TOP 10 Phones Under 30000 and 35000 in India 2019 (with Reviews)

1. Google Pixel 3A

Google has lowered the hardware specifications of the Pixel 3 to launch Pixel 3A at under 40000 price point. It comes with a 5.6 inch OLED display which does not have a notch design and has a polycarbonate build. the phones hold solid in hand but the plastic material might hurt some of the followers.

Pixel 3A also has a sub-standard processor, the Snapdragon 670 when we have seen the better processor in under 15000 smartphones. Pixel 3A has 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage which cannot be expanded as there is no SD card slot. The performance goes fine for day to day usage but not something extraordinary you can expect from an under 40k smartphone.

Pixel 3A is relying on powerful camera hardware and software algorithm. It comes with a 12.2 MP rear camera and 8 MP front camera, don't go by the numbers here but the camera scores a 10 on 10 here for the images are brilliant, perfect brightness, color, and low light shots. The feature-rich camera is certainly the topmost feature of this phone.

Pixel 3A has a decent 3000 mAh battery which easily lasts for a full day and that is supported with fast charging and an 18 W fast charger in the box. You can get 7 hours of usage in just 15 minutes of charge. This smartphone runs on the latest Android Pie with full update and security patches for the next 3 years.

Pixel 3A is a decent phone from Google with powerful camera and software but the processor is a big let down. If you have a camera and software as your first preference, only then this phone will make up to your expectations.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Google Pixel 3A is around Rs. 39999. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

2. Nokia 8.1

Nokia 8.1 is another attempt of Nokia to build its market in Android Smartphone. This phone has a 6.18-inch display with Full HD+ resolution and a big notch design. The back is built of glass and the phone looks great.

This phone is powered by the Snapdragon 710 which is the first processor from the 7xx series and the phone scores an AnTuTu of 137866 which is not the best score for a phone under 25000. This phone comes in 2 variants with 4 GB and 6 GB of RAM with 64 GB and 129 GB internal storage respectively. 

On the camera side, Nokia 8.1 has a dual rear 12 MP and 13 MP Zeiss optics sensors and the front camera has a 20 MP sensor and both the camera clicks great pictures in daylight as well low light. The video recording is also smooth and the overall the camera offers good features.

The Nokia 8.1 runs of Android 9 and the UI is decent for a good experience. The battery is also decent with 3500 mAh capacity and gives a backup of 1 day. The battery has a Type C charging with 18 W fast charger so you can charge your phone quickly when needed.

Nokia surely does not beat the likes of Redmi Note 7 Pro and Realme 3 and 3 Pro but the phone is good if you are looking for a Nokia branded smartphone in the budget of 25000 to 30000. 

Price and Available Offers

The price of Nokia 8.1 is around Rs. 20990. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

3. Oppo F11 Pro

Oppo F11 is the next smartphone in the offering which comes with a pop up front camera that slides from the top middle side of the phone. The display is a big 6.5-inch IPS LCD display with very minimum bezels at the bottom and the top has no bezels or notch as the phone has a pop-up front camera design. The color reproduction and viewing angles are good. The back is made of glass and has a dual color tone design which looks extremely good and attractive. 

The processor on this Oppo F11 Pro is MediaTek Helio P70 which is a great processor considering the functionality and features but P70 is not suited for an under 25k smartphone especially when we see the same in Realme 3 and also in Realme U1 which costs around 10k. The AnTuTu Score is around 1,56,000. The phone works without any issue and handles the multitasking smoothly and you can also play heavy games easily but the value for money goes down when a budget processor is used in the 25k smartphone.

There is 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage to support the processing capability. You get a hybrid sim slot to expand the memory up to 256 GB.

The camera has a dual rear camera having 48 MP sensor and 5 MP sensor configurations and the front camera is a pop-up camera with a 16 MP sensor which itself pops out when the front camera is enabled. The camera performance is superb as the image cover a lot of detailing and the colors come out perfectly. The images are very sharp and crisp. The human images skin color, tone are also captured perfectly by the Oppo F11 Pro. The low light shots also capture good details and the overall image quality is impressive.

The phone runs on the latest Color OS 6.0 based on the Android Pie. There is some bloatware but you can remove some of the preinstalled apps.

