Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks

Budget smartphone category in India is the heated segment at the moment. Several smartphone brands are looking for an upper hand in the sub Rs. 15,000 price point, but only a few are successful in gaining customers trust. Xiaomi, Lenovo, Motorola, Coolpad are some of the brands who’ve done a great job in recent times.

Last month, we’ve seen smartphones such as Lenovo K8 Note, Motorola Moto G5S Plus making its way to the Indian market. And this month is going to be the same with a slew of smartphones slated to launch in the country. Here are the five budget smartphones to watch out for in September 2017.
Lenovo K8 Plus
Lenovo recently launched the K8 Note smartphone in India and the company is planning to launch K8 Note’ smaller sibling, dubbed, the K8 Plus in India this month. The Lenovo K8 Plus is confirmed to feature dual camera setup at the back and is expected to cost below Rs. 10,000.

Rumoured features of the K8 Plus include MediaTek Helio P25 SoC, 3GB of RAM, and a 4000mAh battery. The K8 Plus is scheduled to be unveiled on September 6. Lenovo is expected to launch the standard Lenovo K8 as well later this month.
iVoomi Me3 and Me3S
iVoomi has sent out media invites for an event on September 5, where the Chinese brand will unveil the budget iVoomi Me3 and Me3S. iVoomi has already confirmed that one of this smartphone will feature a shatterproof display, same as Motorola’s Moto Z2 Force. iVoomi will surely put these smartphones below Rs. 10,000. And yes, we’re excited to see a budget oriented shatterproof display smartphone.

