Best 3 Smartphones to buy under Rs 25,000
Selecting the best smartphone to buy under Rs 25,000 is not less than fighting a war because of a high number of choices. Well, in this article, we have mentioned the best 3 smartphones to buy under Rs 25,000 along with their features, specifications, pros, cons and a review with our personal thinking about them.
Selecting the best smartphone to buy is very difficult nowadays because of huge varieties available in the market. There are too many smartphones in the market with their own pros and cons. No doubt, this can make anyone a bit confused to select the best one out of them. If you are one of them then here we are to help you with the three best smartphones to buy under Rs 25,000 according to us. All the mentioned smartphones especially give a great performance in gaming. High-end gaming will not be an issue with these smartphones for sure. These smartphones are especially known for their great performance in hardware and cameras. Consequently, you will surely have no issues in performance and camera quality. So here are the top 3 smartphones to buy under Rs 25,000.
1. Lenovo Z2 Plus
Lenovo Z2 Plus was launched back in September 2016. The smartphone is worth buying and is the cheapest smartphone offering you a powerful SD 820 processor. The phone lacks to fulfill the expectations of users of getting an external storage space. Sadly, the phone doesn't have any microSD card slot and only packs an internal storage space of 32 GB. The device weighs around 149 grams and is very beautifully designed with the dimensions of 141.65 x 68.88 x 8.45 mm. With its beautiful design, it has managed to attract a lot of people. Lenovo Z2 Plus offers a decent battery life and interesting home button tweaks. Lenovo Z2 Plus is priced at Rs 14,999 and is considered to be worth buying offering a powerful processor, great camera, and a decent battery life. Moreover, looking at the reviews Lenovo Z2 Plus has performed well and is worth buying at a price of Rs 14,999.
Lenovo Z2 Plus features a 5-inch touchscreen display with a high resolution of 1080x1920 pixels. Moreover, with a PPI of 441 pixels per inch, the display gives a great HD quality clear view and spreads into a beautiful color spectrum. This display is so good that you will be surely addicted playing your HD graphics high-end smartphone games. Coming to the hardware, the device comes embedded with a powerful 2.15 GHz Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor which is paired up with 3 GB RAM to give you an awesome performance. However, the smartphone has been reported hanging sometimes while running heavy applications. But looking at the price tag, a 2.15 GHz Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor in Rs 14,999 is much better than focusing at the cons. Lenovo Z2 Plus comes loaded with an internal storage space of 32 GB and sadly there is no option for you to expand the storage space as the device has no microSD card slot. But I guess 32 GB is enough for you to store all your files and applications. 
In the camera department, the phone has a 13-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front facing camera to capture all the great selfies for you. Moreover, the rear camera is no less in shooting HD quality videos and capturing HD quality photos for you. Most of the smartphones offer a 5-megapixel front facing camera up to Rs 20,000 but this is the one special for you offering 8-megapixel. I guess this is another good factor for which you were looking. Lenovo Z2 Plus runs on Android 6.1 and is powered by a powerful 3500mAh nonremovable battery. Moreover, the user reviews so far tell us that the battery has no issues and gives a long performance. The device is available to buy on many online stores in stunning White and Black color variants. Looking at the sensors, the device comes embedded with Compass/ Magnetometer, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor and Gyroscope. Lenovo Z2 Plus supports Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, USB OTG and is a dual SIM mobile phone. Also, the device has no warming up issues.
Personal Review
Though the Lenovo Z2 Plus packs some great features and specifications but the device still lacks in giving the best performance with its rear camera. Also, non-expandable storage isn't liked by many users. But you may find it suitable for your needs and buy this for Rs 14,999.
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2. Xiaomi Mi 5
Xiaomi Mi 5 is an another great variant for buying under Rs 25,000 with all its cool features and specifications. Xiaomi Mi 5 is Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) mobile weighing only 129 grams making it a pocket- friendly smartphone which means easy to carry from one place to another. Xiaomi Mi 5 offers an IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen of size 5.15 inches and 16M colors. The screen gives an HD quality clear view with its 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution along with 428-pixel density (PPI). Moreover, the display spreads beautiful colors and gives a clear view even in the high sunlight. Also to protect the screen from common damages the display comes protected with the Corning Gorilla Glass 4. Xiaomi Mi 5 has been recently released in April 2016 and within few days the sale has reached up to high figures. The device has been liked much and is available for you to buy on many online stores at a price of Rs 22,999. Coming to its hardware section, this smartphone runs on Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow).
