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So its 2017 – time to look into changing technology in the market. If you are in a mood to replace your old mobile or to buy a new one, we have a good solution for you. With the starting of the new financial year of 2017 its not bad to invest Rs 10,000/- in a new mobile.
Brands like Xiomi, Micromax, Motorola and coolpad are leading by giving an awesome deal in just Rs 10,000/-. All the mobiles in this range has invariably few features like – dual SIM, 3GB to 4GB RAM, 32 GB inbuilt ROM and a 5.5 inch screen. Talking about android version – most of the model in this range are upgraded to Marshmallow, which is a pretty cool feature in this range. Few models are offering dual LED flash as an attraction for the selfie lovers, whereas a 13 MP primary and 5 MP is a constant feature in most of them. So, if you are a Selfie lover, go for one of these features.
Except these, good battery, fancy models and configuration can be some additional feature to think about.
Our handpicked models in the range of Rs 10000/- with the expert review is listed below to help you out. Have a look and buy the best one.
All the best !
These are the best mobile phones under Rs 10,000 in India (2017):
- Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime : 5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels,3 GB RAM,32 GB inbuilt ROM,Android, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
- Micromax Yu Yunicorn : 5.5 inches, 1920 x 1080 pixels,4 GB RAM,32 GB inbuilt, 32 GB ROM ROM,Android, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
- Micromax Evok Note : 5.5 inches, 1920 x 1080 pixels,3 GB RAM,32 GB inbuilt ROM,Android, v6 (Marshmallow)
- LeEco (Letv) Le 1s : 5.5 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels,3 GB RAM,32 GB inbuilt ROM,Android, v5.1 (Lollipop)
- Coolpad Note 3 : 5.5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels,3 GB RAM,16 GB inbuilt ROM,Android, v5.1 (Lollipop)
- Lenovo K6 Power : 5 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels,3 GB RAM,32 GB inbuilt ROM,Android, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
- Gionee Marathon M5 Lite : 5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels,3 GB RAM,32 GB inbuilt ROM,Android, v5.1 (Lollipop)
- Micromax Canvas 6 : 5.5 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels,3 GB RAM,32 GB inbuilt ROM,Android, v5.1 (Lollipop)
- Coolpad Note 5 Lite : 5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels,3 GB RAM,16 GB inbuilt ROM,Android, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
- Gionee F103 Pro : 5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels,3 GB RAM,16 GB inbuilt ROM,Android, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
- LeEco Le 1s (Eco) : 5.5 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels,3 GB RAM,32 GB inbuilt ROM,Android, v5.0 (Lollipop)
- Samsung Galaxy On7 Pro : 5.5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels,2 GB RAM,16 GB inbuilt ROM,Android, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
- Xiaomi Redmi 3S : 5 inches, 1280 x 720 pixels,2 GB RAM,16 GB inbuilt, 16 GB ROM ROM,Android, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
- Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro : 5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels,2 GB RAM,16 GB inbuilt ROM,Android, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
- Motorola Moto G4 Play : 5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels,2 GB RAM,16 GB inbuilt ROM,Android, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime
Buy on amazon @ Rs 8999
Buy on flipkart @ Rs 8999- OS Android, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
