6. Meizu M2 Note:

Meizu, another Chinese brand which recently entered India, has upgraded its M1 Note with the new M2 Note. The new phone packs some great specs at a very low price. Design wise the phone looks good and pretty much inspired by the iPhone 5C. It runs on the 64-bit 1.3GHz MT6753 octa core Processor coupled with 2 GB RAM and has a very good performance. It has a 5.5 inches Full HD screen with 403 ppi pixel density which is great. It has a 13 MP rear camera with ƒ/2.2 aperture, 5-element lens, 4X digital zoom, 300° panoramic lens, Blue glass IR filter and Dual LED flash, it is capable of clicking 30 photos per second. The 5 MP front camera comes with ƒ/2.0 aperture, 4-element lens, 69° wide angle and Face AE face light boost. The quality of both the cameras is good, the phone camera is very fast and clicks images instantly without any shutter lags. It runs Flyme 4.5 OS on top of the latest Android 5.1 Lollipop. The Flyme OS looks beautiful and comes with many features and options for customizations. The phone comes with 16 GB internal storage which is expandable upto 128 GB. It supports Dual sim and 4G. The 3100 mAh battery gives the phone a good battery backup. The phone looks great and is powerful enough to give a tough competition to the most popular phones like the Asus Zenfone 2, Xiaomi Mi 4i, Lenovo K3 Note & Yureka Plus, but other companies have better established themselves in India. Overall, the Meizu M2 Note with its excellent features and powerful specs, is a great package so, if you are open to invest in a new company, you can get a great value for money with this phone.

PRICE	Rs. 9,999 @
OS	Android v5.0 (Lollipop) | UI - Flyme 4.5
CPU	64-bit 1.3GHz MT6753 octa core Processor
RAM	2 GB RAM
SCREEN	5.5 inches, IGZO capacitive touchscreen
DISPLAY	1080 x 1920 pixels, 403 ppi pixel density
SIM	Dual SIM
CAMERA	Rear Camera: 13 MP, Flash: Yes (dual-tone flash) | Front Camera: 5 MP, Flash: No
MEMORY	Internal Storage 16 GB, microSD expandable upto 128 GB
BATTERY	3100 mAh battery
BODY	Weight: 149 grams, Thickness: 8.7 mm
OTHERS	4G, 3G, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS

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7. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G:

Price cut!!! The Redmi Note has got a whooping 2,000 Rs. price cut and now it’s available at 7,999 Rs. The Redmi Note is again a good phone in this range which comes with 5.5 inches screen and 2 GB RAM. This was the 3rd launch of Xiaomi in the Indian Smartphone market and it is yet again a successful Xiaomi smartphone (A legal ban on Xiaomi in India has forced to stop the sale of the Octa Core version of Redmi Note but the 4G Variant of this phone is still available, so here we are considering the Redmi Note 4G). It runs on the Quad Core 1.6 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Processor and 2 GB of RAM which delivers pretty good and fast performance. It sports a big 5.5 inches screen with 720 x 1280 pixels resolution and 267 ppi pixel density, well it’s not great but its good for 10000 Rs. It has got big numbers for the cameras. It features a 13 MP rear camera and 5 MP front camera, the camera quality is very good, one of the best at this price. The 3100 mAh battery gives a very good battery backup to the phone. The phone weighs 199 grams and is surely on the heavier side but it packs big screen and big battery so its justified. Overall, it offers pretty balanced equations with good performance, decent build quality and good battery and can be a very good buying choice especially if you are little low on budget, but if you want a dual sim phone stay away from it.

PRICE	Rs. 7,999 @  Rs. 7,999 @  Rs. 7,999 @
OS	Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)
CPU	Quad-core 1.6 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Processor
RAM	2 GB RAM
SCREEN	5.5 inches, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
DISPLAY	720 x 1280 pixels, 267 ppi pixel density
SIM	Single Sim
CAMERA	Rear Camera: 13 MP, Front Camera: 5 MP, LED Flash: Yes
MEMORY	Internal Storage 8 GB, microsd expandable upto 64 GB
BATTERY	Li-Polymer, 3100 mAh
OTHERS	4G, 3G, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS

                              

8. Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo:

You can get great specs from many companies but still there is a room for Samsung, for the kind of brand value and service it offers. Talking about the S3 Neo, it is Samsung’s old warrior in a refreshed form but, it is actually a very good device and can be a good choice if you want to buy a good compact Samsung phone. It sports a more comfortable screen size of 4.8 inches and it has got a great display if you want a phone from a reputed international brand at this price. It features a Super AMOLED HD display with 306 ppi pixel density. The camera and the battery life of the phone is not amongst the best but they are acceptable. The phone is very good on storage with its 16 GB internal and 64 GB expandable memory. Overall, the S3 Neo can be a good choice if you are looking for a better design and a comfortable screen size which is not too big. If you want a Samsung phone, increasing your budget a little and going with the newly launched Galaxy J5 @ 11,999 Rs will be a much better deal.

