Buying Guide: Best smartphones to buy in July 2018

The Indian smartphone arena has witnessed a massive growth. The market is dominated by Chinese players such as Xiaomi. However, there are smartphones from other global brands and domestic brands too. All the smartphone makers aim at offering the latest and most advanced devices to their buyers.

Having progressed several folds, the number of smartphone users in the country has increased considerably. There are numerous bestselling smartphones in all price brackets. As India is a price conscious market, the pricing and features of the smartphones are important factors that decide the success of the device.

Today, we at Gizbot have come up with a curated list of smartphones that could be the best ones for you to purchase this month. If you want to upgrade your smartphone, then you should definitely take a look at this list before you make up your mind to purchase a device.

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 with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery with Turbo charging

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 (4 xA53 at 2.36GHz + 4 x A53 at 1.7GHz) 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

Apple iPhone X

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Key Specs

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

Samsung Galaxy A6

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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
4GB RAM with 32GB / 64GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
16MP rear camera with LED flash
16MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery

Honor 7C

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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 with LED flash
4G VoLTE
3000mAh (typical) / 2900mAh (minimum) built-in battery

Samsung Galaxy A8 Plus 2018

Best Price of Samsung Galaxy A8 Plus 2018
Key Specs

6-inch (1080×2220 pixels) Full HD+ Super AMOLED display
Octa-Core (2.2GHz Dual + 1.6GHz Hexa) Exynos 7885 14nm processor with Mali-G71 GPU
6GB RAM
64GB storage
expandable up to 256GB via micro SD card
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Dual SIM
16MP rear camera
16MP front camera and secondary 8MP camera
4G VoLTE
3500mAh battery with adaptive fast charging

Huawei P20 Pro

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Key Specs

6.1-inch ( 2240 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ OLED 2.5D curved glass display
Octa-Core Huawei Kirin 970 with 10nm processor + i7 co-processor,Mali-G72 MP12 GPU, NPU
6GB RAM, 128GB internal storage
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.1
Dual SIM
40 MP (RGB, f/1.8 aperture) + 20 MP (Monochrome, f/1.6 aperture) + 8 MP camera
24MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4000mAh battery with fast charging

Apple iPhone 8 Plus

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Key Specs

5.5-inch capacitive touchscreen with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution
12MP + 12MP dual primary camera
7MP front facing camera
iOS v11 operating system
1.2GHz Apple A11 Bionic hexa core processor
3GB RAM
64GB internal memory, single SIM
2691mAH lithium-ion battery

Motorola Moto G6 Play

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Key Specs

5.7 inch HD+ Display
3 GB RAM
32 GB ROM
Expandable Upto 256 GB
13MP Rear Camera
8MP Front Camera
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Processor
4000 mAh Battery

Samsung Galaxy J6

Best Price of 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, f/1.9 aperture
8MP front-facing camera with LED flash
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS
3000mAh battery

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro

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Key Specs

5.99-inch (2160 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with 450 nits Brightness
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

Samsung Galaxy J8 2018

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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, f/1.9 aperture
4G VoLTE
3500mAh battery

Vivo V9

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Key Specs

6.3-inch (2280 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 IPS display
Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 512 GPU
6GB 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)
13MP rear camera and secondary 2MP camera
12MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3260mAh battery

OnePlus 6

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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 camera
4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery with Dash Charge (5V - 4A)

Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus

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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

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 with 450 nits Brightness
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 with dual-tone LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera with LED flash,
4G VoLTE
4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery

Oppo F7

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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, f/1.8 aperture
25MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
3400mAh (typical) / 3300mAh (minimum) battery

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
4G VoLTE
3260mAh battery

Honor 9 Lite

Best Price of Honor 9 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 with LED flash, secondary 2MP camera
13MP front-facing camera, secondary 2MP camera
4G VoLTE,
3000mAh battery (typical)

Nokia 6.1 (Nokia 6 2018)

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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
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3000mAh built-in battery with fast charging

Nokia 7 Plus

Best Price of Nokia 7 Plus
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

Samsung Galaxy J6 64GB

Best Price of Samsung Galaxy J6 64GB
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

Vivo X21

Best Price of Vivo X21
Key Specs

6.28-inch (2280 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 Super AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
Octa Core Snapdragon 660 AIE 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 512 GPU
6GB RAM
128GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD)
Funtouch OS 4.0 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
12MP rear camera and secondary 5MP camera
12MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
4G VoLTE
3200mAh (typical) battery with fast charging