10 Best Android Phones under 20000 Rs (January 2016)
6. QiKU Q Terra 808:
QiKU, the new Chinese company which entered India is the joint venture of Coolpad and Qihoo 360 (popular for its 360 antivirus). The QiKU Q Terra 808 is the company’s first phone in the Indian market. The phone is packed with tons of value for money features. Starting with the design, it has got a very premium & beautiful metallic body with a sturdy build quality. With 6 inches screen, it must be a massive phone but it isn’t that big because of amazing 83% screen to body ratio and very slim bezels around the screen. If you have seen the 5.5 inches iPhone 6/6s Plus, the QiKU Q Terra 808 is almost of the similar size but, with 185 grams of weight it is quite heavy. The 6 inches screen comes with Full HD display with good quality. It runs on 2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Hexa-core Processor coupled with 3 GB RAM and delivers very good performance. The phone features two 13 MP rear cameras, one with Sony’s IMX278 sensor with f/1.8 aperture, 6P Lens and 4K video recording capability and other with Sony’s IMX214 sensor used to capture DOF (Depth of Field). The dual rear cameras can click really good quality images. It also comes with a good 8 MP front camera. The phone also includes fingerprint scanner just below the rear camera, apart from unlocking the phone, it can be used perform lots of functions like opening camera, answering the phone call or recording the call, all these functions can be setup using the built-in settings. The phone runs on the company’s own 360 OS based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, the UI is far away from stock Android and brings in lots of themes, customizations and added features. It packs a big 3700 mAh battery with Fast charging feature that can charge the phone from 0-100% in 70 minutes, claims the company. It is a dual sim phone with 4G LTE support. It has 16 GB of internal storage which is expandable upto 128 GB via microSD card but, it will use one sim slot. The phone is exclusively available on Gadgets360.com at Rs. 19,999 and comes with company’s Q-invite system and, if you want to buy the phone without the invite, it will cost you Rs. 21,999. The company has announced that it already has 200 service centres in India. Overall, there is no doubt it is a very powerful smartphone with excellent features and great cameras but, as the company is new entrant in India, only risk taking buyers should go with it, for now.
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7. InFocus M812:
The American company InFocus which recently entered India is launching phones after phones in the country and the InFocus M812 is the newest flagship of the company in India. It has got a full metal unibody design built with Anodized Aluminum Frame. The phone looks beautiful and the design looks inspired from the iPhone 6! It weighs just 120 grams and has a thickness of 7.38 mm. It sports a 5.5 inches Full HD IPS display protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The InFocus M812 is powered by the powerful 2.5 GHz Quad Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Processor coupled with 3 GB of RAM and delivers excellent performance. It has got a 13 MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture and Dual-LED flash and produces good quality images. It also features an 8 MP rear camera with 80 degree wide-angle. It runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop with company’s own InLife UI 2.0 running on top. It is a Dual Sim phone and supports 4G on both the Sim. The phone has a 16 GB internal storage which is expandable upto 128 GB with the help of a microSD card. The phone houses a 2900 mAh battery which supports quick charging. The company claims it can be charged upto 40% in just 30 minutes and 80% in one hour. The phone also comes with NXP Smart AMP acoustics technology which improves the overall sound quality of the phone. Overall, the phone has got a premium feel and design and with the Snapdragon 801 processor the phone is very powerful so, if you are open to try a new company it can be a very good choice.
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8. HTC Desire 826:
The HTC Desire 826 carries forward the beautiful design trend of HTC’s mid ranged devices, it has a plastic body with good build quality but it doesn’t feel premium. The USP of the phone is its 13 MP selfie camera! So, with this phone, there is no partiality between the front and the rear cameras, both are equal. HTC has launched the Desire 826 in other countries with a 4 Ultra Pixel front camera but in India they have launched it with 13 MP front camera, which takes great selfies. The 13 MP rear camera comes with intelligent BSI sensor along with f/2.2 aperture which is capable of taking great pictures even at low light conditions. The phone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Octa Core Processor coupled with 2 GB of RAM, the performance is decent. It sports a 5.5 inches Full HD display with 401 ppi pixel density which is impressive. It runs on Android OS v5.0.1 (Lollipop) with HTC’s Sense UI running on top. It comes with 16 GB internal storage which is expandable upto 128 GB which is great. It supports Dual Sim and 4G (LTE). The HTC Desire 826 has a decent battery life with the 2600 mAh battery. The speaker of the phone comes with HTC BoomSound with Dolby Audio, which gives very good sound quality. Overall, this is a good phone at this price, you get the design and brand value of HTC with good cameras, good performance and good software. The newly launched HTC Desire 828 can be a good alternative to the Desire 826.
