Best Mobile Phones Under Rs. 60,000 in Nepal [Updated]

 In this article, we will go through all the best phones you can buy under NPR 60000 in Nepal. At this price point, you will not just settle for competitive specs but also for premium design and user experience. A decent camera setup is also a must. Likewise, people also tend to prioritize brand value as we go higher. Lucky for us, there are a lot of recognized brands with really good options in this price range which we will be exploring in this price range.

How to find the best phone under NPR 60000 in Nepal? 

The phones under the NPR 60000 price range are just shy of the premium mid-range tag, so having good specs on paper is the bare minimum. You should not expect anything but an OLED screen with a higher refresh rate. Likewise, the phone should look and feel premium in hands. In addition, brands should also offer a level of assurance of the phone’s durability. This could come in the form of Corning Glass protection (front and back), official IP rating, as well as internal testing.

A phone in this range must show a certain level of performance. 5G is still years away from a proper implementation here in Nepal, but if you are spending up to NPR 60000, you might as well get a future-proof phone. You should also care about the number of years your phone will be getting software support after launch. In addition, it must also showcase above-average still shoots and stable videography.

Best Mobile Phones under NPR 60000 in Nepal

5. Vivo V27

Kicking off our list of best phones under NPR 60000 in Nepal is the Vivo V27. In the absence of Vivo V27 Pro, it is the most premium phone from the company in Nepal right now. As with all the V-series phones, the V27 focuses more on design and camera than anything else.

The phone has a premium glass sandwich design with dual curves and a frosted finish. The Magic Blue option even has a color-changing back that transforms from light to dark blue when exposed to sunlight and other UV rays.

At the back, you can notice the big LED ring that Vivo calls “Aura Light.” It is there to help you take portraits in dark settings. This concept sounds cool, but it requires some refining to be practical. For instance, there is no option to adjust the ring’s brightness level for now.

That aside, the 50MP main camera on this phone is quite capable, even in low light because of the OIS. Unlike other phones in this range, the OIS is not disabled for videos so you can use it to stabilize your footage. The photos from the front-facing 50MP camera show signs of post-processing which may not be everyone’s cup of tea.

Under the hood, the Vivo V27 is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7200 chip which is based on a 4nm process. Going by the benchmark, it can be placed between the popular Snapdragon 778G and the more powerful Snapdragon 870. It runs on Android 13-based Funtouch OS 13, and Vivo has not promised any software update, although we expect it to expect one or two in the future. Finally, the phone packs a 4,600mAh battery with 66W charging.

Vivo V27 Specifications:

• Display: 6.78-inch AMOLED screen, FHD+, 120Hz refresh rate
• Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 7200 5G (6nm mobile platform)
• Memory: 8/12GB RAM, 128/256GB storage (fixed)
• Software & UI: Funtouch OS 13 on top of Android 13
• Rear Camera: Triple (50MP main, 8MP ultrawide, 2MP macro)
• Front Camera: 50MP sensor (hole-punch)
• Security: Fingerprint sensor (optical in-display)
• Connectivity: Dual-SIM (Nano), WiFi 5 (Dual-band), Bluetooth 5.3, GPS / AGPS / Galileo / Glonass / QZSS / Beidou / NavIC, USB-C, NFC, 4G LTE, 5G
• Sensors: Accelerometer, Ambient light, E-compass, Gyroscope, Proximity
• Battery: 4600mAh with 66W charging (66W adapter inside the box)
• Price in Nepal: NPR 58,999 NPR 56,999 (8/256GB)

4. Realme 11 Pro+

At number 4, we have the newly launched Realme 11 Pro+. One of the main selling points of this phone is its design. After all, the company has collaborated with former Gucci print designer Matteo Menotto. The result is this phone clad in a bright leather-like material. The big circular camera bump just adds to this bold design choice. There are even stitches in the middle and around the camera bump for added aesthetics.

Turning over the phone, you are greeted with a 6.7” curved OLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate. This is a 10-bit panel with 100% DCI-P3, 950 nits of brightness, and HDR10+ certification. Add all these to its stereo speaker, making the phone a good multimedia phone. Plus. it has 2160Hz PWM dimming for comfortable viewing.

