Buying Guide: Best smartphones you can buy in India

Best smartphone to buy in India right now.

| Published: Friday, March 2, 2018, 16:29 [IST]

The Indian smartphone market is crowded with a slew of models from both domestic and global players. When it comes to buying a good smartphone suiting your budget, there are a variety of choices in each price bracket that you will definitely be spoilt for choice.

Buying Guide: Best smartphones you can buy in India

With the increasing competition, several brands are coming up with devices those are better than the others by packing more advanced specifications and features. Despite the better specifications, the smartphones are priced attractively and reasonably so that they do not leave a hole in your pocket.

Cheapest smartphones with 4GB RAM to buy under Rs 10,000 in India Cheapest smartphones with 4GB RAM to buy under Rs 10,000 in India

Smartphone brands such as Xiaomi, OnePlus, Vivo, Honor, Oppo, Samsung, and Apple are highly sought after by the consumers of varying budgets. If you are confused about which one to purchase, we have come up with a slew of smartphone models those are best ones to buy right now. You will find the newly launched smartphones such as Samsung Galaxy S9, Honor 7X, OnePlus 5T and others in this list. Scroll down to know more.

Samsung Galaxy S9+

Best Price of Samsung Galaxy S9+
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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
Iris Scanner
Fingerprint
IP68
Bluetooth 5.0
3500 MAh Battery

Lenovo K8 Note

Best Price of Lenovo K8 Note
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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 and secondary 5MP camera with S5K5E2 sensor
13MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
4000mAh built-in battery with Turbo Charging

Samsung Galaxy On Max

Best Price of Galaxy On Max
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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

Honor 7X

Best Price of Honor 7X
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5.93-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
32GB / 64GB / 128GB 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 and secondary 2MP camera
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3340mAh battery (typical) / 3240mAh (minimum) battery

Xiaomi Mi A1

Best Price of Xiaomi Mi A1
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5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass LTPS display
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm processor with 650MHz Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM, 64GB storage (eMMC 5.0)
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 and secondary 12MP camera
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3080mAh (typical) / 3000mAh (minimum) battery

Motorola Moto G5S Plus

Best Price of Moto G5S Plus
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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
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery with Turbo Charging

Vivo V7 Plus

Best Price of Vivo V7 Plus
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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 with LED flash
4G VoLTE
3225mAh built-in battery

Honor 9i

Best Price of Honor 9i
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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 and secondary 2MP camera
4G VoLTE
3340mAh battery (typical) / 3240mAh (minimum) battery

Apple iPhone X

Best Price of Apple iPhone X
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5.8 Inch SuperRetina OLED Display With 3D Touch
Hex-Core Apple A11 Bionic Processor
3GB RAM With 64/256GB ROM
Force Touch Technology
Dual 12MP ISight Camera With OIS
7MP Front Facing Camera
Face ID
Bluetooth 5.0
LTE Support
Water & Dust Resistant
Animoji
Non-removable Li-Ion 2716 mAh battery

Xiaomi Mi Max 2

Best Price of Xiaomi Mi Max 2
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6.44-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS 2.5D curved glass display
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

Oppo A83

Best Price of Oppo A83
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5.7-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) 18:9 HD+ full-screen 2.5D curved glass display
2.5GHz Octa-Core processor
4GB RAM
32GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.1 (Nougat) with ColorOS 3.2
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED flash
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3180mAh (typical) / 3090mAh (minimum) battery

Samsung Galaxy A8 Plus 2018

Best Price of Samsung Galaxy A8 Plus 2018
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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 with LED flash, f/1.7 aperture
16MP front camera and secondary 8MP camera
4G VoLTE
3500mAh battery with adaptive fast charging

OnePlus 5T

Best Price of OnePlus 5T
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6 inch Optic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB storage (UFS 2.1 ), 8GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) internal storage
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with Oxygen OS 4.7, Upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
16MP rear camera and secondary 20MP camera
16MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery with Dash Charge (5V 4A)

Nokia 8

Best Price of Nokia 8
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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) camera
13MP auto focus front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3090mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Xiaomi Redmi Y1

Best Price of Xiaomi Redmi Y1
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5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD 2.5D curved glass display
1.4GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 435 Mobile Platform with Adreno 505 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage
4GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with MIUI 8, upgradable to MIUI 9
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.2 aperture
16MP front-facing camera with LED flash
4G VoLTE
3080mAh (typical) / 3000mAh (minimum) battery

Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

Best Price of Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus
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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
3500 MAh Battery

Honor V10

Best Price of Honor V10
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5.99-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 FullView display
Octa-Core Huawei Kirin 970 (4 x 2.4 GHz A73+ 4 x 1.8 GHz A53) 10nm processor + i7 co-processor, Mali-G72 MP12 GPU
6GB RAM with 128GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.0
Hybird Dual SIM (nano SIM + nano SIM / microSD)
16MP (RGB) + 20MP (Monochrome) Dual rear cameras
13MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
4G VoLTE
3750mAh (typical) / 3650mAh (minimum) battery with fast charging

Samsung Galaxy S9

Best Price of Samsung Galaxy S9
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5.8 Inch QHD+ Super AMOLED Display
Octa Core Exynos 9810/Snapdragon 845 Processor
4GB RAM With 64/128/256GB ROM
WiFi
NFC Bluetooth
Dual SIM
Dual Pixel 12MP Rear Camera
8MP Front Camera
Iris Scanner
Fingerprint
IP68
3000 MAh Battery

Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Best Price of Samsung Galaxy Note 8
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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 and secondary 12MP camera
8MP auto focus front-facing camera with f/1.7 aperture, wide-angle lens
4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery with fast charging both on wired and wireless (WPC and PMA)

Oppo F5 Youth

Best Price of Oppo F5 Youth
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6-inch (2160 × 1080 pixels) 18:9 FHD+ full-scren 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
2.5GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P23 16nm processor with 770MHz ARM Mali G71 MP2 GPU
3GB RAM
32GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 7.1 (Nougat) with ColorOS 3.2
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED flash
16MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3200mAh built-in battery