The best Android smartphone under Rs 10,000

India is flooded with low cost android powered smartphones. You can find a Standard Android phone for as low as Rs 3,500 and this price can go upto Rs 50,000(for the Big company phones). But after Micromax launched low cost phones with high performance hardware, the change was inevitable. Big companies started dropping their smartphone costs due to the competition. Where Samsung is selling the dual core Galaxy Grand at 18,000  Lava, Micromax and other Indian and Chinese based companies are selling Quad Core phones under 10,000 with better features and much much better hardware.

With a plethora of Smartphones falling under the price tag of 10,000 , it is difficult to find the best phone, especially when you are not that much into gadgets and want a smartphone that can do it all. So, here i am to help you out!

I did a lot of research and searched online sites , asked my friends who owned a low cost smartphone, used a lot of low cost smartphones and finally came to the conclusion that the XOLO Q700i beat all other phones under Rs 10,000(and even some phones which cost more than Rs 10,000 )

Coming on to the specs, The Xolo Q700i is powered by a 1.2 GHZ Quad core Cortex A7 processor, a PowerVR SGX544 GPU and 1 GB RAM. The phone boasts a 4.5 inch qHD IPS(960x540) OGS display with a pixel density of 245 ppi. 4 GB internal memory has been provided which can be expanded upto 32  GB via the sd card slot. The primary camera is an 8 MP camera with features such as Autofocus, BSI sensor, HDR, Face detection, Full HD video recording and an LED flash. The front facing camera is a standard 2 MP. For connectivity you've got Bluetooth v3.0 and Wifi a/b/g/n. The phone is also equipped with other standard features such as GPS, Proximity sensor, Ambient Light sensor, Accelerometer and surprisingly, a Magnetometer (used for smartcovers).The phone ships with Android Jellybean 4.2. The battery is a standard 2400 mAH Li-on battery. The XOLO Q700i supports dual sim with 2G and 3G( upto 21 Mbps).

I tested out this phone thoroughly. I opened heavy apps like facebook, Chrome, Temple Run 2 and Asphalt 7 and didn't even notice a stutter in between switching the apps. I tried out games like Asphalt 7 , NFS most wanted and Real Racing 3. All 3 games ran smoothly and looked beautiful on the 4.5 inch screen. The phone chunked out 9 hours of battery life after playing real racing 3 for 45 minutes, using 3G for 2 hours and watching an HD 3 hour movie.
The camera surprised me (in a positive way). It took surprisingly quality and crisp photos. The color optimization worked well. The LEd flash was a bit dull compared to other phones. Low light photos looked good too.

The phone retails for around Rs 9700 online but I'm sure you can find better prices at a local shop.

Overall, this phone is a deal you can't afford to miss. It has got a lot of potential and it can handle anything you throw at it. I reccomend this phone to anyone who's finding a phone under the price range of Rs 10,000.

Let me know if you are going to buy this phone in the comments section!