Mobile gaming is so popular now in India thanks to games like BGMI and call of duty which entirely changed how we play games on smartphones. To get a better experience while gaming you should definitely need a smartphone that is powerful and good enough to bring the best smartphone gaming experience.
In this Guide, with the help of mobile gaming expert, I will help you to buy the best gaming smartphones in India from 10k to all the way to 1 lakh.
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How to choose the best gaming smartphone
When it comes to buying the best gaming smartphone you should definitely consider the following key elements of the smartphone
- Processor: The processor is the most important factor in a gaming smartphone. It controls the overall experience of the smartphone. The best processor is equipped with the best gaming experience you can get
- Display: Display is another major important factor when it comes to buying the best gaming smartphone. The latest mobile phones are equipped with a high refresh rate display which boosts a better gaming experience.
- Battery: Gaming without the best battery life isn’t possible. However, most of the best-selling gaming smartphones in India offer faster charging.
- Other Equipment: specially designed gaming smartphones come with air triggers and also extra accessories. If you are looking for a True gamer experience you can buy them if you have enough money.
Best Gaming Smartphones in India
Apple 13 Pro Max
- Dimensions: 160.8 ×78.1×7.65mm
- Weight: 238grams
- Display: 6.7-inch (2778×1284 pixels) OLED 458ppi Super Retina XDR display with ProMotion with adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz, 1000 nits brightness, up to 1200 nits brightness, Ceramic Shield protection
- Processor: A15 (2 performance and 4 efficiency cores) Bionic 5nm chip with 64-bit architecture, 5‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine
- Storage: 128GB,256GB, 512GB and 1TB storage options
- OS: iOS 15
- Water and dust resistant (IP68)
- Dual SIM (nano + eSIM)
- Rear camera: 12MP wide-angle (f/1.5) camera, 7P lens, Sensor‑shift optical image stabilization, True Tone flash, HDR video recording with Dolby Vision at 4K 60 fps, Slo‑mo 1080p at 240fps, 12MP 120° Ultra Wide (f/1.8) camera, 5P lens, 12MP telephoto camera with f/2.8 aperture with 3x optical zoom for a total 6x optical zoom range, Night mode portraits enabled by LiDAR Scanner
- Front camera: 12MP TrueDepth front camera with f/2.2 aperture, Retina Flash, 4K video recording at 60 fps, Slo‑mo 1080p at 120fps
- TrueDepth camera for FaceID facial recognition, Stereo speakers
- Network Support: 5G (sub‑6 GHz), Gigabit-class LTE, 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 with 2×2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0, Ultra-Wideband chip for spatial awareness, NFC with reader mode, GPS with GLONASS
- Battery: Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery with MagSafe wireless charging, fast charging, up to 22 hours (iPhone 13 Pro) / 28 hours (iPhone 13 Pro Max) of video playback
Buying Options
iPhone 12 pro max
iPhone generally offers the best gaming experience among smartphones. The bionic chips of apple iPhones are truly powerful. No android smartphone even comes to a close when it comes to gaming on iPhones. But iPhones aren’t specially designed for gaming. You can’t add extra accessories or you can’t have game look.
- Display: 6.7-inch (2778×1284 pixels) OLED 458ppi Super Retina XDR display, up to 1200 nits brightness, Ceramic Shield protection
- Processor: A14 Bionic 5nm chip with 64-bit architecture, quad-core graphics
- 128GB,256GB and 512GB storage options
- iOS 14
- Water and dust resistant (IP68)
- Dual SIM (nano + eSIM)
- 12MP wide-angle (f/1.6) camera, 7P lens, 1.7μm pixel size, Sensor-shift optical image stabilization, True Tone flash, 4K video recording at 60 fps, Slo‑mo 1080p at 240fps, 12MP 120° Ultra Wide (f/2.4) secondary camera, 5P lens, 12MP telephoto camera with f/2.2 aperture with 2.5x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out, 5x optical zoom range and Digital zoom up to 12x, Night mode portraits enabled by LiDAR Scanner
- 12MP TrueDepth front camera with f/2.2 aperture, Retina Flash, 4K video recording at 60 fps, Slo‑mo 1080p at 120fps
- iPhone 12 Pro dimensions: 146.7 ×71.5×7.4mm; Weight: 187grams
- iPhone 12 Pro Max dimensions: 160.8 ×78.1×7.4mm; Weight: 226grams
- Stereo speakers
- 5G (sub‑6 GHz), Gigabit-class LTE, 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 with 2×2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC with reader mode, GPS with GLONASS
ASUS ROG Phone 6
Aus announced its new Gaming smartphone ROG 6 phone in India. The specifications alone make it one of the best gaming smartphones in India. To give you context. It comes with a 6.78 OLED display with a whopping 165Hz refresh rate. It comes with the latest snapdragon 8 Gen + processor, 8GB of ram in the base variant, 50MP rear camera, and finally 6000 mah battery with 65W fast charging.
