Selecting a good smartphone is a tedious job. You want to get the value for the money you spend. The smartphone should have high performance for your needs and last for a longer time. So you need to do your research before buying the phone. We have done the work for you. I have done all the research in this article and created a list of the latest best flagship smartphones under Rs 50000 for you.
Smartphones in this article are ranked on the basis of their overall performance in all basic and crucial activities. You can choose the phone you want according to your spec needs.
If you have a budget of Rs 50000 for buying a smartphone, you are lucky that there are a lot of flagship phones with good performance in this price range.
So let’s get into the list of best budget smartphones under Rs 50000.
- Samsung Galaxy S21 FE
- Realme GT 2 pro
- OnePlus 9RT
- Asus ROG Phone 5s 5G
- Motorola Edge 30 Pro 5G
- OnePlus 9 pro
Table of content
1 . Samsung galaxy S21 FE 5G
Price: ₹ 47,999.
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is ranked first on our list of best smartphones under Rs 50000. When it comes to good-budget phones, Samsung is one of the top players. The phone was launched in India on January 11, 2022. Galaxy S21 FE is the second fan edition phone that Samsung has released.
Here are the specifications of the phone.
| Display | 6.4inch”Dynamic AMOLED Screen (120Hz) |
| Dimensions(mm) | 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 Weight: 169g |
| RAM | 8 GB LPDDR5X |
| ROM | 128GB / 256GB internal storage (UFS 3.1) |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Exynos 2100 5G (Octa-Core, 5nm) CPU speed: 2.9GHz, 2.8GHz, 2.2GHz GPU: Adreno 660 |
| Camera | Triple rear camera 12MP (f1.88, OIS) 12MP (Ultrawide), 8MP (3x Zoom, OIS) |
| Front camera | Primary 32MP |
| Battery & Charging | 4500mAh battery 25W Fast charging, Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.1, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth: version 5.0, A2DP, LE GPS: Yes with Glonass, Beidou, Galileo |
| Audio | Stereo speakers, Wireless DEX, Dolby Atmos 32-bit/384kHz audio |
| Operating system | Android 12, One UI 4, Knox security |
| Ports | Ear jack: USB Type-C, USB Interface: USB Type-C, NFC: Yes |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor |
Talking about Samsung smartphones it’s all about the screen. This one comes with a 6.4inch Dynamic AMOLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate. There are no issues with that and is very fast. Also, this is not the top AMOLED screen of Samsung that is used on other flagship phones of Samsung where you can adjust the refresh rate and can go down up to 10Hz. This one is fixed at 60Hz or 120Hz. Not a big problem but it would have helped to increase battery life.
Overall, you get an excellent screen as you would expect in a Samsung smartphone. The on-screen fingerprint scanner is very fast and the front glass is Gorilla Glass Victus which has twice the scratch-resistance of Gorilla glass 6. In this price range, you usually get Gorilla glass 5 on most flagship phones. So that’s a good thing.
The processor is Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Exynos 2100 5G which is very fast and does not heat up in day-to-day tasks. Sometimes if you are using the camera for a long time it can heat up a little bit. But the same problem is with other flagship phones even iPhones. AnTuTu benchmark score is 733617.
Galaxy S21 FE comes with One UI 4 and Android 12 out of the box. It’s been optimized well so there is not much problem with the software. With 8GB RAM, memory management has been done very well.
The smartphone has a battery life of 4500mAh and the battery works together with the power-efficient display to outlast the day. Max screen time you get is from 5-6 hours which is good for a flagship-level processor. So decent battery life. You can get the phone fully charged in 94 minutes. Call quality is also good.
Cameras are also good and it has a triple rear camera setup. 12MP primary camera, 12MP ultra-wide camera, and an 8MP third camera. The photo quality was good with the rear camera but the front camera struggles a little bit in low light.
2. Realme GT 2 pro
Price: ₹ 49,999
Realme is a sub-brand of Chinese brand Oppo and is established with the aim to provide cheap high performance smartphones, especially to the younger generation. Realme phone user base has got a tremendous growth around the year 2019-2021. The phone has gotten the attention of the young generation a lot.
The fastest-growing smartphone company is of course Realme.
Realme GT 2 pro is the second phone in our list of best smartphones under Rs 50000 because of the flagship performance it offers.
