The 46 per cent phone is rated 3.3. The 13 per cent one is rated 4.1 by 3,176 people. Twenty-five picks from 33 Amazon listings.
We pulled 33 smartphone listings from Amazon India's own search results on August 9, 2026, every one carrying a price, a stated MRP, a rating and a rating count, and sorted them by badge. The top of that list is a 46 per cent discount on a phone rated 3.3, twice, and a 45 per cent discount on the only phone in the read rated below three. The bottom of it holds a 4.4 from 531 people and a 4.1 from 3,176. The badge on this shelf is arithmetic against a claimed MRP, and it is pointing the wrong way.
Every price below was pulled from Amazon on August 9, 2026 and checked against the MRP on the listing. Stack them with the live codes on our Amazon coupons page, which the deals desk re-verifies daily.
Four listings in this read are discounted 43 per cent or more. Three of them are one phone rated 3.3, and the fourth is the only phone here rated below three.
Rs. 14,499 off a stated Rs. 26,999 - 46% off, on 3.3 from 1,555 ratings.
Why it earned its spot The biggest discount on the shelf sits on one of its two weakest-rated phones.
Rs. 15,499 off a stated Rs. 27,999 - 45% off, on the same 3.3 from 1,555 ratings.
Why it earned its spot A thousand rupees buys 64GB more storage, and the MRP claim rises by exactly a thousand.
Rs. 25,999 off a stated Rs. 46,999 - 45% off, on 2.5 from 178 ratings.
Why it earned its spot Samsung's one big discount here is on the only phone in the read rated below three.
Rs. 15,999 off a stated Rs. 27,999 - 43% off, on 3.4 from just 18 ratings.
Why it earned its spot A deep badge on a phone almost nobody has rated yet.
Rs. 19,498 off a stated Rs. 33,999 - 43% off, on 4.2 from 1,317 ratings.
Why it earned its spot The one deep-badge phone here whose rating sample says the phone is fine.
Where realme's four identical 38s live, alongside the best-evidenced phone under Rs. 20,000 on the shelf.
Rs. 16,999 off a stated Rs. 27,999 - 39% off, on 4.2 from 217 ratings.
Why it earned its spot A named chipset at seventeen thousand, and a 4.2 to go with it.
Rs. 19,499 off a stated Rs. 31,999 - 39% off, on a 5.0 built from 17 ratings.
Why it earned its spot A five-star average that seventeen people wrote.
Rs. 17,499 off a stated Rs. 27,999 - 38% off, on 4.0 from 287 ratings.
Why it earned its spot Four realme listings share this badge; the phones behind it differ by storage and colour.
Rs. 15,499 off a stated Rs. 24,999 - 38% off, on 4.0 from 191 ratings.
Why it earned its spot The same phone, half the storage, two thousand rupees cheaper, same badge.
Rs. 20,498 off a stated Rs. 31,999 - 36% off, on 4.1 from 490 ratings.
Why it earned its spot The cheapest 6GB phone in the read outside Samsung's range.
Rs. 21,498 off a stated Rs. 32,999 - 35% off, on 4.1 from 905 ratings.
Why it earned its spot Six gigabytes, seven thousand milliamp-hours, and nine hundred ratings.
Rs. 18,999 off a stated Rs. 28,999 - 34% off, on 4.2 from 1,819 ratings.
Why it earned its spot The most-rated phone in the read below twenty thousand rupees, at 4.2.
From 24 per cent down to 17, where the stated MRP sits three or four thousand rupees above the price rather than twelve.
Rs. 12,999 off a stated Rs. 16,999 - 24% off, on 4.1 from 1,922 ratings.
Why it earned its spot Nearly two thousand ratings, and a stated MRP only Rs. 4,000 above the price.
Rs. 20,999 off a stated Rs. 26,999 - 22% off, on 4.1 from 893 ratings.
Why it earned its spot The only 8GB phone under Rs. 21,000 in the read.
