The most crowded price range for Android phones in India is less than Rs. 15000 price range. As many as 18 of the 33 Android phones launched in India are in this price range. All the Android phones launched in the last two months fall in this segment. The price range, as it goes up, the feature set goes up. Rs. 5000 to Rs. 10000 might get you resistive touch screen and 2 megapixel camera with everything else being equal. To get a capacitive touch screen phone you might have to spend Rs. 10000. To get a good fully loaded Android phone with probably a 5 megapixel camera you have to set aside Rs. 15000. (Suggested reading : Android phones in India analyzed)
To help you make an informed decision, we have compiled a list of 10 Android phones which cost less than 13K and has all the hygiene factors. All these phones are touch screen phones with 3G capabilities. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and Mini USB are standard offerings on all these phones. In addition to the 10 phones, there are 8 phones which did not make it to the list based only on cost. You might want to check those out.
Here are 10 cheapest Android phones in India :
Acer beTouch E110 : Priced at Rs.7000 on FutureBazaar, this is the cheapest Android phone available in India. beTouch has a 2.8 inch resistive touch screen with a resolution of 240×320, it runs Android 1.5 and has a 3.2 megapixel camera. It has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, miniUSB and FM radio. Talk time is a little low at 5 hours and it provides a standby time of 16 days. Read more here.
Samsung Galaxy 5 I5503 : Priced at 8869 on Flipkart, Galaxy 5 has a powerful 600 MHz processor and 256 MB RAM. It runs Android 2.1, has an in-built memory of 90MB and can be expandable up to 16 GB. It offers a decent talk time of 7.5 hours and has a standby time of 21 days. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, miniUSB and FM Radio are on-board. The only downside of Galaxy 5 is its 2 megapixel camera.
Dell XCD28 : Priced at Rs. 10,500, XCD28 marks Dell’s official entry into the actual smartphone segment. This a rebranded ZTE phone. XCD28 has a 2.8 inch resistive touch screen with a resolution of 320×240. A 600 MHz ARM processor and 256 MB RAM powers XCD28. It has an in-built memory of 200 MB and can read microSD cards up to 16 GB. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, mini USB and FM Radio are present. A 3.2 megapixel camera should help to take quick snapshot. Despite its price tag, resistive touch screen is XCD28’s only downside. Read more here.
LG GT540 Optimus : Priced at Rs.10749 GT540 provides a 3-inch resistive touch screen and 320×480 resolution. Qualcomm’s 600 MHz processor provides the much needed computing power to GT540. A 3 megapixel camera, FM Radio, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity complete the GT540. If you have come this far on the price point, you might as well consider LG’s latest offering, LG OptimusOne. Optimus One is a little expensive cousin of GT540 which offers a capacitive touch screen.
Spice Mi300 : Priced at Rs. 10749, Mi 300 marks Spice’s entry into Android and touch screen segment. Mi300 has a 3.2 inch capactive touch screen with 480×320 screen resolution. It has a 5 megapixel camera, which is a superior offering when compared with other phones in the category. It has a decent 7 hour talk time and 16 day standby time. Bluetooth, WiFi and miniUSB are present. Notable miss on Mi300 is FM Radio.
Videocon Zeus : Priced at Rs. 10999, Zeus is the first Android phone from Videocon. It
is comparable to Spice Mi300 on every specification. Zeus does one better than Mi 300. It has FM Radio, and is powered by 600 MHz processor from Qualcomm and 153 MB RAM. A fully loaded Android phone which also provides an extra battery and a 8GB card.
Samsung Galaxy 3 I5801 : Another one from the Galaxy family, Galaxy 3 costs Rs.11799. Galaxy 3 does better than Galaxy 5 in almost all the departments. Galaxy 3 has a Qualcomm 667 MHz processor, 130MB in-built memory and can read SD memory cards up to 32GB. Galaxy 3’s 3.2 megapixel camera is much better than the lowly 2 megapixel camera of Galaxy 5. Bluetooth, WiFi, USB and FM radio are present.
