Best Phones Under Rs. 7,000 [July 2018]

HIGHLIGHTS

1. This world of best phones under Rs. 7,000 has evolved quite dramatically
2. The Redmi 5A is one of the best entry points into the smartphone world
3. The InFocus Vision 3 offers an 18:9 display on a budget

Buying a decent phone under 7,000 rupees was all but a pipe dream a few years ago. However, with capable Android smartphone getting cheaper and cheaper, the situation has changed quite dramatically. The smartphones listed below cannot compete with the flagships of the world but they are more than capable of basic tasks like browsing the web, using social media apps, and taking the odd picture or two. While there are a few other mobiles under Rs. 7,000 that are worth taking a look, we have restricted ourselves to phones that have been reviewed by Gadgets 360, and put through our battery of tests.

Here are our top picks for the best smartphones under Rs. 7,000 - listed in no particular order.

Xiaomi Redmi 5A
The cheapest smartphone from Xiaomi is one of the best entry points into the smartphone world. The cameras are quite average but the phone more than makes up for that with good performance, solid battery life, and above average build quality make it one of the picks in this list of best phones under Rs. 7,000.

The Redmi 5A (Review) is available in two variants - one with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage priced at Rs. 5,999 and one with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage priced at Rs. 6,999. Both variants allow for storage expansion via a microSD card. It can be bought from Amazon India as well as Mi.com

10.or D
The 10.or D (Review) offers tremendous value for money and is a great alternative to the Xiaomi Redmi 5A if you are looking for a phone under Rs. 7,000. Unlike the other options in this list which run highly customised skins, the smartphone ships with a stock build of Android 7.1.1 Nougat. It also has great battery life and a quick and accurate fingerprint scanner. The cameras though are a letdown and so is the build quality.
The 10.or D is powered by the QualcommSnapdragon 425 SoC, clocked at 1.4GHz. There are two variants of the smartphone on offer - one with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage priced at Rs. 4,999 and one with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage priced at Rs. 5,999. The storage can be expanded via a microSD card.

InFocus Vision 3
The InFocus Vision 3 (Review) is a great option for those looking for an affordable smartphone with an 18:9 display. The smartphone has great build quality, a vibrant 5.7-inch HD+ display and good battery life. That said, its cameras are underwhelming and it has a tendency to heat up under load.

The InFocus Vision 3 is powered by the quad-core MediaTek MT6737H chipset, along with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage which can be expanded via a microSD card. The smartphone runs Android 7.0 Nougat, with a cluttered but feature loaded custom skin on top called Smile UX. It is available for Rs. 6,999 on Amazon India.

Which is your pick for the best phone under Rs. 7,000? Let us know via the comments.

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Best Android Music Player for free

A lot of folks these days have transferred to some sort of music streaming service like Pandora, Spotify, Google Play Music, or Apple Music. However, there are those of us left that hang on to our collection of media because streaming isn’t quite good enough yet. If you have your own music collection and the stock music player isn’t doing it for you, then here are our picks for the best music player apps on Android! Please note, if you’re looking for something that plays local music and also streams music, your best bet is Google Play Music.

Music Player is a simple, but elegant music player that puts very little between you and your music. It operates on a tab structure and you can customize the tabs to use only the ones that you actually want. On top of that, it has an equalizer, widgets, scrobbling, an ID3 tag editor, no ads, themes, and support for most commonly used music files. It’s delightfully simple and a fantastic option for fans of minimalism. The free version is a little bare bones with the paid version providing far more features. It's one of the music player apps worth trying.

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Best Android Video Player App Of 2018

Remember the days of 3GP videos? Gone are the days when we had to convert a video to low-quality file formats to view it on our mobile. Nowadays, video players take advantage of new generation hardware in our smartphones and can play almost all video file formats. Although there is a default video player on all Android devices, third-party apps from the play store provide a more rich viewing experience.

Note: This list isn’t in an order of preference; it’s a compilation of the best Android video player apps. You’re advised to choose one as per your need.

Video player is undoubtfully the best and most used video player in android market!

Following are few reasons :

1. Very clean and neat interface
2. You can apply different themes
3. SW, HW and HW+ decoders are available which boost volume to 200%
4. Nearly all types of files can be played
5. Speed Control you can change speed from 0.2X to 4.0X just like VLC
6. Kids lock is available to prevent unlocking screen input
7. You can use Video player as Audio Player! Just go to settings >Audio> Use as audio player
8. Hide specific videos if you dont want them to show in Video player
9. Network streaming ; Subtitles ;and many more!
10. Change language : you can simply change language of audio within couple of taps.. (If the file contains multiple audio streams

· It Plays all video formats (MOV, MKV, Webm, MP4, XVID, AVI, TS, WMV, ASF , FLV and many more). No more time wastage in converting file formats.

· Plays 4k Ultra HD content with buttery smooth experience

· It uses Hardware acceleration, very less battery consumption.

· Supports all codec - HEVC, H.264, VP9, MPEG-4, MPEG-2 & VP8

. Professional playback of 10-bit formats.

· Supports video casting to ChromeCast, Amazon FireTV, Apple TV

· Amazing user interface with so a super easy access to videos

· Wifi file transfers and management makes CnX Player the BEST player available in the market!

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Oppo Find X revealed with slide-up camera setups, 6.4-inch Full HD OLED display ahead of official launch

The smartphone is seen featuring a sliding mechanism, which houses a 25MP front-facing camera, a 16MP + 20MP dual-rear setup and a face recognition module.

Oppo will soon unveil its Find X smartphone, which is expected to feature a thin-bezel display and feature a pop-up camera. However, we need not speculate anymore as The Verge has posted an early video of the device, revealing its specs and design ahead of the official launch in Paris. The smartphone is shown off in a video and as per the report, it comes with a 6.4-inch Full HD OLED display and a thin-bezel design, resulting in a 92.25 percent screen-to-body ratio. And lest we forget, there is no notch on the display. 

The most intriguing aspect of the Oppo Find X has to be the sliding camera. As per the report, its rear and front cameras are hidden when the device is turned off or when the camera app is closed. However, as soon as you boot up the camera app, the complete top edge of the smartphone ‘motorises’ up to reveal a 16MP + 20MP dual rear camera, a 25MP front-facing camera and a 3D face scanning system. When you exit the camera app, the raised section slides back into its original position. Oppo told The Verge that the entire assembly is raised and closed in 0.5 seconds. 

Judging by the video, the smartphone looks a lot like the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus due to its dual curved sides and rounded corners. The device is clad in curved glass on both the front and the rear. There is no fingerprint sensor on the rear of the device and it is said to solely rely on face recognition system. TheOppo Find X is said to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, coupled with 8GB RAM and up to 256 GB of internal storage.

As expected, it runs on Android 8.1 Oreo, with the company’s Color OS on top and is powered by a 3730mAh battery that supports Oppo’s VOOC fast charging, which is similar to OnePlus’s Dash Charging. As per The Verge, Oppo is planning on selling the device in North America and Europe this time, which will be a first for the company as their phones were earlier only available in China, India, the Philippines, and some other Asian countries. It’s currently unknown how much the device will cost, in India or overseas, and when it can be expected to launch in India. Looks like we will need to wait or the official launch to know more about this.