2015-08-09

There are dozens of brands and hundreds of smartphones available in Indian markets these days. Picking an ideal smartphone from the vast number of models is more difficult than searching for a needle in a haystack. To make the task easier, We have compiled a list of smartphones that will make it easy for new smartphone buyers select ideal smartphone. With this list, your search is narrowed down from hundreds of smartphones to less than 40. Take a look and spread the word. Do not go by which site has least price. Do check out if there is any additional discount on credit/debit cards, usually 10% and that makes a difference. Also, some sites offer better and lower EMI rates. Head to this page for recommended Android applications list

We put lot of time and effort to compile this list so that every smartphone buyer benefits. Click on the phone to head to the price list and other information. Do note that the prices are taken from last week of July 2015 and may not match the actual price listed on the site as of now. If you are wondering why Nexus 6 has gone off the list, it is due to a faulty battery issue where the battery is selling and makes the rear panel pop out. A swollen or malfunctioning battery is, on any given day, a danger for user. The phone will be added to the list once Motorola provides a permanent solution/fix.

Above Rs.40,000/-



iPhone 6 plus



Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge



LG G4

LG G Flex 2

iPhone 6

Nokia Lumia 1520

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Samsung Galaxy S6

Motorola Turbo

Sony Xperia Z3

Above Rs.30,000/-

HTC Desire Eye

LG G3

Nokia Lumia 930

HTC One M8 Eye

Sony Xperia Z2

Oppo Find 7

Above Rs.20,000/-

Huawei Honor 6 Plus

Samsung Galaxy A7

Sony Xperia M4 Aqua

Motorola Moto X 2014

OnePlus One

Above Rs.10,000/-

Huawei Honor 6

Lenovo Vibe X2

ASUS Zenfone2 ZE551ML

Lenovo Vibe Z

Lenovo P70

Xiaomi Mi4i

Motorola Moto G 3rd gen

Nokia Lumia 640

Under Rs.10,000/-

Lenovo K3 Note

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G

Microsoft Lumia 535

Lenovo A6000 Plus

Micromax Canvas Win

Xiaomi Redmi 2

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

Flipkart (48,999 onwards); Snapdeal(48,725 onwards); Amazon (47,888 onwards);

The Good

The Bad

5.1” 1440×2560 pixel QHD gorgeous and unique curved display

Exynos 7420 with 4+4 cpu and Mali-T760MP8 gpu

3GB of RAM, 32/64/128GB storage options

16mp rear camera takes stunning photos and videos

5mp front camera can do 1440p videos

2600mAh battery, supports fast charging

115GB of OneDrive storage

Wireless Charging

Better and lighter TouchWiz

Amazing audio quality

Gorgeous build quality with glass and metal material

Fingerprint sensor

Supports

Price is in iPhone zone

Battery not big enough

No micro-SD card slot

Touchwiz is notorious for lag

LG G4

Flipkart (45,550 onwards); Snapdeal(44,500 onwards); Amazon (43,900 onwards);

The Good

The Bad

5.1” 1440×2560 pixel QHD gorgeous and unique curved display

Exynos 7420 with 4+4 cpu and Mali-T760MP8 gpu

3GB of RAM, 32/64/128GB storage options

16mp rear camera takes stunning photos and videos

5mp front camera can do 1440p videos

2600mAh battery, supports fast charging

115GB of OneDrive storage

Wireless Charging

Better and lighter TouchWiz

Amazing audio quality

Gorgeous build quality with glass and metal material

Fingerprint sensor

Supports

Price is in iPhone zone

Battery not big enough

No micro-SD card slot

Touchwiz is notorious for lag

LG G Flex 2

Flipkart (39,989 onwards); Snapdeal (41,290);

The Good

The Bad

5.5” 1080p curved P-OLED display

Great build quality

Qualcomm Snapdraon 810 chip (octa core CPU + Adreno 430 GPU)

2 GB of RAM, 16GB of storage

13mp rear camera with 2160p@30fps, laser auto focus

3000 mAh Li-Po battery

Superb audio quality

microSD card to support upto 2TB memory card

Price

2.1mp front facing

Nothing else in particular

iPhone 6 Plus

Flipkart (54,520 onwards) ; Snapdeal (54,520 onwards) ; Amazon (52,999 onwards) ;

The Good

The Bad

5.5” 1080p IPS panel display

Screaming fast Apple A8 chip

Fingerprint sensor, NFC (Apple pay only)

iOS 8 + OS X Yosemite is a must have combination

Superb camera quality, optical image stabilization built in

Great battery life

Absolutely over priced.

