10 Pocket-friendly Smartphones to Buy in 2016


Bangalore: With the increasing consumer demands and head to head competition, smartphone developers are always on their toes to come up with newer and advanced gadgets. The smartphone big guns have already released their mid-range handsets that would bowl over the consumers with its distinct features. Below is the list of smartphones as comprised by GizBot.

Asus Zenfone Go 4.5

Price: 5,299

The smartphone honcho continues to disrupt the market with its budget-friendly smartphone range. With a fresh design Asus Zenfone Go 4.5 comes with an inbuilt storage of 8 GB and expanded storage option upto 64 GB.

4.5-inch display

1.3 GHz MediaTek MT6580 processor

1GB LPDDR3 RAM

8GB inbuilt storage, expandable up to 64GB

5MP/VGA camera

Android 5.1 Lollipop with Zen UI 2.0

1600mAh battery

Xolo One HD

Price: 4,777

The India-based smartphone manufacturer has launched yet another best of its kind mid-range smartphone—XOLO One HD. Designed for photography lovers, the XOLO One HD sports an 8 MP rear and 5 MP front camera. However, the USP of the phone is its 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) display.     

5-inch IPS display

1.3 GHz MediaTek MT6580M processor

1GB RAM 8GB inbuilt storage, expandable up to 32GB

8MP/5MP camera

Android 5.1 Lollipop

2300mAh battery

iBall Andi 5.5H Weber

Price: 6,399

The iBall Andi 5.5H Weber smartphone comes with a 5.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 720 pixels by 1280 pixels at a PPI of 267 pixels per inch. Sporting a thin metallic look, iBall Andi 5.5H Weber is designed to draw attention.

5.5-inch HD IPS Full Lamination display

1.3 GHz quad-core processor 1GB RAM

8GB inbuilt memory with expandable memory

5MP/2MP camera

Android 5.1 Lollipop

2200mAh battery

LG Spirit 4G

Price: 7,790

The LG Spirit 4G sports a 4.5" True Color IPS Display and a long lasting battery life. The stylish and curvy back of the phone makes it a must buy.

4.7-inch HD display

1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor

1GB RAM 8GB inbuilt memory with expandable memory

Android 5.0 Lollipop

8MP/1MP camera

2,100mAh batter

OnePlus X Champagne Edition

Price:16,999

The Chinese Smartphone developer is back again with its advanced yet pocket-friendly phone One Plus X Champagne Edition. With a metal and glass unibody design, and HD AMOLED display makes it one of the hottest seller of the lot.

5-inch AMOLED display

Snapdragon 801 processor 3GB RAM

16GB inbuilt memory, with expandable option

Android 5.1 Lollipop

13MP/8MP camera

2525mAh battery

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Lava Iris Atom

Price: 3,999

The Lava Iris Atom is loaded with 4-inch WVGA display and 1.3 GHz quad-core processor. The phone packs 8GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 32GB via a microSD card.

4-inch WVGA display

1.3 GHz quad-core processor

512MB RAM 8GB inbuilt memory, expandable up to 32GB

5MP/VGA camera

Android 5.1 Lollipop

1550mAh battery

Lava Iris Atom 3

Price: 4,899

Launched in January 2016, the Lava Iris Atom 3 comes with a 5.00-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 pixels by 854 pixels. Powered by 1.3GHz quad-core and it comes with 512MB of RAM, this phone is set to make a mark in the smartphone market.

5-inch FWVGA TN display

1.3 GHz quad-core processor

512MB RAM 8GB inbuilt memory, expandable up to 32GB

5MP/2MP camera

Android 5.1 Lollipop

2000mAh battery

Karbonn Titanium Moghul

Price: 4990

The Karbonn Titanium Moghul comes with a 5.00-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 540 pixels by 960 pixels. With an 8GB internal storage, and expandable memory up to 32GB, this phone is ready to conquer the market.

5-inch qHD display

1.2 GHz quad-core processor

1GB RAM 8GB inbuilt storage, expandable up to 32GB

8MP/3.2MP camera
Android 4.4 KitKat

2,000 mAh battery

Karbonn Titanium S205 2GB

Price: 5,978

The Karbonn Titanium S205 2GB, powered by 1.2GHz quad-core has an internal storage of 16GB expanded up to 32GB. Launched in October 2015, this phone comes with a 5.00-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 720 pixels by 1280 pixels.

5-inch HD display

1.2 GHz quad-core processor

2GB RAM 16GB inbuilt memory, expandable up to 32GB

Android 5.1 Lollipop

8MP/3.2MP camera

2200mAh battery

Xolo 8X-1000i

Price: 7,400

With a 5-inch HD IPS display, 1.4 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592M processor the Xolo 8X-1000i is definitely going to attract consumer eyeballs.

5-inch HD IPS display

1.4 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592M processor

2GB RAM

16GB inbuilt memory, expandable up to 32GB

8MP/2MP camera

Android 4.4 KitKat with HIVE UI

2000mAh battery