Best phone under 20000 to 25000 you buy today. Like I said the ranking is marginal & the phones ranking from the top 5th, 4th & the 3rd are very similar to each other. And I’ll give you all the details & advantages of the best phone under 20000 to 25000, for you to decide why you should buy these phones & for what reason. Always remember to keep in mind what exactly your requirements are while buying a new phone. Like, focusing on the battery of the phone or the performance of the device.
Realme 8s 5G

- MediaTek
- 8GB/128GB
- 64MP
- 5000mAH
Realme 8s 5G
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RAM/STORAGE
CAMERA
BATTERY
This is a 5G phone & it’s the 1st phone with Dimensity 810 SoC(6Nm Processor). The Dimensity 800 was a 7Nm SoC, this here is 6Nm. And that’s the big highlight.
Pros
- 6nm Processer
- Look Premium
- Unique Processer Dimensity 810
Cons
- No AMOLED Display
- No Stereo Speakersn
- No Snapdragon
- Plastic Body in Back

realme 8s 5G (Universe Purple, 128 GB) (8 GB RAM)
iQOO Z3 5G
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This is the first phone to come equipped with Snapdragon 786G 5G & it is a successor of SD 765G.
It gets a 15% performance boost because the performance cores of this SoC are clocked at 2.8 GHz while SD 765G is clocked at 2.4 GHz.
So it has a 15% boost in performance. It is based on a 7nm process.
The base variant comes with 6GB/128GB storage & the other variant is 8GB/256GB.
The storage type is UFS 2.2 & the RAM type is LPDDR 4X.
Design – This has a polycarbonate back but it looks like glass & it reflects different colors from different angles & it actually looks nice.
In-Hand Feel – It is a lightweight smartphone & it fits very well in your hands.
It has a narrow form factor so even if you have an average to medium size hand, it’ll fit perfectly in your hands.
Ports & Buttons – bottom side – you have speaker grill, Type C port, microphone, 3.5mm jack.
On the left side – there’s nothing. On the top side, you get a sim card tray & noise-canceling microphone.
On the right-hand side – you have a volume rocker & power on/off button that doubles up as a fingerprint scanner.
the sim card tray – it is a hybrid sim card slot (you can insert a dual sim card or 1 sim + SD card)
The weight – It’s 188 grams.
Display here is a 6.58’’ screen
It is an IPS LCD FHD+ screen with a 120 Hz fast refresh rate with 180 Hz of the touch sampling rate.
And it has a 90.6% screen to body ratio as it has small bezels
It looks slightly outdated because of the water drop design but still, I like it overall & it gets a panda glass for screen protection
Battery – It has a 4400 mAh battery & 55 W fast charging. The adapter you get is 65W but the phone supports 55W charging.
It charges 50% of battery in just 19 min & 0-100% in 50 min.
Software – It runs on FunTouch OS 11.1 based on Android 11 & this is a much-improved OS compared to its previous versions
Performance – AnTuTu score is around 4.5 Lakh +
This phone has 5 layer liquid cooling system so it’ll keep your phone’s temperature under control.
Sensors – it has all the sensors & side-mounted fingerprints also sensor works quite well.
Connectivity – It comes with 5G with 2 5G band supported, Wi-Fi calling, Wifi 6, Bluetooth 5.1 so all the latest connectivity options are present.
Additional features – Widevine L1, Cam2Api & SAR value is within limits. FM radio & notification light are missing.
Pros
- Snapdragon 786G 5G
- 5 layer liquid cooling system
Cons
- No AMOLED Display
- Plastic Body in Back
iQOO Z3 5G
OnePlus Nord CE 5G
CHIPSET
RAM/STORAGE
CAMERA
BATTERY
It comes with SD 750G 5G SoC & battery is 4500 mAh
You get a 30W charger that can charge 0-70% in 30 mins
SD 750G only has one 5G band
It has 3 variants – 6GB/128GB, 8GB/128GB & 12GB/256GB. Storage type is UFS 2.1 & RAM is LPDDR 4X.
Unboxing – You get a phone upfront, a well-designed case, stickers, red cable club card, documents, Type C cable, 30W Warp charge 30T plus adapter & sm card tool
This is light & thin at 7.9mm & the frame is also made of metal.
Ports & Buttons – 3.5mm jack is back. On the bottom side, you have a 3.5 mm jack, microphone, Type C port, speaker grill.
On the right-hand side, you have the power button. On top, you get a noise-canceling microphone. Left-hand side – Sim card tray & volume rocker button
the sim card tray – It’s a dual nano sim card tray.
