Year in review: Samsung M32 to Lava Agni, best budget smartphones of 2021

A new breed of budget smartphones which hit the market this year were a cut above their previous versions. Earlier seen as smartphones with some compromises, these affordable devices changed the notion by shedding boring designs and by enhancing the performance. A clutch of budget smartphones now boasts of stylish designs, powerful processors, and big capacity batteries. Business Standard lists the five best budget smartphones under Rs 20,000 launched in 2021.

Poco M3

This phone from Xiaomi’s spin-off brand tops the chart simply because it ticked all the right boxes. The Poco M3 has a unique design topped with interesting colour schemes,