Lenovo A2010 (Rs 4,990)
This is Lenovo’s first budget 4G phone in the Indian market. This phone is packed with unique features. It has a 4.5-inch display with a 480p resolution. Pry the phone open and one finds a MediaTek quad-core 64-bit processor, which is sufficient for browsing and streaming movies. It has an internal storage of 8GB, but can be expanded up to 32GB, using a micro-SD card. On the back, there is a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, and on the front there is a 2-megapixel shooter for clicking selfies.
It has a meagre 2,000mAh battery, which, the company claims, lasts for 8.5 hours. The dual-SIM phone is available in white and black colours with matching fronts and runs on Android Lollipop 5.1.
Phicomm Energy 653 (Rs 4,999)
Coming from lesser-known Chinese mobile manufacturer Phicomm, this phone is indeed a surprise package. There is a massive 5-inch screen, and the display has a 720p resolution, which is same as that is found on iPhone 6. It is certainly more pleasing to the eye than meagre 480 pixels, which Lenovo offers in A2010. The comparisons, however, don’t end there. The back camera packs 8 megapixels and the front selfie camera has 5 megapixels, which should make for better pictures than the Lenovo product. This phone runs on 1.1GHz Snapdragon processor, and the battery is slightly bigger at 2,230mAh. The internal storage is 8GB and can be expanded up to 32GB, using a micro-SD card. This phone too runs on Android Lollipop 5.1.
ZTE Blade Qlux (Rs 4,999)
Coming from another Chinese phone maker ZTE, the Blade Qlux is very similar to the Lenovo A2010. It also has a 4.5-inch display with 480p resolution. Like the Lenovo A2010, it also has 8GB internal storage capacity and can be expanded using a micro-SD card. But the back camera here has an 8-megapixel shooter, while the selfie camera has 5 megapixels.
Surprisingly, it runs on the old Android Kitkat 4.4.
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