Top 5 gaming phones under Rs 40000 in Nov 2026: Redmi Turbo 5, OnePlus Nord CE6 and more

A good gaming phone is about more than just having a powerful processor. A high refresh rate display, reliable cooling, responsive touch, and a bigger battery that lasts throughout your gaming sessions are just as important. Now you don’t have to spend flagship amounts on a phone that can handle demanding games. This list brings together five options from Infinix, Realme, Motorola, OnePlus and Redmi, with each offering a different mix of performance, gaming-focused features and battery life. So here are the top 5 gaming phones that you can buy under Rs 40,000.

Infinix Note 60 Pro

Infinix has focused heavily on gaming performance with the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 with an Adreno A810 GPU and a 4,758mm² IceCore vapour chamber. For gaming, you can play BGMI at 90 fps, and in CODM you’ll get a consistent 120 fps. The screen supports touch sampling up to 2,800Hz. You get up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage.

The display is a 6.78-inch 1.5K LTPS AMOLED at up to 144Hz, with 1,600 nits in high brightness mode and 4,500 nits at peak. The battery is 6,500mAh with 90W wired charging, 30W wireless charging, and bypass charging. The phone has a customisable display on the back, NFC and an IP64 rating, runs Android 16, weighs 200g and is 7.45mm thick.

Right now you can buy this phone at around Rs 35,999 for the 8GB + 128GB storage variant.

Realme P4s

Realme P4s is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra with a second chip, the Hyper Vision+ AI chip. It uses frame interpolation to show 144FPS in BGMI, which means the extra frames are generated and not rendered by the game. Realme says the phone also runs BGMI at a native 90FPS, and that it is the only phone in its segment with 144FPS BGMI support. Touch sampling is 3,000Hz.

The phone comes with up to 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. To keep temperatures under control during gaming, Realme has included a 7,000mm² vapour cooling chamber.

On the front, you get a 6.78-inch 1.5K AMOLED with a 144Hz refresh rate, with up to 6,500 nits at peak. The battery is 8,000mAh, with 80W charging along with 10W reverse charging and bypass charging. The phone has IP66, IP68, and IP69 ratings.

For photography, you get a 50MP OIS main camera with an 8MP ultrawide and a 16MP front camera. On the software side, you get Realme UI 7.0 on Android 16. It weighs 208g and is 8.6mm thick.

As of now you can buy this at Rs 32,999 for the 8GB + 128GB storage variant.

OnePlus Nord CE6

OnePlus calls the Nord CE6 a dual-chip phone. One chip is the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 with Adreno 810 GPU. The other is a Touch Reflex chip that handles touch input at 3,200Hz instant sampling. OnePlus says the phone reaches up to 144FPS in select optimised parkour and strategy games, which need developer support. However, in terms of gaming both BGMI and CODM caps at 90fps.

To keep the phone cool during long gaming sessions, it features a 5,000mm² vapour chamber, with 33,147mm² of total cooling area. The phone comes with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 3.1 storage.

The display is a 6.78-inch 1.5K AMOLED at 144Hz, with 1,800 nits in high brightness mode, 3,840Hz PWM dimming and 100% DCI-P3. The battery is 8,000mAh with 80W fast charging, bypass charging, and 27W reverse charging.

The phone has IP66, IP68, IP69, and IP69K ratings, MIL-STD-810H certification, a 50MP main camera with dual-axis OIS and a 2MP sensor with no ultrawide lens, a 32MP front camera, and OxygenOS 16.

Right now the Amazon lists the 8GB + 128GB model at Rs 34,999.

Motorola Edge 70 Pro

The Motorola Edge 70 Pro runs on the Dimensity 8500 Extreme with a Mali-G720 MC8 GPU, with up to 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 256GB of UFS 4.1 storage. To keep temperatures under control during gaming, the device also features a 4,600mm² vapour chamber.

The display is a 6.8-inch 1.5K AMOLED at 144Hz. It supports 10-bit colour for displaying a wider range of colours and offers a claimed peak brightness of up to 5,200 nits. The screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 7i. You also get stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos support for a more immersive audio experience.

The smartphone packs a 6,500mAh battery with support for 90W fast charging. Despite the large battery, Motorola has managed to keep the phone relatively slim at just 6.99mm thick. It weighs 183g, making it one of the lighter options in this segment.

In terms of durability, the Edge 70 Pro comes with IP68 and IP69 ratings for dust and water resistance, along with MIL-STD-810H certification. It runs on Hello UI based on Android 16, and Motorola promised you’ll get three major Android OS upgrades and five years of security updates.

Currently, the Edge 70 Pro is available at Rs 39,999 for the 8GB + 128GB storage variant.

Redmi Turbo 5

The Redmi Turbo 5 is the first phone in India with the MediaTek Dimensity 8500-Ultra with Mali-G720 MC8 GPU. It pairs the chip with LPDDR5X Ultra RAM and UFS 4.1 storage. Cooling is a 5,300mm² vapour chamber with 3D IceLoop, and Xiaomi lists Wildboost optimisation and touch sampling of up to 2,560Hz.

The display is a 6.59-inch 1.5K OLED at 120Hz, the only panel on this list that does not reach 144Hz. It has 3,500 nits at peak, Dolby Vision, 3,840Hz PWM dimming, and Gorilla Glass 7i. The battery is 7,540mAh with 100W fast charging and also supports 27W reverse charging.

In terms of build quality, the smartphone features a metal frame and comes with IP66, IP68, IP69, and IP69K ratings for dust and water resistance. It weighs 204g and measures 8.18mm in thickness.

For photography, the phone features a 50MP Sony IMX882 primary camera with optical image stabilisation (OIS), paired with an 8MP ultra-wide camera. On the front, you get a 20MP camera for selfies and video calls. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 7 and NFC.

On the software front, the Redmi Turbo 5 runs HyperOS 3 based on Android 16. Xiaomi promises four years of Android OS updates and six years of security updates.

You can buy this device at Rs 38,999 for the 8GB + 256GB variant.