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. Most of them should be able to run your apps without any hiccups and should be able to offer good camera performance along with handling daily abuse well. Needless to say the list covers only 4G phones.
Also, 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.
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 mobile phones under Rs 13,000 in India (April 2018):
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 5: 6 inch, 3GB/4GB RAM, 32GB/64GB ROM, 12MP, Android 7.1
- Lenovo K8 Note: 5.5 inch, 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM, 13+5MP, Android 7.1
- Moto G5 Plus: 5.2 inch, 4GB RAM, 32GB ROM, Android 7.0, 12MP
- Lenovo K8 Plus: 5.2 inch, 4GB RAM, 32GB ROM, 13MP+5MP, Android 7.1
- Honor 7X: 5.9 inch, 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM, Android 7.0, 16MP+2MP
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 4: 5.5 inch, 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM, 13MP, Android 7.0
- Samsung Galaxy On7 Prime: 5.5 inch, 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM, Android 7.1, 13MP
- Honor 8 Lite: 5.2 inch, 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM, Android 7.0, 12MP
- Moto G5s: 5.2 inch, 4GB RAM, 32GB ROM, 16MP, Android 7.1
- Honor 9 Lite: 5.65 inch, 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, Android 8.0, 13MP+2MP
*Top 3 picks around Rs 13,000*
1. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
3GB RAM/ 32GB storage
Buy on Flipkart @ Rs 9,9904GB 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)
- + Battery
- + RAM
- – Hybrid SIM slot (SIM2 or microSD)
2. 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)
- + Battery
- + Dual camera
- + Processor
Moto G5 Plus
- OS Android 7.0 – Nougat
- Weight 155g
- Display resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
- Display 5.2 inch, IPS
- Storage space 32GB
- Expansion slot Yes, dedicated
- Processor Snapdragon 625 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
- GPU Adreno 506
- RAM 4GB
- Camera 12MP, f/1.7
- Secondary camera 5MP, f/2.2
- Battery 3,000mAh, non-removable
- Connectivity Dual SIM, 4G
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)
- + RAM
- + Battery
- + Dual camera
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4
- OS Android 7.0 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
- + RAM
- + Storage
- – 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
- + Internal memory
- + RAM
- – Processor
Huawei Honor 7X
- OS Android 7.0
- Weight 165g
- Display resolution 2160 x 1080 pixels
- Display 5.93 inch, IPS
- Storage space 32GB
- Expansion slot Yes, hybrid
- Processor Kirin 659 Cortex-A53 Octa Core 2.4GHz
- GPU Mali T830MP2
- RAM 4GB
- Camera 16 MP (1/2.9″) + 2 MP
- Secondary camera 8MP
- Battery 3,340mAh, non-removable
- Connectivity Dual SIM, 4G
- + Dual cameras
- + RAM
Honor 8 Lite
- OS Android 7.0
- Weight 147g
- Display resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
- Display 5.2 inch
- Storage space 64GB
- Expansion slot Yes
- Processor Octa-core 1.7GHz octa-core Kirin 655
- GPU Mali-T830 MP2
- RAM 4GB
- Camera 12MP
- Secondary camera 8MP
- Battery 3,000mAh, non-removable
- Connectivity Dual SIM, 4G
- + Internal storage
- + RAM
Moto G5s
- OS Android 7.1 – Nougat
- Weight 157g
- Display resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
- Display 5.2 inch, IPS
- Storage space 32GB
- Expansion slot Yes, dedicated
- Processor Octa-core 1.4GHz (A53) Snapdragon 430
- GPU Adreno 505
- RAM 4GB
- Camera 16MP, f/2.0
- Secondary camera 5MP, f/2.0
- Battery 3,000mAh, non-removable
- Connectivity Dual SIM, 4G
- + RAM
- – Processor
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)
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 stabilization, which helps in reducing blur.
