Which is the best phone under 20,000 in India?
If a phone under Rs 20,000 is what you’re looking for, let us help you a little by handpicking the 10 best phones under Rs 20,000 for this month available in India. We’ve considered the specs, as well as the brand value and after sales service to give you the best phones 20k can get you. Also, all these phones support 4G LTE networks, so this list can be also considered for the best 4G LTE phones under Rs 20,000 in India.
This budget can get you features like 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, Snapdragon 820 processor and more. No, they won’t lag, hang or freeze up on you with those specs and will let you play the latest games at max settings without trouble, click great selfies and what not. Hopefully, most of them should get updated to Android 7.0. Also, read more about the camera specifications for these phones at the bottom of the post. Just to clarify, phones with hybrid SIM slot allow you to either place a second SIM or a microSD card, but not both at the same time, so it’s a disadvantage (if you need a dual SIM phone with expandable storage).
Also, check the 10 best smartphones under Rs 18,000 and the 10 best smartphones under Rs 25,000. So here are the top 10 smartphones under Rs 20,000 in India (click on any phone in the list to see its detailed specs along with pros and cons below):
These are the 10 best 4G phones under Rs 20,000 in India (2017):
- LeEco Le Max 2: 5.7 inch, 4GB RAM, 32GB ROM, Android 6.0
- Lenovo Z2 Plus: 5 inch, 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM, Android 6.0
- OnePlus 2: 5.5 inch, 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM, Android 6.0
- Moto M: 5.5 inch, 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM, Android 6.0
- Xiaomi Mi Max Prime: 6.4 inch, 4GB RAM, 128GB ROM, Android 6.0
- Samsung Galaxy On Nxt: 5.5 inch, 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, Android 6.0
- Lenovo P2: 5.5 inch, 4GB RAM, 32GB ROM, Android 6.0, 13MP
- Moto G4 Plus: 5.5 inch, 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, Android 7.0
- Samsung On8 Pro: 5.5 inch, 3GB RAM, 16GB ROM, Android 6.0
- Mi Max Prime: 6.4 inch, 4GB RAM, 128GB ROM, Android 6.0
*Top 3 picks around Rs 20,000*
1. LeEco Le Max 2
- OSAndroid 6.0 – Marshmallow
- Weight185g
- Display resolution1440 x 2560 pixels
- Display5.7 inch, IPS
- Storage space32GB
- Expansion slotNo
- ProcessorDual-core 2.1 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6GHz Kryo Snapdragon 820
- GPUAdreno 530
- RAM4GB
- Camera21MP, f/2.0, OIS, 1/2.4″ sensor
- Secondary camera8MP, f/2.2
- Battery3,100mAh, non-removable
- ConnectivityDual SIM, 4G
Pros and Cons
- + Display
- + RAM
- + Processor
- – Non-expandable storage
2. Lenovo Z2 Plus
- OSAndroid 6.0, Marshmallow
- Weight149g
- Display resolution1080 x 1920 pixels
- Display5 inches, IPS LCD
- Storage space32GB/64GB
- Expansion slotNo
- ProcessorSnapdragon 820 Quad-core (2×2.15GHz Kryo & 2×1.6GHz Kryo)
- GPUAdreno 530
- RAM4GB
- Camera13MP, f/2.2, 1/2.6″ sensor
- Secondary camera8MP, f/2.0
- Battery3,500 mAh
- ConnectivityDual SIM, 4G
Pros and Cons
- + Processor
- + Battery
- + RAM
- + Storage
- – Non expandable memory
3. OnePlus 2
- OSAndroid 6.0
- Weight175g
- Display resolution1080 x 1920 pixels
- Display5.5 inches, IPS
- Storage space64GB
- Expansion slotNo
- ProcessorQuad-core 1.6GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 1.8GHz Cortex-A57 Snapdragon 810
- GPUAdreno 430
- RAM4GB
- Camera13MP, f/2.0, OIS, 1/2.6″ sensor
- Secondary camera5MP, f/2.4
- Battery3,300 mAh
