Gone are the days when phones were just a necessity! Nowadays, it’s a necessity and lots more. The more the price, the more features, the more is its cool factor. Fancy video shooting, natural planned candid, turbo fast gaming, and even some showing off! All comes in a box in a price range below 30,000.
Let’s have a look, which is best and which have value for the price. Some best smartphones under Rs. 30,000 in India are listed below.
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1.OnePlus Nord
Specifications
| Display | 6.44”, 1080×2400 pixels |
| Processor | Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765G |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Battery | 4115 mAh |
| Rear Camera Front Camera | 48+8+5+2 MP 32+8 MP |
| Price | 27,999 |
Overview
OnePlus is currently getting a lot of hype among youngsters for its brilliant gaming performances and awesome camera. OnePlus Nord is no exception in terms of gaming, but with respect to the camera, it could have done much better.
With automatic gaming optimization, Oxygen OS does make this phone a gaming beast. However, when it comes to the camera, a telephoto lens would have been appreciable.
Pros –
- Super AMOLED display with a refresh rate of 90 Hz
- Series of shortcuts on pressing of the optical fingerprint sensor on the lock screen, though no notification except time can be visible on the lock screen.
- OS has a game optimizing ability boosting games.
- Pretty good battery life with a fast charger.
Cons-
- It doesn’t have a telephoto lens in its back camera, also images are sometimes nosier. The camera can be improved.
- Audio quality average.
- No expandable memory.
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2. Realme X3 SuperZoom
Specifications
| Display | 6.6”, 1080X2400 pixels |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Battery | 4,200 mAH |
| Rear Camera Front Front | 64+8+8+2 MP 32+8 |
| Price | 26,997 |
Overview
This phone is known or could be said, marketed as a camera phone. With a sleek and sophisticated style, its fingerprint sensor is located on its power button.
The phone is equipped with a 64 MP main camera with f/1.8 aperture, an 8 MP ultra-wide camera with fixed focus and f/2.3 aperture, an 8 MP telephoto lens with f/3.4 aperture, and a 2 MP macro lens with fixed focus.
The front camera has a 32 MP primary lens and an 8 MP ultra-wide lens. Its performance is also good compared to others with the same range or even better version of the processor.
Pros-
- LCD screen with 120 Hz refresh rate
- Sound quality decent
- Smart sidebar with shortcuts, on the screen, when swiped left
- Gaming performance is very much smooth and GPU is great.
- Battery life is good and charging is pretty decent.
- As in the name, the camera quality is great with an available clear zoom of 5 times, a high dynamic range, blast of colors, and pretty wide angles.
Cons-
- Brightness could be an issue on a bright sunny day.
- The phone can get heated over heavy or throttled use
- In low light, the camera quality degrades a bit.
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3.Vivo V20
Specifications
| Display | 6.44”, 1080×2400 pixels |
| Processor | Snapdragon 720g |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Battery | 4000 mAh |
| Rear Camera Front Camera | 64+8+2 MP 44 MP |
| Price | 24999 |
Overview
If you are looking for a smartphone for day to day use only, for running apps and camera, Vivo V20 might be the one for you.
If gaming and security are there on the agenda, you will not be satisfied as this is absolutely not a gaming phone.
Although you can play, not for long hours. Other than that, it is quite good with a decent performance and a good camera quality.
Pros-
- Pretty thin and lightweight.
- Super AMOLED display with 60 Hz screen refresh rate and nice color tuning
- Crisp and sharp image quality in the camera and pretty cool features like background blur in videos are there.
Cons-
- Single speaker and audio distortion in full volume
- This is not for heavy gaming.
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4. Realme X2 Pro
Specifications
| Display | 6.5”, 1080×2400 pixels |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus |
| RAM | 6 GB |
| Storage | 64 |
| Battery | 4000 mAh |
| Rear Camera Front Camera | 64+8+13+2 MP 16MP |
| Price | 29,899 |
Overview
Realme is known for manufacturing phones for value and X2 Pro is not an exception. With the latest updates and bug fixes, this phone runs pretty smoothly and can be good for daily use.
It has a quad-camera set up, nicely placed buttons, a 3.5mm jackhole, and a premium design. With Snapdragon 855 Plus, it runs pretty smoothly.
Pros-
- Super AMOLED display with 90 Hz screen refresh rate.
- Battery life is quite good, and charging is fast.
- Impressive sound quality.
- Smooth and fast performance.
- The camera quality is pretty good.
Cons-
- Quite bulky but manageable
- Colour accuracy isn’t that good.
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5.Oppo Reno 3 Pro
Specifications
| Display | 6.4”, 2400×1080 pixels |
| Processor | MediaTek Helio P95 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Battery | 4025 mAh |
| Rear Camera Front Camera | 64+13+8+2 MP 44+2 MP |
| Price | 24,989 |
Overview
Oppo Reno 3 Pro does not offer the same kind of performance as the others on the list. However, it isn’t terrible for everyday use, and if you aren’t a power user, you won’t really notice the difference.
Camera performance is decent for the price, but this phone could do with a few tweaks to improve video quality in low light.
Pros-
- Super AMOLED full-screen display
- Awesome camera quality with ultra-dark mode, macro shot, ultrawide angle in the rear camera and a 44+2 MP dual punch hole the camera provided with night mode and stable video shooting can be done.
- Fast charging (30W flash charge) and decent battery life
- Smooth day to day usage.
- Audio quality is good
Cons-
- The phone is a bit heavy, although single-handed use can be done.
- Colour accuracy isn’t impressive, has a bluish tint
- Heavy gaming can give some lag
- Ultrawide camera not good enough in low light or nightscape
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Brief Summary of Listed SmartPhones
| OnePlus Nord | Realme X3 SuperZoom | Vivo V2O | Realme X2 Pro | Oppo Reno 3 Pro | |
| Display | 6.44”, 1080×2400 pixels | 6.6”, 1080X2400 pixels | 6.44”, 1080×2400 pixels | 6.5”, 1080×2400 pixels | 6.4”, 2400×1080 pixels |
| Processor | Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720g | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus | MediaTek Helio P95 |
| RAM | 8gb | 8gb | 8gb | 6gb | 8gb |
| Storage | 128 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Battery | 4115 mAh | 4200 mAh | 4000 mAh | 4000 mAh | 4025 mAh |
| RearCamera FrontCamera | 48+8+5+2 MP 32+8 MP | 64+8+8+2 MP 32+8 MP | 64+8+2 MP 44 MP | 64+8+13+2 MP 16MP | 64+13+8+2 MP 44+2 MP |
| Price | Rs 27,999 | Rs 26,997 | Rs 24999 | Rs 29,899 | Rs 24,989 |
Conclusion
To be very honest, 30,000 is a pretty big amount to invest in a smart phone. So, it should be spent wisely keeping the features in mind.
In a Rs.30,000 smartphone, what we opt for is a smooth performing hassle less truly SMART phone. All the above smartphones are among the top ones in that range, so suit yourself with whichever quenches your thirst.
If you are into gaming stuff and not that much into taking photos or videos, OnePlus Nord can be a good choice for you. Now, if you are not a gaming freak and just want a decent phone for daily use, Vivo V20 can do the job.
Again, if you are camera loving person and love blogging, shooting videos, keeping memories captured in tiny frames, then Realme X3 SuperZoom and Oppo Reno 3 Pro would be best for you.
But if you are okay with a phone of great value, you can go for Realme X2 Pro.
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