With games like Asphalt 8, Need for Speed and more hitting the Google Play Store, it is hard to stay away from them even when you are already having an Android smartphone. But, to be true not all the Android devices are capable of handling such heavy games. So, we will be taking this parameter into account to suggest you the best gaming smartphone available in the Indian Smartphone market.
We are considering only 2 Price slots, i.e. between Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 30,000 and Above Rs. 30,000. We will be suggesting you the smartphones on the basis of the combined performance of CPU, GPU and RAM memory because these are the only hardware features responsible for proving you with a great experience while playing heavy games on your device.
Price Range (Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 30,000)
Gionee Elife E7
The combo of a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad Core Processor and Adreno 330 GPU will steal your heart away. Snapdragon 800 operating at 2.3 GHz is one of the most powerful processors available in the world and it will make sure that you will enjoy all heavy games at its best.
But still if you are not satisfied with this much power then let me tell you that this combo is also accompanied with 3GB of RAM something which is really rare this price range. The only drawback of this smartphone is its Android skin, which is Amigo. Hence, you may suspect very low degree of UI lag once in a while.
| Model | Gionee Elife E7 |
| Display | 5.5 Inches, Full HD 1080p resolution |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad Core 2.3 GHz |
| RAM | 3 GB |
| Internal Storage | 32 GB, no external memory support |
| OS | Android 4.2.1 |
| Cameras | 16MP / 8MP (With BSI sensor) |
| Battery | 2500 mAh |
| Price | Rs. 24,500 |
LG Nexus 5
This smartphone is in close competition with the previous phone mentioned above. Obviously the series named ‘Nexus’ carries trust of the customers and that is the reason customers are usually inclined toward this smartphone. This device is available with the same processor and GPU combo, i.e. Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 operating at 2.3 GHz and Adreno 330 as GPU.
| Model | LG Nexus 5 |
| Display | 4.95 Inches, Full HD 1080p resolution |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad Core 2.3 GHz |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Internal Storage | 16 GB, no external memory support |
| OS | Android 4.4 |
| Cameras | 8MP / 1.3MP |
| Battery | 2300 mAh |
| Price | Rs. 29,000 |
But the memory allocated to RAM is less in this case (2 GB RAM), which is compensated by the fact that Nexus series use Stock Android and so UI lag on this device is already so low.
Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S4 was a big hit when it was launched and till now the sales figure of this device it pretty high. The combination of 2 Quad Core Processors with PowerVGR SGX is also really decent when it comes to gaming. It can easily handle all the heavy games available over Google Play Store as of now including Asphalt 8.
| Model | Samsung Galaxy S4 |
| Display | 5 Inches, 1080p Full HD resolution (441 ppi) |
| Processor | Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Internal Storage | 16/32/64 GB, external memory support upto 64 GB |
| OS | Android 4.2.2 |
| Cameras | 13 MP / 2MP |
| Battery | 2600 mAh |
| Price | Rs. 28,500 |
LG Nexus 4
The above two devices are really close to the mark of Rs. 30,000 and so this device takes you away to mark of nearly Rs. 25,000. This device has the combination of Quad Core Qualcomm Snapdragon Krait APQ8064 processor operating at the frequency of 1.5 GHz with Adreno 320.
| Model | LG Nexus 4 |
| Display | 5.5 Inches, Full HD 1080p resolution |
| Processor | Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Krait Quad Core Processor @ 1.5 GHz |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Internal Storage | 8/16 GB, no external memory support |
| OS | Android 4.2 (upgradable to Android v4.4.2) |
| Cameras | 8MP / 1.3MP (With BSI sensor) |
| Battery | 2100 mAh |
| Price | Rs. 26,000 |
Obviously, the power to handle the heavy games is lesser as compared to what we suggested above, but at lower prices you can go for this device and the next option mentioned below.
HTC One
The performance of this device is somewhat closer to LG Nexus 4 as it also has the combination of Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T operating at the frequency of 1.7 GHz and Adreno 320. The RAM memory available on this device is 2GB which is again decent for a gaming smartphone.
It was also a good competitor of Samsung Galaxy S4 when it was launched and till now the hardware configuration of this device is good to handle the heavy games being released these days.
| Model | HTC One |
| Display | 4.7 Inches, Full HD 1080p resolution |
| Processor | Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon Krait Quad Core Processor @ 1.5 GHz |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Internal Storage | 32/64 GB, no external memory support |
| OS | Android 4.2 (upgradable to Android v4.4.2) |
| Cameras | 4MP / 2.1MP (With BSI sensor) |
| Battery | 2300 mAh |
| Price | Rs. 26,000 |
Conclusion
So these are the best choices for the best gaming devices under this price range. All of them have good battery backup and can sustain any of the heavy games available over Google Play Store. Please let us know if you have better suggestions about such devices.
