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Updated 24 October 2026 · 17 phones ranked

Best phones for video recording under ₹40,000 in India 2026

In the top price window, ₹30,001 to ₹40,000, and across the whole list, the best phone for video recording is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro (₹39,999, 85/100), ahead of the iQOO Z11 (₹34,999, 72/100).

The best phone for video recording under ₹40,000 in India right now is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro (₹39,999), with a video score of 85/100: 4K at 60 fps, 4K video and OIS on main camera.

Among the 17 ranked phones under ₹40,000 it has a budget score of 100/100; its national video score is 85/100.

It is followed by the iQOO Z11 (72, ₹34,999) and the Motorola Edge 70 Fusion (72, ₹30,999).

We ranked 17 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 75% of the 16 other phones for video recording under ₹40,000 we track.
  • The Motorola Edge 70 Pro's 5,200-nit peak brightness is brighter than 80% of the 15 other phones for video recording 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 (10 ranked)

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro

    pending verification

    4K rear video · 4K up to 60 fps · 4K selfie video · OIS

    ₹39,999100/100 budget

    national 85/100

  2. iQOO Z11

    pending verification

    4K rear video · 4K up to 30 fps · 4K selfie video · OIS

    ₹34,99994/100 budget

    national 72/100

  3. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion

    pending verification

    4K rear video · 4K up to 30 fps · 4K selfie video · OIS

    ₹30,99988/100 budget

    national 72/100

₹25,001 to ₹30,000 (5 ranked)

  1. Realme P4 Power

    pending verification

    4K rear video · 4K up to 30 fps · OIS

    ₹29,99947/100 budget

    national 67/100

  2. Realme Narzo Power

    pending verification

    4K rear video · 4K up to 30 fps · OIS

    ₹29,77747/100 budget

    national 67/100

  3. Nothing Phone (4b)

    pending verification

    4K rear video · 4K up to 30 fps · OIS

    ₹29,99938/100 budget

    national 66/100

₹20,001 to ₹25,000 (1 ranked)

  1. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G

    pending verification

    4K rear video · 4K up to 30 fps · OIS

    ₹24,99928/100 budget

    national 66/100

Top 10 phones for video recording under ₹40,000 in India

Video recording hardware: maximum video resolution (30%, required), 4k video frame rate (25%), optical image stabilisation on main camera (20%), 4k selfie video (15%), chip gpu, 3dmark wild life extreme (10%). Formula