Here are the specifications of Realme GT 2 pro
| Display | 2K Super Reality Display 6.7 inch Screen size: 17.02cm(6.7 inch) Resolution: WQHD+, 3216 × 1440p Screen-to-body Ratio: 92.6% Refresh Rate: 120Hz with LTPO 2.0 Technology |
| Dimensions | Length: 163.2mm, Width: 74.7mm, Depth: 8.18mm, Weight ≈ 199g （Steel Black, Weight ≈ 189g（Paper White/Paper Green） |
| Memory & Storage | RAM: 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 ROM: 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 |
| Processor | Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Platform CPU: 4nm Process, Octa-core, Up to 3.0GHz GPU: Next-gen Adreno™ GPU AI: 7th Generation Qualcomm AI Engine |
| Camera | 50MP + 50MP Primary Camera System Rear camera: 50MP, SONY IMX766 OIS Primary Camera 150° Ultra Wide-angle Camera: 50MP 40x Magnification Micro-lens Camera 2.0 |
| Front camera | 32MP Selfie Camera, SONY IMX615 Sensor |
| Battery & Charging | 5000mAh battery life, 65W SuperDart Charge, 100% Charge in 33 Mins Includes a 10V/6.5A Charging Adaptor USB Type-C Port |
| Connectivity | 5G+5G Dual Mode Frequency Bands: 5G, 4G, 3G, 2G Wireless: 2.4GHz / 5GHz Wi-Fi Support Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 4 & 802.11 Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Audio | Super Linear Dual Speakers Dual-mic Noise Cancellation Dolby Atmos Audio Certification Hi-Res Audio Certification |
| Operating System | realme UI 3.0 Based on Android 12 |
| Ports | 2 Nano SIM Card Slots Type-C Port 2 Microphones 2 Speakers |
| Sensors | Magnetic Induction Sensor, Rear & Front Dual Light Sensors Rear & Front Dual Color Temperature Sensors, Proximity Sensor, Gyro-meter Acceleration Sensor, Ultra-fast in-display fingerprint sensor(Support Heart Rate Test) 360° NFC |
Realme GT 2 pro is a record-breaking flagship phone. The smartphone offers complete value for money. We get all features and performance for the price tag.
First of all, the design is great. The design has borrowed elements from Oppo, Vivo, and OnePlus as it is of the same parent company and the phone has a classy look. Also, it is World’s first biopolymer design. Biopolymer which is derived from resources such as paper pulp is the material used for building the phone. Using biopolymer reduces carbon emissions during manufacturing by 35.5%.
Now let’s talk about the display. it comes with a great 2K Super Reality Display. It is the world’s First 2K Flat Display with LTPO 2.0. Also, the refresh rate is 120Hz. The phone has a Super AMOLED display which provides deep contrasts, it supports true 10-bit colors which enables to display more range of colors, and its QHD+ resolution to display more pixels. Touch responsiveness is amazing and overall the display is really great.
Talking about the performance, it is a beast. AnTuTu benchmark score is over 1 million. The processor is Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 making Realme GT 2 pro to be the first phone with the next-generation processor. The gaming experience is really good although the phone heats a little bit during high intensive games playing sessions for a long time. Core CPU temperature is kept at a healthy level by the Stainless Steel Vapor Cooling System Max.
Cons of the phone are in the software. The software experience is a bit underwhelming. Some menus in the core apps don’t support the phone’s 120Hz refresh rate so you will feel jittery as you move between them. Another thing that cheapens the experience is the recommended apps right in the home. Bloatware is not installed on the phone as it is a flagship. Software updates are in 3 years.
Despite all this, the software also provides some good premium features. It has settings that you have never thought of and the inbuilt apps like weather have a premium experience.
In some conditions, the cameras also fall in the cons section. The camera keeps up with other flagships but in low light conditions, it falls behind.
But the camera is good too. There are so many options available like movie mode which shoots in a cinematic aspect ratio, street photography which gives more information like how far away the subject is, dual view video which records two separate videos at once, microscope mode which uses the little third 2MP camera and two flash modules to shoot in 40 times magnification and many other including the 150-degree ultra-wide mode.
The phone’s battery is a massive 5000mAh battery and has 65W SuperDart Charging.
Overall the phone is a great fit on the best budget flagship smartphone list.
3. OnePlus 9RT 5G
Price: ₹ 42,999
OnePlus 9RT has been launched in India on February 17, 2022 . The was released after OnepPlus 9 and OnePlus 9R.
OnePlus have got pretty good flagship phones in the price range of under 50000. So here it is, the OnePlus 9RT 5G in our list of best smartphones under 50000. The experience of using a OnePlus phone is something else. I am personally a big fan of OnePlus.
