Best Notch Display Phones in India Under 10000 to 80000 in 2019

1. Samsung Galaxy A70

Samsung A70 comes with a big 6.7 inch AMOLED display having the best quality, brightness and color reproduction. The back is built of polycarbonate quality and the color looks good. 

This phone is powered with Snapdragon 675 processor with 6 gigs of RAM and 128 GB internal storage. The phone handles multitasking smoothly and gaming experience is also up to the mark with no lag or issues faced. You can expand the storage up to 512 GB using a dedicated SD card slot.

In the camera, you get a triple rear camera with 32 MP, an 8 MP wide-angle sensor and a 5MP depth sensor for portrait effect. The front camera resides in the front notch and has a 32 MP sensor. The overall camera quality is good with proper detailing and features. However, the camera faces some resistance in the low lights shots.

Galaxy A70 runs on Samsung One UI which is based on Android Pie and is one the best UI from Samsung. It is cleaner and offers good user experience compares to previous versions. 

The battery on A70 comes with a 4500 mAh capacity giving a backup of around 1.5 days easily and also has a Type C for fast charging. Samsung has also bundled a huge 25 W fast charger in the box. You can charge the phone from 0 to 100 in less than 2 hours.

Overall the Galaxy A70 is a great Samsung phone and offers good features and specifications. If you are looking for Samsung brand phone with under 30k budget, then you should go for this one.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Samsung Galaxy A70 is around Rs. 28990. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

2. Huawei P30 Pro

Huawei P30 Pro is the 2019 flagship from Huawei and it comes with some mindblowing features. First, let's talk about design. On the front, we have a large 6.47 inch OLED display with Full HD+ resolution. The resolution is not Quad HD+ here but still, the display looks gorgeous with great colors, good saturation, and excellent viewing angles. The display is just very sharp and responsive and works really well. There is an in-display fingerprint sensor which works fine but it is not that fast. On the back, we have a gradient color design which is covered with glass. The colors are really nice and look very cool.

Inside the phone, there is Kirn 980 chipset which is the flagship chipset from Huawei and its performance is somewhere in between Snapdragon 845 and 855. There is a massive 256GB of internal storage and 8GB of RAM. The storage can also be expanded via a MicroSD card. The hardware is very powerful and can take care of all types of heavy games and apps without any issues at all.

The camera on the back is a triple camera setup with 40MP + 20MP + 8MP sensors. The 40MP is the primary camera sensor, the 20MP is an ultra wide angle lens and 8MP is the telephoto lens with up to 5X optical zoom. Huawei has added interesting features in the camera with which you can zoom up to 50X. The front camera is a 32MP sensor and is placed inside that small dewdrop notch. The camera performance of Huawei P30 Pro is just excellent. The phone takes beautiful pictures even in low light conditions and it is safe to say that P30 Pro is the best camera smartphone as of the first half of 2019.

The battery inside the P30 Pro is 4200 mAh and the phone supports fast charging and wireless charging. A fast charger is also included in the box. The battery backup of the phone is great. You can expect it to last for 2 days with normal usage which is something we don't see on flagship devices. 

Overall, Huawei P30 Pro is a flagship which excels in every department. It has a beautiful display, it takes great pictures, the battery backup is phenomenal and internal hardware is top of the line as well. Samsung S10 Plus was our favorite phone in the under 70000 and 80000 segments but now we think P30 Pro deserves to replace it.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Huawei P30 Pro is around Rs. 71990. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

3. Nokia 7.1

Nokia 7.1 is a midrange phone which comes at a price of under Rs. 20000. It has a beautiful 5.84-inch display on the front. The display is one of the best you will see in this range. The colors look natural and viewing angles are great. It does get decently bright as well.

The processor inside is Snapdragon 636 which performs well with 4GB of RAM. There is no lag while multi-tasking and everything work smoothly. There is 64GB of inbuilt storage which can be expanded via the MicroSD slot. 

The battery inside the Nokia 7.1 is just 3060 mAh and would last for a day with medium use. With heavy use, you would need to plug it in by evening. 

The camera on the rear is 12MP+5MP dual setup and on the front is 8MP single camera sensor. The camera has ZEISS Optics and takes incredible pictures in both outdoor and indoor conditions. The phone also has a Pro mode in camera by which you take control of the finer settings. 

