Smartphones, for many people in India, are considered as a status symbol and something to flaunt. However, there are people who actually need them either for the premium features or to simply support their social image. Generally, people with a budget of Rs. 40,000 and above are more inclined towards buying iPhone, but then there are other options as well if you are not an Apple fan or if you want to carry some other smartphone along with your iPhone. While Apple has placed several variants of its iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C in the price range of Rs. 40,000 and above, there are around eight Android smartphone models and only two Windows phones currently available in this price segment. This clearly showcases the decline of sales in the high-end smartphone segment. Here's the list of smartphones priced above Rs. 40,000*: Apple iPhone 5S 64 GB (Silver) Price: Rs. 71,320 Key specs: 4-inch Retina multi-touch display with 1136x640-pixel resolution at 326 ppi Fingerprint identity sensor built into the home button iOS 7 A7 chip with 64-bit architecture 8 MP rear camera with 1.5µ pixels, 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps 1.2 MP front camera with 720p HD video recording 64 GB internal memory, 1 GB RAM Other iPhone 5S versions: iPhone 5S 64 GB Space Grey- Rs. 69,990 iPhone 5S 64 GB Gold- Rs, 69,300 iPhone 5S 32 GB Space Grey- Rs. 62,500 iPhone 5S 32 GB Gold- Rs. 62,400 iPhone 5S 32 GB Silver- Rs. 61,000 iPhone 5S 16 GB Space Grey- Rs. 42,174 iPhone 5S 16 GB Silver- Rs. 41,999 iPhone 5S 16 GB Gold- Rs. 40,580 Samsung Galaxy Golden I9230 (Champagne Gold) Price: Rs 53, 800 Key specs: Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS 8 MP rear camera, 1.9 MP front camera Dual super AMOLED Display 3.7-inch screen 1.7 GHz MSM8930 Pro Processor iPhone 5C 32 GB (Green and Pink) Price: Rs. 53,500 Key specs: 4-inche screen, 1136 x 640 Pixels iOS 7 8 MP iSight rear camera, 1.2 MP FaceTime HD front camera 32 GB Internal Storage A6-chip Other iPhone 5C versions above Rs. 40,000: iPhone 5C 32 GB Blue and Yellow- Rs. 46, 350 iPhone 5C 32 GB White- Rs. 43,299 Nokia Lumia 1020 (Black) Price: Rs. 48,989 Key specs: Windows Phone 8 OS and 2 GB RAM Wireless Charging 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Dual Core Processor, 2 GB RAM 41 MP rear camera with PureView technology and 1.2 MP front camera LG G3 D855 (Black Gold) Price: Rs. 48,875 Key specs: 5.5-inch LCD capacitive touchscreen 13 MP rear amera, 2.1 MP front camera Android v4.4.2 KitKat OS 2.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Quad Core Processor Expandable memory up to 128 GB Other LG G3 versions: LG G3 D855 White, Gold and Titan- Rs. 45,884 to Rs. 46,990 HTC One M8 (Glacial Silver) Price: Rs. 48,446 Key specs: 5-inch full HD display 2.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Quad Core Processor Dual 4 MP, 2688х1520 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash rear camera 5 MP front camera Android 4.4..2 KitKat Expandable memory up to 128 GB Other versions of HTC M8 One: HTC One M8 Gunmetal Grey- Rs. 43,699 HTC One M8 Amber Gold- Rs. 43,840 HTC One Max Price: Rs 46,989 Key specs: 5.9-inch Full HD Touchscreen 1.7 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Quad Core Processor Android Jelly Bean Expandable memory up to 64 GB UltraPixel rear camera, 2.1 MP front camera Sony Xperia Z2 (White and Black) Price: Rs. 44,990 Key specs: 5.2-inch full HD display 20.7 MP rear camera Qualcomm Snapdragon Quad Core 2.3 GHz Processor, 3 GB RAM Scratch resistant glass and waterproof Android v4.4 KitKat OS Other Sony Xperia Z2 version Sony Xperia Z2 Purple- Rs. 42,640 LG G-Flex Price: Rs. 44,680 Key specs: 6-inch POLED curved display 2.26 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) OS 13 MP rear camera 2.1 MP front camera Samsung Galaxy S5 (Cooper Gold and Electric Blue) Price: Rs. 43,636 Key specs: 5.1-inch full HD display Android v4.4.2 KitKat OS Dust and Water Resistant Adonis Prime2 (Quad 1.9 GHz + Quad 1.3 GHz) + XMM6360 Processor 16 MP rear camera, 2 MP front camera Other versions of Samsung Galaxy S5 Samsung Galaxy S5 Shimmery White- Rs. 40,750 Samsung Galaxy S5 Charcoal Black- Rs. 40,000 Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (Blush Pink) Price: Rs. 42,900 Key specs: 5.7-inch full HD display Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS Octa-core processor 2 MP front camera 13 MP rear camera NFC Other versions of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Charcoal Black and Jet Black- Rs. 40,000 and Rs. 40,299 respectively. Nokia Lumia 1520 (Black and Red) Price: Rs. 40,998 Key specs: 6-inch display Windows Phone 8 OS 20 MP rear camera 1.2 MP front camera 2.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor *Prices as mentioned at Flipkart.com
