BEST ANDROID PHONES IN INDIA BELOW Rs. 10000

The Android market in India is getting hotter with more and more Indian and International companies jumping in to the entry level Android mobile phone segment. A number of low priced Android mobiles were launched in last couple of months. Some Indian companies like Fly, Gfive, Maxx, Zen etc. have also announced to launch more budget Android phones in coming months.

1. Spice MI-310 : Rs. 7,399

Spice MI-310 is still the cheapest Android 2.2 mobile in India. This phone is priced economically and does not seem to compromise on the major fronts. The 3.15-inch capacitive touchscreen has a resolution of 320×480 px which is greater than that of Samsung Galaxy POP & Fit. It also supports Android application installation on external memory card, which lets the user install a lot of applications without worrying about the memory space.

3.15 Inches, 320X480 pixels, Capacitive HVGA Touch Screen
Android 2.2
2.0 Mega Pixels Camera
3G, GPS, Wi-Fi with Hotspot Functionality
600 MHz processor
Internal Memory : 85 MB, Extendable up to 16GB
Official Web Page

Samsung Galaxy Pop : Rs. 9,163

Sold worldwide as Galaxy Mini has hit the Indian Market as Galaxy Pop. Feature-wise its almost equivalent to LG Optimus One or the above mentioned Spice MI-310, except of the low screen resolution of 320 x 240 px. Except of it, its damn value for money.

3.14 inches, QVGA TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
TouchWiz v3.0 UI, Swype text input method
3.0 Mega Pixels Camera with Full Focus
Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo)
Up to 32GB, 2GB included
3G, Wi-Fi, GPS
600 MHz processor
384MB RAM
Official Webpage
Samsung Galaxy Pop review
Samsung Galaxy Pop video review

Samsung Galaxy Fit S5670 : Rs. 10,574

Samsung Galaxy Fit can be referred as elder brother of Galaxy Pop. By paying around 1k extra, you get a bigger screen and a better camera. However, the screen resolution is same which doubts its ability to run high graphics Android Games.

3.31 inches, QVGA TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 320 x 240 px
TouchWiz v3.0 UI, Swype text input method
5.0 Mega Pixels Camera with Auto Focus
Up to 32GB, 2GB included
3G, Wi-Fi, GPS
600 MHz processor
Official Web Page

LG Optimus One P500 : Rs. 10,299

If you are not satisfied with its low resolution screen of Galaxy Pop and Fit, head to LG Optimus one. The phone looks sturdy packed in a sleek chassis crafted out of soft touch plastic with a thin metallic rims and a chrome like bezel. LG has already promised Android 2.3 upgrade for it. No Swype text input though.

3.2 inches, TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
3 Mega Pixels Camera with Auto Focus
Android OS, v2.2 Froyo
Up to 32GB, 2GB included
CPU – 600 MHz processor
3G, Wi-Fi, GPS
Official Webpage
LG Optimus one review

Samsung Galaxy 551 I5510 : Rs. 10,770

If you are hardcore fan of qwerty and love Android too, better go for Samsung Galaxy 551. Its another Android 2.2 Froyo phone with a slide out QWERTY. Other features like Integrated social networking apps, video and image sharing (like Youtube, Picasa, and Gtalk), Google search, and mail provide all tools for maintaining an online presence. Google Maps with location tracker provides the core navigational tool for On-road presence.

3.2 inches, TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
3.2 Mega Pixels Camera with Auto Focus
Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo)
Internal Memory : 160 MB, Extendable up to 32 GB
3G. Wi-Fi, GPS
Push Email, SNS
667MHz processor
Samsung Galaxy 551 Review

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 mini

If you are fan of Sony Ericsson then this phone is for you small phone yet very cute rather i should say one of the best looking phone under price range or rs. 10000 the only downside of this phone is that it has a very small sized screen and touch screen experience is not good enough

Android OS 1.6-upgradable to Android 2.1 (Éclair)
Qualcomm MSM7227 600MHz processor
2G and 3G Networks
2.55 inches TFT capacitive touchscreen with 240 x 320 pixels and Scratch-resistant surface
5 MP camera with 2560 x1920 pixels, autofocus and LED flash
Video recording at VGA@30fps with video light
Push email, HTML browser
128 MB Internal memory
MicroSD card slot up to 16GB with 2GB included
Battery: Li-Po 950 mAh Standard battery
Talk Time Up to 4 h (2G) / Up to 3 h 30 min (3G) and Up to 285 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G)
Bluetooth is v2.1 with A2DP
v2.0 microUSB
GPRS
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
3G data transfer speed of HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
GPS with A-GPS support.