Overall, this is a good phone under 20000 which looks very premium and has a great camera experience.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Nokia 7.1 is around Rs. 18490. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

4. Redmi Note 7S

Redmi Note 7S is the upgraded version of Redmi Note 7 which was launched earlier this year. Note 7S comes with an 48MP+5MP rear camera setup and rest of the specifications are same as Note 7. It has a 6.3 inch Full HD Plus display with a waterdrop (dot) notch design that looks good. The screen is perfectly bright with proper colors. Note 7S is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor which offers powerful performance and multiple apps, the software can be used simultaneously without any issue. The back has a glass design with textured color and the phone looks beautiful.

This smartphone has been launched in 2 variants, one with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB internal storage and the second one having 4 GB RAM and 64 GB internal storage. For the camera, Redmi Note 7S has a dual rear camera with 48MP + 5MP sensor and the front camera has a 13 MP sensor. The images are crisp and beautiful with the support of various features with portrait, AI scene recognition and also brings support for Electronics Image Stabilization. For a price of around 10000, Redmi Note 7S offers the best camera quality. There is also a new Night mode that enhances low light photography.

The other amazing feature is the fast charging with support for Type C port and Qualcomm quick change 4.0. There is a massive 4000 mAh battery which can give a backup of around 1.5 days with medium usage. For unlocking the phone support face and fingerprint. The phone supports dual sim usage but there is a hybrid sim slot and you can expand the memory up to 256 GB if you use the single sim.

Redmi Note 7S runs of MIUI 10 which is based on Android 9 Pie and has some bloatware but good features in the custom UI. Redmi also claims that the phone is splash proof so you are somewhat safe from damage by water splash. 

Overall for a budget of under 10000 to 12000, it is a good option from Xiaomi/Redmi. Apart from the software bloatware, everything on this phone is impressive.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Redmi Note 7S is around Rs. 10999. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

5. Samsung Galaxy S10

Samsung Galaxy S10 is the 2019 flagship from Samsung after the Galaxy S9 in 2018 fared well. This S10 comes with some good upgrades over the previous flagship and let us check what it brings to the table.

This phone has a 6.1-inch Super AMOLED display which comes with an altogether new design called the Infinity-O display. There is no notch on the screen but a punch hole for the camera on the right side. There are very minimum bezels and the display has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 which makes it look very attractive. The resolution of the screen in Quad HD+ and is one of the best display in the flagships with proper color and contrast.

The S10 works on Exynos 9820 processor which scores a massive 3,25,706 on the AnTuTu but falls just short of the Snapdragon 855. This smartphone has 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage. In terms of performance, the multitasking is super smooth and we could easily run multiple apps and games which loaded super quick and we did not see any lag. Given the powerful specifications, the processing is something Galaxy S10 will never fall short of. You can expand the storage to 512 MB using the hybrid sim slot available on S10.

From the camera, we get a triple rear camera, a first from Samsung. The rear camera comprises of a 12MP sensor which has a variable aperture (f/1.5 and f/2.4), a 16 MP f/2.2 ultrawide sensor and a 12MP f/2.4 telephoto lens. On the front camera, we have a single lens of 10 MP with f/1.9 aperture. The camera has a stupendous performance with beautiful images with best color accuracy.

For unlocking, we have a new ultrasonic fingerprint sensor present in the front in the screen itself but not something like the in-display sensor. Samsung Galaxy S10 also comes with the latest Samsung One UI based on Android Pie and we were happy to see that there are less bloatware and improved UI which we see from Samsung now. There is a 3400 mAh battery which can take you through the day easily because of the optimizations. The charger is a fast charger included in the box and Samsung has kept the headphone jack intact.

The phone is available in 3 colors Blue, Black and White. The price starts at Rs 66,900 with some offers on various on both Flipkart and Amazon. For a budget of Rs 60000 to 70000, this powerful flagship will surely impress you well always.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Samsung Galaxy S10 is around Rs. 66900. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

6. Realme 2 Pro 8GB

Realme 2 Pro is a Flipkart exclusive smartphone. It comes with a 6.3 Inch display with dewdrop/waterdrop notch and a Full HD Plus screen resolution. The display has perfect brightness and viewing angles and you would enjoy using it. The back on the phone has a plastic(polycarbonate) body but has a shiny finish which looks like a glass finish. The build quality is decent and the phone is easy to hold and use as it weighs only 170 gm.

