TOP 5 MID-RANGE SMARTPHONES TILL JULY 2020

Mid-Range smartphones, depending upon their price range can be further divided into four categories:

1. Smartphones ranging between INR 12000/$160 – INR 20000/$270
2. Smartphones ranging between INR 20000/$270 – INR 30000/$400
3. Smartphones ranging between INR 30000/$400 – INR 40000/$535
4. Smartphones ranging between INR 40000/$535 – INR 50000/$670

In this list, we will be discussing the smartphones coming under the second category.

We shall rank the smartphones based on of their design, specifications, features, price ,and value for money.

Here is a list of light on pocket mid-range smartphones till July 2020:

1. ONEPLUS NORD:

OnePlus recently revealed their all new OnePlus Nord which happens to be the first budget-friendly smartphone launched by OnePlus in years. It is one of the best mid-range camera phones in 2020.

There is a lot of hype around the brand new smartphone.

Talking about the design of the smartphone, one thing is for sure that it is a beautiful looking device. Despite the low price range, this phone gives a premium feel.

Compared to other mid-range smartphones like Redmi K20 Pro and Realme X3, this mid-range smartphone is smaller, less bulky, lighter ,and fits perfectly in your hands, making the usability of the phone more convenient.

Let us get into the specific design details of the phone:

The all-new OnePlus Nord has a sandwich design, with a plastic back, having a quad-camera vertical set up in the left top corner and Gorilla Glass protection in the front with a dual selfie camera, again in the top left corner.

At the bottom of the phone, you will find a speaker grill, Type-C port, microphone ,and sim card tray, whereas on the top of the phone there is just one noise-cancelling microphone.

The Volume rocker has been placed on the left side of the phone and on the right side, there is a power button and OnePlus iconic alert slider.

2. OPPO RENO 3 PRO:

Oppo launched one of the newest member to its family of mid-range smartphones, the refreshing Reno 3 Pro in the first quarter of this year, and the first impression that comes to mind is that it is a beautiful looking phone.

The phone has an amazing finish, especially in the blue color in which it seems as if a light is flashing out from down right corner to the top left of the phone.

But still, the gradient design with a vertical quad-camera can not make us over-look and ignore its plastic back.

On the top, you’ll find a noise cancelling microphone whereas at the bottom of the phone there is a speaker grill, Type-C port, a microphone and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

There is volume rocker along with a SIM card tray on the left side of the phone and a power button on the right side of the phone.

The dual selfie camera set up in the front and along with extremely thin bezels, gives it a screen to body ratio of 91.5%, which is definitely going to provide an excellent camera and video viewing experience.

The 175 grams lightweight smartphone comes in three different color variants; Blue, White ,and Black.

3. SAMSUNG GALAXY A70s:

The Galaxy A70s was launched by Samsung last year. But it continues to stand out as one of the few preferable phones when talking about a pocket-friendly device.

With its bigger screen, bigger battery ,and better display it surely takes an edge over other A series phones by Samsung such as A50 and A51.

As far as the physical overview is concerned, then it has a prism cut plastic back with a triple camera set up and an LED flash in the top left corner, whereas, the front gets a gorilla glass 5 protection with a water-drop notch selfie camera.

There is a speaker grill, microphone, Type-C port and a 3.5 mm Jack at the bottom of the phone and a secondary noise cancelling microphone on the top.

Apart from that, the phone carries a power button and volume rocker above it on the left keeping the right side of the phone clean and does not carry anything except a SIM card tray.

The most impressive thing about the phone is its display. It comes with a 6.7 inches FHD+ AMOLED display with infinity U design, which is very immersive and turns out to be the biggest highlight of the device.

4. REALME X2 PRO:

Realme is a big brand in Asia and is quite popular for its low-end to mid-range smartphones having features comparable to a lot of premium phones out there.

In the last quarter of 2019, Realme launched its yet another Mid-range phone; Realme X2 Pro.

By having a first look at the phone, it doesn’t seem or look very appealing, especially the realme logo in the back which makes it even more off.

Nevertheless, its sandwich design with Gorilla Glass 5 protection in the front and back along with aluminum frame surely makes it look premium enough, despite its low price.

Getting into further details about the design of the phone then, at the bottom again this phone also gives you a speaker grill, Type-C port, microphone and a 3.5mm Jack with a secondary noise-cancelling microphone on the top.

On the left, there is a volume rocker and on the right there is a SIM card tray and on/off power button.

The vertical quad-camera bump in the back is likely to wobble if the phone placed on a flat surface. In addition to this, the glass back is slippery and also attracts fingerprints and smudges. Overall, these factors are not problematic.

It has a u-notch selfie camera and the bezels are pretty thin. But one of the great things about the phone is that it comes with stereo speakers where you’ll find an additional speaker on the top bezel just below the secondary microphone.

5. VIVO V19:

Vivo launched its brand new phone, V19 this year in April. It is an out and out camera smartphone, which comes with 6 cameras, two in the front and four in the back. This is one of those mid-range smartphones with good cameras.

Vivo V19 is a shiny phone which looks spectacular and the in-hand field is also pretty nice, considering its price.

The phone has Gorilla glass protection both in the front and back and overall weighs around 190 grams which is normal.

Talking about ports and buttons, then in the bottom like all other smartphones in the list, it has a speaker grill, Type-C port, microphone, 3.5mm Jack and on the top, there is noise-cancelling secondary microphone.

On the left there is a dedicated SIM card slot, which means it is a triple slot, accommodating dual SIM cards and one SD card. On the right side of the phone, you will find volume rocker above power-button.

It has a 6.44 inches FHD+ E3 AMOLED display, which Vivo claims to be the latest version of AMOLED screens. Above that, the phone also has Videvine L1 support which will allow HD streaming. Overall, the colors are punchy and saturated which successfully provides an immersive display.

This device is one of the finest mid-range smartphones.