Best Gaming Phones Under Rs 30,000 in India [June 2024]: POCO X6 Pro, Realme 12 Pro+, and more

Gaming phones are designed with gamers in mind. A gaming phone should ideally have fast performance, high refresh rates, long battery life, and features specifically designed for gaming.

There are smartphones in the market that allow you to play games like Call of Duty Mobile and Battlegrounds Mobile India with ease, even if they cost less than Rs 30,000. The team at 91mobiles has been evaluating gaming phones in various settings to choose the best smartphone for gaming.

In this post, we will take a look at the top gaming smartphones available in India under Rs 30,000. This data is based on the phone's ability to withstand BGMI, temperature spikes, and battery drain on high graphics settings.

Gaming phones under Rs 30,000

Poco F6

Poco F6 ,Review) is the first smartphone in India to feature Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset. It starts at Rs 29,999 and comes with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. It has an AnTuTu score of 15,09,605 and on Geekbench it has a single-core score of 1,930 and a multi-core score of 5,017. Even with some intense multitasking and graphically demanding games like BGMI, Call of Duty and Real Racing 3, the phone can handle everything thrown at it with ease.

The phone's temperature was 31.2 degrees before gaming, but after 30 minutes it went up to 35.1 degrees. Still, the battery dropped by only 8 percent. The POCO F6 maintained a good temperature with a reasonable battery drop.

Poco X6 Pro

Poco X6 Pro ,Review) is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra SoC, backed by 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. On AnTuTu, it scored 12,99,678 points, and on Geekbench, it scored 1,239 in single-core and 4,189 in multi-core. BGMI is handled with ease by the POCO X6 Pro at the highest supported graphics and frame rate settings. Even with vigorous action, there were no stutters or frame-drop issues while playing back-to-back sessions of the game.

Moreover, after 30 minutes of gaming, the phone's temperature went up from 31 to 34.4, while the battery dropped by only 7 percent. Overall, the POCO X6 Pro handled gaming well by maintaining temperatures with negligible battery drop.

Realme 12 Pro+

Realme 12 Pro+ ,Review) draws power from the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset. It starts at Rs 29,999 and comes with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. With this arsenal, it scored 6,01,453 points on AnTuTu, 861 single-core score and 2,601 multi-core score on Geekbench. In daily use, there were no noticeable program crashes or uncomfortable freezes on the Realme 12 Pro+.

However, after playing the game for 30 minutes, the phone's temperature increased from 29.1 to 35.3, but the battery dropped by only 5 percent. There is a huge difference in temperature before and after gaming, but there is a slight drop in the battery.

realme 12 pro

realme 12 pro ,Review) is the smaller brother of the 12 Pro+ making it a more affordable option. At the heart of the Realme 12 Pro is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SoC paired with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. Its benchmark scores speak for its performance with 5,94,028 points on AnTuTu, 861 single-core points and 2601 multi-core points on Geekbench.

The results of its gaming test are quite interesting, with the temperature starting at 30.3 and rising to 37 after 30 minutes of gaming. Apart from this, its battery level also saw a drop of 7 percent. This might be a bit worrying but the drop in its battery level is still good.

Samsung Galaxy F55

Samsung Galaxy F55 5G ,Review) has a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipset. The SoC is paired with up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. It scored 5,22,931 points on AnTuTu and 953 single-core score along with 2,391 multi-core score on Geekbench. Even games like Real Racing 3, Call of Duty and BGMI can be played on the phone without any hassle. Thus, the gaming experience is satisfactory.

The temperature of the phone started at 30.8, but it dropped to 36.7 after 30 minutes of gaming. However, the battery saw a notable drop of 11 percent. The Samsung Galaxy F55 5G maintained a good temperature with a reasonable battery drop.