Motorola Quench XT3 : Priced at Rs. 12299, Quench is a touch screen only device from Motorola. It doesn’t have a QWERTY phone unlike Motorola’s other Android offerings. A 3.2 inch capacitive touch screen has a resolution of 320×480. Quench runs Android 2.1 with a 600MHz Qualcomm processor. 256MB RAM should suffice the mobile computing needs. Bluetooth, WiFi, USB and FM are present. A 3.2 megapixel camera and 6.5 hours of talk time are passable features.
Samsung Galaxy i7500 : Priced at Rs. 12499, Galaxy i7500 is the most expensive 
galaxy. It has a 3.2-inch capacitive touch screen with 320×480 resolution but its Qualcomm processor has a 528 MHz speed. That is far less than the other less expensive Galaxy’s on the list. The biggest selling point for Galaxy i7500 is its 5 megapixel camera and 8 GB memory. Samsung Spica which falls in the same price range is no longer available.
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini : Priced at Rs. 12899, SE Xperia X10 Mini has only one impressive feature – a 5 megapixel camera. At 2.5 inch its screen size is lower than the rest and a 3.5 hours talk time is just not a good bargain. Like many phones on this list, Xperia is powered by Qualcomm’s 600 MHz processor.
Other phones which did not make it to the list are HTC Tattoo (cost Rs. 12999), Acer beTouch E130 ( Rs.13199), Motorola Charm (Rs. 13499), LG Optimus One (Rs. 13500), Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (Rs. 13950), LG GW620 (Rs.14599) and HTC Wildfire (Rs. 14799). Of these LG Optimus One is the recently launched phone which runs Android 2.2 and seems like a good value for money phone.
Videocon Zeus is a fully loaded Android phone and looks like a good buy on paper.
Suggested reading : 10 touch screen 3G phones under 10K
PS : The prices mentioned above are the prices as on 21 Nov 2010, on Flipkart and FutureBazaar. Current day prices might vary. Some of the phones might be out of stock as these were launched few months back. This should be a helpful guide about what to expect at what price points and nothing beyond.
PPS : A bit about the term ‘cheapest’. Cheap here means the cost and nothing else. An euphemistic term like ‘cost-effective’ would do the trick. That would be two words in place of one word. Besides who are we really offending here?
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November 24, 2010
sunnydude,
videocon zeus does not have 512mb ram….it has 256mb ram and 512mb ram….u can check it in any web site
November 25, 2010
Sriram VadlamaniRAM's on these phones are tricky to get. As per Technoholik's diagnostics it is 153 MB. Corrected.
November 29, 2010
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December 5, 2010
AkVIts sad that none em hav secondary camera
December 8, 2010
SridharAny info on Motorola Zeppelin. Looks like its a better quench but not many details available.
December 9, 2010
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April 22, 2011
Raizan95videocon zeus is better!
April 28, 2011
Imraansony Erricson W8 missing in the list !!
April 30, 2011
Jyotiranjan PradhanNice comparison. Another list of cheap android phone can also be found at http://www.iguruji.com/2011/cheap-android-phones-…
June 7, 2011
Sunidhi KatariaHuawei is coming out with its Ideos series of handsets or it has already come out. the price ranges from almos Rs.6000 to 14000 and all are androis based phones…how could you miss that!!!
June 9, 2011
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June 29, 2011
Ganesh umratkar.I want to buy an android phone between range of 6000 to 8000. It should have good camera and good Battery life. Plz. Give suggestion…….
August 17, 2011
Anurag SagarYou should try to get Micromax A70 but if you don't like it , I would suggest LG Optimus One P350
2.8 inch good touch screen (not very large,but OK ) 600 Mhz processor,3.2 Mega Pixel camera and almost all common android features and it runs on Android 2.2 (Froyo) Operating System …….
October 24, 2011
shubhamnot buy micromax a70 becauz ull face many problems with its battery anda all i recommend u to buy htc smart the best phone ever and in budget around 7500
December 13, 2011
Shailesh PatelI ball Andi is best option price @5500 with dual sim
July 12, 2011
Hyder MohammedVideocon Zeus is my Favorite
July 19, 2011
himantii jst hv one doubt can i compromise processor speed coz i m gtng a flash camera and htc sense….in cotext 2 htc wildfire and galaxy fit
July 23, 2011
ravi chauhani want an android phone with 3 or 5mp flash camera,good music,below 13000 range.
