Budget Gaming: Best gaming phones across every price bracket

In recent years, mobile gaming has seen a significant surge in popularity. With the ever-increasing demand for gaming on the go, smartphone manufacturers are constantly pushing the boundaries of what their devices can offer in terms of gaming performance. Fortunately, you don’t need to break the bank to get your hands on a capable gaming phone. In this article, we’ll explore the best gaming phones available under various budget ranges: 10k, 15k, 20k

Gaming Phones Under INR 10,000

Realme C3 (Price: around INR 8,000)

• Display: 6.5-inch HD+ display
• Processor: MediaTek Helio G70
• RAM/Storage: 3GB/32GB or 4GB/64GB
• Battery: 5,000mAh
• GPU: Mali-G52
• Gaming Performance: Offers smooth gameplay for popular titles like PUBG Mobile and Call of Duty: Mobile on medium settings.

Redmi 9A (Price: around INR 8,300)

• Display: 6.53-inch HD+ display
• Processor: MediaTek Helio G25
• RAM/Storage: 2GB/32GB
• Battery: 5,000mAh
• GPU: PowerVR GE8320
• Gaming Performance: Suitable for casual gaming, providing decent frame rates for lighter games.

Gaming Phones Under INR 15,000

Poco M4 Pro (Price: around INR 14,999)

The MediaTek Dimensity 810 chipset, which is based on the MediaTek M4 Pro, provides 5G connectivity as well as sufficient processing power for daily operations like watching movies and browsing the web. The phone comes in a variety of RAM and storage configurations, with an 8GB RAM maximum and a 2GB RAM expansion option. This dramatically improves the performance of the handset. Gaming is where you might feel the MediaTek Dimensity’s effects a little, although it’s not too severe, and HD-quality titles like Call of Duty Mobile run smoothly on the device.

• Display:  6.6″ (QHD) screen, 399 pixels per inch, and 90 Hz refresh rate
• Processor: MediaTek Dimensity 810 Octa core (2×2.4, 6×2.0) 
• RAM/Storage: 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage
• Battery: 5,000mAh with USB Type-C port for the battery
• Gaming Performance: Offers a balanced gaming experience, capable of handling popular titles at medium to high settings.

Xiaomi MI A2

• Octa core (quad core at 2.2 GHz and quad core at 1.84 GHz) Snapdragon 660 4 GB RAM
• Display: 5.99 inches (15.21 cm)  403 PPI, IPS LCD
• Camera: 12 MP + 20 MP Cameras with Camera Flashing LED,  20 MP Front Camera
• Battery: 3010 mAh Battery with USB Type-C port with Quick Charging 4.0

Gaming Phones Under INR 20,000 

Poco X4 Pro (Price: around INR 18,999)

The Snapdragon 695 chipset, along with the Adreno 619 GPU, up to 8GB of LPDDR4x RAM, and up to 128GB of storage, power the Poco X4 Pro 5G. For good gaming performance, it has a 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED Panel with a max brightness of 1200 nits. It is available on Flipkart and Amazon for Rs. 18,999.

• 6.67-inch (20:9) display Full HD+ AMOLED 
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 processor 
• 6GB/8GB RAM
• Up to 128GB storage
• Android 11 software 
• 64MP+8MP+2MP rear camera
• 16MP front camera 
• 205g weight 
• 164.9 x 76.1 x 8.12 mm dimensions
• 5000mAh battery with 67W

Realme 7 Pro (Price: around INR 18,999)

The Snapdragon 695 processor, Adreno 619 GPU, 6GB RAM, and 128GB of storage are included in the Realme 10 Pro 5G. It has a 6.72-inch IPS LCD display with a refresh rate of 120Hz, a 20:9 aspect ratio, and a brightness of 680 nits. It is offered by Croma and costs Rs. 18,999.

• 6.72-inch IPS LCD display
• Snapdragon 695 processor
• 6GB of RAM; up to 128GB of storage
• Android 13 software
• 108MP+2MP rear camera
• 16MP front camera
• 190g weight
• 163.774.28.1mm dimensions
• 5000mAh battery with 33W

Samsung Galaxy M33 5G (Price: around INR 16,999)

The 6.6-inch TFT display on the Samsung Galaxy M33 5G has a 120Hz refresh rate, a 20:9 aspect ratio, and an 82.68% screen-to-body ratio. It has a 6GB RAM and 128GB storage Samsung Exynos 1280 chipset. It is available on Amazon for Rs. 16,999.

• 6.6-inch TFT display
• Samsung Exynos 1280 processor
• 6GB of RAM
• up to 128GB of storage
• Android 12 software
• 50MP+5MP+2MP+2MP rear camera
• 8MP front camera
• 215g weight
• 165.476.99.4mm dimensions
• 6000mAh battery with 25W power output.

Realme Narzo 30 Pro (Price: around INR 16,999)

• Display: 6.5-inch Full HD+ display with 90Hz refresh rate
• Processor: MediaTek Dimensity 800U
• RAM/Storage: 6GB/64GB or 8GB/128GB
• Battery: 5,000mAh
• GPU: Mali-G57 MC3
• Gaming Performance: Provides excellent gaming performance with support for 90Hz refresh rate gaming.