Under Rs 10,000 is the most exciting segment in the mobile phone market at the moment; thanks to the vast array of players in the market. There are dozens of devices in this segment and new devices are added to this segment every other day, so choosing just five out of so many devices is definitely an uphill task. Thus while choosing the best five, we have given due importance to their features.
Listed here are the five best phones between Rs 7,000 to and Rs 10,000. For our best five picks below Rs 7,000, you can check out our earlier articles, the TTop 5 Smartphones Under Rs 7,000. Let us know what you think the comments below!
Micromax Canvas Pulse 4G – Rs 9,999
The Micromax Canvas Pulse 4G is armed with a 5 inch HD IPS display and runs on Android Lollipop. It has an octa-core 1.3 GHz processor, which runs with 3 GB of RAM. 
The internal memory stands at 16 GB to which you can add another 32 GB via a microSD card. The primary camera is a 13 megapixel camera while the front has a 5 megapixel selfie shooter. The Micromax Canvas Pulse 4G is a Dual-SIM 4G phone with GPS, Bluetooth, and WiFi. Its however has a meager 2100 mAh battery which, the company claims to offer up to 8 hours of Talk time or 300 hours of standby.
The Coolpad Note 3 is one of the cheapest phones with a fingerprint sensor. Armed with a 5.5 inch HD IPS display; it runs on Android Lollipop with Cool UI 6.0, and has an octa-core processor clocked at 1.3 GHz, which runs with 3 GB of RAM. The internal memory of the Coolpad Note 3 stands at 16 GB, to which you can add another 64 GB via a microSD card. 
The primary camera is a 13 megapixel shooter, while the front of the phone has a 5 megapixel selfie taker. The Coolpad Note 3 is a dual-SIM phone with 4G, GPS (A-GPS), Bluetooth, and WiFi. The power is provided by a 3000 mAh battery.
Read its review here.
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The Lava Pixel V1 is armed with a 5.5 inch HD IPS display and runs on Android Lollipop. It has a quad-core 1.3 GHz processor, which runs with 2 GB of RAM. The internal memory stands at 8 GB to which you can add another 32 GB via a microSD card. The Lava Pixel V1’s primary camera is a 13 megapixel camera while the front has an 8 megapixel selfie shooter. The Lava Pixel V1 is a dual-SIM 3G phone with GPS, Bluetooth, and WiFi. The power is provided by a 2650 mAh battery.
You can read its review here.
Kult is the latest company to enter the Indian smartphone segment. Being a new entrant, like you we are also quite apprehensive about its services but the phone, owing to its features, look quite irresistible.
Priced at just Rs 7,999, the Kult 10 offers a 5 inch HD IPS display and the Android Lollipop operating system. It has a quad-core 1.3 GHz processor, which runs with 3 GB of RAM. The internal memory of the Kult 10 stands at 16 GB to which you can add another 128 GB via a microSD card. The primary camera of the phone is a 13 megapixel unit and for selfies it offers a 5 megapixel front camera. The dual-SIM Kult 10 offers 4G connectivity as well as GPS, Bluetooth, and WiFi. For power, there is a 2300 mAh battery in the phone.
We opted for the Lenovo Vibe P1m for its huge battery – a 3900 mAh battery that claims to offer up to 36 hours of talk time or 456 hours of standby. In other areas also, the P1m is quite attractive. To start with, the phone has a 5 inch HD IPS display. It runs on Android Lollipop, and has a quad-core processor clocked at 1.0 GHz, which runs the phone with the help of 2 GB RAM. The internal memory of the Lenovo Vibe P1m stands at 16 GB to which you can add another 32 GB via a microSD card. 
The primary camera is an 8 megapixel shooter, while in the front of the phone lies a 5 megapixel selfie taker. The Lenovo Vibe P1m offers plenty of connectivity features as well that includes dual-SIM, 4G, GPS (A-GPS), Bluetooth, and WiFi.