FYI: Updated this list with the latest smartphones from Realme, Redmi and Motorola, and more.
Picking up the best smartphone in a hugely crowded market like India is a heck of a pain. We do have so many options that make a big deal while picking up the best smartphone under 20000. No not anymore in this Guide I will help you to pick the best Smartphones for under 20000 rupees in India 2021.
How to pick the best smartphones under 20,000
Display: The first thing is first; If you are spending 20000/- make sure that your smartphone has an AMOLED display. If you don’t know about what is the difference between AMOLED or LCD – check out this video listed below.
Processor: We generally get a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor in this price segment. Make sure that your Processor is Above the number 7xx for example 720G or 730 G.
Cameras: cameras on these Smartphones do perform well. You generally get 64 or 108 MP. In my findings cameras are fair enough in both day and low light conditions.
Battery: Battery life on these Smartphones will also be better. You can easily last one day unless you are a gamer. If you game a lot you have to charge your smartphone in the evening and don’t worry they do come with fast charging technology that can charge your smartphone in less than a 1hr.
Best Smartphones under 20000 rupees in India
Redmi Note 11 Pro plus
- Best display
- Good performance
- Good battery life
- Good cameras
- MIUI is not for everyone
Redmi announced its new Redmi Note 11 Pro plus smartphone in India. The smartphone is the successor to last year’s Redmi Note 10 pro max smartphone with minor upgrades. Talking about the smartphone it comes with 6.67 inches Full HD AMOLED display, powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Processor, 108 MP, 16MP front camera, 5000 Mah battery with 67-watt fast charging. Overall if you are looking for the best Redmi smartphone under 20000 rupees, Redmi Note 11 Pro plus is the best pick for you.
Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus specifications
- Dimensions: 164.19 x 76.1 x 8.12mm
- Weight: 202g
- Display: 6.67-inch FHD+ (1080×2400 pixels) AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, DCI-P3 color gamut, 1200nits peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Protection
- Processor: Snapdragon 695 8nm Mobile Platform (2.2GHz x 2+1.8GHz x 6 Kryo 560 CPUs) with Adreno 619L GPU
- Ram and Storage: 6GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB UFS 2.2 internal storage / 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB / 256GB UFS 2.2 internal storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD
- OS: Android 11 with MIUI 13
- Hybrid SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
- Rear camera: 108MP rear primary camera with Samsung HM2 sensor, f/1.9 aperture, 8MP 118° ultra-wide-angle camera, 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture
- Front camera: 16MP front camera with f/2.4 aperture
- Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, IR blaster
- Sound: 3.5mm audio jack, Stereo speakers, Hi-Res Audio certification
- Splash resistant (IP53)
- Network Support: 5G SA / NSA (N1,N3,N5,N8,N28,N40,N41 and N78), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C
- Battery: 5000mAh battery with 67W fast charging
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Realme 10 Pro
- Good Performance
- Great Battery life
- Good cameras
- LCD Display
- Bloatware
- Build Quality can be better
Realme announced its new Realme 10 Pro smartphone in India. The new smartphone comes with little improvements over Realme 9 pro and is priced at 18999/- for the 6GB + 128GB and the 8GB + 128GB model is priced at Rs. 19,999.
Talking about the smartphone, It comes with 6.7 inches full HD LCD display with a center punch hole. The display quality is good, but Amoled can be a better option. It is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1080 6nm processor, comes with 6GB of ram, runs on Android 13 with Realme UI 4.0 on top out of the box, comes with 108 MP Rear camera which takes really good shots in good lighting, 16 MP front camera, 5G Support, 5000 Mah battery with 33-watt fast charging.
Overall if you are looking to buy a Realme smartphone under 20000 rupees with overall good specifications, design, and battery and don’t want the Amoled display, Realme 10 Pro is the best option for you.
Realme 10 Pro Specifications
- Dimensions: 163.7×74.2×8.1mm; Weight: 190g
- Display: 6.72-inch (2400×1080 pixels) Full HD+ LCD screen with 30Hz / 48Hz / 50Hz / 60Hz / 90Hz / 120Hz variable refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, 93.76% screen-to-body ratio, up to 680 nits peak brightness
- Processor: MediaTek Dimensity 1080 6nm processor with Mali-G68 MC4 GPU
- Ram and Storage: 6GB / 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, 128GB UFS 2.2 storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD
- Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
- OS: Android 13 with realme UI 4.0
- Rear camera: 108MP rear camera with 1/1.67″ Samsung HM6 sensor, f/1.75 aperture, 2MP portrait camera with Geco Micro GC02M1 sensor, f/2.4 aperture
- Front camera: 16MP front-facing camera with Samsung S5K3P9 sensor, f/2.45 aperture
- Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
- Sound: 3.5mm audio jack, Stereo speakers, Hi-Res Audio
- Network Support: 5G (SA:n1/n5/n8/n28A/n41/n78. NSA:n41/n77/n78), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ax (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.2, GPS/ GLONASS/ Beidou, USB Type-C
- Battery: 5000mAh battery with 33W fast charging
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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G
Review
- Oxygen OS
- Good display
- Good cameras
- Good battery life
- LCD Display
Oneplus announced its new Oneplus Nord CE2 Lite 5g in India. First thing this is the first oneplus smartphone to be priced under 20k rupees in India. Still, on the specs sheet, this is still not good as other smartphones offered at this price. The reason I am listing this smartphone is that it comes with Oxygen OS which is clean and some people want it more than anything. If you are looking to buy an Oneplsu smartphone for under 20000 rupees, Oneplsu Nord CE 2 lite is the best option for you.
