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Top 5 smartphones under Rs 20K with best battery life

Last updated on: October 23, 2013 21:03 IST
Sony Xperia C

Lenovo P780, Lenovo P770, Xolo B700, Salora PowerMaxx Z1 and the Sony Xperia C are currently the best Android smartphones under Rs 20,000 in terms of their battery life.

There are hundreds of Android smartphones, spread across price categories but only few come with a decent battery life. Here we list the top five Android smartphones that have highest claimed battery life.

Please note that the battery back up is "claimed” and not tested by The Mobile Indian, so expect some variation in usage.

Sony Xperia C

Currently available for around Rs 19,000, the Sony Xperia C comes with a 2330 mAh battery that claims to give 10 hours of talktime on both 2G and 3G networks. Besides, the phone is said to have 588 hours and 605 hours of standby time on 2G and 3G networks respectively.

This dual SIM smartphone comes with 1 GB RAM, 5-inch capacitive touchscreen, 1.2 GHz quad core processor, Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system, 8 megapixel rear camera, 0.3 megapixel front camera, 4 GB ROM, and a 32 GB expandable storage slot.

Top 5 smartphones under Rs 20K with best battery life

Last updated on: October 23, 2013 21:03 IST
Lenovo P780

Lenovo P780

Thanks to this humongous battery (4000 mAh), the Lenovo P780 is said to provide 43 hours of talktime and 840 hours of standby on 2G network.

Moreover, this smartphone acts as a power bank and is thus has the capability to charge other smartphones via its USB port.

Other than its massive battery, the Lenovo P780 has an array of attractive features like a 5-inch touchscreen. This IPS display has 1280x720 pixels resolution.

Besides, the handset has Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system, 1.2 GHz quad core processor, 1 GB RAM, 4 GB ROM, 32 GB expandable storage slot, 8 megapixel rear camera, and a 0.3 megapixel front camera.

Currently, it is available for around Rs 17,000.

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Top 5 smartphones under Rs 20K with best battery life

Last updated on: October 23, 2013 21:03 IST
Lenovo P770

Lenovo P770

With its 3500 mAh battery, the Lenovo P770 claims to provide 30 hours of 2G talktime and 16 hours of 3G talktime. It also has a decent 300 hours of claimed standby time.

The dual SIM based Lenovo P770 is currently available for around Rs 12,000. It also has also impressive specification list that includes Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system, 1.2 GHz dual core processor, 4.5-inch LCD capacitive touchscreen with qHD resolution, 1 GB RAM, 4 GB ROM, 32 GB expandable storage slot, 5 megapixel rear camera, and a 0.3 megapixels front camera.

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Top 5 smartphones under Rs 20K with best battery life

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Salora PowerMaxx Z1

Salora PowerMaxx Z1

The Salora PowerMaxx Z1 launched early this year, is one of the best Android smartphones in terms of battery life as it has a 3200 mAh battery that claims to provide 18 hours and 22 hours of talktime on 3G and 2G networks respectively.

Its 428 hours of 2G standby is also quite impressive.

The Salora PowerMaxx Z1, which is currently available for around Rs 10,000, has a 1 GHz dual core processor, 4.5-inch qHD IPS display, 8 megapixel rear camera, 1.3 megapixel front camera, Android ICS operating system, 4 GB ROM, 32 GB expandable storage slot, and 512 MB RAM.

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Top 5 smartphones under Rs 20K with best battery life

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Xolo B700

Xolo B700

The handset comes with a 3450 mAh battery which claims to provide 23 and 20 hours of talktime on 2G and 3G networks respectively. It can keep charge (standby time) for 380 and 363 hours on 2G and 3G networks, respectively, as per the company.

The 4.3-inch display bearing Xolo B700 has Android ICS operating system, 1 GHz dual core processor, 5 megapixel rear camera, 0.3 megapixel front camera, 512 MB RAM, 4 GB internal storage, and 32 GB expandable storage.

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