Best Phones To Buy Under 20,000 in 2024

If you missed out on buying a phone during the recent sales, there's no cause for concern. You can still get good phones for under 20,000 with this list.

Best Phones To Buy Under 20,000 in 2024

There are so many phones under 20k with freakishly similar features, making it hard for buyers to lock in on any one single phone. Read this for our golden picks.

After thorough research, we bring you the best value-for-money phones for all types of users.

iQOO Z9 5G (₹19,999 on Amazon)

iQOO Z9 5G (Brushed Green, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage
Specifications
RAM 8 GB
ROM 128 GB
Display 6.67-inch Full HD+ AMOLED Display
Camera 50MP(OIS) + 2MP | 16MP Front Camera
Battery 5000 mAh Battery | 44 W charging support
Processor MediaTek Dimensity 7200

iQOO has recently been offering tough competition in all price segments. By offering Dimensity 7200 in this price range they are turning up the heat for their competition. If you want a phone with the best performance and gaming capabilities in under 20k, this is the one for you.

MOTOROLA g84 5G (₹18,999 on Flipkart)

MOTOROLA g84 5G (Viva Magneta, 256 GB)  (12 GB RAM)
Specifications
RAM 12 GB
ROM 256 GB
Display 6.55-inch Full HD+ pOLED Display
Camera 50MP(OIS) + 8MP | 16MP Front Camera
Battery 5000 mAh Battery | 30 W charging support
Processor Snapdragon 695

Motorola has taken the mid-range section by storm with multiple featured packed phones, and the g84 is one of them. This phone ticks all the boxes, by providing a premium vegan leather finish, 12 gigs of RAM, a good processor, and OIS for the camera. As a bonus, it comes with an IP54 water resistance rating. This is the best phone for a normal user.

Lava Blaze Curve 5G (₹17,999 on Amazon)

Lava Blaze Curve 5G (Glass Viridian, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
Specifications
RAM 8 GB
ROM 128 GB
Display 6.67-inch Curved AMOLED Display
Camera 64MP + 8MP + 2MP | 32MP Front Camera
Battery 5000 mAh Battery | 33 W charging support
Processor Dimensity 7050

Lava returned to the smartphone game with a bang, Blaze and Agni were instrumental to its comeback. While the Agni 2 is a great budget phone, Blaze Curve slightly ups the ante. It is feature-rich and competitively priced, with a 120Hz curved display, and a 33-watt fast charging support, the processor is nothing to sneeze at either. To top it all, They are also offering a pickup and drop service for the phone.

Realme 12+ 5G (₹20,999 on Flipkart)

realme 12+ 5G (Pioneer Green, 128 GB)
Specifications
RAM 8 GB
ROM 128 GB
Display 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED Display
Camera 50MP + 8MP + 2MP | 16MP Front Camera
Battery 5000 mAh Battery | 67 W charging support
Processor Dimensity 7050

Realme has made quite a name for itself in the past years. it has proved to be reliable unlike many of the other phones from its homeland. It is a quite a decent phone and has a 3.5mm headphone jack that is rarely found on the newer phones, but that is not why it is on this list. What puts it on this list is its camera, it completely blows its competition out of the water when the fight is about the best camera phone under 20k.

Poco X6 5G (₹19,499 on Flipkart)

POCO X6 5G
Specifications
RAM 8 GB
ROM 256 GB
Display 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED Display
Camera 64MP + 8MP + 2MP | 16MP Front Camera
Battery 5100 mAh Battery | 67 W charging support
Processor Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

This is an extremely well-rounded phone from Poco. It has a nice camera and a good battery. The processor on this is one of the best at this price range. Other than the Motorola phone, this is the only phone on this list to come with a Snapdragon processor and offer a 256gb storage. Go for this if you want an all-rounder phone and don't mind a little bloatware.

So, these were our top picks in this price range. If you are ready to splurge a bit more, then Nothing Phone 2a is a worthy consideration.

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