- ConnectivityDual SIM (3G + 4G)
Pros and Cons
- + Battery
- + RAM
- + Processor
- + Internal memory
- – Non expandable memory
Moto M
- OSAndroid 6.0 Marshmallow
- Weight163g
- Display resolution1080 x 1920 pixels
- Display5.5 inches, AMOLED
- Storage space32GB
- Expansion slotYes, hybrid
- ProcessorOcta-core 2.2GHz (A53) Mediatek Helio P15
- GPUMali-T860MP2
- RAM3GB
- Camera16MP, f/2.0
- Secondary camera8MP, 1/4″ sensor
- Battery3,050 mAh
- ConnectivityDual SIM (4G LTE)
Pros and Cons
- + Processor
- – Hybrid slot (either SIM2 or microSD)
Mi Max Prime
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- OSAndroid 6.0, Marshmallow
- Weight204g
- Display resolution1080 x 1920 pixels
- Display6.44 inches, IPS LCD
- Storage space128GB
- Expansion slotN/A
- ProcessorSnapdragon 652 quad-core 1.4 GHz (A53) & Dual-core 1.8GHz (A72)
- GPUAdreno 510
- RAM4GB
- Camera16MP, f/2.0
- Secondary camera5MP, f/2.0
- Battery4,850 mAh
- ConnectivityDual SIM, 4G
Pros and Cons
- + Processor
- + Battery
- + RAM
- + Storage
- OSAndroid 6.0 Marshmallow
- Weight167g
- Display resolution1080 x 1920 pixels
- Display5.5 inches
- Storage space32GB
- Expansion slotYes, dedicated
- ProcessorExynos 7870 Octa Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
- GPUMali-T830MP2
- RAM3GB
- Camera13MP, f/1.9
- Secondary camera8MP, f/1.9
- Battery3,300 mAh
- ConnectivityDual SIM, 4G LTE
Pros and Cons
Moto G4 Plus
- OSAndroid 7.0 Nougat
- Weight155g
- Display resolution1080 x 1920 pixels
- Display5.5 inches, IPS
- Storage space32GB
- Expansion slotYes, dedicated
- ProcessorQuad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Snapdragon 617
- GPUAdreno 405
- RAM3GB
- Camera16MP, f/2.0
- Secondary camera5MP, f/2.2
- Battery3,000 mAh
- ConnectivityDual SIM (3G+4G LTE)
Pros and Cons
Lenovo P2
(32GB/4GB RAM version)
(32GB/3GB RAM version)
- OSAndroid 6.0, Marshmallow
- Weight177g
- Display resolution1080 x 1920 pixels
- Display5.5 inches, IPS LCD
- Storage space32GB
- Expansion slotYes, hybrid
- ProcessorSnapdragon 625 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
- GPUAdreno 506
- RAM4GB
- Camera13MP
- Secondary camera5MP
- Battery5,100 mAh
- ConnectivityDual SIM, 4G
Pros and Cons
- + Battery
- + RAM
- – Hybrid slot (either SIM2 or microSD)
Samsung On8 Pro
- OSAndroid 6.0 Marshmallow
- WeightN/A
- Display resolution1080 x 1920 pixels
- Display5.5 inches, AMOLED
- Storage space16GB
- Expansion slotYes, dedicated
- ProcessorOcta-core 1.6GHz Exynos 7580 Processor
- GPUMali-T720
- RAM3GB
- Camera13MP, f/1.9
- Secondary camera5MP, f/1.9
- Battery3,300 mAh
- ConnectivityDual SIM (3G+4G LTE)
Pros and Cons
- + Battery
- – Internal memory
Xiaomi Mi Max Prime
- OSAndroid 6.0
- Weight175203g
- Display resolution1080 x 1920 pixels
- Display6.4 inches, IPS LCD
- Storage space128GB
- Expansion slotYes, hybrid
- ProcessorOcta-core 4×1.8GHz (A72) & 4×1.4GHz (A53) Snapdragon 652
- GPUAdreno 510
- RAM4GB
- Camera16MP, f/2.0
- Secondary camera5MP, f/2.0
- Battery4,850 mAh
- ConnectivityDual SIM, 4G
Pros and Cons
- + Processor
- + Battery
- + RAM
- + Storage
- – Hybrid slot (either SIM2 or microSD)
Not to confuse you with the camera specs listed above. We’ve listed the specs as (megapixels),(aperture), (sensor size). Generally speaking, bigger the aperture and sensor size, better is the camera. Which means smaller number in the denominator, the bigger the aperture or sensor size is. For example, f/1.9 is a bigger aperture and than f/2.0. Also 1/2.2″ is a bigger sensor than, say, 1/2.6″. A bigger aperture camera performs much better in low light situations and produces sharper images.