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro

    best pick pending verification

    4K rear video · 4K up to 60 fps · 4K selfie video · OIS

    ₹39,999100/100 budget

    national 85/100

  2. iQOO Z11

    pending verification

    4K rear video · 4K up to 30 fps · 4K selfie video · OIS

    ₹34,99994/100 budget

    national 72/100

  3. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion

    pending verification

    4K rear video · 4K up to 30 fps · 4K selfie video · OIS

    ₹30,99988/100 budget

    national 72/100

  4. Poco X8 Power

    pending verification

    4K rear video · 4K up to 30 fps · OIS

    ₹30,99981/100 budget

    national 67/100

  5. Redmi Note 15 Pro+

    pending verification

    4K rear video · 4K up to 30 fps · OIS

    ₹37,78966/100 budget

    national 67/100

  6. Vivo T5 Pro

    pending verification

    4K rear video · 4K up to 30 fps · OIS

    ₹36,99966/100 budget

    national 67/100

  7. OnePlus Nord CE 6

    pending verification

    4K rear video · 4K up to 30 fps · OIS

    ₹35,92466/100 budget

    national 67/100

  8. Infinix Note 60 Pro

    pending verification

    4K rear video · 4K up to 30 fps · OIS

    ₹35,99966/100 budget

    national 67/100

  9. Realme P4 Power

    pending verification

    4K rear video · 4K up to 30 fps · OIS

    ₹29,99947/100 budget

    national 67/100

  10. Realme Narzo Power

    pending verification

    4K rear video · 4K up to 30 fps · OIS

    ₹29,77747/100 budget

    national 67/100

Specs compared

Best phones for video recording under ₹40,000 in India (2026): key specifications. Prices in ₹.
# Phone Price (₹) Video score Chipset Display Battery Charging Main camera Weight
1 Motorola Edge 70 Pro ₹39,999 85 MediaTek Dimensity 8500 6.8" AMOLED 144Hz 6,500 mAh 90W 50 MP 183 g
2 iQOO Z11 ₹34,999 72 MediaTek Dimensity 7500 Turbo 6.83" AMOLED 144Hz 7,050 mAh 44W 50 MP 199 g
3 Motorola Edge 70 Fusion ₹30,999 72 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 6.8" AMOLED 144Hz 7,000 mAh 68W 50 MP 193 g
4 Poco X8 Power ₹30,999 67 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 6.83" AMOLED 120Hz 10,000 mAh 100W 50 MP 229 g
5 Redmi Note 15 Pro+ ₹37,789 67 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 6.83" AMOLED 120Hz 6,500 mAh 100W 200 MP 207 g
6 Vivo T5 Pro ₹36,999 67 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 6.83" AMOLED 144Hz 9,020 mAh 90W 50 MP 213 g
7 OnePlus Nord CE 6 ₹35,924 67 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 6.78" AMOLED 144Hz 8,000 mAh 80W 50 MP 215 g
8 Infinix Note 60 Pro ₹35,999 67 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 6.78" AMOLED 144Hz 6,500 mAh 90W 50 MP 200 g
9 Realme P4 Power ₹29,999 67 MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra 6.8" AMOLED 144Hz 10,001 mAh 80W 50 MP 219 g
10 Realme Narzo Power ₹29,777 67 MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra 6.8" AMOLED 144Hz 10,001 mAh 80W 50 MP 219 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 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 for video recording under ₹40,000

  1. Samsung Galaxy M47 5G · ₹26,399 · budget 75 · national 66
  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 75 · national 66
  3. Samsung Galaxy F70 5G · ₹17,999 · budget 0 · national 32

3 phones qualify.

Best OnePlus phone for video recording under ₹40,000

  1. OnePlus Nord CE 6 · ₹35,924 · 67

1 phone qualifies.

Best Redmi phone for video recording under ₹40,000

  1. Redmi Note 15 Pro+ · ₹37,789 · budget 100 · national 67
  2. Redmi Note 17 Pro · ₹36,778 · budget 0 · national 35

2 phones qualify.

Best Poco phone for video recording under ₹40,000

  1. Poco X8 Power · ₹30,999 · budget 100 · national 67
  2. Poco X8 5G · ₹26,999 · budget 0 · national 35

2 phones qualify.

Best Vivo phone for video recording under ₹40,000

  1. Vivo T5 Pro · ₹36,999 · 67

1 phone qualifies.

Best iQOO phone for video recording under ₹40,000

  1. iQOO Z11 · ₹34,999 · 72

1 phone qualifies.

Best Realme phone for video recording under ₹40,000

  1. Realme P4 Power · ₹29,999 · budget 50 · national 67
  2. Realme Narzo Power · ₹29,777 · budget 50 · national 67

2 phones qualify.

Best Motorola phone for video recording under ₹40,000

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 85
  2. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹30,999 · budget 0 · national 72

2 phones qualify.

Best Nothing phone for video recording under ₹40,000

  1. Nothing Phone (4b) · ₹29,999 · budget 100 · national 66
  2. Nothing Phone (4a) · ₹35,999 · budget 0 · national 57

2 phones qualify.

Best Infinix phone for video recording under ₹40,000

  1. Infinix Note 60 Pro · ₹35,999 · 67

1 phone qualifies.

With a specific feature

Only phones in this list that have the feature.

Best phone for video recording under ₹40,000 with a 120Hz or faster display

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 85
  2. iQOO Z11 · ₹34,999 · budget 93 · national 72
  3. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹30,999 · budget 87 · national 72

16 phones qualify.

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

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 85
  2. iQOO Z11 · ₹34,999 · budget 86 · national 72
  3. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹30,999 · budget 71 · national 72

8 phones qualify.

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

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 85
  2. iQOO Z11 · ₹34,999 · budget 90 · national 72
  3. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹30,999 · budget 80 · national 72

11 phones qualify.

Best phone for video recording under ₹40,000 with IP69 water resistance

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 85
  2. iQOO Z11 · ₹34,999 · budget 90 · national 72
  3. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹30,999 · budget 80 · national 72

11 phones qualify.

Best phone for video recording under ₹40,000 with wireless charging

  1. Infinix Note 60 Pro · ₹35,999 · 67

1 phone qualifies.

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

  1. Poco X8 Power · ₹30,999 · budget 100 · national 67
  2. Redmi Note 15 Pro+ · ₹37,789 · budget 0 · national 67

2 phones qualify.

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

  1. Samsung Galaxy F70 5G · ₹17,999 · 32

1 phone qualifies.

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

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 85
  2. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹30,999 · budget 0 · national 72

2 phones qualify.

Best phone for video recording under ₹40,000 with stereo speakers

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 85
  2. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹30,999 · budget 67 · national 72
  3. Poco X8 Power · ₹30,999 · budget 33 · national 67

4 phones qualify.

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

  1. Redmi Note 15 Pro+ · ₹37,789 · 67

1 phone qualifies.

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

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 85
  2. iQOO Z11 · ₹34,999 · budget 93 · national 72
  3. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹30,999 · budget 86 · national 72

15 phones qualify.

