Best mobile phones for gaming in India (August 2014)

If you think that you are addicted to mobile games, you aren’t alone. There are many consumers like you who like to game on the go from time to time for stress-busting or passing their time. If you are thinking to buy a better phone which can provide you a satisfying gaming performance, you should know the important things which improves gaming performance.

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Well, there is no doubt that the CPU and GPU matter the most when it comes to gaming. I have tried to showcase the ideal SoC (processors) and GPUs for every popular screen resolution in a table below. Apart from that, for a satisfying gaming experience, other things like loudspeaker performance, screen quality, internal storage, RAM, thermal efficiency and battery life also play an important role.

Screen Size [Pixels]Ideal SoC [Processor]Ideal GPU
800 x 480, 854 x 480Qualcomm Snapdragon 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus, MediaTek MT6589, MediaTek MT6589T, Apple A5, Samsung Exynos 42xxAdreno 225, Adreno 305, PowerVR SGX544 MP2, PowerVR SGX543 MP2
1280 x 720, 1280 x 768, 1280 x 800Qualcomm Snapdragon 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro, Nvidia Tegra 4i, Atom Z25x0, Apple A5X, Apple A6, Samsung Exynos 44xxAdreno 305, Adreno 320, Geforce ULP x 60, PowerVR SGX544 MP2, PowerVR SGX543 MP3, PowerVR SGX543 MP4
1920 x 1080Qualcomm Snapdragon 600, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801, Nvidia Tegra 4, MediaTek MT6795, Intel Atom Atom Z35x0, Apple A6X, Apple A7, Samsung Exynos 52xx, Samsung Exynos 542xAdreno 320, Adreno 330, Geforce ULP x 72, PowerVR G6200, PowerVR G6430, PowerVR SGX554 MP4, ARM Mali-T6x4 MP4, ARM Mali-T628 MP6
2560 x 1440Qualcomm Snapdragon 805, Qualcomm Snapdragon 810, Nvidia Tegra K1, Samsung Exynos 543xAdreno 420, Adreno 430, Kepler Cores x 192, ARM Mali-T760 MPx

Well, here is a list of phones that are available in India in August 2014 that I think are ideal for gaming under their respective price points.