Under the hood, the phone is powered by the newly announced Dimensity 7050 chipset. However, it hardly offers anything more than the Dimensity 1080 on its predecessor. These two are basically the same chipset, so don’t expect anything new on the performance front. As for software, the phone ships with Android 13-based Realme UI. Realme even promises 2 years of OS and 3 years of security updates. Fueling the phone is a 5,000mAh battery, and Realme ships a 100W GaN charger in the box.

On the photography front, Realme 11 Pro Plus flaunts a 200MP Samsung ISOCELL HP3 sensor which takes decent photos. There is a new 4x lossless zoom feature achieved by cropping in from 200MP photos, and it worked well in my tests. That said, the company needs to refine post-processing for selfies and portraits as the phone struggles with human subjects.

Realme 11 Pro+ Specifications:

• Display: 6.7-inch AMOLED screen, FHD+, 120Hz refresh rate
• Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 7050 5G (6nm mobile platform)
• Memory: 8/12GB RAM, 128/256GB storage (fixed)
• Software & UI: Realme UI 4 on top of Android 13
• Rear Camera: Triple (200MP main, 8MP ultrawide, 2MP macro)
• Front Camera: 32MP sensor (hole-punch)
• Security: Fingerprint sensor (optical in-display)
• Connectivity: Dual-SIM (Nano), WiFi 5 (Dual-band), Bluetooth 5.3, GPS / AGPS / Galileo / Glonass / QZSS / Beidou / NavIC, USB-C, NFC, 4G LTE, 5G
• Sensors: Accelerometer, Ambient light, E-compass, Gyroscope, Proximity
• Battery: 5000mAh with 100W charging (100W GaN adapter inside the box)
• Price in Nepal: NPR 61,999* (12/256GB)

3. Nothing Phone (1)

Securing the third spot in this list of best phones under NPR 60000 in Nepal is the most hyped phone of last year. I’m talking about the Nothing Phone (1), which is the first phone to come out of Carl Pei’s newest venture, Nothing. It has the most unique design of all the smartphones on this list. This is because of the Glyph interface at the back.

Basically, it’s the collection of hundreds of LED lights that light up in the case of new notifications, incoming calls, and others. Helping the Gylph shine is the transparent glass back which is another of Nothing’s selling points. The glass back is held together by aluminum frames. Nothing has even provided an IP67 rating for dust and splash resistance.

Under the hood, Nothing Phone (1) packs the Snapdragon 778+, which is a tried and tested chip in the mid-range segment. This is paired with LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage. The phone runs on Nothing OS which is very close to stock Android. Nothing even promises 3 years of OS and 4 years of security updates which is quite good for a brand as young as Nothing.

Nothing has kept things simpler at the back by including just two cameras the back. Both the primary and the ultrawide cameras feature 50MP sensors that take excellent photos. Over on the front, there is a 16MP primary sensor. The Phone (1) gets its juice from a 4,500mAh battery with support for 33W charging. The phone even has 15W wireless charging.

Nothing Phone (1) Specifications:

• Display: 6.55-inch AMOLED screen, FHD+, 120Hz refresh rate, Gorilla Glass 5
• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 5G (6nm mobile platform)
• Memory: 8GB RAM, 128/256GB storage (fixed)
• Software & UI: Nothing OS on top of Android 12 (upgradeable)
• Rear Camera: Dual (50MP main, 50MP ultrawide)
• Front Camera: 16MP sensor (hole-punch)
• Security: Fingerprint sensor (optical in-display)
• Connectivity: Dual-SIM (Nano), WiFi 6 (dual-band), Bluetooth 5.2, GPS / AGPS / Glonass / Galileo / QZSS, NFC, USB-C, 4G LTE, 5G
• Sensors: Accelerometer, Ambient light, E-compass, Front RGB, Gyro, Proximity, Sensor core
• Battery: 4500mAh with 33W charging (power adapter not provided)
• Price in Nepal: NPR 58,999 (8/128GB)

2. Honor 90

The silver medal on our list of best phones under NPR 60000 in Nepal is the newly launched Honor 90. And this is most suitable for those who value an attractive design above everything else. Although we would’ve liked it more if Honor had managed to provide some sort of IP rating and Gorilla Glass protection, the Honor 90’s design is still pretty impressive.

