Best Notch Display Phones in India Under 10000 to 80000 in 2018

1. Realme 2 Pro

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 colour 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 is the latest king of the budget smartphone with superior features and specification compared to other phones in the under 15000 price range.  

Price and Available Offers

The price of Realme 2 Pro is around Rs. 13990. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

2. Vivo V11 Pro

Vivo V11 Pro is the successor of Vivo V9 which was launched earlier this year. Vivo V11 Pro is a big upgrade over V9 and brings flagship features to the midrange. The phone is lightweight and easy to hold. It is not a metal body which helps to keep the weight low. The back has a color gradient and is black on the upper half and blue on the lower half. The back looks really nice. 

The display on the front is 6.4 inch Super AMOLED panel. Vivo has added a very small notch which houses the front camera. The bezels are thin all around and the display of body ratio is over 91% which is incredible for a midrange phone. The display panel is gorgeous with punchy colors and good viewing angles. The phone looks very premium overall.

Under the display, there is a fingerprint sensor. This is a 4th gen under-display fingerprint sensor. It is still not as fast as normal fingerprint sensors but it is close. There is also IR face unlock feature so you can unlock the phone with your face in low light conditions as well. 

The camera on the back is dual pixel 12MP sensor with 5MP depth sensor to take portrait mode pictures. The front camera is a 25MP sensor. Both cameras take excellent pictures in daylight conditions and good pictures in low light conditions. The camera performance is comparable to the flagship phones. The video recording isn't great though. We hope Vivo improves video recording with a software update. It would be great to see EIS and 1080p at 60FPS on the V11 Pro.

The V11 Pro is powered by the Snapdragon 660 processor which is a powerful midrange chipset. There is 6GB of RAM to handle the multitasking and 64GB of storage. The phone performs well with no lag in the day to day usage. You can also play heavy games like PUBG and Asphalt 9 without any issues.

The battery inside the V11 Pro is 3400 mAh and would last for a day on medium usage. The display is AMOLED so you can use dark wallpapers to increase the battery life. 

Overall, Vivo V11 Pro is a great smartphone and we are impressed by the performance and features. If you are looking for a smartphone at a price of around 25k, this is the phone you should buy.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Vivo V11 Pro is around Rs. 25990. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

3. LG G7+ ThinQ

LG G7+ ThinQ is LG's flagship phone of 2018 and it comes with a beautiful design and powerful hardware. LG has aggressively priced it in India and it competes with OnePlus 6. The display on the G7+ is a 6.1-inch panel with Quad HD+ resolution. No other phone offers Quad HD+ resolution at this price. The display is very sharp with great color reproduction. It is a notch display with thin bezels all around which helps to keep the device size small. 

The LG G7+ is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset which is flagship processor which excellent performance. There is 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage on this device. Plenty of RAM and powerful processor is a perfect recipe for a smooth lag free experience. Apps open fast and switching between them is a breeze. Gaming performance is incredible as well. 

The G7+ ThinQ comes with a dual 16MP+16MP rear camera and an 8MP front camera. The dual camera has a 16MP Super Wide Angle lens (F1.9 / 107-degree) and a 16MP Standard Angle (F1.6 / 71-degree)]. The wide-angle lens lets you capture a lot more as compared to the standard lens. If you are taking a group shot, the wide angle lens would come handy. Also, the wide aperture helps to gather more light and improves the low light performance. It also uses AI to detect scenes and change settings accordingly. Overall, it is a great camera phone.

The battery inside the phone is just 3000mAh so you can expect a day of backup with it. Other features include, IP68 rating which means you don't have to worry about water or dust. The phone supports wireless charging as well. The audio experience on the G7+ is excellent. Whether you are listening to songs on the phone speakers or earphones, you will love it. It is way better than any other phone in this range. 

LG G7+ ThinQ is priced at 39990 in India which is same as OnePlus 6 128GB price. LG G7+ ThinQ is a better option because it is a true flagship with IP rating, wireless charging, Quad HD Display. All these things are missing in OnePlus 6. Go for it if you are looking for a great phone under 40000.

