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1. HTC Desire 826:
The HTC Desire 826 is the new entrant in the Indian Smartphone market. It carries forward the beautiful design trend of HTC’s mid ranged devices. A great thing about the phone is that it has a 13 MP selfie camera! So, with this phone, there is no partiality between the front and the rear cameras, both are equal. HTC has launched the Desire 826 in other countries with a 4 Ultra Pixel front camera but in India they have launched it with 13 MP front camera, which takes great selfies. The 13 MP rear camera comes with intelligent BSI sensor along with f/2.2 aperture which is capable of taking great pictures even at low light conditions. The phone is powered by the powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Octa Core Processor coupled with 2 GB of RAM. The performance of the phone is very good and can handle gaming and multitasking smoothly. It sports a 5.5 inches Full HD display with 401 ppi pixel density which is very impressive. It runs on the latest Android OS v5.0.1 (Lollipop). It come with 16 GB internal storage which is expandable upto 128 GB which is great. It supports Dual Sim and 4G (LTE). It also comes with It has a decent battery life with the 2600 mAh battery. The speaker of the phone comes with HTC BoomSound with Dolby Audio, which gives very good sound quality. Overall, this is a great phone at this price, you get the design and brand value of HTC with great cameras, good performance and the latest software. Perfect package!
| PRICE | Rs 24,000 @  Rs 35000 @  Rs 25,999 @  |
|---|---|
| OS | Android OS, v5.0.1 (Lollipop) |
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Octa Core (1.7 GHz + 1 GHz ) Processor |
| RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| SCREEN | 5.5 inches, Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen |
| DISPLAY | 1080 x 1920 pixels, 401 ppi pixel density |
| SIM | Dual Sim (GSM + LTE) |
| CAMERA | Primary Camera: 13 MP, Secondary Camera: 13 MP, Flash: YES |
| MEMORY | Internal Storage 16 GB, microSD expandable upto 128 GB |
| BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Po 2600 mAh battery |
| OTHERS | 4G, 3G, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS |
2. Huawei Honor 6 Plus:
This is a beast of the phones!! It has got everything. It’s very powerful, it’s stylish, it has great cameras and a great battery life. The recently launched Honor 6 Plus is one of the best phones from Huawei. The phone’s design is very good, it’s simple but very strong and the back panel design is very premium. It runs on the Octa Core Hisilicon Kirin processor from Huawei which is very fast. It has got a 3 GB RAM and the performance of the phone is very very fast, comparable to the latest flagship phones of the big brands. It has got a Mali-T628 MP4 GPU which gives a very good graphics performance and you can play any of the heavy games very smoothly. Also, the phone doesn’t heat up too much while playing heavy games. It sports a 5.5 inches Full HD display which is very sharp. When it comes to the camera, this is one the best camera phones in the world currently. It has a dual parallel 8MP rear camera which means, it has two cameras at the back, both of 8 MP and both work simultaneously to take great pictures. The camera has also many features like it can take pictures very quickly, HDR and autofocus work pretty well. Also, it has an option to change the focus to pictures after taking the shots. The 8 MP front camera is also great. And it has also got a great 3600 mAh battery. Overall, if you want a phone for gaming, watching videos, photography or simply if you are not limited to HTC, Samsung, Sony then this is the best one in this range.
| PRICE | Rs 26,499 @ |
|---|---|
| OS | Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), Emotion UI 3.0 |
| CPU | 1.8 GHz + 1.3 GHz Hisilicon Kirin 925 Octa Core Processor |
| RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| SCREEN | 5.5 inches, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen |
| DISPLAY | 1080 x 1920 pixels, 401 ppi pixel density |
| SIM | Single Sim, GSM |
| CAMERA | Rear Camera: 8 MP + 8 MP (Dual Rear Camera), Front Camera: 8 MP, LED Flash: dual-LED flash |
| MEMORY | Internal Storage 32 GB, microsd expandable upto 128 GB |
| BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Po 3600 mAh battery |
| OTHERS | 3G, 4G, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS |
3. Sony Xperia Z1:
The Sony Xperia Z1 is still among the finest phones in the world. It has got absolute stunning design with blazing fast performance. The phone’s design is pretty similar to all the Sony’s latest flagship phones with the back of the phone also containing glass. The phone has got the old generation flagship processor which is the Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Processor having 4 cores and it is clocked at 2.2 GHz. The phone has 2 GB RAM and the performance of the phone is really very smooth and fast. The phone has a 5 inches screen with the screen resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels which is absolutely great, Sony has used the Triluminos display & X-Reality Engine which makes the display quite good. It has got a 20.7 MP camera which is too good. Also, the phone is waterproof and dust-resistant. It has also got a good battery backup with the Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery. Overall, the Xperia Z1 is still a great choice. If you want a very premium phone with great features and a design which feels amazing then this is the one to go for.