So is its display. You’re looking at a 6.7-inch AMOLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate and curves on both sides. But the biggest highlight of this display is definitely its incredible 3,840Hz PWM dimming. That means if you’re someone who gets headaches, nausea, and the like when using a phone at low brightness levels, that’s not gonna be a problem here.

Honor 90’s primary 200MP camera and the 50MP selfie shooter are quite impressive too. Optical image stabilization could’ve taken it a step further but that’s nowhere to be found here.

As for performance, Honor has gone with the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 “Accelerated Edition” chip from last year and mixed it with plenty of RAM and storage. While the memory side of things leaves no room for complaint, this is definitely the most powerful processor for the price. Similarly, a single speaker setup on a phone that costs almost NPR 60000 is pretty embarrassing to see as well.

Honor 90 Specifications:

• Display: 6.7-inch AMOLED screen, FHD+, 120Hz refresh rate
• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 “Accelerated Edition” (4nm mobile platform)
• Memory: 12GB RAM, 256/512GB storage (fixed)
• Software & UI: MagicOS 7.1 on top of Android 13
• Rear Camera: Triple (200MP main, 12MP ultrawide, 2MP depth)
• Front Camera: 50MP sensor (hole-punch)
• Security: Fingerprint sensor (optical in-display)
• Connectivity: Dual-SIM (Nano), WiFi 6 (Dual-band), Bluetooth 5.2, GPS / AGPS / Galileo / Glonass / Beidou, USB-C, NFC, 4G LTE, 5G
• Sensors: Accelerometer, Ambient light, Compass, Gyroscope, Proximity
• Battery: 4900mAh with 66W charging (66W power adapter inside the box)
• Price in Nepal: NPR 58,990 (12/256GB)
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1. Samsung Galaxy A54

Finally, we have the Samsung Galaxy A54 as the best phone under NPR 60000 in Nepal right now. Like all other Galaxy phones to go official this year, the Galaxy A54 follows the same design language as the flagship S23 series. Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protects both the front and back of the phone.

Not only this, the phone comes with IP67 dust and water resistance, which is the best you can get in this price range. Moreover, the phone ships with the latest Android 13 with the revered One UI on top. On top, Samsung promises 4 years of OS updates and 5 years of security updates.

Coming to the camera, the Galaxy A54 flaunts a triple camera setup. However, only the primary camera is worth your time. It uses a 50MP sensor against 64MP in its predecessor, which does a good job. Everything from colors and brightness levels of the 6.5-inch AMOLED is also great.

The phone is powered by Samsung’s in-house Exynos 1380 chip. It s a 5nm chip with an integrated 5G modem. It also scores well in CPU benchmarks. That said, Samsung has not optimized the phone well. Thus it does leave something to be desired still.

Samsung Galaxy A54 Specifications:

• Display: 6.4-inch AMOLED screen, FHD+, 120Hz refresh rate, Gorilla Glass 5
• Chipset: Exynos 1380 5G (5nm mobile platform)
• Memory: 6/8GB RAM, 128/256GB storage (expandable)
• Software & UI: One UI 5 on top of Android 13 (upgradeable)
• Rear Camera: Triple (50MP main, 12MP ultrawide, 5MP macro)
• Front Camera: 32MP sensor (hole-punch)
• Security: Fingerprint sensor (optical in-display)
• Connectivity: Dual-SIM (Nano), WiFi 6 (dual-band), Bluetooth 5.3, GPS / AGPS / Glonass / Galileo / Beidou / QZSS, NFC, USB-C, 4G LTE, 5G
• Sensors: Accelerometer, Geomagnetic, Gyro, Light, Proximity
• Battery: 5000mAh with 25W charging (power adapter not provided)
• Price in Nepal: NPR 56,999 (8/128GB) | NPR 59,999 (8/256GB)

Summary list of best mobile phones under NPR 60000 in Nepal