ASUS ROG Phone 6 specifications
- Dimensions: 173 x 77 x 10.3mm
- Weight: 239g
- Display: 6.78-inch (2448 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 165Hz OLED 10-bit HDR 20.4:9 aspect ratio display, 720Hz touch sampling rate, 111.23% DCI-P3, sRGB : 150.89%, Delta E average <1%; Contrast ratio: 1,000,000:1, 10-bit HDR, 5 nits to 800nits @ APL100 + HBM or 1200nits @ APL1, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection
- Processor: Snapdragon 8 Gen+ 1 4nm Mobile Platform with Adreno next-gen GPU
- Ram and Storage: 8GB / 12GB LPDDR5 RAM with 256GB (UFS 3.1) storage, 16GB / 18GB (ROG Phone 6 Pro) LPDDR5 RAM with 512GB (UFS 3.1) storage
- OS: Android 12 with ROG UI & Zen UI
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- Rear camera: 50MP rear camera with 1/1.56″ Sony IMX766 sensor, 1μm pixel size, f/1.9 aperture, 13MP 125˚ ultra-wide camera with f/2.4 aperture, 5MP macro sensor with f/2.0 aperture, 8k video at 30 fps, 4k at 60fps, slow-motion 4K at 120 fps, 1080p at 240fps
- Front camera: 12MP front-facing camera with Sony IMX663 sensor
- Sound: 3.5mm audio jack, Qualcomm WCD9385 for Hi-Res output, Symmetrical dual front-facing speakers with Dirac HD Sound, 5-magnet stereo speaker with Cirrus Logic amplifier for louder, deeper, and less distorted sound effect
- In-display fingerprint sensor, Ultrasonic sensors for AirTrigger 6, and grip press detection
- Network Support: 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ax, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, Galileo(E1+E5a), QZSS(L1+L5), NavIC(L5), USB Type-C, NFC
- Battery: 6000mAh battery with 65W fast charging, Quick Charge 5.0, and PD 3.0 Charging
Buying Options
ASUS ROG Phone 6 costs Rs. 71,999 and is available in Phantom Black and Storm White.
Oneplus 9R
iQOO 7 5G
Poco X3 Pro
Poco is back to the Indian market with incredible prices again. This time it’s not the Poco F3 but it’s the Poco X3 pro. Poco has announced its new Poco X3 Pro smartphone in India for the price starting around 18,999/-. This is the first smartphone under 20,000 rupees in India that is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Processor and more. If you are looking to buy the best smartphone for gaming and Heavy Usage this is the phone for you.
- Display: 6.67-inch (1080 × 2400 pixels) Full HD+ 20:9 LCD screen with 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10, up to 450 nits brightness, Corning Gorilla 6 protection
- Processor: Octa-Core Snapdragon 860 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 640 GPU
- 6GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB (UFS 3.1) storage / 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 256GB (UFS 3.1) storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD
- Android 11 with MIUI 12
- Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
- Camera: 48MP rear camera with Sony IMX582 sensor, f/1.79 aperture, LED Flash, 8MP 119° ultra-wide sensor with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP depth, and 2MP 4cm macro sensor with 1.75μm, f/2.4 aperture
- 20MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture
- Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, IR sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, Stereo speakers
- Splash resistant (IP53)
- Dimensions: 165.3×76.8×9.4mm; Weight: 215g
- Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), VoWiFi, Bluetooth 5, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, USB Type-C, NFC
- Battery: 5160mAh battery with 33W fast charging
