6. Huawei Honor 5c:

After a long time, Huawei has launched a really competitive smartphone in the budget segment in India. The Huawei Honor 5c boasts a full metal uni-body design which looks beautiful and has a very good build quality, it also feels good in hands but a slightly slimmer build and lighter weight would have made the experience even better. It sports a 5.2 inches Full HD display which has excellent color reproduction and good viewing angles. The Honor 5c is powered by an Octa Core Kirin 650 Processor with 16 nm Chip Technology paired with 2 GB of RAM, the performance of the phone is very good. It features a 13 MP rear camera which has very good image quality. The 5 MP front camera is also decent, also, the Huawei’s camera app comes with many built in features which prove very handy. The phone runs on the latest Android v6.0 Marshmallow with the company’s own EMUI 4.1 running on top. The Honor 5c packs a fingerprint scanner placed on the back below the rear camera, it not only unlocks the phone but it can also be used to click images, answer phone calls, toggle notification panel, browse photos and silence the alarms. It is dual sim phone. It comes with 16 GB internal storage which is expandable upto 128 GB via microSD card but it is a hybrid slot so, at a time you can either use the two sim or one sim and the microSD card. It is backed by a non-removable 3000 mAh battery which delivers good battery backup. Overall, the Huawei Honor 5c is a very good smartphone with good performance, camera and design. It can be another good choice at this price and if you specially want a little compact phone, the Honor 5c with its 5.2 inches screen can be the best choice around this price. Huawei’s Honor Holly 2 Plus is also available at 8,499.

PRICE	Rs 8,999 @  Rs 10,999 @
OS	Android v6.0 Marshmallow | UI - EMUI 4.1
CPU	Octa Core (2.0 GHz + 1.7 GHz) Kirin 650 Processor
RAM	2 GB RAM
SCREEN	5.2 inches, IPS LCD touchscreen
DISPLAY	Full HD (1920 x 1080 Pixels), 424 ppi pixel density
CAMERA	Rear Camera: 13 MP, Flash: Yes | Front Camera: 8 MP, Flash: No
SIM	Dual SIM (4G+4G)
STORAGE	Internal: 16 GB, Expandable: upto 128 GB via microSD (Hybrid Slot)
BATTERY	Non-removable 3000 mAh battery | Fast Charging: No
BODY	Weight: 156 grams, Thickness: 8.3 mm
OTHERS	Fingerprint Scanner, 4G, 3G, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS

7. Coolpad Note 3 Plus:

Coolpad has upgraded its popular Note 3 with the new Coolpad Note 3 Plus, the only difference which the new phone brings in, is the improvement in display resolution which is now Full HD (1920 x 1080 Pixels) instead of the HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display in the Coolpad Note 3, which is a good move from the company seeing the constantly increasing competition. Talking about the design, it has got really slim bezels around the screen and a pretty simple design with plastic body but, it has got an Aluminium frame inside which gives it a good stability. The USP of the phone is the fingerprint sensor included on the back, which makes it one of the cheapest phones with fingerprint scanner in India. You can use the fingerprint scanner to quickly unlock the device, you can also protect the installed apps on the phone with the help of built-in app “FP lock” and can use the fingerprint scanner to unlock them. It comes with a 5.5 inches screen. The phone runs on a 1.3 GHz 64-bit Mediatek MT6753 Octa-core Processor coupled with 3 GB RAM, the performance of the phone is good. The Coolpad Note 3 Plus features a 13 MP rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, 5 element lens and LED flash. It has got a 5 MP front facing camera. The picture quality of the phone’s cameras is good. It runs on Android v5.1 Lollipop with company’s COOLUI 6.0 skin running on top, which needs some visual refinements to look more beautiful. It is a dual sim smartphone supporting 4G on both the sims. It has got 16 GB internal storage which is expandable upto 64 GB. The phone is backed by 3000 mAh non removable battery which delivers decent battery backup. Overall, the Coolpad Note 3 Plus comes loaded with all the excellent features at a very good price, can be another good choice under 10000 Rs. 

