We just covered a list of the Best Budget Smartphones and Best Affordable Flagships that launched in India in 2024. Now, here’s our pick of the Best Mid-Range Smartphones of this year that were also released in the region. Chinese brands absolutely dominated this list, so let’s check it out.

OnePlus Nord 4: The Best Mid-Range Phone of 2024

GizmoChina crowned the OnePlus 12 as the best affordable flagship smartphone in India for 2024. But another model from the Chinese brand has managed to take the top spot in one of our other categories as well. The OnePlus Nord 4 is the best mid-range phone that was released in the region. This model can be purchased right now for just Rs 27,999 (roughly 330 US Dollars).

At this price, buyers get a tall 6.74 inch 120Hz AMOLED display with 1.5K resolution, Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 SoC, 50MP dual camera setup, and a massive 5,500mAh battery pack. This phone also supports 100W wired fast charging. All of these capable specs are housed in a premium glass body with an aluminum frame. So you get a great package of performance, design, and more without breaking the bank.

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Vivo T3 Ultra

The Vivo T3 Ultra is another great option in the mid-range category, which is why it’s the runner-up in our list. While it typically retails for Rs 31,999 INR, it does go on sale for around Rs 28,999 as well. This makes it slightly more expensive than the Nord 4. But for a few thousand rupees more, the Vivo T3 Ultra packs the powerful Dimensity 9200+ chipset.

There is also a tall 6.78-inch 120Hz AMOLED display with a 1.5K resolution on the front, while the rear has a 50MP dual Zeiss camera module. A huge 5,500mAh battery pack powers the T3 Ultra that supports 80W wired fast charging. So this phone offers a glass body, Zeiss cameras, older flagship level performance, and more.

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Poco F6

In our review of the POCO F6, we mentioned how it offers unbeatable performance and value in the affordable flagship segment. The company made various compromises like a plastic body and a 50MP dual camera setup to keep the cost low, but it packs the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 for flagship grade performance. For just Rs 24,999, this is by far one of the cheapest phone with such capable hardware.

There was also a POCO F6 Deadpool Limited Edition that went on sale in India for Rs 29,999. It sports a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and 1.5K resolution. A sizeable 5,000mAh battery pack, which supports 90W wired fast charging. Other notable features include 50MP dual cameras, an IP64 rating for protection, and more.

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Realme GT 6T

The Realme GT 6T launched in India as a great mid-range option in India a couple of months ago. It arrives with the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 chip, which is the same processor as the OnePlus Nord 4. This model is listed for around Rs 29,999 but did go on sale a few weeks ago.

Realme packs one of the brightest screens in this segment, with a 6,000 nits peak on its 6.78-inch 120Hz AMOLED display. The Realme GT 6T houses a big 5,500mAh cell that supports 120W wired fast charging, making it the fastest on this list. The 50MP dual cameras for photography make a return on this model as well.

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Huawei endured a turbulent 2020 in Europe and the United States especially. The stringent sanction regime initiated by the US-led to similar restrictions across Europe, especially in the 5G segment, where the company had already established a seemingly unassailable lead. These moves significantly affected the company’s outlook, but recent research by Counterpoint Research has also shown that consumers in Europe may have also been hurt by the exit of the company, as mid-range 5G smartphones average prices from Europe reflected.

The European market did not have any mid-range 5G smartphones as of Q1 2020. Still, the scenario gradually changed so that, by the third quarter of 2020, 5G mid-rangers accounted for about 20% of the segment, and this has risen steeply to 50% of all smartphones sold in Europe at the end of the first quarter of 2021.

The price range considered by the researchers at Counterpoint Research was the $250-$500 range. Huawei enjoyed a great degree of prominence in the mid-range segment of Europe before the decline last year, with its market share virtually extinguished by Q1 2021. Of all the listed vendors, Xiaomi saw the biggest YoY growth in the mid-tier segment, obviously due to its robust offering and aggressive marketing.

Huawei’s loss also translated to growth for other Chinese brands like Oppo, who moved swiftly to bridge the gap resulting from Huawei’s exit. These brands have recorded massive improvements in their European operations. Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo and other brands on the fringes of the 5G market in Europe are all pursuing robust strategies to break into the mid-range and premium segment of the 5G market in Europe with some flagship offerings.

However, Apple and Samsung remain the clear leaders across the 5G segments in Europe, although the Chinese contingent continues to pursue a share of the spoils in the highly lucrative market.

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Mid-range smartphones are no longer budget devices with a bunch of higher-end features. In 2019, the best mid-range devices were essentially high-end smartphones sans a couple of premium features.

If last year’s mid-rangers were all about good processors, big batteries, and dual cameras, in 2019 brands upped their game by adding high-end chipsets, flagship-grade fast charging, quad-cameras, AMOLED displays, and even in-screen fingerprint sensors. We are spoiled by the number of good mid-range choices we have this year that costs less than €299 or Rs. 20,000 or $300.

Like our Best Budget Smartphones of 2019 article, compiling this list wasn’t easy, but the following smartphones stood out for us for their excellent quality and value for money.

Redmi Note 8 Pro

It wouldn’t be fair to compile the Best Mid-Range Smartphones list without a Redmi Note model, right? The Note lineup is extremely popular among mid-range buyers and the company has already sold 10 million units of the Redmi Note 8 series across the globe within three months of launch. That’s an average of over 110,000 units in a day!

The Redmi Note 8 Pro brought in the perfect blend of imaging prowess, gaming-oriented processor, and a large battery, packaged inside a beautiful body. It might be a bit heavier and bulkier than some competitors but overall, the Note 8 Pro is a well-balanced mid-range smartphone of 2019.