No 2k/4k video recording for camera

Build quality is questionable (search bend-gate)

Phone feels too big, even for a 4.7” display size

No memory upgrade, cannot replace battery

Samsung Galaxy S6

Flipkart (39,390 onwards); Snapdeal (40,800); Amazon (39,700);

The Good

The Bad

5.1” 1440×2560 pixel QHD gorgeous display

Exynos 7420 with 4+4 cpu and Mali-T760MP8 gpu

3GB of RAM, 32/64/128GB storage options

16mp rear camera takes stunning photos and videos

5mp front camera can do 1440p videos

2550mAh battery, supports fast charging

115GB of OneDrive storage

Wireless Charging

Better and lighter TouchWiz

Amazing audio quality

Gorgeous build quality with glass and metal material

Fingerprint sensor, heart-rate sensor, barometer, SpO2

Supports

Price is in iPhone zone

Not every one will like the curved display

Battery not big enough

No FM radio

Touchwiz is notorious for lag

No microSD card slot

Apple iPhone 6

flipkart (45,499 onwards) ; snapdeal (45,200 onwards) ; amazon (45,999 onwards) ;

The Good

The Bad

4.7” 720p IPS panel display

Screaming fast Apple A8 chip

Fingerprint sensor, NFC (Apple pay only)

iOS 8 + OS X Yosemite is a must have combination

Superb camera quality

Price

Display should’ve had 1080p resolution

No 2k/4k video recording for camera

Build quality is questionable (search bend-gate)

Phone feels too big, even for a 4.7” display size

No memory upgrade, cannot replace battery

Nokia Lumia 1520

Price: Snapdeal (49,999);

The Good

The Bad

Butter smooth windows phone UI

6” FullHD super sensitive display

Snapdragon 800/2GB RAM

20mp pureview camera

Battery life (3400mAh battery)

Superb build quality

Great audio quality, trademark Nokia call quality

Wireless charging (optional accessories)

16/32GB storage, microSD card slot

Size of the phone

Battery cannot be replaced by user

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Flipkart (41,900); Snapdeal(39,969); Amazon(41,900 onwards);

The Good

The Bad

5.7” 4k resolution UHD display is stunning

Snapdragon 805, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage

Fingerprint sensor

Massive battery

Best looking Samsung phone, great build quality

Smaller than phones from competition that has smaller display size

S Pen Stylus included in the packages

16mp camera with optical image stabilization takes amazing photos, supports 4k resolution video recording

Great multi-window multitasking mode

Touchwiz creates severe lag as days pass by

USB 2.0 is ancient

Gap between metal frame and display panel

Poor loud speaker.

Motorola Moto Turbo

Flipkart (41,999);

The Good

The Bad

5.2” 1440×2560 pixel resolution Super AMOLED display is gorgeous

Snapdragon 805, 3GB of RAM, 64GB of storage

21mp rear camera with 2160p video recording, 2mp front facing camera

Massive 3900 mAh battery

LTE Enabled

Wireless Charging supported

Splash resistant

Gesture controls

Superb built quality, premium material used

No memory expansion

Available only on Flipkart

Should have come with a better front facing camera

Average audio quality

Price

Sony Xperia Z3

flipkart (39,399) ; snapdeal (37,900 onwards) ; amazon (39,785 onwards) ;

The Good

The Bad

5.2” 1080p IPS panel display is among the best

Superb build quality, dust and water resistent (IP68 certified)

20.7 camera takes quality photos, supports 4k UltraHD video recording.

Snapdragon 801 (quad core CPU + Adreno 330 GPU), 3GB of RAM, 16/32GB internal memory options.

Supports PS4 remote play

Superb audio quality

3200mAh battery

Price

USB 2.0 is ancient

HTC Desire Eye

flipkart (31,349 onwards) ; snapdeal (33,248 onwards);

The Good

The Bad

Solid build quality, typical to HTC. Looks good too

5.2″ 1080p FullHD IPS panel display

IPX7 certified dust and water resistant

HTC Sense UI 6.0 over Android is gorgeous

Snapdragon 801 chip, 2GB RAM and 16GB storage

13mp rear camera with dual tone flash and dedicated camera button

13mp front camera (selfie) with dual tone flash is rarely seen on smartphone

LTE enabled

microSD card slot for memory expansion

Bluetooth v4 provides fast file transfer and wider reach

superb audio reproduction quality

Front facing BoomSound speakers are amazing

No 4K video recording

Plastic body and color options may not appeal everyone

Price

LG G3

32GB/3GB RAM : flipkart (34,999); snapdeal (30,700); amazon (34,999);

