Best Mobile Phones Under 25,000 (Jun 2023)

Expert comment:   The Realme 10 Pro+ redefines the mid-range smartphone experience with its curved and near bezel-less AMOLED panel. While refreshing at 120Hz it also offers extremely good colours for the optimum viewing experience. Inside the device is brand new MediaTek Dimensity 1080 SoC which sorts it out in the performance department. The optics are handled by a 108MP primary shooter while an 8MP ultra-wide and 2MP macro shooter is by the side. Finally to top it all off, the super slim 7.8mm chassis also houses a 5,000mAh battery that can be juiced up at 66W.

Expert comment:   The POCO X5 Pro is a device that is full of promise when considering the Rs 25,000 segment. For one, it is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G, making it quite efficient for performance related tasks. The phone also packs in good hardware for capturing images with its 108MP primary sensor and a supporting cast of an 8MP ultra-wide and 2MP macro shooter. In the display department, the X5 Pro takes after its predecessor with a 6.67-inch AMOLED panel that can refresh at 120Hz. The entire setup is powered by a 5,000mAh cell that can be juiced at 67W.

Expert comment:   Realme's latest smartphone shatters the barriers of camera performance in the mid-range segment. It packs in flagship-level optical hardware including the 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor. The 6.4-inch AMOLED display on the front is highly colour calibrated for the price and supports HDR10+ and a 90Hz refresh rate. Together with a Dimensity 920 SoC and stellar battery life, the Realme 9 Pro+ is surely the top phone to consider below the Rs 25,000 mark.

Expert comment:   The iQOO Z6 Pro continues to push forward the newly found legacy of the former Vivo sub-brand in the mid-range market. Like all iQOO devices, the focus of the Z6 Pro falls squarely on performance. To that end the device has a Snapdragon 778G handling processing while the supporting cast includes 8GB of fast LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage. Improvements have been made to the viewing experience thanks to an AMOLED display which is capable of refreshing at 90Hz and has 1,300 nits of peak brightness. Lastly, the phone's 64MP camera makes it a decent image capturing machine.

Expert comment:   The Realme Narzo 50 Pro is a phone that has a lot going for it in terms of its design, processing prowess, and battery life. It has a stellar camera setup including a 48MP sensor which takes crisp, detailed and colour accurate shots in daylight. Processing-wise the device harbours a Dimensity 920 SoC, making it one of the fastest phones in the segment. With a slim 8mm chassis, a 90Hz AMOLED panel, excellent stereo speakers and a 5,000mAh battery, you are looking at a perfect package in the Realme Narzo 50 Pro 5G.

Expert comment:   Motorola is know for offering a clean Android expereince and with the Moto G82, the company continous to do exactly that. In our reviiew, we concluded that the device wraps up a bunch of decent specs in a handsome, lightweight package. These include a 50MP primary sensor as part of a triple-camera setup and utilising the serivices of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 695 SoC. You also get a 6.6-inch pOLED panel that has 700nits of peak brightness and a 120Hz refresh rate. Lastly even with the slim chassis of the G82, the device still gets a 5,000mAh battery that can fast charge at 33W.

Expert comment:   The OnePlus Nord CE 2 consolidates the company's position in the mid-range market and it does so quite effectively. The specs on offer from the device are definitely on par with the competing devices. There is of course the Dimensity 900 SoC that can power through most smartphone tasks. Visually OnePlus has added a 90Hz AMOLED panel with good colour accuracy and brightness levels. On the camera front, the triple-lens setup is headlined by a 64MP primary shooter and battery-wise the 4,500mAh cell juices up at 65W charging speeds.

Expert comment:   Samsung Galaxy F62 is a compelling mid-range offering that ticks most boxes. The phone comes with a powerful Exynos 9825 chipset and a huge 7,000mAh battery that can keep you running for nearly two days. The phone is backed by 25W fast charging, which takes its own sweet time to juice up the device. As far as the cameras are concerned, the phone delivers excellent images in daylight, while its night shots remain an area of concern. The Samsung Galaxy F62 display is gorgeous, but it lacks a high refresh rate.

Expert comment:   iQOO made headlines yet again this year with the launch of the Z5 smartphone, which is by far the most affordable Snapdragon 778G phone in India. That's not all, as the device also ships with a 120Hz high-refresh rate display and is backed by a 64MP main sensor that should click quality photos, come day or night. Buyers eyeing the phone will also find plenty to like about the handset's charging speeds. In fact, backed by 44W fast-charging, the iQOO Z5 can juice up its battery in no time

Expert comment:   Vivo V21e 5G is another smartphone that you can consider buying for under Rs 25,000. The handset boasts of an impressive specs sheet that includes a 5G-enabled MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC, FHD+ AMOLED display, 64MP quad-camera setup, 32MP selfie shooter, and a respectable 4,000mAh battery. The phone is backed by a 44W fast charging solution that should charge the battery up to 72 percent in just 30 minutes. The trade-off, in an otherwise impressive smartphone, is that it lacks a high refresh rate panel.

Expert comment:   Mi 11 Lite is one of the most talked-about phones in the category for all the good reasons. For starters, the handset is slim as well as lightweight. The phone also boasts of premium design and Gorilla Glass 5 both on the front as well as back. The handset's display tout 90Hz refresh rate, while the rear cameras are headlined by 64MP primary sensor. The chipset is a little dated, but you won't find the Mi 11 Lite slowing down with day-to-day usage - unless it involves heavy-duty gaming.

Expert comment:   It seems like Xiaomi finally decided that it had enough of the competition and wanted to stand out with its Redmi Note 10 series. The top-of-the-line Redmi Note 10 Pro Max comes with features that would make dream list for most people. It has a Super AMOLED display with 120Hz butter-smooth refresh rate. This phone has a whopping 108MP primary camera that is capable of clicking gorgeous shots in any lighting condition. However, the brand didn't stop there and included an extremely powerful processor that can run through any task you throw at it. Except 5G, this phone pretty much has it all.