Top 5 Honor 8A alternatives: Realme C1, Xiaomi Redmi Y2 and more

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Honor has just launched a new budget smartphone in their home country. Honor 8A comes with a water drop style notch and a MediaTek Helio P35 chipset. It is launched for a price of CNY 799 (roughly Rs. 8,200). Here are some alternatives that can offer better value.

Realme C1

Realme recently launched the Realme C1 under its budget category of devices. It comes with a 6.2-inch notched HD display and it is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SoC. It packs in 2GB of RAM and 16GB of onboard storage, which is further expandable using a microSD card. All of this comes in at just Rs. 7,499.

Lenovo K9

Lenovo K9 is one of the very few smartphones that offer a USB Type-C port in the budget category. It comes with a MediaTek P22 processor and 3GB of RAM. It features a 5.7-inch HD+ display. The dual-SIM handset comes with 32GB of onboard storage, which is further expandable using a microSD card. Lenovo K9 is available at a price of Rs. 8,999.

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Asus ZenFone Max M1

Asus ZenFone Max M1 is the company's latest budget oriented smartphone. It comes with a 5.5-inch IPS LCD display. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 SoC coupled with 3GB of RAM. The smartphone is available with a price tag of Rs. 7,499.

Infinix Note 5

Unlike the Honor 8A, which runs a heavy skin, the Inifnix Note 5 runs on vanilla Android out of the box. It is powered by the MediaTek P23 chipset paired with 3GB of RAM. It is a part of Google's Android One program, which means updates will be quicker. Infinix Note 5 is available on Flipkart with a price tag of Rs. 8,999.

Xiaomi Redmi Y2

If you are willing to spare a little more cash, the Redmi Y2 can bring way better performance and cameras on board. The smartphone comes with a more powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset. It packs in up to 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. Redmi Y2 is available for Rs. 9,999.