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Updated 24 October 2026 · 27 phones ranked

Best phones with the longest software support under ₹25,000 in India 2026

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₹20,001 to ₹25,000 (11 ranked)

  1. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G

    pending verification

    Android 16, One UI 8.5 · 6 OS upgrades · 6 years of security updates

    ₹24,99992/100 budget

    national 88/100

  2. Redmi 17 5G

    pending verification

    HyperOS 3 · 4 OS upgrades · 6 years of security updates

    ₹23,99973/100 budget

    national 77/100

  3. Poco M8 Power 5G

    pending verification

    Android 16, HyperOS 3 · 4 OS upgrades · 6 years of security updates

    ₹22,99973/100 budget

    national 77/100

₹15,001 to ₹20,000 (10 ranked)

  1. Samsung Galaxy A08

    pending verification

    Android 16, One UI 8 · 6 OS upgrades · 6 years of security updates

    ₹18,49992/100 budget

    national 88/100

  2. Samsung Galaxy F70e 5G

    pending verification

    Android 16, One UI 8 · 6 OS upgrades · 6 years of security updates

    ₹16,99992/100 budget

    national 88/100

  3. Samsung Galaxy A07 5G

    pending verification

    Android 16, One UI 8 · 6 OS upgrades · 6 years of security updates

    ₹15,99992/100 budget

    national 88/100

₹10,001 to ₹15,000 (4 ranked)

  1. Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G

    pending verification

    Android 16, One UI 8 · 6 OS upgrades · 6 years of security updates

    ₹13,99992/100 budget

    national 88/100

  2. Redmi A7

    pending verification

    2 OS upgrades · 4 years of security updates

    ₹12,99550/100 budget

    national 44/100

  3. Motorola Moto G37 Power

    pending verification

    Android 16 · 1 OS upgrades · 3 years of security updates · clean Android

    ₹14,99925/100 budget

    national 26/100

Top 10 phones with the longest software support under ₹25,000 in India

The maker's published update promise: promised years of os upgrades (55%, required), promised years of security updates (45%, required). Formula

  1. Samsung Galaxy A08

    best pick pending verification

    Android 16, One UI 8 · 6 OS upgrades · 6 years of security updates

    ₹18,49992/100 budget

    national 88/100

  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G

    pending verification

    Android 16, One UI 8.5 · 6 OS upgrades · 6 years of security updates

    ₹24,99992/100 budget

    national 88/100

  3. Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G

    pending verification

    Android 16, One UI 8 · 6 OS upgrades · 6 years of security updates

    ₹13,99992/100 budget

    national 88/100

  4. Samsung Galaxy F70e 5G

    pending verification

    Android 16, One UI 8 · 6 OS upgrades · 6 years of security updates

    ₹16,99992/100 budget

    national 88/100

  5. Samsung Galaxy A07 5G

    pending verification

    Android 16, One UI 8 · 6 OS upgrades · 6 years of security updates

    ₹15,99992/100 budget

    national 88/100

  6. Redmi 17 5G

    pending verification

    HyperOS 3 · 4 OS upgrades · 6 years of security updates

    ₹23,99973/100 budget

    national 77/100

  7. Poco M8x 5G

    pending verification

    Android 16, HyperOS 3 · 4 OS upgrades · 6 years of security updates

    ₹18,99973/100 budget

    national 77/100

  8. Poco M8 Power 5G

    pending verification

    Android 16, HyperOS 3 · 4 OS upgrades · 6 years of security updates

    ₹22,99973/100 budget

    national 77/100

  9. Redmi A7 Pro 5G

    pending verification

    Android 16, HyperOS 3 · 4 OS upgrades · 6 years of security updates

    ₹15,61873/100 budget

    national 77/100

  10. Poco M8

    pending verification

    Android 15, HyperOS 2.0 · 4 OS upgrades · 6 years of security updates

    ₹24,99973/100 budget

    national 77/100

Summary

Priced from ₹20,001 to ₹25,000, the best phone for long software support is the Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G (₹24,999, 88/100), ahead of the Redmi 17 5G (₹23,999, 77/100).

