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Updated 24 October 2026 · 14 phones ranked

Best camera phones under ₹25,000 in India 2026

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₹20,001 to ₹25,000 (7 ranked)

  1. Infinix Hot 70 Pro

    pending verification

    50 MP main (1/1.95") · no telephoto · no ultrawide · 8 MP selfie

    ₹24,99985/100 budget

    national 23/100

  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G

    pending verification

    50 MP main (1/2.76") with OIS · no telephoto · 5 MP ultrawide · 12 MP selfie

    ₹24,99973/100 budget

    national 22/100

  3. Poco M8 Power 5G

    pending verification

    50 MP main (1/2.76") · no telephoto · no ultrawide · 8 MP selfie

    ₹22,99954/100 budget

    national 10/100

₹15,001 to ₹20,000 (6 ranked)

  1. Motorola Moto G Max

    pending verification

    50 MP main (1/1.95") · no telephoto · 8 MP ultrawide · 32 MP selfie

    ₹19,49996/100 budget

    national 29/100

  2. Motorola Moto G77 Power

    pending verification

    50 MP main (1/1.95") · no telephoto · 8 MP ultrawide · 32 MP selfie

    ₹18,99996/100 budget

    national 29/100

  3. Samsung Galaxy F70 5G

    pending verification

    50 MP main (1/2.76") with OIS · no telephoto · 5 MP ultrawide · 13 MP selfie

    ₹17,99973/100 budget

    national 22/100

₹10,001 to ₹15,000 (1 ranked)

  1. Infinix Smart 20

    pending verification

    8 MP main (1/4") · no telephoto · no ultrawide · 8 MP selfie

    ₹13,4990/100 budget

    national 8/100

Top 10 camera phones under ₹25,000 in India

Rear-camera hardware: main camera sensor size (40%, required), optical image stabilisation on main camera (15%), longest optical zoom (15%), telephoto sensor size (15%), ultrawide camera resolution (15%). Formula

  1. Motorola Moto G Max

    best pick pending verification

    50 MP main (1/1.95") · no telephoto · 8 MP ultrawide · 32 MP selfie

    ₹19,49996/100 budget

    national 29/100

  2. Motorola Moto G77 Power

    pending verification

    50 MP main (1/1.95") · no telephoto · 8 MP ultrawide · 32 MP selfie

    ₹18,99996/100 budget

    national 29/100

  3. Infinix Hot 70 Pro

    pending verification

    50 MP main (1/1.95") · no telephoto · no ultrawide · 8 MP selfie

    ₹24,99985/100 budget

    national 23/100

  4. Samsung Galaxy F70 5G

    pending verification

    50 MP main (1/2.76") with OIS · no telephoto · 5 MP ultrawide · 13 MP selfie

    ₹17,99973/100 budget

    national 22/100

  5. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G

    pending verification

    50 MP main (1/2.76") with OIS · no telephoto · 5 MP ultrawide · 12 MP selfie

    ₹24,99973/100 budget

    national 22/100

  6. Poco M8 Power 5G

    pending verification

    50 MP main (1/2.76") · no telephoto · no ultrawide · 8 MP selfie

    ₹22,99954/100 budget

    national 10/100

  7. Redmi 17C 5G

    pending verification

    50 MP main (1/2.76") · no telephoto · no ultrawide · 8 MP selfie

    ₹20,99954/100 budget

    national 10/100

  8. Samsung Galaxy A08

    pending verification

    50 MP main (1/2.76") · no telephoto · no ultrawide · 8 MP selfie

    ₹18,49954/100 budget

    national 10/100

  9. OnePlus N6

    pending verification

    50 MP main (1/2.88") · no telephoto · no ultrawide · 8 MP selfie

    ₹22,50231/100 budget

    national 9/100

  10. Poco M8

    pending verification

    50 MP main (1/2.88") · no telephoto · no ultrawide · 20 MP selfie

    ₹24,99931/100 budget

    national 9/100

Summary

Priced from ₹20,001 to ₹25,000, the best camera phone is the Infinix Hot 70 Pro (₹24,999, 23/100), ahead of the Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G (₹24,999, 22/100).

The best camera phone under ₹25,000 in India right now is the Motorola Moto G Max (₹19,499), with a camera score of 29/100.

It is effectively tied with the Motorola Moto G77 Power (29): the gap is under 2 points.

