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Mid-range phones under Rs 35,000 was a popular segment in 2025 as buyers were looking to spend more for premium features.
The year 2025 is coming to an end and our round-up hits the new leg and the latest edition looks at the top mid-range phones that you were keen on buying for a budget of Rs 35,000 this year. This has become a hot segment for buyers in 2025 and mostly because most brands decided to pack in more features after increasing the prices of their reliable devices.
Poco F7 sports a 6.83-inch AMOLED display, supports 120Hz refresh rate, 3,200 nits of peak brightness, and wet touch display tech so that the screen works even with wet fingers. The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset like the iQOO Neo 10, and it comes with 12GB RAM and up to 512GB storage. The device gets a dual rear camera system with a 50MP primary sensor and an 8MP ultra-wide lens. Poco F7 also manages to get IP66, IP68 as well as IP69 rating. The phone packs a 7,500mAh battery with support for 90W fast charging and 22.5W reverse charging also available.
The Nord 5 gets a 6.83-inch AMOLED display with 144Hz refresh rate. It is powered by Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset with up to 12GB RAM and 512GB storage. On the imaging front, the Nord 5 has a dual rear camera system which includes a 50MP primary and an 8MP ultrawide sensor. The other big upgrade comes in the battery department as the Nord 5 packs a 6,800mAh unit which comes with 80W fast charging.
Nothing Phone 3a is powered by Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chipset and gets Nothing OS 4.0 Android 16 version with the latest update. The devices boast 50-megapixel triple rear camera setup. It features a 6.7-inch flexible AMOLED display and offered with 3000 nits peak brightness. The phone has a 5000mAh battery with 50W charging speed supported. But it is the design which is sure to catch your eye with the Phone 3a which has a horizontal camera module in the centre and the signature transparent Nothing design.
It comes with a 6.78-inch display with 144Hz refresh rate for gaming and 120Hz for other tasks. The device is powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset with up to 16GB RAM and 512GB storage. You also have a vapour cooling chamber on the Neo 10 which makes it handy for gamers. On the imaging front, the phone gets a dual-rear camera system that includes a 50MP primary sensor with OIS and an 8MP ultra-wide lens. It has a 7,000mAh battery with 120W charging speed on offer.
It sports a quad-curved 6.77-inch AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate. It is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Turbo chipset with up to 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. V60e includes a dual rear camera system that has a 200MP main sensor with OIS and 30x optical zoom, along with an 8MP ultrawide lens. The aura flash light is there too. The phone packs a 6,500mAh battery that comes supporting 90W wired fast charging speed.