Price and Available Offers

The price of LG G7+ ThinQ is around Rs. 39990. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

4. Asus Zenfone 5Z

Asus has aggressively priced its flagship phone Asus Zenfone 5Z in India. It is 5000 less than the most affordable flagship: OnePlus 6. Asus Zenfone also offers similar hardware. The screen on the front is 6.2 inches large notch display with a resolution of Full HD Plus. The display has rich colors, good contrast, and viewing angles. It is a lovely display. 

The back has a reflective design which looks cool. The phone is slim and lightweight and is easy to use. It is a bit slippery, so putting a case on would be a good option.

There is a 12MP+8MP dual rear camera and 8MP front selfie camera. Both front and rear cameras can take portrait mode pictures. Bokeh effect pictures look nice with proper edge detection is good and a decent amount of background blur. The 12MP camera sensor is a color sensor and the 8MP sensor is wide angle lens. You get a much wider field of view with the secondary sensor. The camera performance of the phone is great. Images look sharp and crisp with a good amount of details. 

The chip inside the 5Z is Snapdragon 845 which is a flagship processor of 2018 which excellent performance. 5Z comes with 6-8GB of RAM and 64-128-256 GB storage options. Plenty of RAM and a flagship processor means the performance of the phone is top notch. It will be able to handle all kinds of apps without any issues. Playing heavy games like PUBG is a great experience. 

5Z comes in 3 variants, 6GB 64GB at 29999, 6GB 128GB at 32999 and 8GB 256GB at 36999. All variants provide excellent value for money. Go for it if you are looking for a flagship phone under 30000 to 35000.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Asus Zenfone 5Z is around Rs. 29999. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

5. 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 talktime with just 5 minutes of charge. The fast charger is provided in the box. 

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

Price and Available Offers

The price of Oppo F9 Pro is around Rs. 23990. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

6. Nokia 6.1 Plus

Nokia 6.1 Plus is a stunning looking phone and is priced around Rs. 15000 in India. The design and display on this phone are just gorgeous. Nokia has gone with a notch display this time and it looks great. It has a 19:9 aspect ratio and Full HD+ display. It is one of the best displays in under 15000 category smartphones.

The phone has a glass design and is very well built. Because of 5.8 inch display and thin bezels, the overall size of the device is small compared to other 6 inch phones like Redmi Note 5 Pro. You won't face any trouble with one hand usage. 

Inside the Nokia 6.1 Plus, we have a Snapdragon 636 chipset which is a great performer. The RAM is 4GB and storage is 64GB. The phone runs on stock android with no bloatware at all. Overall performance is very snappy with no lag whatsoever. You can play heavy games on it or use a ton of apps and this device will be able to handle it. 

The camera on the rear is a 16MP+5MP dual sensor for portrait mode pictures. The front selfie camera is a 16MP sensor which can also take portrait mode pictures and is also used for Face unlock. The camera performance is great in outdoor well-lit conditions. Camera performance is more or less the same as Redmi Note 5 Pro. 

The negative point about Nokia 6.1 Plus is the battery. It is just a 3060 mAh battery which would last for a day on medium usage. The phone does support QuickCharge 3.0 so you will be able to charge your phone quickly if you have a fast charger.

Overall, it is a great phone from Nokia with gorgeous design and excellent performance. The pricing is really good and it gives tough competition to phones like Asus Zenfone Max Pro and Redmi Note 5 Pro. It is our favorite phone in this range.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Nokia 6.1 Plus is around Rs. 15999. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

7. Huawei P20 Pro

Huawei P20 Pro is the first phone launched with a triple camera ditching the trend of the dual camera. It comes with a notch design and has a 6.1-inch AMOLED display which has a Full HD Plus resolution. It looks beautiful with a glass back and offers a clear and bright screen with good viewing angles.

P20 Pro is powered by the Kirin 970 which is the topmost processor from Huawei and performs really smooth and scores around 210000 on the Antutu which is behind the likes of Snapdragon 845 but we did not face any issues in multitasking or gaming. Kirin 970 clubbed with 6 GB of RAM  offers flagship grade performance. It comes with 128 GB onboard storage which is well enough for every user and it does support SD card to expand the storage and you will never require the same.