The best phone for long software support under ₹25,000 in India right now is the Samsung Galaxy A08 (₹18,499), with a software support score of 88/100: 6 years of OS upgrades and 6 years of security updates.

It is effectively tied with the Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G (88): the gap is under 2 points.

Among the 27 ranked phones under ₹25,000 it has a budget score of 92/100; its national software support score is 88/100.

Next is the Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G (88, ₹13,999).

We ranked 27 2026 models (first sold in India in 2026) with a published formula; updated 2026-10-24.

Specs compared

Best phones with the longest software support under ₹25,000 in India (2026): key specifications. Prices in ₹.
# Phone Price (₹) Software support score Chipset Display Battery Charging Main camera Weight
1 Samsung Galaxy A08 ₹18,499 88 MediaTek Helio G99+ 6.7" LCD 90Hz 6,000 mAh 25W 50 MP 197 g
2 Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G ₹24,999 88 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 6.7" AMOLED 120Hz 6,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 206 g
3 Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G ₹13,999 88 MediaTek Dimensity 6300 6.7" LCD 120Hz 6,000 mAh 25W 50 MP 199 g
4 Samsung Galaxy F70e 5G ₹16,999 88 MediaTek Dimensity 6300 6.7" LCD 120Hz 6,000 mAh 25W 50 MP 199 g
5 Samsung Galaxy A07 5G ₹15,999 88 MediaTek Dimensity 6300 6.7" LCD 120Hz 6,000 mAh 25W 50 MP 199 g
6 Redmi 17 5G ₹23,999 77 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 6.9" 120Hz 7,900 mAh 45W 50 MP 232 g
7 Poco M8x 5G ₹18,999 77 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 6.9" LCD 120Hz 7,900 mAh — 50 MP 232 g
8 Poco M8 Power 5G ₹22,999 77 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 6.9" AMOLED 120Hz 8,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 225 g
9 Redmi A7 Pro 5G ₹15,618 77 Unisoc T8300 6.9" LCD 120Hz 6,300 mAh 15W 32 MP 210 g
10 Poco M8 ₹24,999 77 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 6.77" AMOLED 120Hz 5,520 mAh 45W 50 MP 178 g

Best within this list for…

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

Best camera phone under ₹25,000

  1. Motorola Moto G Max · ₹19,499 · budget 96 · national 29
  2. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹18,999 · budget 96 · national 29
  3. Infinix Hot 70 Pro · ₹24,999 · budget 85 · national 23

14 phones qualify.

Best phone for video recording under ₹25,000

  1. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 100 · national 66
  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 5G · ₹17,999 · budget 0 · national 32

2 phones qualify.

Best battery phone under ₹25,000

  1. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 100 · national 97
  2. OnePlus N6 · ₹22,502 · budget 98 · national 89
  3. Redmi 17 5G · ₹23,999 · budget 95 · national 87

55 phones qualify.

Best fast charging phone under ₹25,000

  1. Oppo A6 Pro · ₹21,999 · budget 100 · national 78
  2. Poco M8 · ₹24,999 · budget 98 · national 61
  3. Lava Virat Curve 5G · ₹23,999 · budget 94 · national 57

51 phones qualify.

Best performance phone under ₹25,000

  1. iQOO Z11x · ₹18,999 · budget 100 · national 36
  2. Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra · ₹20,999 · budget 98 · national 35
  3. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 94 · national 34

43 phones qualify.

Best gaming phone under ₹25,000

  1. iQOO Z11x · ₹18,999 · budget 100 · national 48
  2. Lava Virat Curve 5G · ₹23,999 · budget 96 · national 46
  3. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 93 · national 44

29 phones qualify.

Best display phone under ₹25,000

  1. Poco M8 · ₹24,999 · budget 100 · national 83
  2. Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra · ₹20,999 · budget 98 · national 80
  3. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 95 · national 75

41 phones qualify.

