The OnePlus Nord 2T is a mid-range power device expected to launch later in June 2022. The global variant has already been launched and there are multiple leaks surrounding the Indian counterpart’s launch as well. The Nord 2T essentially brings some subtle changes and differences compared to the OnePlus Nord 2.
Price: Rs 28,999
The Poco F4 5G with its Snapdragon 870 SoC, clocks a speed of 3.19 GHz and is paired with Adreno 650 GPU. Along with this, the phone has been shown to get 12GB of RAM. The Geekbench listing also claims the phone runs on Android 12 OS. The POCO F4 has a similar design to the Redmi K40S with a gradient finish.
Price: Rs 27,999
The Redmi Note 12 Pro+ is Xiaomi’s most important mid-range offering for this year. The Redmi Note 12 Pro+ sets the tone for what’s to come from Xiaomi this year and the smartphone has been launched with some major improvements over its predecessor and comes with some heavy features like a 200-megapixel shooter, 120W fast charging, a premium AMOLED display and more. The smartphone was launched with a 6.67-inch FHD OLED display with 120Hz adaptive refresh rate. It is powered by MediaTek's new Dimensity 1080 chipset paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM. This is the first time Xiaomi has brought a 12GB RAM variant to its mid-range offering. The 200-megapixel triple camera setup makes for super-detailed photos in all kinds of lighting conditions.
Price: Rs 26,999
Realme 10 Pro+ 5G, the company's latest premium mid-ranger comes with a curved 6.7-inch display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The smartphone is powered by MediaTek's latest Dimensity 1080 chipset paired with 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage. The smartphone comes with a triple rear camera that includes a 108-megapixel primary shooter, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle lens, and a macro shooter. Up front, the Realme 10 Pro+ 5G comes with a 16-megapixel selfie camera. The Realme 10 Pro+ 5G has a 5,000mAh battery paired with 67W fast charging.
Price: Rs 24,999
The Redmi K50i is a very capable smartphone that doesn’t skimp on performance and offers an efficient battery life. While it doesn’t have the marquee features of the K20 series, wherever the K50i compromises it more than makes up for it with raw performance and gaming chops. While the FFS LCD screen doesn’t match the viewing experience of an AMOLED screen, you won’t mind it for some casual watching.
Price: Rs 23,999
The latest flagship smartphone from Infinix, the Infinix Zero Ultra comes with super-fast 180W charging, which is the fastest in the market currently, a 200-megapixel rear camera, and a curved AMOLED display. All of this, for a launch price of Rs 29,999. The Infinix Zero Ultra is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 920 chipset paired with 8GB of RAM and comes with a 4,500mAh battery along with 180W fast charging. There is a triple rear camera setup along with a 32-megapixel selfie camera on the Infinix Zero Ultra.
Price: Rs 18,999
The Xiaomi 11i Hypercharge offers 120W fast charging, the fastest in its segment. The smartphone is claimed to charge in just 15 minutes, but that’s not the case from zero to 100 per cent. A 120Hz display, with a MediaTek 920 chipset and 8GB of RAM, along with a solid build quality make the Xiaomi 11i Hypercharge 5G an attractive smartphone in this segment.
Price: Rs 24,480
The Motorola Edge 30 is perhaps the thinnest and lightweight phone under ₹30,000 with features such as a large 144Hz AMOLED display, powerful Snapdragon 778G+ processor, high-resolution triple cameras (50MP+50MP+2MP), stereo speakers and fast charging support.
Price: Rs 29,999
The iQOO Neo 6 is ever so slightly superior in performance over the Poco F4 and supports 80W fast charging. It features a large AMOLED display and the Snapdragon 870 is a capable chipset for your daily needs. The main and the ultrawide cameras are at par with the competition but you’ll rarely use the macro camera as it's a low-resolution sensor. The stereo speakers onboard are loud and there’s an in-display fingerprint sensor too.
Price: Rs 29,999
The Oppo Reno 8 has a 6.4-inch AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate and is topped with Gorilla Glass 5. It’s powered by the Dimensity 1300 chip which is tried and tested and offers stable performance for daily use. The main 50 MP and 8 MP ultra-wide cameras are great both in daytime and nighttime along with 4K video recording. The battery capacity is less than 5,000mAh which is pretty common in this price range but you get 80W fast charging which can fully charge the Reno 8 in less than 30 minutes.
