Top 10 Best Mobiles Under Rs. 20,000 To Buy In 2021

The best smartphones under Rs 20,000 can easily give the high-enders tough competition. Boasting of high-resolution multi-camera setups, powerful processors, HDR capabilities and more, mobiles under Rs 20,000 can give flagship smartphones a run for their money because of the phone experience they offer.


Smartphones in 2021 don't just cover the basics, it also offers features like in-display fingerprint sensors, gaming processors, high refresh rate display, internal cooling, multi-camera setups, glass-based designs and much, much more.


Most smartphones sold in this segment are made by brands like Xiaomi, Realme, Samsung, Nokia and more. The under-20,000 segment offers a good balance between powerful hardware and useful features. Check out this list if you are looking for the best mobiles phone of Rs 20,000.



The Mi 10i is relatively affordable but still offers a 108-megapixel primary camera, 5G, an IP53 rating, and Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G processor. It also has some neat touches including a notification LED, 3.5mm audio socket, and stereo speakers. 

It's available in three variants, with up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. Performance in everyday tasks is good, and even gaming posed no problem. The back of the phone doesn't get too warm when stressed. 

Camera performance was somewhat disappointing in the daytime and at night, especially the fact that the three secondary rear cameras are quite ordinary. 4K video came out looking discoloured and there's no stabilisation. Battery life on the other hand was impressive. 






The Galaxy M31s offers several new features such as Single Take and brings impressive hardware, including the battery of the phone. The phone features a huge 6000mAh battery pack and also sports a 64-megapixel lens-based quad-camera set-up. 

For display, there's a 6.5-inch sAMOLED Full HD+ Infinity O panel. Under the hood, there's an octa-core Exynos 9611 SoC. For RAM, there's either a 6GB or 8GB option. The cameras on-board are a quad rear lens setup that includes a 64-megapixel primary sensor. Other sensors in this set-up include a 12-megapixel sensor with an f/2.2 ultra-wide-angle lens, a 5-megapixel depth sensor, and another 5-megapixel sensor with an f/2.4 aperture. 

The Galaxy M31s focuses heavily on bringing long-lasting battery life to users with its 6000mAh battery. This battery also supports 25W fast charging and supports reverse charging to help juice up other gadgets.





Oppo F19 smartphone was launched on 6th April 2021. The phone comes with a 6.43-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080x2400 pixels and an aspect ratio of 20:9. Oppo F19 is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 processor. It comes with 6GB of RAM. The Oppo F19 runs Android 11 and is powered by a 5000mAh battery. The Oppo F19 supports proprietary fast charging.

As far as the cameras are concerned, the Oppo F19 on the rear packs a 48-megapixel primary camera with an f/1.7 aperture; a 2-megapixel camera with an f/2.4 aperture, and a 2-megapixel camera with an f/2.4 aperture. The rear camera setup has autofocus. It sports a 16-megapixel camera on the front for selfies with an f/2.4 aperture.

#Realme X7 5G




The Realme X7 5G comes in at an attractive price and boasts of the brand new MediaTek Dimensity 800U processor, plus 5G (dual-SIM, dual-standby) and an eye-catching design. The pattern on the back and giant brand slogan might not be to everyone's taste, but that's only on the 'Nebula" version, and there's also a sober 'Space Silver' option. 

The Realme X7 has a 6.4-inch AMOLED screen with an in-display fingerprint sensor. It's relatively light and compact but still has a 4,310mAh battery and delivered excellent runtime during our review. You can use the bundled proprietary 65W fast charger, but this phone actually charges at up to 50W. 

The screen is pleasant enough and the speaker is quite good. Games and videos were both enjoyable. The cameras however are somewhat disappointing, with capturing just average detail in many situations. The Realme X7 5G is a strong contender in its price segment.



It’d be a surprise not to see a Redmi Note series in the best budget phone category. The series has played an instrumental role in building the segment in India over the past few years and the Redmi Note 10 Pro Max is the latest addition to the list with impressive specs and equally impressive performance.

It brings competitive features such as an AMOLED display with a high refresh rate, a 108MP quad-camera stack, great battery life and fast charging. While the phone lacks 5G capabilities, the chipset performs reasonably well for most day to day tasks.

For those who don’t want a 108MP camera, the Redmi Note 10 Pro with a 64MP camera is available for Rs 3,000 less. Apart from the primary camera, everything else remains the same on both phones. 




Vivo V20 SE has a plastic build and measures 7.8 millimetres in thickness and weighs 171 grams. The phone features a 6.44-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution display that uses an AMOLED panel with a waterdrop notch for the selfie camera and an in-screen fingerprint sensor.

It is being offered in two colours-- Gravity Black and Aquamarine Green The V20 SE is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor with an octa-core CPU and Adreno 610 GPU. This is paired with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage along with the option to expand the storage by using microSD cards of upto 1TB. It runs on Android 10-based FunTouch OS 11.

