Buying Guide: Best Budget Smartphones To Buy In January 2020

| Updated: Thursday, May 20, 2021, 16:28 [IST]

Users who have missed out on budget phones for quite a long, will now get to witness some of them in January 2020. While there will be new releases, older budget phones will be available for sales at greater discounts.

Best Budget Smartphones To Buy In January 2020

After registering as the third best-selling brand in India, Realme is set to release more budget phones. To recall, you can go with the Realme X2 that is known for its premium looks and sturdy built.

It sports great cameras at a reasonable price value. The handset is backed with a 4,000 mAh battery, featuring fast charging technology.

Samsung Galaxy M30s, coming at Rs. 16,999, is the handset you would like to add to your shopping cart. The device offers breath-taking images and videos because of its 48MP triple rear lens. It flaunts an FHD+ display, features Type-C port, and sports a massive 6,000 mAh battery. It bears a waterdrop notched display, offering full and immersive display.

Look for a few more budget devices in the list.

Realme X2

MPR: Rs. 16,999
Key Specs

6.4-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa Core (2.2GHz Dual + 1.8GHz Hexa) Snapdragon 730G 8nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 618 GPU
4GB (LPPDDR4x) RAM with 64GB (UFS 2.1) storage / 6GB / 8GB (LPPDDR4x) RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
ColorOS 6.1 based on Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to ColorOS 7.0 based on Android 10
64MP rear camera + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP rear camera
32MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4000mAh battery

Samsung Galaxy M30s

MPR: Rs. 13,999
Key Specs

6.4-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ Infinity-U Super AMOLED display, 420nit brightness
Octa-Core (Quad 2.3GHz + Quad 1.7GHz) Exynos 9611 10nm processor with Mali-G72MP3 GPU
4GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB (UFS 2.1) storage / 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) Storage
expandable up to 512GB via micro SD card
Android 9.0 (Pie) with One UI 1.5
Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
48MP rear camera + 5MP + 8MP 123° ultra-wide angle camera
16MP front camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
6000mAh battery

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro

MPR: Rs. 14,999
Key Specs

6.53-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa Core MediaTek Helio G90T 12nm processor with 800MHz Mali-G76 3EEMC4 GPU
6GB LPPDDR4x RAM with 64GB (UFS 2.1) storage
6GB / 8GB (LPPDDR4x) RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
Android 9.0 (Pie) with MIUI 10, upgradable to MIUI 11
64MP rear camera + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP camera
20MP front camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4500mAh battery with 18W fast charging

Realme 5s

MPR: Rs. 9,999
Key Specs

6.51-inch (1600 x 720 pixels) HD+ mini-drop display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3+ protection
Octa Core Snapdragon 665 11nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 610 GPU
4GB RAM with 64GB storage / 128GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
ColorOS 6.0 realme edition based on Android 9.0 (Pie)
48MP rear camera + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP camera
13MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
5000mAh battery with 10W charging

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

MPR: Rs. 9,999
Key Specs

6.39-inch (2340 ×1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass LCD screen
Octa Core Snapdragon 665 11nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 610 GPU
4GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB (eMMC 5.1) storage / 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (eMMC 5.1) storage
expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
Android 9.0 (Pie) with MIUI 10
48MP rear camera + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP camera
13MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery

Vivo U20

MPR: Rs. 10,990
Key Specs

6.53-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ display
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 675 Mobile Platform with Adreno 612 GPU
4GB / 6GB RAM
64GB (UFS 2.1) storage
expandable up to 256GB with micoSD
Android 9.0 (Pie) with Funtouch OS 9.1
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
16MP + 8MP + 2MP Camera
16MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
5000mAh (typical) battery

Realme XT

MPR: Rs. 14,999
Key Specs

6.4-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ Super AMOLED display with 550nit brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa Core Snapdragon 712 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 616 GPU
4GB / 6GB / 8GB (LPPDDR4x) RAM, 64GB/128GB (UFS 2.1) storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
ColorOS 6.0 based on Android 9.0 (Pie)
64MP rear camera + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP rear camera
16MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4000mAh battery

