.5GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT6739 64-bit processor with PowerVR Rogue GE8100 GPU
2GB RAM with 16GB storage / 3GB RAM with 32GB storage
expandable memory up to 128GB
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Dual SIM ( nano + nano + microSD)
13MP rear camera with LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera with LED flash
Dual 4G VoLTE
4000mAh battery

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
Fingerprint sensor
Dual 4G VoLTE
3400mAh (typical) / 3300mAh (minimum) battery

OPPO A5

Best Price of OPPO A5
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
4GB RAM
64GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
ColorOS 5.1 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera and secondary 2MP camera
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
4230mAh (typical) / 4100mAh (minimum) built-in battery

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
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery

ASUS Zenfone Max Pro (M1)

Best Price of 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
3GB RAM with 32GB storage
4GB /6GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
13MP / 16MP rear camera and secondary 5MP camera
8MP / 16MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
5000mAh 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

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 with LED flash, secondary 2MP camera
16MP front-facing camera with soft LED flash
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
3260mAh battery

Motorola Moto G6 Play

Best Price of Moto G6 Play
Key Specs

5.7-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 IPS display
1.4GHz Octa-Core 64-bit Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) Mobile Platform with Adreno 505 GPU
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
expandable memory with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED Flash
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
4000mAh battery with Turbo charging