10 cool foldable smartphones you can buy in India right now

Here are some of the best foldable smartphones across various price ranges to consider in 2024:

TECNO Phantom V Flip

Rs 29,899

Tecno Phantom V Flip is currently the most affordable flip-style foldable in the country (Express Photo)

Currently listed on Amazon for Rs 54,899, the Phantom V Flip 5G is available with an instant discount coupon of Rs 25,000, bringing the price down to Rs 29,899. This makes it the most affordable foldable smartphone on the market. Featuring a large 6.9-inch foldable screen and a 1.32-inch cover display that resembles an integrated smartwatch, the Phantom V Flip is an excellent choice for those looking to experience a flip-style foldable without a hefty price tag.

Motorola razr 40

Rs 39,999

Razr 40 has a 1.5-inch cover display. (Image credit: Anuj Bhatia/Indian Express)

This one is an affordable flip-style foldable with a premium vegan leather finish. It has a large 6.9-inch primary foldable screen with up to 144 Hz refresh rate and a secondary 1.5-inch cover display. Powered by the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, this one is not as powerful as the Phantom V Flip despite the higher price. However, with its 4,200 mAh battery, the razr 40 will deliver excellent battery life.

Motorola razr 40 Ultra

Rs 49,999

Motorola Razr 40 Ultra has a 3.6-inch cover screen. (Express Photo)

For less than Rs 50,000, this is clearly the best-value foldable smartphone one can get. With its large 6.9-inch, 165 Hz display on the inside and a secondary 3.6-inch cover display, this one looks as good as the company’s flagship razr 50 Ultra, which costs twice as much. Powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, it offers excellent day-to-day performance, and it is also one of the few foldables with stock Android UI.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5

Rs 83,999

Galaxy Z Flip5 (Image credit: Samsung)

Samsung’s last year’s Galaxy Z Flip5, which looks as modern as the latest Z Flip6, is now available for Rs 83,999 on Croma, that too, the 512 GB variant. This is easily one of the best-looking flip-style foldables with excellent software optimisations and premium build quality. If you are looking for a foldable that will last a few years, this is definitely a great pick.

Motorola razr 50 Ultra

Rs 94,998

Razr 50 Ultra has one of the biggest cover displays on a flip-style foldable (Image credit: Anuj Bhatia/The Indian Express)

This flagship flip-styled foldable from Motorola has a large 4-inch cover display, the biggest ever featured on a flip-style foldable. It is powered by the latest Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chip along with deep Gemini integration, which can also be accessed directly on the cover display. With this, Motorola is also including a free case, a premium TWS earphones, making it an enticing package.

Galaxy Z Flip6

Rs 1,09,999

The new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 looks easy on the eyes. (Image: Bijin Jose/The Indian Express)

The latest flip-style foldable from Samsung comes with a promise of seven years of software updates. Powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy chip, it is currently one of the most powerful Android smartphones. Compared to its predecessor, it also comes with a new imaging system with a new 50 MP main camera.

OnePlus Open

Rs 1,21,899

OnePlus Open 2 is said to pack a 6,000mAh battery. (Image Credit: Nandagopal Rajan/Indian Express)

OnePlus’s first foldable, Open is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and is now available for as low as Rs 1,21,899 on Flipkart. This is easily one of the best-looking book-style foldables, with an excellent Hasselblad-tuned triple camera setup and premium build quality. Unlike some other foldables, the cover display on the OnePlus Open feels just like a regular smartphone.

vivo X Fold3 Pro

Rs 1,59,999

Vivo X Fold3 Pro comes with an inner 8.03-inch AMOLED screen. (Express Photo)

A camera-centric foldable smartphone, this one is also the thinnest and lightest in the segment. Powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB storage, the X Fold3 Pro (review) is as good as it gets, and is definitely a great choice for anyone looking for a premium-looking foldable that’s thinner, lighter, and more powerful than any of the predecessors.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6

Rs 1,64,999

Z Fold6 is lighter and slimmer than Z Fold5. (Image credit: Nandagopal Rajan/The Indian Express)

This one is easily one of the most refined foldable smartphones in the market. While it might not be the thinnest or the lightest foldable, it has everything that one comes to expect from a premium Android smartphone. It is also rated for water resistance. Just like the Galaxy S Ultra series, there is also support for a stylus, but one has to buy it separately.

Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold

Rs 1,72,999

Pixel 9 Pro Fold is powered by the Tensor G4 chipset. (Image Credit: Anuj Bhatia/Indian Express)

The most expensive and the most advanced folding smartphone comes from Google. Powered by the Tensor G4, this phone offers various new AI features, and some of them are powered by an on-device Gemini nano model. It is also one of the thinnest foldables in the market, and will go on sale in the country soon.

Hope this list helps you find the right foldable smartphone that can meet your needs.