5 best gaming phones under ₹25,000: OnePlus Nord 4, POCO X7 Pro and more

OnePlus Nord 4, POCO X7 Pro, and Motorola Edge 50 Neo are some of the best options for gaming under ₹25,000. Here are the details.

These days, you don’t have to spend a fortune to get a good gaming phone. In fact, you can find a well-performing phone for around ₹25,000 that offers a balance of performance and feel-good factors, such as a top-end looking screen. In this article, we’ll introduce you to some of the best options that deliver a great gaming experience. Read on.

Motorola Edge 50 Neo

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By Shaurya Sharma

Shaurya Sharma is the Technology Editor at Hindustan Times Digital Streams, where he oversees technology coverage across digital and social platforms. With over eight years of experience across editorial, video production, and digital media, his work focuses on smartphones, AI, consumer gadgets, and shaping audience-first content strategies for modern tech consumers.

He began his career in 2018 as a fashion cinematographer before turning his lifelong passion for technology into a profession. From spending his childhood immersed in tech magazines, video games, and the latest gadgets to covering the global consumer tech industry today, technology has remained a constant throughout his journey.

Over the years, Shaurya has worked with some of India’s leading media organisations, including CNN-News18, Sportskeeda, and Guiding Tech, where he led video initiatives that combined strong editorial storytelling with engaging visual and social-first execution.

A graduate in Journalism and Mass Communication from Manipal University, Shaurya has reviewed hundreds of products across categories including smartphones, laptops, gaming consoles, cameras, and wearables. Beyond work, he is passionate about animal welfare, environmental causes, and automobiles, particularly turbo-petrol cars

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The Motorola Edge 50 Neo is powered by the Snapdragon chipset, followed by the MediaTek Dimensity 7300 chipset. The star of the show has to be the gorgeous display, which makes it immersive to play games on. It features a 6.4-inch LTPO display, supporting a 1.5K resolution, 1200 nits peak brightness, and 3000 nits peak brightness, which is excellent for this price. Additionally, it supports dual stereo speakers powered by Dolby Atmos. There's a single variant with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage. So, for around ₹20,000, you get 256GB of storage, which is a great deal. The camera setup is also impressive, with a triple camera array consisting of a 50MP wide lens, a 10MP telephoto with 3x zoom, and a 13MP ultrawide shooter.

OnePlus Nord 4

You can certainly get this phone for the same price if you combine bank offers, after which the phone can be bought for under ₹25,000. The OnePlus Nord 4 is great for gaming, especially thanks to the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 chipset. It also offers 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, which are ideal for medium to heavy gaming. Additionally, it has a 5500mAh battery that supports 100W SuperVOOC fast charging, making it perfect for long gaming sessions. Once the battery runs low, you can quickly charge it up.

The Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 chipset is quite capable and offers excellent performance for the OnePlus Nord.

OnePlus Nord CE4

If you don't want to stretch your budget to ₹25,000, you can get the OnePlus Nord CE4, which, after card offers, comes down to under ₹20,000. It features the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 chipset, 128GB of storage, and 8GB of RAM. Like the OnePlus Nord, it has a 5500mAh battery with support for 100W fast charging. Overall, the experience will be quite similar to the OnePlus Nord, though you will need to compromise slightly on the premium design.

Nothing Phone 2a Plus

This phone can also be bought for under ₹25,000 after offers, and it provides one of the fastest chipsets in this price range, with the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra. It gets a large 6550mAh battery that will last a really long time during gaming. It runs on Xiaomi's HyperOS 2 based on Android 15, with various extra features, including IP66, IP68, and IP69 ratings. Plus, it has dual stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos support for immersive gaming. The display is also bright enough, with 3200 nits, making it ideal for gaming in bright lighting conditions.