The Good

The Bad

Gorgeous quad HD 1440 x 2560 pixel resolution display with minimal bezel

Stunning looks, strong build quality

Quad core Snapdragon 801 @ 2.5GHz, 2/3GB of RAM, 16/32GB of storage space

microSD card supports upto 128GB of expansion

13mp rear camera with OIS, superb image quality

Superb audio quality, Dolby mobile supported

Wireless charging

innovative rear mounted controls

Lithium ion 3000mAh battery

Superb price for a premium phone

It still all plastic design

LG’s reputation at being slow in pushing updates.

3000mAh battery may not be enough, given the high resolution display

Nokia Lumia 930

flipkart (31,999 onwards) ;

The Good

The Bad

5″ 1080p FullHD AMOLED panel display is stunning

Butter smooth Windows Phone OS

Snapdragon 800 chip, 2GB RAM and 32GB storage

20mp pureview camera takes superb photos, 2160p@30fps video recording

LTE enabled

Wireless charging supported

Legendary Nokia build quality with aluminum frame

Windows Phone still playing catch up

1.2mp front camera is ancient

Poor battery life

No memory upgrade, cannot replace battery

HTC One M8 Eye

One M8 Eye : Flipkart (28,666); snapdeal (28,879); Amazon (36,314);

The Good

The Bad

Terrific design, rock solid build quality

Sense UI v6 is light yet elegant

Superb 5” 1080p Super-LCD3 display

quad core 2.3GHz Snapdragon 801 chipset, 2GB of RAM, 16Gb onboard storage

Superb audio quality, boom sound speakers are the best speakers on the phone

Memory expansion using microSD card slot, upto 128GB

HTC Zoe share and Blinkfeed are unique

Better camera than the camera on One M7

2600mAh battery

Camera lacks OIS, not as good as other flagship phone’s cameras

Video recording maxes out at 1080p, no 2k or 4k recording

microUSB v2.0 is ancient

Sony Xperia Z2

flipkart (27,199 onwards) ; snapdeal (27,680 onwards) ; amazon (26,600 onwards);

The Good

The Bad

Superb build quality, dust and water resistant

5.2” FullHD IPS display

Snapdragon 801, 3GB of RAM, 16GB onboard storage

microSD card slot

20.7mp camera can do 4k video recording

Huge 3200mAh battery

NFC, Bluetooth v4, USB on-the-go

Great loud speaker quality

Super audio playback quality

Wireless charging (optional back cover)

Premium noise cancelling headset included in the box.

USB 2.0 is ancient

Does not support DivX/Xvid (need a 3rd party player for this)

Display is not as bright or vibrant as Xperia Z1’s.

Motorola Moto X 2014

flipkart (21,999 onwards) ;

The Good

The Bad

5.2” 1080p AMOLED display is gorgeous

Superb build quality, typical of Motorola

Snapdragon 801 chip, 2GB RAM, 16/32GB onboard

13mp camera with QHD resolution 4K resolution recording

50GB Google Drive cloud storage

Gesture support

Clean Android build, doesn’t slow down like Samsung phones

USB 2.0 is ancient

No memory expansion

Battery life is comparatively less

Oppo Find 7a

Snapdeal (26,341 onwards) ;

The Good

The Bad

5.5” 1080p IPS panel display

Quad core HiSilicon Kirin 925 chip, 3 GB of RAM, 16/32GB onboard storage options

Huge 3100 mAh battery

Dual 8mp rear camera, 8mp front facing camera

DTS Audio

NFC, Bluetooth v4

LTE supported

Massive 3600mAh battery

Dual SIM

USB 2.0 is ancient

Still on KitKat

Support is a ?

Updates is a ?

