Best Smartphones Under Rs 25,000 (November 2020)
Samsung Galaxy M51
Samsung calls the Galaxy M51 a “battery monster” and that’s true. The Galaxy M51 comes equipped with a massive 7,000mAh battery, which is the highest battery capacity included in any Samsung Galaxy smartphone. If you are looking for great battery life on a smartphone, the Galaxy M51 is definitely the best choice. We were able to run the smartphone for almost 2 days on a single charge. Charging was also fast, as it comes with a 25W fast charger.
Samsung Galaxy M51 It has a large 6.7-inch display with full-HD+ resolution and 20:9 aspect ratio. There is a hole-punch display at the top, which is seen in most smartphones these days.
Samsung has opted for the Snapdragon 730G chipset to power the Galaxy M51 and it performs well. The Samsung Galaxy M51 comes in two variants, with the base variant having 6GB RAM + 64GB storage and the high-end variant having 8GB RAM + 128GB storage. The phone gets a quad-camera setup, which includes a 64-megapixel primary camera, a 12-megapixel ultra wide angle camera, a 5-megapixel macro camera, and a 5-megapixel depth sensor. The Galaxy M51 runs on Samsung’s OneUI OS based on Android 10.
Vivo V20
The main focus of Vivo’s latest V-series is the design and camera setup. Vivo V20 It looks gorgeous in its new colour options and is 7.38mm thin. If you prioritise design over everything else, the V20 might appeal to you. On the front is a 6.44-inch AMOLED display with an in-display fingerprint sensor. It has a dewdrop notch at the top.
The Vivo V20 gets three colour options, of which only the Sunset Melody colour option gets a gradient finish. You get a glass back on the Vivo V20, which makes it feel more premium. The phone comes with a triple camera setup equipped with a 64-megapixel primary camera, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera and macro camera, and a 2-megapixel mono camera. There is a 44-megapixel selfie shooter with Eye Autofocus.
Powering the Vivo V20 is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G processor, which is paired with 8 GB of RAM. Only one configuration is available with 128 GB of internal storage, which can be expanded up to 1 TB. Vivo’s phone comes with Android 11.
Vivo V20 Plus
Vivo V20 Pluswas launched right after the Vivo V20, but is actually very different. This smartphone has been launched at a lower price, so it gets lower resolution camera sensors and a different processor. It comes equipped with a 6.44-inch AMOLED display just like the Vivo V20 and also gets an in-display fingerprint scanner.
Powering the Vivo V20 SE is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor, which is relatively weaker than the rest of the smartphones on this list. There is 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage, which is expandable up to 1GB. Its performance is enough to keep casual users happy, but heavy-duty users may find it inadequate.
The V20 SE comes with a triple rear camera setup with a 48-megapixel primary camera, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle camera that can also do macro photography, and a 2-megapixel bokeh lens. It is also equipped with a 32-megapixel selfie shooter that takes some good pictures in different lighting conditions. The Vivo V20 SE runs FunTouch OS 11, which is based on Android 10. You also get a 4,100mAh battery with 33W fast charging support.
OnePlus Nord
OnePlus Nord OnePlus Nord is a budget offering that brings a similar software experience to the OnePlus 8 and the camera is also quite similar to the flagship series. The good news for fans is that the company has launched the OnePlus Nord at an aggressive price. OnePlus has kept AMOLED display, Warp Charge fast charging and good battery in this phone. However, the company has also made some cuts in it compared to the flagship series, such as its chipset and build quality. OnePlus Nord still has glass on the back, but instead of a metal frame, a plastic frame has been included, which looks like metal.
OnePlus Nord comes equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset. Although Nord comes with 5G support, which is not a useful feature in India at the moment, but it will not make you feel backward in the future. Its app and gaming performance is good. It captures good photos and videos in daylight and the display comes with HDR 10+ support.
The quality is compromised in low light and that is the only major weakness of this phone. Battery life is pretty good and the single speaker performs average but doesn’t disappoint. One impressive feature of OnePlus is the ability to shoot 4K selfie videos at 60fps, which even the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro cannot do.
Redmi K20 Pro
Redmi K20 Pro Gradually it has come into the sub- 25,000 range. It is a powerful smartphone, with a pop-up selfie camera module. It gets a large 6.39-inch display without a notch or hole-punch. The selfie camera has a 20-megapixel resolution and is set in a pop-up module.
The Redmi K20 Pro runs on the powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset, which was the flagship processor until last year. The Redmi K20 Pro is available in two variants – 6GB RAM and 128GB storage and 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. During the sale, you can get this phone for less than Rs 25,000. Xiaomi has used a 4,000mAh battery in the Redmi K20 Pro and this phone supports 27W fast charging, but you only get an 18W charger in the box.
The triple rear camera setup of the Redmi K20 Pro includes a 48-megapixel primary camera, a 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera, and an 8-megapixel telephoto camera. The primary camera takes good photos in good light and the details are also good. Photos taken with the wide-angle camera have a slight barrel effect. Low-light camera performance was good but there was a fair amount of grain in the output when zoomed in.
Redmi K20
The Redmi K20 is a well-designed smartphone and can still outperform some of the recently launched devices at this price. The Redmi K20 gets a similar design as the Redmi K20 Pro, with a glass back and a striking gradient pattern on the back. The 6.39-inch AMOLED display is good. It has a pop-up selfie camera, which gives a FullView in the display.
Redmi K20 Works on Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 chipset. There are two variants of the device, in which the base variant comes with 6 GB RAM and 64 GB storage. The second one has 6 GB RAM and 128 GB storage. This phone does not have a microSD card slot to expand the storage, so you have to choose the variant based on your requirement. It performs very well, although it can be compared with devices priced at sub-Rs 20,000.
Xiaomi has given a triple camera setup at the back and a 20-megapixel selfie shooter at the front in the Redmi K20. We saw that the camera performance was very good and the details in the pictures were also good. The wide-angle camera has also improved. The low light camera performance was a bit weak. Selfies were good, but the selfie camera is a bit slow to come up. This phone also has a 4,000mAh battery and it gives good backup.
