Smartphones with fingerprint sensor under 20000 in Nepal

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We keep most of our private information on our phone. And with our phones on the hand of others always brings our heart in the mouth. Sometimes pin, password or pattern will do the job however, their security is not trustworthy. They are often predictable and they keep our privacy prone to vulnerability. In order to save you from this trouble, the smartphones nowadays are inbuilt with a fingerprint sensor. And to get such smartphones, you should not invest a fortune, as we have collected a list of smartphones with fingerprint sensor just under the price of Rs.20000 in Nepal.

Colors Pride P85 and P-50 Touch

Colors Pride P-50

 

The name Colors is a Nepali brand toiling to pull a smile of satisfaction from the domestic customers. They have always given a special attention to the customers’ demands and have brought products to meet such demands. And Colors has put forward two phones for the generic users, who opts for the smartphones on a budget yet with an enhanced security. Colors P-50 Touch and Pride P85 are the devices of such kind.

Colors P-50 Touch is the least expensive smartphone available in Nepali market with an inbuilt fingerprint sensor. The sensor resides in the rear panel, which doubles as a button for taking selfies. Since the fingerprint sensor on P-50 Touch being multifunctional one, it can act as a shortcut to open Camera App, to call or lock applications by simply swiping left, up and down on the fingerprint scanner.

P85, another descendant of Colors family bears fingerprint sensor on the home button. Though being an inexpensive phone, Pride P85 possesses a remarkable sensor, which unlocks your device in just 0.3 seconds. The scanner also has additional functionality to launch apps quickly, to make immediate dials, to lock apps and to encrypt messages.

Category Colors P-50 Touch Colors P85
Display 5-Inch IPS LCD (HD display) 5-Inch IPS LCD (HD display)
Processor 1.3 GHz quad-core processor (MediaTek MT6580) 1.3 GHz quad-core processor (MediaTek MT6580)
OS Android Marshmallow Android Marshmallow
RAM 1GB 1GB
Memory 8GB Internal, Expandable up to 32GB 16GB Internal, Expandable up to 32GB
Front Camera 5MP 5MP
Rear Camera 8MP with LED Flash 8MP with Triple-LED Flash
Fingerprint sensor Rear mounted, Multifunctional Mounted on home button, unlocks on 0.3 seconds, Multifunctional
Battery 2200mAh 2500mAh
Price Rs. 8,495 Rs. 9,995


Also Read:
Colors Pride P-50 touch Review: Fingerprint on a Budget

Huawei GR5 Mini

The Chinese phone Huawei is not a new name in the smartphone market. Huawei provides decent specs in its devices providing full worth of the money one spent in buying it and Huawei GR5 Mini has not been an exception. Despite being an old device, GR5 Mini inherits a fingerprint sensor 2.0, which is an optical type fingerprint scanner. The fingerprint sensor on the phone dwells in the back, beneath the device camera, which according to manufacturers, unlocks the device in less than 0.5 seconds. The application of fingerprint does not end here. The fingerprint scanner can also be employed to answer a phone call, click photos, or shut down alarm.

Category Huawei GR5 Mini Specs
Display 5.2-Inch IPS LCD (Full-HD display)
Processor 2.0Ghz Kirin 650 Octa-core Processor + i5 Coprocessor.
OS Android Marshmallow (v6.0.1) with EMUI 4.1
RAM 2GB
Memory 16GB Internal, Expandable up to 32GB
Front Camera 8MP, F/2.0 aperture
Rear Camera 13MP, F/2.0 aperture, LED Flash
Connectivity Dual-SIM, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, OTG
Fingerprint sensor Rear mounted, Multifunctional, unlocks within 0.5 seconds
Battery 3000mAh
Price Available for Rs. 20,000

Panasonic Eluga Arc and Eluga Mark

Despite making an early arrival in Nepali smartphone market, Panasonic has not been quite able to entice abundance of customers. Yet with untiring efforts, Panasonic brought two smartphones with fingerprint sensor under Rs. 20,000 price bracket. The two names to make their places in the list are Eluga Arc and Eluga Mark. Eluga Arc and Eluga Mark, both the smartphones inherit a fingerprint sensor on its back with unlocking time less than a second.

