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Breathe better: Best air purifiers under Rs 25,000

Budget air purifiers with HEPA filters, sensors and multiple stages of purification. Pick one based on your needs and the size of the room.

October 16, 2022 / 04:32 PM IST
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Pollution in large parts of north India sees an uptick every winter, as a combination of stubble-burning and firecrackers adds to the usual cocktail of air pollutants. One solution to breathe better is to invest in a good air purifier for your home and office. If you don't already have an air purifier or are looking to buy another one, here are the best choices under Rs 25,000.

Realme TechLife Air Purifier – Rs 7,999

Realme is India's latest entrant in the air purifier space. Its first-generation air purifier is one of the cheapest options available today, and it can clean air in a medium-sized room effortlessly with a CADR (clean air delivery rate) of 330m3/h. It has five different fan modes, including a sleep mode where the fan does not make any audible sound. It has a colour indicator to identify current air quality and not a digital display like a few competitors. Realme says that it has an efficiency of 99.95% for particle removal, courtesy of its three-stage filtration system with HEPA H12 filter.

REalme purifier Realme TechLife Air Purifier – Rs 7,999

Eureka Forbes Air Purifier FAP 7000 – Rs 12,999

Eureka Forbes stands out from other options in this price range for its area coverage. This is the only purifier in this range that can cover up to 600 sq. ft. Plus, it's got a digital display indicator for current PM 2.5 levels along with a ring indicator for air quality. It features a HEPA 11 filter that can remove up to 99.95% PM 2.5 and PM 10 (fine dust, pollen and mould spores) particles, combined with the three-stage purification process. The purifier has a sleep mode and a child lock feature to prevent any accidental setting change.

Eureka forbes Eureka Forbes Air Purifier FAP 7000 – Rs 8,999

Mi Air Purifier 3 – Rs 9,999

One of our favorite air purifiers since its first generation, the Mi Air Purifier 3 offers a combination of features that is not available even in higher-priced purifiers - you get an OLED touch display, smart app control, and it works with voice assistants too. The display shows PM 2.5 levels, temperature, humidity, and lets you control fan modes. It features a laser particle sensor along with three-layer filtration to clear 99.97% of pollutants in the air. Its 360-degree design is effective for a 484 sq ft area - a standard medium-sized room.

MI Air purifier 3 (1)

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Blue Star BS-AP490LAN – Rs 12,499

The Blue Star offering comes with 7-stage purification process at this price, which is impressive. You get a true HEPA filter, formaldehyde removal, and cold catalyst filters, which take care of 99.9% of pollutants, allergens, and odours. It boasts of SensAir Technology that uses an advanced sensor to intelligently monitor and clean the ambient air in the room by automatically adjusting the purifier speed. It has a digital indicator for current PM levels along with a full touch panel on top. In addition, you get child lock, silent mode and timer for automatic power off after the set time.

Blue Star air purifier

Philips AC2887 – Rs 23,559

This is one of the few air purifiers that come with support to clean the H1N1 with up to 99.9% efficiency. This Philips air purifier has a dedicated bacteria and virus mode. You get a display that shows the PM2.5 level, and its large centre LED indicator can be adjusted as per the user's requirement. It also has Philips' own AeraSense technology that detects allergens and pollutants in your home and clears them. The purifier is ideal for medium to large-sized rooms with a CADR of 333m3/hour – it can purify a standard size room in 10 minutes.

Philips air purifier

Karan Bajaj is a senior tech journalist based in Delhi
first published: Nov 20, 2021 01:22 pm

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