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Updated 24 October 2026 · 24 phones ranked

Best phones under ₹40,000 in India 2026

In the top price window, ₹30,001 to ₹40,000, and across the whole list, the best phone is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro (₹39,999, 72/100), ahead of the Poco X8 Pro (₹37,999, 71/100).

The best phone under ₹40,000 in India right now is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro (₹39,999), with an overall score of 72/100: selfie score 100, durability score 95 and display score 95.

It is effectively tied with the Poco X8 Pro (71): the gap is under 2 points.

Among the 24 ranked phones under ₹40,000 it has a budget score of 100/100; its national overall score is 72/100.

Next is the Redmi Note 15 Pro+ (68, ₹37,789).

We ranked 24 2026 models (first sold in India in 2026) with a published formula; updated 2026-10-24.

  • The Motorola Edge 70 Pro's 90W wired charging is faster than 83% of the 23 other phones under ₹40,000 we track.
  • The Motorola Edge 70 Pro's 5,200-nit peak brightness is brighter than 87% of the 23 other phones under ₹40,000 we track.

Best by price window

Read from the top: the highest price window first, then lower.

₹30,001 to ₹40,000 (11 ranked)

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro

    pending verification

    MediaTek Dimensity 8500 · 50 MP main camera with OIS · 6,500 mAh battery

    selfie score 100 · durability score 95 · display score 95

    ₹39,999100/100 budget

    national 72/100

  2. Poco X8 Pro

    pending verification

    MediaTek Dimensity 8500 · 50 MP main camera with OIS · 6,500 mAh battery

    durability score 95 · charging score 90 · display score 87

    ₹37,99996/100 budget

    national 71/100

  3. Redmi Note 15 Pro+

    pending verification

    Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 · 200 MP main camera with OIS · 6,500 mAh battery

    durability score 100 · charging score 90 · display score 87

    ₹37,78991/100 budget

    national 68/100

₹25,001 to ₹30,000 (10 ranked)

  1. Realme P4 Power

    pending verification

    MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra · 50 MP main camera with OIS · 10,001 mAh battery

    battery score 100 · display score 97 · durability score 95

    ₹29,99978/100 budget

    national 65/100

  2. Realme Narzo Power

    pending verification

    MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra · 50 MP main camera with OIS · 10,001 mAh battery

    battery score 100 · display score 97 · durability score 95

    ₹29,77774/100 budget

    national 65/100

  3. Redmi Note 15 Pro

    pending verification

    MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra · 200 MP main camera with OIS · 6,580 mAh battery

    durability score 100 · display score 83 · battery score 77

    ₹29,99970/100 budget

    national 63/100

₹20,001 to ₹25,000 (3 ranked)

  1. Poco M8 Power 5G

    pending verification

    Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 · 50 MP main camera · 8,000 mAh battery

    battery score 97 · software support score 77 · display score 75

    ₹22,99930/100 budget

    national 51/100

  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G

    pending verification

    Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 · 50 MP main camera with OIS · 6,000 mAh battery

    software support score 88 · display score 72 · video score 66

    ₹24,99922/100 budget

    national 50/100

  3. Poco M8

    pending verification

    Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 · 50 MP main camera · 5,520 mAh battery

    display score 83 · software support score 77 · charging score 61

    ₹24,9994/100 budget

    national 48/100

Top 10 phones under ₹40,000 in India

A weighted blend of the category scores: performance 20%, camera 20%, battery 18%, display 14%, software support 10%, charging 8%, durability 6%, video 2% and audio 2%. The weights follow what Indian buyers say matters most when choosing a phone (Counterpoint, CMR and Counterpoint–Flipkart surveys, 2025–26). A phone needs performance, camera and battery scores, plus at least 75% of the total weight, before it gets an overall score Formula

