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Updated 24 October 2026 · 10 phones ranked

Best value for money phones under ₹25,000 in India 2026

In the top price window, ₹20,001 to ₹25,000, and across the whole list, the best value for money phone is the Poco M8 Power 5G (₹22,999, 48/100), ahead of the Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G (₹24,999, 41/100).

The best value for money phone under ₹25,000 in India right now is the Poco M8 Power 5G (₹22,999), with a value score of 48/100: overall score 51 at ₹22,999 and -1 points versus phones at a similar price.

Among the 10 ranked phones under ₹25,000 it has a budget score of 100/100; its national value score is 48/100.

It is followed by the Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G (41, ₹24,999) and the iQOO Z11x (39, ₹18,999).

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

  • The Poco M8 Power 5G's 8,000 mAh battery is larger than 89% of the 9 other phones under ₹25,000 we track.
  • The Poco M8 Power 5G's 1,800-nit peak brightness is brighter than 89% of the 9 other phones under ₹25,000 we track.

Best by price window

Read from the top: the highest price window first, then lower.

₹20,001 to ₹25,000 (6 ranked)

  1. Poco M8 Power 5G

    pending verification

    51/100 overall at ₹22,999 · −1 points versus phones at a similar price

    ₹22,999100/100 budget

    national 48/100

  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G

    pending verification

    50/100 overall at ₹24,999 · −3 points versus phones at a similar price

    ₹24,99989/100 budget

    national 41/100

  3. Poco M8

    pending verification

    48/100 overall at ₹24,999 · −6 points versus phones at a similar price

    ₹24,99967/100 budget

    national 36/100

₹15,001 to ₹20,000 (3 ranked)

  1. iQOO Z11x

    pending verification

    44/100 overall at ₹18,999 · −5 points versus phones at a similar price

    ₹18,99978/100 budget

    national 39/100

  2. Motorola Moto G77 Power

    pending verification

    39/100 overall at ₹18,999 · −10 points versus phones at a similar price

    ₹18,99944/100 budget

    national 25/100

  3. Vivo T5 Lite 5G

    pending verification

    32/100 overall at ₹19,999 · −18 points versus phones at a similar price

    ₹19,99922/100 budget

    national 4/100

₹10,001 to ₹15,000 (1 ranked)

  1. Infinix Smart 20

    pending verification

    17/100 overall at ₹13,499 · −26 points versus phones at a similar price

    ₹13,4990/100 budget

    national 0/100

Top 10 value for money phones under ₹25,000 in India

How the overall score compares with what is typical at the phone's price. We fit overall score against the logarithm of price across all ranked phones. A phone exactly on that line scores 50; every overall point above or below it adds or removes 2.5, capped at 0 and 100. A value score is given only when at least 3 other ranked phones cost between two-thirds and one-and-a-half times as much, so the line is never stretched far from real comparisons Formula

