8 most stylish smartphones under 20,000 | Articles | Phones

What is the most impor­tant thing in a smart­phone? Of course, pow­er and capa­bil­i­ties, but this does not mean at all that we are striv­ing to choose a large mas­sive device that will look like an exter­nal bat­tery in our hands. Many of us tend to choose a smart­phone that they will like not only for its char­ac­ter­is­tics, but also for its appear­ance. It turns out that it is very sim­ple: we have select­ed for you 8 smart­phones priced under 20,000 rubles, the style of which will impress any­one.

Mod­ern trends clear­ly show us that a styl­ish and fash­ion­able smart­phone should have a large dis­play, min­i­mal frames around it and, of course, retain all the func­tion­al­i­ty, cam­eras, fin­ger­print scan­ner and speak­ers. Let’s see how man­u­fac­tur­ers cope.

1. Xiao­mi Red­mi 5 Plus

Mov­ing away from the iPhone-like design, Xiao­mi began to devel­op sur­pris­ing­ly spec­tac­u­lar devices that look and feel like real pre­mi­um smart­phones. At the same time, the pow­er of the devices is not infe­ri­or to their appear­ance. One such smart­phone is the Xiao­mi Red­Mi 5 Plus. The vir­tu­al­ly bezel-less design is com­ple­ment­ed by a large dis­play with a res­o­lu­tion of 2160x1080 and an 18:9 aspect ratio. The screen has a diag­o­nal of 5.99 inch­es, while the device itself has retained the stan­dard dimen­sions. The Qual­comm Snap­drag­on 625 proces­sor is respon­si­ble for per­for­mance. Xiao­mi Red­Mi 5 Plus runs on 4GB of RAM, while the built-in mem­o­ry is 64GB with the abil­i­ty to use an addi­tion­al mem­o­ry card. Android, as always, is com­ple­ment­ed by the MIUI inter­face.

The smart­phone has one main and one front cam­era with a res­o­lu­tion of 12MP and 5MP respec­tive­ly, but the cam­era does a great job with pho­tos. Anoth­er thing that pleas­es fans of this device is a 4000mAh bat­tery, so it lasts for a long time for any tasks. The fin­ger­print scan­ner is respon­si­ble for data secu­ri­ty, and this Xiao­mi smart­phone weighs 180g.

2. Huawei P20 Lite

Among devices with a more mod­ern approach to bezel-less design, we can high­light the bud­get ana­logue of the sen­sa­tion­al Huawei P20 — P20 Lite. The smart­phone has a mod­ern look, two cam­eras and a large screen with a notch for the front cam­era. In oth­er words, the front side is almost the entire 5.84-inch Ful­lView Dis­play screen. On the back of the case, you can find a dual cam­era, a fin­ger­print scan­ner and the com­pa­ny logo. At the same time, for those who pre­fer bright­ness, the smart­phone is avail­able in sev­er­al col­ors: ultra­ma­rine, black, plat­inum gold and pink saku­ra.

Of course, not only the design of this smart­phone has earned pop­u­lar­i­ty: its char­ac­ter­is­tics also deserve atten­tion. This is how the HiSil­i­con Kirin 659 proces­sor works inside, 4GB of RAM is respon­si­ble for the speed, 64GB of built-in mem­o­ry will help store all the nec­es­sary infor­ma­tion. If the old­er mod­el is equipped with cam­eras from Leica, then the bud­get one received pow­er­ful native Huawei cam­eras. The main cam­era has two lens­es: with a res­o­lu­tion of 16 megapix­els and a spe­cial one for the bokeh effect. The front cam­era also has a res­o­lu­tion of 16 MP and a view­ing angle of 78 degrees. It’s safe to say that pho­to lovers will appre­ci­ate this smart­phone. The bat­tery capac­i­ty is 3000mAh, the smart­phone sup­ports Android Pay and weighs 145g.