Vivo Z1 Pro

MPR: Rs. 13,990
Key Specs

6.53 Inch FHD+ LCD Display
2.3GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 712 Processor
4/6GB RAM With 64/128GB ROM
Dual SIM
16MP + 8MP + 2MP Triple Rear Camera With LED Flash
32MP Front Camera
Fingerprint Sensor
4G VoLTE/WiFi
Bluetooth 5 LE
5000 MAh Battery

Realme 5 Pro

MPR: Rs. 13,999
Key Specs

6.3-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ display, Corning Gorilla Glass 3+ protection
Octa Core Snapdragon 712 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 616 GPU
4GB / 6GB (LPPDDR4x) RAM with 64GB (UFS 2.1) storage / 8GB (LPPDDR4x) RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
ColorOS 6.0 based on Android 9.0 (Pie)
48MP rear camera + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP Rear Camera
16MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4035mAh battery

Realme 3 Pro

MPR: Rs. 12,999
Key Specs

6.3-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ display, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa Core Snapdragon 710 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 616 GPU
4GB (LPPDDR4x) RAM with 64GB storage / 6GB (LPPDDR4x) RAM with 128GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Dual SIM
ColorOS 6.0 based on Android 9.0 (Pie)
16MP rear camera + 5MP secondary rear camera
25MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4045mAh battery (typical) / 3960mAh (minimum) with VOOC 3.0 fast charging

Samsung Galaxy A50

MPR: Rs. 16,999
Key Specs

6.4-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ Infinity-U Super AMOLED display
Octa-Core (Quad 2.3GHz + Quad 1.7GHz) Exynos 9610 10nm processor with Mali-G72 GPU
4GB / 6GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable up to 512GB via micro SD card
Android 9.0 (Pie) with Samsung One UI
Dual SIM
25MP rear camera + 5MP + 8MP rear camera
25MP front camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4000mAh battery

Realme 5

MPR: Rs. 10,999
Key Specs

6.5 Inch HD+ IPS Touch Screen Display
2GHz Octa Core Snapdragon 665 Processor
3/4GB RAM With 32/64/128GB ROM
Dual SIM
12MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP Quad Camera
13MP Selfie Camera
Face Unlock
Dual 4G VoLTE/WiFi
Bluetooth 5
5000 MAh Battery With 10W Charging

Vivo Z1x

MPR: Rs. 15,990
Key Specs

6.38-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) 19.5:9 aspect ratio Full HD+ Super AMOLED Halo FullView display
Octa Core Snapdragon 712 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 616 GPU
6GB LPPDDR4x RAM with 64GB (UFS 2.1) / 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage
Dual SIM
Funtouch OS 9.1 based on Android 9.0 (Pie)
48MP rear camera + 8MP + 2MP depth sensing camera
32MP front-facing camer
Dual 4G VoLTE
4500mAh (typical) / 4420mAh (minimum) battery

Xiaomi Mi A3

MPR: Rs. 12,499
Key Specs

6.08-inch (1560 x 720 pixels) HD+ Super AMOLED display
Octa Core Snapdragon 665 11nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 610 GPU
4GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB (UFS 2.1) / 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
Android 9.0 (Pie)
48MP rear camera + 8MP + 2MP Rear Camera
32MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4030mAh (typical) / 3940mAh (minimum) battery

Vivo S1

MPR: Rs. 15,790
Key Specs

6.38-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ Super AMOLED display
Octa Core MediaTek Helio P65 (MT6768) with 12nm processor with ARM Mali-G52 GPU
4GB RAM with 128GB storage, 6GB RAM with 64GB / 128GB storage
expandable up to 256GB with micoSD
Android 9.0 (Pie) with Funtouch OS 9
Dual SIM
16MP + 8MP + 2MP Rear Camera
32MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4500mAh (typical) battery with fast charging