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anandRavi TRY HUAWEI IDEOS STARTING RANGE FROM
6900 RS TO 15000 FOR ANDROID PHONES U WILL WORTH IT
July 27, 2011
ravionrailsBest android v2.2 phone till date is Micromax A70 with 3.2 capacitive touch screen, 5mp camera, 0.3 mp camera for video calling, 3G , WiFi, FM, 600Mhz processor, 1450mAh battery priced around Rs 8000
August 19, 2011
neili need a android phone under 6000.
August 25, 2011
balwinder sidhui want andriod phone between 9ooo to 12ooo with good screen pl can u sugest me plssss
August 28, 2011
prakashI like to buy andriod phone b/W 5000 to 10000 in Samsung S5570 Galaxy Pop..Plse Can any one give suggestion..
August 28, 2011
prakashI like to buy android phone b/W 5000 to 10000 in Samsung S5570 Galaxy Pop..Plse Can any one give suggestion..
September 3, 2011
Johnsuch as an nice posting on mobiles rates.
September 7, 2011
Akif Shamimandroid mobiles can be that cheap? woah
September 25, 2011
Anuradhajust a word of advice…..dont buy any android phone that has less than 1 GHz processor since it wont run Adobe Flash……and thus you wont be able to browse flash-based sites.
September 20, 2011
fateh ssis nokia C5-03 is missing .iits also a nice phone under 10000
September 29, 2011
RanabirWhat about micromax andro
October 5, 2011
shreyanshi have samsung chat 335 (wifi) phone i want to know thai is there any software upgrade available for it..
October 23, 2011
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October 27, 2011
shonahey guyzz plzz can any1 help me.. i need a phone widh flash camera nd wifi .. with budget of 8000.. plzzz suggest mee. i need samsung or nokia onlyy….
November 13, 2011
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November 14, 2011
spazthe samsung galaxy y is the cheapest android phone which is about 6.5 grand…
November 14, 2011
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November 29, 2011
sathishSmart Phones under Rs.10000 http://beginfrom.blogspot.com/2011/11/smart-phone…
December 2, 2011
VjandroidThese are not the cheapest ones but you have a updated list too on your side as this MTS one is popping out in the right bottom corner..make a current list too..it will be helpful…great collection…:)
December 2, 2011
Sam SolomonWhy didn't you include mts mtag3.1 and livewire.They have 2.8inch capactive touchscreen.They are CDMA mobiles priced around 4,999 and 5500.They run android 2.2[froyo].
December 9, 2011
princei have samsung galaxy y and this phone rocks,,,,
832 mhz procesor with 290 mb of ram
2.3 android (gingerbread)
1200 mah battery
touchwiz 3.0 bluetooth 3.0
2mp camera
December 18, 2011
-nice and extremely educational information.
December 23, 2011
TejashreeI wannu bye the best andriod in d range of Rs.6000-8000/- It should hav great apps.Useful for college activities n good battery life..n better image clearence!!!
Specially, it'll b vry nice if its of NOKIA!
December 30, 2011
alvisi want to buy an android phone with good internal memory between price 8000 to 10000 with 3g support and wifi.
January 2, 2012
jeetuhi sriram, samsung galaxy y is another android smart phone within the price of 7000 rupees, here check it out http://www.dtplus.in/2012/01/samsung-galaxy-y-aff…
January 31, 2012
ShikharThere are more than 13 Android mobiles in range of 5000 INR to 10000. Check out the complete Price list of Android Phones here http://www.techdiscussion.in/index.php?topic=277…. . You can find Android smartphones upto 40000 in this list. Regards.
October 4, 2012
ShankerHi friends am thinking ti buy sony xperia tipo or tipo dual???
can any sugest me or anyone using so that i can come to know its drawbacks and advantages???