It is powered by the Snapdragon 660 processor which is a very powerful chipset for a phone under 15k and scores around 1,30,000 on the Antutu Benchmarks. It comes in 3 variants with RAM and Internal storage configuration as 4GB-64GB,  6GB-64GB and 8 GB-128GB variants. The performance is super smooth and top notch even with heavy games and high multitasking. Also, there is a dedicated SD card slot to expand the storage up to 256 GB along with proper from dual sim usage.

On the camera side, we get a dual rear camera with 16 MP f/1.7 and 2MP(depth) sensor which clicks perfect and crisp both day and low light images. The portrait shot edge detection also works very well. On the front camera, we have a 16MP f/2.0 sensor which also clicks beautiful images and also supports portrait shots. There is AI beauty mode for both the front and rear camera that recognizes the scene and changes the contrast, exposure and color for images to look better.

Realme 2 Pro supports both fingerprint and face unlocking mechanism and both the methods are very very quick and work accurately.  The battery on this smartphone is a 3500 mAh rated and lasts for around a day or a bit more with medium usage. The charger in the box is 5V 2A which is not a fast charger and the charging port is a Micro USB and not a type C.

Realme 2 Pro runs on Color OS 5.2 operating system based on Android Oreo 8.1. The UI is not the best here and has bloatware that does not give the best user experience. Apart from this, all is perfect with this Realme 2 Pro smartphone for the price range it offers. This phone does not get any IP rating so you need to protect it from dust and water.

Realme 2 Pro 8GB 128GB is a great option under Rs. 20000 if you are a heavy user and need plenty of RAM and storage. 

Price and Available Offers

The price of Realme 2 Pro 8GB is around Rs. 17990. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

7. LG G7

OnePlus calls their phones as flagship killers but they miss out on flagship features like Quad HD display, IP rating, and wireless charging. LG G7 is a phone which is a OnePlus killer. It is a proper flagship with all the features you would expect from a flagship and it comes at a price lower than the latest OnePlus flagship.

The display on the phone is 6.1 inches large with a resolution of QHD+. It is a beautiful panel and can get very bright so sunlight legibility is not going to be an issue.

The LG G7+ ThinQ was launched earlier this year in India and the G7 is the toned down version of G7+. The G7+ comes with 6GB RAM and 128GB Storage, while the G7 comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage. The 4GB 64GB configuration with Snapdragon 845 is a powerful combination and will handle all kinds of apps and games with ease. So if you want to save some money then going for G7 would be a better option.

The camera on the back is a dual setup with a 16MP normal camera and 16MP wide angle lens. The wide-angle lens takes impressive pictures. The portrait mode pictures also look good. On the front, we have an 8MP camera which takes decent selfies. The camera app also has manual mode so if you like to tweak settings before taking pictures or recording videos, you can do that. 

The battery inside the G7 is just 3000 mAh and would last for a day with medium usage. The phone comes with a fast charger which charges the phone in under 2 hours. G7 also supports fast wireless charging.

Other features include dual sim, MicroSD Slot, IP68 Rating, DTS Sound, Boombox speakers. All these features and flagship grade hardware makes LG G7 the best value for money flagship in India. If you have a budget of under Rs. 30000 then this is the phone you should buy.

Price and Available Offers

The price of LG G7 is around Rs. 27999. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

8. Apple iPhone XS Max

The iPhone XS Max is the big brother of iPhone XS. Both phones have the same internal hardware and cameras. The only difference is the display size and battery. The iPhone XS Max comes with a large 6.5-inch display which looks stunning. It is one of the best smartphone displays available as of now and is super responsive. The display is covered by a 2.5D glass. On the back, we have glass as well. The phone feels very premium and the size isn't too big considering the 6.5-inch display size. The overall size of the phone is the same as an iPhone 8 Plus. 

The chipset is Apple A12 Bionic which is the most powerful mobile chipset as of 2018. With the powerful processor, we have 4GB RAM and on the storage side, we have 3 options: 64GB, 256GB, and 512GB. Everyday usage is super smooth and even the heaviest games run lag free on the XS Max. 