Best durable phone under ₹25,000

  1. iQOO Z11x · ₹18,999 · budget 99 · national 100
  2. Oppo A6 Pro · ₹21,999 · budget 99 · national 100
  3. Infinix Hot 70 Pro · ₹24,999 · budget 95 · national 95

55 phones qualify.

Best phone for music under ₹25,000

  1. Redmi 17C 5G · ₹20,999 · budget 78 · national 100
  2. Poco M8x 5G · ₹18,999 · budget 78 · national 100
  3. Motorola Moto G Max · ₹19,499 · budget 78 · national 100

17 phones qualify.

Best value for money phone under ₹25,000

  1. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 100 · national 48
  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 89 · national 41
  3. iQOO Z11x · ₹18,999 · budget 78 · national 39

10 phones qualify.

By brand

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

Best Samsung phone for long software support under ₹25,000

  1. Samsung Galaxy A08 · ₹18,499 · budget 60 · national 88
  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 60 · national 88
  3. Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G · ₹13,999 · budget 60 · national 88

6 phones qualify.

Best OnePlus phone for long software support under ₹25,000

  1. OnePlus N6 · ₹22,502 · 37

1 phone qualifies.

Best Redmi phone for long software support under ₹25,000

  1. Redmi 17 5G · ₹23,999 · budget 83 · national 77
  2. Redmi A7 Pro 5G · ₹15,618 · budget 83 · national 77
  3. Redmi 17C 5G · ₹20,999 · budget 17 · national 44

4 phones qualify.

Best Poco phone for long software support under ₹25,000

  1. Poco M8x 5G · ₹18,999 · budget 50 · national 77
  2. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 50 · national 77
  3. Poco M8 · ₹24,999 · budget 50 · national 77

3 phones qualify.

Best iQOO phone for long software support under ₹25,000

  1. iQOO Z11x · ₹18,999 · 44

1 phone qualifies.

Best Realme phone for long software support under ₹25,000

  1. Realme P4R 5G · ₹20,999 · 37

1 phone qualifies.

Best Motorola phone for long software support under ₹25,000

  1. Motorola Moto G Max · ₹19,499 · budget 100 · national 37
  2. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹18,999 · budget 25 · national 26
  3. Motorola Moto G37 Power · ₹14,999 · budget 25 · national 26

3 phones qualify.

Best Infinix phone for long software support under ₹25,000

  1. Infinix Hot 70 Pro · ₹24,999 · 60

1 phone qualifies.

Best Tecno phone for long software support under ₹25,000

  1. Tecno Pop X · ₹8,499 · 20

1 phone qualifies.

Best Lava phone for long software support under ₹25,000

  1. Lava Virat Curve 5G · ₹23,999 · budget 100 · national 37
  2. Lava Virat V1 Pro 5G · ₹15,999 · budget 38 · national 20
  3. Lava Bold N2 · ₹10,799 · budget 38 · national 20

5 phones qualify.

Best Ai+ phone for long software support under ₹25,000

  1. Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra · ₹20,999 · 20

1 phone qualifies.

With a specific feature

Only phones in this list that have the feature.

Best phone for long software support under ₹25,000 with 5G

  1. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 93 · national 88
  2. Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G · ₹13,999 · budget 93 · national 88
  3. Samsung Galaxy F70e 5G · ₹16,999 · budget 93 · national 88

23 phones qualify.

Best phone for long software support under ₹25,000 with an AMOLED or OLED display

  1. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 100 · national 88
  2. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 75 · national 77
  3. Poco M8 · ₹24,999 · budget 75 · national 77

7 phones qualify.

Best phone for long software support under ₹25,000 with a 120Hz or faster display

  1. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 94 · national 88
  2. Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G · ₹13,999 · budget 94 · national 88
  3. Samsung Galaxy F70e 5G · ₹16,999 · budget 94 · national 88

25 phones qualify.

