Buying a smartphone is a confusing process for many people. There are so many brands with a multitude of specifications to select from. Phones under 20,000 INR are a good middle ground that you can make your choice from. As Chinese brands have entered the Indian marketplace lately, they have brought with them some great features of flagship phones and wrapped them neatly at affordable prices.

These phones are met with excitement by the average Indian consumer who wants everything in terms of specifications in a smartphone, from a swanky display to a great chipset. There are a lot of impressive affordable Chinese phones, but some important specifications need to be kept in mind.

Noteworthy 9 Specifications

Here are 9 crucial specs that you must think of before making your smartphone purchase:

1. Operating System or OS – Android lets you have more control over apps and lets you control the phone’s interface. Most phones possess an Android operating system, unless you buy an iPhone, or a Windows phone.
2. Battery Life – Battery capacity is measured in milliampere hours or mAh. Smartphone battery capacities start anywhere from around 2000mAh and rise all the way up to 7000mAh. Depending on your lifestyle, you should consider your phone’s battery life. If you aren’t that obsessed about apps, a 2000 or 3000mAh should be fine. Phones under 20000 usually come with 5000mAh batteries, or 6000mAh batteries. Larger capacity means more battery life.
3. Screen Size – Screens that were large only on flagship phones are big in mid range models now. Remember, the bigger the display and screen, the more life will be drained from your battery.
4. Chipset – The processor, or the chipset, is one of the phone’s significant specs, making your phone function smoothly. In a processor, the number of cores and speed of the clock are integral. More cores mean your phone will run more functions. There are dual-core processors, and high-end phones have up to 8 cores. How fast your phone works is determined by the clock speed. At least 1.84 GHz is suggested for average use.
5. Random Access Memory – Also called RAM, this helps you to multitask on your smartphone. From games to apps, they all need memory to work well. The more RAM, the more apps can run. Smartphones with 4GB RAM are equipped for everyday use, whereas an 8GB RAM mobile is ideal regardless of usage.
6. SD Card – This spec is typical of Android devices with an SD Card slot. You can extend your phone’s storage capacity. Phones come with on-board storage that ranges from 32GB to 256GB and higher which can be increased through an SD card.
7. Camera – If you are a social butterfly, and post photos often, a great camera with decent resolution and shooting modes is a must, both at the rear and front of the phone. The number of lenses will matter too.
8. Connections – Almost all the phones support 4G LTE, letting you speed up your internet browsing. However, if you want to future-proof your phone, it is better to purchase a 5G-enabled device.
9. In-Built Storage – A decent phone should come with at least 32GB storage to store apps, videos and photos, mid-range phones offer up to 256GB storage capacity, such as the top variant of OnePlus Nord.

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