17 Affordable Android Phones in India

Android Phones have brought new trends into the market, and everyone is now looking for Affordable Android Phones. One of the obvious predictions for the Android phone market was that there prices would come crashing down. It has started to show some similar results. Now there are many android models whose prices have come down and now lie in a range that can be considered affordable.

This gives those people ample number of options who do want an Android based Smartphone but are not willing to spare money in5 figures. These phones might not have the specs or the hype that comes with high-end Android devices, but they do offer a very decent touch screen Android experience for less than 10000/- . Following is a list of 17 Affordable Android based Smartphones.

Micromax Andro A60

This Indo-China phone comes with quit affordable price tag, cute shape, fairly smooth interface speed, good connectivity (3G, Wi-Fi, and GPS), and decent battery life. What it lacks:  Micromax Andro A60 has a resistive screen that hinders usability. It has no Google Talk client, average multi-media support and average call clarity. Moreover it has only a dual-band support and camera does not have autofocus.

Acer beTouch E110

Next Android phone to be touched on our list comes with a small, compact and a comfy feeling in the hand. Acer beTouch E110 is a wallet friendly Android Phone. It’s available in market at INR 6400 only, as of now. It appears to be the closest rival of HTC Tattoo in terms of design and specs as it has. Before buying this phone, our advice would be, to check with the retailer about the features of this phone.

Spice Mi-310

Spice MI310 is a featured pack with good looks and lightweight android phone with affordable price of INR 7000 only. With low cost it comes with some compromise, no 3G, microphone, and proximity sensor.

Dell XCD28

In INR 7180, you get Dell XCD28 Smart phone that has OLED touch screen and has a professional and trendy look at the same time. Allows easy access to many social networking sites, it has convenient messaging. It’s a good buy.

Spice MI 300

Here is another model from Spice in the market that’s an affordable android Smartphone. Spice MI 300 has Android 2.1, which provides good connectivity (GPS/Wi-Fi/3G). This android phone has a responsive 3.2 inch screen, a good 5 megapixel camera with LED flash. Like every phone it has a few setbacks: Average call clarity, low sunlight legibility, display prone to fingerprints, no backlight on the touch menu keys. If you can compromise with the mentioned holdups it’s a good phone to buy at INR 7328.

Olive Fluid

Olive Fluid packs in a comparatively large display of 3.5 inches. Running all its hardware is Android 2.1, not the latest, but relatively durable. Fluid is a very decent touch screen Android Phone for INR 7,550.

LG GT540

LG GT 540 is a mid-level Android phone. This phone runs on Android 1.6 with slight GUI personalization. It manages to have an edge over its competitors, as it is extremely fast and sports an SNS social networking hub of apps. This pack is Loaded with extravagant features and flexible functionality and is available for an awestruck price of INR 7990/-.

Samsung Galaxy Pop

Galaxy Pop is a mid level Android Smartphone that’s available for INR 8410/-. What might interest you is that this phone comes in two versions- both GSM and CDMA. There is no visible or specs difference between the GSM and CDMA variants except the network support. Performance wise, if you are a normal user you will not have any problem. There are only a few pre-installed applications like QuickOffice, Swype and a Memo app along with Social Hub. Support to a large number of apps will surely be a concern.

Samsung Galaxy 5

For the budget crowd, Samsung came with Samsung Galaxy 5. Galaxy 5 offers you a light and compact android pack with 3.5mm audio jack, HSDPA and Wi-Fi, microSD card slot, MP3, and FM tuner built-in. It’s an attractive and inexpensive Smartphone with slightly scaled-down specs to keep the cost down. This Smartphone runs on Android 2.1 (Eclair). Its available in market for INR 8500/-.

LG Optimus Me

Optimus Me is featured with comfortable physical keys to answer or end a call which is certainly an advantage. It’s a teen-oriented Android phone that comes with five different colored battery covers to choose from in pink, gray, black, blue and red. It runs on Android 2.2, it has a 2GB memory card for good measures. The specs are rather low-end. You can get this smallish LG Optimus Me P350 for INR 8999/-.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini

The X10 Mini aims to provide all round entertainment and communication at a 4 figure price of INR 9199/- . It is also the smallest Android powered phone out in the market. X10 Mini has a built-in non-removable battery. The phone is a mono-block with no moving portions. But it feels like a dummy phone because of its lightness. The phone is mostly plastic but that does not compromise X10 Minis build quality. It’s very well built promising an update to Android 2.1.

Samsung Galaxy 551

For INR 9399/- you can get a Samsung Galaxy 551. This Samsung Smartphone has a graceful design that fulfills ones desire to own a stylish highly-featured mobile. It has a quick & comfy keyboard that eases texting. Samsung Galaxy 551 makes Google applications and SNS integration easier.

Motorola Charm

Adding a charm to entry-level android users, Motorola Charm runs on Android 2.1 with decent call quality, comfy keyboard, Wi-Fi, 3G, and GPS. Unlike other android phones, Motorola charm has a square touch-screen design, similar to that of the Motorola Flipout, except that it doesn’t twist open. In addition to this, charm has backtrack. As owning a Motorola Charm would cost you 9499/-, there are some pitfalls like battery life and camera quality.

LG Optimus One

LG Optimus One has a simple yet an attractive design that’s reasonably spec-ed Android phone.  LG Optimus One has to offer a lots of features for a price tag of 9635/-. It provides fast browsing, running on android 2.2 with promised upgrade to Android 2.3 and making your downloads from android market stored under the Downloads section. Comes with Twitter, Facebook, and Thinkfree Office. YouTube videos play pretty well supporting High Quality.

Motorola Flipout

Flipout is a great messaging device with a comfy keyboard and an attractive design. It offers mid-range features and decent call quality. But you can’t judge a phone on its design only. There are some pitfalls like display is too small for Web browsing, multimedia and thus doesn’t provide a decent touch screen experience. It runs on Android 2.1 version and it offers some features that are not common on Android phones. You can get Flipout for INR 9699/-.

Dell XCD35

With the same price tag of that of the Motorola Flipout i.e. 9699/- you can also get Dell XCD35. Dell XCD35 offers you 3.5-inch capacitive touch-screen display with high speed 3G HSDPA connectivity, Wireless LAN Wi-Fi and a great list of features. With the price and the great display offered you can’t miss this one.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X8

Now for 9999/- you can get a Sony Ericsson Xperia X8. Running on Android 2.1 the quad-band GSM phone supports UMTS HSPA 850/1900/2100MHz bands, as well as Assisted-GPS for location services, also has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth stereo with wireless connectivity. You might end up compromising on battery life; Web browser doesn’t support Flash and it has a smaller screen size than other competing models.

So here is the new wave of list with ‘inexpensive android phones’ (Lowest to Highest):

In every inexpensive smartphone enlisted above or that is available in the market you’ll find some shortcomings and compromises made to lower the cost. But if you want to have an android phone in our pocket that also has to be wallet friendly, this post will surely give you many options. If you have used any of these affordable android phones or have anymore to update in this list via comments.