Perfect Telephones Below 20,000
| Call for less than Rs 20,000 | Devices 360 rating (out of 10) | Price in india |
|---|---|---|
| Redmi Note 9 Pro Max | 8 | Rs. 16,499 |
| Poco X2 | 8 | Rs. 17,499 |
| Reality 6 Pro | 8 | Rs. 17,999 |
| Samsung Galaxy M31 | 8 | Rs. 16,499 |
| Reality X2 | 8 | Rs. 17,999 |
| Poco F1 | 8 | Rs. 17,999 |
| Asus Zenfone 5 Z | 9 | Rs. 16,999 |
Redmi Notice 9 Professional Max
The Redmi Note 9 Pro Max is currently a top pick in our list at a price less than Rs 20,000. When Xiaomi launched this smartphone, its price started at Rs 15,000, but prices have increased due to increase in GST rate. Redmi Notice 9 Professional Max comes with a 6.67-inch display, which is a good display to watch videos, but is slightly larger to use with one hand.
The Redmi Note 9 Pro Max has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, so that you can unlock it quickly. The smartphone is equipped with four rear cameras. The Redmi Note 9 Pro Max Qualcomm works on Snapdragon 720G chipset. Xiaomi has launched it in 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage, 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage options. Their price is Rs 16,499, Rs 17,999 and Rs 19,999 respectively.
The Redmi Note 9 Pro Max has a 5,020mAh battery and gives a very good backup. It was also very good in our HD video loop test. Xiaomi has given a 33W charger in the box, which rapidly charge the phone. The camera performance of the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max is quite good, but many times the pictures fall slightly. The low-light camera performance is average, but the night mode gets a better output.
Poco x2
Poco X2 is a long phone and has a 6.67-inch display with 20: 9 aspect ratios. Its panel comes with a 120Hz refresh rate, which is not common in this range. The Poco X2 has a dual-camera punch -ole at the front, and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. Poco X2 looks large and heavy. It works on Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G, which is a powerful chipset and can handle gaming quite well.
Poco X2 has many variants. These include 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage, 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage options. The prices of Poco X2 have increased since its launch and now the price of these three variants is Rs 17,499, Rs 18,499 and Rs 20,999 respectively.
Poco has given 4,500mAh battery in the phone and a charger of 27W is also available in the box. This phone sports a quad rear camera setup and we saw that photo quality in daylight is quite good. The low-light photo quality was also relatively impressive, but there was a lack of detailing compared to the day. The quality of low light video is not so good.
Realme 6 Professional
Reality 6 Pro has a 6.6-inch display with dual-camera hole-Panch for selfie cameras. This Redmi Note 9 Pro Max works on Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G chipset. The device is well designed, but slightly slipping, as it has a glass back. This phone comes with 202 grams weight, which is slightly heavy. A specialty of Realme 6 Professional is its 90Hz refresh rate screen. It also has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner that can easily and quickly unlock the phone to unlock the phone.
Reality 6 Pro has been introduced in 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage, 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage options. Their price is Rs 17,999, Rs 18,999 and Rs 19,999 respectively.
At the back is a quad-camera setup. The camera performance was good in daylight and for close-up, but some improvement in camera performance in low light requires some improvement. Realme 6 Professional has a 4300mAh battery, which is not big like some other phones in this list, but when we tested it, it gave a great battery life.
Samsung Galaxy M31
The Samsung model has a 6.4-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display, which comes with vivid color and very good viewing angle. There is a quad-camera setup behind the 64-megapixel primary camera. It comes with a large 6,000mAh battery and exynos 9611 chipset that performs well.
Samsung Galaxy M31 has 6 GB RAM and two storage options, 64 GB and 128 GB. Both these variants are priced at Rs 16,499 and Rs 18,999. The big battery gives great battery life and this phone can easily run for two days. In the daylight, the cameras perform well and with the night mode being capable, the Galaxy M31 also takes better low-light shots. We found video stabilization average.
Exynos 9611 Chipset is not as powerful as Snapdragon 720g of Qualcomm, which gives power to Redmi Notice 9 Professional Max and Realme 6 Professional, but it is able to easily handle everyday tasks.
Realme X2
Realme X2 has a 6.4-inch AMOLED display, with an in-display fingerprint scanner. It also runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G processor like Poco X2. The phone performs well in the use of day to day. The Reality X2 has a quad-camera setup at the back and it comes in various colors.
Reality has given a 4000mAh battery in it and has a 30W fast charger in the box which makes charging fast. Realme X2 can handle day-to-day functions and gaming very easily, and its battery lasted for one and a half days in our test. Its 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variants are priced at Rs 17,999. Its 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage variants are priced at Rs 19,999 and Rs 20,999 respectively.
The quad-camera setup lets you take good pictures in daylight. We like our portrait shots, because the dedicated depth camera ease detection good. Low-light camera performance is also good but the output had no problem. Nightscape mode helps to improve low-light photography.
Poco F1
Poco F1 is one of the oldest devices in this list, but its performance is highly appreciated according to the price. It works on the 2018 flagship processor Snapdragon 845. This device has seen several prices cuts. You can buy all the variants of Poco F1 within Rs 20,000 right now.
Poco F1 has a large notch and comes with a 6.18-inch display. It is equipped with a 4,000mAh battery, which gives a very good battery life. Its 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage top variants are currently priced at Rs 17,999.
Because Poco F1 is an old model, the dual rear camera comes with setup. Low light photos were average, while the performance of the daylight camera was better. Poco F1 can record 4K videos but only 8 minutes.
Asus Zenfone 5Z
The last phone of this list is Asus Zenfone 5Z and is also an old model. This smartphone is also 2018 flagship and you get with Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset. Because Zenfone 5Z was a flagship, its quality is better than some other smartphones in this list. It also gives a good all-round camera performance.
The Zenfone 5Z has three variants. These include 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage, 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage options. The price of these three variants is Rs 16,999, Rs 18,999 respectively. The Zenfone 5Z battery capacity is the lowest of 3,300mAh here, but it gives decent backup.
Asus 5Z also has a dual camera setup at the back. The cameras were fast fixing focus and taking exposure in daylight. The low -light camera was performing good and nois was also under control.