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro

    best pick pending verification

    MediaTek Dimensity 8500 · 50 MP main camera with OIS · 6,500 mAh battery

    selfie score 100 · durability score 95 · display score 95

    ₹39,999100/100 budget

    national 72/100

  2. Poco X8 Pro

    pending verification

    MediaTek Dimensity 8500 · 50 MP main camera with OIS · 6,500 mAh battery

    durability score 95 · charging score 90 · display score 87

    ₹37,99996/100 budget

    national 71/100

  3. Redmi Note 15 Pro+

    pending verification

    Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 · 200 MP main camera with OIS · 6,500 mAh battery

    durability score 100 · charging score 90 · display score 87

    ₹37,78991/100 budget

    national 68/100

  4. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion

    pending verification

    Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 · 50 MP main camera with OIS · 7,000 mAh battery

    display score 95 · durability score 95 · battery score 84

    ₹30,99987/100 budget

    national 67/100

  5. Vivo T5 Pro

    pending verification

    Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 · 50 MP main camera with OIS · 9,020 mAh battery

    durability score 100 · battery score 97 · display score 93

    ₹36,99983/100 budget

    national 66/100

  6. Realme P4 Power

    pending verification

    MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra · 50 MP main camera with OIS · 10,001 mAh battery

    battery score 100 · display score 97 · durability score 95

    ₹29,99978/100 budget

    national 65/100

  7. Realme Narzo Power

    pending verification

    MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra · 50 MP main camera with OIS · 10,001 mAh battery

    battery score 100 · display score 97 · durability score 95

    ₹29,77774/100 budget

    national 65/100

  8. Redmi Note 15 Pro

    pending verification

    MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra · 200 MP main camera with OIS · 6,580 mAh battery

    durability score 100 · display score 83 · battery score 77

    ₹29,99970/100 budget

    national 63/100

  9. OnePlus Nord CE 6

    pending verification

    Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 · 50 MP main camera with OIS · 8,000 mAh battery

    durability score 100 · battery score 97 · display score 91

    ₹35,92465/100 budget

    national 62/100

  10. Oppo K14 Plus 5G

    pending verification

    MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max · 50 MP main camera with OIS · 8,000 mAh battery

    durability score 100 · battery score 100 · display score 88

    ₹29,99959/100 budget

    national 62/100

Specs compared

Best phones under ₹40,000 in India (2026): key specifications. Prices in ₹.
# Phone Price (₹) Overall score Chipset Display Battery Charging Main camera Weight
1 Motorola Edge 70 Pro ₹39,999 72 MediaTek Dimensity 8500 6.8" AMOLED 144Hz 6,500 mAh 90W 50 MP 183 g
2 Poco X8 Pro ₹37,999 71 MediaTek Dimensity 8500 6.59" AMOLED 120Hz 6,500 mAh 100W 50 MP 201.47 g
3 Redmi Note 15 Pro+ ₹37,789 68 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 6.83" AMOLED 120Hz 6,500 mAh 100W 200 MP 207 g
4 Motorola Edge 70 Fusion ₹30,999 67 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 6.8" AMOLED 144Hz 7,000 mAh 68W 50 MP 193 g
5 Vivo T5 Pro ₹36,999 66 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 6.83" AMOLED 144Hz 9,020 mAh 90W 50 MP 213 g
6 Realme P4 Power ₹29,999 65 MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra 6.8" AMOLED 144Hz 10,001 mAh 80W 50 MP 219 g
7 Realme Narzo Power ₹29,777 65 MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra 6.8" AMOLED 144Hz 10,001 mAh 80W 50 MP 219 g
8 Redmi Note 15 Pro ₹29,999 63 MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra 6.83" AMOLED 120Hz 6,580 mAh 45W 200 MP 210 g
9 OnePlus Nord CE 6 ₹35,924 62 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 6.78" AMOLED 144Hz 8,000 mAh 80W 50 MP 215 g
10 Oppo K14 Plus 5G ₹29,999 62 MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max 6.78" AMOLED 144Hz 8,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 207 g

Best within this list for…

The top phones in this list when ranked by a single category.

