Which is the best phones under 11000 in India?
If you’re looking for the best phone around 10k, but don’t mind going a bit over the budget, we’ve compiled the list of the 10 best smartphones under Rs 11,000 in India for this month. Goes without saying these phones offer the best specs and top performance this budget can get you including features such as 4GB RAM, 4,000+ mAh battery, octa core processor and Android 7.0.
Also, 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.
All these handsets support 4G networks and come with a decent camera. Also, the top phones in this budget don’t necessarily hang or slow down when you need them not to.
Also, check the best smartphones under Rs 10,000 and the top 10 smartphones under Rs 13,000.
So here goes our list for this month.
These are the 10 best phones under Rs 11,000 in India (April 2018):
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 4: 5.5 inch, 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM, 13MP, Android 7.0
- Lenovo K8 Plus: 5.2 inch, 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, 13MP+5MP, Android 7.1
- Honor 9 Lite: 5.65 inch, 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, Android 8.0, 13MP+2MP
- Lenovo K8 Note: 5.5 inch, 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, 13+5MP, Android 7.1
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 5: 6 inch, 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, Android 7.1, 12MP
- Samsung Galaxy On7 Prime: 5.5 inch, 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, Android 7.1, 13MP
- Moto G5 Plus: 5.2 inch, 3GB RAM, 16GB ROM, Android 7.0, 12MP
- Lenovo K6 Power: 5 inch, 4GB RAM, 32GB ROM, 13MP, Android 7.0
- Xiaomi Redmi Y1: 720p, 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM, 13MP, Android 7.0
- Xiaomi Redmi 5: 5.7 inch, 3/4GB RAM, 32GB/64GB ROM, Android 7.1, 12MP
*Top 3 picks around Rs 11,000*
1. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4
Buy on Flipkart @ Rs 10,990- OS Android 7.1 Nougat
- Weight 165g
- Display resolution 1080 x 1920
- Display 5.5 inch, IPS
- Storage space 64GB
- Expansion slot Yes, hybrid
- Processor Snapdragon 625 octa-core 2GHz (A53)
- GPU Adreno 506
- RAM 4GB
- Camera 13MP, f/2.2
- Secondary camera 5MP, f/2.0
- Battery 4,100mAh, non removable
- Connectivity Dual SIM, (4G)
- + Battery
- + Processor
- + RAM
- + Storage
- – Hybrid SIM slot (SIM2 or microSD)
2. Lenovo K8 Plus
3GB RAM
4GB RAM
- OS Android 7.1.1
- Weight
- Display resolution 1080 x 1920
- Display 5.2 inch, IPS
- Storage space 32GB
- Expansion slot Yes, dedicated
- Processor Mediatek MT6757 Helio P25 octa-core 2.6 GHz (A53)
- GPU Mali-T880 MP2
- RAM 3GB
- Camera 13MP+5MP dual
- Secondary camera 8MP
- Battery 4,000mAh, non removable
- Connectivity Dual SIM, (4G)
- + Battery
- + RAM
- + Dual camera
- + Android 7.1
3. Huawei Honor 9 Lite
- OS Android 8.0 Oreo
- Weight 149g
- Display resolution 2160 x 1080 pixels
- Display 5.65 inch, IPS
- Storage space 32GB
- Expansion slot Yes, hybrid
- Processor Kirin 659 Octa core (4×2.36GHz A53 + 4×1.7GHz A53)
- GPU Mali T830MP2
- RAM 3GB
- Camera 13MP + 2MP
- Secondary camera 13MP + 2MP
- Video 1080p@30fps rear, 1080p front
- Battery 3,000mAh, non-removable
- Connectivity Dual SIM, 4G
- + Dual cameras
- + Android 8.0
- – Hybrid slot (SIM2 or microSD card)
Lenovo K8 Note
3GB RAM, 32GB
Buy on Amazon4GB RAM, 64GB
- OS Android 7.1 Nougat
- Weight 180g
- Display resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels
- Display 5.5 inches, IPS
- Storage space 32GB
- Expansion slot Yes, dedicated
- Processor Helio X23 deca-core 2.3 GHz (A53)
- GPU Mali-T880 MP4
- RAM 3GB
- Camera Dual 13MP + 5 MP, f/1.7
- Secondary Camera 13MP, f/2.0
- Battery 4,000 mAh, removable