Among the 14 ranked phones under ₹25,000 it has a budget score of 96/100; its national camera score is 29/100.

Next is the Infinix Hot 70 Pro (23, ₹24,999).

We ranked 14 2026 models (first sold in India in 2026) with a published formula; updated 2026-10-24.

Specs compared

Best camera phones under ₹25,000 in India (2026): key specifications. Prices in ₹.
# Phone Price (₹) Camera score Chipset Display Battery Charging Main camera Weight
1 Motorola Moto G Max ₹19,499 29 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 6.72" LCD 120Hz 7,000 mAh 30W 50 MP 213 g
2 Motorola Moto G77 Power ₹18,999 29 MediaTek Dimensity 6400 6.72" LCD 120Hz 7,000 mAh 30W 50 MP 215 g
3 Infinix Hot 70 Pro ₹24,999 23 MediaTek Dimensity 7100 6.76" LCD 144Hz 6,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 204 g
4 Samsung Galaxy F70 5G ₹17,999 22 Samsung Exynos 1330 6.7" AMOLED 90Hz 5,000 mAh 25W 50 MP 192 g
5 Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G ₹24,999 22 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 6.7" AMOLED 120Hz 6,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 206 g
6 Poco M8 Power 5G ₹22,999 10 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 6.9" AMOLED 120Hz 8,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 225 g
7 Redmi 17C 5G ₹20,999 10 MediaTek Dimensity 6300 6.9" LCD 120Hz 6,000 mAh 33W 50 MP 211 g
8 Samsung Galaxy A08 ₹18,499 10 MediaTek Helio G99+ 6.7" LCD 90Hz 6,000 mAh 25W 50 MP 197 g
9 OnePlus N6 ₹22,502 9 MediaTek Dimensity 6360 Apex 6.8" LCD 120Hz 8,000 mAh 45W 50 MP —
10 Poco M8 ₹24,999 9 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 6.77" AMOLED 120Hz 5,520 mAh 45W 50 MP 178 g

Best within this list for…

The top phones in this list when ranked by a single category.

Best phone for video recording under ₹25,000

  1. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 100 · national 66
  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 5G · ₹17,999 · budget 0 · national 32

2 phones qualify.

Best battery phone under ₹25,000

  1. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 100 · national 97
  2. OnePlus N6 · ₹22,502 · budget 98 · national 89
  3. Redmi 17 5G · ₹23,999 · budget 95 · national 87

55 phones qualify.

Best fast charging phone under ₹25,000

  1. Oppo A6 Pro · ₹21,999 · budget 100 · national 78
  2. Poco M8 · ₹24,999 · budget 98 · national 61
  3. Lava Virat Curve 5G · ₹23,999 · budget 94 · national 57

51 phones qualify.

Best performance phone under ₹25,000

  1. iQOO Z11x · ₹18,999 · budget 100 · national 36
  2. Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra · ₹20,999 · budget 98 · national 35
  3. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 94 · national 34

43 phones qualify.

Best gaming phone under ₹25,000

  1. iQOO Z11x · ₹18,999 · budget 100 · national 48
  2. Lava Virat Curve 5G · ₹23,999 · budget 96 · national 46
  3. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 93 · national 44

29 phones qualify.

Best display phone under ₹25,000

  1. Poco M8 · ₹24,999 · budget 100 · national 83
  2. Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra · ₹20,999 · budget 98 · national 80
  3. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 95 · national 75

41 phones qualify.

Best phone for long software support under ₹25,000

  1. Samsung Galaxy A08 · ₹18,499 · budget 92 · national 88
  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 92 · national 88
  3. Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G · ₹13,999 · budget 92 · national 88

27 phones qualify.

Best durable phone under ₹25,000

  1. iQOO Z11x · ₹18,999 · budget 99 · national 100
  2. Oppo A6 Pro · ₹21,999 · budget 99 · national 100
  3. Infinix Hot 70 Pro · ₹24,999 · budget 95 · national 95

55 phones qualify.

Best phone for music under ₹25,000

  1. Redmi 17C 5G · ₹20,999 · budget 78 · national 100
  2. Poco M8x 5G · ₹18,999 · budget 78 · national 100
  3. Motorola Moto G Max · ₹19,499 · budget 78 · national 100

17 phones qualify.