Rs. 12,498 off a stated Rs. 15,999 - 22% off, on 3.4 from 80 ratings.
Why it earned its spot Same phone family, no 5G, and the badge collapses from 46 per cent to 22.
Rs. 13,249 off a stated Rs. 16,999 - 22% off, on 3.8 from 165 ratings.
Why it earned its spot The cheapest way to 6GB and 5G together on this shelf.
Rs. 12,998 off a stated Rs. 15,999 - 19% off, on 3.9 from 86 ratings.
Why it earned its spot A three-thousand-rupee claim, where chapter one claims twelve.
Rs. 31,999 off a stated Rs. 38,999 - 18% off, on 4.1 from 1,145 ratings.
Why it earned its spot The most expensive phone here carries a badge a third the size of the cheapest one's.
Rs. 12,499 off a stated Rs. 14,999 - 17% off, on 4.0 from 57 ratings.
Why it earned its spot The only 3GB phone on the shelf, at the price of 4GB ones.
Every listing here is discounted 14 per cent or less. Between them they hold the highest rating in the read and its largest sample.
Rs. 11,999 off a stated Rs. 13,999 - 14% off, on 4.4 from 531 ratings.
Why it earned its spot The best-rated phone on the shelf carries one of its smallest badges.
Rs. 19,999 off a stated Rs. 22,999 - 13% off, on 4.1 from 3,176 ratings.
Why it earned its spot More people have rated this phone than any other here, and its badge is 13 per cent.
Rs. 14,999 off a stated Rs. 16,999 - 12% off, on 3.8 from 692 ratings.
Why it earned its spot Samsung's entry 5G phone, priced Rs. 500 above the REDMI with three times the badge.
Rs. 19,499 off a stated Rs. 21,499 - 9% off, on 4.1 from 86 ratings.
Why it earned its spot Two thousand rupees between price and claim, on a 6GB Samsung.
Rs. 9,099 off a stated Rs. 9,999 - 9% off, on 3.8 from 437 ratings.
Why it earned its spot The cheapest phone here has the most believable list price on the page.
Rs. 11,699 off a stated Rs. 11,999 - 3% off, on 4.3 from only 5 ratings.
Why it earned its spot Three hundred rupees of discount, and a five-vote rating.
First: never sort by discount here - the four deepest badges in our read belong to the two lowest-rated phones on the page. Second: read the rating count before the score, because a 5.0 from seventeen people and a 4.1 from 3,176 are different kinds of number, the same problem this series found when the newest aisle in the Indian kitchen turned out to be the least documented. Third: learn the brand's band - Samsung between 3 and 22 per cent, Lava 9 to 22, realme 14 to 43, REDMI 17 to 46 - and treat any listing outside its brand's band as the thing to check, not the thing to buy. Fourth: convert every badge into rupees, because a Rs. 21,000 claimed saving on a 2.5-star phone and a Rs. 3,000 one on a 4.1 are not comparable, an arithmetic this series has run before on six listings claiming MRPs exactly a hundred times their price. Fifth: check bank and card offers at checkout rather than in the listing - during the Freedom Sale window these move the real price more than most of the badges on this page do.
