Mobile phone manufacturers are innovating fast, smartphones in the mid-range categories now feature up to 4GB RAM. Here are the top smartphones under Rs 17,000 with 4GB RAM.
Xiaomi Mi A1
Mi A1 features a 5.5-inch FHD (1920x1080) display with Corning Gorilla Glass Protection. The handset is 7.3mm slim and weighs only 165 grams. The smartphone runs on Android 7.1.2 Nougat is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Octa-core processor coupled with 4GB RAM. It has 64GB internal storage which is expandable up to 128GB through a hybrid dual-SIM configuration.
Mi A1 sports 12-MP+12-MP dual camera setup where one works as Telephoto lens to click portrait photos and other as a wide-angle lens to click landscape photos. The rear cameras feature 2x optical zoom, 10x digital zoom, and LED flash. The dual camera setup in the A1 is quite similar to the iPhone 7 Plus. On the front is a 5-megapixels selfie shooter.
Mi A1 is backed by a 3080mAh battery and bears a fingerprint sensor at the back of the handset. Connectivity options include – Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 4G VoLTE, 3.5mm audio jack, GPS.
Price- 14,999
Colours- black and gold
Buy At- Mi.com, Mi Home, Flipkart, and also through offline stores
Lenovo K8 Note
Lenovo K8 Note runs on stock Android 7.1.1 Nougat and powered by 2.3GHz Helio X23 Deca-core processor. It comes in two RAM+storage configurations- 3GB+32GB and 4GB+64GB and the storage is expandable up to 128GB through MicroSD card.
Lenovo K8 Note features a 5.5-inch full-HD (1920x1080) display with 2.5 D curved glasses and Corning Gorilla Glass 4 for protection from scratch. It sports 13-megapixels+5-megapixels dual camera at the rear with LED flash. On the front is a 13-megapixels selfie camera with wide angle lens, front flash, Pro mode and beauty mode.
K8 Note is backed by a 4000mAh non-removable battery which supports fast charging and comes with a 15W Turbocharger. The device has a security fingerprint sensor below the rear camera which unlocks it in 0.3 seconds. The handset is splash resistant and also has a dedicated music key which allows users to play, pause or rewind the music.
K8 Note measures 154.5 x 75.9 x 8.5mm and weighs 180 grams. Connectivity options are – Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, dual-SIM, 4G VoLTE, 3.5mm audio-jack, micro USB, and GPS.
Price- Rs 13,999
Colours- venom black and fine gold
Buy At- Amazon.in
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Moto G5s Plus
Moto G5s Plus runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat and powered by 2.0 GHz Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor coupled with 4GB RAM. It has 64GB internal storage which is expandable up to 128GB through MicroSD card.
Moto G5s Plus features a 5.5-inch full-HD (1920x1080) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It sports a dual camera setup at the rear with 13-MP+13-MP dual sensors with f/2.0 aperture and LED flash. On the front is an 8-MP selfie camera with wide-angle lens, f/2.0 aperture and LED flash. Front camera comes with Beautification mode, Pro mode and Panorama.
The dual-SIM handset is backed by a 3000mAh battery which lasts for a day. With TurboPower charging, you can get 6 hours of battery life in just 15 minutes. It features a fingerprint sensor at the bottom of the display which can unlock the device.
Price- Rs 15,999
Colours- lunar grey and blush gold
Buy At- Amazon and Moto Hubs
Samsung Galaxy On Max
Talking about its specifications, the smartphone runs on Android 7.0 Nougat and powered by MediaTek MTK P25 Lite Octa Core 1.6 GHz processor coupled with 4GB of RAM. The device has internal storage of 32GB which is expandable up to 256GB through a MicroSD card.
Samsung Galaxy On Max features a 5.7-inch full HD (1920x1280) display. It sports a 13-megapixel rear camera with f/1.7 aperture and LED Flash; on the front is also a 13-megapixel selfie camera with f/1.9 aperture and LED Flash. Samsung claims that the camera clicks brilliant pictures under all light conditions.
The dual-SIM handset is backed by a 3300mAh battery; it also houses a front-mounted fingerprint sensor. Like Samsung’s Galaxy J7 Max, the On Max also comes with Samsung Pay Mini where the users can turn their device into a wallet storing credit and debit cards. Connectivity options are- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, 3.5mm audio-jack, and GPS.
Price- Rs 16,900
Colours- black and gold
Buy At- Flipkart
Xiaomi Mi Max 2
Mi Max 2 runs on MIUI 8 based on Android 7.1.1 Nougat powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor coupled with 4GB of RAM. It has an internal storage of 64GB which is expandable up to 128GB through a MicroSD card. Xiaomi recently launched the 32GB internal storage variant of this device.
Max 2 features a 6.44-inch HD (1920x1080) IPS display with 2.5D glass and Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It sports a 12-MP Sony IMX 386 rear camera with f/2.2 aperture and dual LED Flash, on the front is a 5-megapixels selfie-camera with f/2.0.
The handset is backed by a non-removable 5300mAh battery which Xiaomi claims give stand by time of 31 days and talk time of 57 hours. The battery supports Quick Charge 3.0 which gives 68 per cent of charge in just one hour. The dual-SIM smartphone has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor just like its predecessor.
Max 2 measures 174.1x88.7x7.6mm and weigh 211 grams. Connectivity options include - Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band Wi-Fi technology, Bluetooth v4.2, USB Type-C, 3.5mm audio-jack, 4G VoLTE, A-GPS and GLONASS. The smartphone is also equipped with an infrared blaster which acts as a universal remote for TV and air-conditioners.
Price- Rs 14,999 for 32GB storage variant and Rs 16,999 for 64GB storage variant.
Colours- Black
Buy at- Amazon and Flipkart
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