2015 has been a year where we saw some stunning flagship devices from companies like Apple, Samsung, LG, Huawei or even LG. But buying a flagship device like Galaxy Note 5, Xperia Z5 or a Nexus 6P will cost you at least Rs 40,000. These phones are the best from the respective companies and offer the best user experience as well. This year we also saw a lot of new device tagged as ‘affordable flagships’. These phones offer great hardware and specs which can be matched to the flagships, yet they cost less.
If you don’t have the budget to buy the flagships, here are the best ‘affordable flagships’ under Rs 25,000 in India.
1. OnePlus 2:
OnePlus 2 is one of the most hyped devices for this year and it does pack powerful hardware. The phone features a 5.5 inch Full HD display and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2.1 processor with 4GB DDR3 RAM. The phone runs on Oxygen OS which is a custom OS on top of Android 5.1. The phone comes with a 13MP rear camera, fingerprint scanner, USB C type charging and 3300mAh battery.
The device also comes with 64GB internal storage.
Price: Rs 24, 999
2. Yu Yutopia:
Yu Yutopia is the company’s flagship and comes with high end specs which includes a 5.2 inch Quad HD (2560×1440) display and is powered by the Snapdragon 810 64-bit processor paired with 4GB of RAM and 32GB internal storage along with microSD card expansion slot. Yutopia packs a 21-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 4K video recording capabilities for shutterbugs and there is an 8MP selfie camera. The phone runs on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop with Cyanogen OS 12.1 on top of it.
It also has a 3000mAh battery.
Price: Rs 24999
3. Honor 7:
Honor 7 comes with a 5.2 inch Full HD display with a pixel density of 423ppi. The phone is powered by the 64-bit Kirin 935 chipset while clocking the speed at 2.2 GHz and this is an in-house processor. The phone also packs 3GB of RAM. The device comes in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB internal storage along with micro SD card expansion slot.
Honor 7 runs Android 5.0 Lollipop with Huawei’s Emotion UI v3.1 on top. The phone comes with a 3100mAh battery with fast charging. The phone packs a 20 MP rear camera and Phase Detection Auto Focus allowing it to focus on a subject in just 0.1 seconds. There is also a 8MP front camera.
Price: Rs 22,999
4. Qiku Q Terra:
Qiku Q Terra is a recent entrant into the Indian smartphone arena. Qiku Q Terra comes with 6 inch Full HD (1920 X 1080p) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 support. The phone is powered by Snapdragon 808 Hexa core processor coupled with 3GB of RAM. The speciality of the device is the dual 13MP rear camera with LED flash and also an 8MP front camera for selfies and video calls. It also has fingerprint scanner at the rear panel which can unlock the device in 0.5 seconds.
It runs on 360 OS based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. There is 16GB of internal storage which is expandable to 128GB via micro SD card. It has a hybrid dual SIM card with 4G LTE support. The battery capacity is at 3600mAh which also supports quick charging.
Price: Rs 19,999
5. ASUS Zenfone 2 Deluxe:
ASUS Zenfone 2 was first announced at CES 2015 and it is the first smartphone to feature 4GB RAM. The Zenfone 2 Deluxe is a variant of Zenfone 2 with 64GB storage. It features a 5.5 inch Full HD display and is powered by Super Quad Core 64 bit processors from Intel (Z3580) clocked at 2.3Ghz. It has 13MP rear camera with f/2.0 aperture and has laser auto focus and front 5MP camera.
It also comes with a 3000mAh battery.
Price: Rs 22,999
6. Nexus 5X:
Nexus 5X comes with 5.2-inch 1080p (Full HD) display and is powered by an Hexa-Core Snapdragon 808 processor coupled with 2GB of RAM. The phone also comes with 16GB and 32GB internal storage without an expansion slot. The battery capacity of the 5X is at 2700mAh. It has a 12.3MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, laser auto focus and a 5MP front-facing camera.
The device has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Price: Rs 22,999 (16GB)
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