Display – It’s a beautiful bright display. It’s a 6.43’’ AMOLED screen with a 90 Hz refresh rate.
OS – it’s one of the core experiences of OnePlus phones & this one has it? It runs on OxygenOS 11 based on Android 11.
Sensors – It gets all the sensors with an in-display fingerprint sensor that works fast, face unlock is also fast & reliable.
Camera – It has a triple camera setup: 64MP is the primary camera.
There’s an 8MP ultrawide lens with 119-degree FOV + 2MP Mono lens.
On the front, you have a 16MP Sony IMX471 sensor.
You can record up to 4K 30 fps videos on this phone.
Performance – The performance is great with an AnTuTu score – 3.93 Lakhs (its mostly because we have a 12GB 256 GB variant )
Multimedia – It has a very good screen so the video viewing experience is great but it doesn’t get stereo speakers but a 3.5 mm jack is there.
Connectivity – It has one 5G band, dual 4G voLTE, Wi-Fi calling, NFC, Bluetooth 5.1, dual-band Wi-Fi & it does support carrier aggregation.
Additional Features – Cam2Api support, Widevine L1, it does not have notification light & FM radio and it is not dust & water-resistant.
Pros
- Snapdragon 750G 5G
- AMOLED screen 90Hz refresh rate
Cons
OnePlus Nord CE 5G
iQOO Z5 5G
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RAM/STORAGE
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It’s an IPS display.
It’s a big 6.67” display & the bezels are slim! That’s why you get a 91.3% screen-to-body ratio.
You get HDR10 support & a 120Hz fast refresh rate.
It has a 240Hz touch sampling rate & Panda Glass protection.
It comes on Qualcomm SD778 5G SoC.
It has an LPDDR5 RAM type.
It also has UFS 3.1, so club SD778 with UFS 3.1 & LPDDR5 RAM. You get an AnTuTu score of 5.7-5.8L!
Unboxing – It’s a Yellow-Black combination with iQOO printed on top. Right up front, you get a good quality case, it’s thick too. There’s documentation, & this is the phone.
There’s a USB Type C Cable, a sim card tool & this is the big & huge 44W fast charger.
Ports & Buttons – Below, there’s a speaker grill, USB Type C port, a microphone & a sim card tray.
On the left, you don’t get anything.
Above, there’s a 3.5mm jack & a noise-canceling microphone.
On the right, you have a volume rocker above & a power on/off button that’s also a fingerprint sensor.
It’s a dual nano sim card slot & no expansion slot.
Battery – It has a 5000mAh battery & the SD778 SoC is based on 6Nm technology fabrication.
You also get 44W fast charging
And you also get Virtual RAM(Extended RAM), so you can increase it by 4GB, so 8GB will go up to 12GB.
It goes 0 to 50% in 23 minutes & takes an hour to fully recharge your battery.
Performance – The gaming performance is flawless! We played BGMI on HDR-Ultra.
It has a 120Hz fast refresh rate & 240Hz touch sampling rate.
Features – It has a 4D Gaming Vibration mode, so if you’re shooting bullets, you can feel that haptic feedback.
There’s an E-sports mode to turn off all notifications while playing for no disturbance at all.
You get Liquid Cooling on the phone.
Camera – There’s a triple camera setup, with the latest 64MP Samsung GW3 sensor.
There’s an 8MP ultrawide & 2MP macro sensor.
On the front, there’s a 16MP camera.
Sensors – There’s a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, face unlock & all other sensors are available that work well.
OS UI – It feels more like eye candy! I think it’s the combination of the FunTouchOS & OriginOS in China.
Connectivity – It has 5G(2 band support, unfortunately), there’s dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi calling, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 & no NFC.
Pros
- Snapdragon 778G 5G
- 6Nm technology
- 120Hz refresh rate
- Virtual RAM
Cons
- No AMOLED Display
iQOO Z5 5G
realme GT 5G Master Edition
CHIPSET
RAM/STORAGE
CAMERA
BATTERY
It comes on Qualcomm SD778G SoC. It’s a new 6Nm processor in India. There are 3 variants – 6+128GB, 8+128GB & a 8+256GB(upper variant).
The storage type is UFS 3.1 & the RAM type is LPDDR4X.
Even if it’s in your hand without the case, I don’t think there’ll be any problem with scratches. Because it’s 100% vegan leather.
There are 2 color variants – Black & White. But the ridge finish comes only in this variant.
Ports & Buttons – Below, you get a speaker grill, a USB Type C, a microphone & a 3.5mm jack.
On the left, you get volume rockers & a sim card tray above.
Above, you get a noise-canceling microphone.
