Top 10 Android Phones Under Rs 10,000 for May 2012

 Android  phones under Rs 10,000 are expected to have a feature rich package. They need to have a reasonably large capacitive touchscreen, decent processor, at least 3.2 megapixel camera and, of course, a recent version of Android OS.

Now we have a range of relatively powerful mobile phones that can run the latest Android OS smoothly. It is indeed very important to know the version of Android the mobile phone uses to make the best of it.

Here is a list of the best mobile phones one must consider while buying a new Android phone for Rs 10,000 or less.

LG Optimus NET P690 (Rs. 9,000)

Successor to the popular Optimus One, the new Optimus Net P690 is a slim phone designed for faster web browsing, application startup and other multimedia processing. It a good enough phone with good battery backup and it has instantly been accepted as a budget friendly smartphone, mostly because the phone is a feature rich package. 

Specifications :-

• 3.2 inches capacitive touchscreen display
• 3.15 mega pixel camera
• 2 G and 3 G network support
• 800 Mhz processor
• Android 2.3 Gingerbread  OS
• 512 Ram
• Wi Fi, Bluethooth 3
• 150 Mb, 32 Gb via micro SD card
• 1500 Mah battery for longer backup

Karbonn A9 (Rs 8,900)

Karbonn A9 is comes with 1Ghz processor,5 mp camera and having 3.8 capacitive screen with Android 2.3.6 is preinstalled in the phone.The key feature of phone is that it is dual sim andorid phone.

Specifications :-

• 3.8 inches capacitive touchscreen display
• 5 mega pixel camera
• 2 G and 3 G network support
• 1 Ghz processor
• Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread  OS
• Wi Fi, Bluethooth 3
• Expandable upto 32 Gb via micro SD card
• 1620 Mah battery for longer backup
• Accelerometer, G-Sensor, eCompass

Galaxy Y Duos GT S6102 (Rs. 8900)

Galaxy Y Duos- GT S6102 is a beautiful combination of style and function coming from the house of Samsung. Coming out with moderate features and dual SIM Capabilities along with good enough speed, Galaxy Y Duos is must go smartphone below Rs 10,000 price range.

Specifications :-

• 3.14 inches Capacitive touchscreen display
• 3 mega pixel camera
• 832 Mhz processor
• 384 MB + 32 GB expandable
• Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS
• Wi Fi , Wi Fi tether
• 1300 mAh Lithium ion battery
• 512 MB ROM
• A GPS, Digital Compass sensors
• Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor

Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 (Rs 7,200)

Galaxy Y(Galaxy Young) is quite popular amongst users of all ages and occupations etc. It's one of those mobile phones that come with Android 2.3 Gingerbread pre-loaded and with a flavour of TouchWiz user interface layered on it.

Specifications :-

• 3 inches TFT touchscreen display
• 2 mega pixel camera
• 832 MHz processor
• Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS
• Wi Fi, Wi Fi tether
• 150 Mb, micro SD supporting 32 Gb size
• FM Radio, Bluetooth 3
• Samsung TouchWiz UI
• 1200 mAh battery

Motorola Fire XT (Rs 9,200) 

Motorola Fire XT531 or Motorola Spice XT is a slim and budget-friendly Android smartphone with 3.5-inch display. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).

Specifications :-

• 3.5 inch touchscreen 
• 5 mp camera 480p video recording
• 800 mhz processor
• Android 2.3 gingerbread 
• Hvga (320×480) screen
• front camera 0.3 mp vga camera
• 150 mb internal memory – 32 gb expandable
• Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth
• 512 mb ram
• 1540 mAh

HTC Explorer (Rs. 8000)

HTC Explorer is a Android Smartphone with HTC Sense UI and 3MP Camera  with LED flash and auto-focus , HTC Explorer is an affordable android gingerbread smartphone. HTC Explorer was previously known as HTC Pico.

Specifications :-

• 3.2 inches capacitive touchscreen display
• 3 mp camera
• 600 Mhz processor
• 2G and 3G network support
• Android 2.3 gingerbread
• Wi Fi ,Wi Fi tether
• FM Radio
• 150 Mb internal, 32 Gb via micro SD
• 1230 mAh

Idea Blade (Rs. 7000)

Idea Blade is an Idea powered Android smartphone,Idea Blade  comes with various offering from Idea Cellular as well.

Specifications :-

• 3.5 inches TFT capacitive touchscreen display
• 3.2 mega pixel camera
• 600 Mhz Scorpion processor
• 2G and 3G network support
• Wi Fi, Wi Fi tether
• 150MB, 32 Gb via micro SD
• 512 RAM
• Android 2.2 Froyo OS(can upgrded to 2.3)
• FM Radio
• 1250 mAh battery

Huawei Sonic U8650 (Rs. 8990)

Huawei Sonic U8650 is a low-range smartphone manufactured by Huawei. It is equipped with Android 2.3, a 3.2mpx camera and it comes with an amazing touch support

 Specifications :-

• 3.5 inches TFT Capacitive touchscreen
• 3.15 mega pixel camera
• 600 Mhz processor
• 160 MB + 32 GB expandable
• Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS
• Wi Fi , Wi Fi tether
• 1400 mAh Lithium ion battery
• 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
• A GPS, Digital Compass sensors
• Accelerometer, Proximity  Sensor

Samsung Galaxy Pop Plus S5570i (Rs. 8300)

Samsung Galaxy Pop Plus S5570i is the upgraded version of Samsung Galaxy Pop S5570. its a budget Android phone assembled to optimize user experience to better capabilities. 

 Specifications :-

• 3.14 inches TFT Capacitive touchscreen
• 3.15 mega pixel camera
• 832 MHz ARMv6 processor
• 160 MB + 32 GB expandable
• Android 2.2(upgrd to 2.3)
• Wi Fi , Wi Fi tether
• 1200 mAh Lithium ion battery
• 384 MB RAM, Adreno 200 GPU
• A GPS, Digital Compass sensors
• Accelerometer, Proximity  Sensor

Micromax A70 (Rs. 7000)

The Micromax A70 is an entry level android phone with a price tag of Rs. 7k and runs on Android 2.2 (Froyo) OS It is powered by a 600 MHz processor from Qualcomm,  Coming from Micromax brand, its with good enough specifications beating many of the devices within this price tag.

 Specifications :-

• 3.2 inches TFT Capacitive touchscreen
• 5 mega pixel camera
• 600 MHz ARMv6 processor
• 160 MB + 32 GB expandable
• Android 2.2
• 3G, Wi Fi , Wi Fi tether
• 1200 mAh Lithium ion battery
• 256 MB RAM, Adreno 200 GPU
• A GPS, Digital Compass sensors
• Accelerometer, Proximity  Sensor