Although most of the news tends to be about the biggest flagships, the phones most of us actually end up buying tend to be closer to the budget segment. There are a number of really good phones that you can get for less than Rs. 10,000. These phones can not measure up to the iPhone X[1] or the Google Pixel 2 XL[2], but compared to similarly priced phones from even a year ago, there's a huge step forward. The bar rises much faster at this end of the market, and that's why when you're looking at our list of the best phones under Rs. 10,000, you'll see a lot of new entries this time around.
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For proper comparison, we've restricted ourselves to only the phones that have been reviewed by Gadgets 360, and put through our stringent tests. This way, we're able to directly compare the phones against each other on a number of different facets. Apart from that, all the phones that made the cut are only up to one year old - this is because, as we mentioned, the bar keeps rising pretty fast for phones.
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With all the explanations out of the way, here are all our picks for the ten best phones under Rs. 10,000, in no particular order....
| Phone Under Rs. 10,000 | Gadgets 360 Rating |
|---|---|
| Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 | 8/10 |
| Moto G5 | 7/10 |
| Lenovo K8 Plus | 8/10 |