While most of us want to own a flagship smartphone like the iPhone XS or Google Pixel 3 , they are priced so high that not all of us can afford them. That said, if you don’t care about the brand name, today, you can easily get a smartphone with flagship-level specs, well under 40000 INR. The under 40000 INR smartphone category is more vibrant in 2018 than ever before, giving consumers a lot of options to choose from. So, if you are in the market for a relatively pocket-friendly flagship device, here are the 10 best phones under 40000 INR that you can buy right now:

1. OnePlus 6T

OnePlus’s latest addition to its flagship killers, the OnePlus 6T is definitely one of the best phones to buy under Rs. 40,000. While the phone’s high end variant goes well above 40,000 INR, the base variant of the 6T is worth every penny of its Rs. 37,999 price. The OnePlus 6T packs in the Snapdragon 845 with the Adreno 630 GPU running alongside. There’s 6GB of RAM here, and 128GB of internal storage.

With the OnePlus 6T, the company has also upped the battery on the phone and this time around you get a bigger 3,700 mAh battery which will easily last you over a day, plus with OnePlus’s Fast Charge, it gets topped up super fast as well. The base variant of the OnePlus 6T comes with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, but if you can go slightly over Rs. 40,000, you can also get the 8GB + 128GB variant for Rs. 41,999.

Every year LG launches a new flagship device and every year I have to write an article saying that LG’s flagship device is the most underrated device of the year as it generally goes under the radar. Well, LG is trying to change that with its 2018 flagship, the LG G7+ ThinQ, and it’s one of the best smartphones you can buy in 2018. With G7+ ThinQ LG has not only improved the smartphone to match the standards set by other flagship devices, but it has also cut down its price to make it a lot more lucrative. The LG G7+ ThingQ not only brings the top of the line Snapdragon 845 processor and pairs it with the Adreno 630 GPU but it also brings 6 GB of RAM and whopping 128 GB of storage at the base model.

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Huawei has just unveiled their latest mid-range flagship device, the Huawei Nova 3, and it has a lot of things going for it. For starters, The Huawei Nova 3 is packing Huawei’s top of the line Hisilicon Kirin 970 processor which is being paired with Mali-G72 MP12 GPU. The Kirin 970 is an excellent processor and you will be getting a crazy fast performance with this one. There’s also 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage which is more than enough. Coming to the front of the phone, the Huawei Nova 3 is packing a 6.3-inch IPS LCD panel with a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. Like all the others 2018 flagships, the display is almost bezel-less with a small notch at the top. The display is very vibrant, color accurate, and looks absolutely beautiful.

4. Galaxy A9

The Samsung Galaxy A9 is also a phone that you can consider buying under Rs. 40,000. It’s a pretty solid smartphone that comes with a 6.3-inch FullHD+ SuperAMOLED display. Samsung phones have almost always had brilliant displays and the A9 is no exception; the display here is bright, vibrant, and sharp.

5. Honor 10

Honor 10 is a great mid-range smartphone which can give flagship devices a run for their money. Starting with its design, the smartphone features a unique color-changing back panel which looks uniquely beautiful. On the front, the Honor 10 features a 5.84-inch IPS LCD screen with a notch at the top. The IPS panel used in Honor 10 is one of the best I have seen any smartphone. The display brings great color accuracy and gets sufficiently bright. Coming to the guts of the smartphone, the Honor 10 is being powered by Huawei’s in-house Hi-Silicon Kirin 970 processor which is paired with Mali-G72 MP12 GPU. I have always been a fan of Kirin processors as they not only match their Snapdragon counterpart in performance but they are also more power efficient which means a longer battery life.