Specifications
- Display: 6.59-inch Full HD+ LCD with 120Hz refresh rate
- Processor: Snapdragon 695 8nm Mobile Platform (2.2GHz x 2+1.8GHz x 6 Kryo 560 CPUs) with Adreno 619L GPU
- Ram and Storage: 6GB / 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.2) storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD
- OS: Android 12 with OxygenOS 12.1
- Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) slot
- Rear camera: 64MP rear camera with f/1.79 aperture, LED flash, 2MP depth, and 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture
- Front camera: 16MP front-facing camera with Sony IMX471 sensor, f/2.0 aperture
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- Sound: 3.5mm audio jack, Superlinear speaker
- Network Support: 5G SA/NSA (1/28A/41/77/78 bands), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.2, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, USB Type-C
- Battery: 5000mAh battery with 33W SUPERVOOC Fast Charging
The OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G is available in Black Dusk and Blue Tide colors and is priced at Rs. 19,999 for the 6GB + 128GB version and Rs. 21,999 for the 8GB + 128GB version. The smartphone will be available on Amazon.in
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Moto G20 fusion
Motorola has announced its new Motorola G20 series in India. The G20 which is listed on your best Smartphones under 30000 rupees and the new Moto G20 which we are going to talk about it now. The G20 is the best option for people looking to buy a smartphone with an OLED display, clean stock android, 5G.
Talking more about the design, the Moto G20 fusion comes with a polycarbonate body with a Mattie finish that looks good and doesn’t attract fingerprints. Unlike Moto G20 it comes with a headphone and also with SD card support.
The display here is a 90hz Super AMOLED display that is really good while using. It also supports 10 but HDR which makes it even better for this price.
The smartphone is powered by a MediaTek 800U processor that is fast and smooth and can handle games like BGMi at high graphic settings without breaking a sweat. For comparison here is the differences between Snapdragon 778G processor and Dimensity 800U
Talking about the camera, the Moto G20 fusion comes with a 108 MP rear camera with 8 MP wide-angle and with 2 MP depth.
The software is the biggest plus point for this Smartphone at this price segment. It comes with clean stock android with no bloatware and annoying advertisements or Permissions.
It also supports 30-watt fast charging which takes 30 -40 min to fully charge your smartphone.
Overall as I said before, the Motorola G20 fusion is the best option for people looking to buy a clean UI smartphone that also has better performance and better battery life.
- Design: PolyCarbonate body with a matte glass finish, Phone is light, has a headphone jack, Micro SD card support Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD). The comes in 166 x 76 x 8.25 mm and weighs 185Grams and is Splash resistant (IP52). The phone comes with a Side-mounted fingerprint scanner
- Display: 6.67-inch (2400×1080 pixels) FHD+ AMOLED 90Hz display, HDR10+, 10-bit color, DCI-P3 color space
- Processor: MediaTek Dimensity 800U (MT6873V) 7nm processor
- Ram and Storage: 6GB / 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB UFS 2.2 storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD
- OS: Android 11
- Rear camera: 108MP 1/1.52″ main camera with f/1.9 aperture, Ultra Pixel Technology for 2.1 µm, 8MP 118° ultra-wide camera with macro mode, 2MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture
- Front camera: 32MP front camera with f/2.25 aperture, Quad Pixel Technology for 1.4 µm
- Network Support: 5G SA/NSA (n1/n3/n5/n7/n8/
- n20/n28/n38/n40/
- n41/n77/n78/n66 bands)
- Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac,
- Bluetooth 5, GPS/ GLONASS/ Beidou, NFC
- Battery: 5000mAh battery with 30W TurboPower fast charging
- Stock Android
- Good Performance
- 90Hz OLED display
- IP52 rating
- Good Battery life
- Low Light camera can be slightly better
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Realme 9 Speed Edition
Realme announced Realme 9 5G Speed Edition smartphone in India. It is priced at 19,999/- which is more than Realme 9 Pro smartphone. Talking about the device it comes with a snapdragon 778 5G processor and 144Hz refresh rate, 5000 mah battery with 30w dart charge. Overall if you are looking for realme for gaming, Realme 9 5G is the best option for you.
