Five best smartphones of 2016 which are priced less than Rs 10,000
This does not mean that in terms of performance, phones in this price range are equal to OnePlus 3 worth Rs 30,000 or Google Pixel XL worth Rs 60,000.
But budget phones have become better than before. You will have to compromise in many departments. But these phones do not put much pressure on your pocket. Today we will take a look at the best budget smartphones of 2016. In this list we have included the phones that have been reviewed by us.
Apart from this, we have also included in the list those phones whose price is slightly more than Rs 10,000.
1) Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime
The Redmi 3S Prime is our highest-rated product in this price range. Its build is good. It has Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 chipset, 3 GB RAM, 32 GB storage and HD display. You will also get an IR blaster. You can control television, AC and music system from this phone.
This phone runs on Xiaomi’s MIUI software based on Android Marshmallow. You will be able to run two WhatsApp accounts at the same time. As we said in the review, the Redmi 3S Prime handset charges faster than the K6 Power. If you want, you can choose between Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime and Lenovo K6 Power. It depends on your personal preference. You can buy Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime for Rs 8,999.
2) Lenovo K6 Power
In 2015, the K3 Note became so popular that Lenovo’s K-series became known as value for money products. Since then the company has introduced several K-series models. K6 Power of this series was launched recently. Like Redmi 3S Prime, this phone has Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 octa-core chipset, 3 GB RAM and 32 GB inbuilt storage. The metal design looks very much like Xiaomi phones. Like Redmi 3S Prime, the fingerprint sensor in the phone is on the rear panel. It has a 5-inch full-HD (1080×1920 pixels) display.
The user interface of Lenovo K6 Power has many useful features, such as you can access multiple apps with two accounts. Apart from this, the facility to take long screenshots. It has two speakers which produce loud sound and the phone supports Dolby Atmos.
The camera is decent, not spectacular. This is generally a common shortcoming in budget smartphones. On the other hand, the K6 Power wins hearts in the battery department. It has a 4000 mAh battery. Overall, this phone is a good performer. And you will get it for Rs 9,999.
3) Motorola Moto G4
The Moto G4 handset is a weaker version of the Moto G4 Plus. It doesn’t have a fingerprint sensor and falls short in the camera department too. But the Moto G4 Plus has many features that are also part of the Moto G4, such as the stock Android experience and the ability to activate the camera through a double twist gesture. It will have Snapdragon 617 chipset, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB and microSD card support.
The 3000 mAh battery is enough to last you the whole day. Earlier this phone was not being seen as a value for money product, but after the price cut at Rs 10,499, it has become a good option.
4) Asus Zenfone Max (2016)
The Zenfone Max 2016 handset is an upgraded variant of the Zenfone Max. Many changes have been made for the betterment in the new variant. For example, the 2016 variant comes with Snapdragon 615 chipset, 2 GB RAM and 32 GB inbuilt storage. It is clear from the name that this is a phone with a big battery. You will get a 5000 mAh battery. In normal use the phone easily lasts for more than 24 hours.
The large 5.5-inch screen has a resolution of 720×1280 pixels. This phone of Asus runs on ZenUI based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Camera performance is also good. However, the absence of a fingerprint sensor will be missed. Big battery is good, but charging process is slow. Despite this, you will get the 32 GB variant of Zenfone Max 2016 for Rs 9,999.
5) Huawei Honor 5C LTE
Honor 5C LTE is also a great option in the price range of Rs 10,000. It will have 5.2 inch 1080 pixel display, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB storage. HiSilicon Kirin 650 octa-core chipset made by Huawei has been used in it. It has been claimed that it is much better than its counterpart processors from Qualcomm and MediaTek.
You will get a fingerprint sensor with a 3000 mAh battery. In normal use the battery lasts for a day. There’s nothing wrong considering the Rs 10,999 Huawei Honor 5C LTE.
