Samsung Galaxy S24+ 5G, Realme GT 7 Professional to Apple iPhone 16e  – Firstpost

A funds of Rs 60,000 is certain to fetch you highly effective and flagship-grade telephones from prime manufacturers. And largely, that’s what now we have for you this time. Be it the last-gen flagship telephones from Samsung or an upcoming Apple iPhone or a few choices powered by probably the most highly effective Qualcomm processor round, our listing caters to quite a lot of customers on this worth bracket. Time to have a look at the very best telephones below Rs 60,000 this month.

Greatest telephones to purchase below Rs 60,000 in India

Samsung Galaxy S24 5G / S24+ 5G

You haven’t one however two Samsung smartphones to select from this time, and each from the corporate’s earlier flagship lineup. The Samsung Galaxy S24 and S24+ are comparable in most methods barring their sizes. The telephones are powered by Samsung’s Exynos 2400 chip, which is nearly as highly effective as Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. You get 8 GB RAM with the S24 and 12 GB with the S24+. Each telephones supply 256 GB inner storage on this funds.

Each telephones have IP68 rated mud and water resistance however the S24 is the extra compact of the 2. Each sport Armor Aluminium 2 body and a glass again with a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, which additionally protects the display screen. The Samsung Galaxy S24 5G has a 6.2-inch Full HD+ Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X show with a peak brightness of 2600 nits, HDR10+ compliance and 120 Hz refresh charge. The Samsung Galaxy S24+ has a bigger and better decision (3120 x 1440 pixels) 6.7-inch show. Different show specs stay the identical.

Images division on each telephones consists of three cameras on the again comprising a 50MP main digital camera with twin pixel PDAF and OIS, a 12MP ultra-wide digital camera with Tremendous Regular video help and a 10MP telephoto digital camera with OIS for 3X optical zoom. You additionally get a 12MP entrance digital camera with PDAF for selfies and video calls. The digital camera efficiency is finest in school, and also can report movies in as much as 8K decision.  

The telephones launched with Android 14 and Samsung’s One UI 6.1. The corporate has promised 7 main Android updates for each going forward. Whereas the 2 telephones are similar in the case of processing energy, cameras and software program, the Plus variant does have a bit extra RAM, bigger show and a 4900 mAh battery as in comparison with 4000 mAh on the S24. It helps sooner wired charging too, whereas wi-fi charging specs are the identical for each.

**Samsung Galaxy S24 5G worth in India: Rs 57,999 for 8 GB RAM/ 256 GB storage
**Samsung Galaxy S24+ 5G worth in India: Rs 59,999 for 12 GB RAM/ 256 GB storage

Realme GT 7 Professional

The present Realme flagship is among the strongest telephones round. The Realme GT 7 Professional is powered by Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC and you may get its 12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage variant or the one with 16 GB RAM + 512 GB storage on this funds. It has a 6.78-inch QHD+ 10-bit LTPO AMOLED show with 120 Hz refresh charge and as much as 6500 nits of peak brightness. The HDR10+ and Dolby Imaginative and prescient compliant display screen is protected towards scratches by a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 7i.  

This rugged cellphone flaunts an IP69 rated ingress safety that lets you do underwater images as nicely. Talking of images, the digital camera division right here consists of two 50MP cameras on the again (main and telephoto with 3X optical zoom), each with OIS, and an 8MP ultra-wide shooter. The cellphone allows you to report movies at as much as 8K decision. The 16MP entrance digital camera does a good job with selfies and video calls.  

A big 5800 mAh battery retains the cellphone working for shut to 2 days of reasonable use, and the bundled 120W quick charger juices it up absolutely in below 40 minutes. The Realme GT 7 Professional runs the newest Android 15 out of the field with Realme UI 6.0, and the corporate has promised not less than 3 main OS and 4 years of safety updates going forward.  

Realme GT 7 Professional worth in India: Rs 54,999 for 12 GB RAM/ 256 GB storage; Rs 59,999 for 16 GB RAM/ 512 GB storage

iQOO 13 5G

The iQOO 13 5G is one other loaded smartphone on this funds. Similar to the Realme, this too is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, and you may get its 12 GB RAM and 256 GB storage variant or the 16 GB RAM and 512 GB storage variant on this funds. This cellphone has a 10-bit 6.82-inch HDR10+ compliant LTPO AMOLED show with a decision of 3168 x 1440 pixels and 144 Hz refresh charge. It will probably rise up to 4500 nits vibrant.

Rear digital camera division on the iQOO 13 5G flaunts three 50MP items. It’s helmed by a 50MP main digital camera with OIS, and accompanied by a 50MP ultra-wide digital camera with auto-focus that gives macro images capabilities too. The third 50MP unit has a telephoto lens with OIS that gives 2X optical zoom and is beneficial for portrait images too; a slight downgrade from the 64MP periscope telephoto digital camera on its predecessor. The entrance digital camera now will get a superior 32MP unit that handles selfies and video calls fairly nicely.  

The iQOO 13 5G is fitted with an enormous 6000 mAh battery that may last as long as two days of reasonable use on a full cost. The bundled 120W quick charger guarantees to cost it absolutely in simply half-hour. The cellphone runs Android 15 with FunTouch OS 15, with the corporate promising 4 main OS updates for this machine going forward.

iQOO 13 5G worth in India: Rs 54,999 for 12 GB RAM/ 256 GB storage; Rs 59,999 for 16 GB RAM/ 512 GB storage

Apple iPhone 16e

The newly unveiled Apple iPhone 16e could be yours too on this funds. After all, you’ll be able to solely rating its base variant with 128 GB storage below 60K. Whereas it offers a very good entry level to the iOS ecosystem and is backed by newer processing {hardware}, Apple has reduce a few corners to maintain its worth down. Very first thing that’s exhausting to overlook is the a number of generations previous show notch on the prime as an alternative of the Dynamic Island. Undecided this was achieved to provide out retro vibes deliberately.

The iPhone 16e has a 6.1-inch Tremendous Retina XDR OLED show with a decision of 2532 x 1170 pixels, 1200 nits peak brightness and HDR10 compliance. In contrast to different iPhones from the previous few generations, Dolby Imaginative and prescient compliance appears to be lacking right here. One other factor lacking here’s a secondary digital camera. You’ll have to make do with a solitary 48MP digital camera with OIS; extra retro vibes. You get the same old 12MP entrance digital camera with auto-focus right here too.

On the intense facet, the cellphone feels nice in hand attributable to its compact measurement and low weight, and has IP68 rated ingress safety. Even higher, it’s powered by Apple’s newest A18 SoC with 8 GB RAM – identical because the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus, which makes it a robust machine. Fortunately, Apple hasn’t gone retro with the selection of its charging connector and it very a lot has a USB-C port. The Apple iPhone 16e runs the newest iOS 18.3 with extra OS updates to comply with through the years.

Apple iPhone 16e worth in India: Rs 59,900 for 128 GB storage