Android’s enormous success has prompted many smaller mobile manufacturers to introduce wide range of handsets. While, initially we saw only high end Android phones getting launched, now the focus in all categories including the budget ones. Android phones have revolutionized the world of smartphones, especially in price-conscious market of India. Thanks to their attractive pricing and loads of features including ability to access over 7 lakh apps in Play Store. So, if you’re looking for a sub Rs. 10,000 Android smartphone, then read on to check out the devices offering superb value for money and great features as well. The listing is in order of price and not necessarily a ranking.
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1. Lava Iris N501
Price: Rs. 8990
Features: The phone sports a 5-inch display with 800 x 480 pixels resolution. It is powered by 1 GHz dual-core processor. It has 5 MP rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera for video calling. It has internal storage capacity of 4 GB, which is expandable up to 32 GB. Lava Iris N501 has a dual-SIM, Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth connectivity. It runs on Android ICS operating system. The device is powered by 2300mAh battery.
Pros and Cons:
+ Attractive Pricing
+ Good display
– No JellyBean
2. Lava XOLO A800
Price: Rs. 9449
Features: Xolo A800 has a massive 5-inches display with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels. It runs on Android 4.0 ICS and is powered by 1 GHz dual-core processor by Intel along with 512 MB RAM. It has an internal storage of 4GB, which is expandable up to 32GB by Micro SD card. The device sports an 8MP camera at the back with LED flash and 0.3MP camera at the front for video calling. It has 3G, GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for connectivity. It is powered by 1600mAh battery.
Pros and Cons:
+ Large display
+ Dual-core processor
+ Affordable price
– Doesn’t comes with latest Android OS- JellyBean
3. Sony Xperia E
Price: Rs. 9499
Features: Sony Xperia E have a TFT display of 3.5-inches with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels, equating to pixel density of 165 ppi. It is powered by 1 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon process and a 512 MB RAM. It has Adreno 200 for graphics processing. Internal memory in the phone is 4 GB, with a slot for expandable memory up to 32 GB via Micro SD card. The phone has primary camera of 3.2 MP. It features standard connectivity options of 3G, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc. A battery of 1500mAh powers the device. It runs on Android 4.1 (JellyBean) OS. The phone also has a dual-SIM variant called Xperia E Dual for Rs. 10,299.
Pros and Cons:
+ Capable Processor
+ Latest OS (Android 4.1)
– No secondary camera for video calling
4. Karbonn S1 Titanium
Price: Rs. 9499
Features: Karbonn S1 Titanium sports a 4.5-inches display, which bears a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. The device is powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core processor accompanied by 1 GB RAM. It has an in-built storage of 4 GB, with support for external memory of up to 32 GB. The phones has rear camera of 5 MP with flash and auto-focus, and a front-facing VGA camera. On the connectivity front, the phone includes dual-SIM, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, etc. The phone is powered by 1600mAh battery and runs on latest Android OS- JellyBean.
Pros and Cons:
+ JellyBean OS
+ Powerful processor
+ Good display
5. Intex Aqua Style
Price: Rs. 9699
Features: Intex Aqua Style is a Dual-SIM phone sporting a huge 5.9-inch capacitive touch screen with 800 x 480 pixels resolution. The smartphone is powered by 1 GHz dual-core Cortex A9 processor with a 512 MB RAM. It has 8 MP rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3 MP front camera. It packs 1 GB of internal memory, which is expandable up to 32 GB via Micro SD card. It supports 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS. It is fueled by 2500mAh battery. It runs of Android 4.0 (Ice-cream sandwich) operating system.
Pros and Cons:
+ Dual SIM
+ Large screen
– No Jelly Bean
6. Samsung Galaxy Young:
Price: Rs 8290
Features: It is powered by a 1GHz processor along with 768MB of RAM. There is 4GB of internal storage available, which can be expanded by up to 64GB via microSD card. The Galaxy Young features a 3.27-inch HVGA TFT display and the phone runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 3-megapixel rear camera.
Pros and Cons:
+ Dual SIM
+ Jelly Bean
– Small Screen
This is guest post by Julia from 91mobiles.com where she has written several tech posts. 91mobiles is the one stop destination for comparing mobile phones.
our generation are preferred 2 use a Android cell phones but this Android cell phone rate is not affordable by many people so ol d above Android phone r cool n reasonable prices cell phones which has many gud features with gud backup…
but from ma point f view above mentioned cell phone,Sony Xperia E is gud n having love 2 use it bcz of itz Latest OS (Android 4.1) feature…as we knw dat every 1 want 2 use d new technolgy…