Xiaomi Mi 5 packs a powerful Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820, Quad-core (2x1.8 GHz Kryo and 2x1.36 GHz Kryo) - Standard edition and Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) for Prime and Pro edition. The graphics are managed by the Adreno 530. Looking at the hardware specs, this smartphone is no less than any high-end priced smartphone. Coming at mid-range price Xiaomi Mi 5 offers a great performance to its users even while running high applications with no issues of hanging or warming up. The users can easily run all their desired high-end HD graphics game on this device and enjoy them without any lag to their fullest. Processor supported with HD resolution screen and also good RAM is somewhat perfection to the smartphone gamer. Surely for them, this smartphone is price worthy. Xiaomi Mi 5 comes loaded with an internal storage space and RAM of 128 GB, 4 GB RAM for Pro edition, 64 GB, 3 GB RAM for Prime edition and 32 GB, 3 GB RAM for the standard variant. You may choose the best one according to your need. Sadly, this smartphone also has no expandable storage space as it doesn't support any microSD card slot. But again leveling up from Lenovo Z2 Plus to Xiaomi Mi 5 this smartphone has got more internal storage space for you and according to me, that's enough to fulfill your needs.
Coming to the camera section, Xiaomi Mi 5 packs a 16 MP rear camera loaded with phase detection auto-focus, OIS (4-axis), dual-LED (dual tone) flash and check quality features so as to give you awesome results in capture HD pictures for you and in making HD quality videos. You can record your videos at 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps and 720p@120fps. On the front face, this smartphone offers a 4 MP front facing camera with 1/3" sensor size and 2µm pixel size for fulfilling your need to click HD selfies. Moreover, that's not the end, the cameras are further supported with 1/2.8" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama and HDR features. No doubt, the camera quality is very good and has impressed its every user. Xiaomi Mi 5 packs some great sensors such as Fingerprint (front-mounted), Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass and barometer. Xiaomi Mi 5 is powered by a powerful non-removable Li-Po 3000mAh battery which easily manages to give you great performance. The device is exclusively available to buy in four different colors Black, White, Gold and Ceramic. And the smartphone look great in all the available colors with its stylish design. On its connectivity, Xiaomi Mi 5 supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot, Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, GPS, NFC, Infrared port and USB C 1.0 reversible connector.
Personal Review
With all its great features and specifications the device has impressed a lot of people but according to me, the front facing camera isn't up to the need and also the device don't support any external storage space. Considering its other features and specs this smartphone is worth buying especially if you are an Android gamer and doesn't have much use of the front facing camera.
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3. HTC Desire 10 Pro 
HTC Desire 10 Pro is an another great smartphone to add up in the list of top smartphones under Rs 25000. HTC Desire 10 Pro has got all you need or expect, the only con in this smartphone is that it has a hybrid slot that means either you can use it as a Dual sim mobile phone or you can use it as a single SIM smartphone with a microSD card. HTC Desire 10 Pro comes with an IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors display supporting the resolution of 1080x1920 pixels. To get a bright and clear view even in the high sunlight areas the device has high 400 (PPI) pixel density. The screen shines with a beautiful color spectrum and gives you an HD quality view. Moreover, to protect such prestigious display from common damages the screen comes protected with a Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version). 
HTC Desire 10 Pro runs on Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) and is powered by very powerful Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10, Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) processor which works great with 4 GB RAM to give you a great performance without facing any hang issues. The GPU of this smartphone is Mali-T860MP2. For all the gamers out there this smartphone can also be the one you are looking for. HTC Desire 10 Pro comes loaded with an internal storage space of 64 GB which can be expanded further using an external microSD card of up to 256 GB replacing the SIM 2. On its camera, the HTC Desire 10 Pro features a 20 MP rear camera loaded with 28mm, laser auto-focus and dual-LED (dual tone) flash feature. On the other end, it packs a high 13 MP front facing camera for you which can click HD quality selfies for you. Moreover, to polish the camera quality further it has some additional features such as Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, Auto-HDR, and panorama. With your HTC Desire 10 Pro, you can record videos at 1080p@30fps.
Personal Review
No doubt, this smartphone overall is the best one you can get in the price range. Packing with a lot of awesome features and specification at Rs 23,500 you will have a great experience using it. Even on my list this is the best one I suggest to you or you may pick any other depending on your needs but this model has added a great feather in the HTC history.
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