Vivo V20 SE has a triple camera setup on the back that consists of a primary 48MP camera with an f/1.8 aperture, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera and a 2MP depth sensor. On the front, there’s a 32MP selfie camera housed within the notch with features like super night mode and aura screen light.




Realme 8 Pro is the successor to the Realme 7 Pro and gets a bold design. It is slimmer than its predecessor and comes in flashy colours. The main change on the Realme 8 Pro is the quad-camera setup at the back which houses a 108-megapixel primary camera. The phone is light and easy to hold.

It sports a 6.4-inch AMOLED display with a hole punch for the selfie camera in the top left corner. The display has full-HD+ resolution and an in-display fingerprint scanner. It is also powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G processor, with 6GB or 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB of UFS 2.1 storage. You get a 4,500mAh battery that is capable of fast charging at 50W.

The camera performance is a hit or miss with the Realme 8 Pro. Daylight photos were average and did not have as much detail. The phone does a good job with portrait shots and the macros too were sharp but limited to 2-megapixels in resolution. Camera performance in low light was decent with better details in nighmode.

Realme 8 Pro managed to deliver good battery life and lasted for 26 hours and 14 minutes in our HD video loop test. The 50W bundled charger is quick to charge the phone up getting it to 75 percent in 30 minutes. 




The Realme Narzo 30 Pro 5G is currently the least expensive 5G phone in India with a starting price of Rs. 16,999. The all-plastic body has held up well so far, ergonomics are good, and it doesn't feel very heavy even though it weighs about 194g. The side-mounted fingerprint sensor works very well. All that's needed is a quick tap to unlock the phone. The display is a 6.5-inch full-HD+ LCD panel with good levels of brightness and colour saturation.

The Realme Narzo 30 Pro 5G runs on the MediaTek Dimensity 800U SoC, which has a built-in 5G modem, and is quite powerful and power efficient. Software on the Realme Narzo 30 Pro 5G is a bit of a letdown since it's still Android 10 and not 11, which is what many others are offering. Performance of the Realme Narzo 30 Pro 5G has been pretty solid as the SoC handles multitasking or demanding tasks such as gaming, pretty easily. Battery life is equaly good.

The cameras on the Realme Narzo 30 Pro 5G are your run-of-the-mill setup. There's a primary 48-megapixel camera, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera, and a 2-megapixel macro camera. The cameras perform decently but low-light performance is weak.




The Poco X3 Pro is the latest under Rs 20,000 segment phone from the company. It comes with a big 6.67-inch Full HD+ resolution display that also supports up to an adaptive 120Hz refresh rate. The phone offers a selfie camera housed inside a punch-hole.

The new Poco phone comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 chipset under the hood. This is an octa-core solution with a CPU running at up to 2.96GHz and Adreno 640 GPU. The SoC is paired with up to 8GB RAM and 128GB of UFS 3.1 storage. As for the software, the device runs on MIUI 12 and Poco Launcher which is based on Android 11 out-of-the-box.

For cameras, the device brings with itself a 48MP primary camera, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera with a 119-degree field of view, a 2MP macro camera and a 2MP depth sensor. On the front, there is a 20MP selfie camera housed within the notch cutout.




Oppo A74 comes with a 6.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080x2400 pixels. Oppo A74 5G is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 processor. It comes with 6GB of RAM. The Oppo A74 5G runs Android 11 and is powered by a 5000mAh battery. The Oppo A74 5G supports proprietary fast charging.

As far as the cameras are concerned, the Oppo A74 5G on the rear packs a 48-megapixel primary camera with an f/1.7 aperture; a 2-megapixel camera with an f/2.4 aperture, and a 2-megapixel camera with an f/2.4 aperture. The rear camera setup has autofocus. It sports an 8-megapixel camera on the front for selfies with an f/2.0 aperture.

The Oppo A74 5G runs ColorOS 11.1 is based on Android 11 and packs 128GB of inbuilt storage. The Oppo A74 5G is a dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards. The Oppo A74 5G measures 162.90 x 74.70 x 8.40mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 188.00 grams. It was launched in Fantastic Purple and Fluid Black colours.



These are some of the best available mobile phones under Rs. 20,000. If you are willing to extend your budget, you can consider options like Redmi K20, Vivo S1 Pro, and Oppo Reno2 F. For the latest gadget and tech news, and gadget reviews, follow us on Twitter, Reddit and Facebook. For newest tech & gadget videos subscribe to our YouTube Channel.

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Top 10 Best Mobiles Under Rs. 20,000 To Buy In 2021 Top 10 Best Mobiles Under Rs. 20,000 To Buy In 2021 Reviewed by Tech Ugly on Sunday, May 10, 2020 Rating: 5

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