So without further due, here are the specifications of the OnePlus 9RT.
| Display | Size: 16.81 cm Resolution: 1080*2400 (FHD+), 397 ppi Aspect Ratio: 20:9 Refresh Rate: 120 Hz Type: E4 120 Hz AMOLED Cover Glass: Corning® Gorilla® Glass |
| Dimensions | Height: 16.22 cm, Width: 7.46 cm, Thickness: 0.829 cm, Weight: 198.5g |
| Memory & Storage | RAM: 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 Storage: 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 2-LANE |
| Processor | CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Chipset: X60 GPU: Adreno 660 Haptic motor |
| Battery & Charging | Battery: 4,500 mAh (Dual-cell 2,250 mAh, non-removable) Warp Charge 65T (10V/6.5A) |
| Camera | Main Camera Sony IMX766, 50MP, EIS Ultra-Wide Camera 16MP, Field of View: 123° Macro Lens : 2MP |
| Front camera | Sony IMX471, 16MP, EIS |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi : 2×2 MIMO, Support 2.4G/5G, Wi-Fi 6, Support WiFi 802.11 Bluetooth : Bluetooth 5.2 GPS (L1+L5 Dual Band), GLONASS, Galileo (E1+E5a Dual Band), Beidou, A-GPS |
| Audio | Dual Stereo Speakers Noise cancellation support Dolby Atmos® |
| Operating System | OxygenOS based on Android™ 11 |
| Ports | USB 2.0, Type-C Support standard Type-C earphones, Dual nano-SIM slot |
| Sensors | In-display Fingerprint Sensor, Accelerometer, M-sensor Electronic Compass Gyroscope, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Sensor Core Flick-detect Sensor |
The phone has a good display and a 120 Hz AMOLED screen. The screen size is 6.4 inches. so it is neither big nor small. In direct sunlight, the display is very bright and you can see everything clearly. This is an 8-bit panel, not a 10-bit panel. Most other flagships in this price range have started giving 10-bit panels. But that’s not a problem as you won’t notice. Screen quality, touch responsiveness, and the on-screen fingerprint sensor is good.
The next thing is Operating System. When it was launched, it was Oxygen OS. But the new OnePlus phones basically have color OS. This phone comes with Android 11 out of the box and you will receive the next 3 android updates which are android 12, 13, and 14. As always you will get the OnePlus good user experience. There is not much bloatware installed. Only standard apps like Netflix, Spotify, and some OnePlus-specific apps are installed. So the OS is good.
Now the build quality is good. The back is made of glass and does not get fingerprints on the hacker black color phone. It is not plastic like Samsung and it gives a premium experience. It also has an alert slider like another OnePlus phone.
The phone has 8 bands of 5G and the Wi-Fi reception is really great.
The processor is Snapdragon 888 and is a very fast processor. You won’t have any issues with day-to-day tasks and even high processing tasks.
The slightly gets warm while doing the processor-intensive task but it never gets that much hot.
For typical day-to-day usage, the battery life is decent, and no problem with that. Some people have complained about weird battery draining issues with some units but most of them are good. You get a screen on time of 5-5½ hours which is neither bad nor good. Again this is using Snapdragon 888. If you want 10 hours of screen on time, you will have to go for the mid-range phones with Snapdragon 778. Also, it comes with a fast charger so the battery is not an issue.
The camera is decent but in some scenarios, it falls a bit. The camera is pretty good and most of you might like it but compared with another smartphone in this price range, it’s a little backward.
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4. Asus ROG Phone 5s 5G
Price: ₹ 55,999
Asus ROG Phone 5s was launched in India on February 15, 2022. For gaming, the phone is very good and has a great experience. As it is made for gaming it will have all specs and processors of high end and the day-to-day tasks won’t be an issue.
The phone’s price is a little above 50,000 but it provides value for the money. You will get a good phone with max performance.