If you are looking to get the most value for your money, Asus Zenfone 5z is probably the phone for you. The Zenfone 5Z packs in Qualcomm’s latest and greatest Snapdragon 845 processor clocked in at 2.8GHz and pairs it with Adreno 630 GPU. You also get 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage at the base model which can be increased to 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage if you are ready to spend a little more. Coming to the front of the device, the smartphone sports a 6.2-inch FHD+ Super IPS+ display which gets really bright and has a modern 19:9 aspect ratio. This killer hardware combination at the phone’s current price makes this one of the best value for money smartphones anyone can buy right now.

The Nokia 8 Sirocco is one of the first really gorgeous looking smartphones from Nokia ever since the company made its comeback into the smartphone world. The phone features a gorgeous edge to edge display with only a thin forehead and chin. It may not be as bezel-less as some of the notched phones on this list, but it’s bezel-less enough and doesn’t have a notch. Also, the build quality of this phone is pretty solid. The phone brings in a 5.5-inch 1440×2560 OLED display with vibrant colors and a good overall brightness. There’s a Snapdragon 835 processor paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB storage, and since the phone is running an almost stock Android 8.1 Oreo, there’s no bloatware at all.

In terms of cameras, the Nokia 8 Sirocco features a 12MP + 13MP dual rear camera that performs decently good enough, but don’t expect excellent performance from it. On the front, the phone has a 5MP camera for all your selfie needs. To be honest, when the Nokia 8 Sirocco launched in India, it was priced at Rs. 49,999, and at that price, the phone wasn’t really something we’d recommend, but with price cuts, it’s now available for Rs. 36,999 and at that price, this is a phone you can consider buying.

Our list earlier had the Vivo X21 on this spot, but since then, Vivo has launched the Vivo V11 Pro and that phone is a much better deal than the X21. For starters, the V11 Pro brings a 6.41-inch SuperAMOLED display which looks stunning and is one of the most good looking displays I’ve seen in smartphones in its price range. The V11 Pro also comes with the same Snapdragon 660 as the X21, and also has 6GB of RAM paired with 64GB/128GB of internal storage, so performance wise too, the phone is pretty solid.

On the battery front, the phone comes with a 3,400 mAh battery with support for Vivo’s Dual Engine fast charge tech. The battery performance of the Vivo V11 Pro is also pretty solid and the phone will easily last you a day.

I always say that sometimes it’s better to buy a last year’s flagship than this year’s mid-range smartphone. That statement holds true for LG V30+ more than any other device out there. The LG V30+ is a big bold smartphone which makes an even bolder statement. While the smartphone brings everything that you expect from a flagship device including the Snapdragon 835 processor, Adreno 540 GPU, 4 GB of RAM, and 128 GB of internal storage, you are not necessarily buying this phone for all these reasons. I mean, obviously, flagship-level specs are one of the reasons that this smartphone made this list, that said, the LG V30+ is much more than.

Lastly and probably the most under-rated feature of the LG V30+ is the audio hardware packed in this device. The smartphone packs a 32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC which allows users to enjoy music at its best. I mean, if you have the quality headphones which can drive its DAC, you will be able to enjoy music that sounds as rich, full, and layered as a live performance. If anyone of these three reasons strikes a chord with you, you should definitely give LG V30+ a chance. Do note that the price of this smartphone fluctuates a lot, so make sure to get it when it dips below 40000 INR.

While the iPhone 7 is over 2 years old at this point, it still remains a solid smartphone. Most of that is thanks to the fact that Apple’s A10 Fusion is a very powerful chipset that manages to stay relevant in 2018 as well. Plus, if you’re worried about software updates, Apple’s history with that is pretty solid, and the iPhone 7 should receive upgrades for 2-3 years pretty easily even at this point.

Normally we would never put a near 20000 INR phone in a 40000 INR list, but it’s 2018, and Xiaomi has just upended the smartphone market with its Poco F1. I am still trying to comprehend how the company was able to pack top of the line Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 in a device that starts at Rs. 20,999. But Xiaomi has done it and here we are. If you are someone who used to longingly look at the high-end specs of premium smartphones and wished if you could own it, now is the time that you can do that.

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