| PRICE | Rs. 22,500 @ Rs. 25220 @ Rs. 25,220.00 @ |
|---|---|
| OS | Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v5.0.2 (Lollipop) |
| CPU | Quad-core 2.2 GHz Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Processor |
| RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| SCREEN | 5.0 inches, Shatter proof glass with Triluminos display & X-Reality Engine |
| DISPLAY | 1080 x 1920 pixels, 441 ppi pixel density |
| SIM | Single Sim (Micro-SIM) |
| CAMERA | Rear Camera: 20.7 MP, Front Camera: 2 MP, LED Flash: Yes |
| MEMORY | Internal Storage 16 GB, microsd expandable upto 64 GB |
| BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery |
| OTHERS | 3G, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS |
4. LG G2:
What a phone from LG! Smartphones have evolved much but they come with little innovation now. But the LG G2 came with one such innovation – The LG G2 has button less bezel, the volume rocker and the power button are on the back side of the phone. This was a new concept and many people actually liked it so, LG has continued the same design with the LG G3 and now with its 2015 flagship LG G4 (launch details). The phone is feature packed and runs on excellent hardware. The phone runs on the Snapdragon 800 Processor with 2 GB of RAM and its for sure you won’t face any lags using the phone. The phone has amazing 5.2 inches Full HD display which is bright crisp and sharp. The 13 MP rear camera of the phone is very good. It comes with two storage options 16 GB & 32 GB but doesn’t have the microSD slot. Also, with 3000 mAh battery the phone has a very good battery life. So, if you are looking for a great device, then this can also be a good choice. The 32 GB version is little costlier and you can get it here. Also, at this price the great LG Google Nexus 5 is also available, it can be a great choice if you want pure Android experience with faster updates
| PRICE | Rs. 20,500 @ Rs. 21888 @ Rs. 24,999 @ |
|---|---|
| OS | Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Beans), upgradable to v5.0.2 (Lollipop) |
| CPU | Quad-core 2.26 GHz Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Processor |
| RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| SCREEN | 5.2 inches, True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 |
| DISPLAY | 1080 x 1920 pixels, 424 ppi pixel density |
| SIM | Single SIM |
| CAMERA | 13 MP Primary Camera, Secondary Camera: 2.1 MP |
| MEMORY | Internal Storage 16 GB, microsd unexpandable |
| BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery |
| OTHERS | 3G, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS |
5. Gionee Elife S7:
This is another new phone launched in this range and this time by Gionee. The first thing you can notice when you get the phone in your hands is that, it’s very slim and it feels premium. The Gionee Elife S7 is just 5.5 mm thick. The phone has a pretty good and strong build quality, it comes with glass at the back like the Sony Flagship phones, and the bezels of the phone have metal linings. The phone not only looks beautiful from outside but the Amigo 3.0 UI running on top of Android Lollipop makes the phone beautiful from inside as well. It runs on the Octa-core 1.7 GHz Mediatek MT6752 Processor coupled with 2 GB RAM. It has very good performance and everything runs smoothly. It sports a great 5.2 inches Super AMOLED display with Full HD resolution. The display of the phone is very good with great viewing angles. It has 13 MP rear and 8 MP front camera and the picture quality of both the cameras is very good. The phone is very slim but this time the camera unit doesn’t pops out from the back, it’s inline with the back and thus the camera lens is prevented from additional scratches. It supports Dual sim and it is also 4G capable. It has a good 2750 mAh battery. One thing which can be a turn off for many is that it has only 16 GB of internal storage which can’t be expanded. Overall, the phone has a great slim design and good performance and can be a good choice if 16 GB is enough for you.
| PRICE | Rs @ Rs 25,000 @ Rs 24,999 @  |
|---|---|
| OS | Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) |
| CPU | Octa-core 1.7 GHz Mediatek MT6752 Processor |
| RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| SCREEN | 5.2 inches, Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen |
| DISPLAY | 1080 x 1920 pixels, 424 ppi pixel density |
| SIM | Dual Sim (GSM + LTE) |
| CAMERA | Primary Camera: 13 MP, Secondary Camera: 8 MP, Flash: YES |
| MEMORY | Internal Storage 16 GB, microSD unexpandable |
| BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Ion 2750 mAh battery |
| OTHERS | 4G, 3G, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS |
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