Best camera phone under ₹40,000

  1. Nothing Phone (4a) · ₹35,999 · budget 100 · national 62
  2. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 96 · national 52
  3. Redmi Note 15 Pro+ · ₹37,789 · budget 91 · national 50

29 phones qualify.

Best phone for video recording under ₹40,000

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 85
  2. iQOO Z11 · ₹34,999 · budget 94 · national 72
  3. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹30,999 · budget 88 · national 72

17 phones qualify.

Best selfie phone under ₹40,000

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · 100

1 phone qualifies.

Best battery phone under ₹40,000

  1. Vivo S2 FE · ₹38,999 · budget 92 · national 100
  2. Oppo F35 5G · ₹38,999 · budget 92 · national 100
  3. Redmi Note 17 Pro · ₹36,778 · budget 92 · national 100

38 phones qualify.

Best fast charging phone under ₹40,000

  1. Poco X8 Pro · ₹37,999 · budget 99 · national 90
  2. Redmi Note 15 Pro+ · ₹37,789 · budget 99 · national 90
  3. Infinix Note 60 Pro · ₹35,999 · budget 94 · national 85

37 phones qualify.

Best performance phone under ₹40,000

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 98 · national 71
  2. Poco X8 Pro · ₹37,999 · budget 98 · national 71
  3. Redmi Note 15 Pro+ · ₹37,789 · budget 89 · national 45

32 phones qualify.

Best gaming phone under ₹40,000

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 80
  2. Poco X8 Pro · ₹37,999 · budget 97 · national 76
  3. Poco X8 Power · ₹30,999 · budget 93 · national 61

30 phones qualify.

Best display phone under ₹40,000

  1. Realme P4 Power · ₹29,999 · budget 98 · national 97
  2. Realme Narzo Power · ₹29,777 · budget 98 · national 97
  3. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹30,999 · budget 94 · national 95

34 phones qualify.

Best phone for long software support under ₹40,000

  1. Samsung Galaxy M47 5G · ₹26,399 · budget 97 · national 88
  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 97 · national 88
  3. Samsung Galaxy A27 5G · ₹28,999 · budget 97 · national 88

31 phones qualify.

Best durable phone under ₹40,000

  1. Vivo S2 FE · ₹38,999 · budget 84 · national 100
  2. OnePlus Nord CE 6 · ₹35,924 · budget 84 · national 100
  3. Oppo K14 Plus 5G · ₹29,999 · budget 84 · national 100

38 phones qualify.

Best phone for music under ₹40,000

  1. Oppo K14 Plus 5G · ₹29,999 · budget 50 · national 60
  2. Poco X8 5G · ₹26,999 · budget 50 · national 60

2 phones qualify.

Best value for money phone under ₹40,000

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 77
  2. Poco X8 Pro · ₹37,999 · budget 96 · national 75
  3. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹30,999 · budget 91 · national 75

24 phones qualify.

By brand

The highest-ranked phones from each brand in this list.

Best Samsung phone under ₹40,000

  1. Samsung Galaxy M47 5G · ₹26,399 · budget 100 · national 52
  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 50 · national 50
  3. Samsung Galaxy A27 5G · ₹28,999 · budget 0 · national 44

3 phones qualify.

Best OnePlus phone under ₹40,000

  1. OnePlus Nord CE 6 · ₹35,924 · 62

1 phone qualifies.

Best Redmi phone under ₹40,000

  1. Redmi Note 15 Pro+ · ₹37,789 · budget 100 · national 68
  2. Redmi Note 15 Pro · ₹29,999 · budget 75 · national 63
  3. Redmi Note 15 5G · ₹27,943 · budget 50 · national 52

5 phones qualify.

Best Poco phone under ₹40,000

  1. Poco X8 Pro · ₹37,999 · budget 100 · national 71
  2. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 50 · national 51
  3. Poco M8 · ₹24,999 · budget 0 · national 48

3 phones qualify.

Best Vivo phone under ₹40,000

  1. Vivo T5 Pro · ₹36,999 · budget 100 · national 66
  2. Vivo T5 · ₹34,999 · budget 0 · national 59

2 phones qualify.