For the battery, we have a 4000 mAh battery which can easily go for more than a day. You get fast charging support with the latest VOOC 3.0 technology and a 20W charger bundled in the box. The box also bundles a translucent case and an earphone.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Oppo F11 Pro is around Rs. 20990. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

4. Samsung Galaxy A50

Samsung Galaxy A50 is an impressive midrange phone from Samsung. It comes with a 6.4-inch Infinity display which has a small V-shaped notch. The notch houses the front camera sensor and earpiece. The display is a Super AMOLED panel of resolution Full HD+ 1080 x 2340 pixels. The display is beautiful with peppy colors, good brightness, and decent viewing angles. Samsung makes great displays and this phone is no different. The bezels are thin and screen to body ratio is more than 90%.

The back of the A50 has a reflective design with rainbow effect at angles just like we saw on Vivo Nex. The rear camera is a triple camera setup placed vertically at the corners. The primary camera setup is 25MP + 5MP + 8MP with aperture: F1.7 (25MP) + F2.2 (5MP) + F2.2 (8MP) respectively. The 25MP camera is a color sensor with a high aperture to take in more light which means you get great low light pictures. The 8MP camera is a wide angle camera to capture more into one frame. The 5MP camera is a depth sensor for portrait mode/bokeh effect pictures. 

The front camera is also great. Samsung has provided a 25MP front camera on Galaxy A50 which takes beautiful selfies with plenty of details and natural looking colors. The front camera also has portrait mode and beautification features.

The battery inside the A50 is 4000 mAh which is good considering the display size. Fast charging is also supported to quickly charge the device. The USB port is Type C. For security, we have Face recognition unlock or an in-display fingerprint sensor. The sensor isn't that fast and might be irritating for some.

A50 comes with Exynos 9610 chipset. There is 4GB of memory and 64GB of storage. Storage can be expanded with a MicroSD card by up to 512GB. The slot is dedicated so no compromise with 2 sims. The phone handles gaming and multitasking well and there are no lags. The OS is Samsung's skin based on the latest Android 9 Pie.

Overall, this is a solid camera smartphone under 20000 with a big battery, great display, and good performance.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Samsung Galaxy A50 is around Rs. 18490. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

5. Vivo V15 Pro

Vivo V15 Pro is the successor of Vivo V11 Pro which was launched 6 months ago and came with a beautiful AMOLED display and an in-display fingerprint sensor. The latest V15 Pro packs improvements in processor, display, camera and battery department. 

The display on V15 Pro is a Super AMOLED panel of 6.4 inch size. It looks beautiful with deep blacks and pure whites. The fingerprint sensor is beneath the display and works well. It is a bit slow though. The back panel has a color gradient which looks gorgeous. The triple camera setup is placed vertically. There is no notch here so the front camera pops out of the phone just like we saw on Vivo Nex. 

The triple camera setup is 48MP + 8MP +  5MP and the front selfie camera is 32MP. This is very capable camera hardware and takes excellent pictures in both outdoor and indoor conditions. The pictures look nice and sharp with plenty of details, good saturation, and decent dynamic range. Selfie lovers are going to enjoy taking pictures on this phone. 

The battery inside is a decent 3700 mAh and will last for 1.5 days with normal use on a single charge. Fast charging is also supported here. The processor is Snapdragon 675 which scores around 180000 on Antutu benchmarks and is a powerful midrange chipset. There is 6GB RAM to handle multiple apps and games. Games like PUBG can be played without any lag and overall switching between apps is a breeze.

Vivo V15 Pro is a trendy phone with the latest features like triple camera, pop-up camera, in-display fingerprint sensor etc. The price is a bit high though. If you need something different and are going to spend between 25000 and 30000 then Vivo V15 Pro is a decent option.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Vivo V15 Pro is around Rs. 26990. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

6. Samsung Galaxy A9

Bored of single and dual camera phones? Even triple camera phones as well? Here's a phone with Quad camera setup. The Samsung Galaxy A9 comes with 4 cameras on the back: 24MP + 5MP + 10MP + 8MP. The 24MP camera is a normal color sensor, the 10MP one is a telephoto lens which helps to zoom in without losing image quality. The 8MP lens is a wide angle lens and the 5MP sensor is a depth sensor to take portrait mode pictures with depth effect. This is one of the best and feature rich camera setup available on any smartphone as of Q4 2018. On the front, Samsung has provided a 24MP single sensor which takes nice selfies. Portrait mode is also available on the front camera. 

