Best Android Phones in India at Every Budget (2026)

By budget, the Android phones to buy in India are the Redmi A7 Pro 5G under ₹15,000, the REDMI 17 5G up to ₹25,000, the motorola edge 70 fusion up to ₹40,000, the OnePlus Nord 6 up to ₹70,000 and the realme GT 8 Pro above that.

Each price here is what the maker’s own India store charges for the version named, before bank-card and exchange offers. Displays, chips, batteries and update promises are the makers’ own figures. Two of the phones, the Galaxy A17 and A37, are ones Oscar Frank, who runs this site, bought and used. The comparison of this year’s Galaxy A phones has the detail.

Nothing and POCO are missing because their India sites print no prices and send buyers to Flipkart.

The picks at a glance

The pick for each budget is in bold, with its alternatives under it.

Under ₹15,000

Buy the Redmi A7 Pro 5G at ₹14,999. It was the only 5G phone we found in stock under ₹15,000 on the makers’ stores. Xiaomi gives it a 6.9-inch 120Hz screen, a 6,300mAh battery and a card slot that takes up to 2TB, and promises four Android upgrades with six years of security updates. Charging is a slow 15W, and 64GB fills quickly, so the 128GB version at ₹15,999 is worth the extra ₹1,000.

The 4G Redmi A7 Pro saves ₹1,000 and keeps the same screen, battery and update promise.

Poor value: the vivo T5e at ₹13,999. For the price of the 4G Redmi it has a smaller 5,500mAh battery, a 90Hz screen and an 8MP rear camera, and vivo’s page states no update promise.

Samsung lists the 4G Galaxy A07 at ₹13,499 and marks it out of stock. Oscar bought and used the A07 and rates it fine as a first phone or a spare, and nothing more.

₹15,000 to ₹25,000

Buy the REDMI 17 5G at ₹23,999. The reason is the battery and what comes with it: 7,900mAh, 45W charging with the charger in the box, 6GB of memory, and four years of OS updates with six of security. The compromise is the screen, a 6.9-inch panel at HD+ resolution.

• moto g57 power 5G, ₹21,999: a sharper Full HD+ screen, 8GB of memory and the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4, the chip Xiaomi puts in the ₹36,999 Note 17 Pro. Motorola states no update promise for it, and only one colour was in stock on Motorola’s India store, motorola.in.
• Samsung Galaxy F17 5G, ₹22,999: a Full HD+ Super AMOLED screen with six OS upgrades and six years of security updates. Samsung’s spec sheet for it matches the Galaxy A17 5G on screen, cameras and battery, and the 6GB version is ₹25,999 against the A17’s ₹27,499.

The Redmi and the Samsung take a microSD card of up to 2TB. Our list of phones with expandable memory has more.

Poor value: the OnePlus N6 at ₹24,999. It has an 8,000mAh battery and 45W charging, but 4GB of memory and an HD+ LCD for ₹1,000 more than the Redmi, and OnePlus’s page states no update promise. Samsung’s Galaxy A08 at ₹18,499 is 4G only, while Samsung’s own 5G Galaxy F70e costs the same.

₹25,000 to ₹40,000

Buy the motorola edge 70 fusion at ₹30,999. Motorola lists a 6.8-inch 144Hz AMOLED screen, a Snapdragon 7s Gen 4, 7,000mAh, 68W charging and an IP68 and IP69 rating. OnePlus puts the same chip in the Nord CE6 at ₹37,999. The weak point is the promise of three OS upgrades and five years of security patches.

• Samsung Galaxy A17 5G, ₹27,499: Oscar’s budget pick of the five Galaxy A phones bought and used this year, for the Super AMOLED screen and the stabilised main camera. Against the Motorola it has a 90Hz screen, 5,000mAh and 25W charging, and a longer promise of six years.
• REDMI Note 17 Pro 5G, ₹36,999: the battery choice, at 9,000mAh with a 67W charger in the box.
• realme P4 Pro 5G, ₹30,999: the Motorola’s price with 256GB, a Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 and 80W charging. realme’s page states no update promise.

Poor value: the Samsung Galaxy A27 5G at ₹33,999. It costs ₹3,000 more than the Motorola with a 5,000mAh battery, 25W charging and an IP64 rating. It is one of the five Oscar bought, and the complaint was the same: 25W charging and a weaker water rating than the phone it replaced.

₹40,000 to ₹70,000

Buy the OnePlus Nord 6 at ₹46,999. OnePlus gives it a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, a 9,000mAh battery, 80W charging, a 165Hz AMOLED screen and 256GB of storage, with four Android upgrades and six years of security updates.

