Best Android Smartphones Under Rs 8000 India (Latest 2016)
Best Android Smartphones Under Rs 8000 India: Updated May 2016 – The list of best and latest Android smartphones priced below 8k in India (May 2016) which offer great value for money. Really exciting time to buy latest Androidsmartphones in 2016with manufactures offeringvery good features and hardware at a very minimal price.
We have carefully chosen 12 best smartphones you can buy currently that offers best performance on a budget.All these smartphones are latest in the market and currently priced really low and have great processing power, multitasking ability, good for playing games and have great camera for taking pictures.
The articleis updated frequently, please check thelatest suggestionsin next few pages. The smartphones are priced under Rs. 8000 and are available online and some of the smartphones are available in physical stores as well.
Major Factors you should consider while buying the smartphones are Processor, RAM, OS, internal storage & expandable storage , front and rear camera, Dual Sim, design and after sales service.
Let’s begin the list with one of my favorites our favorite mobile from Lenovo the Vibe P1M, whichis one of thetop selling smartphone with incredible battery life below Rs. 8000.
Lenovo Vibe P1M
Great Battery life Mobile Under 8K – Lenovo VibeP1M is one of the smartphones you would love tobuy if you want uninterrupted usage with long battery life. The smartphone is priced at Rs. 7499 and is available on Flipkart since November2015.
The highlight of the Lenovo Vibe P1M is the 4000mAH battery capacity which supports fast charging. It also has a splash-proof coating which helps it protect from water, but not a waterproof mobile.
The Lenovo Vibe P1M is powered by the Mediatek 6735 processor clocked at 1.0 Ghz. It isnot a good smartphone for high end gaming but for all other purposes is fast enough with 2 GB RAM.
The Lenovo Vibe P1M runs on the Android Lollipop OS along with the Vibe UI. The internal storage on the device is ample with 16 GB memory and it can be expanded to 32 GB using amicro-sd card.
The smartphone comes with a 8 Mega Pixel rear camera and a 5 MP front selfie camera. The smartphone has a 5.0-inch screen with HD (1280*720) resolution with 294 PPI.
Lenovo Vibe P1M comes with Dual Sim Support and has 4G LTE connectivity too along with the native 3G and 2G.
The smartphone weighs 148 grams which is not too much considering it packs a large battery, thethickness of the Lenovo mobile is 9.3 mm. It is ideal for those looking for using it for unending whatsapp and Facebook sessions or playing lighter games like Candy crush saga.
Coolpad Note 3 Lite
Released in late January 2016, Coolpad Note 3 Lite is one of the smartphones which bring the best high end features to a budget smartphone. It offers fingerprint scanner and 3 GB RAM whichis usually found in smartphones in 10K to 15K range.
If you want to buy the cheapest smartphone with these features the Coolpad Note 3 Lite is the ideal bet for you. The smartphone is powered by the Mediatek Quad-Core processor – MTK 6735 clocked at 1.2 Ghz.
It runs on the Android Lollipop UI along with the custom Cool UI Skin on top of it. The rear camerafor the smartphone has 13 Mega pixel camera which comes with Autofocus and Led flash. The front camera is also decent with a 5 Mega pixel selfie camera.
The smartphone comes with 16 GB of internal storage which can be expanded to 32 GB using a micro-sd card. The Coolpad Note 3 lite comes with 5.0 inch screen and has an HD resolution display with 294 PPI pixel density.
The Coolpad Note 3 Lite comes with 2500 mAH battery capacity which can last all day with medium usage. The smartphone has 4G LTE support along with the conventional 3G and 2G.
The mobile has a weight of 142 grams and has a thickness of 8.99 mm. It also has a low SAR value of 0.24 at the head and 0.42 for the body. The smartphone is available in Black and White colors on Amazon India.
Meizu M2 4G
Meizu M2 is one of the top selling smartphones in India for the Chinese smartphone maker Meizu. The Meizu M2 competes with the Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime and the Lenovo A6000 Plus. The smartphone was launched in 2015 and currently is priced at Rs. 6,999.
The Meizu M2 is a very light weight smartphone with just 131 grams weight though it also not suffers from the poor battery back up. The smartphone comes with 2500 mAH battery capacity and has a thickness of 8.7 mm.