Best iQOO phone under ₹40,000

  1. iQOO Z11 · ₹34,999 · 62

1 phone qualifies.

Best Oppo phone under ₹40,000

  1. Oppo K14 Plus 5G · ₹29,999 · budget 100 · national 62
  2. Oppo F35 5G · ₹38,999 · budget 0 · national 49

2 phones qualify.

Best Realme phone under ₹40,000

  1. Realme P4 Power · ₹29,999 · budget 100 · national 65
  2. Realme Narzo Power · ₹29,777 · budget 0 · national 65

2 phones qualify.

Best Motorola phone under ₹40,000

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 72
  2. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹30,999 · budget 0 · national 67

2 phones qualify.

Best Nothing phone under ₹40,000

  1. Nothing Phone (4a) · ₹35,999 · budget 100 · national 61
  2. Nothing Phone (4b) · ₹29,999 · budget 0 · national 49

2 phones qualify.

Best Infinix phone under ₹40,000

  1. Infinix Note 60 Pro · ₹35,999 · 61

1 phone qualifies.

With a specific feature

Only phones in this list that have the feature.

Best phone under ₹40,000 with a 144Hz or faster display

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 72
  2. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹30,999 · budget 89 · national 67
  3. Vivo T5 Pro · ₹36,999 · budget 78 · national 66

10 phones qualify.

Best phone under ₹40,000 with IP68 or IP69 water resistance

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 72
  2. Poco X8 Pro · ₹37,999 · budget 91 · national 71
  3. Redmi Note 15 Pro+ · ₹37,789 · budget 82 · national 68

12 phones qualify.

Best phone under ₹40,000 with IP69 water resistance

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 72
  2. Poco X8 Pro · ₹37,999 · budget 91 · national 71
  3. Redmi Note 15 Pro+ · ₹37,789 · budget 82 · national 68

12 phones qualify.

Best phone under ₹40,000 with wireless charging

  1. Infinix Note 60 Pro · ₹35,999 · 61

1 phone qualifies.

Best phone under ₹40,000 with 100W or faster wired charging

  1. Poco X8 Pro · ₹37,999 · budget 100 · national 71
  2. Redmi Note 15 Pro+ · ₹37,789 · budget 0 · national 68

2 phones qualify.

Best phone under ₹40,000 with a microSD card slot

  1. Redmi Note 15 5G · ₹27,943 · budget 100 · national 52
  2. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 0 · national 51

2 phones qualify.

Best phone under ₹40,000 with clean, near-stock Android

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 72
  2. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹30,999 · budget 0 · national 67

2 phones qualify.

Best phone under ₹40,000 with stereo speakers

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 72
  2. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹30,999 · budget 50 · national 67
  3. Oppo K14 Plus 5G · ₹29,999 · budget 0 · national 62

3 phones qualify.

Best phone under ₹40,000 with a 200 MP camera

  1. Redmi Note 15 Pro+ · ₹37,789 · budget 100 · national 68
  2. Redmi Note 15 Pro · ₹29,999 · budget 0 · national 63

2 phones qualify.

Best phone under ₹40,000 with a 6,000 mAh or bigger battery

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 72
  2. Poco X8 Pro · ₹37,999 · budget 94 · national 71
  3. Redmi Note 15 Pro+ · ₹37,789 · budget 89 · national 68

19 phones qualify.

Best phone under ₹40,000 with a 7,000 mAh or bigger battery

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹30,999 · budget 100 · national 67
  2. Vivo T5 Pro · ₹36,999 · budget 90 · national 66
  3. Realme P4 Power · ₹29,999 · budget 80 · national 65

11 phones qualify.

Best phone under ₹40,000 with a variant with 8GB or more RAM

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 72
  2. Poco X8 Pro · ₹37,999 · budget 95 · national 71
  3. Redmi Note 15 Pro+ · ₹37,789 · budget 90 · national 68

22 phones qualify.

