Best 5 smartphones under Rs 10,000 in India (June 2019)

In this article, we look at the specifications of the top 5 smartphones under Rs 10,000, available in the month of June in india.

Also read: The best 5 smartphones under Rs 20,000 in India.

1. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7

Certainly, the first one to make it to the list is the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7. Although, the company did not offer the 48MP camera in its Indian variant, it still boasts of some amazing specifications.

Firstly, the device has a 6.3-inch FHD+ IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The camera unit consists of a dual-camera setup at the rear. A 12MP primary camera comes along a 2MP depth sensor. Further, the front has a 13MP selfie shooter.

Xiaomi designed this phone to give a tough competition to its rivals. With this in mind, it is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC chipset coupled with the Adreno 512 GPU. The mid range SoC used in the Redmi Note 7 is apparently clocked at 2.2 GHz. It is the peak frequency supported by the CPU, which Xiaomi claims offers better performance as compared to other Snapdragon 660 powered phones.

The Redmi Note 7 also boasts of a 4,000mAh battery with support for QuickCharge 4.0 via a USB Type-C port.

Lastly, the phone is available for purchase in two variants. One is a 3GB RAM + 32GB storage variant, and the other one comes with 4GB RAM + 64GB storage.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 specifications

RAM & Storage	3GB|32GB, 4GB|64GB
Display	6.3-inch (1080 x 2340)
Processor	2.2 GHz, Octacore
Operating System	Android Pie
Primary Camera	12MP + 2MP
Front Camera	13MP
Battery	4,000 mAh
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8956

2. Xiaomi Redmi Y3

The second phone to make it to our list is the Xiaomi Redmi Y3. The phone mainly focusses on its high resolution selfie camera.

Firstly, Xiaomi here gives you a 6.26-inch HD+ IPS LCD display, with a resolution of 720 x 1520 pixels. The camera unit consists of a dual-camera setup at the rear. A 12MP primary camera comes along a 2MP depth sensor. Further, the front has a large 32MP selfie shooter. This feature surely makes it a better choice for all the selfie lovers out there.

Meanwhile, the device boasts of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 SoC, clocked at 1.8 GHz and coupled with the Adreno 506 GPU. The Redmi Y3 also boasts of a 4,000mAh battery.

Lastly, this smartphone also comes in two variants. One has a 3GB of RAM + 32GB of storage and the other has 4GB of RAM + 64GB of storage.

Xiaomi Redmi Y3 specifications

RAM & Storage	3GB|32GB, 4GB|64GB
Display	6.26-inch (720 x 1520)
Processor	1.8 GHz, Octacore
Operating System	Android Pie
Primary Camera	12MP + 2MP
Front Camera	32MP
Battery	4,000 mAh
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 632

3. Realme 3

With its premium design, the Realme 3 is a great phone at this price.

Firstly, Realme gives you a 6.22-inch HD+ IPS LCD display with a resolution of 720 x 1520 pixels. The camera unit of the device consists of a dual-camera setup at the rear. A 13MP primary camera is supported by a 2MP depth sensor. Further, the front has a 13MP selfie shooter.

Meanwhile, the device is powered by the MediaTek Helio P70 SoC, clocked at 2.1 GHz and coupled with ARM Mali-G72 GPU. Realme gives you a massive 4,230mAh battery.

Lastly, similar to the first two devices, the Realme 3 also comes in two variants. One has a 3GB of RAM + 32GB of storage and the other has 4GB of RAM + 64GB of storage.

Realme 3 specifications

RAM & Storage	3GB|32GB, 4GB|64GB
Display	6.22-inch (720 x 1520)
Processor	2.1 GHz, Octacore
Operating System	Android Pie
Primary Camera	13MP + 2MP
Front Camera	13MP
Battery	4,230 mAh
Chipset	MediaTek Helio P70

4. Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1

The Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 is similar to the Redmi Note 5, which is reputed to be a power performance device from Xiaomi. Besides, Asus gives you a near stock Android experience.

Firstly, Asus gives you a 5.99-inch FHD+ IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels. The camera unit consists of a dual-camera setup at the rear. A 13MP primary camera comes along with a 5MP depth sensor. Further, the front has an 8MP selfie shooter to captures great selfies.

Meanwhile, the device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC, clocked at 1.8 GHz and coupled with Adreno 509 GPU. Asus gives you a massive 5,000mAh battery in this device.

Lastly, the smartphone is available in 3 variants. One variant comes with 3GB RAM + 32GB storage, and the other comes with 4GB RAM + 64GB storage. Additionally, we have a third variant which is available with 6GB RAM + 64GB storage. However, the price of this variant a bit higher.

Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 specifications

RAM & Storage	3GB|32GB, 4GB|64GB, 6GB|64GB
Display	5.99-inch (1080 x 2160)
Processor	1.8 GHz, Octacore
Operating System	Android Oreo
Primary Camera	13MP + 5MP
Front Camera	8MP
Battery	5,000 mAh
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

5. Realme U1

Last, but not the least, the Realme U1 makes it to the top 5 smartphones in our list. This phone also, like other smartphones of Realme, is centered on its selfie camera.

Here, Realme gives you a 6.3-inch full HD+ IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The camera unit of the device consists of a dual-camera setup at the rear. A 13MP primary camera comes along a 2MP depth sensor. The main focus of Realme in this phone, as usual, is the 25MP selfie camera at the front, which uses the Sony IMX576 sensor.

Meanwhile, the device sports the MediaTek Helio P70 SoC, clocked at 2.1 GHz and coupled with the Mali G72 MP3 GPU. Realme here gives you a 3,500 mAh battery with charging via a usual micro-USB port.

Lastly, the smartphone is available for purchase in 3 variants. One variant comes with 3GB RAM + 32GB storage, and the other comes with 3GB RAM + 64GB storage. Additionally, we have a third variant which is available with 4GB RAM + 64GB storage. However, the price of this variant, like the Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 is also a bit higher.

Realme U1 specifications

RAM & Storage	3GB|32GB, 3GB|64GB, 4GB|64GB
Display	6.3-inch (1080 x 2340)
Processor	2.1 GHz,Octa
Operating System	Android Oreo
Primary Camera	13MP + 2MP
Front Camera	25MP
Battery	3,500 mAh
Chipset	MediaTek Helio P70

This was the list of smartphones we felt are the best 5 under Rs 10,000, available in India right now. Which other device do you think we should have included in our list? Do let us know in the comments section below.

Also read: The best 5 smartphones under Rs 20,000 in India.