Here are the specifications of the Asus ROG Phone 5s 5G.
| Display | 6.78″ 20.4:9 (2448 x 1080) 144 Hz / 1 ms Samsung AMOLED. Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus. Delta-E < 1 |
| Dimensions | 173.00 x 77.00 x 9.90 mm Weight : 238g, |
| Memory & Storage | RAM: LPDDR5 8GB/12GB/16GB/18GB Storage: 128GB/256GB/512GB UFS3.1 |
| Processor | Qualcomm® Snapdragon® 888+ 5G Mobile Platform Qualcomm® Adreno™ 660 |
| Camera | Main Camera : Sony® flagship IMX686 64 MP image sensor – 1/1.73” large sensor size, 0.8 µm pixel size. F1.8 aperture. |
| Front camera | 24 MP. 27mm equivalent focal length in 35mm film camera |
| Battery & Charging | 6000 mAh (typical) high-capacity battery, supports Quick Charge 5.0 and PD Charging |
| Connectivity | Integrated WiFi 6E* Supports 2.4GHz/ 5GHz/ 6GHz WiFi Bluetooth® 5.2, supports Qualcomm® aptX™ Adaptive Wi-Fi Direct NFC |
| Audio | Speaker: Symmetrical dual front-facing speakers with Dirac HD Sound 7-magnet stereo speaker with Cirrus Logic amplifier for louder, deeper and less distorted sound effect Audio Output: Hi-Res Audio up to 384 kHz / 32-bit for 3.5mm output High-end ESS DAC 9280AC Pro for lossless sound output AudioWizard with multiple listening profiles Microphone: Quad microphones with ASUS Noise Reduction Technology |
| Operating System | Android 11 (Android 12 update available) |
| Sensors | In-display fingerprint sensor, face recognition, accelerometer, e-compass, gyroscope, proximity sensor, ambient-light sensor, ultrasonic sensors and rear touch sensors* for AirTrigger 5 and grip press |
The phone has a big and quality screen for good media and gaming experience. The display is a 144Hz AMOLED screen and has a size of 6.79inch. For gamers, this phone is the best. With its amazing specs and processing power, you can run any game on its highest setting smoothly. The brightness can go up to 1200 lits. As a gaming phone, the display is highlighted. it is very fast and has fast touch responsiveness.
It comes with a Snapdragon 888+ processor and in the previous phone Asus ROG 5, the processor was Snapdragon 888. So a slight upgrade there.
Battery life is not a problem with this phone. Asus ROG Phone 5s 5G comes with a massive battery of 60000mAh capacity. So you can use your phone at a higher refresh rate and still battery won’t drain that easily. For typical usage, you will get a screen on time of 8 hours with continuously using GPS and stuffs like that.
The Haptic vibration motors are very good. Gamers will like that very much. The in-display fingerprint sensors are very fast and responsive.
The speakers are crazy loud. One of the loudest speakers. We get a stock android experience using the phone. Stereo speakers are balanced very well and will give a good experience.
You have the option to use the maximum capacity of the processors. And also it has some gaming mode options that will give you the best gaming experience by optimizing everything automatically.
AnTuTu Benchmark score is 819452. With the GameCool 5 cooling system on the phone, heating is very well managed. Even while playing high-end games with the highest settings, heating is not a problem.
For day-to-day tasks, you won’t have any problem with this phone.
The camera is decent. But if you are buying this phone specifically for the camera I won’t recommend it. For taking pictures and posting on social media etc.. it will do the job.
Asus ROG Phone 5s 5G is definitely a heavy phone. It is 238 grams. So you will have to get used to it.
5. Motorola Edge 30 Pro 5G
Price: ₹49,999
Motorola claims that Edge 30 is the world’s slimmest 5G smartphone and the lightest 5G smartphone in India. In 2020, Motorola company have grown profitably in India. The obsession with design has resulted in making a superlight smartphone. Motorola edge 30 is value for money.
Here are the specifications of Motorola Edge 30 Pro 5G.
| Display | 6.7 inches (17.02 cm) 393 PPI, P-OLED 144 Hz Refresh Rate |
| Dimensions | 163.1 x 76 x 8.8 mm , Weight : 196 g |
| Memory & storage | RAM: 8GB Storage: 128GB |
| Processor | Chipset : Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) CPU : Octa-core, 3 GHz GPU Adreno 730 |
| Camera | Triple camera setup Primary : 50 MP,multi-directional PDAF, OIS Ultrawide: 50MP, Third camera : 50MP (depth) |
| Battery & Charging | Li-Po 4800 mAh, non-removable Fast charging 68W, 50% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min (as advertised) Fast wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 5W |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE GPS, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO NFC, USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Audio | 2x stereo speakers 24-bit/192kHz audio Dolby Atmos |
| Operating System | Android 12 |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
The smartphone has a good AMOLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate. The display is super smooth and fast. A small problem is that the brightness can only go up to 700 lits whereas most flagship phones have above 1000 lits. So in direct sunlight, you will have to tilt it a little bit to see the screen. It’s not a big issue. It is one of the smoothest fluid experiences that you get.
