Flagship Smartphones: Top 10 smartphones you can buy under Rs 20,000

The mid-range smartphone market has evolved quite a bit in the last one year. Today, there are plenty of interesting options for customers to choose from in the price bracket of Rs 10,000 to 20,000. Within this price range, some of the phones are touted as flagship killers and then there are phones that have great camera, performance, battery or a combination of all these features. Here is our pick of the top 10 phones launched in this category.

-Samsung Galaxy J7J7

Samsung launched Galaxy J7 and Galaxy J5 to fill the gap in the mid-range Android smartphone category. Samsung Galaxy J7, which takes design cues from the Samsung's E-series smartphones feature a 5.5-inch AMOLED display that is not the sharpest in its category but looks vibrant and offers good colours.

The smartphone has a sturdy design and is backed by an octa-core CPU along with 1.5GB of RAM, which rather seems a bit odd but is able to do justice to most multimedia jobs. Galaxy J7carries the traditional Samsung tag of a removable battery and microSD card support (up to 128GB). Moreover, it offers dual-SIM connectivity with 4G LTE support on both the SIM cards.

Taking selfies in night is also possible with the Galaxy J7 as it boasts of a 5MP front camera with 85-degree wide-angle lens and f/2.2 aperture along with LED flash light. The rear has a 13MP shooter along with an LED flashlight and a number of modes.

-Gionee Marathon M5

Most power users in India s eek a phone that offers great battery backup. Smartphone makers have been dealing with this need in a number of ways. Some offer fast chargers that give you decent juice in 10 to 15 minutes of times and then we have phones that offer integrated software based modes, which extend the battery life.

Gionee is trying to solve the problem in its own way through its recently launched - Marathon M5 that packs in a mammoth 6000mAh battery. The company claims that the Marathon M5 delivers standby time of up to 62 hours even with 5 per cent battery remaining and is also capable of reverse charging.

We have used the Gionee Marathon M5 for a while now and can that this is definitely worth recommending to power users. Apart from the big battery, the smartphone has a large 5.5-inch AMOLED display and is backed by a 1.3 GHz Quad-core CPU. There is 32GB internal storage that can be expanded by up to 128GB via microSD card.

-Lenovo Vibe S1

Lenovo recently came out with Vibe S1, which is mid-range offering from the company. It comes with a premium design and it is a selfie-focused phone with twin front cameras. It features an 8MP front camera with f2.2 aperture and a secondary 2MP front camera to analyse and capture the depth of field in the images. The 13MP rear camera also delivers some real good results.

The smartphone boasts of a 5-inch 1080p IPS display, which is protected by Gorilla Glass 3 and is backed by a 1.7GHz octa-core 64-bit MediaTek MT6752 SoC, paired with 3GB RAM. And we must mention that this device runs all applications and games without breaking a sweat.

-Xiaomi Mi 4

Xiaomi as a brand is popular among the price-conscious phone buyers' in India. The company came out with its 2015 flagship smartphone - Xiaomi Mi 4 in the first quarter of the year and it continues to be popular still. It offers users an elegant design, powerful hardware, good battery life, a sharp 1080p display and amazing snappers.

However, it missed some noted features that Indian consumers love to have on their smartphones such as 4G connectivity and expandable storage. If you can compromise on these two things, then Xiaomi Mi 4 is a great buy in the under Rs 20,000 price segment. Moreover, with the recent price cuts, the smartphone is selling at Rs 14,999 for 16GB variant.

-Moto G (3rd gen)

Moto G is the smartphone that c hanged everything for Motorola in the sub-Rs 13,000 category. The smartphone become an instant hit in the affordable category and forced other manufacturers to launch handsets that do not compromise on performance even at a pocket friendly price-point.

That said, the 3rd instalment of the popular smartphone brings some noticeable changes to the series such as a new and attractive design, improved camera, IP67 rating and a faster Snapdragon 410 quad-core processor. The smartphone easily sails through day-to-day tasks without any performance issues. You can get a number of smartphones in the same price range, but what differentiates this phone is the quality stock Android experience and the Motorola brand promise.

-Moto X Play

Motorola's freshly-announced lineup of 2015 Mot o devices included two variants of the Moto X: the aesthetics-focussed Moto X Style, and the more entertainment-orientated Moto X Play.

One of the biggest selling points of the Moto X Play is the battery 3,630mAh, which Motorola promises will last two days on a single charge, even when using 4G LTE and other battery-intensive features.

It also includes Motorola's Turbo Charge technology, which the company claims is the fastest quick-charging tech on the market, giving the Moto X eight hours of battery life in just 15 minutes of charging.

It is a great performance-oriented smartphone that you can take home for Rs 18,499 (for 16GB model)

-OnePlus One

This was the first smartphone by OnePlus and they called it a flagship killer. Almost a year later, we could not agree with them more.

When we had reviewed the phone, we had concluded that OnePlus One offers Samsung Galaxy S5 performance for less than half the price. If that doesn't make it attractive, then consider this: it also has a customisable OS and a 1080p display. There are few downsides of the device, but overall OnePlus One offers amazing value for money.

Even though the company has launched a successor in the form of OnePlus 2, but we still think that at Rs 19,999 OnePlus One still is still an attractive buy.

-OnePlus X

OnePlus has enjoyed tremendous success since it has come up and this is the third phone from the company. The OnePlus X looks and feels more premium than both the OnePlus One and OnePlus 2, and given that it is 5-incher, I think it has a w ider consumer appeal.

In fact, considering the price, the OnePlus X offers a fantastic built. At 6.9mm thick, it's the thinnest OnePlus handset and the 5-inch display keeps the dimensions to palm-friendly. It's much easier to hold in one hand than the other phones from the company.

At Rs 16,999 OnePlus X is a value for money offering with its Snapdragon 801 processor, 3GB of RAM, 5-inch full HD display, 13MP rear camera and 8MP front snapper.

-Asus Zenfone 2

The most confusing part about any Asus phone is figuring the right Zenfone. There are just so many variants available for varying price points. This one is priced at Rs 19,999 (for the 32GB variant) and is power packed phone with a 2.3GHz quad-core processor and 4GB of RAM. The camera might be a slight bummer for some, but overall this is one great smartphone to have.

-Micromax Canvas 5

Micromax Canvas 5 is the company's new flagship smartphone, which is the successor of Canvas Sliver 5 that was launched in June for Rs 17,999. The Micromax Canvas 5 has a 5.2-inch full HD IPS display which supports pixel density of 423ppi and even has Gorilla Glass 3 protection.

Just like other phones from Micromax, the Canvas 5 also runs on a near-stock version of Android 5.1 Lollipop in which few changes have been made to the interface.

On the performance front, the phone has an octa-core Mediatek MT6753 processor clocked at 1.3GHz combined with 3GB of DDR3 RAM. There is also 16GB of on-board storage that can be expanded via microSD to up to 64GB. Out of 16GB internal storage only 9.5GB is av ailable to the user.

The phone is available for Rs 11,999 and offers decent value for money.

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