Buying Guide: Best 20 smartphones to buy in November 2017

| Updated: Friday, November 3, 2017, 12:12 [IST]

The month of November brings with it some great smartphones and we are all too excited to tell you about it. The pre-bookings of the Apple's most comprehensive device till date has already concluded although users will have another dig to get the device on November 3rd from offline stores.

Buying Guide: Best 20 smartphones to buy in November 2017

Xiaomi is also coming up with a selfie centric smartphone early in November. While several other brands will also try to introduce their offerings that target the audience as per their requirements we might also see some off-beat brands offering devices that look similar to premium flagships.

However, that is a topic best left until we actually come across any such device. For now, we have a list of some of the best and most promising devices coming up in the month of November.

Have a look at the list below and do tell tell us which one of these caught your attention the most. Also let us know we missed out o any device that you have been waiting for!

Nokia 8

Buy At Price of Rs 36,999
Key Features

5.3-inch (2560×1440 pixels) Quad HD LCD display at 554ppi pixel density, sculpted Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, 700 nits brightness
Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
4GB DDR4X RAM, 64GB (UFS 2.1) storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android O
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD)
13MP (Colour) primary camera with OIS + 13MP (Mono)
13MP auto focus front-facing camera with ZEISS optics
4G VoLTE
3090mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Apple iPhone X

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Key Features

5.8-inch (2436 x 1125 pixels) OLED 458ppi Super Retina HD display display
Six-core A11 Bionic 64-bit processor with three-core GPU, M11 motion co-processor
64GB and 256GB storage options
iOS 11
Water and dust resistant (IP67)
12MP wide-angle (f/1.8) and telephoto (f/2.4) cameras
7MP front camera
4G VoLTE
Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery with Qi wireless charging

Google Pixel 2 XL

Buy At Price of Rs 73,000
Key Features

6inch QHD+ POLED Display
2.35GHz Snapdragon 835 Octa-Core Processor
4GB RAM With 64/128 ROM
2.3MP Camera With Dual LED Flash
8MP Front Camera
Single Nano Sim
USB Type-C
4G VoLTE/NFC/Bluetooth 5.0
3520mAh Battery

Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Buy At Price of Rs 67,900
Key Features

6.3-inch Quad HD+ (2960 × 1440 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity display with 522ppi, 18.5:9 aspect ratio
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 with Adreno 540 GPU / Octa-Core Samsung Exynos 9 Series 8895 processor with Mali-G71 MP20 GPU
6GB LPDDR4 RAM with 64GB/128GB/256GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
12MP Dual Pixel rear camera with LED Flash
secondary 12MP camera with telephoto lens
8MP auto focus front-facing camera
Water and dust resistant (IP68)
4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery with fast charging both on wired and wireless (WPC and PMA)

Xiaomi Mi A1

Buy At Price of Rs 14,999
Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass LTPS display, 450nit brightness
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm processor with 650MHz Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM, 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Hybrid Dual SIM (micro + nano/microSD)
12MP rear camera with wide-angle lens
secondary 12MP camera with telephoto lens
5MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
4G VoLTE
3080mAh (typical) / 3000mAh (minimum) battery

Motorola Moto G5S Plus

Buy At Price of Rs 15,999
Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB storage
expandable memory up to 128 GB with microSD
Android 7.1 (Nougat)
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD)
13MP (RGB) + 13MP (monochrome) dual rear cameras
8MP front-facing camera with flash, f/2.0 aperture
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery with Turbo Charging

Nokia 6

Buy At Price of Rs 14,999
Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) 2.5D curved glass display with 450 nits brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 ( 4 x 1.2 GHz Cortex A53 + 4 x 1.5 GHz Cortex A53) 64-bit processor with Adreno 505 GPU
4GB LPDDR3 RAM
64GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Dual SIM
16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash
8MP front-facing camera
4G LTE
3000mAh built-in battery

Lenovo K8 Plus

Buy At Price of Rs 11,999
Key Features

5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass display with 450 nits brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
2.5GHz Octa-core MediaTek Helio P25 16nm processor with Mali-T880 GPU
3GB / 4GB RAM, 32GB storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera
secondary 5MP camera
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
4000mAh built-in battery

Lenovo K8 Note

Buy At Price of Rs 13,999
Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D Curved glass display with 450 nits brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass protection
Deca-Core MediaTek Helio X23 with 64-bit processor with Mali T880 MP4 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB storage
4GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera
secondary 5MP camera with S5K5E2 sensor
13MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
4000mAh built-in battery with Turbo Charging

Motorola Moto E4 Plus

Buy At Price of Rs 9,999
Key Features

5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD 2.5D curved glass display
1.3 GHz Quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor with 650MHz Mali T720 MP1 GPU
2GB / 3GBRAM
16GB /32GB internal memory
expandable memory with microSD
Dual SIM
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
13MP auto focus rear camera with LED Flash
5MP fixed focus front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
5000mAh built-in battery with 10W rapid charging

Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro

Buy At Price of Rs 18,990
Key Features

6-inch (1920×1080 pixels) Full HD Super AMOLED display
Octa Core Snapdragon 652 processor with Adreno 510 GPU
4GB RAM
32GB Internal Storage
Expandable memory upto 256GB via micro SD card
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
16MP rear camera
8MP front camera
4G LTE
5000mAh battery with Fast Charging

