Realizing the demand of Indian customers, the handset manufacturers are taking off the market with many features including Waterdrop Display Notch. All the smartphones mentioned below have been tested by Gadgets 360. If your budget is Rs 15,000, then read our previous news. Many other smartphones including Nokia 6.1 Plus, Xiaomi Mi A2, Realme 2 Professional can fit in your budget.
| Best smartphone up to Rs 20,000 | Gadgets 360 Rating |
|---|---|
| Moto Z2 Power | 9/10 |
| Nokia 6.1 Plus | 8/10 |
| Motorola One Energy | 8/10 |
| Honor 8x | 8/10 |
| Xiaomi mi a2 | 8/10 |
| Honor Play Games | 8/10 |
| Realme 2 Professional | 8/10 |
| Vivo v9 professional | 8/10 |
Moto Z2 Power
This smartphone of the Motorola brand may be at a price less than Rs 20,000. The phone not only has a shatter resistant display but also supports Moto Mods. Crisp and Vibrant QuadHD AMOLED display in Moto Z2 Power comes with Snapdragon 835 chipset for better performance. The rear of the phone has a dual camera (12+12 megapixel) setup. These are equipped with Sony’s IMX386 image sensor.
Nokia 6.1 Plus
The Nokia 6.1 Plus, a Nokia brand phone making company, has a premium glass design, Nokia and Snapdragon 636 processor like iPhone X. The phone’s software, performance and vibrant display is quite good. The phone is guaranteed to get updates for at least two years. 4 GB RAM and 64 GB variants are sold on e-commerce site Flipkart for Rs 14,999.
Motorola One Energy
The first Android One smartphone of the Motorola brand is Motorola One Power. The handset’s battery life is excellent, will get a premium glass design with Snapdragon 636 processor for speed and multitasking. Motorola One Energy (Review) is also guaranteed to get software updates for at least two years. Low-light camera performance can be improved, as well as the phone does not come with dual 4G volt support. The price of Motorola One Power is Rs 15,999, at this price you will get 4 GB variants.
Honor 8x
The latest hycilicon Kirin 710 chipset has been used in Huawei’s sub-brand Honor’s mid-range smartphone Honor 8X (Review). The phone’s build quality and CPU performance is good and a unique dual tone design has been given. However, the rear camera and gaming performance are a bit weak, as well as a micro-USB port in the phone. The price of Honor 8X starts at Rs 14,999. This price will be sold to 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variants. Honor 8X has two more variants- 6 GB RAM/ 64 GB storage and 6 GB RAM/ 128 GB storage, and their prices are Rs 16,999 and Rs 18,999 respectively.
Xiaomi mi a2
Being part of Android One, Xiaomi brand’s Mi A2 smartphone (review) comes with Stock Android. Mi A2 is also guaranteed to get software updates for at least two years. For excellent performance, the phone has great cameras with Snapdragon 660 chipset. The price of 4 GB/64 GB variants is sold for Rs 15,999 and 6 GB/128 GB variant for Rs 18,999. If you can run work without a headphone jack and microSD slot, then the initial variants can also prove to be a great option for you.
Honor Play Games
Honor Play comes with sleek and elegant design, vibrant display, excellent performance and neural processing unit. Honor Play Games weigh slightly higher and low-light camera performance is also less than average. The 4 GB variant is sold on Amazon for Rs 19,999 and 6 GB variant on Flipkart for Rs 23,999.
Realme 2 Professional
The Realme brand of Oppo brand launched Realme 2 Professional (Review) in the Indian market a few months ago. This can be a profitable deal to buy phone. Reality 2 Pro is the cheapest smartphone in India that comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset. Apart from this, Waterdrop display with sharp and vivid display in Realme 2 Professional provides notch, face unlock, good build quality and better gaming performance.
The price of Realme 2 Professional starts at Rs 13,990. This price will be sold to 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variants. The price of 6 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variants of the handset is Rs 15,990. The most powerful variant of Realme 2 Professional is Rs 17,990. It is equipped with 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage. Like Reality 2, this phone is also sold exclusively on the e-commerce site Flipkart. Customers can buy the handset in Black C, Blue Ocean and Ice Lake colors.
Vivo v9 professional
Vivo V9 Pro (Review) also works rapidly in crisp and vibrant display and biometric security feature. Snapdragon 660 chipset has been used for the best performance of the phone. Vivo V9 Professional’s battery life is higher than average. Vivo smartphone gives great selfies even in low light. Two variants of Vivo V9 Professional are sold, with a 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage, this variant is priced at Rs 15,990. The 6 GB RAM variant is priced at Rs 17,990.
other options
Apart from the smartphone mentioned above, you can buy Oppo F7 and Xiaomi Poco F1. Due to the plastic body of Oppo F7, this phone does not give much premium look. The MTK P60 octa-core processor has been used in the phone, battery life is fantastic. The selfie camera of the phone is the best, Sense HDR mode and AI beauty features in the phone work correctly.
The initial price of Poco F1 is Rs 20,999. This phone is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor. 4,000 mAh battery has been provided to revive the phone. The camera performance in low light is nothing special nor does this phone of Xiaomi give a premium look compared to other phones coming in this price segment. However, despite all these things, this phone can prove to be a great option for you.
