Top 10 smartphones in India under Rs 10,000 (March 2014)

New Delhi: Smartphone sales is surging in India with a recent estimate by research firm IDC suggesting it growing three-fold to over 44 million in 2013 from 16.2 million in 2012. Clearly, the market is buzzing with lots of activities and there are plenty of smartphones to suit every pocket. Read on to find out the top 10 options available in the market:Panasonic T31Price: Rs 5546 (As on Snapdeal.com)The Panasonic T31 features a 4-inch WVGA (800x480) display and is powered by 1.3GHz dual core processor (unspecified chipset) along with 512MB of RAM. It is a dual-SIM smartphone with support for GSM+GSM. The device runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and supports FOTA upgrade. It comes with 4GB of inbuilt storage which can be further expandable up to 32GB with microSD card.It sports a 3.2-megapixel rear camera, and also houses a VGA front-facing camera. The T31 will be available in Bluish Black and Pure White colour variants. Connectivity options on the device include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, EDGE, GPRS and 3G. It also packs a 1300mAh battery.Nokia X+Price: Rs 8,390 (As on Indiatimes.com)The Nokia X offers dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) support with dual standby. This is the first Android phone from Nokia and features a 4-inch IPS LCD display with a 480x800 pixel resolution, translating to a pixel density of 233ppi.The smartphone is powered by a 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, alongside 512MB of RAM. The device comes with a 3-megapixel rear camera. The Nokia X handset comes with 4GB of inbuilt storage, which can be expanded up to 32GB via microSD card.The highlight of the Nokia X is the highly customised version of Android, with Metro-inspired UI and access to Nokia's own app store. While there's no access to Google's Play Store, users can side-load Android apps from any third-party source. Nokia has used the AOSP version corresponding to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean as the baseline for its operating system.The Nokia X supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS with A-GPS, EDGE, GPRS and 3G connectivity options. It is backed by a 1500mAh battery, which is rated to deliver up to 13 hours of talk time and up to 672 hours of standby time on 2G network.Spice Smart Flo Poise Mi-451The device features a 4.5-inch display with a resolution of 480x854 pixels. It is powered by a dual-core 1.3GHz processor (unspecified chipset) alongside 512MB of RAM. The device includes 4GB of inbuilt storage, which is expandable up to 32GB via microSD card.The smartphone sports a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and also includes a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera.Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE and Micro-USB connectivity options. Unfortunately, it does not support 3G connectivity. It packs a 1450mAh battery.Lava Xolo A500SThe Xolo A500S features a 4-inch WVGA display that has a resolution of 480x800 pixels and pixel density of 233 Pixels Per Inch (PPI). It is a dual SIM device with support for GSM+GSM with dual standby.The device is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 512MB of RAM and a Mali-400 MP GPU for boosting graphics. It includes a 5-megapixel rear camera accompanied by an LED flash and a VGA front facing camera. The rear camera can record videos up to 720p resolution. . It also includes 4GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 32GB through microSD card.The device runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE, 3G, and Micro-USB. The Xolo A500S is backed by a 1400mAh battery.Micromax A77 Canvas JuiceThe Micromax A77 Canvas Juice is a dual-SIM phablet with support for GSM+GSM lines and dual standby. The device features a 5-inch FWVGA display with 480x854 pixels resolution. The phablet is powered by a 1.3GHz dual-core processor along with 1GB of RAM.It sports a 5-megapixel autofocus rear camera accompanied by an LED flash and also includes a VGA front-facing camera. On the storage front, the smartphone features 4GB of inbuilt storage, which can be expanded up to 32GB with the help of a microSD card. The Micromax A77 Canvas Juice packs a 3000mAh battery which, as per the online retailer's listing, can deliver up to 10 hours of talktime and up to 250 hours standby time. Connectivity options on the phablet include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPRS, EDGE, GPS/ AGPS and 3G. LG L40LG has expanded its 'L' series range of smartphones by introducing its three new third-generation devices in the new L Series III range, named LG L90, L70 and L40. The LG L40, being the smartphone with the lowest specs in line, comes with a 3.5-inch screen with 320x480 pixels resolution. The smartphone comes with a low 512MB of RAM and seemingly the same processor featured by L70 - a dual-core 1.2GHz chip.The device misses a front-facing camera but feature a 3-megapixel shooter. Like the LG L70, the L40 will also arrive with 4GB of storage with no word on its expansion. It sports a 1540mAh battery.Micromax Bolt A66Homegrown handset maker Micromax has listed the Bolt A66 on its official site for Rs 6000. The new budget Android smartphone is a dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) device, and supports regular SIM size. It comes with 4.5-inch TFT display with 480x854 pixels (FWVGA) resolution, and is powered by a 1GHz Spreadtrum SC7710G processor along with 512MB of RAM.It includes 512MB of inbuilt storage which is further expandable up to 32GB with microSD card. The Bolt A66 sports a 2-megapixel rear camera with flash, though there is no word on the front camera. The smartphone packs a 1500mAh battery, which the company says can give a standby time of up to 116 hours, and talktime of up to 4.5 hours.Connectivity options include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Micro-USB, GPRS, EDGE and 3G. The smartphone also comes preloaded with apps such as Hike, Opera, Spuul, Game HUB, Kingsoft Office and M! Live.Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2The Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 is the successor to the Galaxy S Duos.The Galaxy S Duos 2 comes with a 4-inch WVGA (480x800) TFT display and is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor (unspecified chipset). It is a dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) smartphone and runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean with TouchWiz UI on top.The device supports 10 regional languages, namely Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu.It comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and also includes a VGA front-facing camera. It offers 768MB of RAM and 4GB of inbuilt storage, which is further expandable up to 64GB via microSD card.Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, EDGE, GPRS and 3G. There is a 1500mAh battery backing the device which the company claims can deliver up to 8 hours of talktime and up to 280 hours of standby time.Nokia Lumia 520Nokia Lumia 520 is also known as the 'cheapest Windows Phone 8' mobile. The Windows Phone 8 device has a 4-inch LCD display, offering resolution of 480X800 pixels (233 ppi), along with a ClearBlack filter that reduces outdoor glare and comes with a highly sensitive screen that responds even while wearing a glove -- just like the Lumia 920 and 820 series. Under the hood, the 520 is powered by a Snapdragon S4 1GHz dual-core processor alongside 512MB RAM and 8GB internal storage expandable up to 64GB via microSD card.The phone comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera with 720p video recording. Connectivity options include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 3G. It has a 1,430mAh battery.Samsung Galaxy Trend IISamsung Galaxy Trend II Duos s7572 is a dual SIM phone. It sports a 4-inch WVGA display and is powered by 1.2GHz dual-core processor.Just like the Samsung Galaxy Win, Galaxy Trend II too runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). There is a 3-megapixel snapper on-board and 1500 mAh battery. Samsung Galaxy Trend also comes with dual-mode CDMA/ GSM connectivity, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi, and microSD card slot.