Top Five Best Smartphones Under Rs. 25,000 - March 2019

Choosing a phone is not an easy task these days as phone makers keep releasing new handsets almost every month. Each phone has its own strengths as well as weaknesses. It might take you days to research all the best options available. Therefore, to make thing a bit easier for you, we have compiled a list of the best smartphones in the Indian market at below Rs. 25,000 in March.

And all of these phones are well capable of playing high-end games so don’t worry (PUBG Mobile included of course).

1. Xiaomi POCO F1

Xiaomi launched its new sub-brand called Poco in 2018, and the Poco F1 is its first offering with the top-of-the-line Snapdragon 845 SoC at that time for a price of under Rs. 21,000. The base option of the handset has already reduced to below Rs. 20,000. The Poco F1 is an excellent choice for its money though Xiaomi still has to sacrifice in some aspects. For example, its design is quite simple with a plastic body which will be a downside for those who love good-looking phones. Moreover, its dual-camera setup will still capture decent photos in normal lighting conditions, but you may be disappointed about its low-light photography.

Besides the powerful Snapdragon 845 SoC, the handset also packs 6GB of RAM/64GB of storage for the base option and users can further expand its storage via a microSD slot up to 256GB. Up front, it sports a 6.2-inch FHD+ display with a wide notch. As mentioned, it comes with a dual camera setup, including a 12MP primary sensor and 5MP secondary sensor. There is also a 20MP selfie camera with an aperture of f/2.0 on the front. Powering the phone is a large 4,000mAh cell which is enough for around a day as well as 18W fast charging support. Of course, with the Snapdragon 845 SoC and 6GB of RAM for the base option, you can already play a ton of high-end games such as Fortnite or PUBG Mobile.

The Poco F1 comes in a total of three memory configurations, including 6GB + 64GB, 6GB + 128GB and 8GB + 256GB. They are priced at Rs. 19,990, Rs. 21,990, and Rs. 27,990.

2. ASUS ZenFone 5Z

The ZenFone 5Z sports a 6.2-inch FHD+ Super IPS+ panel with an aspect ratio of 18.7:9 and is protected by Gorilla Glass. Powering the phone is a Snapdragon 845 processor, coupled with up to 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage which is expandable up to 2TB via a microSD slot.

As for cameras, the handset comes with a dual camera setup, including 12MP Sony IMX 363 main camera with an f/1.8 aperture with iOS support and an 8MP 120-degree wide-angle camera with fixed focus and an aperture of f/2.2. Up front, it has an 8MP camera for taking selfies, video calling, and Facial Recognition feature. It is backed by a 3,300mAh cell with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3 support.

It comes in three memory configurations which are 6GB RAM/64GB storage model, 6GB RAM/128GB storage option, and 8GB RAM/256GB storage variant. They are priced at Rs. 24,999, Rs. 27,999, and Rs. 31,999. The base option with 6GB of RAM should still be enough for most of the games and tasks.

3. Samsung Galaxy A50

The Galaxy A50 is one of the new offerings from the Galaxy A series that Samsung expects to win back the mid-range segment.

The Galaxy A50 is powered by an Exynos 9610 processor, paired with 4GB RAM + 64GB storage or 6GB RAM + 64GB storage which is expandable up to 512GB via a microSD slot. At the back, the handset features a triple rear camera system with a 25MP main sensor and an aperture of f/1.7. The primary sensor is coupled with a 5MP secondary depth sensor with an f/2.2 aperture and an 8MP third sensor with an ultra-wide angle lens and an f/2.2 aperture. For taking selfies and video calling, Samsung equips it with a 25MP selfie camera on the front.

The Galaxy A50 was recently launched in India from 2 March for Rs. 19,990 for the model with 4GB RAM and Rs. 22,990 for the variant with 6GB RAM.

4. Oppo F11 Pro

The new Oppo phone sports a 6.53-inch LCD Panoramic panel with FHD+ resolution (2,340 x 1,080p). The screen covers 90.9% of the front and has a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The rear panel has a stunning look with an impressive gradient finish when its front screen is notch-free and almost bezel-less. For performance, the handset is powered by MTK Helio P70 chipset as well as 4GB/6GB RAM and 64/128GB storage. It ships with Oppo’s ColorOS 6 based on the latest Android 9 Pie. It also features Oppo’s Hyperboost Acceleration Engine which boosts the overall performance during intense usage sessions.

In the camera department, the device features a pop-up 16MP front-facing camera called “Rising Camera” by the company. The pop-up selfie camera is placed in the top of the phone and has Beautification mode backed by AI to enhance the quality of Portrait mode to blur the background and selfies. It also supports software with the facial recognition feature.

Furthermore, it is powered by a large 4,000mAh battery integrated with the VOOC 3.0 charging tech, which can fully charge the phone in just 80 minutes.

The OPPO F11 Pro is priced at Rs. 19,990 for 4GB RAM/128GB storage option and Rs. 24,999 for 6GB RAM/64GB storage model.

5. Vivo V15

The handset sports a 6.54-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED screen with an impressive 91.64 percent screen-to-body ratio and Gorilla Glass 5 protection. Under the hood, it is powered by an MTK Helio P70 SoC with a Mali-G72 GPU, 6GB of RAM/64GB of storage which is expandable up to 256GB via a microSD card slot. As for the software, it runs the latest Android 9 Pie with Vivo’s FunTouch OS 9.0 on top.

Om the camera front, the phone sports triple cameras at the back, including a 12MP f/1.78 main sensor, a secondary 8MP ultra-wide snapper with an f/2.2 aperture, and a third 5MP f/2.4 depth sensor. Up front, it has a pop-up front camera with a Samsung GD1 sensor and an aperture of f/2.0.

Unlike the Vivo V15 Pro, the Vivo V15 only comes with a physical rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. Powering the phone is a large 4,000 mAh cell with support for Dual-Engine Fast-charging. Besides that, Vivo also uses a Face ID feature on the phone for extra security measure.

The sole variant of the Vivo V1 with 4GB RAM/128GB storage is priced at Rs. 23,990.

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