PRICE	Rs. 8,999 @
OS	Android v5.1 Lollipop | UI - COOLUI 6.0
CPU	1.3 GHz 64-bit Mediatek MT6753 Octa-core Processor
RAM	3 GB RAM
SCREEN	5.5 inches, TFT IPS capacitive touchscreen
DISPLAY	Full HD (1920 x 1080 Pixels), 403 ppi pixel density
CAMERA	Rear Camera: 13 MP, Flash: Yes | Front Camera: 5 MP, Flash: No
SIM	Dual SIM (4G+4G)
STORAGE	Internal: 16 GB, Expandable: upto 64 GB via microSD
BATTERY	3000 mAh lithium-ion battery
BODY	Weight: 168 grams, Thickness: 9.3 mm
OTHERS	Fingerprint Scanner, 4G, 3G, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS

8. Asus Zenfone 2 Laser ZE550KL:

Asus is on the roll in India. It has already got good taste of success with its Zenfone 2 line-up and to ride high on it, it has launched many new Zenfone 2 variants, starting right from 10,000 Rs. And we have got the Asus Zenfone 2 Laser ZE550KL at this price range. The phone comes with lots of interesting features but the most important of them is present in its name “Laser”, the 13 MP rear camera of the phone comes with laser auto-focus with focus speed as fast as 0.3 seconds, it also improves the image quality. The rear camera also comes with Super HDR, f/2.0 aperture, 5-element lens, zero shutter lag and low light mode. Overall, the rear camera has best picture quality. The phone also has a 85 degree wide-angle 5 MP front camera. It has a 5.5 inches of HD display with 267 ppi pixel density. The screen is protected with the latest Corning Gorilla Glass 4. Asus has paid quite a lot of attention on the design of the phone, the phone looks beautiful with its brushed metallic finish. The phone comes with a great 72% screen-to-body ratio and slim bezels. The volume buttons are placed at the back while the power key is placed on the top. If we talk about the performance, the phone is powered by 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Quad Core Processor coupled with 2 GB RAM, which delivers a decent performance, it’s not the best at this price but it is good, the phone runs smooth and lag-free. It runs on Asus’s own ZenUI based on Android 5.0 Lollipop. It is a dual sim smartphone and supports 4G (LTE) on both the sim. It has got 16 GB internal storage which is expandable upto 32 GB. The 3000 mAh battery gives it a very good battery life, probably it is one of the phones with best battery life under 10000 Rs. Asus has also launched many good accessories for the phone, you can check them here. Overall, it is a good stylish phone with great camera, decent performance and good battery life which makes it a very good package and a great buying choice if you are not after Full HD screen or high performance. The Asus Zenfone 2 Laser ZE500KL is also available in 5 inches screen size, choose it if you want a more comfortable phone. The newly launched Asus Zenfone Max (2016) is also priced at Rs. 9,999, it comes with Snapdragon 615 Octa Core processor, latest Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and a huge 5,000 mAh battery, it is a very good phone but it weighs over 200 grams, so only go with it if you really need very large battery backup. Also, if you want an Asus phone with better display quality, you can can go with the Asus Zenfone 2 (2 GB RAM) which now costs Rs. 10,999.

PRICE	Rs 8,999 @  Rs 8,999 @  Rs[wpws url="https://www.snapdeal.com/product/asus-zenfone-2-laser-ze550kl/643892750976" selector=".payBlkBig"] @
OS	Android v5.0 (Lollipop) | UI - ZenUI
CPU	1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 Quad Core Processor
RAM	2 GB RAM
SCREEN	5.5 inches, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
DISPLAY	1280 x 720 pixels, 267 ppi pixel density
SIM	Dual Sim, LTE + LTE
CAMERA	Rear Camera: 13 MP, Flash: Yes (dual-LED flash) | Front Camera: 5 MP, Flash: No
MEMORY	Internal Storage 16 GB, microSD Expandable upto 128 GB
BATTERY	Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
BODY	Weight: 170 grams, Thickness: 10.8 mm
OTHERS	Laser Autofocus Camera, 3G, 4G, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS,

                              

9. Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro:

