Looking to buy a new phone and wondering which is the best phone under Rs 13,000 in India?
We’ve compiled the list of top 10 smartphones under Rs 13,000 for this month in India, in case you’re looking for the best phone in this budget. Most of them should be able to run without any issues and should offer good camera performance along with handling daily abuse well. We’ve only covered 4G handsets in the list that work on Airtel, Vodafone and other networks. To make things clear, 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 can be considered a disadvantage.
Also, the Redmi Note 3, as good as a phone it was, has been discontinued and replaced by the Redmi Note 4. You can also check the best smartphones under Rs 15,000 and the top 10 smartphones under Rs 14,000. Lastly, we’ve highlighted our top 3 picks in this budget at the beginning of the list. So here are the best phones under 13k:
These are the best 4G mobile phones under Rs 13,000 in India (2017):
- Lenovo Z2 Plus: 5.5 inch, 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, 13MP, Android 6.0
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 4: 5.5 inch, 3GB/4GB RAM, 32GB/64GB ROM, 13MP, Android 6.0
- Lenovo K8 Plus: 5.2 inch, 4GB RAM, 32GB ROM, 13MP+5MP, Android 7.1
- Honor 6X: 5.5 inch, 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM, 12MP, Android 6.0
- Lenovo K8 Note: 5.5 inch, 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM, 13+5MP, Android 7.1
- Lenovo P2: 5.5 inch, 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, 13MP, Android 6.0
- Lenovo Vibe K5 Note: 5.5 inch, 4GB RAM, 32GB ROM, Android 6.0
- Moto G5: 5.2 inch, 3GB RAM, 16GB ROM, 13MP, Android 7.0
- Panasonic Eluga Ray Max: 5.2 inch, 4GB RAM, 32/64GB ROM, 16MP, Android 6.0
- Samsung On8: 5.5 inch, 3GB RAM, 16GB ROM, 13MP, Android 6.0
- Lenovo K6 Power: 5 inch, 4GB RAM, 32GB ROM, 13MP, Android 6.0
*Top 3 picks around Rs 13,000*
1. Lenovo Z2 Plus
(64GB/4GB RAM version)
Buy on Flipkart @ Rs 12,090
Buy on Amazon(32GB/3GB RAM version)
- OS Android 6.0, Marshmallow
- Weight 149g
- Display resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels
- Display 5 inches, IPS LCD
- Storage space 32GB/64GB
- Expansion slot No
- Processor Snapdragon 820 Quad-core (2×2.15GHz Kryo & 2×1.6GHz Kryo)
- GPU Adreno 530
- RAM 4GB
- Camera 13MP, f/2.2, 1/2.6″ sensor
- Secondary camera 8MP, f/2.0
- Battery 3,500 mAh
- Connectivity Dual SIM, 4G
- + Processor
- + Battery
- + RAM
- + Storage
- – Non expandable memory
2. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4
3GB RAM/ 32GB storage
4GB RAM/ 64GB storage
- OS Android 6.0
- Weight 165g
- Display resolution 1080 x 1920
- Display 5.5 inch, IPS
- Storage space 16GB/32GB/64GB
- Expansion slot Yes, hybrid
- Processor Snapdragon 625 octa-core 2GHz (A53)
- GPU Adreno 506
- RAM 2GB/3GB/4GB
- Camera 13MP, f/2.0
- Secondary camera 5MP, f/2.0
- Battery 4,100mAh, non removable
- Connectivity Dual SIM, (4G)
- + Processor (among best in this budget)
- + Battery
3. 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 3/4GB
- Camera 13MP+5MP dual
- Secondary camera 8MP
- Battery 4,000mAh, non removable
- Connectivity Dual SIM, (4G)
- + Processor
- + Android 7.1
- + RAM
- + Battery
- + Dual camera
Honor 6X
- OS Android 6.0
- Weight 162g
- Display resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
- Display 5.5 inch, IPS
- Storage space 64GB
- Expansion slot Yes, hybrid
- Processor Kirin 655, Octa-core (4×2.1 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
