ZuPickBest battery life under ₹40,000
The top 10, by battery score
- POCO X8 Pro 5GOur top pick in this budget. 4.3/5 at ₹36,999.₹36,999
- POCO X8 Power 5GNo serious weakness for the money. 3.8/5 at ₹30,999.₹30,999
- OPPO F31 Pro 5GOrdinary for the price — something here is a compromise. 3.6/5 at ₹31,999.₹31,999
- OPPO F35Beaten by something cheaper in this band. 2.9/5 at ₹38,999.₹38,999
- OnePlus Nord CE6No serious weakness for the money. 3.7/5 at ₹34,999.₹34,999
- realme P4s 5GOrdinary for the price — something here is a compromise. 3.7/5 at ₹33,999.₹33,999
- OPPO K13 Turbo 5GNo serious weakness for the money. 3.9/5 at ₹33,999.₹33,999
- vivo V70 FE 5GOrdinary for the price — something here is a compromise. 3.7/5 at ₹37,000.₹37,000
- OPPO F29 Pro 5GOur highest rating — we would buy it ourselves. 4.2/5 at ₹32,999.₹32,999
- vivo S2 FE 5GOrdinary for the price — something here is a compromise. 3.1/5 at ₹38,999.₹38,999
Skip these
Phones in this budget we would not buy, and what to buy instead.
- OPPO F35₹38,999Buy the Motorola Edge 60 Pro instead. Motorola Edge 60 Pro scores 4.0 at ₹30,190.
- realme 16T 5G₹31,999Buy the Motorola Edge 60 Pro instead. Motorola Edge 60 Pro scores 4.0 at ₹30,190.
- OPPO F33 Pro 5G₹31,999Buy the Motorola Edge 60 Pro instead. Motorola Edge 60 Pro scores 4.0 at ₹30,190.
- OPPO A6 Pro 5G₹35,999Buy the Motorola Edge 60 Pro instead. Motorola Edge 60 Pro scores 4.0 at ₹30,190.
All 26 phones
Skip2.9/5
Skip2.9/5
Skip3.0/5
Consider3.4/5
Strong buy4.1/5
Skip2.9/5
Consider3.6/5
Consider3.4/5
Skip2.9/5
Consider3.5/5
Buy4.0/5
Buy3.8/5
Skip2.8/5
Buy4.0/5
Consider3.2/5
Buy3.8/5Common questions
The POCO X8 Pro 5G, at ₹36,999. We score it 4.3 out of 5 against other phones at the same price, which is the highest in this band as of October 2026.
26 of the 26 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 The rest show live Amazon and Flipkart prices but no verdict yet — we do not publish a score built on a gap in our specification sheet.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 ₹30,000 to ₹40,000, 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.
POCO X8 Pro 5G, ₹36,999 mein. ZuPick isko 4.3/5 deta hai — is budget ke baaki phones ke mukable sabse zyada. Puri list neeche hai, rank ke hisaab se.