Realme P1, Lava Blaze Curve and more

Smartphones these days are more than capable of handling graphic-intensive games. You can find one without having to stretch your budget. Even under Rs 20,000, some smartphones can easily handle games like BGMI (Battlegrounds Mobile India) and Call of Duty Mobile. The 91mobiles team has been testing phones on various scenarios to hand-pick the best smartphones for different use cases. 

In this article, you’ll find the best gaming smartphones under Rs 20,000 in India. The data is based on how these phones can handle BGMI, one of the most popular mobile games in the country. 

Realme P1

Realme P1 is the first smartphone from the brand’s new P-series. It has a starting price of Rs 15,999 and comes with up to 8GB LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB UFS 3.1 storage. The smartphone is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7050 chipset aided by Mali-G68 MC4 GPU. It has one of the highest AnTuTu scores of 6,02,920 and a fairly decent single-core score of 959 on Geekbench. 

This phone has all the requirements for a gaming smartphone, and its affordable price tag also keeps it on top. In our gaming test, we played BGMI on the HDR setting with the phone starting at 29.4 (degrees Celsius) temperature before the game. After 30 minutes of gaming, the Realme P1’s temperature dropped to 34.6 and the battery level dropped by 7 percent. 

Lava Blaze Curve 

Lava Blaze Curve is another MediaTek Dimensity 7050-powered smartphone on the list. The chipset is aided by 8GB of LPPDR5 RAM and 256GB UFS 3.1 storage. It scored a decent 5,75,509 points on AnTuTu but a high 1103 single-core score on Geekbench. Lava Blaze Curve is not just good for gaming but it also offers a premium design with a curved display. 

The phone’s temperature started at 31.4 before gaming and after 30 minutes it increased to 36.3. There was a battery drop of only 6 percent. The Lava Blaze Curve not only maintained a reasonable temperature but its battery drop level as well. 

Realme Narzo 70 Pro

We recently listed the Realme Narzo 70 Pro as one of the fastest-charging phones under Rs 20,000. It turns out to be one of the best gaming phones too according to our data. With a starting price of Rs 19,999, the Realme Narzo 70 Pro comes with the MediaTek Dimensity 7050 SoC, Mali-G68 GPU, 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, and 256GB UFS 3.1 storage.

On AnTuTu and Geekbench, it scored 6,11,860 and 945 points, respectively. These scores are slightly lower compared to the other contenders but it still makes for a good gaming smartphone. The phone’s temperature went from 29.4 to 37.4 after 30 minutes of playing BGMI. Its battery level dropped to 7 percent which is also quite decent. 

Vivo T3

Vivo T3 might not seem like your go-to smartphone for gaming but its test results might surprise you. It’s priced at Rs 19,999 and comes with the MediaTek Dimensity 7200 chipset paired with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage. Its benchmark scores also speak for its performance with 7,15,922 points on AnTuTu and 1,177 on Geekbench, the highest single-core score in the list.

In our gaming test, the Vivo T3’s temperature was 29.9 before starting the game and it reached 37.6 after 30 minutes. But its battery drop was only 6 percent. 

Realme Narzo 70

Realme Narzo 70 is the younger sibling of the Narzo 70 Pro so it can be a more affordable alternative. It has a starting price of Rs 15,999 and comes with 8GB LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB UFS 3.1 storage. Realme Narzo 70 runs the MediaTek Dimensity 7050 chipset with Mali-G68 GPU. The smartphone managed to score a decent 5,84,952 points on AnTuTu and 955 single-core points on Geekbench. 

Its gaming test results are quite interesting with the temperature starting at 28.1 and dropping to 35.7 after 30 minutes of gaming. But it did witness a huge drop of 9 percent in its battery level. It’s worth mentioning that the graphic setting was HDR (ultra) but at a lower 60 FPS. So it’s still a highly capable gaming phone with an affordable price tag.