ZuPickBest gaming phones under ₹30,000
The top 10, by performance score
- OnePlus Nord CE4Our top pick in this budget. 4.2/5 at ₹29,999.₹29,999
- Samsung Galaxy M55 5GNo serious weakness for the money. 3.8/5 at ₹28,999.₹28,999
- Motorola Edge 70 Pro+ 5GOur highest rating — we would buy it ourselves. 4.1/5 at ₹29,530.₹29,530
- OnePlus Nord CE6 LiteOrdinary for the price — something here is a compromise. 3.4/5 at ₹26,499.₹26,499
- iQOO Z11x 5GOrdinary for the price — something here is a compromise. 3.6/5 at ₹27,948.₹27,948
- Samsung Galaxy A15 5GNo serious weakness for the money. 3.8/5 at ₹26,990.₹26,990
- realme GT 2 ProOrdinary for the price — something here is a compromise. 3.5/5 at ₹29,999.An older model — still listed because it still scores well here.₹29,999
- realme P4 Power 5GNo serious weakness for the money. 4.0/5 at ₹29,999.₹29,999
- vivo Y39 5GNo serious weakness for the money. 3.7/5 at ₹27,999.₹27,999
- vivo T5X 5GOrdinary for the price — something here is a compromise. 3.4/5 at ₹26,399.₹26,399
All 23 phones
Consider3.6/5
Consider3.3/5
Buy3.8/5
Consider3.5/5
Buy3.7/5
Consider3.6/5
Buy3.9/5
Consider3.5/5
Buy4.0/5
Buy3.9/5
Consider3.3/5
Consider3.3/5
Buy3.8/5Common questions
The OnePlus Nord CE4, at ₹29,999. We score it 4.2 out of 5 against other phones at the same price, which is the highest in this band as of October 2026.
23 of the 23 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 The rest show live Amazon and Flipkart prices but no verdict yet — we do not publish a score built on a gap in our specification sheet.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.
No. This page is ₹25,000 to ₹30,000, so that every phone on it is near the budget you came with. The three best phones from the band below are in the "Spend less" box, and the full list is one click away.
OnePlus Nord CE4, ₹29,999 mein. ZuPick isko 4.2/5 deta hai — is budget ke baaki phones ke mukable sabse zyada. Puri list neeche hai, rank ke hisaab se.