3. Hon­or 7X

The com­bi­na­tion of appear­ance and ergonom­ics, con­cise­ness in design and qual­i­ty is Hon­or 7X. This smart­phone looks the same as its pre­de­ces­sor: a met­al body with spec­tac­u­lar plas­tic inserts and a front side cov­ered with glass. The smart­phone is equipped with a large dis­play with a diag­o­nal of 5.93 inch­es with a res­o­lu­tion of 2160x1080. Image depth is 407ppi. Con­ve­nient in every sense, the smart­phone looks mod­ern and pre­mi­um.

Inside, its char­ac­ter­is­tics are also impres­sive. The Hon­or 7X is pow­ered by a HiSil­i­con Kirin 659 proces­sor with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of inter­nal stor­age.

The smart­phone is equipped with a dual main cam­era with 16MP and 2MP mod­ules, which allows you to add bokeh and blur effect to any pho­to. The front cam­era has a res­o­lu­tion of 8 MP. Hon­or 7X will let you enjoy tak­ing pho­tos, watch­ing videos, play­ing games. Of course, all this requires bat­tery sup­port, because Hon­or 7X is equipped with a capa­cious 3340mAh bat­tery, which will allow you to use the device all day and not wor­ry about the charge lev­el. The smart­phone weighs 165 g, it is sim­ple and pleas­ant to use, and it looks incred­i­bly impres­sive.

4. Xiao­mi Mi Note 2

Return­ing to Xiao­mi, one can­not help but recall one of the trends — dis­plays with round­ed edges. If you are look­ing to get just such a smart­phone, you are guar­an­teed a styl­ish device. And Xiao­mi Mi Note 2 will help in this. The device belongs to the mid­dle seg­ment, so the price will suit many of them very much. At the same time, you will get a mod­ern device with a large and bright screen that can pro­vide an immer­sive effect. Despite the fact that the mod­el was released in 2016, it does not lose its rel­e­vance. Xiao­mi Mi Note 2 runs on a Qual­comm Snap­drag­on 821 proces­sor, has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of inter­nal mem­o­ry. This sim­pli­fies most every­day tasks. You can use 2 SIM cards, although the device does not sup­port a mem­o­ry card slot. The main cam­era has a res­o­lu­tion of 22 megapix­els, which pro­vides the abil­i­ty to cap­ture clear, detailed shots. The 8MP front cam­era is great for tak­ing self­ies. The increased bat­tery capac­i­ty is designed specif­i­cal­ly to ensure that Xiao­mi Mi Note 2 copes through­out the day — 4070mAh are respon­si­ble for ensur­ing that you stay con­nect­ed always. The device weighs a lit­tle — 166g and, even if the smart­phone retains the frames at the top and bot­tom of the screen, the device looks extreme­ly pre­sentable.

5. Sam­sung Galaxy A6 2018

Sam­sung does­n’t just make pre­mi­um devices, so some­times it’s worth look­ing at low­er-end mod­els as well. One such mod­el is the Galaxy A6. The smart­phone has a neat met­al body, the design of which com­bines ele­ments of ear­li­er Sam­sung mod­els with mod­ern ones. The elon­gat­ed dis­play of this smart­phone has an aspect ratio of 18.5:9. The diag­o­nal is 5.6 inch­es, and the res­o­lu­tion is 16MP. The screen has bezels at the top and bot­tom, but the fin­ger­print unlock but­ton is locat­ed on the back of the case. The AMOLED screen is pro­tect­ed by Goril­la Glass. The Galaxy A6 is pow­ered by an Exynos 7870 proces­sor, it has 3GB of RAM and 32GB of inter­nal stor­age and is expand­able.

Sam­sung Galaxy A6 is equipped with the main and front cam­eras, the res­o­lu­tion of both is 16MP. Plus, the device sup­ports Android Pay and facial recog­ni­tion. The bat­tery has a capac­i­ty of 3000mAh, and the smart­phone weighs 162g.