- GPU Mali-T830MP2
- RAM 4GB
- Camera 12MP+2MP
- Secondary camera 8MP
- Battery 3,340mAh, non-removable
- Connectivity Dual SIM, 4G
- + Battery
- + Dual camera
- + Processor
- + RAM
- + Internal memory
- – Hybrid slot (either SIM2 or microSD)
Lenovo K8 Note
3GB RAM, 32GB
- 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
Lenovo P2
(32GB/3GB RAM version)
- OS Android 6.0, Marshmallow
- Weight 177g
- Display resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels
- Display 5.5 inches, IPS LCD
- Storage space 32GB
- Expansion slot Yes, hybrid
- Processor Snapdragon 625 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
- GPU Adreno 506
- RAM 3GB
- Camera 13MP
- Secondary camera 5MP
- Battery 5,100 mAh
- Connectivity Dual SIM, 4G
- + Battery
- + RAM
- – Hybrid slot (either SIM2 or microSD)
Lenovo Vibe K5 Note
(3GB RAM)
(4GB RAM)
(4GB RAM, 64GB)
- OS Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- Weight 165g
- Display resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels
- Display 5.5 inches, IPS
- Storage space 32GB
- Expansion slot Yes, hybrid
- Processor Octa-core 1.8 GHz Mediatek 6755 Processor
- GPU Mali-T860MP2
- RAM 3GB/4GB
- Camera 13MP, f/2.2
- Secondary camera 8MP
- Battery 3,500 mAh
- Connectivity Dual SIM (3G+4G LTE)
- + Battery
- + RAM
- – Hybrid slot (either SIM2 or microSD)
Moto G5
- OS Android 7.0 – Nougat
- Weight 145g
- Display resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
- Display 5 inch, IPS
- Storage space 16GB
- Expansion slot Yes, dedicated
- Processor Snapdragon 430 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
- GPU Adreno 505
- RAM 3GB
- Camera 13MP, f/2.0
- Secondary camera 5MP, f/2.2
- Battery 2,800mAh, non-removable
- Connectivity Dual SIM, 4G
- + Android 7.0
- – Internal memory
Panasonic Eluga Ray Max
32GB storage
64GB storage
- OS Android 6.0, Marshmallow
- Weight 148g
- Display resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels
- Display 5.2 inch, IPS
- Storage space 32/64GB
- Expansion slot Yes, dedicated
- Processor Snapdragon 430 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
- GPU Adreno 505
- RAM 4GB
- Camera 16MP, f/2.4, 1/3.1″ sesor
- Secondary camera 8MP, f/2.2
- Battery 3,000mAh, non removable
- Connectivity Dual SIM, 4G
- + RAM
- + Internal memory
Samsung On8
- OS Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- Weight N/A
- Display resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels
- Display 5.5 inches, AMOLED
- Storage space 16GB
- Expansion slot Yes, dedicated
- Processor Octa-core 1.6GHz Exynos 7580 Processor
- GPU Mali-T720MP2
- RAM 3GB
- Camera 13MP, f/1.9
- Secondary camera 5MP, f/1.9
- Battery 3,300 mAh
- Connectivity Dual SIM (3G+4G LTE)
- + Battery
- – Internal memory
Lenovo K6 Power
3GB RAM
4GB RAM
- OS Android 6.0
- 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)
Not to confuse you with the camera specs listed above. We’ve listed the specs as (megapixels), (aperture), (OIS-if present), (sensor size). Generally speaking, bigger the aperture and sensor size, better is the camera. Which means smaller number in the denominator, the bigger the aperture or sensor size is. For example, f/1.9 is a bigger aperture and than f/2.0. Also 1/2.2″ is a bigger sensor than, say, 1/2.6″. A bigger aperture camera performs much better in low light situations and produces sharper images. It also produces a better brokeh. Also, OIS refers to optical image stabilisation, which helps in reducing blur.