  1. Poco M8 Power 5G

    best pick pending verification

    51/100 overall at ₹22,999 · −1 points versus phones at a similar price

    ₹22,999100/100 budget

    national 48/100

  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G

    pending verification

    50/100 overall at ₹24,999 · −3 points versus phones at a similar price

    ₹24,99989/100 budget

    national 41/100

  3. iQOO Z11x

    pending verification

    44/100 overall at ₹18,999 · −5 points versus phones at a similar price

    ₹18,99978/100 budget

    national 39/100

  4. Poco M8

    pending verification

    48/100 overall at ₹24,999 · −6 points versus phones at a similar price

    ₹24,99967/100 budget

    national 36/100

  5. Infinix Hot 70 Pro

    pending verification

    45/100 overall at ₹24,999 · −9 points versus phones at a similar price

    ₹24,99956/100 budget

    national 28/100

  6. Motorola Moto G77 Power

    pending verification

    39/100 overall at ₹18,999 · −10 points versus phones at a similar price

    ₹18,99944/100 budget

    national 25/100

  7. Realme P4R 5G

    pending verification

    36/100 overall at ₹20,999 · −14 points versus phones at a similar price

    ₹20,99933/100 budget

    national 14/100

  8. Vivo T5 Lite 5G

    pending verification

    32/100 overall at ₹19,999 · −18 points versus phones at a similar price

    ₹19,99922/100 budget

    national 4/100

  9. Redmi 17C 5G

    pending verification

    32/100 overall at ₹20,999 · −19 points versus phones at a similar price

    ₹20,99911/100 budget

    national 2/100

  10. Infinix Smart 20

    pending verification

    17/100 overall at ₹13,499 · −26 points versus phones at a similar price

    ₹13,4990/100 budget

    national 0/100

Specs compared

Best value for money phones under ₹25,000 in India (2026): key specifications. Prices in ₹.
# Phone Price (₹) Value score Chipset Display Battery Charging Main camera Weight
1 Poco M8 Power 5G ₹22,999 48 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 6.9" AMOLED 120Hz 8,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 225 g
2 Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G ₹24,999 41 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 6.7" AMOLED 120Hz 6,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 206 g
3 iQOO Z11x ₹18,999 39 MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Turbo 6.76" LCD 120Hz 7,200 mAh 44W 50 MP 219 g
4 Poco M8 ₹24,999 36 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 6.77" AMOLED 120Hz 5,520 mAh 45W 50 MP 178 g
5 Infinix Hot 70 Pro ₹24,999 28 MediaTek Dimensity 7100 6.76" LCD 144Hz 6,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 204 g
6 Motorola Moto G77 Power ₹18,999 25 MediaTek Dimensity 6400 6.72" LCD 120Hz 7,000 mAh 30W 50 MP 215 g
7 Realme P4R 5G ₹20,999 14 MediaTek Dimensity 6300 6.8" LCD 144Hz 8,000 mAh 45W 50 MP 224 g
8 Vivo T5 Lite 5G ₹19,999 4 MediaTek Dimensity 6300 6.74" LCD 120Hz 6,500 mAh 44W 50 MP 209 g
9 Redmi 17C 5G ₹20,999 2 MediaTek Dimensity 6300 6.9" LCD 120Hz 6,000 mAh 33W 50 MP 211 g
10 Infinix Smart 20 ₹13,499 0 MediaTek Helio G81 6.78" LCD 120Hz 5,200 mAh 15W 8 MP 189 g

Best within this list for…

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

Best camera phone under ₹25,000

  1. Motorola Moto G Max · ₹19,499 · budget 96 · national 29
  2. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹18,999 · budget 96 · national 29
  3. Infinix Hot 70 Pro · ₹24,999 · budget 85 · national 23

14 phones qualify.

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.

By brand

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

Best Samsung value for money phone under ₹25,000

  1. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · 41

1 phone qualifies.

Best Redmi value for money phone under ₹25,000

  1. Redmi 17C 5G · ₹20,999 · 2

1 phone qualifies.

Best Poco value for money phone under ₹25,000

  1. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 100 · national 48
  2. Poco M8 · ₹24,999 · budget 0 · national 36

2 phones qualify.

Best Vivo value for money phone under ₹25,000

  1. Vivo T5 Lite 5G · ₹19,999 · 4

1 phone qualifies.

Best iQOO value for money phone under ₹25,000

  1. iQOO Z11x · ₹18,999 · 39

1 phone qualifies.

Best Realme value for money phone under ₹25,000

  1. Realme P4R 5G · ₹20,999 · 14

1 phone qualifies.

Best Motorola value for money phone under ₹25,000

  1. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹18,999 · 25

1 phone qualifies.

Best Infinix value for money phone under ₹25,000

  1. Infinix Hot 70 Pro · ₹24,999 · budget 100 · national 28
  2. Infinix Smart 20 · ₹13,499 · budget 0 · national 0

2 phones qualify.

With a specific feature

Only phones in this list that have the feature.

Best value for money phone under ₹25,000 with 5G

  1. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 100 · national 48
  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 88 · national 41
  3. iQOO Z11x · ₹18,999 · budget 75 · national 39

9 phones qualify.

Best value for money phone under ₹25,000 with an AMOLED or OLED display

  1. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 100 · national 48
  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 50 · national 41
  3. Poco M8 · ₹24,999 · budget 0 · national 36

3 phones qualify.

