This year has been amazing when it comes to the progress that the smartphone industry has made. Thanks to immense competition in some big markets like India and China, companies have been bringing some amazing features and specs at prices we have never seen before. Fingerprint sensor, high resolution front cameras, Optical Image Stabilisation, 4K video recording, 3/4 GB RAM, Ultra Fast Storage (UFS), fast charging etc were some specs that were expected and seen only on upper mid-range and high end phones until last year.
However, in 2016, fingerprint sensors became a standard feature even on phones starting at Rs. 7,000. Big 4000 mAh batteries, dual SIM, 4G VoLTE etc were also popular features that were demanded by customers and companies delivered on them consistently.
That being said, it has become increasingly difficult to spot good phones across different price ranges. We have been tracking news tirelessly and once again, we feel it’s our job to help you pick the best phone at any given price. To that end, the Gadgets To Use team has worked out a list of best phones at different price ranges. Let’s get to it without wasting any more time.
Best Of 2016: The Best Phones At Different Price Ranges
Under ₹5,000-6,000
Swipe Elite Plus – ₹5,999 (Best Buy)
- Android 5.1 Lollipop
- 5 inch full HD display, ~441 PPI
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor
- 2 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage, microSD card up to 64 GB
- 13 MP rear camera, LED flash, 8 MP front camera
- Dual SIM, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 3050 mAh battery
Xolo Era 1X – ₹4,999 (Best Buy)
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 5 inch HD display, ~294 PPI
- Quad-core Spreadtrum SC9832A processor
- 1 GB RAM, 8 GB internal storage, microSD card up to 32 GB
- 8 MP rear camera, LED flash, 5 MP front camera
- Dual SIM, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 2500 mAh battery
Yu Yunique Plus – ₹4,999 (Best Buy)
- Android 5.1 Lollipop
- 4.7 inch HD display, ~312 PPI
- Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor
- 2 GB RAM, 8 GB internal storage, microSD card up to 32 GB
- 8 MP rear camera, LED flash, 2 MP front camera
- Dual SIM, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 2000 mAh battery
Panasonic P77 – ₹5,299 (Best Buy)
- Android 5.1 Lollipop
- 5 inch HD display, ~294 PPI
- Quad-core processor
- 1 GB RAM, 8 GB internal storage, microSD card up to 32 GB
- 8 MP rear camera, LED flash, 2 MP front camera
- Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 2000 mAh battery
Under ₹8,000-10,000
Redmi 3S/Prime – ₹6,999 and ₹8,999
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 5 inch HD display, ~294 PPI
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor
- 2 GB / 3 GB RAM, 16 GB / 32 GB internal storage, microSD card up to 256 GB
- 13 MP rear camera, LED flash, PDAF, 5 MP front camera
- Fingerprint sensor, dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 4100 mAh battery
Moto E3 Power – ₹7,499 (Best Buy)
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 5 inch HD display, ~294 PPI
- Quad-core Mediatek MT6735P processor
- 2 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage, microSD card up to 32 GB
- 8 MP rear camera, LED flash, 5 MP front camera
- Dual SIM, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 3500 mAh battery
Coolpad Mega 2.5D – ₹6,999 (Best Buy)
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 5.5 inch HD display, ~267 PPI
- Quad-core Mediatek MT6735P processor
- 3 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage, microSD card up to 32 GB
- 8 MP rear camera, LED flash, 8 MP front camera
- Dual SIM, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 2500 mAh battery
Lenovo K6 Power – ₹9,999 (Best Buy)
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 5 inch full HD display, ~441 PPI
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor
- 3 GB RAM, 32 GB internal storage, microSD card up to 256 GB
- 13 MP rear camera, LED flash, PDAF, 8 MP front camera
- Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 4000 mAh battery
Under ₹10,000-12,000
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 – ₹9,999 and ₹11,999 (Best Buy)
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 5.5 inch full HD display, ~401 PPI
- Hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 processor
- 2 GB / 3 GB RAM, 16 GB / 32 GB internal storage, microSD card up to 256 GB
- 16 MP rear camera, LED flash, PDAF, 5 MP front camera
- Fingerprint sensor, dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 4050 mAh battery
Lenovo K5 Note – ₹11,999 and ₹13,499 (Best Buy)
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 5.5 inch full HD display, ~401 PPI
- Octa-core Mediatek Helio P10 processor
- 3 GB / 4 GB RAM, 32 GB internal storage, microSD card up to 256 GB
- 13 MP rear camera, LED flash, PDAF, 8 MP front camera
- Fingerprint sensor, dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 3500 mAh battery
LeEco Le 2 – ₹10,499 (Best Buy)
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 5.5 inch full HD display, ~401 PPI
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor
- 3 GB RAM, 32 GB internal storage
- 16 MP rear camera, LED flash, 8 MP front camera
- Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 3000 mAh battery
Coolpad Note 5 – ₹10,999 (Best Buy)
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 5.5 inch full HD display, ~401 PPI
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor
- 4 GB RAM, 32 GB internal storage, microSD card up to 64 GB
- 13 MP rear camera, LED flash, 8 MP front camera
- Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 4010 mAh battery
Under ₹13,000-15,000
Moto G4 Plus – ₹12,999 and ₹13,999 (Best Buy)
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 5.5 inch full HD display, ~401 PPI
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor
- 2 GB / 3 GB RAM, 16 GB / 32 GB internal storage, microSD card up to 128 GB
