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):
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 4: 5.5 inch, 3GB/4GB RAM, 32GB/64GB ROM, 13MP, Android 6.0
- Moto G4 Plus: 5.5 inch, 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, Android 7.0
- Honor 6X: 5.5 inch, 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, 12MP, Android 6.0
- LeEco Le 2: 5.5 inch, 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, 16MP, Android 6.0
- Lenovo Vibe K5 Note: 5.5 inch, 4GB RAM, 32GB ROM, Android 6.0
- Moto G5: 5.2 inch, 3GB RAM, 32GB 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, 13MP, Android 6.0
- Lenovo K6 Power: 5 inch, 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, 13MP, Android 6.0
- Lenovo Phab 2: 6.4 inch, 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, 13MP, Android 6.0
*Top 3 picks around Rs 13,000*
1. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4
2GB RAM/ 32GB storage
Buy on Flipkart @ Rs 9,9903GB 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
- + Android 6.0
2. Moto G4 Plus
(16GB/ 2GB RAM)
Buy on Amazon(32GB/ 3GB RAM)
- OS Android 7.0 Nougat
- Weight 155g
- Display resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels
- Display 5.5 inches, IPS
- Storage space 16GB
- Expansion slot Yes
- Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Snapdragon 617
- GPU Adreno 405
- RAM 2GB
- Camera 16MP, f/2.0
- Secondary Camera 5MP, f/2.2
- Battery 3,000 mAh
- Connectivity Dual SIM (3G+4G LTE)
- + Android 7.0
- – Internal memory
- – RAM
3. Honor 6X
- OS Android 6.0
- Weight 162g
- Display resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
- Display 5.5 inch, IPS
- Storage space 32GB
- 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 3GB
- Camera 12MP+2MP
- Secondary camera 8MP
- Battery 3,340mAh, non-removable
- Connectivity Dual SIM, 4G
- + Battery
- + Dual camera
- + Processor
- – Hybrid slot (either SIM2 or microSD)
LeEco Le 2
- OS Android 6.0, Marshmallow
- Weight 153g
- Display resolution 1080 x 1920
- Display 5.5 inch, IPS
- Storage space 32GB
- Expansion slot No
- Processor Snapdragon 652 quad-core 1.4 GHz (A53) & quad-core 1.8GHz (A72)
- GPU Adreno 510
- RAM 3GB
- Camera 16MP, f/2.0
- Secondary camera 8MP, f/2.2
- Battery 3,000mAh, non removable
- Connectivity Dual SIM, 4G
- + Android 6.0
- + Processor
- – Non expandable memory
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
- + Android 6.0
- + 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 16/32GB
- Expansion slot Yes, dedicated
- Processor Snapdragon 430 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
- GPU Adreno 505
- RAM 2/3GB
- Camera 13MP, f/2.0
- Secondary camera 5MP, f/2.2
- Battery 2,800mAh, non-removable
- Connectivity Dual SIM, 4G
- + Android 7.0
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
- + Android 6.0
- + RAM
- + Internal memory
- + Display
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
- + Android 6.0
- + RAM
- – Hybrid slot (either SIM2 or microSD)
Lenovo Phab 2
- OS Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- Weight 225g
- Display resolution 1280 x 720 pixels
- Display 6.4 inches, IPS
- Storage space 32GB
- Expansion slot Yes, hybrid
- Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz (A53) MT8783
- GPU Mali-T720MP2
- RAM 3GB
- Camera 13MP, f/2.0
- Secondary camera 5MP
- Battery 4,050 mAh (non-removable)
- Connectivity Dual SIM, 4G
- + Battery
- + Internal memory
- – Display
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.