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

  1. iQOO Z11 · ₹34,999 · budget 100 · national 72
  2. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹30,999 · budget 88 · national 72
  3. Poco X8 Power · ₹30,999 · budget 75 · national 67

9 phones qualify.

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

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 85
  2. iQOO Z11 · ₹39,479 · budget 93 · national 72
  3. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹30,999 · budget 86 · national 72

15 phones qualify.

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

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹34,999 · budget 100 · national 72
  2. Realme P4 Power · ₹36,999 · budget 0 · national 67

2 phones qualify.

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

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 85
  2. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹34,999 · budget 89 · national 72
  3. Poco X8 Power · ₹33,999 · budget 78 · national 67

10 phones qualify.

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

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion · ₹30,999 · budget 100 · national 72
  2. Poco X8 Power · ₹30,999 · budget 91 · national 67
  3. Redmi Note 15 Pro+ · ₹37,789 · budget 68 · national 67

12 phones qualify.

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

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 85
  2. iQOO Z11 · ₹34,999 · budget 67 · national 72
  3. Realme P4 Power · ₹29,999 · budget 17 · national 67

4 phones qualify.

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

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · 85

1 phone qualifies.

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

  1. Motorola Edge 70 Pro · ₹39,999 · budget 100 · national 85
  2. Infinix Note 60 Pro · ₹35,999 · budget 50 · national 67
  3. Samsung Galaxy F70 5G · ₹17,999 · budget 0 · national 32

3 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 17 ranked phones

Every eligible phone in this list, ranked.
# Phone Price (₹) Video score Chipset Display Battery Charging Main camera Weight
1 Motorola Edge 70 Pro ₹39,999 85 MediaTek Dimensity 8500 6.8" AMOLED 144Hz 6,500 mAh 90W 50 MP 183 g
2 iQOO Z11 ₹34,999 72 MediaTek Dimensity 7500 Turbo 6.83" AMOLED 144Hz 7,050 mAh 44W 50 MP 199 g
3 Motorola Edge 70 Fusion ₹30,999 72 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 6.8" AMOLED 144Hz 7,000 mAh 68W 50 MP 193 g
4 Poco X8 Power ₹30,999 67 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 6.83" AMOLED 120Hz 10,000 mAh 100W 50 MP 229 g
5 Redmi Note 15 Pro+ ₹37,789 67 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 6.83" AMOLED 120Hz 6,500 mAh 100W 200 MP 207 g
6 Vivo T5 Pro ₹36,999 67 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 6.83" AMOLED 144Hz 9,020 mAh 90W 50 MP 213 g
7 OnePlus Nord CE 6 ₹35,924 67 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 6.78" AMOLED 144Hz 8,000 mAh 80W 50 MP 215 g
8 Infinix Note 60 Pro ₹35,999 67 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 6.78" AMOLED 144Hz 6,500 mAh 90W 50 MP 200 g
9 Realme P4 Power ₹29,999 67 MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra 6.8" AMOLED 144Hz 10,001 mAh 80W 50 MP 219 g
10 Realme Narzo Power ₹29,777 67 MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra 6.8" AMOLED 144Hz 10,001 mAh 80W 50 MP 219 g
11 Nothing Phone (4b) ₹29,999 66 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 6.77" AMOLED 120Hz 6,000 mAh 33W 50 MP 210 g
12 Samsung Galaxy M47 5G ₹26,399 66 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 6.7" AMOLED 120Hz 6,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 206 g
13 Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G ₹24,999 66 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 6.7" AMOLED 120Hz 6,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 206 g
14 Nothing Phone (4a) ₹35,999 57 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 6.78" AMOLED 120Hz 5,400 mAh 50W 50 MP 205 g
15 Redmi Note 17 Pro ₹36,778 35 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 6.83" AMOLED 120Hz 9,000 mAh 67W 50 MP 226 g
16 Poco X8 5G ₹26,999 35 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 6.83" AMOLED 120Hz 9,000 mAh 67W 50 MP 223 g
17 Samsung Galaxy F70 5G ₹17,999 32 Samsung Exynos 1330 6.7" AMOLED 90Hz 5,000 mAh 25W 50 MP 192 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 F35 5G, Oppo K14 Plus 5G, Oppo Reno15 c, Poco M8 Power 5G, Poco M8, Poco X8 Pro, Redmi 17 5G, Redmi Note 15 5G, Redmi Note 15 Pro, Redmi Note 15 SE 5G, Redmi Note 17 5G, Samsung Galaxy A27 5G, Tecno Pova Curve 2 5G, Vivo S2 FE, Vivo T5.

How this list is ranked

Video recording hardware: maximum video resolution (30%, required), 4k video frame rate (25%), optical image stabilisation on main camera (20%), 4k selfie video (15%), chip gpu, 3dmark wild life extreme (10%).

Specification-based; it does not measure stabilisation quality or audio.

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.