- 16 MP rear camera, LED flash, PDAF, 5 MP front camera
- Fingerprint sensor, dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 3000 mAh battery
ZTE Nubia N1 – ₹11,999
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 5.5 inch full HD display, ~401 PPI
- Octa-core Mediatek Helio P10 processor
- 3 GB RAM, 64 GB internal storage, microSD card up to 256 GB
- 13 MP rear camera, LED flash, PDAF, 13 MP front camera
- Fingerprint sensor, dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 5000 mAh battery
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) – ₹15,000-15,500 (Best Buy)
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 5.5 inch full HD display, ~401 PPI
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor
- 2 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage, microSD card up to 256 GB
- 13 MP rear camera, LED flash, 5 MP front camera
- Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 3300 mAh battery
Asus Zenfone 3 Max – ₹12,999 (Best Buy)
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 5.5 inch full HD display, ~401 PPI
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor
- 3 GB RAM, 32 GB internal storage, microSD card up to 128 GB
- 16 MP rear camera, LED flash, 8 MP front camera
- Fingerprint sensor, dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 4100 mAh battery
Phablets under ₹15,000
Xiaomi Mi Max – ₹14,999 (Best Buy)
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 6.4 inch full HD display, ~342 PPI
- Hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 processor
- 3 GB RAM, 32 GB internal storage, microSD card up to 256 GB
- 16 MP rear camera, LED flash, PDAF, 5 MP front camera
- Fingerprint sensor, dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 4850 mAh battery
Lenovo Phab 2 Plus – ₹13,999 (Best Buy)
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 6.4 inch full HD display, ~342 PPI
- Octa-core MediaTek MTK8783 processor
- 3 GB RAM, 32 GB internal storage, microSD card up to 128 GB
- 13 MP rear camera, LED flash, 8 MP front camera
- Fingerprint sensor, dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 4050 mAh battery
Under ₹15,000-20,000
Moto M – ₹15,999 (Best Buy)
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 5.5 inch full HD display, ~401 PPI
- Octa-core MediaTek Helio P15 processor
- 3 GB RAM, 32 GB internal storage, microSD card up to 128 GB
- 16 MP rear camera, LED flash, 8 MP front camera
- Fingerprint sensor, dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 3050 mAh battery
Lenovo Z2 Plus – ₹17,999 and ₹19,999 (Best Buy)
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 5 inch full HD display, ~441 PPI
- Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor
- 3 GB / 4 GB RAM, 32 GB / 64 GB internal storage
- 13 MP rear camera, LED flash, PDAF, 8 MP front camera
- Fingerprint sensor, dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 3500 mAh battery
OnePlus 2 – ₹19,999 (Best Buy)
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 5.5 inch full HD display, ~401 PPI
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor
- 4 GB RAM, 64 GB internal storage
- 13 MP rear camera, LED flash, OIS, 5 MP front camera
- Fingerprint sensor, dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 3300 mAh battery
Under ₹25,000
Moto Z Play – ₹24,999 (Best Buy)
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 5.5 inch full HD display, ~401 PPI
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor
- 3 GB RAM, 32 GB internal storage, microSD card up to 2 TB
- 16 MP rear camera, LED flash, OIS, 5 MP front camera
- Fingerprint sensor, dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 3510 mAh battery
Xiaomi Mi 5 – ₹19,999 (Best Buy)
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 5.2 inch full HD display, ~424 PPI
- Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor
- 3 GB RAM, 32 GB internal storage
- 16 MP rear camera, LED flash, OIS, 4 MP front camera
- Fingerprint sensor, dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 3000 mAh battery
Asus Zenfone 3 – ₹21,345 (Best Buy)
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 5.2 inch full HD display, ~424 PPI
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor
- 3 GB RAM, 32 GB internal storage, microSD card up to 2 TB
- 16 MP rear camera, LED flash, OIS, 8 MP front camera
- Fingerprint sensor, dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 2650 mAh battery
Under ₹30,000
OnePlus 3T – ₹29,999 (Best Buy)
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 5.5 inch full HD display, ~401 PPI
- Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor
- 6 GB RAM, 64 GB internal storage
- 16 MP rear camera, LED flash, OIS, PDAF, 16 MP front camera
- Fingerprint sensor, dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 3400 mAh battery
OnePlus 3 – ₹27,999 (Best Buy)
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 5.5 inch full HD display, ~401 PPI
- Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor
- 6 GB RAM, 64 GB internal storage
- 16 MP rear camera, LED flash, OIS, PDAF, 8MP front camera
- Fingerprint sensor, dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 3000 mAh battery
ZTE Nubia Z11 – ₹29,999
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 5.5 inch full HD display, ~401 PPI
- Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor
- 6 GB RAM, 64 GB internal storage, microSD up to 256 GB
- 16 MP rear camera, LED flash, OIS, PDAF, 8 MP front camera
- Fingerprint sensor, dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 3000 mAh battery
Huawei Honor 8 – ₹27,245 (Best Buy)
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- 5.2 inch full HD display, ~424 PPI
- Octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 950 processor
- 4 GB RAM, 32 GB internal storage, microSD up to 128 GB
- Dual 12 MP rear camera, LED flash, Laser Autofocus, 8 MP front camera
- Fingerprint sensor, dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 3000 mAh battery
