In this article, I’ll bring you the best mobile phones in an affordable range, i.e. below Rs. 20,000.
1. MOTOROLA ONE FUSION+

PRICE: Rs. 16,999
SPECIFICATIONS:
- The display screen size is 6.50 inches, with resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels. Its dimensions are 162.90 x 76.90 x 9.60 (in mm).
- Its processor is 2.2GHz octal-core.
- It comes with 6GB RAM, internal storage of 128GB, and also it is expandable up to 1000GB.
- Its operating system is Android 10.
- The rear camera is of 64 megapixels; the front camera is of 15 megapixels. Also, it has a pop-up camera.
- This is a dual sim phone, in both slots, it supports Nano-SIM.
- It supports Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth connectivity.
- It has sensors too viz. fingerprint sensor, proximity sensor, etc.
- It weighs 210grams. It comes in two colors viz. Twilight blue and Moonlight white.
PROS: It has a good battery life and camera.
CONS: It takes a little longer to charge the phone. It’s big to handle. The video quality is not up to the mark in low light.
2. POCO X2

PRICE: Rs. 17,499
SPECIFICATIONS:
- The display screen size is 6.67 inches, with resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels. Its dimensions are 165.30 x 76.60 x 8.79 (in mm). It has Gorilla glass protection.
- Its processor is 2.2GHz octal-core.
- It comes with 6GB RAM, internal storage of 64 GB, and also it is expandable up to 256 GB.
- Its operating system is Android 10.
- The rear camera is of 64 megapixels; the front camera is of 20 megapixels. It has a rear flash.
- This is a dual sim phone; in both slots it supports Nano-SIM.
- It supports Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi direct connectivity.
- It has sensors too viz. face unlock, fingerprint sensor, proximity sensor, etc.
- It weighs 208 grams. It comes in four colors viz. Atlantis blue, Matrix purple, Phantom red, Phoenix red.
- The battery capacity is 4500 mAh. The battery is not removable.
PROS: It is quite a good mobile at this price. One can get good still photographs in the daytime.
CONS: It’s big to handle. The video quality is not up to the mark in low light.
3. REALME 6 PRO

PRICE: Rs. 17,999
SPECIFICATIONS:
- The display screen size is 6.60 inches, with resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels. Its dimensions are 163.80 x 75.80 x 8.90 (in mm). It has Gorilla glass protection.
- Its processor is octal-core.
- It comes with 6GB RAM, internal storage of 64 GB, and also it is expandable up to 256 GB. It has a Micro SD slot.
- Its operating system is Android 10.
- The rear camera is of 64 megapixels; the front camera is 16 megapixels. Also, it rears autofocus, rear flash. It has no front flash.
- This is a dual sim phone, in both slots, it supports Nano-SIM.
- It supports Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth connectivity.
- It has sensors too viz. fingerprint sensor, proximity sensor, etc.
- It weighs 202 grams. It comes in three colors viz. lighting blue, lightning orange, and lightning rod.
- The battery capacity is 4300 mAh. It has a non-removable battery.
PROS: Overall it has good performance with good battery life, quick charging, and good selfie camera.
CONS: Low light camera is not much good. It could have been better.
4. REDMI NOTE 9 PRO MAX

PRICE: Rs. 13,999
SPECIFICATIONS:
- The display screen size is 6.67 inches, with resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels. Its dimensions are 165.70 x 76.60 x 8.80 (in mm). It has Gorilla glass protection.
- Its processor is 2.3GHz octal-core.
- It comes with 4 GB RAM, internal storage of 64 GB, and also it is expandable up to 512 GB. It has a Micro SD slot.
- Its operating system is Android 10.
- The rear camera is of 48 megapixels; the front camera is of 16 megapixels. Also, it phases detection autofocus.
- This is a dual sim phone; in both slots it supports Nano-SIM.
- It supports Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi direct connectivity.
- It has sensors too viz. face unlock, fingerprint sensor, proximity sensor, etc.
- It weighs 209 grams. It comes in three colors viz. Aurora Blue, Glacier White, and Interstellar black.
- The battery capacity is 5020 mAh.
PROS: Excellent value for money with a good processor, camera and battery life
CONS: It’s quite heavy. The video quality is not up to the mark in low light.
5. REDMI NOTE 8 PRO

PRICE: Rs. 15,999
SPECIFICATIONS:
- The display screen size is 6.53 inches, with resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels. Its dimensions are 161.70 x 76.40 x 8.81 (in mm). It has Gorilla glass protection.
- Its processor is octal-core.
- It comes with 6GB RAM, internal storage of 64 GB, and also it is expandable up to 512 GB. It has a Micro SD slot.
- Its operating system is Android 9 Pie.
- The rear camera is of 64 megapixels; the front camera is of 20 megapixels. Also, it rears autofocus, rear flash.
- This is a dual sim phone; in both slots it supports Nano-SIM.
- It supports Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth connectivity.
- It has sensors too viz. face unlock, fingerprint sensor, proximity sensor, etc.
- It weighs 200 grams. It comes in six colors viz.
- Electric blue, Forest green, Gamma green, Halo white, Pearl white, and Shadow black.
- The battery capacity is 4500 mAh.
PROS: It is overall a good phone.
CONS: With use it gets warm. The performance of the low light video is not good.
6. SAMSUNG GALAXY M40

