At the start of 2014, the entry level or the budget category was a segment where OEMs were not really focused and many of the smartphones which were launching had either poor hardware or outdated software. But in May 2014, things changed drastically when Motorola announced the Moto E with decent specs and came with latest software. This is when other OEMs starting bringing in competitive devices.
Now we have plethora of devices with really competitive hardware and pricing. ASUS, Xiaomi, Huawei and Micromax have come up with some great devices in this category. So here is a list of some of the best Android smartphones you can pick below Rs 10000 in India.
ASUS Zenfone 5
The device comes with 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive multi touch display with Corning gorilla glass 3 protection and is powered by a 2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2580 processor with 1GB of RAM. The device runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean with Zen UI and is upgradable to KitKat. The device also comes with 8MP rear camera and a 2MP front facing camera. It is powered by the 2110mAh battery and comes in 8GB and 16GB variants.
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Moto E
Moto E comes with a 4.3 inch qHD display with a resolution of 960 X 540. The device runs on 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 dual core processor with 1GB RAM. There is also 4GB of internal storage which can be expanded to 32GB via memory card. The device also comes with a 5MP fixed focus camera without a flash. There is also no front facing camera on the phone. The most important aspect of the phone is the software which is Android 4.4.2 KitKat and we don’t see too many phones in the INR 7000 price range running Android KitKat.
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Redmi 1S
The Redmi 1S comes with a 4.7 inch HD display (1280 X 720) and is powered by Snapdragon Quad Core 400 processor with 1GB of RAM. The device also comes with 8GB internal storage and has microSD card support for expanding the storage. Redmi 1S also features a 8MP camera with LED flash and a 1.6-megapixel front-facing camera. The device is powered by 2050mAh battery and runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean with MIUI V5 on top of it.
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Huawei Honor Holly
Huawei Honor Holly is the latest entry level device from the company and it comes with 5 inch HD display and is powered by 1.3Ghz MediaTek Quad core processor with 1GB RAM. One of the surprising feature of the device is that it comes with 16GB internal storage. There isn’t any other smartphone which offers 16GB below Rs 10000 price point.The phone also has 8MP rear camera with LED flash and a 2MP front facing camera for video calls. The phone runs the latest version of Android 4.4 KitKat with the Emotion UI. The phone also has dual SIM card support.
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Micromax A190 Canvas HD Plus
The device comes with 5 inch IPS LCD display with 720p resolution and is powered by 1.5 GHz MT6591 Hexa core chipset. The device comes with 1GB of RAM and also has 8GB internal storage. The memory on the device can be expanded via microSD card. The user available memory is at 4.76GB. The display also gets Gorilla Glass protection. The device comes with 8 MP primary shooter which can record full HD 1080P videos. The front fixed focus camera on the other hand has a 2 MP sensor for basic video calling. The device also comes with 2000 mAh battery.
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Samsung Galaxy Core 2
The device comes with a 4.5 inch WVGA (480 x 800 pixels) touch screen display and runs on an 1.2 GHz quad core processor with 512MB RAM. There is also a 5MP rear camera and a 0.3MP front facing camera for video calls. The device comes with 4GB internal memory with expandable memory card support. The phone has a 2000mAh battery included. The phone comes with Android 4.4 Kitkat out of the box.
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Micromax Canvas A1
Micromax Canvas A1 is the first Android One device from the company and has a 4.5inch FWVGA display and is powered by a 1.3Ghz Quad Core processor with 1GB RAM and 4GB internal storage. There is also 5MP rear and 2MP front cameras. The device runs on Android 4.4.4 KitKat out of the box and is upgradable to Android Lollipop.
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Sony Xperia E3
Xperia E3 features a 4.5-inch 854×480 pixels capacitive display and is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 CPU and 1GB RAM. It features 5MP rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. The device runs on Android 4.4 KitKat. It has 4GB internal storage that is expandable by 32GB with a microSD card. It also packs a 2330mAh battery and the Sony Battery STAMINA mode.
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Moto G (1st Gen)
The device comes with a 4.5inch display with a resolution of 1280 X720p (HD) and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat. The device also sports a 2070mAh battery and has a 5MP camera. It features 1GB RAM and Quad core Snapdragon processor. The device comes in both 8GB and 16 GB variants. After the release of Second generation Moto G, the first gen prices were reduced and this version is still a good device below Rs 10000. The only drawback of the device is that it does not have microSD card support.
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HTC Desire 516
The phone features a 5 inch qHD display and runs on Snapdragon 200 chipset with a quad-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A7 processor and Adreno 302 GPU and 1GB of RAM. The phone also comes with a 5MP rear camera and a 2MP front camera, a LED flash. There is also 4GB expandable storage included in the device along with a 1,950mAh battery. The Desire 516 is a dual-SIM smartphone and runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean skinned with HTC Sense UI v5.1.
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Xiaomi Redmi Note
The device comes with a 5.5 inch HP display with IPS technology and is powered by a 1.7Ghz Octa Core processor with Mali 450GPU. The device has 2GB of RAM and also comes with 8GB internal storage which is expandable to 32GB via microSD card. The phone also comes with a 13MP rear camera with LED flash and 1080p recording. The phone also features a 5MP camera for video calls and Selfie. It runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean with MIUI which is a custom UI from the company. The phone is powered by a 3200mAh battery.
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