Best Smartphones Under Rs 30,000 (August 2020)
Best smartphone under ₹30,000
| Phones under Rs. 30,000 | Gadgets 360 rating (out of 10) | Price in India (as recommended) |
|---|---|---|
| OnePlus Nord | 9 | Rs 24,999 |
| Realme X3 SuperZoom | 9 | Rs 27,999 |
| Vivo V19 | 8 | Rs 24,999 |
| Realme X2 Pro | 9 | Rs 29,999 |
| Redmi K20 Pro | 9 | Rs 24,999 |
| Asus 6Z | 8 | Rs 27,999 |
| Oppo Reno 3 Pro | 8 | Rs 29,999 |
OnePlus Nord
OnePlus Nord OnePlus has a new budget offering that brings a software experience similar 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. However, people will have to wait till September for the base model of the phone. 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 its ability to shoot 4K selfie videos at 60fps, which even the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro cannot do.
Realme X3 SuperZoom
Realme X3 SuperZoom It comes with some powerful hardware for the price. The Snapdragon 855+ processor is capable of making multi-tasking and gaming buttery smooth. It has a sharp display and a big battery. Its fingerprint sensor is also fast, which is set on the power button. The special feature of this model is the telephoto camera included in it, which is capable of 5X optical zoom and a total of 60X digital zoom.
The rear camera setup of the phone performs well in daylight. Realme has also added several low-light shooting modes to the phone, which help in giving better quality pictures in the dark of night. Apart from the zoom, the camera setup of the Realme X3 also matches the SuperZoom. The standard Realme X3 is capable of 20x hybrid zoom and comes with a 16-megapixel main selfie camera instead of the 32-megapixel main selfie camera included in the SuperZoom. Apart from this, both are similar.
Vivo V19
Vivo V19 It comes equipped with features like a modern design, AMOLED display and a big battery. It takes very good selfies during the day and even on less battery, it produces good enough pictures to upload on social media. The only hitch is its processor. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 chipset is not bad, but is quite low for a phone starting at Rs 24,990. Apart from this, the V19 is a good looking smartphone. It has dual front-facing cameras, an in-display fingerprint sensor and a large 4,500mAh battery. The FuntouchOS found on the V19 is a big improvement over the previous variants, as some of the earlier bugs in the interface have now been fixed.
Overall, if you aren’t a gamer or a heavy multitasker, the Vivo V19 is still a good buy, as it performs well in areas like photography and multimedia playback.
Realme X2 Pro
Realme X2 Pro It has a 6.5-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display, which has an in-display fingerprint scanner and a 90Hz refresh rate. It is well designed and looks like a really expensive phone. Realme has given it a 4,000mAh battery, which gives good battery life. Not only this, it gets a 50W fast charger, which is capable of fully charging the phone in about 31 minutes.
It also gets the flagship-grade Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ processor and comes in three variants: 6GB RAM with 64GB storage, 8GB RAM with 128GB storage, and 12GB RAM with 256GB storage.
The Realme X2 Pro has a quad-camera setup and is capable of taking good photos in a variety of lighting conditions. We didn’t enjoy its low-light photos and we also found that the phone gets a bit warm when under load.
Redmi K20 Pro
Xiaomi was not very active in the price segment of Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000 in India, but launched its Redmi K20 Series last year. Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro smartphones were launched under the Redmi K20 series. If you want to buy a new smartphone in a budget of less than Rs 30,000 then Redmi K20 Pro It is a good smartphone.
During the review, we found that the Redmi K20 Pro ran without any problems. The phone has an AMOLED display and its viewing angles are quite good. The screen looks quite bright outdoors. Apart from this, the battery life of the Redmi K20 Pro is quite good and the phone lasts a full day on a single charge. In our HD video loop test, the phone lasted for 19 hours and 26 minutes.
Talking about the camera, the primary camera of Redmi K20 Pro captured good details in the pictures taken during the day. The pictures were good even in low light. Xiaomi launched two variants of Redmi K20 Pro smartphone in India and now you will get both variants for less than Rs 30,000.
Asus 6Z
Asus 6Z Comes with a unique camera module, which flips and becomes a selfie camera. In this way, users can take selfies with the quality of the rear camera. Apart from this, it also has many unique camera features. Asus 6Z gets a full-view display due to the flip camera, which also gives a very good experience for multimedia. The phone has a large 5,000mAh battery.
Powering the Asus 6Z is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset. The Asus 6Z comes in three variants: 6GB RAM with 64GB or 128GB storage and 8GB RAM with 256GB storage. The Asus 6Z gave us 14 hours 22 minutes of video loop time, which isn’t great, but the phone manages to last a day and a half with normal use.
The Asus 6Z has only two cameras and they are quite competent. Daylight performance was impressive and since the camera flips for selfies, selfies come out just as good. The camera is a bit disappointing in low-light. But at Rs 27,999, the Asus 6Z is a good deal.
Oppo Reno 3 Pro
Oppo Reno 3 Pro It has a 6.4-inch AMOLED display and an in-display fingerprint scanner. Oppo has opted for the octa-core MediaTek Helio P95 chipset to power this smartphone. It also has 8GB of RAM and has two storage options – 128GB and 256GB.
Oppo Reno 3 Pro gets a 4025mAh battery, which comes with 30W VOOC charging support. On the back, there is a quad-camera setup with a 64-megapixel primary sensor. On the front, this phone gets a 2-megapixel depth sensor and a 44-megapixel main selfie shooter. The photos are of average quality in daylight, although there is a night mode, which helps you take better shots. Low light video recording was a bit disappointing.
Battery performance on the Oppo Reno 3 Pro was good, and the phone easily lasted about a day and a half before needing a charge.