Apple iPhone 8

Buy At Price of Rs 73,890
Key Features

4.7 Inch Retina HD Display With 3D Touch
Hexa-Core Apple A11 Bionic Processor
Force Touch Technology
2GB RAM With 64/256GB ROM
Dual 12MP ISight Camera With OIS
7MP Front Facing Camera
Touch ID
Bluetooth 5.0
LTE Support
Water & Dust Resistant

Samsung Galaxy J7 Max

Buy At Price of Rs 17,900
Key Features

5.7 Inch Full HD Display
1.6GHz MediaTek Helio P20 Octa-Core Processor
4GB RAM With 32GB ROM
Dual Nano SIM
13MP Camera With LED Flash
13MP Front Camera With LED Flash
4G LTE/WiFi
Samsung Pay Mini
Bluetooth 4.1
3300mAh Battery

Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Buy At Price of Rs 68,999
Key Features

5.5 Inch Retina HD Display With 3D Touch
Hexa-Core Apple A11 Bionic Processor
3GB RAM With 64/256GB ROM
Force Touch Technology
Dual 12MP ISight Camera With OIS
7MP Front Facing Camera
Touch ID
Bluetooth 5.0
LTE Support
Water And Dust Resistance

Samsung Galaxy On Max

Buy At Price of Rs 16,900
Key Features

5.7-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD TFT IPS 2.5D curved glass display
MediaTek Helio P25 Lite Octa-Core (2.39GHz + 1.69GHz) 64-bit 16nm processor with ARM Mali T880 GPU
4GB RAM
32GB internal memory
expandable up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Dual SIM
Samsung Pay Mini
13MP rear camera with LED flash
13MP front camera with LED flash
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery

Xiaomi Mi Max 2

Buy At Price of Rs 15,999
Key Features

6.44-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS 2.5D curved glass display with 450nits brightness, 1000 : 1 contrast ratio, 72% NTSC color gamut
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM with 64GB / 128GB storage, expandable memory with microSD
MIUI 8 based on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Hybrid Dual SIM (micro+nano/microSD)
12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
5300mAh (typical) / 5200mAh (minimum) battery with Quick Charge 3.0

Gionee A1

Buy At Price of Rs 15,300
Key Features

5.5-inch (1920× 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS in-cell 2.5D curved glass display
2GHz Octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 processor with Mali T860 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB Internal memory
expandable memory up to 128GB with micro SD
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with Amigo OS
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
13MP rear camera with LED flash
16MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
4010mAh battery with fast charging

OnePlus 5

Buy At Price of Rs 37,999
Key Features

5.5-inch (1920×1080 pixels) Full HD Optic AMOLED 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass 5 display, sRGB, DCI-P3 color coverage
2.45GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 64-bit 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB storage
8GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB internal storage
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with Oxygen OS
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
16MP rear camera with dual LED Flash
secondary 20MP camera
16MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery with Dash Charge (5V 4A)

Honor 9i

Buy At Price of Rs 17,999
Key Features

5.9-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display
Octa-Core Kirin 659 processor (4 xA53 at 2.36GHz + 4 x A53 at 1.7GHz) with MaliT830-MP2 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.1
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD)
16MP rear camera with LED flash
secondary 2MP camera
13MP front-facing camera with soft LED flash
secondary 2MP camera
4G VoLTE
3340mAh battery (typical) / 3240mAh (minimum) battery

Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

Buy At Price of Rs 58,900
Key Features

6.2 Inch QHD+ Super AMOLED Display
Octa Core Exynos 9/Snapdragon 835 Processor
4/6GB RAM With 64/128GB ROM
WiFi
NFC
Bluetooth
Dual SIM
Dual Pixel 12MP Rear Camera
8MP Front Camera
Iris Scanner
Fingerprint
IP68
3500 MAh Battery

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4

Buy At Price of Rs 12,999
Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass display, up to 72% NTSC color gamut, 1000:1 contrast ratio
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm processor with Adreno 506 GPU
2GB / 3GB RAM with 32GB storage (eMMC 5.0) / 4GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Hybrid Dual SIM (micro + nano/microSD)
13MP rear camera with PDAF
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
4000mAh (minimum) / 4100mAh (typical) battery

Google Pixel 2

Buy At Price of Rs 61,000
Key Features

5 inch FHD AMOLED Display
2.35GHz Snapdragon 835 Octa-Core Processor
4GB RAM With 64/128 ROM
12.2MP Camera With LED Flash
8MP Front Camera
Single Nano Sim
USB Type-C
4G VoLTE/NFC/Bluetooth 5.0
2700mAh Battery

Vivo V7 Plus

Buy At Price of Rs 21,990
Key Features

5.99-inch (1440 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
4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Funtouch OS 3.2 based on Android 7.1.2 (Nougat)
Dual SIM
16MP rear camera with LED flash
24MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3225mAh built-in battery

Oppo A71

Buy At Price of Rs 12,990
Key Features

5.2-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display
1.5 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6750 64-bit processor with Mali T860 GPU
3GB RAM
16GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 7.1 (Nougat) with ColorOS 3.1
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED Flash, PDAF, f/2.2 aperture
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
3000mAh (typical) / 2900mAh (minimum) battery

Sony Xperia XZ1

Buy At Price of Rs 44,990
Key Features

5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) HDR TRILUMINOS Display with X-Reality and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD card
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Single / Dual SIM
Water Resistant (IP65/IP68)
19MP rear camera with Exmos RS sensor
13MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
2700mAh battery with Qnovo Adaptive Charging