The smartphones under the price bracket of Rs 30,000 are considered as the mid-premium segment, a bridge that relays between the premium and mid-range smartphones. This is the category where the users get the best of both worlds. One gets a premium design along with impressive specifications, which is comparable to the flagship range, but at a more affordable price tag.
There are numerous handsets from multiple brands available in the market which are priced under 30K, but selecting best among the best is an uphill task. So to make it easy for you, here we have shortlisted a list of five smartphones from top handset manufacturers, which packs great hardware and good attraction as well.
Samsung Galaxy A70 (6GB + 128GB) |Pictures|Camera Samples|First Impression
Samsung announced the Galaxy A70smartphone in April for a price of Rs 28,990 on Samsung official website, Samsung Opera House, retail stores and Flipkart.
The Galaxy A70 features a 6.7-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-U display with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. It’s powered by a Snapdragon 675 processor with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The phone is equipped with a triple-camera setup at the back, which comes with a combination of 32MP primary camera with f/1.7 aperture, an 8MP ultra-wide lens with f/2.2 aperture, 123-degree field-of-view and a 5MP depth-sensing camera with f/2.2 aperture. For the front, there is a 32MP selfie shooter with f/2.0 aperture. The phone runs on Samsung One UI based on Android 9 Pie with Night Mode, Samsung Pay, Knox and Samsung Pass and it’s fuelled by a 4,500mAh battery and an in-display fingerprint scanner.
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Oppo F11 Pro (6GB + 128GB) |Pictures|Camera Samples|First Impression
Oppo launched a new 6GB + 128GB variant of the Oppo F11 Pro, which was announced in March.
The Oppo F11 Pro features a gradient finish and a 6.5-inch Full HD+ display with a screen resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels, 90 percent screen-to-body ratio along with Corning Gorilla Glass protection. The phone is powered by a MediaTek Helio P70 processor with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. On the camera front, the F11 Pro comes with a combination of 48MP primary lens and a 5MP secondary shooter. For the front, there is a pop-up selfie camera that houses a 16MP sensor. The phone runs on ColorOS 6.0 based on Android 9.0 Pie and is backed by a 4000mAh battery along with VOOC 3.0 fast charging.
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Vivo V15 Pro (8GB + 128GB) | Pictures | Camera Samples | First Impression | Review
Earlier this week, Vivo launched a new 8GB variant of the V15 Pro for a price of Rs 29,990.
Vivo V15 Pro sports a 6.39-inch Full HD+ sAMOLED Ultra FullView display with a screen resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels and a screen-to-body ratio of 91.64 percent. It’s powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 processor and it is backed by 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. It runs on Android 9.0 Pie based on the company’s FunTouch OS and is backed by a 3700mAh battery. The phone is equipped with a triple-camera setup with a combination of 48MP quad pixel sensor that gives 12 million pixels output along with an 8MP super Wide-Angle lens and a 5MP sensor depth sensor. For the front, the phone features a 32MP selfie shooter with f/2.0 aperture, which pops-up when you switch to selfie mode.
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Nokia 8.1 (6GB + 128GB) | Pictures | Camera Samples | First Impression
HMD Global launched a new 6GB + 128GB variant of the Nokia 8.1 for an asking price of Rs 29,999 on Nokia Store, Amazon and other retailers in India.
The Nokia 8.1 features a 6.18-inch Full HD+ display with a screen resolution of 2246 x 1080 pixels and 500 nits brightness. The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 710 processor with Adreno 616 GPU, 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. For the imagining department, the phone is has a dual rear camera setup with a combination of a 12MP primary lens with dual-tone LED flash, 1/2.55″ Sony IMX363 sensor, f/1.8 aperture, 1.4μm pixels, Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) and 13MP secondary sensor with f/2.2 aperture, ZEISS optics. For the front, it has a 20MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture. The phone runs on Android 9.0 Pie operating system and is backed up by a 3500mAh battery with Fast charging support.
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Xiaomi Poco F1 (8GB + 256GB, Armoured) | Pictures| First Impression | Review
Last year, Xiaomi announced the Poco F1 smartphone under a new brand which sells for a starting price of Rs 19,999. But the company is also offering an Armoured variant with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage for a price of 28,999.
The Poco F1 smartphone features a 6.18-inch Full HD+ display with an aspect ratio of 19:9 on the front and a Kevlar aramid fibre at the back for a premium look. It’s powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. It has a dual rear camera setup of 12MP + 5MP with a 20MP sensor on the front for selfies. The device is backed up by 4,000mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 support and currently runs on Android 9 Pie.
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