Samsung Galaxy A7

Flipkart (24,850 onwards) ; snapdeal (25,950 onwards) ; amazon (24,990);

The Good

The Bad

5.5″ 1080p FullHD SuperAMOLED panel display

Full metal body, sturdy design. Looks elegant

Snapdragon 615 chip, 2GB RAM and 16GB storage

13mp rear camera and 5mp front facing camera

LTE enabled

microSD card slot for memory expansion

Superb audio reproduction quality

Superb battery life

Bluetooth v4 provides fast file transfer and wider reach

Touchwiz lag can be frustrating

Snapdragon 615 is not ideal for heavy gaming

Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Dual

Flipkart (19,390) ; Amazon (20,290); Snapdeal (20,360);

The Good

The Bad

IP68 certified dust and water resistant

Sturdy design

2GB RAM, 16GB storage onboard

13mp rear camera, 5mp front facing camera

LTE enabled

Snapdragon 615 chip

Very good battery backup

Bluetooth v4.1 provides fast file transfer and wider reach

Sony should have provided 1080p display

Snapdragon 615 is not ideal for heavy gaming

No Quick Charge support

OnePlus One

64GB : amazon (21,999); flipkart (21,998);

16GB : amazon (18,999);

The Good

The Bad

5.5” 720p LTPS LCD display

Snapdragon quad core Chip, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of onboard storage

NFC, Bluetooth v4

3100mAh battery

50GB cloud storage from Dropbox

13mp rear facing camera, 5mp front facing camera

Highly customizable CyanogenMod OS

Price

USB 2.0 is ancient

No FM radio

Support is a ?

Huawei Honor 6

flipkart (16,999 onwards) ;

The Good

The Bad

5” 1080p IPS panel display

Quad core HiSilicon Kirin 920 chip, 3 GB of RAM, 16/32GB onboard storage options

Huge 3100 mAh battery

13mp camera with 1080p resolution, 5mp front facing camera

NFC, Bluetooth v4

LTE supported

Dual SIM

USB 2.0 is ancient

Support is a ?

Updates is a ?

Lenovo Vibe X2 4G

flipkart (16,440); Amazon (16,200); Snapdeal (15,798 onwards);

The Good

The Bad

5” 1080p fullHD display

MediatTek MT6595m octa core processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage

LTE network support, Dual SIM

Price

Air gestures

13mp rear facing camera, 5mp front facing camera

Bluetooth v4.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

No NFC

2300mAh battery is not big enough

Lenovo Vibe Z

Flipkart (16,200); snapdeal (16,625); amazon (16,000);

The Good

The Bad

Price

Ridiculously thin, at 7.9mm

5.5” 1080p IPS panel display

Snapdragon 800 (2.2GHz quad core CPU + Adreno 330 GPU), 2GB RAM, 16GB onboard storage

13mp rear camera takes great pictures, 5mp front facing camera takes great selfies

Lithium Polymer 3000mAh battery

No memory expansion

Plasticky build, overly glossy elements.

Lenovo service and support is a ?

ASUS Zenfone 2 ZE551ML

flipkart (14,999 onwards) ;

The Good

The Bad

Price

Dual-SIM, LTE supported

5.5″ FullHD IPS display is a treat

Sturdy design, looks elegant

4GB RAM, 32GB storage onboard

13mp rear camera takes excellent photos, 5mp front facing camera

2.3GHz Intel Atom Z3560 does not heat up like Snapdragon chips

microSD card slot for memory expansion

Wi-Fi : 802.11ac supported

Super low SAR (radiation)

Bluetooth v4 provides fast file transfer and wider reach

Superb battery life, thanks 3000mAh battery

Looks bigger than other phones with 5.5″ display

Confusing naming/variants

Weighs 170 grams

Rear controls will take some time to get used to

Lenovo P70

Flipkart (15,190 onwards) ; snapdeal (14,016 onwards) ; amazon (13,957);

The Good

The Bad

Price

Dual-SIM

5″ 720p HD IPS display

Sturdy design

2GB RAM, 16GB storage onboard

13mp rear camera, 5mp front facing camera

MediaTek MT6752 chip with octa core CPU

Superb battery life, thanks to huge 4000mAh battery

Lenovo support is a ?

Still on KitKat

Xiaomi Mi4i

flipkart (12,999) ;

The Good

The Bad

5″ 1080p FullHD IPS panel Sunlight display

Amaxing price

Dual SIM card slots, both support 4G LTE

Made for India

Snapdragon 615 2nd gen, 2GB RAM and 16GB storage

13mp rear camera and 5mp front facing camera are superb

MIUI 6 is among the best overlay UI for Android, no lag

Android Lollipop

Visual IVR is cool

Mi Cloud backup

3120mAh battery

Connect pen drive using USB OTG

Bluetooth v4.1 provides fast file transfer and wider reach

802.11ac Wi-Fi with MIMO support

No memory expansion

Available only via flash sale on Flipkart as of now

Only the white color variant is avaiable

Microsoft Lumia 640

Flipkart (8,999);

