Top 10 smartphones below Rs 10,000

New Delhi: A few years back, buying a high-end Android smartphone seemed to be a costly affair. But things have changed as the current market offers plenty of options available for Indian consumers. Whether you're a social networker, a business executive, a multimedia addict, an app addict, there's always a wallet-friendly smartphone for you. Here are some of the best in this category: # 10 – Micromax Canvas Music A88Price – Rs 8,499Like the name indicates, this is a music oriented phone and it comes paired with a JBL Tempo headset. Like countless budget Android phones, this handset features a plastic body, rounded corners, and faux-metal on sides. The power and volume buttons all line up and are quite ergonomically placed. The device is powered by a dual-core MediaTek MT6577 processor and runs on Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean) out of the box. Micromax has made a few changes to the stock UI. The Canvas Music A88 features a 5 MP primary camera with dual LED flash, autofocus and geo-tagging. You can enjoy the video calling with VGA quality of 0.3 MP front camera. You can Record videos, click images and do much more with your camera. The resolution of the device is 640 x 480 at the frame rate of 30 frames /sec. The Micromax Canvas Music A88 has 4 GB ROM memory space with external memory expandable up to 32 GB through a microSD card. The built in apps are Fruit Devil, The Darkman, and Hook up, M! Live, M!Zone+. You can connect your handset via Wi-Fi 802.11 n, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB. The other connectivity features are 2G/3G, GPRS and GPS. The handset is powered by 1800 mAh Li-Ion battery. The standby time is up to 260 hours and talk time is up to 5 hours.# 9 - Karbonn Retina A27Price: Rs 9,090Karbonn Retina A27 is a dual-SIM smartphone that comes with a 4.3-inch qHD (960x540 pixels) IPS display. It runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and for fast and efficient processing, the device comes packed with a 1.2GHz dual core processor, which is well complimented by a 512MB RAM. It has 4GB of internal storage (2.79GB user accessible) with expansion support upto 32GB via microSD. The A27 features an 8-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera as well. It supports an array of audio (MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WAV, MIDI, AMR) and video (MP4, 3GP, AVI). Pre-installed apps on the smartphone include Flipboard, News and weather apps, Facebook and twitter. Connectivity wise, the device boasts Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 3G, Bluetooth with A2DP, Micro-USB, GPRS and EDGE. The 1800 mAh battery of the handset gives ample talk time and standby time to users. # 8 - XOLO B700Price: Rs 8,999The Xolo B700 comes with a 4.3 inch touchscreen with qHD (540 x 960 pixel) resolution, 256 ppi (pixels per inch) resolution, which is pretty good for a device priced below Rs 9,000. The display of Xolo B700 supports up to five point touch, which comes handy while playing games. The Xolo B700 comes with a dual core processor with 1 GHz clockspeed and PowerVR SGX531 graphics processing unit. Like most other handsets under Rs 10,000, the Xolo B700 comes with 512 MB RAM only. The device has a 5 megapixel rear auto focus camera and a 0.3 megapixel front camera. There is also an LED flash to assist in low light conditions. The company says the rear camera can capture HD (720 x 1280 pixel) videos at 30 frames per second. Xolo B700 comes with dual SIM slots. This 3G handset has WiFi, a micro USB port and Bluetooth for connectivity. One striking feature of the smartphne is its beefy 3450 mAh battery, making it one of the largest to be featured in a phone.# 7 - Lenovo A390Price: Rs 8,689Lenovo A390 is an entry level Android ICS 4.0.4 phone that costs Rs 8,689. It has a 4 inch WVGA display with a resolution of 480x800 pixels. The handset is powered by a dual-core Mediatek processor clocked at 1GHZ. It also has 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage expandable up to 32GB via microSD card. The phone also sports a 5-megapixel rear camera without the front camera. The phone is juiced by a 1500mAh battery. It runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and has been priced at Rs.8,689.# 6 - Samsung Galaxy Pocket NeoPrice: Rs 7,340Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo has a 3-inch touchscreen TFT LCD display and is powered by an 850MHz processor. It has 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage which is expandable up to 32GB through a microSD card. Other specifications include a 2-megapixel rear camera, 1200mAh battery, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and A-GPS. It runs on the Android Jelly Bean OS and Samsung's TouchWiz UI. The Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo is a good device for users looking for a dual-SIM budget Galaxy with 3G support.# 5 - Intex Aqua Wonder QuadcorePrice: Rs 9,990Intex Aqua Wonder Quadcore features a 4.5-inch capacitive 540x960 touchscreen with IPS panel screen technology. It is powered by MediaTek MT6589 quad-core processor and comes with 512MB of RAM. The smartphone has a 4GB of internal storage, of which 1.93 GB is user accessible. The internal storage can be expanded by up to 32GB through a microSD card. It runs on the Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) and has a 8-megapixel rear shooter with dual LED flash and 2-megapixel one on the front. Intex Aqua Wonder Quadcore is a dual-SIM smartphone (WCDMA+GSM). Other connectivity options include 3G video calling, Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth 4.0. The smartphne comes with 1,800mAh battery that as per the company claims delivers a talktime of 3.5 hours and about 3 days of standby time. The device also comes loaded with popular applications such as Music player, Video Player, FM Radio, Sound Recorder, Gallery, Email, Gmail, Browser, Flipkart, Facebook, Google Maps, Nimbuzz, Googledocs and Youtube.