Price: Rs 27,930
The Vivo V25 features a 6.44-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display that offers upto 90Hz refresh rate and is powered by the Dimensity 900 chip paired with upto 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. The V25 has got triple cameras on the back including a 64MP primary camera, an 8MP ultra-wide camera and a 2MP macro camera. There’s a 50MP selfie camera upfront. The Vivo V25 is equipped with a 4,500mAh battery that supports 44W fast charging.
Price: Rs 25,499
Realme GT Master Edition features a 6.43-inch Super AMOLED display that offers Full HD+ resolution and upto 120Hz refresh rate. It’s got a punch-hole notch cutout for the 32MP selfie camera upfront. The GT Master Edition is powered by the Snapdragon 778G chip with an octa-core CPU and is paired with upto 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. There's a 64 MP primary camera on the back followed by an 8MP ultra-wide camera and a 2MP macro camera. It also has an under-display fingerprint sensor and is equipped with a 4,300mAh battery that supports 65W fast charging which can top-up the battery in 33 minutes.
Price: Rs 25,999
Realme GT Neo 3T is the latest 5G phone from Realme with features such as a large 6.62-inch AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate and Gorilla Glass 5 protection along with stereo speakers. It’s powered by the Snapdragon 870 chip and has a set of capable triple cameras on the back that includes a 64MP main camera, an 8MP ultra-wide camera and a 2MP macro camera. On the front, there’s a 16MP selfie camera. The Realme GT Neo 3T has a large 5,000mAh battery that supports 80W fast wired charging.
Price: Rs 25,999
Xiaomi's latest Redmi 12 Pro 5G is the middle child in the company's latest Redmi Note 12 series and sits between the Redmi Note 12 5G and the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G. The Redmi Note 12 5G shares a lot with its elder sibling, the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G. The smartphone comes with the same MediaTek Dimensity 1080 SoC, which has offered both performance and efficiency on smartphones previously.
Price: Rs 27,999
The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE is a watered-down version of the Galaxy S20 flagship smartphone. The phone runs on Android 10 with One UI 2.0 on top and has a 6.5-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-O Display with 1,080 x 2,400 pixels resolution. It is powered by an octa-core Exynos 990 processor along with 8 GB of RAM. It has a triple rear camera setup that includes a 12 MP primary sensor with an f/1.8 lens and optical image stabilisation (OIS) support. It has a 32 MP camera sensor at the front for clicking selfies.
Price: Rs 29,999
The Realme 9 Pro is an attractive offering at this price point with excellent battery life and sharp looks. The Snapdragon 695 SoC is reliable enough for gaming on Medium graphics (example: COD Mobile) and is a tried-and-tested one used on several other phones such as the Redmi Note 11 Pro and Poco X4 Pro. The main lens on the phone is also capable of taking vibrant and colourful shots in daylight. Add to that, good battery life. However, the UI is packed with bloatware.
Price: Rs 20,600
The Oppo K10 5G is a 5G-enabled mid-range device with an eye-catching design. It also has really impressive battery life and reliable gaming performance – considering it has one of the better-performing SoCs at this price point. However, you will miss out on a high refresh rate and the UI has plenty of bloatware.
Price: Rs 16,990
The Oppo F19 Pro+ 5G is more about the design and slightly improved camera experience than it is about performance. In fact, its performance is so homogenous with other phones that sport the MediaTek Dimensity 800U chipset, that you could just as easily choose the Narzo 30 Pro and not feel the difference. But the phone’s camera does deliver more impressive camera performance and looks great while doing that!
Price: Rs 21,990
The Redmi Note 11 Pro+ checks some boxes but it is not enough of a refinement over the Redmi Note 10 Pro Max. Instead, the Redmi Note 11 Pro+ is an iterative update at best and doesn’t justify its asking price. So, we would only suggest buying this phone if you’re getting a really substantial discount on its asking price. If you do get it at a discounted rate, you will get a good flat-edge design, decent performance, a great primary camera and impressive battery life.
Price: Rs 19,999
While the Poco X3 Pro did feature a Snapdragon 800-series SoC, this Poco device comes equipped with a Snapdragon 695 SoC that isn’t as proficient at handling gaming. However, Poco has propositioned this phone as an all-rounder instead of only being focussed on the performance.
Price: Rs 21,054