Top 10 budget phones under Rs.10000

The smartphone market is no longer limited to the rich and the famous. It has expanded to include the average consumer and today one can easily find smartphones in any price range.  Know Your Mobile brings you the top 10 budget smartphones that pack in all the fun and functionality of a high-end smartphone at a budget price.

1. Dell Aero - After spearheading the computer industry, Dell has ventured into the smartphone market. The Aero lives up to the people's expectations with its friendly interface and well-enabled Marvell processor. It has a 3.5 inches, 64 x 360 pixelated display equipped with Gorilla Glass. It also includes a 5 mega-pixel camera with 8X zoom. Its Android 2.1 OS promises a great browsing experience and being preloaded with features such as Quickoffice, PDF and Microsoft Exchange, it is an ace buy for business customers. It also has around 40,000 Android apps making it one of the best budget smartphones in the market. It debuts at Rs 9989.

2. Micromax Bling 2 - A successor to the successful Bling Q55, this phone boosts of a cubic zirconia and swivel design and a 3 mega-pixel Swaroski Zirconia. It also has a 7.1 cm capacitive touchscreen and based upon the very successful Android OS. The phone is a beautiful piece with attractive finishing. The phone is quite easy and intuitive to use.  It can receive both audio and video messages. Equipped with Mi-Fi capability which provides wireless internet on the go, Bling 2 is an immensely popular and highly desirable phone at Rs 8999.

3. Samsung Galaxy Pop - The Galaxy series have  been an immensely popular venture of Samsung.  The phone is equipped with a Quad band GSM/edge/3G capability. It offers complete Wi-Fi support. It has a 3.14-inch QVGA touchscreen. Supporting a 3-megapixel flash camera, Pop offers a music player, ringtones, radio and speaker phone for all your multimedia needs.The key features of this device are a stable battery and lots of apps. A Samsung Android phone, it  is a decent investment at Rs 8199.

4. Spice Mi 270 - The Spice Mi 270 was India's first dual sim powered budget smartphone. Equipped with dual sim capability, the device is considered one of the ace Android phones. it has a beautiful body with semi metallic finish. It brings along 5 touchscreens on its 2.8 inches Qvga display. It has a FM radio, music player, video player and more. It supports a 2 megapixel camera and offers  a virtual QWERTY keypad. This Android phone is based upon a 600 MHz process and supports upto 16 GB memory. It is priced attractively at Rs 8000.

5. Olive Fluid - The Olive Fluid is a 3G Android phone in the budget category. It offers a lot to its users in the form of a lightweight and efficient budget smartphone. The device includes a 3.5 inch QVGA display touchscreen with multitouch display. It also supports a 3G bang with speed upto 7.2 mbps and its Android platform makes your web browsing expiring smart and fast. It comes with a 3.5 mm audio jack that is easily compatible with most of the headphones in the market. This budget smartphone is attractively priced at Rs 8000.

6. LG Optimus Me - With a 8inch, 240x 32 capacitive touchscreen display, this phone is a sleek but cheap smartphone.The key features include an Android 2.2 OS, Wi-Fi/HSDPA connectivity with integrated GPs and up to 32 GB of extendable memory. It also has a decent battery backup and nice graphics. It is the cheapest LG Android handset till date. It is attractively priced at Rs 7999.

7. Micromax A70 - The A70 has a history with the budget smartphone. It is equipped with a 3.2" TFT touchscreen that offers a 65 K, 320x48 MP display.It proves perfect for business users with its 3G sped and apps such as Moneycontrol, and Opera mini. With the A70, Micromax has also provided its own appstore (M! apps) to enhance your mobile experience. It is equipped with a Bluetooth 2.1 capability. Priced at Rs 7500, this is a unique budget smart phone.

8. Spice Mi 310 - An extension to the Android arm in India, the Mi-310 is one of the most popular Micromax phones after Micromax A60. It is Android powered budget smartphone equipped with a 3.1" capacitive touchscreen. It comes with a 2 mega-pixel camera and Wi-Fi Hotspot functionality. It is equipped with a track pad at the bottom of the screen. It is equipped with a 3.5 mm audio jack that is located on the top. It looks sleek and stylish with its mettalic finish. It is priced at Rs 6999 making it within the range of an average Joe.

9. Nokia 5530 Xpressmusic - The 5530 is one of the budget smartphones produced by Nokia. It is a cheaper version of the immensely popular 5800 Xpressmusic. Surprisingly, it is equipped with a better camera. It exudes brilliance with its user friendliness and has great musical abilities. The voice capabilities of this phone are surprisingly good. It has 27 hours of music playback and a resistive touchscreen. It works on the Symbian platform and offers GPS and 3G although it lacks Wi-Fi capability. It is a great buy at Rs 5,800.

10. Micromax A60 - The A60 was India's first Android and has been immensely popular since its launch. This phone is lightweight and attractive. It supports a 320 x 240 pixelated display. It supports Wi-fi, GPRS and has an added feature of Android apps. The Phone is cute and functional. It supports a 32 GB expandable memory and has a candybar shape. One of Micromax most popular phones it sells for Rs 5650.