- Display 5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels,Color IPS screen, 16M colors,
- Display Feature IPS Display
- Storage space 32 GB inbuilt
- Expansion Slot Yes (Hybrid Slot)
- Processor 1.4 GHz, Octa Core, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 Processor
- GPU Adreno 505
- RAM 3 GB
- Flash LED
- Primary Camera Yes, 13 MP with autofocus ,Face detection, Smile detection, Geo tagging, Panorama, Touch to focus
- Video Recording Yes, 1080p @ 30fps
- Secondary camera Yes, 5 MP
- Battery 4100 mAh, Li-ion Battery, Non-Removable Battery
- Connectivity Dual Sim,GSM+GSM (Hybrid Slot), 3G,4G
Pros and Cons
- + Premium build quality
- + Good battery backup
- + Perfect fit for one-hand usage
- + Crisp display
- – Average display quality
Micromax Yu Yunicorn
- OS Android, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
- Display 5.5 inches, 1920 x 1080 pixels,Color,
- Display Feature 2.5D Glass
- Storage space 32 GB inbuilt, 32 GB ROM
- Expansion Slot Yes (Hybrid Slot), upto 128 GB
- Processor 1.8 GHz, Octa Core Processor
- RAM 4 GB
- Flash Dual LED
- Primary Camera Yes, 13 MP ,
- Video Recording Yes, 1080p
- Secondary camera Yes, 5 MP
- Battery 4000 mAh, Li-ion Battery, Non-Removable Battery
- Connectivity Dual Sim,GSM+GSM (Hybrid Slot), 3G,4G
Pros and Cons
- + Metal Clad design
- + Capacious battery
- + Fingerprint sensor
- – Mediocre chipset
- – Average Camera
Micromax Evok Note
- OS Android, v6 (Marshmallow)
- Display 5.5 inches, 1920 x 1080 pixels,Color IPS screen, 16M colors,
- Display Feature 2.5D Cover Glass, Notification Light, Pinch Zoom, Multitouch
- Storage space 32 GB inbuilt
- Expansion Slot Yes (Hybrid Slot), upto 32 GB
- Processor 1.3 GHz, Octa Core, MT6753 Processor
- GPU 450 MHz
- RAM 3 GB
- Flash Yes
- Primary Camera Yes, 13 MP with autofocus ,Multi-shot Mode
- Video Recording Yes, 720p @ 30fps
- Secondary camera Yes, 5 MP
- Battery 4000 mAh, Li-ion Battery,
- Connectivity Dual Sim,GSM+GSM (Hybrid Slot), 3G,4G
Pros and Cons
LeEco (Letv) Le 1s
Buy on shopclues @ Rs 9699- OS Android, v5.1 (Lollipop)
- Display 5.5 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels,Color IPS screen,
- Display Feature Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Screen Protection
- Storage space 32 GB inbuilt
- Expansion Slot No
- Processor 2.2 GHz, Octa Core Processor
- GPU PowerVR G6200
- RAM 3 GB
- Flash LED
- Primary Camera Yes, 13 MP with autofocus ,Face detection, Geo tagging, Touch to focus
- Video Recording Yes, 2160p
- Secondary camera Yes, 5 MP
- Battery 3000 mAh, Li-Po Battery, Non-Removable Battery
- Connectivity Dual Sim,GSM+GSM, 3G,4G
Pros and Cons
- + Powerful Chipset
- + Fast fingerprint sensor
- + 3000mAh battery with fast charging
- + USB type-C port
- + Decent camera
- – No MicroSD card slot
Coolpad Note 3
- OS Android, v5.1 (Lollipop)
- Display 5.5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels,Color IPS screen,
- Display Feature
- Storage space 16 GB inbuilt
- Expansion Slot Yes, upto 64 GB
- Processor 1.3 GHz, Octa Core Processor
- GPU MaliT720 MP3
- RAM 3 GB
- Flash LED
- Primary Camera Yes, 13 MP with autofocus ,Face detection, Geo tagging, Touch to focus
- Video Recording
- Secondary camera Yes, 5 MP
- Battery 3000 mAh, Li-Po Battery, Non-Removable Battery
- Connectivity Dual Sim,GSM+GSM, 3G,4G
Pros and Cons
- + 360 degree Fingerprint sensor
- + 4G LTE
- + 3GB RAM
- + HD display
- – Mediocre design
Lenovo K6 Power
- OS Android, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
- Display 5 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels,Color IPS screen, 16M colors,
- Display Feature
- Storage space 32 GB inbuilt