The Samsung A9 comes with Snapdragon 660 processor and has 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. The processor is a midrange processor and you can see it on phones like Realme 2 Pro which are priced under 15000. So the processor is a bit disappointing. Samsung should have gone with at least Snapdragon 710 for this phone which is priced above 35000 as of launch. 

The battery is nice 3800 mAh which will last for a day with heavy usage and 1.5 days with low to medium usage. The display is 6.3 inches large Super AMOLED panel and looks gorgeous. AMOLED displays are also power efficient which means it will help in improving battery life. 

Overall, Samsung Galaxy A9 is a phone for those who need a great camera phone under 40000. For everyone else, LG G7 and OnePlus 6T are better options and give a proper flagship experience.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Samsung Galaxy A9 is around Rs. 36990. 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. Asus Zenfone 5Z

Asus has aggressively priced its flagship phone Asus Zenfone 5Z in India. It is 8000 less than the most affordable flagship: OnePlus 6T. 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. 27999. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

9. Xiaomi Poco F1 256GB

Pocophone or Poco is Xiaomi's sub-brand and the Poco F1 is their first smartphone. Poco F1 looks like any other mid-range device but it packs solid flagship grade hardware. The display on Poco F1 is 6.18 inches notch display with 19:9 aspect ratio and Full HD+ resolution. There are bezels above the notch and there are bezels at the bottom as well so the device doesn't look as premium as OnePlus 6 and that's the only negaitve point of this device. The back is plastic and it is boring as well. 

Let's talk about the exiciting part which is the internal hardware. Poco F1 packs the flagship processor Snapdragon 845. The pricing of Poco F1 starts at 20999 and it comes with a Snapdragon 845 chipset which is incredible. The most affordable handset till now was Asus Zenfone 5Z and the Poco F1 is priced 9000 lesser that that.

There are 3 variants available: 6GB-64GB, 6GB-128GB and 8GB-258GB. The 6-64 variant is priced at 20999, the 6-128 variant is priced at 23999 and the highest variant with 8GB 256GB is priced at 28999. Even the lowest variant provides 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage which will be more than enough for most of the users. 

Xiaomi Poco F1 runs on MIUI. The UI has changed though, thanks to the Poco launcher. It looks more like Stock Android now but it is not. There are a lot of customizations and it is still bloated with extra apps. Still, powerful chipset and plenty of RAM ensures that there is no lag even with the heaviest games like PUBG which run smoothly on Poco F1. The F1 also has liquid cooling which helps to keep the temperature in control to prevent throttling. 

The camera on the rear is 12MP+5MP dual camera. The 5MP depth sensor helps in taking portrait mode pictures with blur effect. The front camera is 20MP and takes excellent selfies. Overall camera performance is great. Pictures are sharp and detailed with good colors and brightness. 

The battery inside the F1 is 4000 mAh which is great and is one of the best you would find on modern day flagships. It would last for 1.5 days easily with medium usage. 

Overall, Poco F1 is an incredible smartphone which provides excellent value for money. If you are a power user and need the best hardware at 20-30k price, Poco F1 should be your choice.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Xiaomi Poco F1 256GB is around Rs. 29999. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

10. OnePlus 6T

OnePlus 6T has one of the best designs and performance when it comes to the flagship smartphone segment. This smartphone is the successor of OnePlus 6 and comes with a couple of improvements.

It comes with a 6.41 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 waterdrop notch design. The phone looks amazingly great with a glass back and you cannot get your eyes off it.

OnePlus 6T 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 128 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 color 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 3700 mAh which powers the phone for around 1 to 1.5 days 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 9 Pie operating system and no bloatware so the user experience is best. The OnePlus 6T comes with an in-display fingerprint sensor. It is a cool new tech but the experience is not that great as of now. The fingerprint is slow and the screen needs to light up first to detect the fingerprint.

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 in the budget of Rs. 35000 to 40000.

Price and Available Offers

The price of OnePlus 6T is around Rs. 37999. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below