Best Mobile Phones in India

The latest iPhone 12 Pro now brings 5G support and a new LiDAR sensor for better auto-focus at night. There's also a new MagSafe port to snap in a magnetic charger, and there's even a new design that harkens back to the iPhone 5s. With the Apple A14 Bionic chipset inside, the iPhone 12 Pro is also the most powerful smartphone you can buy today.

The Note20 Ultra showcases everything that’s cutting-edge for Samsung. So it gets the best possible display, the fastest Exynos processor and a 108MP triple camera stack, promising all-round premium experience. The S-Pen continues to be unique to the smartphone, and remains to be a major reason for investing on the Note series. The QHD+ display with 120Hz refresh rate is a delight to both game and work on, and the S-Pen helps you take notes, scribble suggestions in a presentation, and even let you use it as a remote shutter. Then there’s the camera, where Samsung, for the first time, performs 8-in-1 pixel binning to output rich, detailed 12MP photos from a 108MP primary camera, along with offering 5x optical zoom and ultrawide shots. The Note20 Ultra is also fast, thanks to the Exynos 990 SoC, but it stops just short of the performance from its Snapdragon variant available in the US. The Note20 Ultra’s biggest issue is battery life. The Exynos variant seems to drain the battery much faster, resulting in just around 5 hours of screen-on time on an average. Samsung only compensates with a 25W fast charger in the box.

The Galaxy S20+ is one of the most beefed-up premium Android phone you can buy, and there's a lot of features that takes months to explore. Inside is the new Exynos 990 coupled with up to 16GB RAM and 512GB storage. The S20 Ultra also rocks a 108MP primary camera coupled with a 48MP periscope telephoto camera along with an ultrawide and ToF 3D sensor. On the front, you get what is perhaps the most well-tuned display measuring 6.9-inches with QHD+ resolution, 120Hz refresh rate and HDR10+ certification.

The OnePlus 8 Pro is powered by the Snapdragon 865 and rocks not one, but two 48MP cameras at the back combined with another telephoto lens. It also rocks a gorgeous 120Hz QHD+ AMOLED display and is quite ergonomic to hold. What makes this one of the best smartphones to buy right now is the stable and smooth software experience.

The Xiaomi Mi 10 is the company's first flagship smartphone in India in years. And it comes packed with the latest features. That includes the flagship Snapdragon 865, up to 8GB LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB UFS 3.0 storage. The phone also rocks a bright and vibrant 6.67-inch AMOLED display with HDR10+ support. But the biggest pull for the phone is the 108MP camera at the back which is combined with another ultrawide lens, a macro lens and a depth sensor. The phone also supports 30W fast wireless charging and comes with a 4,500mAh battery.

The Moto G 5G is our mid-range pick for the best smartphone under Rs. 20,000. The rounded package in form of a latest and fairly powerful 5G capable processor paired with an HDR 10 display and large battery, makes it a balanced and future proof offering that you can buy today.

While the 5G bit won't really matter, the iQOO 3 5G is powered by the flagship Snapdragon 865 making it faster than all other Android flagships at present. The new chipset is matched by the latest LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage which makes this device the one to get for power users. Needless to say this won't slow down at all, and what's more, you get two pressure sensitive buttons on the edges that helps in gaming. There's also a 48MP quad camera setup at the back and another selfie camera drilled into the display.

The OnePlus 8T takes a few things from both the OnePlus 8, and 8 Pro to combined into what is perhaps the most practical flagship smartphone you can buy. You get one of the best display experiences thanks to a flat FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED panel, and decent photos from a 48MP quad camera stack, but it's really the speedy and responsive UI that makes this one of the best smartphones to buy.

The ROG Phone III is a monstrous device aimed at a small set of high-intensity mobile gamers. The ROG Phone III is powered by the Snapdragon 865+ and comes with up to 12GB LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB UFS 3.0 storage, along with a 144Hz display and AirTriggers 3.0 which can now be split in two, to map two functions. There's a lot going in the ROG Phone III and most of the features are made to make one thing great - Gaming. Something it does with absolute authority.

The OnePlus Nord is priced just shy of under Rs 30,000, but the experience is just as smooth and fast as the OnePlus 8, a much more expensive smartphone. Thanks to the Snapdragon 765G under the hood, the phone performs without a hitch. There are also over 300 software optimisations in place, and combined with a 90Hz display, using the OnePlus Nord is a charm in itself. The camera output is also very similar to the OnePlus 8 which is definitely a good thing considering this is priced much cheaper. In all, the OnePlus Nord just works, and that's the reason why it's one of the best Android phones you can buy right now.