Top 3 'Indian smartphones' of 2013

New Delhi: Homegrown smartphone makers like Micromax, Karbonn and Lava are enjoying handsome marketshare in the domestic market giving tough competition to the giants like Samsung, Apple and Nokia by offering specs-rich handsets at very nominal price. According to the latest numbers from the International Data Corporation (IDC), Samsung is still number one in the Indian smartphone market but its share has fallen to 26 per cent. Micromax is the biggest challenger to Samsung with nearly 22 percent market share (the company had 19 percent market share in Q1). Micromax also shipped 2 million devices this quarter and its Canvas range has done well to boost the company's volume share. Karbonn is at number three with a 13 percent percent market share.Here we have listed three best smartphones launched by Indian handset makers in 2013:Winner: Micromax Canvas Turbo A250The Micromax Canvas Turbo A250 comes with a FullHD (1920x1080 px) display, which is 441ppi on its 5-inch IPS screen. What's missing here is a scratch-resistant glass, so be careful with the screen. Though it's not a unibody design, the battery is non-user replaceable. The phone comes with three capacitive navigation keys that are only visible when the phone has been unlocked. The Lock/Power button is placed on the right side. The Canvas features a 5" IPS screen with pixel dimensions of 1920x1080, resulting in 440 pixels-per-inch. The screen delivers good viewing angles and the colour reproduction is also quite good. The Canvas Turbo is powered by a quad-core MTK 6589T chipset clocked at 1.5 GHz. It comes with 2 GB of RAM and PowerVR SGX544 GPU for gaming. Other features include Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth 4.0, A-GPS, and 2000 mAh battery. The phone has 16 GB internal storage, off which around 12 GB is user accessible. There is no slot for further expansion of storage as the phone lacks a microSD card. The 13-megapixel camera on the back also shoots 1080p FullHD video, while the front houses a 5-megapixel camera. All of this supports Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.The A250 is currently selling for Rs 18,499.Specs:5-inch SHARP HD CGS display3G Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/nBluetooth, GPS with A-GPS13-megapxiel rear camera, 5-megapixel front camera16GB internal memory2. Xolo Opus Q1000Xolo's recently launched Opus Q1000, is a specs rich budget phablet that deserves to be at the second spot. The phablet has a 5.7-inch full HD IPS display. It comes with a 13MP rear camera with BSI 2 Sensor, Flash Support, Auto Focus, Burst Mode, Scene Detection and Tuning and High Dynamic Range (HDR) support. The smartphone has a 5MP secondary camera.The phone is one of the few smartphones to feature Broadcom's BCM23550 quad-core HSPA+ processor clocked at 1.2GHz, and coupled with 1GB RAM. Priced at Rs 9,999, the dual-SIM (GSM + GSM) smartphone runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. Connectivity options include 3G, Wi-fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi hotspot and microUSB. It is powered by a 4,000 mAh battery, which is rated to deliver 33 hours of talktime on 2G and 21 hours on 3G.Clearly, in the sub-Rs 10,000 category, it is best smartphone available in the Indian market. Specs: 5-inch FWVGA IPS display with 480 x 854 pixels resolution3G, Wi-FiBluetooth, GPS with A-GPS, GLONAAS4GB onboard storage, expandable up to 32GB via microSD card slot3. Xolo Play Tegra T1000Xolo Play Tegra T1000 brings Tegra 3 based smartphones in India. The Play Tegra T1000 powered by a quad-core 1.5GHz Nvidia Tegra 3 with 1GB RAM. This puts a major thrust behind the graphics intensive games but just 4GB storage is a drawback here. The memory can definitely be increased by an additional 32 GB using a SD card. The RAM is 1 GB. Xolo Play is comes with a 4.7-inch fully HD IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The phone comes with One Glass Solution (OGS) Technology and supports multi-touch up to 5 fingers. The device comes pre-loaded with TegraZone, where consumers can find, explore and download Tegra-optimized Android games, for a console-quality gaming experience, with more realistic, interactive and challenging gameplay and graphics.While the phone's focus is definitely gaming and the hardware, Xolo has kept even camera enthusiasts in mind. The phone comes with 8 MP rear end camera and a 2 MP front-end camera. The phone comes with regular camera features and single LED flash.It's a complete entertainment handset with a full HD display panel and quad-core processor at Rs 13,999. Read our complete Xolo Play Tegra T1000 review.Specs: 4.7-inch HD IPS display with 1280 x 720 pixels of resolution3G, Wi-FiBluetooth, GPS with A-GPS8-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel front-facing camera4GB onboard storage, expandable up to 32GB via microSD