Not everyone in the market is rushing on looking for an expensive flagship smartphone in the market. Instead, most of the users are looking for the best performing phone with an affordable price tag. But in an affordable price range, it’s quite tough to find the best choice of smartphone. There are only a few numbers of affordable smartphones available in the market which matches the expectations of the users while offering excellent performance for most of the apps and games.
To make the right choice of affordable smartphone easier for you, here we have reviewed, researched and enlisted five of the best smartphones under the affordable segment in Nepal which can probably be the best choice.
And in this list, we have included the smartphones in mid-range and budget price ranges. While it won’t include any high-end flagship smartphones.
5. Redmi Note 8
| Display | 6.3 inches; IPS LCD (1080 x 2340 pixels) |
| Camera |
Rear Quad camera – (48 MP, f/1.8, Dual Pixel PDAF) + (8 MP, f/2.2 (wide-angle) + (2 MP, f/2.4, macro lens) + (2MP, f/2.4, portrait lens) Front 13MP, f/2.2 |
| Processor | Octa-core Snapdragon 665 |
| GPU | Adreno 610 |
| RAM | 4/6GB |
| Internal Storage | 64/128GB |
| Battery | 4000 mAh |
| OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Price in Nepal |
Rs. 19,999 [4+64GB] Rs. 23,999 [6+128GB] |
4. Samsung Galaxy M40
| Display | 6.3 inches; PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen; 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Camera |
Rear 32 MP, f/1.7, 0.8µm, PDAF Front 16 MP, f/2.0 |
| Processor | Qualcomm SDM675 Snapdragon 675 |
| GPU | Adreno 612 |
| RAM | 4/6GB |
| Internal Storage | 64/128GB |
| Battery | 3500 mAh |
| OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Price in Nepal | Rs. 36,190/- |
3. Honor Play
| Display | 6.3 inches; IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen |
| Camera |
Rear 16 MP, f/2.2, PDAF Front 16 MP, f/2.0 |
| Processor | Hisilicon Kirin 970 |
| GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 |
| RAM | 4/6GB |
| Internal Storage | 64GB; expandable up to 256GB |
| Battery | 3750 mAh |
| OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Price in Nepal | Rs. 35,790/- |
2. Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite
| Display | 6.26 inches; IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen |
| Camera |
Rear 12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF Front 24 MP, 1/2.8" |
| Processor | Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 |
| GPU | Adreno 512 |
| RAM | 4/6GB |
| Internal Storage | 64/128GB |
| Battery | 3350 mAh |
| OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Price in Nepal | Rs. 31,999/- (expected) |
1. Vivo Z1 Pro
| Display | 6.53 inches; IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen |
| Camera |
Rear 16 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.8", 1.12µm, AF Front 32 MP, f/2.0 |
| Processor | Qualcomm SDM712 Snapdragon 712 |
| GPU | Adreno 616 |
| RAM | 4/6GB |
| Internal Storage | 64/128GB |
| Battery | 5000 mAh |
| OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Price in Nepal | Rs.29,000/- [6+128GB] (expected) |