# 4 – Sony Xperia E DualPrice – Rs 9,799Sony Xperia E Dual C1604 is a dual-SIM capacitive touchscreen phone coming with a 3.5 inch display with 480x320p resolution. The handset runs on Android ICS operating system. It is powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm processor and has 512MB of RAM. Its internal storage is 4GB, which can be upgraded till 32GB via microSD card. It has a 3.2MP camera on the rear which also captures VGA videos. For Internet connectivity, there is GPRS, EDGE, and HSPA; for data transfer there is USB and Bluetooth connectivity. The handset is powered by a 1530 mAh battery, which the manufacturer promises will give you a talktime of around 6 hours and 12 minutes and a standby time of up to 530 hours.# 3 – Nokia Lumia 520Price – Rs 9,899At Rs 10,499, the The Nokia Lumia 520 is by far the cheapest Windows Phone 8 offering by the finnish smartphone maker. The Nokia Lumia 520 is 9.9 thick and weighs 124 grams, and comes in a host of colours such as yellow, blue, red along with the usual black and white. The smartphone has a 4-inch IPS LCD with an 480x800 pixel resolution at 233ppi. The touch response of Nokia Lumia 520 is very good. As a matter of fact, Lumia 520 deploys super-sensitive touchscreen technology that enables you to operate the screen even with your fingernails or while you are wearing gloves. The Nokia Lumia 520 comes with 5-megapixel camera at the rear which can record video at up to 720p. The pictures taken by the camera are clear and sharp, but the colour reproduction is not the best. The Nokia Lumia 520 comes with Windows Phone 8, which is the latest iteration of Microsoft's mobile-OS. It offers features like enhanced performance, USSD commands support, resizable live tiles and more. The Lumia 520 is powered by a 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor and Adreno 305 GPU. It comes with 512MB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, which is expandable by another 64GB via a microSD card. The company is also offering 7GB of cloud storage via SkyDrive for this smartphone. The Lumia 520 comes with a 1430mAh battery, which is slightly larger than the 1300mAh battery on the Lumia 620. The fully charged battery easily lasted a complete day with our usage. Nokia Lumia 520 also comes with several exclusive (and non-exclusive) Nokia apps such as the HERE Drive+, HERE Maps and Nokia Music.# 2 – Karbonn Titanium S1Price – Rs 9,990The front of the smartphone has a 4.5-inch qHD display, four capacitive touch buttons for navigation, and the front camera lens, in addition to the proximity sensor and the earpiece. The 4.5-inch qHD IPS screen offers a resolution of 540x960 pixels and pixel density of 240ppi, which is decent, and graphics and text appear sharp. The Karbonn S1 Titanium runs Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. Karbonn has not skinned the OS barring some elements of the user interface, such as the notification tray. The phone features a 5-megapixel autofocus shooter that takes average images in daylight. The camera app offers the capability to simultaneously use the rear and the VGA front camera. The camera app features settings for white balance, exposure, aspect ratio, face-detection, red eye reduction among others. It also offers an HDR mode and a Panorama mode. There's a speed shot mode as well as the normal mode takes time to click photos. The Karbonn S1 Titanium is powered by a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8625 quad-core processor. It has 1GB RAM onboard, and Adreno 203 chip for processing graphics. There is 4GB of internal storage, which is expandable up to 32GB via a microSD card. The phone comes with a 1600mAh battery, and based on our experience, it will just about last you a full day with medium to heavy usage.# 1 – Xolo Q700Price – Rs 9,999For Rs 10,000, the Xolo Q700 offers you a fantastic build, good specifications, impressive display, good battery life and a camera that can take good images in a well-lit situation. The Xolo Q700 has a standard rectangular form factor with curvy edges. The phone is quite thin and light. To be specific, it measures 67.5 x 135.8 x 10.2 mm and measures 151.3 grams. It comes with a 4.5-inch qHD display with 540 x 960 pixel resolution, which amounts to a very good 244 ppi pixel density. It runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean straight out-of-the-box. The body is plastic, but the rear has a rubberized finish, which adds to the style and grip. It is powered by a MediaTek MTK6589 chipset with a quad-core CPU, the same one that we have come to love from the Micromax A116 Canvas HD. Q700 has 4 GB of internal memory, of which 2.7 GB is available for users to store their content. Anyway, there is a 32 GB expandable memory slot. olo Q700 has a 2400 mAh Li-Ion battery that the company claims to offers 17 and 16 hours of talktime over 2G and 3G networks respectively. Xolo says, the phone gives 5.5 hours of web browsing time on 3G, 9.5 hours on WiFi, 33 hours' music playback via internal speakers, 80 hours of music playback or 11.5 hours of video playback through headsets. The Xolo Q700 comes with a 5 megapixel rear camera and a 0.3 megapixel front camera. Connectivity options include a micro USB 2.0 port, Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi (b/g/n), dual SIM, and 21 Mbps download speed and 11 Mbps upload speed support.