OS is completely stock Android. No bloatware or junk apps installed. The overall experience of using the phone is good. They have some cool gestures like if you do a double chop, the flashlight will turn on. Many smartphones in this price range are putting bloatware but in this one no bloatware or ads.
In hand feel is great and it does not feel that heavy for a 6.7-inch screen. It just weighs 196g. The back is actually glass, not plastic. Plastic gives a cheaper experience. And also fingerprints do not appear on the back.
The network reception has been very good. 13 bands of 5G are also supported on this phone. So in-network reception, you won’t have a problem with this smartphone.
Battery life is pretty decent. It has a 4800mAh battery. With typical usage, you will get a screen on time of 5-6 hours.
Haptic s are not that bad but not the best out there. It gets the job done.
While gaming, the handset was getting a little bit warm but that’s the case with most of the other flagships. No excess heating. You can play hight end games in the highest setting and you won’t have a problem. Again this smartphone comes with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. AnTuTu benchmark score of Motorola Edge 30 pro is 974,272
The speakers are really good and the sound quality is good.
6. OnePlus 9 pro 5G
Price: ₹ 49,999
OnePlus 9 pro has been here for a year now. That’s why I added it on the bottom part of the best smartphones under Rs 50000. But it is still a best flagship smartphone. The specs and features are really great and the design is really good.
Here is the specification of the OnePlus pro 5G
| Display | Size: 17.02 cm (6.7 inches), Resolution: 3216 X 1440 pixels 525 ppi, Type: 120 Hz Fluid AMOLED with LTPO, Support sRGB, Display P3, 10-bit Color Depth |
| Dimensions | Height: 16.32cm, Width: 7.36cm, Thickness: 0.87cm, Weight: 197g |
| Memory & storage | RAM: 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 Storage: 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 2-LANE |
| Processor | CPU: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 888 5G Chipset: X60 GPU: Adreno 660 |
| Camera | Main camera Sony IMX789, 48MP, OIS Ultra-Wide Camera Sony IMX766, 50MP Telephoto Camera 8MP, OIS Monochrome Camera: 2MP |
| Front camera | Sony IMX471,16MP, EIS |
| Battery & charging | Battery: 4,500 mAh (2S1P 2,250 mAh, non-removable) Warp Charge 65W (10V/6.5A) 50W Wireless Charging |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi: 2×2 MIMO, Support 2.4G/5G, Support WiFi 802.11 Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.2, support aptX & aptX HD & LDAC & AAC, GPS (L1+L5 Dual Band), GLONASS, Galileo (E1+E5a Dual Band),Beidou, A-GPS |
| Audio | Dual Stereo Speakers Noise cancellation support Dolby Atmos® |
| Operating system | OxygenOS based on Android™ 11 |
| Ports | USB 3.1 GEN1 Type-C Support standard Type-C earphones Dual nano-SIM slot |
| Sensors | In-display Fingerprint Sensor, Accelerometer, Electronic Compass, Gyroscope, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Sensor Core, Flick-detect Sensor, Front RGB sensor |
The excellent display is used in this phone, It comes with a 120 Hz Fluid AMOLED display. Compared to earlier OnePlus devices, the screen is a big improvement. The display is smooth and very fast.
The speakers in this phone are very loud and clear and the call quality was very clear. Talking about the charging, it comes with 65-watt Warp charging which is very fast. Also, it supports 50W wireless charging.
Wi-Fi reception in this phone is excellent. It is one of the best flagship smartphones.
Battery life is average and it comes with a 4500mAh battery capacity. You will only get a screen on time of 4 hours in this smartphone if you use mobile data full time. Otherwise, you can get a screen on time of 5-6 hours. So battery life is a conn but charging speed is amazing. OnePlus 9 pro only takes 53 minutes to fully charge its battery. You can save battery by switching to 60Hz and normal full HD instead of Quad HD.
The handset does get a little warm while regular usage but it’s not like you cannot use the phone.
Talking about the camera, the Hasselblad camera is really great. Outdoors the camera performs really well but when lighting is low the camera struggles a bit. The camera quality is not as good as it was hyped by Hasselblad branding.
It has 2 5G bands and Bluetooth 5.2.
Conclusion
That’s it ! These are the best smartphones under 50000 rupes. I will add on and update the list frequently so that you will get the data about the latest budget smartphones. Hope this article was helpful to you.
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