Android has become a famous operating system which now constitute to more than 40% of all the mobile phone OS. Although high end smartphones are the phones to get Android at its best but there are users who are budget minded.
For those who has very low budget and they wanted to still have a taste of Android, in India it’s really possible. Indian manufacturer Micromax with Android A60 is the cheapest Android + 3G mobile phone in India.
The following are the best Android mobile phones available within the price range of Rs 5000 and below.
The Micromax Andro A60 is the cheapest Android mobile phone that is available in India and also the cheapest 3G mobile phone. At the price where you get a multimedia phone, Micromax is blitz the Android A60 with a price tag of Rs 4300.
The Android A60 by Micromax has 2.8 inches LCD screen with touchscreen though it’s resistive touch. The Andro is powered with 600 Mhz Qualcomm processor and provides web browsing through the Webkit browser. It’s loaded with 3G, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Mp3 player and 3.5 mm port.
The 3.2 mega pixel camera shoots fair enough snaps in the daylight and recorded video can be directly shared on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. It also includes 150 MB internal storage and expandable storage of up to 32 GB via microSD card.
- Android 2.1 Eclair OS
- 2.8 inches Resistive touchscreen display
- 600 Mhz Qualcomm processor
- Accelerometer
- Proximity sensor
- 3.2 megapixel camera
- Wi-Fi enabled
- Expandable memory up to 32 GB
- 4 hours of battery life
Micromax Andro is priced at Rs 4990 in India and its the cheapest available Android mobile phone.
The Huawei manufactured Ideos U8150 mobile phone is an Android 2.2 Froyo powered mobile phone. It has 2.8 inches capacitive touchscreen display with 143 ppi density and accelerometer sensor for auto rotate also with proximity sensor. It comes with Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi hotspot feature and has 2.8 amazing response touchscreen display with capacitive touch.
The important features of Huawei Ideos U8150 are –
- 528 Mhz ARM 11 processor
- 2.8 inches capacitive touchscreen display
- Adreno 200 GPU
- A GPS support
- 3.15 mega pixel camera
- microUSB connectivity
- 3G HSDPA at 7.2 Mbps
- 200 MB internal storage, 256 MB of RAM and 512 MB of ROM
- 4 hours of talk time
- Android 2.2 Froyo
- Wi-Fi
- WiFi hotspot
The Huawei Ideos U8150 is priced now at Rs 5,000.
MTS Livewire SP 100 is a cheap Android CDMA mobile phone available in India which runs on 600 Mhz ARM 11 processor along with 256 MB of RAM. The phone has 2.8 inches LCD screen. It has well enough 3 mega pixel camera with 5x zoom and comes with video recording at 25 fps. With 3G you get a top speed of 3.1 Mbps using the EVDO Rev A.
The important features of MTS Livewire SP 100 are –
- Android 2.2 Froyo OS
- 3 mega pixel camera
- 2.8 inches TFT LCD Touchscreen
- 600 MHz ARM 11 processor
- 512 MB of ROM
- 3.5 mm headset jack
- 32 Gb expandable memory card slot
- 3G Support
- FM Radio
- 1000 mAh battery
- 3 hours of talk time in 3G mode
MTS Livewire SP 100 comes with a price tag of Rs 4999.
The Alcatel OT 890 is an entry level Android mobile phone which has the Android Eclair OS 2.1. It has amazing 3.2 inches touchscreen display and provided with the options like Wi-Fi, GPS, and EDGE connection through the 2G.
The 420 Mhz Qualcomm processor with 256 MB of ROM and 150 MB of internal storage + 2 mega pixel camera and 32 GB expandable memory through microSD makes this phone as features rich phone.
The specifications of Alcatel OT 890 are
- Android Eclair OS 2.1
- 3.2 inche touchscreen display
- Wi-Fi
- GPS
- GPRS with EDGE technology
- 420 Mhz Qualcomm processor
- 256 MB of ROM
- 150 MB internal storage
- 2 mega pixel camera
- Expandable up to 32 GB in size
- 3G support
Alcatel OT 890 mobile phone is priced at Rs 4999 in India.