Best phone for long software support under ₹25,000 with a 144Hz or faster display

  1. Infinix Hot 70 Pro · ₹24,999 · budget 100 · national 60
  2. Realme P4R 5G · ₹20,999 · budget 0 · national 37

2 phones qualify.

Best phone for long software support under ₹25,000 with IP68 or IP69 water resistance

  1. Infinix Hot 70 Pro · ₹24,999 · budget 100 · national 60
  2. iQOO Z11x · ₹18,999 · budget 50 · national 44
  3. Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra · ₹20,999 · budget 0 · national 20

3 phones qualify.

Best phone for long software support under ₹25,000 with IP69 water resistance

  1. iQOO Z11x · ₹18,999 · 44

1 phone qualifies.

Best phone for long software support under ₹25,000 with a 3.5 mm headphone jack

  1. Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G · ₹13,999 · budget 93 · national 88
  2. Samsung Galaxy F70e 5G · ₹16,999 · budget 93 · national 88
  3. Poco M8x 5G · ₹18,999 · budget 71 · national 77

8 phones qualify.

Best phone for long software support under ₹25,000 with a microSD card slot

  1. Samsung Galaxy A08 · ₹18,499 · budget 93 · national 88
  2. Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G · ₹13,999 · budget 93 · national 88
  3. Samsung Galaxy F70e 5G · ₹16,999 · budget 93 · national 88

15 phones qualify.

Best phone for long software support under ₹25,000 with clean, near-stock Android

  1. Motorola Moto G Max · ₹19,499 · budget 100 · national 37
  2. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹18,999 · budget 70 · national 26
  3. Motorola Moto G37 Power · ₹14,999 · budget 70 · national 26

6 phones qualify.

Best phone for long software support under ₹25,000 with stereo speakers

  1. Poco M8x 5G · ₹18,999 · budget 92 · national 77
  2. Redmi A7 Pro 5G · ₹15,618 · budget 92 · national 77
  3. Redmi 17C 5G · ₹20,999 · budget 67 · national 44

7 phones qualify.

Best phone for long software support under ₹25,000 with a 6,000 mAh or bigger battery

  1. Samsung Galaxy A08 · ₹18,499 · budget 90 · national 88
  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 90 · national 88
  3. Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G · ₹13,999 · budget 90 · national 88

21 phones qualify.

Best phone for long software support under ₹25,000 with a 7,000 mAh or bigger battery

  1. Redmi 17 5G · ₹23,999 · budget 88 · national 77
  2. Poco M8x 5G · ₹18,999 · budget 88 · national 77
  3. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 88 · national 77

9 phones qualify.

Best phone for long software support under ₹25,000 with a variant with 8GB or more RAM

  1. iQOO Z11x · ₹20,999 · budget 100 · national 44
  2. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹24,999 · budget 50 · national 26
  3. Motorola Moto G37 Power · ₹22,999 · budget 50 · national 26

4 phones qualify.

Best phone for long software support under ₹25,000 with a variant with 256GB or more storage

  1. iQOO Z11x · ₹22,999 · 44

1 phone qualifies.

Best phone for long software support under ₹25,000 with a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip

  1. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 100 · national 88
  2. Redmi 17 5G · ₹23,999 · budget 50 · national 77
  3. Poco M8x 5G · ₹18,999 · budget 50 · national 77

6 phones qualify.

Best phone for long software support under ₹25,000 with a MediaTek Dimensity chip

  1. Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G · ₹13,999 · budget 92 · national 88
  2. Samsung Galaxy F70e 5G · ₹16,999 · budget 92 · national 88
  3. Samsung Galaxy A07 5G · ₹15,999 · budget 92 · national 88

13 phones qualify.

Best phone for long software support under ₹25,000 with a weight of 185 g or less

  1. Poco M8 · ₹24,999 · budget 100 · national 77
  2. Lava Virat Curve 5G · ₹23,999 · budget 50 · national 37
  3. Lava Blaze Duo 3 · ₹24,999 · budget 0 · national 20

3 phones qualify.