- Expansion Slot Yes (Hybrid Slot)
- Processor 1.4 GHz, Octa Core, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 Processor
- GPU Adreno 505
- RAM 3 GB
- Flash LED
- Primary Camera Yes, 13 MP with autofocus ,Face detection, Geo tagging, Panorama, Touch to focus
- Video Recording Yes, 1080p @ 30fps
- Secondary camera Yes, 8 MP
- Battery 4000 mAh, Li-Po Battery, Non-Removable Battery
- Connectivity Dual Sim,GSM+GSM (Hybrid Slot), 3G,4G
Pros and Cons
- + Decent camera hardware
- + Fingerprint scanner
- + Dolby Atmos Audio
- + Capacious battery
- – Hybrid SIM Slot
- – Non-Removable Battery
Gionee Marathon M5 Lite
- OS Android, v5.1 (Lollipop)
- Display 5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels,Color IPS screen,
- Display Feature
- Storage space 32 GB inbuilt
- Expansion Slot Yes, upto 128 GB
- Processor 1.3 GHz, Quad Core Processor
- GPU Mali-T720 MP2
- RAM 3 GB
- Flash LED
- Primary Camera Yes, 8 MP with autofocus ,Face detection, Geo tagging, Touch to focus
- Video Recording Yes, 1080p
- Secondary camera Yes, 5 MP
- Battery 4000 mAh, Li-Po Battery,
- Connectivity Dual Sim,GSM+GSM, ,4G
Pros and Cons
Micromax Canvas 6
Buy on tatacliq @ Rs 12820- OS Android, v5.1 (Lollipop)
- Display 5.5 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels,Color IPS screen,
- Display Feature
- Storage space 32 GB inbuilt
- Expansion Slot Yes (Hybrid Slot), upto 128 GB
- Processor 1.3 GHz, Octa Core, MediaTek Processor
- RAM 3 GB
- Flash LED
- Primary Camera Yes, 13 MP with autofocus ,
- Video Recording Yes, 1080p @ 30fps
- Secondary camera Yes, 8 MP
- Battery 3000 mAh, Li-Po Battery, Non-Removable Battery
- Connectivity Dual Sim,GSM+GSM (Hybrid Slot), 3G,4G
Pros and Cons
- + Metal unibody design
- + Fingerprint sensor
- + 4G LTE
- + Ample storage options
- – Cluttered software
Coolpad Note 5 Lite
- OS Android, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
- Display 5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels,Color IPS screen, 16M colors,
- Display Feature
- Storage space 16 GB inbuilt
- Expansion Slot Yes (Hybrid Slot), upto 128 GB
- Processor 1 GHz, Quad Core, Mediatek MT6735CP Processor
- GPU Mali-T720MP2
- RAM 3 GB
- Flash LED
- Primary Camera Yes, 13 MP with autofocus ,Face detection, Geo tagging, Panorama, Touch to focus
- Video Recording Yes, 1080p @ 30fps
- Secondary camera Yes, 8 MP with LED Flash
- Battery 2500 mAh, Li-ion Battery, Non-Removable Battery
- Connectivity Dual Sim,GSM+GSM (Hybrid Slot), 3G,4G
Pros and Cons
- + Looks good
- + Good camera for still photography
- + LED flash for selfie camera
- + VoLTE Supported and Fingerprint Sensor
- – Slow Processor
- – Hybrid SIM Slot
Gionee F103 Pro
- OS Android, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
- Display 5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels,Color IPS screen,
- Display Feature
- Storage space 16 GB inbuilt
- Expansion Slot Yes, upto 128 GB
- Processor 1.3 GHz, Quad Core, MediaTek MT6735 Processor
- GPU Mali-T720 MP2
- RAM 3 GB
- Flash LED
- Primary Camera Yes, 13 MP with autofocus ,
- Video Recording
- Secondary camera Yes, 5 MP
- Battery 2400 mAh, Li-ion Battery, Non-Removable Battery
- Connectivity Dual Sim,GSM+GSM, 3G,4G
Pros and Cons
- + 3GB RAM
- + Appealing design
- + 4G LTE with VoLTE
- + Android Marshmallow
- – Mediocre Battery capacity
LeEco Le 1s (Eco)
- OS Android, v5.0 (Lollipop)
- Display 5.5 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels,Color IPS screen,
- Display Feature Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Screen Protection
- Storage space 32 GB inbuilt
- Expansion Slot No
- Processor 1.85 GHz, Octa Core, MediaTek MT6795T Processor
- GPU PowerVR G6200
- RAM 3 GB
- Flash LED
