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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