Realme 9 speed Specifications
- Dimensions: 164.4×75.8×8.5mm
- Weight: 199g
- Display: 6.6-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ LCD screen with up to 600 nits brightness, 144Hz variable refresh rate (24Hz / 30Hz / 48Hz / 60Hz/ 90Hz/144Hz)
- Processor: Snapdragon 778G 6nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 642L GPU
- 6GB / 8GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.2) storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD
- Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
- OS: Android 11 with realme UI 2.0
- Rear camera: 48MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, LED flash, 2MP B&W, and 2MP 4cm macro sensor with f/2.4 aperture
- Front camera: 16MP front camera with f/2.1 aperture
- Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
- Sound: 3.5mm audio jack, Hi-Res Audio
- Network Support: 5G SA/ NSA (n41/n28/n77/n78 bands), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, USB Type-C
- Battery: 5000mAh battery with 30W Dart Charge fast charging
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Realme 9
Realme announced its new Realme 9 smartphone in India. It comes with 6.4 inches 90 Hz AMOLED display, powered by Snapdragon 680 which can handle most of the daily tasks fine along with little gaming, It packs 108Mp rear camera that takes really good shots, comes with a 5000 mah battery with 33-watt dark charging.
- Display: 6.4-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED screen with up to 1000 nits brightness, 90Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Protection
- Processor: Snapdragon 680 6nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 610 GPU
- Ram and Storage: 6GB / 8GB (LPPDDR4x) RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
- Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
- OS: Android 12 with realme UI 3.0
- Rear camera: 108MP rear camera with 1/1.67″ Samsung ISOCELL HM6 sensor, f/1.76 aperture, LED flash, 8MP 119° ultra-wide-angle lens with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP B&W portrait camera, and 2MP 4cm macro sensor with f/2.4 aperture
- Front camera: 16MP front camera with f/2.45 aperture, Sony IMX471 sensor
- In-display fingerprint sensor with heart rate tracking
- 3.5mm audio jack, Hi-Res audio
- Network Support: Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C
- Battery: 5000mAh battery with 33W Dart Charge fast charging
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Redmi Note 11 Pro
Redmi announced its new Redmi Note 11 Pro smartphone in India. It comes with a 6.67 inch full HD+ AMOLED display, Powered by MediaTek Helio G96 processor, 108 Mp rear camera, 16MP front camera, 5000 Mah battery with 67-watt fast charging. The new Redmi Note 11 Pro looks almost similar to last year’s Redmi Note 10. If you are looking for a redmi smartphone under 18000, the redmi Note 11 Pro is the best smartphone for you.
- Dimensions: 164.19 x 76.1 x 8.12mm
- Weight: 202g
- Display: 6.67-inch FHD+ (1080×2400 pixels) AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate, DCI-P3 color gamut, 1200nits peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Protection
- Processor: MediaTek Helio G96 12nm processor (Dual 2.05GHz A76 + Hexa 2GHz A55 CPUs) with Mali-G57 MC2 GPU
- Ram and Storage: 6GB / 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB UFS 2.2 internal storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD
- OS: Android 11 with MIUI 13
- Hybrid SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
- Rear camera: 108MP rear primary camera with Samsung HM2 sensor, f/1.9 aperture, 8MP 118° ultra-wide-angle camera, 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture, 2MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture
- Front camera: 16MP front camera with f/2.4 aperture
- Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, IR blaster
- Sound: 3.5mm audio jack, Stereo speakers, Hi-Res Audio certification
- Splash resistant (IP53)
- Network Suport: Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C
- Battery: 5000mAh battery with 67W fast charging
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Redmi Note 11T 5G
Redmi India has announced its new Redmi Note 11T 5G smartphone in India. It comes with a 90 Hz LCD display, Powered by MediaTek Dimensity 810 processor which can handle games well, offers 6GB ram, 50 MP main rear camera, proper 5G support, and 5000 Mah battery with 33-watt fast charging support.
Redmi Note 11T 5G is the direct competitor to Realme 8s 5g that was listed above and comes with almost the same specifications. Redmi Note 11T 5G with an advantage of 90 Hz refresh rate and 1000 rupees lesser than Realme 8s 5G.
If you are looking for a proper 5G smartphone that you can also game, realme 8s 5G and Redmi Note 11T 5G are great options for the price.
- Design: Dimensions: 163.56×75.78×8.75mm; Weight: 195g, Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD), Splash resistant (IP53), Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, IR sensor
- Display: 6.6-inch (1080 × 2400 pixels) Full HD+ 20:9 LCD screen with 50/60/90Hz variable refresh rate, up to 240Hz touch sampling rate, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- Processor: MediaTek Dimensity 810 6nm processor
- Ram and Storage: 6GB LPDDR4X RAM with 64GB / 128GB (UFS 2.2) storage, 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.2) storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD
- OS: Android 11 with MIUI 12.5
- Rear camera: 50MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, LED Flash, 8MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture
- Front camera: 16MP front-facing camera with f/2.45 aperture
- Sound: 3.5mm audio jack, stereo speakers
- Network Support: 5G (n1/ n3/ n5/n8/ n28/ n40/ n78), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, USB Type-C
- Battery: 5000mAh battery with 33W fast charging
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So, those are the list of smartphones under 20000 rupees in India. As you can see there are more than enough smartphones to confuse you. You can use the conclusion table to clear your confusion and choose the right one for you.
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