Best smartphones under Rs 10,000 in India: Realme, Vivo, Samsung, others - These should be your ideal picks

Best smartphones under Rs 10,000 in India: The year is about to end and we have already given you our list of best smartphones of 2019 that feature premium devices like Samsung Galaxy Note 10+, Asus ROG Phone II and OnePlus 7T. Most of these smartphones are anything but affordable. However, the budget segment is what remains highly popular in India. And, in 2019, much to our pleasure, we saw smartphone makers bringing mid-level features to smartphones priced less than Rs 10,000. These included bigger batteries, better cameras and high-quality display. So, it is time to look at best smartphones under Rs 10,000 in India:

Samsung Galaxy M10s

An upgrade on this year's Samsung Galaxy M10, the M10s comes with a Super AMOLED Display and 4,000 mAh battery for less than Rs 10,000. The smartphone is retailing for around Rs 8,500 right now and has a dual rear camera setup that features 13MP and 5MP lenses. On the front, it has a 8MP camera.

Realme 5

One of the best camera smartphones in this range, Realme 5 features a quad rear camera setup with a 12-megapixel primary lens. The smartphone sports a 6.5-inch LCD display with a drop notch and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor. What's better? You also get a 5,000 mAh battery inside the device. It is retailing for Rs 8,999 right now.

Vivo U20

The recently launched vivo U20 is one of the best budget smartphones around with Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset and a 5,000 mAh battery. You also get 18W fast charger inside the box. U20 sports a 6.53-inch FHD+ 'Halo Fullview Display' with a 90.3 per cent screen to body ratio. It is priced at Rs 10,990 but you could get it for less after applying offers.

Redmi Note 8

Xiaomi's answer to Realme 5, Redmi Note 8 also comes with four cameras at the back with a 48MP primary sensor, an 8MP ultra-wide, 2MP macro lens and another 2MP depth sensor. You get Snapdragon 665 with up to 6GB RAM and 64GB storage. The base variant of the phone has been priced at Rs 9,999.

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Infinix Hot 8

A lot of people might disagree, but Infinix Hot 8 was undoubtedly one of the best budget smartphones of 2019. It comes with a 6.52-inch HD display, MediaTek Helio P22 processor, 4GB RAM and a 5,000 mAh battery. You get 13-megapixel primary camera with an f/1,8 aperture and a second 2-megapixel camera. The smartphone sports a 8-megapixel camera for selfies and is priced at Rs 6,999.

(Note: These smartphones have not been ranked in any particular order)