Marking the start of a new series, Intellect Digest provides a new shopper’s guide for our valuable readers. This series concentrates on giving a heads on overview for the best possible smartphone options within the given budget range. Every device featured within the series is compared on numerous factors like specification, build quality, user experience after sales support. This time, we are looking at the entry level options i.e. Best smartphones under Rs 10,000. While there’s no dearth of smartphone options available in this price segment, we’ll particularly be focusing on the choices which provide the best VFM (Value for Money) for the hard earned cash. Without further ado, here’s the showdown.
ASUS Zenfone 5 – Rs 9999 (Flipkart)
ASUS designed a surprising entry into the basic level smartphone market with the Zenfone 5. Getting the strongest specifications set among our contenders, additionally, it features the best build quality and value for money factor in this price segment. It features Dual Sim capability, 5.0? HD 720p display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection, 1.6 Ghz Intel Atom processor with Hyper Threading, 2 GB RAM and eight GB internal memory with MicroSD expansion option, 8 MP primary and a pair of MP front camera makes plus a 2110 mAh battery. It is also worth noting that 2 GB RAM is really a norm among flagship devices from HTC, Sony and Samsung and it is extremely great to see such strong configuration inside a device that just costs under Rs 10,000.
Micromax Canvas A1 Android One – Rs 6500 (Flipkart)
The Google Android One is here and its best feature of the Android One phones is the fact that, they give the pure Android knowledge about all the features at a very low price. Using one of the first three Android One devices, the Micromax Canvas A1 is the best (also, you can read the review of Karbonn Sparkle V & Spice Dream Uno). It’s good design and build quality and it has a unique design at the back including the rear camera and the flash inside a beautiful bezel. The phone is powered by a 1.3 GHz Quad Core Mediatek processor and 1 GB of RAM. This provides the phone enough power to run very smoothly and lag-free. The phone runs on the most latest version of Android that is Android Kitkat 4.4.4 and also the most important thing is that, being an Android One device, it’ll continue to get the future Android updates similar to the Nexus Devices. So, your phone is going to be always new and exciting. The phone’s cameras are great but not the best. The phone has a small 1700 mAh Li-Ion battery. Overall, its an excellent smartphone containing all the necessary features and it’s giving a really tough competition to the phones such as the Moto E, Xiaomi Redmi 1S & the Asus Zenfone 4. The Android One phones could be a good buying choice if you are searching for a cheap yet good smartphone.
Nokia Lumia 525 – Rs 8500 (Flipkart)
If in case you are a brand freak and won’t want to consider spending the cash on the above ones, make an application for this phone from the Nokia series, recognized for the brand name underlying. Offered by a price of Rs 8500 online, this set includes a 4-inch display and runs on Windows phone 8 version. It’s operated by 1 GHz processor too as 1GB RAM, with dual SIM facility adding the charm. It provides a front camera as well as a rear 5MP camera with no flash available.
Xiaomi RedMi Note – Rs 9999 – (Coming Soon)
While note officialy available as of now, the Xiaomi RedMi Note was unveiled together with Xiaomi MI 3 and Xiaomi RedMi 1S. It’s the Chinese manufacturer’s phablet offering featuring a 5.5? 720p IPS-LCD display, Dual Sim support, 1.7 GHz octa-core MediaTek 6592 SoC,2 GB RAM, Mali 450 graphics, 13 MP Camera with Autofocus and LED Flash and 5 MP front camera. Internal memory is 8 GB having a MicroSD Card expansion slot. Battery is really a massive 3100 mAh unit. The device interestingly provides a very strong configuration for a phablet which costs well under Rs 10,000.
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