Xiaomi Redmi K20

MPR: Rs. 19,999
Key Specs

6.39-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19.5:9 aspect ratio AMOLED HDR display
Octa Core (2.2GHz Dual + 1.8GHz Hexa) Snapdragon 730 Mobile Platform with Adreno 618 GPU
6GB LPDDR4X RAM with 64GB / 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage
Android 9.0 (Pie) with MIUI 10
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
48MP rear camera + 8MP + 13MP Rear Camera
20MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4000mAh (Typical) / 3900mAh (Minimum) battery

OPPO A9 2020

MPR: Rs. 15,890
Key Specs

6.5-inch (1600 x 720 pixels) HD+ display, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 480 nit brightness
Octa Core Snapdragon 665 11nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 610 GPU
4GBGB / 8GB LPDDR4x RAM
128GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
ColorOS 6.0.1 based on Android 9.0 (Pie)
48MP rear camera + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP rear Camera
16MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
5000mAh (Typcial) / 4880mAh (minimum) battery

Vivo V15 Pro

MPR: Rs. 19,990
Key Specs

6.39-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19.5:9 aspect ratio Super AMOLED
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 675 64-bit 11nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 612 GPU
6GB RAM
128GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 9.0 (Pie) with Funtouch OS 9
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
48 + 5MP + 8MP rear camera
32MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
3700mAh battery with Dual-Engine fast charging

Realme X

MPR: Rs. 14,999
Key Specs

6.53-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED display with 100% NTSC Color Gamut, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa Core Snapdragon 710 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 616 GPU
4GB / 8GB (LPPDDR4x) RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage
Dual SIM
ColorOS 6.0 based on Android 9.0 (Pie)
48MP rear camera + 5MP secondary rear camera
16MP front-facing camera
In-display fingerprint sensor
Dual 4G VoLTE
3765mAh battery (typical) / 3680mAh (minimum) with VOOC 3.0 20W fast charging

OPPO F11 Pro

MPR: Rs. 16,990
Key Specs

6.5-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 aspect ratio display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa Core MediaTek Helio P70 12nm processor with 900MHz ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU
6GB RAM
64GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 9.0 (Pie) with ColorOS 6.0
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
48MP rear camera + 5MP secondary camera
16MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4000mAh battery

OPPO F11 Pro

MPR: Rs. 16,990
Key Specs

6.5-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 aspect ratio display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa Core MediaTek Helio P70 12nm processor with 900MHz ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU
6GB RAM
64GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 9.0 (Pie) with ColorOS 6.0
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
48MP rear camera + 5MP secondary camera
16MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4000mAh battery

Samsung Galaxy M40

MPR: Rs. 16,999
Key Specs

6.3-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ Infinity-O LCD with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 675 Mobile Platform with Adreno 612 GPU
6GB RAM
128GB Storage
expandable up to 512GB via micro SD card
Android 9.0 (Pie) with Samsung One UI
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
32MP rear camera + 5MP + 8MP 123° ultra-wide angle camera
16MP front camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
3500mAh battery with fast charging

Vivo Y15 2019

MPR: Rs. 11,990
Key Specs

6.35-inch (1544×720 pixels) HD+ 19.3:9 IPS 2.5D curved glass display
Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P22 (MT6762) 12nm Processor with IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
Funtouch OS 9 based on Android 9.0 (Pie)
13MP rear camera + 8MP + 2MP secondary camera
16MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor
Dual 4G VoLTE
5000mAh (typical) / 4880mAh (minimum) battery

Vivo V15

MPR: Rs. 15,990
Key Specs

6.53-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 aspect ratio display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa Core MediaTek Helio P70 12nm processor with 900MHz ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU
6GB RAM
64GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 9.0 (Pie) with Funtouch OS 9
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
12MP (Dual Pixel) rear camera + 5MP + 8MP AI 120-degree Super wide angle camera
32MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4000mAh battery