Samsung Galaxy J6 now available At Rs 13,990: other budget smartphones

| Published: Tuesday, May 22, 2018, 15:52 [IST]

Samsung announced a slew of smartphones in India at an event held in Mumbai on May 21. The devices launched in the country include the Galaxy J6, Galaxy J8, Galaxy A6 and Galaxy A6+. Of these, the Galaxy J6 is the most affordable one with a price tag of Rs. 13,990 for the base variant with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage capacity.

Samsung Galaxy J6 now available At Rs 13,990: other budget smartphones

Samsung, which was once the market leader was surpassed by the Chinese players such as Xiaomi in the Indian market. The reason is the competitive pricing strategy of the latter.

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At the same price point, the company offers the Redmi Note 5 Pro's base variant with advanced specs such as a more capacious battery and a dual-camera setup.

Having said that, we have come up with a list of budget smartphones in the country those are priced similar to the Samsung smartphone. You can take a look at the list to know what exactly the Samsung Galaxy J6 is missing.

Vivo Y71

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Key Specs

6-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) HD+ 2.5D curved glass display with 18:9 aspect ratio
1.4GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 425 processor with Adreno 308 GPU
3GB RAM
16GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Funtouch OS
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.2 aperture
5MP front-facing camera, f/2.2 aperture
4G VoLTE
3360mAh (typical) / 3285mAh (minimum) battery

Infinix Hot S3

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Key Specs

5.65-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) HD+ 2.5D curved glass display with 18:9 aspect ratio
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 with Mobile Platform with Adreno 505 GPU
4GB RAM with 64GB storage / 3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with Dual LED Flash
20MP front-facing camera with dual LED flash
4G VoLTE
4000mAh battery

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5

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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
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
4G VoLTE
4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery

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Honor 9 Lite

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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 and secondary 2MP camera, PDAF
13MP front-facing camera and secondary 2MP camera
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery (typical)

Honor 7X

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Key Specs

5.93-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display
Octa-Core Kirin 659 processor with MaliT830-MP2 GPU
4GB RAM, 32GB / 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
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLT
3340mAh battery (typical) / 3240mAh (minimum) battery

Lenovo K8 Note

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Key Specs

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 (2x 2.3GHz Cortex-A72 + 4x 1.85GHz Cortex-A53 + 4x 1.4GHz Cortex-A53) 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

Motorola Moto E4 Plus

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Key Specs

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
3GBRAM
32GB internal memory
expandable memory with microSD
Dual SIM
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
13MP auto focus rear camera
5MP fixed focus front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
5000mAh built-in battery with 10W rapid charging

Samsung Galaxy On Max

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Key Specs

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

Oppo A83

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Key Specs

5.7-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) 18:9 HD+ full-screen 2.5D curved glass display
2.5GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P23 16nm processor with 800MHz ARM Mali G71 MP2 GPU
3GB 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, f/2.2 aperture
8MP front-facing camera, f/2.2 aperture
4G VoLTE
3180mAh (typical) / 3090mAh (minimum) battery