Smartphones available for less than Rs 8,000 (November 2020)

You will not find very powerful smartphones within Rs 8,000, but in the recent past some such smartphones have been launched in this range, which can handle your daily tasks comfortably. Although earlier many smartphones were included in this segment, but due to the increase in GST rate in the last few months, there was a jump in the prices of many smartphones. However, those looking for mobile phones under Rs 8,000 need not despair yet. Poco C3, Redmi 8A Dual and Realme C11 are such smartphones, which will give you good value according to the price. Let us tell you that all these three smartphones have gone through the tests of Gadgets 360 and they have got better scores than other mobile phones under Rs 8,000. So let’s take a look at the best smartphones under 8 thousand without delay.

Poco C3

Poco C3 There is a recent entry in this segment. Although this phone did not perform well in most of our tests, but it impressed us a lot in terms of battery life. The Poco C3 packs a 5,000mAh battery, which should last almost two days in day-to-day usage. It does take a long time to charge, but considering the great battery life, you probably won’t need to charge it every day. The Poco C3 is quite slim and well built. The display is large, however, the low maximum brightness makes it a bit difficult to use under direct sunlight.
Poco C3 performs well and the good thing is that its base variant comes with 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage, which costs Rs 7,499. There’s also a 4GB variant, which offers 64GB of storage, which costs Rs 8,999, but it’s not the best value in our opinion.

The MIUI 12 software currently does not show ads on the Poco C3, which is great news and considering its price, its performance is also good. You get three rear cameras, which do a decent job on average, provided you use the sensor in enough light.

Realme C11

Realme C11 The Poco is a good alternative to the C3 as it shares many of its features. The main attraction of this phone is the large display and long battery life. The Realme C11 is well built. The 5,000mAh battery provides great battery life, which should comfortably last you several days before needing a charge.

Realme C11 is available only in 2 GB RAM and 32 GB storage. The low amount of RAM makes realme’s custom skin sluggish. If you are shooting in low light, then the cameras do an average job. Similar to the Poco C3, the Realme C11 lacks a fingerprint sensor, but you do get face unlock. Despite the average performance, it is still a decent phone at this price.

Redmi 8A Dual

redmi 8a dual Well designed and its build quality is also very good. The phone comes with a 6.22-inch HD+ display with a waterdrop style notch. At this price, the Redmi 8A Dual offers a USB Type-C port, which is not available in other competing smartphones. Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 chipset is available in the smartphone. Xiaomi sells two variants of the device, one with 2GB of RAM and the other with 3GB. Both have 32 GB of storage which users can expand via microSD card. The phone comes with a dual rear camera setup, which is average and can take some decent pictures during the day time.

Redmi has given 5,000mAh battery in this smartphone, which comes with 18W fast charging support. However, a charger with standard charging output is available in its box. You have to buy the fast charger separately. The price of the phone starts from Rs 6,999.