The Redmi Note 8 Pro comes with a MediaTek Helio G90T processor with a quad-camera setup consisting of a high-resolution 64MP primary camera, 8MP wide-angle camera, and a couple of 2MP shooters for macro and bokeh. There’s a large 4500mAh battery on board with 18W fast charging too!

All this for a competitive price tag of Rs. 14,999 in India or €259 in Europe for the 6GB + 64GB variant. Pretty solid deal indeed!

READ MORE: Redmi Note 8 Pro teardown pictures reveal the Helio G90T chipset, 64MP sensor and others!

Realme X2

Realme has absolutely embraced the motto: If Redmi can do it, we can do it too! So if there’s a Redmi Note model in this list, there’s an equivalent (or even a better) Realme model to take it on. And Realme X2 is the mid-range phone to beat in 2019! The phone offers more value than any other smartphone in its price segment.

• Gaming processor  
• Super AMOLED display  
• In-screen fingerprint  
• Quad-cameras with a wide-angle lens  
• Large battery  
• Super-fast charging  
• Beautiful design  

If you had doubts about my earlier statement of how ‘2019 mid-rangers were high-end devices sans a few premium features’, this phone should help you to cast them away.

The Realme X2 comes with Snapdragon 730G (8nm), a 6.4-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display, up to 8GB of RAM, 64MP primary camera with three other supporting cameras including an 8MP wide-angle lens, and a 4000mAh battery with 30W fast charging. You get all this for a starting price of just Rs 16,999 (4GB + 64GB), Rs. 18,999 (6GB + 128GB) in India or up to 289 € (8GB +128GB) in Europe. That’s incredible value for money!

Redmi K20 (Mi 9T)

If there was a phone that can take on the Realme X2, it would be the Redmi K20. It comes with the non-gaming Snapdragon 730 (8nm) processor with a full-screen AMOLED display, a pop-up camera that houses a 20MP selfie camera and a capable rear camera setup featuring three useful sensors, a 48MP primary shooter, an 8MP telephoto lens, and a 13MP wide-angle camera.

In case you are wondering, the K20 has the same camera setup as the K20 Pro, which we all so loved! So despite having one camera less than the two smartphones mentioned above, the triple camera setup on the Redmi K20 is more useful than those quad-cameras (let’s not talk about the quality of those 2MP shooters) on the Realme X2 and Redmi Note 8 Pro. Also, the K20 is one of few phones in this price segment to feature a telephoto lens that offers up to 2X optical zoom!

It’s a shame that the Redmi K20 was overshadowed by its more expensive ‘Pro’ sibling this year. So, it shouldn’t be surprising to see that it makes it to our Most Underrated Smartphones of 2019 list.

The Redmi K20 is highly discounted right now. You can find the 6GB + 64GB model for under Rs. 20,000 in India or around €279.90 in Europe. 

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Lenovo Z6

The Lenovo Z6 is yet another underrated smartphone in this list but offers immense value for your money. The phone comes with Snapdragon 730 (8nm) like the Realme X2 with a 6.4-inch AMOLED display with in-screen fingerprint, a triple camera setup featuring a 24MP main camera (f / 1.8 large aperture) + 8MP 2x optical zoom camera (f / 2.4 aperture) + 5MP bokeh camera, and a 4000mAh battery with 18W fast charging.

These specs are pretty amazing but it looks very similar to the models mentioned above right? And Lenovo is not really known for its software support either. So why does this phone make it to our Best Mid-Range Smartphones of 2019 list?

The three smartphones mentioned above: Realme X2, Redmi Note 8 Pro, and Redmi K20 weigh over 180 grams and measure over 8.6mm in thickness. In comparison, the Lenovo Z6 weighs just 159 grams and measures 7.7mm in thickness! It might well be one of the most comfortable mid-range smartphones of 2019.

And how much does it cost? 1199 yuan in China, which comes to just $171 or €154! It’s a shame that Lenovo Z6 didn’t get a widescale release and I blame Lenovo for that. But for its price, it offers outstanding value (including 2x Optical zoom)! You can get it for around $200 or €180 via sites like Aliexpress in Europe.

Xiaomi Mi 9 SE

2019 was all about 6-inch+ displays, large batteries, and multiple cameras. But these features come at a cost and that’s the bulky form factor. Some users don’t mind if their phones are a bit heavy or thick, but for others, it’s a definite deal-breaker. The Lenovo Z6 was a pretty lightweight phone, but if you are in the market for something smaller, lighter, and more compact, the Mi 9 SE is your best bet.

With the dimensions of just 147.5 x 70.5 x 7.5 mm, it’s smaller, thinner, and lighter than all the smartphones in this list. However, despite its compact form factor, the Mi 9 SE doesn’t sacrifice any major features. It comes with a 6-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display, 6GB RAM, Snapdragon 712 (10nm octa-core 2.3GHz) processor, a 48MP triple cameras with ultra-wide and telephoto lens (2x optical zoom), and a 3070mAh battery with 18W fast charging. The battery is small but given its compact size and fast charging support, for those who want a capable smartphone that’s also comfortable to hold, the Mi 9 SE turns out to be a competitive option.

The Mi 9 SE wasn’t launched in India but it is available for around € 349.90 or £300 (6GB + 64GB) in Europe!

So these were our picks for the Best Mid-Range Smartphones of 2019! Do you think any other device deserves to make it to this list? Let us know!

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