Best phone for long software support under ₹25,000 with a thickness of 7.5 mm or less

  1. Poco M8 · ₹24,999 · budget 100 · national 77
  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 5G · ₹17,999 · budget 0 · national 70

2 phones qualify.

For different users

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

Best phone for students under ₹25,000

  1. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 100 · national 63
  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 89 · national 57
  3. iQOO Z11x · ₹18,999 · budget 78 · national 51

10 phones qualify.

Best phone for seniors under ₹25,000

  1. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 100 · national 78
  2. Poco M8 · ₹24,999 · budget 98 · national 68
  3. Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra · ₹20,999 · budget 95 · national 67

41 phones qualify.

Best phone for content creators under ₹25,000

  1. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · 46

1 phone qualifies.

Best phone for business users under ₹25,000

  1. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 100 · national 67
  2. Samsung Galaxy A08 · ₹18,499 · budget 96 · national 66
  3. Redmi 17 5G · ₹23,999 · budget 92 · national 64

27 phones qualify.

All 27 ranked phones

Every eligible phone in this list, ranked.
# Phone Price (₹) Software support score Chipset Display Battery Charging Main camera Weight
1 Samsung Galaxy A08 ₹18,499 88 MediaTek Helio G99+ 6.7" LCD 90Hz 6,000 mAh 25W 50 MP 197 g
2 Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G ₹24,999 88 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 6.7" AMOLED 120Hz 6,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 206 g
3 Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G ₹13,999 88 MediaTek Dimensity 6300 6.7" LCD 120Hz 6,000 mAh 25W 50 MP 199 g
4 Samsung Galaxy F70e 5G ₹16,999 88 MediaTek Dimensity 6300 6.7" LCD 120Hz 6,000 mAh 25W 50 MP 199 g
5 Samsung Galaxy A07 5G ₹15,999 88 MediaTek Dimensity 6300 6.7" LCD 120Hz 6,000 mAh 25W 50 MP 199 g
6 Redmi 17 5G ₹23,999 77 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 6.9" 120Hz 7,900 mAh 45W 50 MP 232 g
7 Poco M8x 5G ₹18,999 77 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 6.9" LCD 120Hz 7,900 mAh — 50 MP 232 g
8 Poco M8 Power 5G ₹22,999 77 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 6.9" AMOLED 120Hz 8,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 225 g
9 Redmi A7 Pro 5G ₹15,618 77 Unisoc T8300 6.9" LCD 120Hz 6,300 mAh 15W 32 MP 210 g
10 Poco M8 ₹24,999 77 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 6.77" AMOLED 120Hz 5,520 mAh 45W 50 MP 178 g
11 Samsung Galaxy F70 5G ₹17,999 70 Samsung Exynos 1330 6.7" AMOLED 90Hz 5,000 mAh 25W 50 MP 192 g
12 Infinix Hot 70 Pro ₹24,999 60 MediaTek Dimensity 7100 6.76" LCD 144Hz 6,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 204 g
13 iQOO Z11x ₹18,999 44 MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Turbo 6.76" LCD 120Hz 7,200 mAh 44W 50 MP 219 g
14 Redmi 17C 5G ₹20,999 44 MediaTek Dimensity 6300 6.9" LCD 120Hz 6,000 mAh 33W 50 MP 211 g
15 Redmi A7 ₹12,995 44 Unisoc T7250 6.88" LCD 120Hz 5,200 mAh 15W 13 MP 193 g
16 Lava Virat Curve 5G ₹23,999 37 MediaTek Dimensity 7100 6.67" AMOLED 120Hz 6,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 184 g
17 Motorola Moto G Max ₹19,499 37 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 6.72" LCD 120Hz 7,000 mAh 30W 50 MP 213 g
18 OnePlus N6 ₹22,502 37 MediaTek Dimensity 6360 Apex 6.8" LCD 120Hz 8,000 mAh 45W 50 MP —
19 Realme P4R 5G ₹20,999 37 MediaTek Dimensity 6300 6.8" LCD 144Hz 8,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 224 g
20 Motorola Moto G77 Power ₹18,999 26 MediaTek Dimensity 6400 6.72" LCD 120Hz 7,000 mAh 30W 50 MP 215 g
21 Motorola Moto G37 Power ₹14,999 26 MediaTek Dimensity 6400 6.67" LCD 120Hz 7,000 mAh 30W 50 MP 215 g
22 Lava Virat V1 Pro 5G ₹15,999 20 Unisoc T8200 6.75" LCD 120Hz 6,000 mAh 18W 50 MP —
23 Lava Bold N2 ₹10,799 20 Unisoc T8200 6.75" LCD 120Hz 6,000 mAh 18W 13 MP 210 g
24 Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra ₹20,999 20 MediaTek Dimensity 7400 6.78" AMOLED 120Hz 6,000 mAh 33W 50 MP 200 g
25 Lava Bold N2 Pro ₹7,999 20 Unisoc T7250 6.75" LCD 120Hz 5,000 mAh 18W 50 MP 201 g
26 Tecno Pop X ₹8,499 20 Unisoc T7250 6.74" LCD 120Hz 5,000 mAh 15W 13 MP —
27 Lava Blaze Duo 3 ₹24,999 20 MediaTek Dimensity 7060 6.67" AMOLED 120Hz 5,000 mAh 33W 50 MP 181 g

