Battery life is one of the most important aspects of a phone. Afterall, how can you enjoy your phone to its maximum potential you have to charge it every now and then? That being said though, just placing a big battery in a phone isn’t enough, the manufacturer has to ensure that the phone is optimised to make the most of the battery. Besides offering a long lasting battery, the device is should be up to par in other departments.
Three of the best big battery smartphones that you can get for less than Rs. 10,000 in India are the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, the Lenovo K6 Power and the Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime. Let’s see how these three phone stack up against each other.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 was launched in India last month with prices starting at Rs. 9,999 for the 2GB RAM variant. The phone features a 5.5-inch Full HD display and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC. You also get 13MP and 5MP cameras along with a 4100mAh battery. The 2GB RAM variant of the phone offers 32GB of storage. The device runs Android Marshmallow, but can be updated to Nougat beta.
Lenovo K6 Power
Launched in November last year, the 3GB RAM variant of the K6 Power is available at Rs. 9,999. The smartphones offers a 5-inch Full HD display and a 4000mAh battery. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 SoC with 3GB of RAM. You get 13MP and 8MP cameras along with 32GB of storage.
Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime
The Redmi 3S Prime offers a 5-inch 720p display and is priced at Rs. 8,999. Like the K6 Power, it too is powered by a Snapdragon 430 SoC with 3GB of RAM. The device is equipped with a 4100mAh battery and offers a 13MP and 5MP camera. Like the two other smartphones in this list, you get 32GB of onboard storage.
The table below should give you a clearer indication of how the devices line up. It should be noted that for our review, we used the 4GB version of the Redmi Note 4.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 | Lenovo K6 Note | Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime | |
Digit rating | 77/100 | 73/100 | 73/100 |
Display | 5.5-inch FHD | 5-inch FHD | 5-inch HD |
Processor | Snapdragon 625 | Snapdragon 430 | Snapdragon 430 |
RAM | 2GB | 3GB | 3GB |
Storage | 32GB | 32GB | 32GB |
Rear camera | 13MP | 13MP | 13MP |
Front camera | 5MP | 8MP | 5MP |
Battery | 4100mAh | 4000mAh | 4100mAh |
Price | Rs. 9,999 | Rs. 9,999 | Rs. 8,999 |
As you can see from the table above, all three of the devices offer large batteries. However, the Redmi Note 4 offers the same amount of storage, while offering a faster processor. Further, while K6 Power and the Redmi 3S Prime come with Android Marshmallow, the Redmi Note 4 gives you the update to Nougat beta.Buy Xiaomi Redmi 3s Prime from Amazon at Rs.8999.