4G roll out in India is shaping up gradually and now we have Airtel launching 4G services in almost close to 300 cities and towns in India. India will also see Reliance 4G towards the end of this year. This year will be the year when India might see 4G LTE roll out across multiple locations. Taking this into consideration, lot of mobile OEMs are not focusing on 4G LTE supported handsets as India supports TD LTE.
In the last couple of months, we have seen new 4G supported phones coming to India in the mid range and also the budget category. The Redmi 2 initially set the benchmark in the sub 7k price point and now we have other great devices in the budget category with 4G support. So here is a list of 4G LTE supported phone below Rs 5000 in India. We will be updating the list when new devices launch in India.
ZTE Blade Q Lux 4G
ZTE Blade Q Lux 4G sports a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) IPS display. It is powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6732M 64-bit processor and runs Android 4.4 (KitKat), Upgradable to Android 5.0. On the imaging front it features 8MP rear camera with LED Flash and 5MP front-facing camera. It also features 1GB RAM and 8GB internal memory which is expandable upto up to 32GB using microSD card. The device sports Dual (micro) SIM and connectivity features include 4G LTE/3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, GLONASS. It also packs a 2200mAh battery. It is priced at Rs. 4,999.
Phicomm Energy 653
Phicomm Energy 653 sports 5-inch (1280 × 720 pixels) HD display. It is powered by 1.1 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 (MSM8909) processor and runs Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has 1 GB RAM and 8GB internal memory which is expandable memory up to 64GB with micro SD. On the imaging front, it features 8MP Auto Focus Camera with LED flash and 2MP front-facing camera. The device supports Dual SIM and connectivity features include 4G LTE / 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS. It also packs a 2230mAh battery. It comes with a pricetag of Rs. 4,999.
XOLO LT900 LTE
The highlight of the Xolo LT900 is that it supports TDD LTE bands and it is one of the first 4G enabled phone in India. It comes with a 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Dual-core Processor and has 4.7 inch HD display with 1GB RAM.It also features 8 GB Internal Memory and Expandable up to 32 GB. On the camera end it has 8 MP rear camera and 1 MP front facing camera. The phone is now selling for Rs. 4,999.
