Premium features in the budget: These are the top 5 smartphones of 2025 which caught everyone’s attention, price is ₹ 15000 to ₹ 20000
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Check out the list of best smartphones of 2025 in budget less than ₹ 20,000. Nothing CMF Phones like Phone 2 Pro, Oppo K13x, Vivo T4x, Realme P4x and Infinix GT 30 come with powerful batteries, great displays and excellent performance which created a stir in 2025.
Many great phones were seen in the budget smartphone segment this year. In this category, companies like Vivo, Realme and Infinix have been continuously introducing new and better products. Along with this, brands like Oppo and Nothing have also joined this range and have brought such smartphones, which were earlier lacking in this price segment.
The definition of budget phone has also changed with time. Whereas earlier phones with basic features at low price were called budget, now in India smartphones priced between Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000 are being kept in the budget category. The good thing is that in this range, users are now getting features like powerful processor, better camera, big battery and premium design.
Nothing has launched CMF Phone 2 Pro in the mid-range segment under its sub-brand CMF. This smartphone is equipped with Dimensity 7300 Pro chipset and has a triple camera setup, which includes 50MP main camera, 50MP telephoto camera and 8MP ultrawide camera. The phone has a 6.7-inch 120Hz AMOLED display and the good thing is that the charger is provided in the box itself. CMF Phone 2 Pro has a 5000mAh battery with 33W fast charging support. This phone especially targets the price segment of less than ₹ 20,000.
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The focus of Oppo K13x is on design and strength. This smartphone is equipped with MediaTek Dimensity 6300 chipset, which supports up to 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. The design of the phone is quite slim. Its thickness is 7.99mm and weight is 194 grams. However, its real specialty is its strength. It has a display with military-grade protection, IP65 rating for dust and water resistance and wet touch support, so that the screen can be used easily even with wet hands. Apart from this, Oppo K13x has a large battery of 6,000mAh.
Vivo T4x is another such smartphone that makes its place in this list due to its large 6500mAh battery, MediaTek Dimensity 7300 5G chipset and IP64 rating with military-grade toughness. The phone has a display with 120Hz refresh rate and it has a 50MP main camera. At the same time, despite such a big battery, this smartphone supports 44W fast charging, which makes it a reliable option for long-term use.
Realme’s lineup also includes an ‘X’ series phone, named Realme P4x. It has a large battery of 7,000mAh, which supports 45W fast charging. The thickness of the phone is 8.39mm and its weight is 208 grams. This smartphone is equipped with MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra chipset, which has the option of up to 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage.
And finally, the Infinix GT 30 needs to be included in this list, which is one of the few smartphones that is designed with gamers in mind in more ways than one. It has an AMOLED display with 144Hz refresh rate and is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7400 chipset. The special feature of the phone is its GT shoulder triggers and capacitive buttons, which can be customized for games. Apart from this, it has been provided with 3D vapor chamber cooling system and other performance enhancements, which help in giving better performance to the phone without overheating during gaming.
