iPhone 12 or Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra: What Is the Best Premium Flagship Phone to Buy in India?

The best premium phones you can buy in India are categorised as ones that start over Rs. 50,000. But which ones are the best? From iPhone 12 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra on one end to Redmi 9 and Realme C2 at the other, the smartphone market is full of options. You’ll get a smartphone for as low as Rs. 4,000 and even as high as Rs. 1,60,000. At the higher end you get flagship phones from the major manufacturers that are positioned as their top-end models, with high-end specifications and premium prices. These phones are claimed to offer the best of the best at the prices they are available. But how good are these phones in reality? And more importantly, which one should be your choice?

On this week’s episode of Gadgets 360 podcast Orbital, host Akhil Arora talks with reviewers Roydon Cerejo and Aditya Shenoy to discuss what should be the best premium flagship smartphone to buy in India today.

Phones starting above Rs. 50,000 in the current market are available as the premium options, with top-notch build made of rich materials such as glass and metal and specifications like high-quality AMOLED displays and superior cameras that are brilliant even in low-light conditions. A customer going for such an option expects to get a compelling experience.

Given those prerequisites, you can easily the flagship offerings on your fingertips. For Android fans, there is nothing better than the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra that offers not just the best of the Galaxy S-series experience through its excellent display and cameras, but also offers an essence of the Galaxy Note series, thanks to its S Pen support. The Galaxy S21 Ultra starts at Rs. 1,05,999 for the base 12GB RAM + 128GB storage variant and goes up to Rs. 1,16,999 for the 16GB RAM + 512GB storage option.