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Best Affordable Flagship Smartphones In India 2025

With 2024 coming to an end, we are compiling various ‘Best of 2024’ lists across different categories. Now, let’s check out the Best Affordable Flagship Smartphones this year. This is specifically for the Indian market, and includes four great smartphones.

OnePlus 12: The Best Affordable Flagship Smartphone of 2024...OnePlus 12 is easily the best affordable flagship of 2024. This model often goes on attractive discounts, offering buyers a premium package without breaking the bank. This model features a premium design, cutting edge hardware, and capable cameras. While it launched for a typical flagship price point, sales and other deals made it a lot more affordable.

It comes with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, a tall 6.82-inch 2K+ LTPO AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, a massive 5,400mAh battery, 100W wired fast charging, and 50W wireless fast charging. With sales bringing the price down to nearly Rs 50,000 INR (roughly 590 US Dollars), this model offers the best price-to-value ratio for a budget flagship phone in India in 2024.

Vivo X100...Vivo X100 is a great runner up for the best affordable flagship phone in India. This model has one of the best camera setup in this list. On the front, there is a 6.78-inch LTPO 1.5K AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and 32MP selfie shooter, while the rear packs a 50MP (Main) + 64MP (Telephoto) + 50MP (Ultrawide) triple cameras.

A large 5,000mAh battery pack powers this device, which supports 120W wired fast charging. Under the hood, it is equipped with the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 SoC, so you also get flagship grade processor. Other notable features include water and dust resistance, Bluetooth 5.4, and premium glass body. This phone went on sale for just under Rs 60,000 (roughly 708 US Dollars).

Xiaomi 14...While the Xiaomi 14 (Review) was launched as premium smartphone, it was soon available for a more affordable price. This made it quite a deal as a budget flagship. Two months ago, the Xiaomi 14 was listed for just Rs 47,999 (roughly 572 US Dollars). This made it the most affordable flagship phone in this list and in the Indian market.

For under 600 US Dollars, you even get the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, three 50MP cameras on the rear, and a 4,610mAh battery pack, which supported 90W wired and 50W wireless fast charging. Notably, the Xiaomi 14 is also a compact flagship phone with a 6.36-inch LTPO OLED panel, which makes it shorter than most phones in the premium category.

Apple iPhone 16...Apple’s latest iPhone 16 debuted in India back in September 2024. The base model was unveiled with a starting price tag of Rs 79,900. While this isn’t exactly affordable, it is more approachable than most ultra premium smartphones. The iPhone 16 brings a notable design change with a dedicated camera button and revamped camera placement.

You’re also getting Face ID for security, 48MP dual cameras on the rear, and IP68 water and dust resistance. The base iPhone 16 is also a compact flagship, since it sports a 6.1-inch Super Retinba XDR LED screen. Unfortunately, you still get just 60Hz refresh rate, but for people already in Apple’s tight ecosystem can definitely consider this one.

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