6. Asus Zen­fone 5 Lite

Asus is also keep­ing up with its com­peti­tors, cre­at­ing mod­ern smart­phones with styl­ish design and pow­er­ful fea­tures. This is exact­ly what the Zen­fone 5 Lite is. The smart­phone is made in a very strict lacon­ic style and leaves a pleas­ant impres­sion as a pre­mi­um device. The rear pan­el of the case allo­cates space for two cam­eras and a fin­ger­print scan­ner. The front is thin bezels and a large rich dis­play. The screen diag­o­nal is 6 inch­es, the res­o­lu­tion is 2160x1080, and the aspect ratio is 18:9.

A Qual­comm Snap­drag­on 630 proces­sor runs inside. 4GB of RAM is respon­si­ble for speed, and for infor­ma­tion stor­age you get 64GB of inter­nal mem­o­ry.

This smart­phone is def­i­nite­ly suit­able for mobile pho­tog­ra­phy, because the dual cam­era with a wide-angle sen­sor will allow you to cap­ture land­scapes and oth­er shots. The res­o­lu­tion of the main cam­era is 16MP, while the front 20MP cam­era is designed for self­ies, por­traits and video chats. The bat­tery capac­i­ty of 3300mAh will not dis­ap­point you, the smart­phone is hardy and reli­able. Asus Zen­fone 5 Lite sup­ports face recog­ni­tion, fin­ger­print and con­tact­less pay­ment.

7. Meizu M6S

If you pre­fer big screen smart­phones, but you pre­fer the style that can be called retro, then Meizu is per­fect for you. The Meizu M6S smart­phone is a large device with a 5.7‑inch screen, with thin bezels around the dis­play and a met­al body that is effec­tive­ly com­bined with a glossy screen. Par­tic­u­lar­ly impres­sive is the orig­i­nal find with the place­ment of the fin­ger­print scan­ner: the Meizu M6S has it placed on the end of the smart­phone, so that the front

The smart­phone runs on a pow­er­ful Sam­sung Exynos 7272 proces­sor with 6 cores. Thanks to this, it quick­ly copes with tasks with 3GB of RAM. If you do not have enough 32GB of inter­nal mem­o­ry for data stor­age, then you can add an exter­nal mem­o­ry card. Or use a slot for a sec­ond SIM card.

Meizu M6S is equipped with a 16MP main cam­era and an 8MP front self­ie cam­era.

With a bat­tery capac­i­ty of 3000mAh, Meizu M6S is able to work for 1.5 days at medi­um loads. The smart­phone also sup­ports fast charg­ing tech­nol­o­gy, which means that you do not need much time to recharge the bat­tery.

Meizu M6S is an excel­lent and styl­ish choice.

8. Doogee BL12000

Doogee smart­phones com­bine pow­er and afford­able price. That is why one of the most styl­ish and mod­ern options is the Doogee BL12000. This smart­phone has a neat body with round­ed edges and a spec­tac­u­lar glossy back pan­el. The dual cam­era and fin­ger­print scan­ner com­plete the pic­ture, as do the beveled edges of the case. The smart­phone runs on a Medi­atek MT6750 proces­sor with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of inter­nal mem­o­ry. The large dis­play has a diag­o­nal of 6 inch­es, and the screen bezels are very small. The screen res­o­lu­tion is 2160x1080 with an image depth of 402 ppi. The front cam­era has a res­o­lu­tion of 16MP, the main cam­era is 16MP + 13MP, which allows you to achieve high qual­i­ty pho­tos.

But what’s most impres­sive about this smart­phone from Doogee is its unique 12,000mAh bat­tery capac­i­ty. The smart­phone weighs a lot, espe­cial­ly com­pared to com­peti­tors — 300g, but it will serve you for more than one day with­out the need for addi­tion­al recharg­ing. Charg­ing takes only 4 hours, which great­ly sim­pli­fies the process of work­ing with a smart­phone. Doogee real­ly pleas­es fans not only with its appear­ance, but also with its char­ac­ter­is­tics and a pleas­ant price.

Of course, this is not all styl­ish smart­phones. While many of us will still make our choic­es based on our own per­son­al pref­er­ences, each of these devices def­i­nite­ly deserves atten­tion as an exam­ple of qual­i­ty com­bined with style and high per­for­mance.