The Meizu M2 runs on the Android Lollipop OS with Flyme OS 4.5 custom UI. It uses the same processor MTK 6735 like the Coolpad Note 3 Lite or Lenovo P1M clocked at 1.3 Ghz. The smartphone comes with 2 GB RAM to ensure quick multi-tasking.
The mobile has Dual sim support with 4G LTE connectivity, the second sim slot is a hybrid sim slot which can be used as secondary Sim. The smartphone has 13 Mega Pixel rear camera with f/2.2 aperture and LED flash.
It can also record 1080P videos and there is a 5 MP front facing camera with wide angle to click selfies.
The Meizu M2 has 5.0-inch screen with HD (1280*720) resolution and 294 PPI. The screen isprotected by Asahi Dragon trail glass to protect against scratches.
It is a good smartphone for All purpose usage with light weight and easy to handle design.
Samsung On5
The Samsung On5 and the Samsung On7 were launched in November 2015 and are the best mid-range smartphone from Samsung with 4G LTE support. The Samsung On5 is available on Flipkart for a price of Rs. 8199.
The device comes with 5-inch display with TFT screen and has HD (1280*720) pixels resolution with 290 PPI. The Samsung On5 runs on the Exynos 3475 Quad-Core processor clocked at 1.3GHz with Mali T720 GPU.
The smartphone comes with 1.5 GB RAM and 8 GB of storage which is a bit low compared to competition offering 16 GB and 2 GB in this price range. A little price you have to pay for Samsung brand name and quality.
The mobile comes with 2600 mAH battery capacity which is good to last all day with Samsung optimizations. The device also has an SD card slot which supports up to 128 GB of storage.
Samsung On5 comes with 8 MP rear camera and a 5 MP front camera for taking selfies. Overall we feel it is a good smartphone from a reputed brand with a wide service and sales distribution in India.
Samsung has also recently launched theSamsung Galaxy J3 smartphone priced at Rs. 8,999you can check that too.
Micromax Yu Yuphoria Priced at Rs. 6999
Micromax Yu Yuphoriais the second smartphonelaunched by the Yu tele-ventures on 12-May-2015in New Delhi. The smartphone is launched exclusively on Amazon India and is available only through flash sale for a price tag of Rs. 6,999. The first flash sale is on 28th May 2015 for the Yu Yuphoria.
The smartphone has a good design with contours and edges well rounded and more curved than most smartphones. The edge designdraws some inspiration from Samsung Galaxy S6 and Apple iPhone 6. However, the USB and speaker jack is a black patch which I didn’t like and looks a bit out of place to me.
The smartphone boasts of a 5 MP front camera for taking selfies which is way better than the Moto E 4G and the 8 MP rear camera with Auto-focus, led flash. The other major highlight for the smartphone is Cyanogen Mod 12 which runs atop Android Lollipop 5.0 out of the box. Cyanogen mod brings lots of customization to the native Android OS.
The battery capacity is 2380 mAH which is adequate to run the smartphone for an entire day. Internal storage on the smartphone is excellent – 16 GB, which can be expanded to 32 GB using a micro SD card.
The Yu Yuphoria is powered by the 64 Bit Snapdragon 410 processor and equipped with Adreno 306 GPU. Another key highlight of the smartphone is 2 GB RAM; Yuphoria is one of the cheapest smartphone with 2 GB RAM priced below 7K.
The smartphone has 5.0 inch IPS LCD HD displaywith 1280*720 resolution which is decent for reading and watching movies. Overall a great smartphone for the affordable price of Rs. 6,999.
Verdict – Solid performance, good storage capacity, better camera, affordable.
Huawei Honor Holly 2 Plus (Priced @ Rs. 8,499)
Best Battery Life Android Smartphones Under Rs 8000 India – Huawei’s Honor Holly 2 Plus got launched at the of January 2016 and is available since 15 February 2016 on Flipkart. We know we are a little overboard with the budget but it is a good choice for those who needgood battery capacity,storage in this price range. The smartphone has a 16 GB internal memory it’s theonly good budget smartphone at this price with 16 GB storage.
The highlight for the Huawei Honor Holly 2 Plus is it’s 4000 mAH battery capacity which can offerall day of smartphone usage with out need for a charge. It also comes with quick reverse charging feature. The smartphone has Dual Sim 4G LTE support and it also supports CDMA network.
