Android phones are gaining much popularity and is now the best competitor for Apple iPhone. Price of Android phones range from Rs. 2000 to Rs. 40,000. For those who don’t want to spend much on a decent phone, here made a list of top 10 android phones that comes under Rs. 10, 000 /$200. This list covers variety of models with different specifications; let’s look into those models and their details.
Huawei Ideos X3 U8510
Huawei Ideos X3 U8510 is an attractive phone with big glossy black screen and silver line around the sides of the phone. It has 3.2 mm display, 3.15 MP camera and 1200 mAh battery. Huawei Ideos supports cloud services and offers 16GB online storage for file sharing, backup and restore services.
Specifications/features of Huawei Ideos X3 U8510 are as follows,
- Android Gingerbread (v2.3)
- Qualcomm MSM7227 chip set
- 110 x 56.5 x 11.2 mm, touch sensitive controls
- 3.2 inches and 320 x 480 pixel resolution display
- 512 MB built-in memory, expandable to 32GB
- 256MB RAM
- 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 camera
- Bluetooth, FM radio, microUSB, 2G and 3G network support
Price of Huawei Ideos X3 U8510: Rs.9,990 / $200 (approx)
HTC ChaCha
ChaCha is QWERTY and touch screen phone from HTC. It has a special button for Facebook at the front bottom of the device that lets you share photos; music status updates etc. with a single touch of the button.
Specifications of HTC ChaCha are as follows,
- Android Gingerbread (v2.3) operating system
- 800 MHz processor
- 114.4 x 64.6 x 10.7 mm, touch sensitive controls and QWERTY keyboard
- 2.6 inches and 480 x 320 pixel resolution display
- 512 MB built-in memory, expandable to 32GB
- 256MB RAM
- 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 camera
- Bluetooth, FM radio, microUSB, 2G and 3G network support
Price of HTC ChaCha: Rs. 9,699/ $195 (approx)
LG Optimus Net Dual P698
Optimus Net Dual P698 by LG is a dual SIM android phone that now comes under Rs.10, 000. It runs on Gingerbread operating system powered by 800MHz processor and gives faster web browsing. It has many other features including Wi-Fi for fast and easy file sharing.
Specifications of LG Optimus Net Dual P698 are as follows,
- Android Gingerbread (v2.3) operating system
- 800 MHz processor
- 114 x 59 x 12.1 mm, touch sensitive controls
- 3.2 inches and 320 x 480 pixel resolution display
- 150 MB built-in memory, expandable to 32GB
- 256MB RAM
- 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 camera
- Bluetooth, FM radio, microUSB, 2G and 3G network support
Price of LG Optimus Net Dual P698: Rs. 8,979 / $190 (approx)
Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos B5512
Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos B5512 Is a beautiful dual SIM, QWERTY phone. It has curved edges rectangular shape and touch sensitive controls screen. Galaxy Y Pro Duos B5512 runs on Android Gingerbread and is well worth to buy.
Specifications of Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos B5512 are as follows,
- Android Gingerbread (v2.3) operating system
- 832 MHz processor
- 110.8 x 63.5 x 11.9 mm, touch sensitive controls
- QWERTY keyboard
- 2.6 inches and 320 x 240 pixel resolution display
- 150 MB built-in memory, expandable to 32GB
- 256MB RAM
- 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 camera
- Bluetooth, FM radio, microUSB, GPS, 2G and 3G network support
Price of LG Optimus Net Dual P698: Rs. 8,949 / $190(approx)
Motorola Fire XT
Motorola Fire XT is a light weight, touch screen android phone with a decent screen size and design of round corner edges. It has customizable user interface and runs on Android Gingerbread powered by 800MHz Qualcomm processor.
Specifications of Motorola Fire XT are as follows,
- Android Gingerbread (v2.3) operating system
- 800MHz Qualcomm processor
- 114 x 62 x 12 mm, touch sensitive controls
- 3.5 inches and 320 x 480 pixel resolution display
- 150 MB built-in memory, expandable to 32GB
- 512 MB RAM
- 5 MP, 2592×1936 camera
- Bluetooth, FM radio, microUSB, GPS, 2G and 3G network support
Price of Motorola Fire XT: Rs. 8,539/ $170 (approx.)