On the right, you get the power on/off button.
The sim card tray doesn’t have expandable storage. It’s a dual nano sim card slot.
Display – It’s a 6.43” Super AMOLED display which is an ideal size with a 120Hz fast refresh rate.
And a 360Hz touch sampling rate that supports HDR10+ & its peak brightness is up to 1000 Nits.
It has a 91.7% screen-to-body ratio, so the side & upper bezels are thin with an average-sized chin.
Battery – It’s a 4300mAh battery. The battery is a little less but it has a 65W fast charging which goes from 0-100% in 33 minutes.
There’s dynamic RAM expansion(virtual RAM), so you can increase RAM up to 5GB more.
its AnTuTu score, it’s about 5.40L
the 120Hz fast refresh rate with 360Hz touch sampling
OS UI – It has realme UI 2.0, which is based on Android 11.
Connectivity – You get 8 bands’ support in a Snapdragon SoC
There’s DS+DS(5G on both sim cards), dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi calling, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 & NFC support
Camera – On the rear, you get a triple camera setup, with a 64MP primary sensor.
There’s an 8MP ultrawide sensor & a 2MP macro sensor to capture macro shots/videos from about 4cms.
There’s a 32MP small punch hole selfie sensor on the left side. Camera app features, there’s no [email protected] video recording, you get [email protected]
There’s no 4K on the front camera as well, it’s just 1080p.
Multimedia – The video viewing experience from various angles is great due to the amazing display.
about audio, there’s a mono speaker there’s a 3.5mm headphone jack!
Other features – There’s no carrier aggregation, no FM Radio, no notification light.
There’s Widevine L1 support for HD streaming, there’s Camera2api support for Gcam.
The SAR value is within limits. And there’s no IP certification, so it might not be dust/water-resistant.
And we also don’t know if there’s Gorilla Glass Protection on it.
It has a plastic frame.
Pros
- Snapdragon 778G 5G
- 6Nm technology
- Super AMOLED. 120Hz refresh rate
- Virtual RAM
Cons
- Only 4300 mAH Battery
- Over Priced
Realme GT 5G Master Edition (Luna White, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage)
Mi 11 Lite

- Snapdragon
- 6GB/128GB
- 64MP
- 4250mAH
Mi 11 Lite
CHIPSET
RAM/STORAGE
CAMERA
BATTERY
It has a 6.55’’ AMOLED screen, Gorilla Glass 5 protection, 90 Hz fast refresh rate with 240 Hz touch sampling rate.
It has 10-bit color so it supports more than a billion colors. The screen-to-body ratio is also good, the side bezels & chin are really small..
Punch hole camera is of average size & screen to body ratio should be around 92%.
INBOX- You get a black box, sim card tool, documentation, type c to 3.5 mm jack adapter, transparent case, smartphone, 33W fast charger & USB Type C cable.
WEIGHT-It’s just 156 Grams.
COLORS– Tuscany Corel, Jazz Blue & Vinyl Black.
The thickness of this phone is just 6.81 mm.
Ports & Buttons – On the bottom side: You have a sim card tray, microphone, Type C port, speaker grill. The 3.5 mm jack is missing.
On the right-hand side – You have the power on/off button that doubles up as the fingerprint scanner, volume buttons
On the top side: You get an IR blaster & noise-canceling microphone.
The sim card tray – it’s a hybrid sim card slot that supports 2 sim cards or 1 sim + 1 SD card.
This is a 4G phone but Xiaomi says they might bring its 5G variant in near future. It has an SD of 732G. The base variant is 6/128 GB.
The battery is 4250 mAh so this capacity of the battery in such a slim form factor is good.
RAM type is LPDDR4X & storage type is UFS 2.2.
Software – It has MIUI 12 based on Android 11.
Sensors – It has all the sensors, side-mounted fingerprint & face unlock works very fast. Additionally, you get an IR blaster.
Camera – 64 MP main + 8 MP ultrawide + 5 MP macro.
In front, you get a 16 MP selfie camera.
It also has a 360 degree ambient light sensor so it’ll adapt the brightness according to the environment.
Speakers are stereo on this phone & are decently loud.
Connectivity – It has Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi calling, carrier aggregation is supported, Bluetooth 5.1 & dual-band Wi-Fi.
Additional features – IP 53 certification, Cam2Api support, WideVine L1.
Pros
- Snapdragon 732G 5G
- Super AMOLED. 90Hz refresh rate
- lite weight
Cons
- Only 4250 mAH Battery
- 3.5 mm jack missing

Mi 11 Lite (Jazz Blue, 128 GB) (6 GB RAM)