[July 2019 Edition] Best Smartphones Under INR 12,000

This segment is for those who are on an extremely tight budget between INR 10,000 and INR 12,000. If you have a budget under INR 10,000 you can have a look at the best under INR 10,000 or in case if you can increase your budget a bit you can check out the best under INR 15,000.

Samsung Galaxy M20

6.3-inch FHD+ (2340 x 1080p) infinity-V display
Octa-core in-house Exynos 7904 14mm processor, Mali-G71 GPU
3GB RAM
32GB storage, micro SD card support up to 512GB.
Samsung Experience 9.5, Android 8.1 Oreo
5000mAHbattery with support for the 15W quick charge via USB Type-C port
13MP(f/1.9)+5MP(f/2.2) dual rear camera set-up with LED flash, ultra-wide mode
8MP camera with f/2.0 aperture.
Rear fingerprint scanner, face unlock
Dual SIM VoLTE support, Widevine L1
Colors: Ocean Blue and Charcoal Black

Price: INR 11,990

Availability: Amazon

Redmi Note 7

6.3-inch Full HD+ (2340*1080) IPS display, Gorilla Glass 5 protection
2GHz Octa-core 11nm Snapdragon 675, Adreno 612
4GB RAM
64GB storage, microSD card support
12MP+2MP dual rear camera with LED flash
13MP front facing camera
Rear Fingerprint scanner, Face Unlock
Android 9.0 Pie, MIUI 10
4000mAH battery, 18W Quick Charge 4.0, USB Type-C
IR Blaster, 3.5mm Audio Jack
Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE
Splash-proof P2i nano coating
Colors: Sapphire Blue, Ruby Blue, Onyx Black

Price: INR 11,999

Availability: Flipkart, Mi.com, and Mi Home

Realme 3

6.2-inch (1520 x 720 pixels) 19:9 HD+ display
2.1GHz MediaTek Helio P70 processor, Arm Mali-G72 MP3 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal storage, expandable up to 256GB with microSD card
Android 9.0 Pie Oreo, ColorOS 6
13MP+2MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.8 aperture, f/2.4 aperture, 5P Lens, Bokeh Mode, AF Focusing
13MP front-facing camera, f/2.2 aperture, HDR
4230mAh battery, 10W charging
Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS
Colors: Dynamic Black, Black

Price: INR 10,999

Availability: Flipkart

Redmi Note 7S

6.3-inch Full HD+ (2340*1080) IPS display, Gorilla Glass 5 protection
2.2GHz Octa-core 14nm Snapdragon 660, Adreno 512
3GB RAM
32GB storage, microSD card support
48MP(f/1.79)+5MP(f/2.2) rear camera with LED flash, 6P lens
13MP(f/2.0) front-facing camera
Rear Fingerprint scanner, Face Unlock
Android 9.0 Pie, MIUI 10
4000mAH battery, 18W Quick Charge 4.0, USB Type-C
IR Blaster, 3.5mm Audio Jack
Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE
Splash-proof P2i nano coating
Thickness: 8.1mm & Weight: 181g
Colors: Sapphire Blue, Ruby Red, Onyx Black

Price: INR 10,999

Availability: Flipkart

Xiaomi Mi A2

5.99-inch Full HD+(2160 x 1080 Pixels) Full HD+ 2.5D curved glass display
2.2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 660 processor with Adreno 512 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal storage
Stock Android 9.0 Pie
12MP+20MP dual rear cameras with LED flash, 12MP shooter being a Sony IMX486 sensor, f/1.75 aperture, 1.25μm pixel size and the secondary 20MP being a Sony IMX376 sensor with f/1.75 aperture, 4 in 1 – 2.0um pixels
20MP front-facing camera with Sony IMX376 sensor,
3010mAH battery with Quick Charge 4.0 via USB Type-C port
Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz), Bluetooth 5 LE, GPS + GLONASS.
Rear fingerprint sensor, IR Blaster
Thickness: 7.3mm and Weight:168g
Colors: Lake Blue, Gold, Rose Gold and Black

Price: INR 10,999

Availability: Amazon