- Connectivity Dual SIM (4G LTE)
- + Android 7.1
- + Battery
- + Dual camera
- + Processor
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
3GB RAM/ 32GB storage
4GB RAM/ 64GB storage
- OS Android 7.1 Nougat
- Weight 180g
- Display resolution 1080 x 2160
- Display 5.99 inch, IPS
- Storage space 32GB/64GB
- Expansion slot Yes, hybrid
- Processor Snapdragon 625 octa-core 2GHz (A53)
- GPU Adreno 506
- RAM 3GB/4GB
- Camera 12MP, f/2.2
- Secondary camera 5MP, f/2.0
- Battery 4,000mAh, non removable
- Connectivity Dual SIM, (4G)
- + Processor
- + Battery
- – Hybrid SIM slot (SIM2 or microSD)
Samsung Galaxy On7 Prime
32GB memory, 3GB RAM
64GB memory, 4GB RAM
- OS Android 7.1
- Weight 167g
- Display resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels
- Display 5.5 inches
- Storage space 32GB
- Expansion slot Yes, dedicated
- Processor Exynos 7870 Octa Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
- GPU Mali-T830MP2
- RAM 3GB
- Camera 13MP, f/1.9
- Secondary camera 13MP, f/1.9
- Battery 3,300 mAh
- Connectivity Dual SIM, 4G LTE
- – Processor
On7 Prime is a mediocre phone by specs with nothing exceptional, but nothing that is a deal breaker either. Just a normal phone from a reliable brand.
Not the best processor in this budget.
Moto G5 Plus
- OS Android 7.0 – Nougat
- Weight 155g
- Display resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
- Display 5.2 inch, IPS
- Storage space 16GB
- Expansion slot Yes, dedicated
- Processor Snapdragon 625 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
- GPU Adreno 506
- RAM 3GB
- Camera 12MP, f/1.7
- Secondary camera 5MP, f/2.2
- Battery 3,000mAh, non-removable
- Connectivity Dual SIM, 4G
- – Internal memory
Besides the fact that Moto is a reliable brand, the phone comes with a decent processor, and camera. Oh, and it will also get updated to Android 8.0.
16GB memory in phones above Rs 10,000 doesn’t really make any sense.
Lenovo K6 Power
3GB RAM
4GB RAM
- OS Android 7.0
- Weight 145g
- Display resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
- Display 5 inch, IPS
- Storage space 32GB
- Expansion slot Yes, hybrid
- Processor Snapdragon 430, octa-core 1.4GHz (A53) + 1.1GHz (A53)
- GPU Adreno 505
- RAM 3GB/4GB
- Camera 13MP
- Secondary camera 8MP
- Battery 4,000mAh, non-removable
- Connectivity Dual SIM, 4G
- + Battery
- + RAM
- – Hybrid slot (either SIM2 or microSD)
Xiaomi Redmi Y1
- OS Android 7.0
- Weight 153g
- Display resolution 1280 x 720
- Display 5.5 inch, IPS
- Storage space 64GB
- Expansion slot Yes, dedicated
- Processor Snapdragon 435, octa-core 1.4GHz (A53)
- GPU Adreno 505
- RAM 4GB
- Camera 13MP, f/2.2
- Secondary camera 16MP, f/2.0
- Battery 3,080mAh, non-removable
- Connectivity Dual SIM, 4G
- + Front camera
- + Internal memory
- + RAM
- – Display
Xiaomi Redmi 5
- OS Android 7.1 Nougat
- Weight 157g
- Display resolution 720 x 1440
- Display 5.99 inch, IPS
- Storage space 16GB/32GB
- Expansion slot Yes, hybrid
- Processor Snapdragon 450 Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex (A53)
- GPU Adreno 506
- RAM 2GB/3GB/4GB
- Camera 12MP, f/2.2
- Secondary camera 5MP, f/2.0
- Battery 3,300mAh, non removable
- Connectivity Dual SIM, (4G)
- + Processor
- + RAM
- + Storage
- – Display
- – Hybrid SIM slot (SIM2 or microSD)
Not to confuse you with the camera specs listed above, we’ve listed the specs as (megapixels), and (aperture), Generally speaking, bigger the aperture, better is the camera. Which means smaller number in the denominator, the bigger the aperture is. For example, f/1.9 is a bigger aperture and than f/2.0. A bigger aperture camera performs much better in low light situations and produces sharper images. It also produces a better brokeh.