- Primary Camera Yes, 13 MP with autofocus ,Image stabilizer, Face detection, Touch to focus
- Video Recording Yes, 2160p @ 30fps
- Secondary camera Yes, 5 MP
- Battery 3000 mAh, Li-Po Battery, Non-Removable Battery
- Connectivity Dual Sim,GSM+GSM, 3G,4G
Pros and Cons
- + 1-year free LeEco membership
- + Powerful Chipset
- + Fast fingerprint sensor
- + 3000mAh battery with fast charging
- + USB type-C port
- – No MicroSD card slot
Samsung Galaxy On7 Pro
- OS Android, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
- Display 5.5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels,Color TFT screen,
- Display Feature
- Storage space 16 GB inbuilt
- Expansion Slot Yes, upto 128 GB
- Processor 1.2 GHz, Quad Core, Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 Processor
- GPU Adreno 306
- RAM 2 GB
- Flash LED
- Primary Camera Yes, 13 MP with autofocus ,Face detection, Touch to focus
- Video Recording Yes, 1080p @ 30fps
- Secondary camera Yes, 5 MP
- Battery 3000 mAh, Li-ion Battery,
- Connectivity Dual Sim,GSM+GSM, 3G,4G
Pros and Cons
- + Decent Camera
- + Android Marshmallow
- + Good battery backup
- + S-bike and UDS features
- – Uninspired and boring design
- – Questionable build quality
- – Lacks basics like the ambient light sensor
- – Mediocre performance
- – Poor front camera
Xiaomi Redmi 3S
- OS Android, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
- Display 5 inches, 1280 x 720 pixels,Color,
- Display Feature IPS Display
- Storage space 16 GB inbuilt, 16 GB ROM
- Expansion Slot Yes (Hybrid Slot), upto 128 GB
- Processor 1.4 GHz, Octa Core Processor
- GPU Adreno 505, 294 PPI
- RAM 2 GB
- Flash LED
- Primary Camera Yes, 13 MP ,
- Video Recording Yes, 1080p @ 30fps
- Secondary camera Yes, 5 MP
- Battery 4100 mAh, Li-ion Battery, Non-Removable Battery
- Connectivity Dual Sim,GSM+GSM (Hybrid Slot), 3G,4G
Pros and Cons
- + Sharp display
- + 4100mAh battery
- + Metal Clad design
- – No worldwide network support
- – Little storage space in the base model
- – Performance is middling
Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro
- OS Android, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
- Display 5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels,Color AMOLED screen,
- Display Feature
- Storage space 16 GB inbuilt
- Expansion Slot Yes, upto 128 GB
- Processor 1.5 GHz, Quad Core, Spreadtrum SC8830 Processor
- GPU Mali-400 MP2
- RAM 2 GB
- Flash LED
- Primary Camera Yes, 8 MP with autofocus ,Face detection, Touch to focus
- Video Recording Yes, 720p @ 30fps
- Secondary camera Yes, 5 MP
- Battery 2600 mAh, Li-ion Battery,
- Connectivity Dual Sim,GSM+GSM, 3G,4G
Pros and Cons
- + Attractive design
- + Android Marshmallow
- + Amoled display
- – Entry level chipset
- – Elementary sensors are missing
Motorola Moto G4 Play
- OS Android, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
- Display 5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels,Color IPS screen, 16M colors,
- Display Feature
- Storage space 16 GB inbuilt
- Expansion Slot Yes, upto 128 GB
- Processor 1.2 GHz, Quad Core, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Processor
- GPU Adreno 306
- RAM 2 GB
- Flash LED
- Primary Camera Yes, 8 MP with autofocus ,Face detection, Geo tagging, Panorama, Touch to focus
- Video Recording Yes, 1080p @ 30fps
- Secondary camera Yes, 5 MP
- Battery 2800 mAh, Li-ion Battery,
- Connectivity Dual Sim,GSM+GSM, ,4G
Pros and Cons
- + Pure Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
- + Removable battery
- + Turbocharging
- – Only 16GB internal storage
- – Provided charger is quite slow
- – Build feels a little large for the screen size
- – Camera leaves us wanting more