There are 2 cameras on the rear and a single camera on the front. The rear setup is 12MP+12MP, one is a normal color sensor and other is a telephoto lens to help you zoom in without losing image quality. The front is a 7MP shooter which takes nice selfies in daylight and low light conditions. The video recording is supported at 4K 60 FPS and you can record slow-motion videos as well. The camera performance is excellent overall. 

The iPhone XS Max is IP68 Rated so no need to worry about dropping the phone in water. Fast charging and Wireless charging is also supported. One of the major cons is that the phone comes with a slow charger inside the box and it takes more than 3 hours to fully charge the device. 

The iPhone XS Max is for those who need the best of Apple and iOS and don't mind the price. 

Price and Available Offers

The price of Apple iPhone XS Max is around Rs. 104900. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

9. Google Pixel 3 XL

If you are looking for the best Android Phone and best camera phone available as of Q4 of 2018 or 2019 as well, then Google Pixel 3 XL is for you. The Pixel 3 XL is a lot like last year's Pixel 2 XL which was the best camera smartphone before Pixel 3 XL launched. The bezels on the bottom have reduced but still, they are big compared to modern smartphones. Plus, there is a massive notch at the top where you can land an airplane. The back of the phone is made of glass and has a coating 80% of it and the top part is shiny. Design wise, Pixel 3 XL looks fine and there's nothing great about it. The notch might be irritating at first but you will get used to it. 

The display panel is 6.3 inches large and has a resolution of Quad HD+. The display is one of the best available in the market with rich colors and great viewing angles. The high resolution ensures that everything looks very crisp and sharp.

The Pixel 3 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset with 4GB of RAM and 64/128GB of storage. Pixel 3 runs on Stock Android Pie 9.0 which is the latest version of Android as of November 2018. Powerful hardware and clean software mean that the performance of this smartphone is one of the best in the Android segment. You can switch between multiple apps and play heavy games at the highest setting and this phone will handle them like a champ. 

The camera is the USP of the Pixel 3 XL. There is a 12.2MP camera on the rear and a dual 8MP+8MP setup on the front. The numbers aren't that fancy but the performance is. Pixel 3 XL is the best camera smartphone you can get. Even with it's a single rear camera sensor it beats the phones like iPhone XS in all types of conditions. The portraits mode shots also look crisp with excellent edge detection. The front selfie camera takes excellent pictures as well. 

The battery of Pixel 3 is 3430 mAh and supports fast charging. The phone comes with an 18W fast charger inside the box which will charge the phone in less than 2 hours. Plus, there is support for Wireless charging as well. The Pixel is waterproof and dustproof and is IP68 rated which means you don't have to worry about using your phone in rain or even in the shower.

Pixel 3 XL is a single sim device and doesn't support MicroSD cards as well so keep that in mind before buying it. 

Overall, Pixel 3 XL is a solid camera phone. The display is gorgeous and the design is nice. The performance is great as well. It is a bit expensive though. But if you can afford it and need the best Android and camera experience then Pixel 3 XL is for you.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Google Pixel 3 XL is around Rs. 61990. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

10. Oppo F9 Pro

Oppo F9 Pro is the successor of Oppo F7 which was one of the notch display phones under Rs. 20000. The F9 Pro comes with a new kind of waterdrop notch. It is really small and provides a much larger display area. The bezels all around are thin and screen to body ratio is above 90%. The display is beautiful. It has rich colors with good saturation and contrast levels. 

The back of the phone has a reflective design. It also has 2 colors with a gradient in between. The phone has a refreshing new look. The fingerprint sensor and a dual camera is on the back. The camera performance is good in both outdoor and indoor conditions. The selfie camera is a massive 25MP shooter and takes excellent selfies and works great for face unlocking as well.

The processor inside is Helio P60 which is a powerful processor and is similar to Snapdragon 660 in performance. With 6GB of RAM, the performance of the phone is excellent with no lag. Apps open fast and switching between them is a breeze. 

The battery is 3500 mAh which will last for a day with heavy usage. The phone comes with VOOC fast charging which provides 2 hours of talk time with just 5 minutes of charge. The fast charger is provided in the box. 

If you need a fresh design with a new kind of notch and great cameras under 20000 then this phone is for you.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Oppo F9 Pro is around Rs. 19990. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below