[February 2019]: Best Smartphones under INR 30,000

The Smartphones under this price range mostly offer top of the line specification and are also one these smartphones happen to be the best Android smartphones out there. One area in which these smartphones stand out from the budget smartphones are definitely the camera segment and also overall there is a very little compromise made here. So, here are our picks for the best Smartphones under INR 30,000 currently.

Poco F1 by Xiaomi

• 6.18-inch Full HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass IPS display, Corning Gorilla Glass protection, notch
• 2.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 845 processor with Adreno 630 GPU
• 6/8GB RAM
• 64/128/256GB internal storage with microSD support up to 256GB
• 12MP+5MP rear camera with Camera with Primary 6P Lens and Secondary 4P Lens, f/1.9 Primary Aperture and f/2.0 Secondary Aperture, Dual Rear Camera with 6-element Primary Lens and 4-element Secondary Lens, AI Dual Camera
• 20MP front-facing camera with  f/2.0 Aperture, IR Camera
• 4000mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0
• Android 8.1 Oreo, MIUI 10
• Rear fingerprint sensor
• LiquidCool Technology
• Thickness: 8.8mm and Weight: 180g
• Hybrid Slot, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, USB Type-C
• Colors: Graphite Black, Steel Blue

Price: INR 20,990, onwards

Available on: Flipkart, Mi

Oppo F9 Pro

• 6.3-inch (2240 x 1080 ) TFT-LTPS display with a 19:9 aspect ratio and raindrop notch
• 2.0GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P60, Mali G72 MP3 800 MHz GPU
• 6GB RAM
• 128GB internal storage, up to 256GB with microSD support
• 16MP+2MP dual rear camera with 1/3.1, 1.0 micrometer, CMOS sensor, 4x zoom, f/1.85 aperture,  3.62 mm focal Length, Flashlight, 5P lens, 1080P, 720P video recording
• 25MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture, Flashlight,  Sony IMX576 sensor, 79 Degree Wide Angle,  5P lens
• Color OS OS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 Oreo
• 3500mAh battery
• Rear Fingerprint sensor, face unlock
• Thickness: 7.99mm and Weight: 169g
• Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS
• Colors: Sunrise Red, Twilight Blue

Price: INR 23,990

Available on: Flipkart, Offline Stores

Honor Play 

• 6.3-inch(2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass display with a notch
• 2.4GHz Octa-Core HiSilicon Kirin 970 processor, Mali-G72 MP12 GPU, i7 co-processor, NPU, GPU Turbo
• 6GB RAM
• 64GB storage
• Android 8.1 Nougat with EMUI 8.2 skin
• 3,400mAh battery
• 16MP+2MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash f/2.2 aperture, PDAF, CAF, EIS, the secondary camera with f/2.4 aperture
• 16MP front-facing camera with  f/2.0 aperture
• Rear fingerprint sensor
• 3.5mm audio jack,  7.1-channel Histen audio
• Hybrid Dual SIM, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C
• Colors: Midnight Black, Navy Blue

Price: INR 19,999

Available on: Amazon, Honor Store

Asus Zenfone 5Z 

• 6.2-inch Full HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass IPS display, Corning Gorilla Glass protection, notch
• Octa-Core Snapdragon 845 processor with Adreno 630 GPU
• 6GB RAM
• 64GB internal storage with microSD support up to 2TB
• 12MP+8MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, Sony IMX363 sensor, 1.4μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, OIS/EIS, the secondary 8MP camera comes with f/2.0 aperture, OV8856 sensor, 120-degree wide-angle lens.
• 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, OV8856 sensor, 83-degree wide-angle, portrait and Selfie panorama
• 3300mAh battery with ASUS BoostMaster fast charging and AI charging
• Android 8.0 Oreo
• Rear fingerprint sensor
• Dual speakers, Hi-Res Audi, dual microphones
• Thickness: 7.85mm and Weight: 155g
• 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, USB Type-C
• Colors: Midnight Blue, Meteor Silver

Price: INR 29,999

Available on: Flipkart

Vivo V11 Pro

Vivo V11 Pro Specification

• 6.41-inch Full HD+(2340*1080 pixel) Halo FullView display 3.0, water drop notch
• 2.2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 660 processor, Adreno 512 GPU
• 6GB RAM
• 64GB internal storage, up to 256GB with microSD support
• 12MP+5MP dual rear camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, f/1.8 aperture shot refocus, AI HDR
• 25MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture
• Funtouch OS 4.5 based on Android 8.1 Oreo
• 3400mAh battery with fast charging
• In-display fingerprint sensor, IR face unlock
• Thickness: 7.9mm and Weight: 156g
• Dual SIM Slot, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, USB 2.0

Price: INR 25,990

Available: Flipkart and Offline store

Nokia 8.1 Specification

• 6.18-inch (2246 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ Puredisplay(HDR10 display)
• 2.2GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 processor with Adreno 616 GPU
• 4GB RAM
• 64GB internal memory, with microSD card, support  up to 400GB with microSD
• 12MP(f/1.8 aperture)+13MP(f/2.2 aperture) dual rear camera setup with dual LED flash, ZEISS optics, OIS, EIS
• 20MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture
• Android 9.0 Pie
• 3500mAh built-in battery, fast charging
• Rear Fingerprint sensor
• 3.5mm audio jack
• Dual SIM, 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, USB Type-C, Nokia OZO audio, NFC

Price: 26,999

Availability: Amazon and Offline stores

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