BEST MOBILE PHONES UNDER 30000 IN INDIA

Poco X7 Pro is the all-new mid-range smartphone that's priced under Rs. 30,000. This is the first phone to debut with MediaTek 8400 Ultra processor and packs the largest battery at this price. Poco's new X7 Pro is also the company's first with HyperOS 2.0, based on Android 15. The dual camera setup is decent, and the phone weighs under 200 grams. At its price, the X7 Pro is a great value proposition and is a perfect choice for anyone eyeing anything around this price segment.

The OnePlus Nord CE 6 feels like a phone that understands restraint. It focuses on delivering a dependable, polished smartphone experience rather than trying to dominate every metric on the spec sheet. The display is fantastic, and battery life is among the best in the segment. However, it is not without its caveats. The OnePlus Nord CE 6, however, successfully manages to compensate with balance.

The Motorola Edge 70 Fusion has a brand-new design which sticks to polycarbonate for its frame and rear panel. There are three finishes to choose from and all of them are IP68 and IP69-rated for dust and water resistance. Motorola even throws in a MIL-STD 810H certification for use in extreme environments.

Its display has been upgraded to a quad-curved panel. The AMOLED panel gets sufficiently bright outdoors and displays natural colours. However, we found the HDR10+ support lacking or missing when using third-party apps.

Performance isn’t best in class, but is good enough for casual users. It is also possible to play 3D games provided you don’t max out the graphics settings. Camera performance of the primary camera is quite good but the ultrawide isn’t the best even though it has macro capability.

Battery life is quite good and can easily last two days on a single charge. Charging speeds are equally good and can top up the high-capacity battery within an hour.

The Motorola Edge 70 feels like a smartphone that knows who it’s for and doesn’t try too hard to impress. While it may not have the flashiest specifications on paper, it excels at the things people actually notice every day — the in-hand feel, the smoothness of interactions, and its reliability in lasting through a full day of use. Despite its caveats, these elements create a well-rounded and comfortable user experience.

The Vivo V60e is positioned as a mid-premium handset that serves as a ‘lite’ version of the V60. It can give you multi-day use with its large battery, while the cameras can capture fantastic shots when the lighting is right. However, the experience isn’t perfect. Bloatware issues are persistent, and the screen struggles to deliver in outdoor conditions. Despite its shortcomings, the Vivo V60e is a good choice for camera enthusiasts and a strong performer.

Realme’s P4 Pro has a polycarbonate frame and rear panel, both of which are prone to accumulating fingerprints. Its design is quite slim and tapered on the sides thanks to the 4D-curved edge display panel and is also IP66-rated for dust and water.

Performance from the new chipset is not a problem and it handles Realme UI 6 without any issues. Gaming is also handled well, allowing users to play high-end games. There’s also a secondary chip for image processing, which lets the phone bump up the visual frame rate, theoretically, but this turned out to be a gimmick.

Camera performance is decent at best. The camera app now forces you to select one of two colour modes both of which makes a photo appear drastically different. There’s 4K video recording, which does a fine job provided you stick to 30 fps. The phone with its massive battery capacity can easily last over day with heavy usage. Charging is sufficiently fast.
 

Motorola’s Edge 60 Pro has a slim and stylish tapered design, which uses a polycarbonate frame and has top-notch IP rating for dust and water. Unlike most brands, there are several different textured finishes to choose from.

Its display has skinny bezels and offers a vibrant viewing experience but lacks HDR support in OTT apps. The top-end mid-ranger processor offers more than enough performance for daily multi-tasking, but cannot offer sustained gaming performance. The software experience is smooth, but does pack some bloatware which can be uninstalled.

Camera performance is very good for this price point. The telephoto camera offers good performance in daylight but shoots slightly softer images in low light. Selfie camera captures oversharpened images.

Battery life did not perform well in our benchmark tests, but did very well in real-world testing. Charging speeds are still relatively fast and the phone also offers fast wireless charging.

The iQOO Neo 10R has a frame and rear panel made of polycarbonate but still manages an IP65 rating for dust and water resistance. The phone’s design and choice of materials do feel basic and this also makes it a smudge and dust magnet.

Its display is a contrast to its rear panel. It offers a high refresh rate and works well for consuming content outdoors and for gaming. The bright display also supports HDR10 for video streaming.

The device is a performance powerhouse given its price and so multitasking is a breeze. Also included are some AI tools some of which perform as expected.

Imaging is not this phone’s strong point. Video quality in daylight is impressive but we cannot say the same about low light shooting. The phone’s massive battery and fast charging make it a solid road warrior and great for those who are constantly streaming video or playing games on the move. 

The Nothing Phone 3a Pro 5G brings a lot of improvements as compared to its predecessor. The latest smartphone from the brand offers the iconic transparent back panel with an improved Glyph interface. Moreover, the new camera module gives it a distinct look and feel. The handset comes with an IP64 rating, which makes it dust and water-resistant. 

The Vivo V50 offers a slim and stylish design despite using a mix of glass and polycarbonate. It’s design is also IP68 and IP69-rated for dust and water resistance. Vivo makes good use of a quad-curved display to give the phone a slim silhouette, but it still feels a bit heavy because of its large battery.

The display is quite bright and is properly legible in the bright outdoors. However, its quad-curved design does produce some unnecessary and distracting reflections. The phone has the same chipset used in the past two models, but the software handles it all well with a hiccup.

Its lower raw performance is more evident when playing games, as it’s not able to hold a stable frame rate while doing so. However, heating issues are not a problem. Camera performance is a mixed bag and is far from the best we have seen in this segment.

Battery performance stands out, easily managing more than a day of heavy usage. Charging speeds are also quite fast for a device equipped with such a large battery.