Category Panasonic Eluga Mark Panasonic Eluga Arc
OPERATING SYSTEM Android 5.1 Lollipop with FitHome UI Android 5.1 Lollipop with FitHome UI
DISPLAY 5.5 inch HD IPS (1280 x 720 pixels) 4.7 inch HD IPS with 2.5D on the top
CPU Snapdragon 615 Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 305
PROCESSOR 1.5 GHz, Octa-core Cortex®-A53 1.2 GHz, Quad-core Cortex®-A53
RAM 2 GB DDR3 2 GB DDR3
INTERNAL MEMORY 16 GB 16 GB
MICRO SD Yes; up to 32GB Yes; up to 32GB
CAMERA 13 MP back with LED Flash, 1080p video recording; 5 MP front facing camera 8MP back with LED Flash, 5MP Front facing camera
SIM Dual SIM Dual Standby (4G+3G) Dual SIM Dual Standby (4G+3G)
BATTERY 2,500 mAh 1800mAh
FINGERPRINT SENSOR Rear Mounted

Compatible up to 8 different fingerprints

Rear Mounted

Compatible up to 8 different fingerprints

Price Rs. 19,900 Rs. 19,990


Also Read:
Panasonic Eluga Mark Review: Great Phablet For its Price

Xiaomi Redmi 4X, Redmi 3S, and Redmi 3S Prime

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is a renowned budget-friendly phone with high-end specs. However, Vatsal Impex, the authorized distributor of Xiaomi products in Nepal, often faces the criticism for overpricing the devices. Although the Xiaomi devices are overpriced in Nepal as compared to the international market, there are still three smartphones that made a place on the list. On all devices, the fingerprint sensor resides on its back. Though Xiaomi has not announced the unlocking capability of the fingerprint scanner, it has however claimed that the fingerprint sensor in the device has high sensitivity. Xiaomi has also claimed that the device possesses additional layers of security with smart features like App lock, Hidden folders, and Hidden notes.

Xiaomi Redmi 4X Xiaomi Redmi 3S Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime
Android Marshmallow with MIUI 8 on the top Android Marshmallow with MIUI 8 on the top Android Marshmallow with MIUI 8 on the top
5 inch HD IPS LCD Display 5 inch HD IPS LCD Display 5 inch HD IPS LCD Display
Snapdragon 435 CPU Snapdragon 430 CPU Snapdragon 430 CPU
Adreno 505 GPU Adreno 505 GPU Adreno 505 GPU
1.4 GHz Octa-Core Processor 1.4 GHz Octa-core Processor 1.4 GHz Octa-core Processor
2GB RAM 2GB RAM 3GB RAM
16 GB Internal Storage 16 GB Internal Storage 32GB Internal Storage
Memory expansion up to 256GB; uses SIM2 slot Memory expansion up to 256GB; uses SIM2 slot Memory expansion up to 256GB; uses SIM2 slot
13 MP rear camera with LED Flash, 5 MP front facing camera 13 MP, F/2.0, PDAF rear camera with LED Flash

5 MP, F/2.2 front facing camera

13 MP, F/2.0, PDAF rear camera with LED Flash

5 MP, F/2.2 front facing camera

Dual Hybrid SIM; 4G LTE Dual Hybrid SIM; 4G LTE Dual Hybrid SIM; 4G LTE
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, and Infrared Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, and Infrared Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, and Infrared Sensors
4100mAh Battery 4100mAh Battery 4100mAh Battery
Rear Mounted Fingerprint sensor Rear Mounted Fingerprint sensor Rear Mounted Fingerprint sensor
Rs. 18,499 Rs. 18,499 Rs. 20,000


Also Read:
Xiaomi Redmi 4X Review: Is it the new budget king?

ZTE Blade V7 Lite and ZTE Blade D3

The introduction of ZTE, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer on the Nepali smartphone market has been so long. Despite being around for the short period, ZTE has understood the taste of Nepali customers and has brought smartphones accordingly. Even on the wallet-friendly price, it has been very promising in providing a high-end taste. The Blade V7 Lite and Blade D3 are the honest examples for it.

Category ZTE Blade V7 Lite ZTE Blade D3
OPERATING SYSTEM Android Marshmallow Android 5.1 Lollipop
DISPLAY 5-inch HD IPS LCD Display 5-inch HD IPS LCD Display
CPU Mediatek MT6735P MediaTek MT6735P
GPU Mali-T720MP2 Mali T720 MP2
PROCESSOR 1.0 GHz Quad-core 1.0GHz Quad-Core
RAM 2GB 1GB
INTERNAL MEMORY 16GB 8GB
MICRO SD Yes; up to 64GB Yes; up to 32GB
CAMERA 13 MP back with LED Flash, 8MP front facing camera with Flash 13 MP back with LED Flash, 8MP front facing camera
SIM Dual-SIM (hybrid slot), 4G compatible Dual SIM Dual Standby (4G+3G)
BATTERY 2,500 mAh 2,400mAh
FINGERPRINT SENSOR Rear Mounted; unlocks in 0.3 seconds Rear Mounted
Price Rs. 17,390 Rs. 12,500

Also Read: ZTE Blade V7 Lite Review: A budget smartphone worth your money

COOLPAD NOTE 3S

coolpad note 3s

Coolpad smartphones were officially brought in Nepal in early February this year. In this short period of time, Coolpad made quite an impression among the Nepali customers by providing superior specs and justifying the price tag. Among the four Coolpad smartphones that are officially available in Nepal, Coolpad Note 3S is the one with fingerprint sensor under Rs. 20,000 price bracket.