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9. Meizu MX5:
The new Chinese player in India – Meizu, has launched its new flagship MX5 in the country. The Meizu MX5, right from its design to all the other features it carries, looks a very exciting device. The beautiful full metal body smartphone sports a 5.5 inches Full HD AMOLED screen and with 401 ppi pixel density the display quality is very good. It is powered by the 2.2 GHz MediaTek Helio X10 Turbo Processor coupled with 3 GB RAM, the performance is excellent. It houses a big 20.7 MP rear camera with ƒ/2.2 aperture, 6-element lens, dual-tone flash, laser-aided focusing and to protect the camera glass it also comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protective lens glass, on the front it has a 5 MP camera with ƒ/2.0 aperture lens. In totality, it’s a great camera phone. It runs on the latest Android v5.1 Lollipop but with company’s own Flyme 4.5 UI running on top of it. A great feature of the phone is that it comes with a fingerprint sensor, so you can quickly unlock your phone with the touch of your finger. It is dual sim phone with 4G support. It has 16 GB of internal storage but it lacks the microSD slot, which is disappointing considering the phone is very good in all the other departments. It is backed by a 3150 mAh Sony Lithium polymer battery which comes with Quick charge technology, the company claims it charges 60% in just 40 minutes. Overall, it is a well-built powerful smartphone with good features, can be a good buying choice if the company appeals to you, just make sure you are okay with just 16 GB storage.
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10. Gionee Marathon M5:
Gionee’s Marathon series is famous for big battery phones and the latest addition to it, is the phone with a massive 6020 mAh battery – the Gionee Marathon M5. Company says the phone offers upto 62 hrs of talktime and 684 hrs of standby time! Moreover, you can use the Marathon M5 as a power bank and charge other phones also. If we talk about the design, the phone has got simple looks but good metallic build. With 8.5mm thickness, the phone is not very thick but due to the large battery, the phone weighs 211 grams which is really very heavy. It sports a 5.5 inches HD (720 x 1280 pixels) AMOLED display which turns out into 267 ppi pixel density which is a bit low but, the display is still decent with good viewing angles, though it can’t match other Full HD phones at this price. The Marathon M5 is powered by a Quad-core 1.3 GHz Processor coupled with 3 GB RAM and delivers acceptable performance. It runs Android 5.1 Lollipop based Gionee’s highly customized Amigo 3.1 OS. The phone features a 13 MP rear and 5 MP front cameras which deliver decent picture quality. It is a Dual Sim phone with 4G support and comes with good storage options and includes 32 GB internal and upto 128 GB expandable memory. The Marathon M5 also comes with a built-in IR blaster which lets you use your smartphone as a universal remote and control electronic appliances like TV, AC and others. Overall, the Gionee Marathon M5 brings in good performance & features an exceptional battery life but at the same time it is really heavy so, if you travel a lot and really need this big battery it can be a great choice otherwise, there are better options. At this price, the newly launched Gionee S Plus is another option from Gionee.
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I want a great camera experience.. Like taking pictures of moon or night sky or any scenery.. Which one will be good under 20k..? Thank you in advance
How is Meizu MX5, It has better specs than all of the above and is just 17 grand!!!????
Go with moto x play a super battery performance and runs almost all games..
I want to buy a phone which have excellent battery life in which I can play all big games like nova 3 so which phone should i buy
I want to buy a mobile from a well named brand and with good specification below 20k,So please suggest me a good ……
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Can u plz suggest me best ph under 20000??
can u please tell me how is the quality of sony xperia c4 front cemra plsss
Comment hii frnds i want a best cell phone for apps and for great camera plzz help ….:(
Hey guyz can you please suggest a phone for gaming (very very heavy) and minimum heating issue look i am confused from all the above products under 20k and 15k
suggest some phone in 15000 range with good camera, music and dual sim,
Is gionee elife s7 a good phone… Was it ever on this list…my cousin uses it…seems OK to me…u tell me if its worth it or not.
why not oppo r7 lite??
which phone is best in htc 820 and moto x play? still confused…
zenfone 2 is also good. give me the right suggestions…
i dont prefer htc because the brand is collapsing day by day …..
if u are a hardcore user who plays high performance games back to back, then asus zenfone 2 with 4gb ram is the phone for you and it comes with turbo charger in box
Moto x play is better in battery life,camera,display,brand value,low price,looks and it comes with pure android experience which means u will get the latest android updates. Perfomance is equally good for playing games and all but not as good as asus zenfone. it supports turbo charging but doesnt include a turbo charger in the which cost 2.5k .
I would like to buy htc desire 826 or sony Xperia c4. cld u pls sugst me wch s good
c4 is better than 826
i want phone having superb camera clearity plz suggest me
Comment hi Rahul I suggest that asus zenfone max and asus zenfone 2 which is best for me . pls suggest me because I m too confused.
Hi,
I want to buy smartphone which have best camera & music experience. I don’t want to but to buy sami bcoz of bad experience. I am awaiting for XIOMI MI5, will this a good choice? Please suggest
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Comment suggest me well bro
I want to buy a mobile from a well named brand and with good specification below 20k,So please suggest me a good ……
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Hai Rahul.. In your list your considered VIBE S1 PHONE . Its also very good phone under with great looking with also performance phone. can you explain
Hii Rahul , I want to buy a phone with enormous storage so that i can have maximum of apps and quite good in looks along with that i have a secondary requirement of great camera quality . Till now, which all phones i have dealt with had a hanging problem after 3 or 4 month of usage that makes me to think over this area . So can u suggest best of options for me in lowest of rates
Moto X Play and Asus Zenfone 2 will be good choices for you.
Please suggest be best phn over all the help me in my personal as well as professional life I am dam confuse in one plus x or moto x play I am photo click lover just help me out to suggest best phn wid overall performance
Hi, go with Moto X Play.
Moto X Play