The Good

The Bad

Price

Dual SIM

LTE (in deactive state, can be enabled by s/w patch)

5” 720p resolution IPS display

Snapdragon 400 with quad core CPU, 1GB of RAM

Windows Phone 8.1

Superb build and color options

8GB onboard storage, microSD card slot

8mp rear camera

Microsoft Windows Phone OS is great for productivity lovers

Nokia HERE navigation and mapping tools

1TB free OneDrive storage

1 year Office 365 Personal subscription (launch offer), worth Rs.3,299/-

Nothing in particular

average battery life

Front facing camera is 1mp only

Motorola Moto G 2015

flipkart (11,999 onwards);

The Good

The Bad

Price

Dual SIM card slots

4G LTE support

Solid build quality, great looks

IPX7 water resistant (1 mtr, upto 30 minutes)

Clean Android build, better OS update rate then other brands

5” 720p IPS panel display

Snapdragon 410 with quad core CPU, 1GB/2GB of RAM, 8GB/16GB onboard storage options

microSD card slot for storage expansion

13mp rear camera, 5mp front facing camera

Very good audio quality

Snapdragon 615 would have been better

Available only on Flipkart

Lenovo K3 Note

flipkart (9,999 onwards) ;

The Good

The Bad

Dual SIM

Price

5.5″ 1080p FullHD display

4G LTE

Good build quality

Dual Atmos built-in

MediaTek MT6752 chip (octa core CPU, Mali-T760MP2 GPU)

16GB storage onboard, 2GB RAM

13mp rear camera and 5mp front facing camera

3000mAh battery

microSD card slot for memory expansion

Bluetooth v4.1 provides fast file transfer and wider reach

Lenovo support is a ?

Strictly available via flash sales

Redmi Note 4G

Flipkart (9,999); Amazon (7,999 onwards); Snapdeal(7,999 onwards);

The Good

The Bad

Price

4G network at low price

5.5” 720p IPS LCD display

Quad core Snapdragon 400 chipset

2GB of RAM, 8GB of onboard storage

13mp rear facing camera, 5mp front facing camera

3100mAh battery

Difficult to get one

Nothing in particular

Microsoft Lumia 535

flipkart (7,100 onwards) ; snapdeal (6,935 onwards) ; amazon (7,031 onwards);

The Good

The Bad

Dual SIM

Price

Windows Phone is butter smooth

Upgradeable to Windows Phone 10

5″ IPS LCD display

5mp rear camera and 5mp front facing camera

Sturdy build quality, user swappable rear plate

8GB storage onboard, 1GB RAM

microSD card slot for memory expansion

Bluetooth v4 provides fast file transfer and wider reach

Low resolution display (540×960)

Windows Phone still lagging behind Android/iOS in apps catalogue

Lenovo A6000 Plus

flipkart (7,499 onwards) ;

The Good

The Bad

Dual SIM

Price

5″ 720p HD display

Good build quality, feels lightweight

Dual Dolby Digital Plus speakers

Snapdragon 410 chip, 8GB storage onboard, 2GB RAM

8mp rear camera and 2mp front facing camera

microSD card slot for memory expansion

Bluetooth v4 provides fast file transfer and wider reach

Nothing in particular

Micromax Canvas Win

Flipkart (5,999 onwards) ; Snapdeal (6,000 onwards) ; Amazon (5,699 onwards);

The Good

The Bad

5” 720p IPS LCD display

Windows Phone 8.1 is butter smooth and aesthetically pleasing

Snapdragon 200 with quad core CPU

1GB RAM and 8GB onboard storage

microSD card slot

8mp rear facing camera, 2 mp front facing camera

Dual SIM card slots

Battery is only 2000mAh

Support is a big ?

Shelf life for Micromax products is low

Xiaomi Redmi 2

flipkart (6,999 onwards) ; Amazon (5,999); Snapdeal(5,999);

The Good

The Bad

Dual SIM, LTE support

Price

4.7″ 720p HD display

MIUI 6 is gorgeous

Good build quality, feels lightweight

Dual Dolby Digital Plus speakers

Snapdragon 410 chip, 8GB storage onboard, 1GB RAM

8mp rear camera and 2mp front facing camera

microSD card slot for memory expansion

Bluetooth v4 provides fast file transfer and wider reach

Nothing in particular

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