Best value for money phone under ₹25,000

  1. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 100 · national 48
  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 89 · national 41
  3. iQOO Z11x · ₹18,999 · budget 78 · national 39

10 phones qualify.

By brand

The highest-ranked phones from each brand in this list.

Best Samsung camera phone under ₹25,000

  1. Samsung Galaxy F70 5G · ₹17,999 · budget 75 · national 22
  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 75 · national 22
  3. Samsung Galaxy A08 · ₹18,499 · budget 0 · national 10

3 phones qualify.

Best OnePlus camera phone under ₹25,000

  1. OnePlus N6 · ₹22,502 · 9

1 phone qualifies.

Best Redmi camera phone under ₹25,000

  1. Redmi 17C 5G · ₹20,999 · 10

1 phone qualifies.

Best Poco camera phone under ₹25,000

  1. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 100 · national 10
  2. Poco M8 · ₹24,999 · budget 0 · national 9

2 phones qualify.

Best Vivo camera phone under ₹25,000

  1. Vivo T5 Lite 5G · ₹19,999 · 8

1 phone qualifies.

Best iQOO camera phone under ₹25,000

  1. iQOO Z11x · ₹18,999 · 8

1 phone qualifies.

Best Realme camera phone under ₹25,000

  1. Realme P4R 5G · ₹20,999 · 9

1 phone qualifies.

Best Motorola camera phone under ₹25,000

  1. Motorola Moto G Max · ₹19,499 · budget 50 · national 29
  2. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹18,999 · budget 50 · national 29

2 phones qualify.

Best Infinix camera phone under ₹25,000

  1. Infinix Hot 70 Pro · ₹24,999 · budget 100 · national 23
  2. Infinix Smart 20 · ₹13,499 · budget 0 · national 8

2 phones qualify.

With a specific feature

Only phones in this list that have the feature.

Best camera phone under ₹25,000 with 5G

  1. Motorola Moto G Max · ₹19,499 · budget 95 · national 29
  2. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹18,999 · budget 95 · national 29
  3. Infinix Hot 70 Pro · ₹24,999 · budget 82 · national 23

12 phones qualify.

Best camera phone under ₹25,000 with an AMOLED or OLED display

  1. Samsung Galaxy F70 5G · ₹17,999 · budget 83 · national 22
  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 83 · national 22
  3. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 33 · national 10

4 phones qualify.

Best camera phone under ₹25,000 with a 120Hz or faster display

  1. Motorola Moto G Max · ₹19,499 · budget 95 · national 29
  2. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹18,999 · budget 95 · national 29
  3. Infinix Hot 70 Pro · ₹24,999 · budget 82 · national 23

12 phones qualify.

Best camera phone under ₹25,000 with a 144Hz or faster display

  1. Infinix Hot 70 Pro · ₹24,999 · budget 100 · national 23
  2. Realme P4R 5G · ₹20,999 · budget 0 · national 9

2 phones qualify.

Best camera phone under ₹25,000 with IP68 or IP69 water resistance

  1. Infinix Hot 70 Pro · ₹24,999 · budget 100 · national 23
  2. iQOO Z11x · ₹18,999 · budget 0 · national 8

2 phones qualify.

Best camera phone under ₹25,000 with IP69 water resistance

  1. iQOO Z11x · ₹18,999 · 8

1 phone qualifies.

Best camera phone under ₹25,000 with a 3.5 mm headphone jack

  1. Motorola Moto G Max · ₹19,499 · budget 83 · national 29
  2. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹18,999 · budget 83 · national 29
  3. Redmi 17C 5G · ₹20,999 · budget 33 · national 10

4 phones qualify.

Best camera phone under ₹25,000 with a microSD card slot

  1. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹18,999 · budget 100 · national 29
  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 5G · ₹17,999 · budget 88 · national 22
  3. Samsung Galaxy A08 · ₹18,499 · budget 63 · national 10

9 phones qualify.

Best camera phone under ₹25,000 with clean, near-stock Android

  1. Motorola Moto G Max · ₹19,499 · budget 50 · national 29
  2. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹18,999 · budget 50 · national 29

2 phones qualify.

Best camera phone under ₹25,000 with stereo speakers

  1. Motorola Moto G Max · ₹19,499 · budget 83 · national 29
  2. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹18,999 · budget 83 · national 29
  3. Redmi 17C 5G · ₹20,999 · budget 33 · national 10

4 phones qualify.

