# @tech.lekh on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUH-oKkk0kJ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63444404-techlekh-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-30T06:24:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** TechLekh (@tech.lekh) — https://gondola.cc/tech.lekh

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🏆 The TechLekh Awards 2025 for Wallet Saver Phone of the Year goes to the 🥇 Ai+ Pulse! Congratulations, ai_plus_nepal_official! 🥳

While the Honor Play10 might be the best entry-level phone, it is not the most affordable! That title goes to Pulse from the newly-founded company Ai+.

So, how much does this phone cost? Just Rs. 9,999! It is quite literally the most affordable “proper” smartphone in Nepal right now! I say “proper” because you can still find a smartphone that’s like a few thousand bucks cheaper.

But those phones come with a quad-core chipset, boot on Android 13, and are usually from a company that sounds super sketchy. Ai+ Pulse, on the other hand, comes with the UNISOC T615 chipset, which is a familiar silicon in budget segments. And it boots on Android 15, and is promised to be ad-free.

Now, yes, Ai+ is a fresh company, but the thing is, Madhav Seth founded it. He was one of the founding members of realme, a known name in the smartphone world. We have seen how Carl Pei elevated his new company, Nothing, from literally nothing to a smartphone company with a dedicated fanbase within a span of a few years. So, I would put some faith in Ai+ too. Some.

Honourable Mention: We would like to give a shout-out to the ZTE Nubia A36 in this section. While the phone is priced at Rs. 11,999, it is available in EMI. So, you could pay Rs. 4,800 upfront and take the phone home after some paperwork. That’s affordable too, but in a different way. And the phone ain’t half bad either.
 
#TLAwards2025 #WalletSaverPhone #AiPlusPulse

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