Beleive it or not the INR 10,000 smartphone market is the toughest to crack as everyone wants the most of their smartphone. In this segment, most users are first-time smartphone buyers or are upgrading from a very basic smartphone. Hence this is a critical segment to make or break a smartphone maker. To take care of your dilemma we have listed these smartphones by testing each one of them before recommending them to you!
Lenovo K8 Plus
Lenovo’s successor to last year’s K6 line-up, K8 Plus was initially launched for INR 10,999 but is now available for INR 9,999 on Flipkart. The USP of the device is the dual rear camera set-up and the huge 4,000mAh battery.
Full Specification
- 5.2-inch Full HD 2.5D Curved glass display, Corning Gorilla Glass protection, Anti-fingerprint coating
- 2.6 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P25 64-bit processor
- 3GB/4GB RAM
- 32GB storage, microSD card support up to 128GB
- 13MP+5MP rear camera with PureCel Plus sensor, dual-tone LED Flash
- 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, Party flash
- Android 7.1.1 Nougat(Stock Android)
- 4000mAh built-in battery with Turbo Charging
- Music Key, Dolby Atmos, rear fingerprint sensor
- Thickness: 8.99 mm and Weight: 165g
- Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, USB OTG
Infocus Turbo 5 Plus
Another smartphone with dual rear camera set-up and a massive 4850mAh battery in the list, the Infocus Turbo 5 Plus comes is available for the price of INR 7,999 on Amazon. The smartphone offers 3GB RAM, 32GB storage and also a fingerprint scanner at the front of the device. 
Full Specification
- 5.5-inch Full HD 2.5D Curved glass display
- 1.5GHz MediaTek MTK6750 octa-core processor
- 3GB RAM
- 32GB storage, microSD card support up to 64GB
- 13MP+5MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash
- 5MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, Party flash
- Android 7.0 Nougat
- 4850mAh battery
- Front fingerprint sensor
- Thickness: 7.7 mm and Weight: 177g
- Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS
Micromax Canvas Infinity
This year, Micromax had taken a step forward and had announced an 18:9 aspect ratio smartphone under INR 10,000. The Micromax Canvas Infinity comes with 5.7-inch 18:9 aspect ratio, Micromax calls the display as Full Vision Display. It is available on Flipkart for INR 9,999.
Full Specification
- 5.7-inch 2.5D display, FullVision and 18:9 aspect ratio
- Snapdragon 425, Adreno 308GPU
- 3GB RAM
- 32GB Internal Storage, microSD card support up to 128GB
- Android 7.1.1 Nougat
- 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture, 1.12um pixel size
- 16MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture
- 2900mAh battery
- Rear fingerprint scanner
- 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth 4.1, USB OTG
Smartron SRT phone
The second smartphone from the company, SRT Phone was announced initially for INR 13,999 and INR 14,999 and now the price has been reduced to INR 7,999 and INR 8,999 respectively for 3/32GB and 4/64GB variants. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 652processor and comes with 3000mAh battery along with Qualcomm Quick charge 2.0 support. The device is available on Flipkart.
Full Specification
- 5.5-inch FHD(1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS 2.5D display, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 652processor, Adreno 510 GPU
- 4GB RAM
- 32GB/64 internal storage, no microSD card support
- 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture
- 5MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture
- Android 7.1.1 Nougat
- 3000mAh battery, Qualcomm Quick charge 2.0
- Thickness: 8.5mm and Weight: 150g
- Dual SIM, USB type-c port, Dual Sim, 4G VoLTE, NFC
Infinix Note 4
The large screen smartphone on the list, Infinix Note 4 comes with a 5.7-inch Full HD, it is packing in a big 4,300mAH battery. It houses 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, microSD card support up to 128GB. The device is available for INR 8,999 on Flipkart. 
Also Read: Infinix Note 4: Big Show, Small Price – The Unbiased Review
Full Specification
- 5.7-inch FHD(1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS 2.5D display, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- 1.3Ghz Quad-Core MediaTek MTK6753
- 3GB RAM with
- 32GB internal storage, microSD card support up to 128GB
- 13MP rear camera with LED flash, PDAF, f/2.0 aperture
- 8MP front-facing camera with LED flash
- Android 7.0 Nougat, XOS UI
- 4300mAH battery
- Front fingerprint sensor
- Thickness: 8.4mm
- Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS
Comio P1
A new Chinese brand that entered India this year with 3 smartphones. The Comio P1 comes with a huge 5,000mAH battery, 13MP rear camera, fingerprint scanner. It houses 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. It is priced at INR 9,999 and is available on Flipkart.
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Full Specification
- 5.5-inch HD display
- 1.3Ghz Quad-Core 64-bit processor
- 3GB RAM
- 32GB internal storage, microSD card support up to 128GB
- 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, Autofocus
- 8MP front-facing camera
- Android 7.0 Nougat
- 5000mAh battery
- Fingerprint scanner
- Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS
- Colors: Sunrise Gold, Metal gray
ASUS Zenfone 4 Selfie
The one for selfie lovers, ASUS Zenfone 4 Selfie offers a 13MP front camera with soft LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture. Also, it packs in a Fingerprint sensor, 3000mAh battery, 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage. It is available for INR 9,999 on Flipkart. 
Full Specification
- 5.5-inch Full HD IPS 2.5D curved glass display
- 1.4GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 SoC, Adreno 505 GPU
- 3GB RAM
- 32GB internal storage, microSD card up to 2TB
- Zen UI 4.0 on top of Android 7.0 Nougat
- 13MP rear camera with LED flash, PDAF, EIS
- 13MP front camera with soft LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture
- Fingerprint sensor
- 3000mAh battery
- Thickness: 7.85 mm and Weight: 144g
- Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
Xolo Era 3X
This one from Xolo comes with a 13MP front-facing camera with moonlight for better low-light selfies, it is available for INR 6,999 and features fingerprint scanner at the rear. It comes with a 5-inch HD display with Gorilla Glass protection.
Full Specification
- 5-inch HD display, Gorilla Glass protection
- 1.3Ghz MediaTek MT6737 processor, Mali T720 GPU
- 3GB RAM
- 16GB internal storage, microSD card support up to 64GB
- Android 7.0 Nougat
- 13MP autofocus rear with 5P Largan Lens, f/2.2, Blue Glass Filter
- 13MP front-facing camera with moonlight flash, f/2.2
- Rear Fingerprint sensor
- 3000mAh battery
- Thickness:9.7mm and Weight: 170g
- Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 LE, GPS
Moto E4 Plus
This budget smartphone from moto comes with a massive 5,000mAH battery along with 10W rapid charging feature. The device is powered by a MediaTek MT6737 processor, comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. It is priced at INR 9,999 and is available on Flipkart.
Full Specification
- 5.5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display
- 1.3Ghz MediaTek MT6737 processor, Mali T720 GPU
- 3GBRAM
- 32GB internal storage, microSD card support
- Android 7.1.1 Nougat
- 13MP autofocus rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture
- 5MP front-facing camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture
- Front Fingerprint sensor
- 5000mAh built-in battery with 10W rapid charging
- Thickness:9.55mm and Weight: 181g
- Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 LE, GPS
So, this was our list of smartphones under 10K that we had tested in 2017. We are sure there are many more smartphone makers like Xiaomi (which we don’t cover) and 10.or etc but as we haven’t tested those devices we haven’t included them on our list.
