5 hot smartphones under Rs 20,000

Planning to buy a new phone soon but confused by all the technical jargon and the number of smartphones available in the market today? Worry not. If you are looking to purchase a swanky new sub-Rs 20,000 smartphone, then look no further. We have compiled a list of five hot smartphones available in India today that cost less than Rs 20,000 and have all the latest features.

LG Optimus L7 – Rs 15,529

The LG Optimus L7 can be purchased for Rs 18,990 and sports a 4.3-inch display with a 480×800 pixels resolution. The smartphone is powered by a 1GHz Cortex A5 processor running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and has a 5-megapixel rear camera with autofocus and LED flash and a front-facing VGA camera.

With thickness of just 8.7mm thick. Other features include Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA and a-GPS. It includes 512MB of RAM and comes with 4GB of internal memory. It can be expanded up to 32GB via a microSD card. It includes a 1700 mAh battery.

Nokia Lumia 800 – Rs 17,799

The Windows Phone 7.5-powered Lumia 800, from the house of Nokia, comes at Rs 17,799. The smartphone sports a 3.7-inch ClearBlack display and is powered by a 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. It has 16GB of built-in storage but does not support microSD card for expandable storage. Connectivity features in the device include 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 and microUSB.

Motorola Atrix 2 – Rs 17,999

This device runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and is powered by a dual-core OMAP processor clocked at 1GHz is now available at Rs 17,999. The Motorola Atrix 2 sports a 4.3-inch qHD display with Gorilla Glass protection, it includes 1GB RAM and 8GB of built-in storage, along with support for 32GB expandable memory via microSD card.

Atrix 2 has an 8-megapixel rear camera with 1080p video recording, a secondary front facing camera with VGA quality, and includes a 1,735 mAh battery which is rated for up to 8 hours, 50 mins of talktime.

Sony Xperia J – Rs 18,399

Sony Xperia J sports a 4-inch touchscreen of 480 x 854 resolution, sheathed by a scratch resistant gorilla glass display. It is powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon processor with 512MB of RAM and 4GB internal memory (usable up to 2GB only). It comes with pre-installed Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and it will receive and is scheduled to receive Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update in 2013.

The phone’s memory is expandable up to 32GB via the microSD slot available and has a powerful 1,750mAh battery which will provide you with a talk-time of up to 7hours (3G).

HTC Desire X – Rs 19,799

This is an Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) based device powered by a 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, coupled with 768MB of RAM. Additionally, it includes 4GB of built-in storage capacity, a microSD card for expandable storage and a 1,650 mAh battery.

The HTC Desire X is equipped with a 5-megapixel rear camera with autofocus, f/2.0 aperture, 28mm wide angle lens, BSI sensor and LED flash. It does not include a front facing camera, unlike most of the new Android smartphones.

The device has been up for grabs at a best buy price of Rs 19,799.