Top 5 smartphones under Rs 20,000 (March 2018 Edition)

Smartphones are getting expensive and expensive these days. With some of the smartphones touching Rs 1 Lah price tag. Everybody can't afford it. Most of the people looking the buy a smartphone can't afford that high amount for a smartphone.

Most of the people buy the mid-range smartphone, and more of the people buy budget smartphones. Every year, including this there are so many smartphones launching people can easily get confused. Here we take a look at sub Rs 20,000 smartphone. To make things simple, we have compiled the list of what we think the top 5 smartphones under Rs 20,000 in India for March 2018.

So let's go ahead and take a look at what we think are the best smartphones under Rs 20,000. However, do note that this list is no way in order. That means the top listing might not be the best one. So please take a closer look at the article.

If you are tearing up the internet for finding best smartphone under Rs 20,000 you might have heard this name. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro with its 6GB RAM is hard to beat. The device sports the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC. With an 18:9 aspect ratio display and its excellent battery life. Packing a dual rear camera setup. The smartphone is almost perfect. When we say almost, that's because of its software. It runs on Android 7.1.2 Nougat with MiUi skin on the top. The MiUi is a heavy skin and with Android 9.0 around the corner, the software is slightly outdated. Also, many people on our team don't like its looks. So that's that.

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The Xiaomi Mi A1 was the best budget smartphone when it launched. Since then there have been many other smartphones in the market which gives this phone a tough competition. With Qualcomm Snapdragon 65, 4GB RAM and 6GB storage. The phone is a powerhouse. Also, its dual-camera setup at the back is known to produce one of the best photos on a budget smartphone. To put the cherry on the cake, the smartphone comes under Google's Android One program. This means the smartphone will run Stock Android, receive regular updates for 2 years and then regular security patches for another year.

Also Read: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi A1 vs Honor 7X: Battle of the Beasts

IF you are looking to buy a decent performance, great looking and amazing cameras, Honor 9i is your bet. The smartphone packs a 5.9-inch FHD+ 18:9 aspect ratio display, which looks amazing. The pictures don't do this phone a justice. The smartphone runs on company's own Kirin 659 with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage. The phone has extremely reliable battery life. Along with this, you get dual front and rear camera's which takes great photos most of the time.

Also Read: Honor 9i with four cameras and a FullView display launched in India

If you are looking to buy a smartphone in sub-Rs 20000 range, the Moto G5s Plus is another good option. The Moto G5s offers a dependable performance with Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 coupled with 4GB RAM. A decent battery life and one of the best cameras in a single package. All this makes the Moto G5s Plus, one of the best options in 20000 rupees. Moreover, the phone runs on almost stock Android with Minor modifications and has gotten the Android 8.0 Oreo update.

Also Read: Motorola slashes the price of Moto G5S Plus and G5S in India

Huawei has been pushing out a lot of great smartphones this year. The Honor 7X by their sub-brand Honor is another one of them. It is powered by the Kirin 659 processor offering decent performance coupled with 4GB RAM. The smartphones also offer decent battery life, great camera performance and much more.

Also Read: Honor 7X Review: Best smartphone under Rs. 15,000 with 18:9 display?