PRICE	Rs [wpws url="http://www.flipkart.com/samsung-galaxy-s3-neo/p/itme3q7q93m77cg6?pid=MOBDUZSYRMG7R3U9&affid=besttechgu" xpath="//*%5B@itemprop='price'%5D/@content" xpathdecode="1"] @  Rs.[wpws url="http://www.snapdeal.com/product/samsung-galaxy-s3-neo-gti9300i/972745199?utm_source=aff_prog&utm_campaign=afts&offer_id=16&aff_id=10737" selector=".payBlkBig"] @  Rs[wpws url="http://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B00JHDO1NS" selector="#priceblock_saleprice"] @
OS	Android 4.3 (Jellybean), Upgradable to Android 4.4.4 (KitKat)
CPU	Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Processor
RAM	1.5 GB RAM
SCREEN	4.8 inches, Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
DISPLAY	720 x 1280 pixels, 306 ppi pixel density
SIM	Dual SIM
CAMERA	Rear Camera: 8 MP, Front Camera: 1.9 MP, LED Flash: Yes
MEMORY	Internal Storage 16 GB, microsd expandable upto 64 GB
BATTERY	Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
OTHERS	3G, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS,

                              

9. HTC Desire 526G Plus:

In a series of new comeback launches from HTC, the Desire 526G is another promising phone. It wins you in the first impression with its beautiful design which is quite similar to the early generation HTC smartphones. But the specifications of the phone are also decent. It sports an Octa-core 1.7 GHz Processor with 1 GB of RAM which makes the phone smooth and lag-free. It has a 4.7 inches screen with a screen resolution of 540 x 960 pixels turning out 234 ppi pixel density. Well this is not amongst the best but if you are buying among HTC, Sony, LG in this range you have to satisfy with it only. The phone has good 8 MP rear camera and 2 MP front camera and an LED flash at the back. It supports dual sim, has 8 GB internal storage which can be expanded upto 32 GB and has decent battery life with the 2000 mAh battery. Overall, it is a decent phone but with so many amazing phones present in the same price you should hardly go with it.

PRICE	Rs. [wpws url="http://www.flipkart.com/htc-desire-526g-plus/p/itme7zg2yhzctp2t?pid=MOBE4C9RTYGG2HWH&colorSelected=true&affid=besttechgu" xpath="//*%5B@itemprop='price'%5D/@content" xpathdecode="1"] @  Rs.[wpws url="http://www.snapdeal.com/product/htc-desire-526-g/681509924248?utm_source=aff_prog&utm_campaign=afts&offer_id=16&aff_id=10737" selector=".payBlkBig"] @  Rs.[wpws url="http://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B00TB7NSOS" selector="#priceblock_saleprice"] @
OS	Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
CPU	Octa-core 1.7 GHz Processor
RAM	1 GB RAM
SCREEN	4.7 inches, Capacitive touchscreen
DISPLAY	540 x 960 pixels, 234 ppi pixel density
SIM	Dual SIM
CAMERA	Rear Camera: 8 MP, Front Camera: 2 MP, LED Flash: Yes
MEMORY	Internal Storage 8 GB, microsd expandable upto 32 GB
BATTERY	Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery
OTHERS	3G, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS

                              

10. InFocus M530:

The American company InFocus has recently entered in India with some of the high specced quality smartphones. The M530 is one among those, looks wise it is decent, it has metallic bezels and the back panel has soft matte finish although, the phone is little bulky weighing 176 grams. It has 5.5 inches screen with HD display, the display quality is decent. The phone is powered by 2 GHz MediaTek MT6595 Octa Core Processor coupled with 2 GB RAM and has very good performance. The phone runs on top of Android 4.4.2 KitKat. The speciality of the phone lies in the camera department. It has a 13 MP rear and a whooping 13 MP front camera as well, both the rear and the front cameras come with LED flash. The rear camera comes with f/1.8 aperture, OIS & Dual Tone LED flash and has decent picture quality while the 13 MP front camera comes with f/2.2 aperture, wide-angle lens and Soft LED flash which is great, it completely wins over the competition. No other phone gives a 13 MP front camera at this price. It has 16 GB of internal storage which is expandable. The phone supports dual sim and 4G. The 3100 mAh Li-ion battery gives a good battery life. Overall, specifications wise this is a great smartphone, it has a decent real world performance also but the company needs to settle down in India to provide a better overall customer experience, still it can be a great choice if you can take little risks.

PRICE	Rs[wpws url="http://www.snapdeal.com/product/infocus-m530-16gb/629837905961?utm_source=aff_prog&utm_campaign=afts&offer_id=16&aff_id=10737" selector=".payBlkBig"] @
OS	Android 4.4.2 KitKat
CPU	2 GHz MediaTek MT6595 Octa Core Processor
RAM	2 GB RAM
SCREEN	5.5 inches, IPS Capacitive Touchscreen protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 2
DISPLAY	HD (720 x 1280 pixels), 267 ppi pixel density
SIM	Dual SIM
CAMERA	Rear Camera: 13 MP, Flash: Dual LED Flash | Front Camera: 13 MP, Flash: Yes
STORAGE	Internal Storage 16 GB, microsd expandable upto 64 GB
BATTERY	3100 mAh Li-ion Battery
BODY	Weight: 176 grams, Thickness: 8.9 mm
OTHERS	4G, 3G, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS