As we moving forward in 2020, smartphone makers have started pouring us with new smartphones every week. The upcoming MWC 2020 is expected to unveil a couple of new smartphones while Apple is preparing its budget iPhone 9 for launch in March. However, India has already witnessed a couple of new phone launches across various price points in January.
Best Smartphones to buy in February 2020
Thanks to intense competition over the past few years, you can get features and capabilities at this price that would have been restricted to premium models not too long ago. Multiple new models have launched and we’ve seen price cuts on a few older ones recently, giving any potential buyer lots of options.
Here’s our list of the best phones you can buy this February.
Best phones under Rs 10,000
Redmi Note 8: It is the best option under Rs 10,000. At Rs 9,999, Redmi Note 8 offers a premium Gorilla Glass 5 protected glass body, a massive Full HD+ LCD display, 4000mAh battery with 18W fast charging in the box, 48-megapixel quad cameras at the back and a host of stunning gradient colours.
Realme C3: This smartphone is the latest entry in this price segment with an interesting bunch of features. Starting at Rs 6,999, the C3 gets a matte plastic gradient along with a powerful MediaTek Helio G70 chipset, a 12-megapixel + 2-megapixel dual-camera setup and a 5000mAh battery with 10W charging. It is a great low budget phone for you.
Best phones under Rs 20,000:
Poco X2: Starting at Rs 15,999, the Poco X2 raises the bar for the category of smartphones under Rs 20,000. Equipped with a 6.7-inch 1080p IPS LCD display along with a refresh rate of 120Hz, a powerful Snapdragon 730G chipset, a 4500mAh battery with 27W fast charger in the box and an impressive 64-megapixel Sony IMX686 main camera, the Poco X2 has everything that you want in an affordable phone.
Redmi Note 8 Pro: At Rs 14,999, the Redmi Note 8 Pro has all the basic phone stuff just right such as a high-resolution 64-megapixel quad-camera, a powerful gaming chipset for gaming, a big 6.5-inch display and a big 4500mAh battery with fast charging. The Note 8 Pro offers everything that you would need from a phone and that makes it the best smartphone in this price segment.
Realme X2: At Rs 16,999, Realme X2 offers a Snapdragon 730G chipset, a 6.3-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with an in-display fingerprint sensor, a 4000mAh battery with 30W fast charging and a 64-megapixel quad-camera setup at the back. Realme has got the looks right with crazy gradient colours and its premium glass body.
Best phones under Rs 30,000
Redmi K20 Pro: Staring at Rs 24,999The Redmi K20 Pro is empowered with a Snapdragon 855 chipset and a fullscreen AMOLED display with no notch, it is best overall package in the premium segment. The K20 Pro looks stunning with its unique gradients and its illuminated pop-up selfie camera enhances its appeal. The 48-megapixel triple rear camera setup can do great photography and with the GCam mod, it can impress professional photographers.
Realme X2 Pro: The Realme X2 Pro is essentially a cut-price of OnePlus 7T that offers the same Snapdragon 855 Plus chipset, a 6.5-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate as the OnePlus but tops it up with a superfast 50W SuperVOOC fast charging that refills the 4000mAh battery in 30 minutes. Though the camera is not that good, it’s best for those who want speedy performance
Asus 6Z: At Rs 27,999, the Flip Camera makes the Asus 6Z unique. The smartphone offers an unmatched versatility to photographers. The 5000mAh battery keeps the phone up for up to two days. It gets the best LCD display we have seen in a while with extremely narrow bezels. It runs on ZenUI 6 but it’s very close to stock Android with all the useful features from older Asus phones. The 48-megapixel main camera and 13-megapixel wide-angle camera do a great job for both front and rear camera duties.
Best phones under Rs 50,000
OnePlus 7T: Starting at Rs 34,999, the OnePlus 7T offers a Full HD+ 90Hz AMOLED display with a very fast in-display fingerprint sensor. While it uses the same Snapdragon 855 Plus chipset, Oxygen OS 10 offers fast but fluid performance with a well-laid out stock-like UI. The cameras are great in most lighting conditions while the 30W charging fills up the 4000mAh battery in almost an hour.
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite: The Galaxy S10 Lite ups the game in this segment with its unique camera setup. The S10 Lite gets a 48-megapixel main camera supported by Samsung’s Super Steady OIS. This gives the camera extreme stability while shooting videos and photos. Keeping the camera aside, the S10 Lite also has a stunning 6.7-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with a punch-hole cutout on the top for the front camera. The Snapdragon 855 chipset makes it the most powerful Samsung phone in India while the 4500mAh battery should keep the phone going for an entire day.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite: The Galaxy Note 10 Lite has a similar recipe as the S10 Lite, i.e. offering the essential flagship features like a powerful chipset, capable cameras, big battery but with the added capability of the S Pen stylus. The S Pen features are borrowed from the Galaxy Note 9 but the display is borrowed from the Galaxy Note 10. At Rs 38,999, it is the most feature-rich phone you can buy today.
