Top 5 value for money smartphones of 2013

Another year is about to end and the gadgets market has only experienced expansion. Almost every month, native as well as international mobile phone giants were launching new smartphones, thereby, increasing the options for a buyer. While some of these handsets appeared somewhat overpriced, others were truly worth every penny. The top 5 value for money smartphones of the year has been enlisted as follows:

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Nexus 5: Rs 28,999 (16GB), Rs 32,999 (32GB)

 This smartphone was a result of joint efforts of LG and Google. Nexus 5 features a 5 inch True HD IPS touch display. Powered by Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 chipset, Krait 400 quad core processor of 2.3 GHz and 2 GB RAM, Nexus 5 works on Android 4.4 KitKat platform. It has everything you can wish for except expandable memory and costs about Rs 10,000 less than the similarly specced rivals. No one comes close to this one in terms of value for money.

Lumia 520: Rs 8,000

This Nokia product was a part of its widely popular Lumia series. Lumia 520 comes with a 4 inch IPS LCD touch display. This smartphone works on Windows Phone 8 OS and has been equipped with Qualcomm MSM8227 dual core processor of 1 GHz with a RAM of 512 MB. The smartphone is the world’s most popular Windows Phone device and accounts for majority of the sales.

Micromax Canvas HD: Rs 12,000(initially Rs 13,499):

 Micromax Canvas HD sports a LCD IPS touch display of 5 inches. It has been loaded with Mediatek MT6589 chipset, Cortex A7 quad core processor of 1.2 GHz and 1 GB RAM. Canvas HD functions on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean platform. After the success of the Canvas 2, Micromax needed something bigger and better to take the momentum forth. The Canvas HD has been the reason for the manufacturer’s widespread success off late and still makes for a pretty good buy.