ZuPickBest camera phones under ₹10,000
The top 8, by camera score
- Infinix Hot 40iOur top pick in this budget. 3.7/5 at ₹9,690.₹9,690
- Infinix Smart 8Ordinary for the price — something here is a compromise. 3.4/5 at ₹8,999.₹8,999
- Lava Blaze 2Ordinary for the price — something here is a compromise. 3.3/5 at ₹7,989.₹7,989
- POCO C65Ordinary for the price — something here is a compromise. 3.2/5 at ₹8,499.₹8,499
- Infinix Hot 30iOrdinary for the price — something here is a compromise. 3.0/5 at ₹9,499.An older model — still listed because it still scores well here.₹9,499
- Motorola G04s 4GOrdinary for the price — something here is a compromise. 3.2/5 at ₹9,999.₹9,999
- boltt Evo 4GNo serious weakness for the money. 3.8/5 at ₹8,999.₹8,999
- POCO C71Ordinary for the price — something here is a compromise. 3.5/5 at ₹8,999.₹8,999
Common questions
The Infinix Hot 40i, at ₹9,690. We score it 3.7 out of 5 against other phones at the same price, which is the highest in this band as of October 2026.
8 of the 8 phones we list in this band carry a full score and verdict. The rest show live Amazon and Flipkart prices but no verdict yet — we do not publish a score built on a gap in our specification sheet.
Five scores out of five — battery, performance, display, camera and value — weighted into one overall, and a word: strong buy, buy, consider or skip. They come from the specification sheet and today's live price, judged against what the same money buys elsewhere. Not laboratory testing, and never paid for.
Infinix Hot 40i, ₹9,690 mein. ZuPick isko 3.7/5 deta hai — is budget ke baaki phones ke mukable sabse zyada. Puri list neeche hai, rank ke hisaab se.