Not ranked: not enough data

These phones match, but too many of the formula's inputs are unknown to score them fairly: Ai+ Pulse 2, Infinix Smart 20, Lava Bold N4 Lite, Lava Virat V1 5G, Lava Virat V1, Lava Yuva Star 3, Mivi One, OnePlus N6 Lite, OnePlus N6x, Oppo A6 5G, Oppo A6 Pro, Oppo A6s 5G, Oppo K14 Lite, Oppo K14 5G, Oppo K14x 5G, Poco C85x 5G, Realme C83 5G, Realme Narzo 100 Lite 5G, Realme Narzo 100x 5G, Realme P4 Lite 5G, Realme P4 Lite, Tecno Pop X 5G, Tecno Spark 50s 5G, Tecno Spark Go 3, Vivo T5 Lite 5G, Vivo T5e, Vivo Y11 5G, Vivo Y21 5G.

How this list is ranked

The maker's published update promise: promised years of os upgrades (55%, required), promised years of security updates (45%, required).

Based on the maker's published update policy at launch.

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.

Questions

Which is the best phone for long software support under ₹25,000 in India?
Priced from ₹20,001 to ₹25,000, the best phone for long software support is the Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G (₹24,999, 88/100), ahead of the Redmi 17 5G (₹23,999, 77/100).
What are the top 3 phones with the longest software support under ₹25,000?
1. Samsung Galaxy A08 (₹18,499), 2. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G (₹24,999) and 3. Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G (₹13,999).
Which is the cheapest phone in this top 10?
The Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G at ₹13,999, ranked #3.
What is the best phone for long software support between ₹20,001 and ₹25,000?
Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G (₹24,999, 88/100), then Redmi 17 5G (₹23,999) and Poco M8 Power 5G (₹22,999).
What is the best phone for long software support between ₹15,001 and ₹20,000?
Samsung Galaxy A08 (₹18,499, 88/100), then Samsung Galaxy F70e 5G (₹16,999) and Samsung Galaxy A07 5G (₹15,999).
What is the best phone for long software support between ₹10,001 and ₹15,000?
Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G (₹13,999, 88/100), then Redmi A7 (₹12,995) and Motorola Moto G37 Power (₹14,999).
How is this list ranked?
The maker's published update promise: promised years of os upgrades (55%, required), promised years of security updates (45%, required). Based on the maker's published update policy at launch. Scores are relative to the phones in our India catalog.
How often is this list updated?
The live list is rebuilt whenever prices or specifications change and is frozen weekly and monthly; this version is from 2026-10-24.

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