Amazon recently commenced its Great Freedom Festival Sale, offering discounts on several products from brands like Samsung, Sony, LG, Realme, OnePlus, and others. If you want to buy a smartphone, this might be the best time to upgrade your old one. From Motorola Razr 40 Ultra to Realme Narzo 70 Pro, here are some of the best smartphones you can buy right now at a discounted price. The Great Freedom Sale will continue till August 11.
Looking for a practical mid-range phone with an AMOLED screen and huge battery? The Galaxy M34 (review) might cater to your needs. Launched in July last year, the phone is powered by Samsung’s in-house developed Exynos 1280 chipset and comes with a 6.5-inch 120Hz AMOLED screen protected by Gorilla Glass 5.
The Galaxy M34 runs on Android 13 out of the box, but Samsung has already rolled out the One UI 6 update, which is based on Android 14. The phone comes with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB storage and packs a triple camera setup that consists of a 50MP primary shooter, an 8MP ultrawide sensor and a 2MP macro sensor alongside a 13MP selfie camera.
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Compared to other devices ,which usually pack a 5,000mAh battery, the Galaxy M34 has a 6,000mAh battery that charges at 25W. The base variant of the phone with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage is currently selling on Amazon for Rs 12,999, so if you are looking for a 5G phone that can easily last a day even if you are heavy user, the Galaxy M34 is one of the best phones under Rs 15,000.
Realme NNarz 70 Pro comes with a 50MP Sony IMX890 sensor. (Image Source: Realme)
Realme Narzo 70 Pro
The latest in Realme’s Narzo series, the Narzo 70 Pro is powered by the Dimensity 7050 chipset, a rebranded version of the Dimensity 1080 that featured on several mid-range phones last year.
Similar to other phones that cost the same, the Realme Narzo 70 Pro has a 6.67-inch 120Hz AMOLED screen with up 2,000 nits peak brightness and FullHD+ resolution. The back of the phone has a huge circular camera island that houses a 50MP primary Sony IMX890 camera with OIS alongside an 8MP ultrawide shooter and a 2MP macro sensor.
The device runs on Realme UI 5.0 based on Android 14 out of the box and comes with 8GB RAM and up to 256GB storage and packs a 5,000mAh battery that can be charged at 67W. The 128GB version of the Realme Narzo 70 Pro can be purchased from Amazon for Rs 16,248 using the Rs 2,750 discount coupon.
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Honor 200 is one of the few phones under Rs 30,000 with a telephoto lens. (Image Source: Honor)
Honor 200
The recently launched Honor 200 is also available at a discounted price. Powered by the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset, the phones pack a 6.7-inch 120Hz OLED screen with a peak brightness of 4,000 nits. It runs on MagicOS 8 based on Android 14 out of the box and comes with up to 12GB RAM and 512G storage.
The Honor 200 comes with a 50MP primary camera, a 12MP ultrawide lens, a 50MP telephoto sensor that offers 2.5x optical zoom and a 50MP selfie shooter. It packs a 5,200mAh battery that supports 100W fast charging and 5W reverse wired charging.
The base variant of the Honor 200 that comes with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage is currently selling for Rs 33,998, but Amazon is offering a Rs 1,000 coupon and Rs 3,000 flat instant discount on all bank card transactions, bringing the effective price down to Rs 29,998.
Motorola Razr 40 Ultra
Motorola Razr 40 Ultra has a 3.6-inch cover screen. (Express Photo)
Launched last year, the Razr 40 Ultra may not be Motorola’s latest flagship foldable but is a one of the best flip style foldable phones you can buy under Rs 50,000 right now. Featuring the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, the phone features a 6.9-inch 165Hz LTPO AMOLED screen with a peak brightness of 1,400 nits. However, the USP of the phone is the huge 3.6-inch 144Hz AMOLED screen that is protected by Gorilla Glass Victus and has a peak brightness of 1,100 nits.
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Running on near stock Android 13 out of the box, Motorola recently started rolling out Android 14 for its last year’s foldable. However, one area where the device falls short of the competition is the camera. The Razr 40 Ultra packs a dual camera setup that comprises a 12MP wide camera and a 13MP ultrawide shooter along with a 32MP selfie shooter.
Similar to other flip style foldables, you get a side mounted fingerprint scanner embedded in the power button and a 3,800mAh battery that charges at 30W, which can be an issue for some. The 8GB RAM and 256GB storage variant of the Motorola Razr 40 Ultra is currently selling on Amazon for Rs 46,749, but you save up to Rs 1,000 with some bank offers.
OnePlus Open’s camera is tuned by Hasselblad. (Express Photo)
OnePlus Open
Want to buy one of the best book style foldable phones without breaking the bank? The OnePlus Open (review), which is currently on sale, might be a good choice. Powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, the OnePlus Open runs on Oxygen OS 13 out of the box with the company promising 4 years of OS updates and 5 years of security patches.
On the outside, you get a 6,31-inch 120Hz LTPO OLED screen, but unfolding it reveals a huge 7.82-inch LTPO AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate and 2,800 nits peak brightness.
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It also happens to be one of the few foldable phones to have a great camera setup. On the back, you get a Hasselblad tuned 48MP primary camera, a 64MP telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom and a 48MP ultrawide sensor. It comes with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage and is powered by a 4,805mAh battery that supports 67W wired charging. It usually sells for Rs 1,39,998, but you can bring down the price to Rs 1,19,998 if you happen to have a SBI Credit Card.