| Product | Sale price | MRP | Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| REDMI A7 Pro 5G (Black, 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage) | Rs. 14,499 | Rs. 26,999 | 46% |
| REDMI A7 Pro 5G (Black, 4GB RAM,128GB Storage) | Rs. 15,499 | Rs. 27,999 | 45% |
| Samsung Galaxy M47 5G (Blaze Blue, 6GB RAM, 128GB Storage) | Rs. 25,999 | Rs. 46,999 | 45% |
| realme NARZO 90x 5G (Flash Blue 2026, 6GB+128GB) | Rs. 19,498 | Rs. 33,999 | 43% |
| Tecno POP X 5G (Ripple Green, 4GB+128GB) | Rs. 15,999 | Rs. 27,999 | 43% |
| iQOO Z10 Lite 5G (Cyber Green 2026, 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage) | Rs. 16,999 | Rs. 27,999 | 39% |
| realme NARZO 100x 5G (Midnight Black,4GB+128GB) | Rs. 19,499 | Rs. 31,999 | 39% |
| realme narzo 100 Lite 5G (Frost Silver,4GB+128GB) | Rs. 17,499 | Rs. 27,999 | 38% |
| realme narzo 100 Lite 5G (Frost Silver,4GB+64GB) | Rs. 15,499 | Rs. 24,999 | 38% |
| REDMI 15C 5G Dusk Purple 6GB + 128GB | Rs. 20,498 | Rs. 31,999 | 36% |
| Redmi 15 5G Midnight Black 6GB + 128GB | Rs. 21,498 | Rs. 32,999 | 35% |
| iQOO Z10 Lite 5G (Titanium Blue 2026, 4GB RAM, 128GB Storage) | Rs. 18,999 | Rs. 28,999 | 34% |
| realme NARZO 80 Lite 4G (Obsidian Black 2026, 4GB+64GB) | Rs. 12,999 | Rs. 16,999 | 24% |
| Samsung Galaxy M17 5G Mobile (Moonlight Silver, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage) | Rs. 20,999 | Rs. 26,999 | 22% |
| REDMI A7 Pro 4G (Black, 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage) | Rs. 12,498 | Rs. 15,999 | 22% |
| Lava Bold N1 5G (Champagne Gold, 6GB RAM, 128GB Storage) | Rs. 13,249 | Rs. 16,999 | 22% |
| Lava Bold N2 5G (Regal Gold, 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage) | Rs. 12,998 | Rs. 15,999 | 19% |
| REDMI Note 15 5G (Black, 8GB RAM 256GB Storage) | Rs. 31,999 | Rs. 38,999 | 18% |
| REDMI A7 4G (Black, 3 GB RAM, 64GB Storage) | Rs. 12,499 | Rs. 14,999 | 17% |
| realme C71 4G Smartphone 4+64GB Black | Rs. 11,999 | Rs. 13,999 | 14% |
| Samsung Galaxy M36 5G Mobile (Serene Green, 6GB RAM, 128GB Storage) | Rs. 19,999 | Rs. 22,999 | 13% |
| Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G Mobile (Vibe Violet, 4GB RAM, 128GB Storage) | Rs. 14,999 | Rs. 16,999 | 12% |
| Samsung Galaxy A07 5G Smartphone (Black, 6GB RAM, 128GB Storage) | Rs. 19,499 | Rs. 21,499 | 9% |
| Lava Bold N2 (Indus Black, 4 GB RAM, 64 GB Storage) | Rs. 9,099 | Rs. 9,999 | 9% |
| Samsung Galaxy F07 Smartphone | Rs. 11,699 | Rs. 11,999 | 3% |
That comparison is what produced this page. The four deepest discounts in our 33-row read - 46, 46, 45 and 45 per cent - belong to just two phones, and those two phones hold the two lowest ratings on the shelf: 3.3 from 1,555 votes and 2.5 from 178. Meanwhile the highest score with a real sample, 4.4 from 531, carries a 14 per cent badge, and the largest sample in the read, 3,176 votes at 4.1, carries 13 per cent. Sorting this shelf by discount puts the weakest-rated phones on top, which is the opposite of useful.
On this shelf the claim moves far more than the price does. One phone's 64GB and 128GB trims are priced Rs. 1,000 apart and their stated MRPs are Rs. 1,000 apart, which means the list price is being calculated from the selling price rather than remembered from a previous one. The largest gap in the read is Rs. 21,000 - a Rs. 25,999 phone claiming Rs. 46,999 - and the smallest is Rs. 300. Neither number can be checked by a shopper, so every card here prints the rupee price first and the badge second.