Best phone under ₹40,000 with a variant with 12GB or more RAM

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹34,999 · budget 100 · national 67
  2. Realme P4 Power · ₹36,999 · budget 0 · national 65

2 phones qualify.

Best phone under ₹40,000 with a variant with 256GB or more storage

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 72
  2. Poco X8 Pro · ₹37,999 · budget 92 · national 71
  3. Redmi Note 15 Pro+ · ₹37,789 · budget 85 · national 68

14 phones qualify.

Best phone under ₹40,000 with a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip

  1. Redmi Note 15 Pro+ · ₹37,789 · budget 100 · national 68
  2. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹30,999 · budget 93 · national 67
  3. Vivo T5 Pro · ₹36,999 · budget 86 · national 66

15 phones qualify.

Best phone under ₹40,000 with a MediaTek Dimensity chip

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 72
  2. Poco X8 Pro · ₹37,999 · budget 88 · national 71
  3. Realme P4 Power · ₹29,999 · budget 75 · national 65

9 phones qualify.

Best phone under ₹40,000 with a weight of 185 g or less

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 72
  2. Redmi Note 15 5G · ₹27,943 · budget 67 · national 52
  3. Redmi Note 15 SE 5G · ₹25,999 · budget 33 · national 49

4 phones qualify.

Best phone under ₹40,000 with a thickness of 7.5 mm or less

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 72
  2. Infinix Note 60 Pro · ₹35,999 · budget 75 · national 61
  3. Redmi Note 15 5G · ₹27,943 · budget 50 · national 52

5 phones qualify.

By type

Foldables, flips, compact phones and iPhones in this list.

Best big-screen phone under ₹40,000

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 72
  2. Redmi Note 15 Pro+ · ₹37,789 · budget 90 · national 68
  3. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹30,999 · budget 80 · national 67

11 phones qualify.

For different users

Weighted blends of category scores; see the methodology for weights.

Best phone for students under ₹40,000

  1. Poco X8 Pro · ₹37,999 · budget 100 · national 75
  2. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 96 · national 72
  3. Oppo K14 Plus 5G · ₹29,999 · budget 91 · national 71

24 phones qualify.

Best phone for seniors under ₹40,000

  1. OnePlus Nord CE 6 · ₹35,924 · budget 98 · national 95
  2. Oppo K14 Plus 5G · ₹29,999 · budget 98 · national 95
  3. Vivo S2 FE · ₹38,999 · budget 94 · national 92

34 phones qualify.

Best phone for content creators under ₹40,000

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 77
  2. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹30,999 · budget 92 · national 59
  3. Redmi Note 15 Pro+ · ₹37,789 · budget 83 · national 58

13 phones qualify.

Best phone for business users under ₹40,000

  1. Redmi Note 17 Pro · ₹36,778 · budget 98 · national 90
  2. Poco X8 Power · ₹30,999 · budget 98 · national 90
  3. Poco X8 5G · ₹26,999 · budget 93 · national 85

31 phones qualify.