Samsung, in another attempt to maintain its position in the budget smartphone segment, has launched the new Galaxy J2 Pro, which boasts of some unique features like the Smart Glow and Turbo Speed Technology (TST). The Smart Glow feature is the LED notification ring surrounding the rear camera, its color can be customised for specific apps or individual contacts so, whenever someone calls you, you can identify the caller just by the color of the Notification ring. The smart glow feature also assists in taking selfies with the rear camera, when taking selfies with the rear camera, the notification ring illuminates if your face moves out of the frame. The Smart Glow, is a nice addition to the user experience. Talking about the Turbo Speed Technology, Samsung claims that due to it, the phone doesn’t hang and the apps load 40% faster compared to other phones in this range, although we do not completely agree with the company’s claim but, it surely does a better job than the similarly priced Samsung phones! When it comes to the design, the Galaxy J2 Pro has a typical Samsung design on the front side while, the back is little interesting this time but, with plastic all around, the phone doesn’t fell premium at all and the build quality is also average. The phone packs a 5 inch HD AMOLED display and has good display quality. Talking about the performance, it comes with 1.5 GHz Quad-Core Spreadtrum SC8830 Processor coupled with 2 GB RAM, which doesn’t impress much. It runs smoothly for normal usage most of the times but is not designed for gaming at all. The Galaxy J2 Pro features an 8 MP rear camera and a 5 MP front facing camera and both the cameras have average quality. It runs on the latest Android v6.0.1 Marshmallow with company’s TouchWiz UI running on top. Samsung has introduced few minor changes in the TouchWiz UI, now the app drawer comes with vertical scrolling, listing all apps at one page, it also includes notifications priority settings for the lock screen. It is a dual sim phone with 4G support, includes 16 GB internal storage which is expandable upto 128 GB and is backed by a 2600 mAh battery which gives good battery backup. It also includes Samsung’s S-Bike Mode and Ultra Data Saving Mode. Overall, the Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro comes with many gimmicky features which desperately try to hide one true fact, the phone in terms of its design, performance and camera lies much behind the competition at this price. So, only those with low to normal usage should think about going with it.

PRICE	Rs. 9,490 @
OS	Android v6.0.1 Marshmallow | UI - TouchWiz UI
CPU	1.5 GHz Quad-Core Spreadtrum SC8830 Processor
RAM	2 GB RAM
SCREEN	5.0 inches, Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
DISPLAY	HD (720 x 1280 pixels), 294 ppi pixel density
CAMERA	Rear Camera: 8 MP, Flash: Yes | Front Camera: 5 MP, Flash: No
SIM	Dual SIM
STORAGE	Internal: 16 GB, Expandable: upto 128 GB via microSD
BATTERY	Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery | Fast Charging: No
BODY	Weight: 138 grams, Thickness: 8 mm
OTHERS	Smart Glow, 4G, 3G, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS,

10. Micromax Canvas 5:

Micromax has recently launched the flagship phone of its Canvas series, the Canvas 5. It looks beautiful and comes with a metallic frame on the sides and a leather like textured plastic back panel which is removable. The phone is slim and comfortable to hold and has a decent overall build quality. It sports a 5.2 inches Full HD display with 423 ppi pixel density and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, the display quality is very good. The Canvas 5 runs on the 1.3 GHz Mediatek MT6753 Octa Core Processor paired with 3 GB RAM and delivers good performance. It runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop and the company has promised Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for the phone. Micromax has installed lots of bloatware on the phone but most of them can be uninstalled. It features a 13 MP rear and 5 MP front camera and both come with a LED flash and deliver good picture quality. The camera app also comes with lots of settings and choices to let you customize your photos the way you want. It comes with a cool ‘Picture-in-Picture’ feature which clicks pictures with the front and rear camera at the same time in a single image. It is a dual sim smartphone with 4G support. The phone has 16 GB internal storage which can be expanded upto 64 GB with the help of a microSD card. It is backed by a non-removeable Li-Po 2900 mAh battery which delivers decent battery backup. Overall, the Micromax Canvas 5 packs decent set of features at a good price point, it can be another good buying choice. The YU Yureka Plus can be another good choice at this price. Also the new Micromax Canvas Evok and the Canvas Knight 2 are also good options from Micromax at this price.

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OS	Android v5.1 Lollipop
CPU	1.3 GHz Mediatek MT6753 Octa Core Processor
RAM	3 GB RAM
SCREEN	5.2 inches, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 3
DISPLAY	Full HD (1080 x 1920 pixels), 423 ppi pixel density
CAMERA	Rear Camera: 13 MP, Flash: Yes | Front Camera: 5 MP, Flash: Yes
SIM	Dual Sim (GSM + LTE)
STORAGE	Internal: 16 GB | Expandable: upto 64 GB via microSD
BATTERY	Li-Po 2900 mAh battery
OTHERS	4G, 3G, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS

                              

The Xolo Black (3GB RAM), InFocus M680, Infocus Bingo 50 Plus, Obi Worldphone SF1, LYF Water 7, LYF Water 8, Lava Pixel V1 (Android One 2.0), Lava X10 and Gionee F103 (3GB RAM) are some of the other phones under 10,000 Rs. which are also good but couldn’t make into the Top 10, you can consider these also but, going with the top phones will be a better decision always.[/signoff] [section label=”<< First 5 Phones”]

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