Talking about the camera, it has a triple rear camera sensor of 8 MP Telephoto sensor, followed by 40 MP RGB sensor and then the 20 MP monochrome sensor with dual tone LED flash. Here the camera shots have perfect colour saturation and quality. The rear camera also supports 4K(UHD) video recording. It supports super slow motion video, portrait mode etc. On the front camera, it has 24 MP sensor that clicks beautiful selfies with each and every minute detail captures perfectly. The camera images are of such great quality that you would not have seen before and completely beats the likes of Pixel 2 XL.

It has a 4000 mAh battery and with such design, it only weighs 180 gm. This battery can power the phone easily for one day and it supports fast charging and has a huge 4A charger in the box. It supports both face unlocking and fingerprint unlocking and both are fast and very accurate.  There are some bezels at the end because of the fingerprint sensor. This phone has IP67 protection so you somewhat protected from dust and water.

Overall, this phone is an outstanding phone if you have a budget of 65000. There is not even a single negative point here and offers everything to the top-notch flagship grade quality.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Huawei P20 Pro is around Rs. 64999. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

8. OnePlus 6

OnePlus 6 has one of the best designs and performance when it comes to the budget flagship smartphone. This smartphone is the successor of OnePlus 5T and was launched in May 2018 and has been a sensation like other OnePlus smartphones.

It comes with 6 inch AMOLED panel display which has a Full HD Plus resolution. The display is vibrant and is the best you would see for a phone in the budget of under 40k. The aspect ratio is 19:9 with a notch design. The phone looks amazingly great with a glass back and you cannot get your eyes off it.

OnePlus 6 is powered by the industry best and most powerful mobile processor, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 which has the Antutu Benchmark Score of 270000 and easily beats any other smartphone in the industry. It is backed by 6 GB of RAM and the performance is super smooth. You can easily play multiple games, run multiple applications and do anything but there is no sign of lag or issues with the smartphone.  It has 64 GB of internal memory and there is also a 2nd variant which has 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal memory and can be checked here.

On the camera side, again this smartphone does an amazing job. It has a dual rear camera of 16MP + 20MP sensor while the front camera is a 16MP sensor. There is support of both OIS and EIS on the rear camera and the front camera has support for EIS. The video recording would be a lot smoother and not shaky with these features. Both the camera have very accurate colour reproduction to what your eyes see and is amazed us. The rear camera also supports 4K video recording and slow-motion videos.

It has a battery rated at 3300 mAh which powers the phone for around one day easily. It comes with a dash charger that can charge your phone up to 50 per cent in just 30 minutes. It runs on Android 8.1 Oreo operating system and no bloatware so the user experience is best. It also supports face and fingerprint unlocking which are both fast and accurate.

Overall, it is an excellent phone with top-notch performance, beautiful design, amazing camera, dash charging and stock android. It is the best phone you get for a budget of 35000 to 40000.

Price and Available Offers

The price of OnePlus 6 is around Rs. 34999. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

9. Vivo V9

Vivo V9 is Vivo's first smartphone with a notch on the display. Priced at around Rs. 20000, it offers great value for money. The design of the smartphone looks stunning. The 6.3-inch display covers most of the front. There are just small bezels on the bottom. The phone back is covered with glass as well 

The hardware inside the phone is impressive as well. You get Snapdragon 626 chipset with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. The phone will handle any task you throw at it. Multitasking is a breeze because of plenty of RAM and powerful chipset. The Snapdragon 626 chipset is very efficient as well you get great power savings. Even with a large display and 3260 mAh battery, you will get a day of backup with medium usage.

The camera configuration on this device is excellent. You get 16MP + 5MP Dual Rear Camera to take portrait mode pictures with bokeh effect and a 24MP Front Camera to take beautiful selfies. Both camera perform really well and take great pictures. The beautify mode makes your selfies even better.

Overall, we love this device. Go for it if you need a trendy looking smartphone with good performance and great cameras at a price of around 20000.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Vivo V9 is around Rs. 18990. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

10. Apple iPhone X 64GB

Apple iPhone X is the most beautiful smartphone right now. The design is just amazing. The bezel-less display on the front is sharp and bright. The back is covered with glass as well. The camera performance is top notch with a very powerful hardware inside. There is nothing wrong with the device except the absence of a headphone jack.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Apple iPhone X 64GB is around Rs. 89000. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below