Honor Holly 2 Plus has a 5 inch HD screen with 1280*720p resolution and a 13 MP primary camera with Auto-focus and LED Flash support. The front camera is a 5 Mega pixel and it takes good selfies.
Huawei’s Quadcore smartphone runs on Android Lollipop OS 5.1 along with Huawei’s Emotion UI. It’s powered by 1.3 Ghz Quad Core 64 Bit Mediatek 6735 processor and 2 GB of RAM , makes it suitable for playing graphic intensive games like Asphalt 8, GTA, Max Payne etc. You can store a large number of games and images on the 16 GB internal storage and also it can be expanded to 128 GB using a micro-sd card.
The smartphone weighs 160 grams and has a slightly higher thickness of 9.7 mm.
Overall a good smartphone for Rs. 8000 budget ifyou need the best battery life.
Lenovo A 6000 Plus (Priced @ Rs. 7,499)
Top selling Android Mobile under 8k – Lenovo A 6000 was recently launched in January 2015 by Lenovo and later on Lenovo realized with the amount of in-built applications, the 1 GB RAM was not sufficient, they introduced the Lenovo A6000 specs with the same design but enhancedtechnical specifications. The phone is exclusivelyavailable on Flipkart for Rs. 7,499. Lenovo wants capture the sub 8,000 smartphone market share which is currently ruled by competition.
The smartphone packs a 64 bit 1.2 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon Quad core processor , 16GB internal storage out of which 11.4 GB is usable Space. The storage is expandable up to 32 GB via micro-sd card. The 2 GB RAM to provide a lag free experience. The Lenovo A 6000Plus runs on Android KitKat 4.4.
The phone features a 5 inch (1280*720) HD screen with IPS display and it delivers 180-degree viewing angle. The smartphone also boasts of Twin Speaker with Dolby Digital Plus sound for excellent music experience on loudspeaker.
Asus zenfone 5 – 8 GB (Priced @ Rs. 8,000)
The recent price drop makes Asus Zenfone 5 a great deal if you are looking to buy a great camera smartphone in this range. Earlier the smartphone was priced at Rs. 10,000 now Asus has dropped the price to Rs. 8,000 for the 8 GB version.
The mobile phone has decent built quality and better hardware and software integration which makes it look and feel premium. Featuring a 5-inch screen (1280*720p resolution), it also has corning’s gorilla glass protection in case you have a habit of dropping the mobile often.
The Zenfone 5 comes with Intel processor with hyper threading technology and a 2 GB RAM which makes the phone smooth and fast. It runs on Android Jelly bean , and you get the Kitkat update OTA. Yet there is no word on Zenphone getting Lollipop update.
The mobile phone has a quality 8 MP camera that takes incredible photos and is also better at taking low light pictures, the front camera is routine 2 MP shooter.
Battery life is adequate with it’s 2110 maH battery that provides 353 hours standby and 18 hours talk-time on 3G.
Verdict – Good time to grab one of these at a discounted price.
Lava V2S
Lava V2s with 2 GB RAM is the latest addition to the best smartphones under 8K. The smartphonegot launched in April 2016 and is now available on Flipkart for Rs. 7,899.
The highlight of the Lava V2S is 2 GB RAM and has got a 8 Mega Pixel selfie Camera. The smartphone is ideal for those looking for a good selfie smartphone with thin design (6.8 mm thickness) and light weight (129 gram).
Lava V2S is powered by the Mediatek 6735 QuadCore processor clocked at 1.0 GHz.
It runs on the Android Lollipop OS 5.1 along with custom UI from Lava known as the Star UI.Lava has also confirmed that they will update thesmartphone to theAndroid Marshmallowsoon.
The smartphone comes with 8 Megapixel front camera and also there is a 8 Megapixel rear camera with Auto focus and Flash support. It is aDual sim 4G LTE compatible smartphone and comes with 2500 mAH battery capacity which decent considering it is quite thin.
The display on the Lava V2S is 5.0 inch with HD (1280*720) resolution and offers 293 PPI. The storage is a bit low with 8 GB of internal capacity which can be expanded to 32 GB using a micro-sd card.
Overall it is a good choice for people looking for a8 MP selfie smartphone , with 2 GB RAM under Rs. 8,000 budget.