Category COOLPAD NOTE 3S Specs
OPERATING SYSTEM Android Marshmallow
DISPLAY 5.5-inch HD IPS LCD Display with 2.5D glass on the top
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon 415
GPU Adreno 405
PROCESSOR Octa-core (4×1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
RAM 3GB
INTERNAL MEMORY 32GB
MICRO SD Yes; up to 32GB
CAMERA 13MP, f/2.2 back with LED Flash

5MP, f/2.2 front facing camera

SIM Dual-SIM
BATTERY 2,500mAh, non-removable
FINGERPRINT SENSOR Rear Mounted
Price Available for Rs. 20,000

Lava A3 Mini

lava a3 mini

The Indian smartphone brand Lava has stepped up from low priced smartphones to the mid-range section through the launch of Lava A3 and Lava A3 Mini is the toned down version of it. Despite the price being trivial, the fingerprint on the Lava A3 Mini is super fast (the fastest in the list) with the unlocking time of 0.26 seconds. The phone also comes with the metallic body to provide a premium feel to its users.

Category Lava A3 Mini Specs
OPERATING SYSTEM Android Nougat (v7.0) with Star OS 4.0 on the top
DISPLAY 5.0-inch HD TFT Display with 2.5D glass on the top
CPU MediaTek 6737T
GPU Mali T720
PROCESSOR 1.5 GHz Octa-core
RAM 2GB
INTERNAL MEMORY 16GB
MICRO SD Yes; up to 64GB
CAMERA 13MP, f/2.0 back with LED Flash

5MP, f/2.2 front facing camera with flash

SIM Dual-SIM (micro + nano)
BATTERY 2,700mAh
FINGERPRINT SENSOR Rear Mounted; unlocks in 0.26 seconds
Price Available for Rs. 16,999

Zopo Color F1

zopo color f1

Zopo (not to be confused with Oppo) is the Chinese smartphone brand that still saw potential in the somewhat Nepali smartphone market and made an entry last year. Luring the Nepali smartphone users with an enhanced security through the inclusion of fingerprint sensor, Color F1 has a price tag of Rs. 12,100. The fingerprint sensor on the phone is rear mounted, which has multiple functionalities. In addition to unlocking the device, the fingerprint sensor can be used to take images and control music player. Furthermore, it can also be used to run multiple accounts on the applications like WhatsApp, Facebook, etc. within the device.

DISPLAY

5.5-inch 720 x 1280 pixels IPS display
CHIPSET Mediatek MT6580
CPU 1.3GHz Quad-core processor
OPERATING SYSTEM Android 6.0 Marshmallow
INTERNAL MEMORY 16GB
EXPANDABLE MEMORY Up to 64GB via microSD
RAM 1GB
REAR CAMERA 8MP with LED flash
FRONT CAMERA 5MP with LED flash
FINGERPRINT SCANNER Rear Mounted
SIM Dual SIM (Micro+Nano)
BATTERY Removable Li-Ion 2300mAh
COLOR(S) AVAILABLE Black, White, Gold
PRICE Rs. 12,100

Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime

samsung j5 prime review nepal

Samsung, the dominant name in Nepali smartphone market has a representative for this list in the name of Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime. The phone bears fingerprint sensor on the home button, which deducts the privilege to use it as a button while taking selfies. However, the phone does not fail to provide a premium feel to the users with its metallic built body. In addition, the device has got good cameras for photography.

DISPLAY 5-inch 720 x 1280 pixels IPS display
CHIPSET Exynos 7570
CPU 1.4GHz Quad-core processor
OPERATING SYSTEM Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
INTERNAL MEMORY 16GB
EXPANDABLE MEMORY Up to 256GB via microSD
RAM 2GB
REAR CAMERA 13MP with LED flash
FRONT CAMERA 5MP
FINGERPRINT SCANNER Front Mounted; unlocks within a second
SIM Dual SIM
BATTERY 2400mAh
PRICE Available for Rs. 20,000 (MRP Rs. 22,990)