Unlike other markets such as the US or Europe, you don't need to shell out a bomb to get the hands on a good phone in India. There are more than 150 brands vying to get a big slice in the world's second-biggest market, where more than 500 million people are yet to buy a touchscreen phone.
With so many choices, there is bound to be confusion among prospective consumers on which phone model to buy; to help you make an informed decision, DH lists top mobiles that offer well balanced specs-to-price ratio under Rs 10,000 price-bracket.
Redmi Note 7
6.3-inch full HD+ display with dot-notch design, 2.5D Glass cover, P2i water-splash proof coating (front & back)
Android Pie-based MIUI 10
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 AIE octa-core
3GB RAM + 32GB storage (expandable up to 512GB via microSD)
Main: 12MP+2MP dual camera with LED flash
Front: 13MP AI selfie snapper
Battery: 4,000mAh with fast charging support
Add-ons: Dual-SIM slots (type- nano), fingerprint sensor, face unlock, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS/GLONASS, FM Radio
Price: Rs 9,999
Samsung Galaxy M20:
6.3-inch full HD+ (2340x1080p) Infinity-V full HD+ display , more than 90-percent screen-to-body ratio, 409 ppi (pixels per inch), 19.5:9 aspect ratio
Android Oreo ( Android 9 Pie update released)
14nm class Samsung Exynos 7904 octa-core (1.8Ghz Cortex A73 x 2 + 1.6Ghz Cortex A53 x 6) + Mali-G71 MP2
3GB RAM + 32GB storage (expandable up to 512GB storage)
Main: 13MP (F1.9 aperture) with Live Focus feature (to adjust blur effect)+ 5MP (with 120-degree) ultra-wide angle lens
Front: 8MP (F2.0 aperture) with in-display flash
Battery: 5,000mAh with fast charging. 10 minutes of charging offers 3 hours of video playing
Add-ons: Face unlock, fingerprint sensor, Dual-SIM slots, Widevine L1 Certification and Dolby ATMOS
Price: Rs 9,990
Xiaomi Redmi 7
6.26-inch HD+ Dot Notch display
Android Pie-based MIUI 10
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 octa-core
2GB/3GB RAM (933MHz LPDDR3) + 16GB/32GB storage (eMMC 5.1) + expandable up to 512GB via microSD
Main: 12MP + 2MP AI dual camera with LED flash
Front: 8MP AI selfie snapper
Battery: 4000mAh battery
Add-ons: 2+1 card (SIM 1+ SIM 2 + microSD) slots, fingerprint sensor, face unlock, GPS/GLONASS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, FM Radio
Price starts Rs 7,999 (2GB RAM +16GB storage) & Rs 8,999 (3GB RAM +32GB storage)
Read more: Xiaomi Redmi 7 review
Redmi Y3
6.26-inch HD+ (1520x720p) with 2.5D curved glass screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 shield
Redmi Y3 comes with P2i certification, meaning it can survive water splashes and also the rain
14nm class 1.8GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 octa-core with Adreno 506 GPU, 2GB/ 3GB RAM, 16GB/ 32GB storage and Android Pie-based MIUI 10
Main: Dual-primary camera — 12MP (with 1.12µm pixel size, F2.2 aperture) + 2MP depth sensor with PDAF (phase detection autofocus), AI scene detection, dual-LED flash and full HD 1080p video recording.
Front: 8MP selfie snapper with AI Portrait mode, AI beauty 4.0 and palm shutter.
4,000mAh battery
Add-ons: Dual-SIM slots, face unlock and fingerprint sensor
Price: Starts at Rs 9,999
Read more: Xiaomi Redmi Y3 review
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1
5.99-inch full HD+ (2160x1080p) IPS display with 2.5D curved glass cover, 18:9 aspect ratio
Android Pie
14nm class 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 octa-core with Adreno 509
3GB RAM + 32GB storage (expandable up to 2TB)
Main: 13MP + 5MP with LED flash, phase detection autofocus, Artificial Intelligence (AI) scene detection, portrait mode, HDR
Front: 8MP with soft light LED flash
Battery: 5,000mAh
Add-ons: Three card slots ( SIM 1+ SIM 2+ microSD), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, fingerprint sensor, FM Radio
Price: Rs 8,499
Nokia 2.2 Android One
5.71-inch HD+ display with 400 nits brightness and 19:9 aspect ratio.
Android Pie ( Android Q update confirmed to be released by the end of 2019)
MediaTek Helio A22 quad-core processor
2GB RAM + 16GB storage/ 3GB RAM + 32GB storage
Back camera: 13MP with Autofocus, F2.2 aperture,1/3-inch lens, F2.2 aperture, LED flash, HDR (High Dynamic Range), panorama, support Google Lens, and time-lapse.
Front: 5MP with fixed focus, beautify apps, support face unlock
Battery: 3,000mAh
Price: Starts at Rs 6,999
Read more: Nokia 2.2 Android One first impression
Redmi 6A
5.45-inch HD+ (1440x720p) display, 295 ppi (pixels per inch), 1000:1 contrast
Android Oreo
MediaTek Helio A22 quad-core processor
2GB RAM + 16GB storage (expandable up to 256GB)
Main: 13MP with F2.2 aperture, PDAF, HDR, LED flash
Front: 5MP with HDR, HD video recording, face unlock, age recognition and more
Battery: 3,000mAh
Add-ons: Three card slots ( SIM 1+ SIM 2+ microSD), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, FM Radio, GPS/GLONASS
Price: Starts at Rs 5,999
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