All 24 ranked phones

Every eligible phone in this list, ranked.
# Phone Price (₹) Overall score Chipset Display Battery Charging Main camera Weight
1 Motorola Edge 70 Pro ₹39,999 72 MediaTek Dimensity 8500 6.8" AMOLED 144Hz 6,500 mAh 90W 50 MP 183 g
2 Poco X8 Pro ₹37,999 71 MediaTek Dimensity 8500 6.59" AMOLED 120Hz 6,500 mAh 100W 50 MP 201.47 g
3 Redmi Note 15 Pro+ ₹37,789 68 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 6.83" AMOLED 120Hz 6,500 mAh 100W 200 MP 207 g
4 Motorola Edge 70 Fusion ₹30,999 67 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 6.8" AMOLED 144Hz 7,000 mAh 68W 50 MP 193 g
5 Vivo T5 Pro ₹36,999 66 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 6.83" AMOLED 144Hz 9,020 mAh 90W 50 MP 213 g
6 Realme P4 Power ₹29,999 65 MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra 6.8" AMOLED 144Hz 10,001 mAh 80W 50 MP 219 g
7 Realme Narzo Power ₹29,777 65 MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra 6.8" AMOLED 144Hz 10,001 mAh 80W 50 MP 219 g
8 Redmi Note 15 Pro ₹29,999 63 MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra 6.83" AMOLED 120Hz 6,580 mAh 45W 200 MP 210 g
9 OnePlus Nord CE 6 ₹35,924 62 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 6.78" AMOLED 144Hz 8,000 mAh 80W 50 MP 215 g
10 Oppo K14 Plus 5G ₹29,999 62 MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max 6.78" AMOLED 144Hz 8,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 207 g
11 iQOO Z11 ₹34,999 62 MediaTek Dimensity 7500 Turbo 6.83" AMOLED 144Hz 7,050 mAh 44W 50 MP 199 g
12 Infinix Note 60 Pro ₹35,999 61 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 6.78" AMOLED 144Hz 6,500 mAh 90W 50 MP 200 g
13 Nothing Phone (4a) ₹35,999 61 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 6.78" AMOLED 120Hz 5,400 mAh 50W 50 MP 205 g
14 Vivo T5 ₹34,999 59 MediaTek Dimensity 7500 Turbo 6.83" AMOLED 144Hz 7,050 mAh 44W 50 MP 199 g
15 Redmi Note 15 5G ₹27,943 52 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 6.77" AMOLED 120Hz 5,520 mAh 45W 108 MP 178 g
16 Samsung Galaxy M47 5G ₹26,399 52 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 6.7" AMOLED 120Hz 6,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 206 g
17 Poco M8 Power 5G ₹22,999 51 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 6.9" AMOLED 120Hz 8,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 225 g
18 Redmi Note 17 5G ₹27,999 51 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 6.99" AMOLED 120Hz 8,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 225 g
19 Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G ₹24,999 50 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 6.7" AMOLED 120Hz 6,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 206 g
20 Nothing Phone (4b) ₹29,999 49 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 6.77" AMOLED 120Hz 6,000 mAh 33W 50 MP 210 g
21 Redmi Note 15 SE 5G ₹25,999 49 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 6.77" AMOLED 120Hz 5,800 mAh 45W 50 MP 178 g
22 Oppo F35 5G ₹38,999 49 MediaTek Dimensity 6360 Max 6.57" AMOLED 120Hz 8,000 mAh 80W 50 MP 205 g
23 Poco M8 ₹24,999 48 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 6.77" AMOLED 120Hz 5,520 mAh 45W 50 MP 178 g
24 Samsung Galaxy A27 5G ₹28,999 44 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 6.7" AMOLED 120Hz 5,000 mAh 25W 50 MP 200 g

Not ranked: not enough data

These phones match, but too many of the formula's inputs are unknown to score them fairly: Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra, Lava Blaze Duo 3, Lava Virat Curve 5G, Lava Virat V1, Oppo F33 Pro, Oppo F33 5G, Oppo Reno15 c, Poco X8 Power, Poco X8 5G, Redmi 17 5G, Redmi Note 17 Pro, Samsung Galaxy F70 5G, Tecno Pova Curve 2 5G, Vivo S2 FE.

How this list is ranked

A weighted blend of the category scores: performance 20%, camera 20%, battery 18%, display 14%, software support 10%, charging 8%, durability 6%, video 2% and audio 2%. The weights follow what Indian buyers say matters most when choosing a phone (Counterpoint, CMR and Counterpoint–Flipkart surveys, 2025–26). A phone needs performance, camera and battery scores, plus at least 75% of the total weight, before it gets an overall score

Ranked phones are on sale in India and had their first India sale in 2026; the 2025 models have their own lists. Prices are the cheapest variant's current official price, or its launch price where no current price is confirmed. A phone qualifies for "under ₹X" when that price is ₹X or less. Scores use fixed, published scales (formula version 2.6), so a phone's score is the same on every list; on budget lists the budget score shows where it sits among phones at that price. Full methodology.