PRICE: Rs. 17,164
SPECIFICATIONS:
- The display screen size is 6.30 inches, with resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels. Its dimensions are 155.30 x 73.90 x 7.90 (in mm). It has Gorilla glass protection.
- Its processor is 2GHz octal-core.
- It comes with 6GB RAM, internal storage of 128 GB, and also it is expandable up to 512 GB. It has no micro SD slot.
- Its operating system is Android 9 Pie.
- The rear camera is 32 megapixels; the front camera is 16 megapixels. Also it rear autofocus, LED rear flash.
- This is a dual sim phone, in both slots, it supports Nano-SIM.
- It supports Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth connectivity.
- It has sensors too viz. face unlock, fingerprint sensor, proximity sensor, etc.
- It weighs 168 grams. It comes in three colors viz. Midnight blue, Seawater blue, and Cocktail orange.
- The battery capacity is 3500 mAh.
PROS: It has a bright display, good battery life, great design, and also good gaming performance.
CONS: Average camera, it runs quite hot while gaming, no socket of headphone.
7. XIAOMI POCO F1

PRICE: Rs. 18,880
SPECIFICATIONS:
- The display screen size is 6.18 inches, with resolution 1080 x 2246 pixels. Its dimensions are 155.30 x 75.20 x 8.80 (in mm). It has Gorilla glass protection.
- Its processor is 2.8 GHz octal-core.
- It comes with 6 GB RAM, internal storage of 64 GB, and also it is expandable up to 256 GB. It has no micro SD slot.
- Its operating system is Android 8.1.
- The rear camera is of 12 megapixels; the front camera is of 20 megapixels. It has a rear flash.
- This is a dual sim phone, in SIM1 it supports Micro-SIM, in SIM2 it supports Nano-SIM.
- It supports Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth connectivity.
- It has sensors too viz. face unlock, fingerprint sensor, proximity sensor, etc.
- It weighs 182 grams. It comes in four colors viz. Black, Graphite Black, Rosso Red, Steel blue.
- The battery capacity is 4000 mAh.
PROS: Excellent value for money.
CONS: Average low light camera. Also, there is no video stabilization.
8. NOKIA 8.1

PRICE: Rs. 15,999
SPECIFICATIONS:
- The display screen size is 6.18 inches. It has Gorilla glass 5 protection.
- Its processor is Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 Octal-core.
- It comes with 4GB RAM, internal storage of 64 GB, and also it is expandable up to 400GB.
- Its operating system is Android 9 Pie.
- The dual rear camera is of 12 + 13 megapixel; the front camera is of 20 megapixels.
- This is a dual sim phone, in both slots, it supports Nano-SIM.
- It supports Wi-Fi calling.
- It has sensors too viz. face unlock, fingerprint sensor.
- Battery capacity is 3500 mAh with fast charging.
PROS: It has a brilliant HDR display.
CONS: Poor low light performance.
9. ASUS ZENFONE 5Z

PRICE: Rs. 16,999
SPECIFICATIONS:
- The display screen size is 6.20 inches, with resolution 1080 x 2246 pixels. Its dimensions are 153.00 x 75.65 x 7.70 (in mm). It has Gorilla glass protection.
- Its processor is octal-core.
- It comes with 4 GB RAM, internal storage of 64 GB, and also it is expandable up to 2000 GB.
- Its operating system is Android 8.0.
- The rear camera is of 12 megapixels; the front camera is of 8 megapixels. It has dual LED rear flash, phase detection rear autofocus.
- This is a dual sim phone, both of which support Nano-SIM.
- It supports Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth connectivity.
- It has sensors too viz. face unlock, fingerprint sensor, proximity sensor, etc.
- It weighs 165 grams. It comes in Midnight blue.
- The battery capacity is 3300 mAh.
PROS: Overall good product.
CONS: Slow face unlocks.
10. SAMSUNG GALAXY M31

PRICE: Rs. 17,499
SPECIFICATIONS:
- The display screen size is 6.40 inches, with resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels. Its dimensions are 159.20 x 75.10 x 8.90 (in mm).
- Its processor is 2.3GHz octal-core.
- It comes with 6 GB RAM, internal storage of 128 GB, and also it is expandable up to 512 GB.
- Its operating system is Android 10.
- The rear camera is of 64 megapixels; the front camera is 32 megapixels. It has rear flash, rear autofocus.
- This is a dual sim phone, both of which support Nano-SIM.
- It supports Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth connectivity.
- It has sensors too viz. face unlock, fingerprint sensor, proximity sensor, etc.
- It weighs 191 grams. It comes in Blue and Black color.
Battery capacity is 6000 mAh
PROS: Overall a good product.
CONS: Poor video stabilization and low light camera performance.
I hope this helps you.