Best Phones under 20000 in India

The Redmi K20 is almost a flagship smartphone with a Snapdragon 730 SoC inside. It features a 6.39-inch Super AMOLED display with 1080 x 2340 pixel resolution at 403 PPI. It comes with up to 8GB RAM and up to 256GB of internal storage. The K20 looks stunning with a flaming gradient finish and a bezel-less edge-to-edge display, while at the back is a triple-camera setup that can take some sharp photos both in the day and night. Redmi K20 is one of the best mobile phones under Rs 20000 one can buy right now. It sports a triple rear camera setup: 48MP + 8MP + 13MP and has a 20MP selfie shooter. The handset packs a 4000mAh battery with 18W fast charging support.

The Realme X2 has a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED Full HD+ display with a 1080 x 2340 display resolution. It has small bezels, and a screen-to-body ratio of 91.9 per cent and has a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. It comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection and has an in-display fingerprint scanner. Realme X2 sports a 64MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP quad rear camera setup and has a 32MP selfie shooter. Moreover, it packs a 4000mAh battery that supports 30W fast charging. Realme X2 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G with up to 8GB RAM. It is one of the best Realme mobile phones under Rs 20000.

The Poco X2 comes equipped with a 6.67-inch Full HD+ display that sports a 20:9 display aspect ratio and supports refresh rates of up to 120Hz. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G chipset, which also powers handsets like the Realme X2, Oppo Reno2, and other devices. In terms of optics, the Poco X2 comes equipped with a quad rear camera setup. There’s a 64MP IMX686 main sensor by Sony, which is paired with an f/1.89 aperture lens and sports 1.64µm pixel pitch. The camera also supports RAW image capture, 960FPS slow-motion videography and a new VLOG mode that will enable users to create content in an interesting manner. On the front are 20MP + 2MP sensors, which are housed in a punch-hole camera setup. The Poco X2 comes with up to 8GB RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 2.1 storage. A 4500mAh battery powers the entire package and it also supports 27W fast charge. It is certainly one of the best mobile phones under 20k in India.

The Realme XT features Gorilla Glass 5 on the front and back. It has a curved glass design and comes in two gradient colour options - Pearl Blue and Pearl White. The phone has a 6.4-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Dewdrop display with a small waterdrop notch. The display has a resolution of 1080 x 3240 pixels and a 91.9% screen-to-body ratio. It has a night mode as well. The smartphone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SoC, paired with up to 8GB RAM and up to 128GB of internal storage. It is packs a 4000mAh battery with support for fast charging. The Realme XT sports a 64MP camera made by Samsung. Alongside the primary lens, the smartphone has an 8MP wide-angle lens, a 2MP macro lens, and a 2MP depth sensor. Realme XT is one of the best mobile phones under Rs 20000.

While the K20 is better, it's also quite expensive. The Note 8 Pro, on the other hand is available well under Rs 20,000 and thanks to a MediaTek Helio G90T SoC, it's one of the fastest phone you can buy in that budget. The phone also comes with a 64MP primary camera, along with an 8MP ultra-wide sensor, a 2MP macro lens and another 2MP depth sensor. The Note 8 Pro also comes with Alexa built-in allowing you to control you home appliances hands-free. Its a good mobile phone under Rs 20000.

The Realme X is an all-screen smartphone with a pop-up selfie camera and is one of the best phones between Rs 15000 to Rs 20000 to buy right now. It’s every bit a phone made for 2019 and also features a 48MP Sony sensor on the back. There’s the Snapdragon 710 under the hood coupled with up to 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. It’s powered by Oppo’s ColorOS 6 and has a nifty gaming mode that maximises the frame rates of games like PUBG Mobile and Asphalt 9. The Realme X is the company’s flagship offering and based on our review, it’s one of the best phones you can buy under Rs 20,000.

The Samsung Galaxy M40 takes after the design of the Galaxy S10 with a Infinity-O display. This is one of the best phones to buy under Rs 20,000 from Samsung. It’s not AMOLED however, but a bright TFT panel. Thanks to the new display design, the screen stretches all the way to the edges and as such, makes it a smartphone fit for 2019. The back is made of glossy plastic with a gradient finish and houses a triple-camera setup which includes a 32MP primary sensor, 8MP ultra-wide and 5MP depth sensor. Inside is a Snapdragon 675 SoC coupled with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage.

The Samsung Galaxy M30s looks sleek and stylish with an AMOLED display up front along with a 48MP triple-camera setup at the back. The Galaxy M30s features a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display with 1080 x 2340 pixel resolution at 403 PPI. It is powered by the Exynos 9611 chipset, paired with Mali-G72 MP3 GPU. The handset comes with up to 6GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage. It sports a triple rear camera setup of 48MP + 8MP + 5MP. It has a 16MP selfie shooter as well. But what's best about the phone is the 6000mAh battery inside with support for fast charging. It is Samsung's best phone under Rs 15,000.

The Poco F1 is the obvious choice if you are a performance enthusiast and is one of the fastest phone under Rs 20000. Price effectively at Rs 19,999 for the first flash sale, the Poco F1 packs a flagship Snapdragon 845 SoC with vapour-chamber cooling inside. The most affordable variant has 6GB RAM and 64GB storage along with a dual camera unit at the back. The Poco F1 is clearly the best mobile phone under Rs 20,000 to buy today. The Poco F1 is an anomaly. The Poco F1 has flagship hardware under the hood, but mid-range everything else. The camera, build and design and the display can’t keep up with the more expensive flagships of 2018. However, if a no-nonsense performer is what you’re looking for on a budget, look no further. The Poco F1 packs a dual camera unit at the back — A 12MP IMX 363 sensor with a lens of f/1.8 aperture and a pixel pitch of 1.4um. This is coupled with a 5MP sensor that is only used to capture depth information. Up front is a 20MP sensor that relies on pixel binning to deliver clearer photos with more details with lesser noise under low light. It’s the same setup you find on the company’s flagship Mi 8 and Poco claims it used the Mi 8’s algorithms to optimise the F1’s camera.

The Nokia 8.1 recently received a price-cut and is now available for well under Rs 20,000. It’s a phone with a HDR-display and a premium glass design. The IPS LCD panel can also convert SDR videos to HDR using a dedicated chip inside. Under the hood, there’s a Snapdragon 710 powering things along with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage. The camera on the back is especially good with Zeiss optics and 12MP primary sensor with f/1.8 aperture and a 13MP telephoto lens. On the front is another 20MP sensor with f/2.0 lens for selfies. The Nokia 8.1 is a good buy if you want a stock Android interface with regular updates.