Best camera phone under ₹25,000 with a 6,000 mAh or bigger battery

  1. Motorola Moto G Max · ₹19,499 · budget 95 · national 29
  2. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹18,999 · budget 95 · national 29
  3. Infinix Hot 70 Pro · ₹24,999 · budget 80 · national 23

11 phones qualify.

Best camera phone under ₹25,000 with a 7,000 mAh or bigger battery

  1. Motorola Moto G Max · ₹19,499 · budget 90 · national 29
  2. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹18,999 · budget 90 · national 29
  3. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 60 · national 10

6 phones qualify.

Best camera phone under ₹25,000 with a variant with 8GB or more RAM

  1. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹24,999 · budget 100 · national 29
  2. iQOO Z11x · ₹20,999 · budget 0 · national 8

2 phones qualify.

Best camera phone under ₹25,000 with a variant with 256GB or more storage

  1. iQOO Z11x · ₹22,999 · budget 50 · national 8
  2. Vivo T5 Lite 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 50 · national 8

2 phones qualify.

Best camera phone under ₹25,000 with a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip

  1. Motorola Moto G Max · ₹19,499 · budget 100 · national 29
  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 67 · national 22
  3. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 33 · national 10

4 phones qualify.

Best camera phone under ₹25,000 with a MediaTek Dimensity chip

  1. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹18,999 · budget 100 · national 29
  2. Infinix Hot 70 Pro · ₹24,999 · budget 83 · national 23
  3. Redmi 17C 5G · ₹20,999 · budget 67 · national 10

7 phones qualify.

Best camera phone under ₹25,000 with a weight of 185 g or less

  1. Poco M8 · ₹24,999 · 9

1 phone qualifies.

Best camera phone under ₹25,000 with a thickness of 7.5 mm or less

  1. Samsung Galaxy F70 5G · ₹17,999 · budget 100 · national 22
  2. Poco M8 · ₹24,999 · budget 0 · national 9

2 phones qualify.

For different users

Weighted blends of category scores; see the methodology for weights.

Best phone for students under ₹25,000

  1. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 100 · national 63
  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 89 · national 57
  3. iQOO Z11x · ₹18,999 · budget 78 · national 51

10 phones qualify.

Best phone for seniors under ₹25,000

  1. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 100 · national 78
  2. Poco M8 · ₹24,999 · budget 98 · national 68
  3. Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra · ₹20,999 · budget 95 · national 67

41 phones qualify.

Best phone for content creators under ₹25,000

  1. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · 46

1 phone qualifies.

Best phone for business users under ₹25,000

  1. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 100 · national 67
  2. Samsung Galaxy A08 · ₹18,499 · budget 96 · national 66
  3. Redmi 17 5G · ₹23,999 · budget 92 · national 64

27 phones qualify.

All 14 ranked phones

Every eligible phone in this list, ranked.
# Phone Price (₹) Camera score Chipset Display Battery Charging Main camera Weight
1 Motorola Moto G Max ₹19,499 29 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 6.72" LCD 120Hz 7,000 mAh 30W 50 MP 213 g
2 Motorola Moto G77 Power ₹18,999 29 MediaTek Dimensity 6400 6.72" LCD 120Hz 7,000 mAh 30W 50 MP 215 g
3 Infinix Hot 70 Pro ₹24,999 23 MediaTek Dimensity 7100 6.76" LCD 144Hz 6,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 204 g
4 Samsung Galaxy F70 5G ₹17,999 22 Samsung Exynos 1330 6.7" AMOLED 90Hz 5,000 mAh 25W 50 MP 192 g
5 Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G ₹24,999 22 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 6.7" AMOLED 120Hz 6,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 206 g
6 Poco M8 Power 5G ₹22,999 10 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 6.9" AMOLED 120Hz 8,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 225 g
7 Redmi 17C 5G ₹20,999 10 MediaTek Dimensity 6300 6.9" LCD 120Hz 6,000 mAh 33W 50 MP 211 g
8 Samsung Galaxy A08 ₹18,499 10 MediaTek Helio G99+ 6.7" LCD 90Hz 6,000 mAh 25W 50 MP 197 g
9 OnePlus N6 ₹22,502 9 MediaTek Dimensity 6360 Apex 6.8" LCD 120Hz 8,000 mAh 45W 50 MP —
10 Poco M8 ₹24,999 9 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 6.77" AMOLED 120Hz 5,520 mAh 45W 50 MP 178 g
11 Realme P4R 5G ₹20,999 9 MediaTek Dimensity 6300 6.8" LCD 144Hz 8,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 224 g
12 iQOO Z11x ₹18,999 8 MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Turbo 6.76" LCD 120Hz 7,200 mAh 44W 50 MP 219 g
13 Vivo T5 Lite 5G ₹19,999 8 MediaTek Dimensity 6300 6.74" LCD 120Hz 6,500 mAh 44W 50 MP 209 g
14 Infinix Smart 20 ₹13,499 8 MediaTek Helio G81 6.78" LCD 120Hz 5,200 mAh 15W 8 MP 189 g

