Rising memory prices have forced smartphone manufacturers to shuffle their existing smartphones into new segments. Naturally, this results in some devices losing value if moved into a higher-priced segment. Bearing the brunt of this memory crisis is the lower end of the mid-range, which consists of smartphones priced just under Rs. 25,000. While newly launched devices come with a refreshed price tag and a feature set to match, earlier models that have now received price revisions face an uphill battle to prove their worth. With the new prices now in effect from all manufacturers, it's easy to tell that just two devices from our previous guide managed to stick around.

While the sub-Rs. 20,000-segment can now be called the budget range in 2026, packing budget features; devices that were previously at the Rs. 25,000 mark now find themselves in the sub-Rs. 30,000 segment with most devices moving up in price to around Rs. 27,999. And this leaves very few smartphones worthy of their price tags in the under Rs. 25,000 category. But if you are on a tight budget and cannot spend any more than Rs. 25,000, here's a short list of the best smartphones you can buy at this price point.