Best Mobile Phones Under 35000 in India

At a price tag of Rs. 32,999, the Oppo F31+ 5G impresses on two metrics: its battery life and durability. The handset can easily deliver over a day and a half of casual usage and can even stretch to two if you're conservative. It has a robust build that can survive drops and submersion in water and dust. However, these are not the only criteria for a good smartphone today, and other areas leave a bit to be desired. The cameras are par for the course, and the overall software experience is riddled with bloatware. These issues, coupled with a dated chipset, make the Oppo F31+ 5G a package that isn?t the best value-for-money.

The OnePlus Nord 5 offers notable improvements over last year's Nord 4 model, including a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset and enhanced cameras. A key design change is the replacement of the alert slider with a new "Plus Key," which can be remapped for various functions, including the new Plus Mind feature. 

The Nord 5 runs OxygenOS 15 based on Android 15, offering AI features like Plus Mind, AI VoiceScribe, AI Call Assistant, and AI Translation. It's slated to receive four years of OS upgrades and six years of security updates. The phone features a glass and metal design with a 6.83-inch screen and a substantial 6,800mAh battery.

It features a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC from Qualcomm, and the handset is the first Nord series phone with an 8-series chip. While not the latest, it's optimised for smooth day-to-day operation and demanding applications. The 6.83-inch Full-HD+ AMOLED screen refreshes at 144Hz and supports up to 1,800 nits peak brightness.

Camera capabilities include a 50-megapixel primary sensor with OIS, an 8-megapixel ultrawide, and a 50-megapixel selfie camera. The primary camera performs well in various lighting conditions, while the ultrawide is decent when there's enough light. It also supports up to 4K/60fps video recording on the main and selfie cameras.

The 6,800mAh battery is quite reliable, lasting up to a day and a half with moderate usage, and supports 80W SuperVOOC fast charging. Overall, the OnePlus Nord 5 is a strong contender in its price range, offering reliable performance, a good primary camera, optimised software, and long lasting battery life.

iQOO’s Neo 10 is a mid-range smartphone design with a mobile gamer’s requirements in mind. However, in the process, it will also attract the non-gaming crowd because of the advantages its gaming-grade hardware brings to the table.

Its chassis and rear-panel use polycarbonate and is a smudge magnet. But this helps shed some weight and keeps the phone’s overall design quite slim given the massive battery and vapour-chamber cooling system.

Its display has skinny borders and is fast enough and useful while playing games thanks to the added chipset, which enables additional gaming features. Performance is top-notch for a mid-range smartphone and it also remains cool when stressed.

The phone’s primary camera performs very well in all lighting conditions but the ultrawide camera left us wanting for more. Battery life is excellent and can easily last beyond a day of heavy use. Wired charging is blazing fast.
 

The Oppo Reno 12 Pro brings a premium design language to the table with a dual-tone design that offers both matte and glossy finish. The phone also comes with an IP65 rating, which was not present in its predecessor. 

The handset also delivers decent performance with the customised version of the Dimensity chipset. It can also handle heavy 3D games with ease. However, what makes it stand out from the crowd is the AI features, which are quite fun to use. 

The phone also brings good camera performance in different lighting conditions, though the wide-angle lens seems to be its weak point. The battery life is solid for a sleek phone, and the charging speed is good enough.

The Oppo Reno 12 Pro brings a premium design language to the table with a dual-tone design that offers both matte and glossy finish. The phone also comes with an IP65 rating, which was not present in its predecessor. 

The handset also delivers decent performance with the customised version of the Dimensity chipset. It can also handle heavy 3D games with ease. However, what makes it stand out from the crowd is the AI features, which are quite fun to use. 

The phone also brings good camera performance in different lighting conditions, though the wide-angle lens seems to be its weak point. The battery life is solid for a sleek phone, and the charging speed is good enough.