When the price you are paying for a smartphone is more than 30K the compromises you make are minimal. So, here are our Top 5 Smartphones above INR 30,000 in 2016.
Samsung S7/S7 Edge
Even though it was launched at the start of the year, the popularity remained constant throughout the year, so it makes into the list, It offers 2 variant, 1 with a normal screen and other with Edge screen. The recent price drop makes buying this device even sweeter.
Here are the specs of device
- 5.1/5.5inch 2k/QHD (2560×1440 pixels) Super AMOLED always-on screen
- 577 Pixel Per Inch
- Snapdragon 820 processor / Exynos 8 Octa 8890 processor (depending on market)
- 4GB LPDDR4 RAM
- 32/64GB ROM plus expandable memory up to 200GB with microSD
- Android Marshmallow
- Hybrid SIM (nano + nano/ microSD)
- 12MP Back Camera with LED Flash, f/1.7 aperture with Smart OIS
- 5MP front-facing camera, f/1.7 aperture
- 3000/3600mAh battery with Fast Charging both
- Heart rate sensor, Fingerprint Sensor, Barometer
- IP68 rating water and dust resistance
- 7.9mm thick and 152gm weight
- 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS with GLONASS, USB 2.0, NFC
Google Pixel/Pixel XL
If the price is not a concern to you, this should be your go-to device, This year Google took a different approach by taking both Hardware and software to their control, resulting in high priced Pixel. The smartphones come with latest and greatest Software, with built-in Assistant. It also has one of the best cameras on the smartphone.
Google Pixel Specs
- Aluminium unibody and polishes glass combination
- 5/5.5″ inch Full HD display
- Snapdragon 821 Quad-core processor clocked at 2.2Ghz
- 4GB of RAM
- 32GB/128GB of internal storage
- Android Nougat
- 12.3 MP rear camera with 1.55-micron pixel and f/2.0 aperture, video stabilisation
- 8MP front camera
- 2,770/3450mAh battery
- Rear mounted fingerprint scanner
- 3.5mm headphone jack, Bluetooth 4.2, USB Type-C port
Apple iPhone 7/7 Plus
The best iPhone ever (sans the 3.5mm jack) backed by a well-optimised software and hardware. Powered by the best A10Fusion processor. The iPhone 7 Plus comes with Dual rear camera, which can take excellent pictures. Also, both new iPhones are now IP67 Rated.
Apple iPhone 7 Specs
- 4.7″ 1334 x 750 pixels IPS with 3D Touch
- Quad-core A10 Fusion 64-bit processor
- 32GB/128GB/256GB storage options
- 12MP camera with f/1.8 aperture, OIS, Quad-LED True Tone flash, 4K video recording at 30 fps, Slo‑mo FullHD at 120 fps and 720p at 240 fps
- 7MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture, 1080p video recording, Retina Flash
- iOS 10
- Water and dust resistant IP67
- TouchID Fingerprint sensor(2nd gen), Stereo speakers
- Thickness: 7.1 mm; Weight: 138grams
- 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, GPS
Huawei P9
Another smartphone in our list with Dual Rear cameras is the Huawei P9 that comes with a 12-megapixel shooter with SUMMARIT lenses, dual LED flash, Laser AF, f/2.2 aperture and captures great pictures. It is also is the first smartphone to be co-engineered with the global iconic camera brand, Leica Camera AG.
Specs of Huawei P9
- 5.2″ Full HD AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display
- 2.5Ghz Octa-Core Kirin 955 processor with Mali T880-MP4 GPU
- 3GB RAM
- 32GB storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD card
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow with EMUI 4.1 skin
- 3,000mAh battery with fast charging
- 12MP dual rear cameras with SUMMARIT lenses, dual LED flash, Laser AF, f/2.2 aperture
- 8MP front camera, f/2.4 aperture
- Hybrid Dual SIM
- Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor, 3.5mm audio jack, Stereo Speakers
- 6.95mm thick and Weighs 144g
- 4G LTE, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C
Moto Z
Motorola’s X series was replaced by Moto Z this year which had a different kind of approach with Moto Mods launching alongside, Moto Z comes with a modular design and have attachments that are called as Moto Mods. These Modules can be attached and detached via a 16 magical pin at the rear of the device.
The specs of the device are listed below.
Moto Z Play specifications
- 5.5″ Full HD Super AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection and 403ppi
- 2.0GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 652 processor and Adreno 510 GPU
- 3GB RAM
- 32GB / 64GB internal memory plus expandable up to 2TB with microSD
- Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
- Single Nano-SIM
- 16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, Laser Autofocus, PDFA and 1.3um pixel
- 5MP front-facing camera with LED flash and Wide-Angle lens
- 3510mAh battery with Turbo charging
- Fingerprint sensor at the front
- 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n (Dual Band:2.4 GHz + 5 GHz), BT4.0 LE, NFC, USB Type-C port
- Front loudspeaker,3-mic support
- Thickness: 6.99mm; Weight: 165g
- Moto Mods connector support, Water repellent nano-coating
Learn more about Moto Z and Mods.
So that was our Top 5 Smartphones above INR 30,000 (2016). Do let us know which would you pick for yourself, in the comments section. Also, follow us on Twitter @theunbiasedbog for more news and updates.
