Celkon Ultra Q500

The Celkon Ultra Q500 is one of the most affordable Android phones equipped with 2GB of RAM. That s right, this budget smartphone has more RAM than the Samsung Galaxy S3, just for reference.

Specifications of the Celkon Ultra Q500 will more or less leave you impressed. A 1.2GHz quad-core processor powers the device, the CPU cores being based on ARM s low-power Cortex A7 microarchitecture. That is, as previously stated, accompanied by 2GB of RAM. The Celkon Ultra Q500 has got a 5-inch HD display, which translates to a crisp 294 PPI pixel density. It s not the best PPI figure in the world, but it certainly beats almost every other smartphone in its price bracket.

If you use your smartphone for taking a lot of pictures, the Celkon Ultra Q500 has you covered. It s got an 8MP rear camera with an LED flash, which churns out high-quality, crisp images in broad daylight. Low-light or night-time performance might not be the best, but that s too much to expect from a phone sitting at this price segment. Selfies are restricted to 2MP resolution, which is going to leave many wanting for more.

The Celkon Ultra Q500 offers lets you use two SIMs simultaneously. It s got good battery backup that will last through the day, thanks to a 2500mAh unit. Storage isn t an issue with the Celkon Ultra Q500, as the device has got 16GB of internal storage. If that runs out, you can always pop in a microSD card. The device supports cards up to 32GB.

A budget Android smartphone that offers a powerful set of specifications, and performs well? The Celkon Ultra Q500 is a strong contender for that title. The only gripe one could have is with the device s OS, which is based on Android 4.4 KitKat. An update to Android 5.0 Lollipop would make this device irrestible, especially under the Rs 8,000 price bracket.