Not ranked: not enough data

These phones match, but too many of the formula's inputs are unknown to score them fairly: Ai+ Nova 2 Ultra, Ai+ Pulse 2, Lava Blaze Duo 3, Lava Bold N2 Pro, Lava Bold N2, Lava Bold N4 Lite, Lava Virat Curve 5G, Lava Virat V1 5G, Lava Virat V1 Pro 5G, Lava Virat V1, Lava Yuva Star 3, Mivi One, Motorola Moto G37 Power, OnePlus N6 Lite, OnePlus N6x, Oppo A6 5G, Oppo A6 Pro, Oppo A6s 5G, Oppo K14 Lite, Oppo K14 5G, Oppo K14x 5G, Poco C85x 5G, Poco M8x 5G, Realme C83 5G, Realme Narzo 100 Lite 5G, Realme Narzo 100x 5G, Realme P4 Lite 5G, Realme P4 Lite, Redmi 17 5G, Redmi A7 Pro 5G, Redmi A7, Samsung Galaxy A07 5G, Samsung Galaxy F70e 5G, Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G, Tecno Pop X 5G, Tecno Pop X, Tecno Spark 50s 5G, Tecno Spark Go 3, Vivo T5e, Vivo Y11 5G, Vivo Y21 5G.

How this list is ranked

Rear-camera hardware: main camera sensor size (40%, required), optical image stabilisation on main camera (15%), longest optical zoom (15%), telephoto sensor size (15%), ultrawide camera resolution (15%).

This is a hardware score built from specifications. It does not measure actual photo quality, which also depends on image processing.

Ranked phones are on sale in India and had their first India sale in 2026; the 2025 models have their own lists. Prices are the cheapest variant's current official price, or its launch price where no current price is confirmed. A phone qualifies for "under ₹X" when that price is ₹X or less. Scores use fixed, published scales (formula version 2.6), so a phone's score is the same on every list; on budget lists the budget score shows where it sits among phones at that price. Full methodology.

Questions

Which is the best camera phone under ₹25,000 in India?
Priced from ₹20,001 to ₹25,000, the best camera phone is the Infinix Hot 70 Pro (₹24,999, 23/100), ahead of the Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G (₹24,999, 22/100).
What are the top 3 camera phones under ₹25,000?
1. Motorola Moto G Max (₹19,499), 2. Motorola Moto G77 Power (₹18,999) and 3. Infinix Hot 70 Pro (₹24,999).
Which is the cheapest phone in this top 10?
The Samsung Galaxy F70 5G at ₹17,999, ranked #4.
What is the best camera phone between ₹20,001 and ₹25,000?
Infinix Hot 70 Pro (₹24,999, 23/100), then Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G (₹24,999) and Poco M8 Power 5G (₹22,999).
What is the best camera phone between ₹15,001 and ₹20,000?
Motorola Moto G Max (₹19,499, 29/100), then Motorola Moto G77 Power (₹18,999) and Samsung Galaxy F70 5G (₹17,999).
What is the best camera phone between ₹10,001 and ₹15,000?
Infinix Smart 20 (₹13,499, 8/100).
How is this list ranked?
Rear-camera hardware: main camera sensor size (40%, required), optical image stabilisation on main camera (15%), longest optical zoom (15%), telephoto sensor size (15%), ultrawide camera resolution (15%). This is a hardware score built from specifications. It does not measure actual photo quality, which also depends on image processing. Scores are relative to the phones in our India catalog.
How often is this list updated?
The live list is rebuilt whenever prices or specifications change and is frozen weekly and monthly; this version is from 2026-10-24.

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