Best Smartphones Under 25000 in India

Xiaomi’s flagship was the first smartphone in India to offer the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC, but its charm was robbed by the OnePlus 3. However, if your budget doesn't allow you to spend an extra 5K on the OnePlus 3, the Xiaomi Mi5 is still your best option for the price. The phone is quite good looking, performs well, has a decent battery life and the camera does in impressive job in daylight conditions. Specs: Display: 5.15-inch, 1080p SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 RAM: 3GB Storage: 32GB Camera: 16MP, 4MP Battery: 3000mAh OS: Android 6.0

If we had to give the best performance for the price across all price categories, the Z2 Plus would have won hands down. However, in this best phone under 25000 list, the phone settles for a second position. Offering a commendable performance, a decent battery life in a small and handy device, the Z2 Plus is a very good choice for people looking for a budget flagship. Although, the camera could have been better. Specs: Display: 5-inch, 1080p SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 RAM: 4GB Storage: 64GB Camera: 13MP, 8MP Battery: 3500mAh OS: Android 6.0

The Coolpad Cool 1 is not the best phone in thus sub-25K price bracket, but it is the most well balanced one. It performs well, thanks to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 SoC, is well built, has decent battery life and offers one of the best cameras we have seen on a budget smartphone lately. What more could you want? Specs: Display: 5.5-inch,1080 p SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 RAM: 4GB Storage: 32 GB Camera: dual 13MP, 8MP Battery: 4000 mAh OS: Android 6.0

If you like watching movies on your phone, then the Xiaomi Mi Max Prime is the like the best option for you. The device boasts a rather large 6.44-inch display backed by a Snapdragon 652 SoC giving it more than enough horsepower to run a high-res movie without hiccups. Adding to that, the phone has a two day battery life and 128GB internal storage.

The Moto Z Play may not be as powerful as the Xiaomi Mi5, but it is still one of better smartphones we have reviewed in recent times. We loved the stock like interface of the phone, the rear camera is quite good and the phone offers best in class battery life. In addition to all that it supports Motorola's Moto mods.

The Asus Zenfone 3 is powered by the same Snapdragon 625 SoC as the Moto Z Play, and offers a similar performance as well. However, the phone does a decent job as long as you don't game on it. In addition to that the rear camera is good and the phone also provides a day’s worth of battery life.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note is one of the best phones in the sub-15K price category and hence makes its way here as well. This budget device offers decent performance thanks to the Snapdragon 625 SoC and availability of ample RAM. The phone is available in 32GB or 64GB storage options and has one of the best battery life you can have a smartphone today.

If you are a camera enthusiast and are looking for a dual camera phone with good image quality under 25K, the Honor 6X deserves a second look. While the Cool 1 offers a similar camera performance, in our tests the Honor 6X comes out to be a little better. Further, the phone has a really good display and a decent battery life.

The Nubia Z11 Mini may not be as powerful as the rest of the phones in this list, but it has the best camera among the lot. This small phone carries a 16MP camera at its back, which take brilliant pictures no matter the light conditions. The image quality falls just short of that of the OnePlus 3T. Rest of the specifications and overall performance of the device is just average and is only good enough for light users.