Best value for money phone under ₹25,000 with a 144Hz or faster display

  1. Infinix Hot 70 Pro · ₹24,999 · budget 100 · national 28
  2. Realme P4R 5G · ₹20,999 · budget 0 · national 14

2 phones qualify.

Best value for money phone under ₹25,000 with IP68 or IP69 water resistance

  1. iQOO Z11x · ₹18,999 · budget 100 · national 39
  2. Infinix Hot 70 Pro · ₹24,999 · budget 0 · national 28

2 phones qualify.

Best value for money phone under ₹25,000 with IP69 water resistance

  1. iQOO Z11x · ₹18,999 · 39

1 phone qualifies.

Best value for money phone under ₹25,000 with a 3.5 mm headphone jack

  1. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹18,999 · budget 100 · national 25
  2. Vivo T5 Lite 5G · ₹19,999 · budget 50 · national 4
  3. Redmi 17C 5G · ₹20,999 · budget 0 · national 2

3 phones qualify.

Best value for money phone under ₹25,000 with a microSD card slot

  1. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 100 · national 48
  2. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹18,999 · budget 80 · national 25
  3. Realme P4R 5G · ₹20,999 · budget 60 · national 14

6 phones qualify.

Best value for money phone under ₹25,000 with clean, near-stock Android

  1. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹18,999 · 25

1 phone qualifies.

Best value for money phone under ₹25,000 with stereo speakers

  1. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹18,999 · budget 100 · national 25
  2. Redmi 17C 5G · ₹20,999 · budget 50 · national 2
  3. Infinix Smart 20 · ₹13,499 · budget 0 · national 0

3 phones qualify.

Best value for money phone under ₹25,000 with a 6,000 mAh or bigger battery

  1. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 100 · national 48
  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 86 · national 41
  3. iQOO Z11x · ₹18,999 · budget 71 · national 39

8 phones qualify.

Best value for money phone under ₹25,000 with a 7,000 mAh or bigger battery

  1. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 100 · national 48
  2. iQOO Z11x · ₹18,999 · budget 67 · national 39
  3. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹18,999 · budget 33 · national 25

4 phones qualify.

Best value for money phone under ₹25,000 with a variant with 8GB or more RAM

  1. iQOO Z11x · ₹20,999 · budget 100 · national 39
  2. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹24,999 · budget 0 · national 25

2 phones qualify.

Best value for money phone under ₹25,000 with a variant with 256GB or more storage

  1. iQOO Z11x · ₹22,999 · budget 100 · national 39
  2. Vivo T5 Lite 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 0 · national 4

2 phones qualify.

Best value for money phone under ₹25,000 with a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip

  1. Poco M8 Power 5G · ₹22,999 · budget 100 · national 48
  2. Samsung Galaxy F70 Pro 5G · ₹24,999 · budget 50 · national 41
  3. Poco M8 · ₹24,999 · budget 0 · national 36

3 phones qualify.

Best value for money phone under ₹25,000 with a MediaTek Dimensity chip

  1. iQOO Z11x · ₹18,999 · budget 100 · national 39
  2. Infinix Hot 70 Pro · ₹24,999 · budget 80 · national 28
  3. Motorola Moto G77 Power · ₹18,999 · budget 60 · national 25

6 phones qualify.

Best value for money phone under ₹25,000 with a weight of 185 g or less

  1. Poco M8 · ₹24,999 · 36

1 phone qualifies.

Best value for money phone under ₹25,000 with a thickness of 7.5 mm or less

  1. Poco M8 · ₹24,999 · 36

1 phone qualifies.

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.

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 G Max, Motorola Moto G37 Power, OnePlus N6 Lite, OnePlus N6, 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 A08, Samsung Galaxy F70 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

How the overall score compares with what is typical at the phone's price. We fit overall score against the logarithm of price across all ranked phones. A phone exactly on that line scores 50; every overall point above or below it adds or removes 2.5, capped at 0 and 100. A value score is given only when at least 3 other ranked phones cost between two-thirds and one-and-a-half times as much, so the line is never stretched far from real comparisons

The price line is fitted to the phones in our catalogue, so it moves a little as phones are added.

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.