Sankranti and Pongal Festival Season Offers: Time To Buy Best Budget Smartphones

| Updated: Monday, May 31, 2021, 19:46 [IST]

Sankranti and Pongal festivals will be upon us in a couple of days. Before these festivals start, the consumers can look for some best budget-friendly smartphones as gifts. And, to give you the best guidance, we present before you a list of some devices below.

Sankranti and Pongal Festival Season Time to Buy Best Budget Smartphones

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro, on the list looks sparking due to a few amazing features. The handset ships with a 64MP quad rear camera setup, built-in Alexa, LiquidCool technology, and 4,500mAh battery.

Realme XT, on the other hand, can be picked as it comes with Qualcomm 712 processor, an FHD+ Super AMOLED display, and an in-display fingerprint sensor.

The Samsung Galaxy A50 features 15W fast charging technology. The handset's camera comes with 25MP low light primary lens, 8MP ultra-wide lens, and 5MP live focus camera which together offers high-end photography experience.

There are a few more devices in the list below. Importantly, all these handsets are available at a couple of online portals at exciting deals and discounts.

Vivo U20

MRP: 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

MRP: Rs. 15,999
Key Specs

6.4-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ Super AMOLED display
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

MRP: Rs. 12,990
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

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro

MRP: Rs. 9,999
Key Specs

6.3-inch (2340 ×1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass LTPS in-cell display
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 675 Mobile Platform with Adreno 612 GPU
4GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB storage
6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 9.0 (Pie) with MIUI 10
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
48MP rear camera + 5MP secondary camera
13MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery

Realme 5 Pro

MRP: 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 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
16MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor
Dual 4G VoLTE
4035mAh battery

Samsung Galaxy M30s

MRP: Rs. 13,999
Key Specs

6.4-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ Infinity-U Super AMOLED display
Octa-Core with 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 Rear Camera
16MP front camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
6000mAh battery

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro

MRP: Rs. 14,899
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

Realme 5s

MRP: 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

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

MRP: Rs. 9,999
Key Specs

6.39-inch (2340 ×1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass LCD screen, 450 nit brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
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 Rear Camera
13MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery

Realme 3 Pro

MRP: Rs. 9,999
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

Samsung Galaxy A50

MRP: Rs. 14,999
Key Specs

6.4-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ Infinity-U Super AMOLED display
Octa-Core with 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 123-degree ultra-wide angle camera
25MP front camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4000mAh battery

Xiaomi Mi A3

MRP: 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

Realme X

MRP: Rs. 16,999
Key Specs

6.53-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED display
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
Dual 4G VoLTE
3765mAh battery

Samsung Galaxy M30

MRP: Rs. 11,999
Key Specs

6.4-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19.5:9 Super AMOLED Infinity-U display
Octa-Core (1.8GHz dual + 1.6GHz Hexa) Exynos 7904 14nm processor with Mali-G71 GPU
4GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB storage / 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB Storage
expandable up to 512GB via micro SD card
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Samsung Experience 9.5
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera + 5MP + 5MP ultra-wide angle camera
16MP front camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
5000mAh battery with fast charging

OPPO A5 2020

MRP: Rs. 11,490
Key Specs

6.5-inch (1600 x 720 pixels) HD+ display
Octa Core Snapdragon 665 11nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 610 GPU
3GBGB / 4GB LPDDR4x RAM
64GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
ColorOS 6.0.1 based on Android 9.0 (Pie)
12MP rear camera + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP Rear Camera
8MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
5000mAh (Typcial) / 4880mAh (minimum) battery

Vivo Y15 2019

MRP: 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