• Samsung Galaxy A37 5G, ₹46,999: the phone Oscar recommends to almost everybody after buying and using all five Galaxy A phones, for the bright 120Hz screen, IP68 rating and 45W charging. At the Nord’s price it has half the storage and a 5,000mAh battery.
• iQOO 15R, ₹53,999: a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 with 7,600mAh, 100W charging and the same four-plus-six promise.
• motorola signature, ₹59,999: the one to keep longest. It has the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, 50W wireless charging, and seven OS updates with up to seven years of security updates.

Poor value: the Samsung Galaxy A57 5G at ₹62,999 and the OPPO Reno16c 5G from ₹52,999. Oscar used the A57 and found it shares the A37’s battery, charging speed, water rating and update promise. The OPPO has a Dimensity 7300-Energy chip, 7,000mAh and 80W charging for ₹6,000 more than the Nord 6.

Flagships above ₹70,000

Buy the realme GT 8 Pro at ₹72,999 for the most hardware per rupee. It has the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, a 6.79-inch QHD+ 144Hz AMOLED screen, 7,000mAh, and 120W wired with 50W wireless charging. The OnePlus 15 and iQOO 15 use the same chip and cost ₹85,999. The catch is that realme’s page, like OnePlus’s, states no update promise.

Google and Samsung put seven years in writing: Google on the Pixel 11 at ₹89,999, and Samsung on the Galaxy S26 Ultra at ₹1,54,999, which adds a 200MP camera and an S Pen. Our guide to Samsung’s range covers the S26 line. The motorola signature, one band down, makes the same promise at ₹59,999.

Poor value: the Samsung Galaxy S26 at ₹1,02,999. Its 4,300mAh battery is smaller than the ₹22,999 Galaxy F17’s, its 25W charging is no faster, and Samsung India sells it with the Exynos 2600 in place of a Snapdragon.

What you will actually pay

Often less, with the right card. Makers advertise “from” prices with a bank discount already taken off: OnePlus’s home page offers the Nord 6 from ₹44,499 “incl bank offers” against ₹46,999 in its store, and Xiaomi’s banner puts the REDMI Note 17 Pro 5G at ₹33,999 with an asterisk against ₹36,999 on its buy page. Exchange bonuses for an old phone come on top. Compare phones at the store price first, then apply whatever your card gets.

5G bands and update promises

Jio’s 5G page says its network is standalone and uses the 700MHz band for indoor coverage. Samsung’s spec sheets label that band n28 and the 3500MHz band n78. Every 5G phone in the table from Xiaomi, Motorola, OnePlus, realme, Google and Samsung’s A and F lines lists both.

Update promises differ more by phone than by brand:

• Samsung: six OS upgrades and six years of security updates on the Galaxy F17, A17 and A37, and seven of each on the S26 line.
• Google: seven years on the Pixel 11.
• Xiaomi: four and six on the phones above, but two and four on the cheaper Redmi 15C 5G.
• Motorola: seven years on the signature, three upgrades and five years on the edge 70 fusion, nothing stated for the g57 power.
• OnePlus, iQOO and realme: four upgrades and six years on the Nord 6 and iQOO 15R, three years of OS updates and four of security patches on realme’s P4s 5G, and no figure on the pages for the OnePlus N6, OnePlus 15 or realme GT 8 Pro.

Quick answers

Which is the best Android phone under ₹20,000?

The Samsung Galaxy F70e 5G at ₹18,499 has 128GB, a 6,000mAh battery, a 120Hz LCD and security updates that Samsung’s spec sheet dates to January 2032. If charging speed matters more, the iQOO Z11 Lite 44W 5G at ₹19,999 has a 6,500mAh battery and 44W charging.

Which is the best Android phone under ₹30,000?

The Samsung Galaxy A17 5G at ₹27,499, which Oscar bought, used and picks on a budget, or the Galaxy F17 5G at ₹22,999 with the same screen and chip. For ₹999 over the line, the motorola edge 70 fusion has the bigger battery and faster charging.

Which is the best 5G phone under ₹15,000?

The Redmi A7 Pro 5G at ₹14,999. It was the only 5G phone in stock under ₹15,000 on the makers’ stores we went through.

Which is the best Android phone under ₹50,000?

The OnePlus Nord 6 at ₹46,999, or the Samsung Galaxy A37 5G at the same price for Samsung’s software and up to six OS upgrades.

Which is the best flagship Android phone in India?

For hardware per rupee, the realme GT 8 Pro at ₹72,999. For a seven-year update promise, the Google Pixel 11 at ₹89,999 or the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra at ₹1,54,999.

Festive sales move these prices from week to week, so confirm on the maker’s store before you pay.