Best smartphone under Rs 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 There’s a new budget offering from OnePlus that brings a similar software experience to the OnePlus 8 with cameras that largely match the flagship series. The good thing for fans is that the company has introduced 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, compared to the flagship series, the company has made some shortcomings in it, 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. However, the Nord comes with 5G support, which is not a useful feature in India at the moment, but it will not make you feel left out 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.
Quality is compromised in low-light and this is the only major weakness of this phone. Battery life is very good and the single speaker performs averagely, but doesn’t disappoint. One impressive feature of the OnePlus is the ability to shoot 4K selfie videos at 60fps, which even the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro can’t do.
Realme X3 SuperZoom
realme x3 superzoom Comes with some powerful hardware for the price. The Snapdragon 855+ processor included in it is capable of making multi-tasking and gaming as smooth as butter. 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 included telephoto camera, 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 included several low-light shooting modes in the phone, which help in giving better quality photos in the dark of night. Removing the zoom, the camera setup of Realme X3 also matches 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 with SuperZoom. Apart from this both are similar.
Vivo V19
Vivo V19 It comes equipped with features like modern design, AMOLED display and large battery. It takes very good selfies during the day and even in low light, it takes good enough pictures to upload on social media. The only bottleneck in this is its processor. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 chipset isn’t bad, but quite underwhelming for a phone starting at Rs 24,990. Apart from that, the V19 is a good looking smartphone. It has a dual front-facing camera, an in-display fingerprint sensor, and a large 4,500mAh battery. The FuntouchOS found on the V19 is a major improvement compared to the previous variants, as the shortcomings found earlier in the interface have now been fixed.
Overall, if you are not into gaming 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 90 Hz refresh rate. It is well designed and feels like a really expensive phone. Realme has given it a 4,000mAh battery, which gives good battery life. Not only this, it has 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 has 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 pictures in different lighting conditions. We didn’t enjoy its low-light photos and also found that the phone gets a little warm when under load.
Redmi K20 Pro
Xiaomi was not very active in the Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000 price segment 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. Redmi K20 Pro It is a good smartphone.
During the review, we found that the Redmi K20 Pro ran without any issues. 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 Redmi K20 Pro is quite good and the phone lasts the whole day on a single charge. The phone lasted 19 hours and 26 minutes in our HD video loop test.
Talking about the camera, the primary camera of Redmi K20 Pro captured the details well in the photos taken during the day. Pictures came out good even in low light. Xiaomi had launched two variants of Redmi K20 Pro smartphone in India and now you will get both the variants for less than Rs 30,000.
asus 6z
asus 6z Comes with a unique camera module, which flips up to become a selfie camera. In this way, users can also take selfies with the quality of the rear camera. Apart from this, it also has many unique camera features. Asus 6Z has a full-view display due to the flip camera, which also gives a 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 and 22 minutes of video loop time, which isn’t great, but the phone gets a day and a half with typical usage.
The Asus 6Z only has two cameras and they’re quite capable. Daylight performance was impressive and because the camera flips for selfies, selfies come out just as good. The camera is a bit disappointing in low-light. But priced 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 in-display fingerprint scanner. Oppo has chosen the octa-core MediaTek Helio P95 chipset to power this smartphone. It also has 8 GB RAM and two storage options – 128 GB and 256 GB.
Oppo Reno 3 Pro has a 4025mAh battery, which comes with 30 Watt VOOC charging support. On the back, there is a quad-camera setup with a 64-megapixel primary sensor. On the front, this phone has a 2-megapixel depth sensor and a 44-megapixel main selfie shooter. Average quality photos are obtained 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 for about a day and a half before requiring a charge.