Samsung's seven listings carry badges of 3, 9, 12, 13, 21, 22 and 45 per cent; six of those are restrained and the seventh is on its worst-rated phone. realme's nine run 14 to 43, with four identical 38s across one product line. REDMI's nine run 17 to 46, the widest spread here. Lava's four run 9 to 22, the tightest. A discount that clusters by manufacturer is a pricing policy applied across a line, so knowing a brand's band tells you more about the next listing you click than the badge on it does.
All 33 listings in this read publish a rating, but the samples run from 3,176 votes down to five. A 5.0 from 17 people and a 4.3 from five are not evidence; they are the arithmetic of a new listing. We attach a rating pill only where at least a hundred votes exist, state the count on every card regardless, and say plainly where a score is too thin to carry weight. Nothing on this page was used, benchmarked, charged, dropped or opened - chipsets, battery capacities, charging speeds, RAM, storage, camera resolutions and display refresh rates are quoted from the listings as the seller's own wording.
Not in this read, and often not anywhere. Of the 33 Amazon phone listings we read on August 9, 2026, the four deepest badges - 46, 46, 45 and 45 per cent - belonged to just two handsets, and those two carried the lowest ratings on the shelf at 3.3 from 1,555 votes and 2.5 from 178. The listing with the largest rating sample in the read, 3,176 votes at 4.1, was discounted 13 per cent, and the highest-rated phone with a real sample, 4.4 from 531, was discounted 14. The badge is calculated against a stated MRP that the seller sets, so it measures ambition in the list price rather than value in the phone.
Because Samsung sets its stated MRP close to its selling price on this shelf. Six of Samsung's seven listings in our read carried badges of 3, 9, 12, 13, 21 and 22 per cent, with gaps between price and claim as small as Rs. 300. REDMI's nine listings ran from 17 to 46 per cent and realme's nine from 14 to 43. A brand that claims Rs. 26,999 for a phone selling at Rs. 14,499 can print a 46 per cent badge; a brand that claims Rs. 11,999 for a phone selling at Rs. 11,699 cannot. Neither behaviour tells you anything about the handset - it tells you about the pricing policy behind it.
The Samsung Galaxy M36 5G at Rs. 19,999, with 3,176 ratings averaging 4.1 - the largest sample of the 33 listings we read - and a modest 13 per cent badge. Under Rs. 20,000 the best evidence belongs to the iQOO Z10 Lite 5G 128GB at Rs. 18,999 with 1,819 ratings at 4.2, and the highest score anywhere with a usable sample is the realme C71 4G at Rs. 11,999, 4.4 from 531. At the other extreme, a realme NARZO 100x shows a perfect 5.0 built from seventeen votes and a Samsung Galaxy F07 a 4.3 from five, which are not scores at all.
Rarely, on these numbers. The cheapest 5G handset in our read was a Lava Bold N2 5G at Rs. 12,998, which is Rs. 251 less than a well-rated realme 4G phone at Rs. 12,999 and only Rs. 999 above the cheapest 4G listing on the page. Where 4G still makes sense is at the very bottom - a Rs. 9,099 Lava with 437 ratings at 3.8 - or where a specific 4G handset is rated far better than its 5G neighbours, as the Rs. 11,999 realme C71 is at 4.4. Otherwise the saving is small enough that you are buying a shorter useful life for a few hundred rupees.
A 4GB/64GB or 4GB/128GB 5G handset with a large battery, and a rating somewhere between 3.3 and 4.0. In our read, Rs. 14,499 bought a REDMI A7 Pro 5G rated 3.3, Rs. 14,999 a Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G rated 3.8, Rs. 15,499 either a realme narzo 100 Lite 5G rated 4.0 or a 128GB REDMI A7 Pro rated 3.3, and Rs. 13,249 a Lava Bold N1 with 6GB of RAM. The clearest step up on the page is at Rs. 18,999, where an iQOO Z10 Lite 128GB carries 1,819 ratings at 4.2 and the listing names its chipset - which most of the rows below it do not.
























