Top five smartphones available under Rs40,000

By Nozair Hanif Mirza
1:16 pm | Sep 14, 2018

LAHORE – Tech Savy folks are in a mumbo-jumbo every time they look for smartphones keeping in view the tradeoff between specifications and the economic perspective, however, there are still some communication gadgets that are around a mid-range price of Rs40,000 in Pakistan and that too with dual snippers and notched display.

Here are 5 such phones curated to suit your tech needs in the era of burgeoning social media interactions with an attractive selfie- centered apps.

OPPO F9 (Rs39,000)



Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo has launched its mid-range smartphone F9, The smartphone features a VOOC Flash Charge technology which boosts its battery to 100 percent in less than 1.5 hours.

OPPO F9 key features

  • Body: Unibody design with gradient colour effect on back

  • Screen: 6.3-inch IPS LCD display, 1080 x 2340 resolution, 409ppi, and notch on top, Corning Gorilla Glass 6

  • OS: Android Oreo 8.1 with Color OS 5.2

  • Chipset: Octa-core (4×2.0 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×2.0 GHz Cortex-A53) Mediatek MT6771 Helio P60 processor; Mali- G72 GPU

  • RAM: 4GB

  • Camera: Dual 16MP f/1.8 + 2MP f/2.4 camera, live bokeh effects, LED flash, phase detection autofocus, 1080p@30fps video;

  • Front Facing Camera: 25MP front-facing Ai-powered camera with 1080p@30fps video

  • Storage: 64GB of built-in storage; expandable with microSD up to 256GB

  • SIM: Dual-SIM

  • Connectivity: LTE; Dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, Bluetooth v4.2, USB 2.0 port, IR blaster

  • Battery: 3,500mAh non-removable battery

  • Misc: Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted)

Huawei nova 3i (Rs39,000)



Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei has launched its mid-range smartphone nova 3i; the smartphone features a 128GB onboard storage, Ai-camera, and Kirin 710 chipset.

Huawei nova 3i key features

  • Body: Unibody design with two-tone colour effect on back

  • Screen: 6.3-inch IPS LCD display, 1080 x 2340 resolution, 409ppi and notch on top

  • OS: Android Oreo 8.1 with EMUI 8.2

  • Chipset: Octa-core (4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) Hisilicon Kirin 710 Processor ; Mali- G51 GPU

  • RAM: 4GB

  • Camera: Dual 16MP f/2.2 + 2MP (depth sensor)camera, live bokeh effects, LED flash, phase detection autofocus, 1080p@30fps video;

  • Front Facing Camera: Dual 24MP + 2MP front-facing Ai-powered camera with 1080p@30fps video

  • Storage: 128GB of built-in storage; expandable with microSD up to 256GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

  • SIM: Dual-SIM

  • Connectivity: LTE; Dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, Bluetooth v4.2, USB 2.0 port, IR blaster

  • Battery: 3,340mAh non-removable battery

  • Misc: Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted)

Vivo V11 (Rs39,000)

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo has launched its mid-range smartphone Vivo V11 this week in Pakistan; the smartphone features a 128GB onboard storage, curved 3D body, and dual back snipper.

Vivo V11 key features

  • Body: Unibody 3D curved design with two-tone colour effect on back

  • Screen: 6.3-inch IPS LCD display, 1080 x 2280 resolution, 400ppi and notch on top

  • OS: Android Oreo 8.1 with Funtouch OS 4.5

  • Chipset: Octa-core (4×2.0 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×2.0GHz Cortex-A53) Mediatek MT6771 Helio P60 Processor ; Mali- G72 GPU

  • RAM: 4GB

  • Camera: Dual 16MP + 5MP f/2.4 camera, live bokeh effects, LED flash, phase detection autofocus, 1080p@30fps video;

  • Front Facing Camera: 25MP f/2.0 front-facing Ai-powered camera with 1080p@30fps video

  • Storage: 128GB of built-in storage; expandable with microSD up to 256GB

  • SIM: Dual-SIM

  • Connectivity: LTE; Dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, Bluetooth v4.2, USB 2.0 port, IR blaster

  • Battery: 3,315mAh non-removable battery

  • Misc: Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted)

Samsung Galaxy J8 (Rs41,000)

South Korean smartphone manufacturer Samsung’s J8 features a metallic finish design, dual back camera, fingerprint sensor and much more

Samsung Galaxy J8 key features

  • Body: Unibody 3D curved design with a metallic finish

  • Screen: 6.0-inch Super AMOLED display, 720 x 1480 resolution, 274ppi

  • OS: Android Oreo 8.0

  • Chipset: Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Processor ; Adreno 506 GPU

  • RAM: 4GB

  • Camera: Dual 16MP f/1.7 + 5MP f/1.9 camera, LED flash, phase detection autofocus, 1080p@30fps video;

  • Front Facing Camera: 16MP f/1.9 front-facing camera with 1080p@30fps video

  • Storage: 64GB of built-in storage; expandable with microSD up to 256GB

  • SIM: Dual-SIM

  • Connectivity: LTE; Dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, Bluetooth v4.2, USB 2.0 port, IR blaster

  • Battery: 3,500 mAh non-removable battery

  • Misc: Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted)

Honor Play (Rs42,000)

Honor has launched its Play smartphone with the dual Ai-back camera, Kirin 970 chipset, and metallic finish.

Honor Play key features

  • Body: Unibody design with metallic finish

  • Screen: 6.3-inch IPS LCD display, 1080 x 2340 resolution, 409ppi

  • OS: Android Oreo 8.1 with EMUI 8.2

  • Chipset: Octa-core (4×2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) Hisilicon Kirin 970 Processor ; Mali-G72 GPU

  • RAM: 4GB

  • Camera: Dual 16MP f/2.2 + 2MP f/2.4 camera, LED flash, phase detection autofocus, 1080p@30fps video;

  • Front Facing Camera: 16MP f/2.0 front-facing camera with 1080p@30fps video

  • Storage: 64GB of built-in storage; expandable with microSD up to 256GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

  • SIM: Dual-SIM

  • Connectivity: LTE; Dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, Bluetooth v4.2, USB 2.0 port, IR blaster

  • Battery: 3,750 mAh non-removable battery

  • Misc: Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted)

Nozair Hanif Mirza

The writer is a member of the staff. He can be accessed on Twitter @iamnozair

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