LG Optimus NET P690
LG Optimus NET P690 is a slim budget android phone from LG. It has a plastic surface and comes with social networking widgets on the home screen. This phone is powered by 800 MHz processor and gives you faster web browsing experience. It has a special feature ‘Excuse Msg’ that sends the message to friends and family members if they miss your call. This feature is not customizable, so there is a risk of sending messages to international numbers.
Specifications of LG Optimus NET P690 are as follows,
- Android Gingerbread (v2.3) operating system
- 800MHz Qualcomm processor
- 113.5 x 59 x 12.1 mm thickness
- 3.2 inches and 320 x 480 pixel resolution display
- 150 MB built in memory, expandable to 32GB
- 512 MB RAM
- 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels camera
- Bluetooth, FM radio, microUSB, GPS, 2G and 3G network support
Price of LG Optimus NET P690: Rs. 8,474/ $170 (approx.)
HTC Explorer
Appearance of HTC Explorer is very similar to HTC Wildfire S and comes with a tiny screen and fully customizable home screens. This phone has all social networking features and runs the HTC Sense 3.5 user interface. It doesn’t come with headphone which is a major drawback for this phone.
Specifications of HTC Explorer are as follows,
- Android Gingerbread (v2.3) operating system
- 600 MHz Cortex A5 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon chipset
- 102.8 x 57.2 x 12.9 mm thickness, Touch sensitive controls
- 3.2 inches and 320 x 480 pixel resolution display
- 90 MB built-in memory, expandable to 32GB
- 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
- 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels camera
- Bluetooth, FM radio, microUSB, GPS, 2G and 3G network support
Price of HTC Explorer: Rs. 7999/ $160 (approx.)
Samsung Galaxy Y Color Plus S5360
Galaxy Y Color Plus S5360 is a Samsung’s Android smart phone, comes with colorful user interface (TouchWiz UI) and pleasing design. It has customizable home screens that make navigation easy and simple. This phone is available in 5 different (Gray, White, silver, black, orange) colors.
Specifications of Samsung Galaxy Y Color Plus S5360 are as follows,
- Android Gingerbread (v2.3) operating system
- 830 MHz ARMv6
- 104 x 58 x 11.5 mm thickness
- 3.0 inches and 240 x 320 pixels resolution display
- 180 MB built-in memory, expandable to 32GB
- 290 MB RAM
- 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels camera
- Bluetooth, FM radio, microUSB, GPS, 2G and 3G network support
Price of Samsung Galaxy Y Color Plus S5360: Rs. 7430/ $150 (approx.)
LG Optimus L3 E400
Optimus L3 E400 is an android budget friendly smart phone from LG. It has an impressive look with tiny perfect square shape, glossy black front and surrounded by chrome-look trim. This phone doesn’t have a wide-screen but definitely enough to do business.
Specifications of LG Optimus L3 E400 are as follows:
- Android Gingerbread (v2.3) operating system
- 800 MHz processor
- 102.6 x 61.6 x 11.9 mm thickness
- 3.2 inches and 240 x 320 pixels resolution display
- 1 GB built-in memory, expandable to 32GB
- 384 MB RAM
- 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels camera
- Bluetooth, FM radio, microUSB, GPS, 2G and 3G network support
Price of LG Optimus L3 E400: Rs. 7404/ $150 (approx.)
Motorola Fire
Motorola Fire is android smart phone available for affordable price of Rs. 7399. It features QWERTY keyboard and 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227-1 processor. As it is a budget phone, it doesn’t have many high-end specifications.
Specifications Motorola Fire are as follows.
- Android Gingerbread (v2.3) operating system
- 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227-1 processor
- 116.5 x 58 x 13.45 mm thickness
- 2.8 inches and 640 x 480 pixels resolution display
- 512 MB ROM, expandable to 32GB
- 256 MB RAM
- 3.0 MP, 2048×1536 pixels camera
- Bluetooth, FM radio, microUSB, GPS, 2G and 3G network support
Price of Motorola Fire: Rs. 7399/ $150 (approx).
This ends the list of mobiles that are readily available in the budget range of Rs. 10000, do let us know if you know any other mobiles which you feel that should deserve a spot in this list. We will consider your update and list it so if we really feel that it meets the standards, After all sharing is caring!
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