Top Air Purifiers Under INR 10,000 To Combat Air Pollution

Welcome to 2024, where hazardous air quality and a COVID-19-like micro-virus have made necessity the new luxury. With AQI filters enabled, the map is painted in deep red and dusky yellows. You will be lucky to find any solid green patches across India during the onset of winter! 

For you, an office or meditation room could be a well-ventilated space with breathable air, all of which is made possible by an air purifier. We have already discussed the best air purifiers you can buy when money is no constraint.

However, we realise that not all of us are in need of pricey robotic cleaners. Budget is often a significant factor for consumers. Moreover, since some of you live in better natural conditions marked in yellow on the AQI map (in contrast to the red-marked areas on Delhi NCR), you may not need an aggressive air purifier system.

Hence, Hardwire is here once again with some of the best suggestions for air purifiers that cost less than INR 10,000, thereby keeping your wallet intact.

Best air purifiers under INR 10,000

Honeywell Air Purifier: Air Touch V2

This compact air purifier is ideal for smaller apartments as it can clean up areas up to 388 sq. ft. It features four-stage air filtration technology including a pre-filter, nano-silver antibacterial filter, high-grade H13 HEPA filter and an activated carbon filter system. It blows clean air with a delivery rate of 210 m³/hr, which means the machine can purify 210 cubic meters of air every hour and repeats its air purification cycle every 12 minutes.

The purifier is effective enough to filter smoke, dust, pollens, viruses and bacteria from a closed environment by removing PM 10 and PM 2.5 micro allergens and airborne pollutants. For convenience, it features an automatic timer that can be set to stop after 1, 2, 4 or 8 hours. The machine doesn’t disturb you as it produces only 32.5 dB(A) of noise. It is equipped with a real-time PM2.5 level indicator to provide information about the air quality.

It weighs only 3.84kgs so you can also hang it on the wall to protect the body of the machine from pets and kids.

Price: INR 7999

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Xiaomi 4 Lite Smart Air Purifier

Xiaomi's phones may be notorious for filling up devices with bloatware but their air purifier works miracles to give you breathable 'stock air'. Get that? The reference to stock Android? Ah, never mind!

The Xiaomi 4 Lite Smart Air Purifier covers an area of up to 462 sq. ft. and outperforms the Honeywell Air Touch V2 with its clean air delivery rate of 360 m³/h. Weighing just 4.5 kg, it's portable enough to move around your room without much effort. The LED display on the front keeps you informed about the air quality in your surroundings.

For all the lazy lads, the purifier can be controlled via the Xiaomi Home app or voice commands. It comes with smart Wi-Fi connectivity, allowing it to be paired with Alexa and Google Assistant. The brand claims it's the world's first TUV Allergy Care-certified air purifier, with the certification indicating superior quality.

The purifier uses a triple-layer filtration system, consisting of a primary filter, a strong HEPA filter and an activated carbon filter, which together can remove particles as small as 0.3 microns. It's also suitable for meditation sessions or sleeping, as it operates at a low noise level of just 33.4 dB(A).

Price: INR 9,999

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Honeywell Air Touch V1

This air purifier can be yours for as low as INR 4,999, which is even lower than the EMI you pay for an iPhone 15 Pro!

This air purifier is suitable for living spaces up to 235 square feet (approximately 22 square meters) in height and provides a Clean Air Delivery Rate (CADR) of up to 152 m3/h. It has three-story extraction technology and three air purifying speeds, including pre-filtration, H13 HEPA filtration and activated carbon filtration for better resistance of the device to PM2.5 and PM10 pollutants.

The device refreshes the air in the enclosed space five times per hour and operates quietly with a low noise level of 29 dB(A). While it doesn’t come with a fancy LED display, it has a filter change indicator and reset button and uses just 12W of electricity to change a toxic environment to a healthy one

Price: INR 4,999

Philips AC0920 Smart Air Purifier

A complicated name for a device that uncomplicates the air quality!

The Philips AC0920 comes with a two-stage HEPA filtration system which could clean up to 2x more than any regular HEPA 13. Philips says that this air purifier could clean up a closed living room of 380 sq. ft. having a CADR of 250 m³/h. It recirculates a room five times an hour or every 12 minutes in the whole erasure of particles as small as 0.003 microns. In about 215 square feet for your room, it could clean the same area after 12 minutes.

This air purifier scans the air 1,000 times per second and intelligently adjusts to the right speed while displaying real-time AQI on the monitor. In return for fresh air, it consumes only 21W of electricity and It is quieter than your partner's snoring because it produces only 20.5 dB of noise in sleep mode.

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Price: INR 7,995

Coway Airmega Aim Professional Air Purifier

One of the most high-rated and best-selling items on Amazon India in the air purifier category, Coway Airmega Aim Professional Air Purifier carries a seven-year manufacturing warranty. It can filter small viruses and particles as low as PM 0.1. The unit supports air purification at a 360-degree angle but you can still position it at different angles up to 90 degrees vertically. It carries an auto-select mode, Air Boost mode for one minute and can see the air quality in real-time while it regulates fan speed.

It has a vacuumable pre-filter that catches those larger particles, among them pet hair, large dust, and cotton fibers. Its second layer features the HEPA 13 filter - protecting against small particles of dust as well as germs and pollen. The third layer comes with a deodorisation component which eliminates bad odours and smoke from the environment.

The Coway operates noiselessly, producing just 22 dB of noise. It consumes only 30W of power to perform all these functions! Clean air and low electricity bills: what more can you ask for?

Price: INR 9,999

X-XONIER Air Purifier 

The X-XONIER comes along with an advanced five-stage filtration setup, which includes, among others, a pre-filter, a True HEPA H-13, an activated carbon filter and nano-silver particle coating. The latter can pick up a particle as minute as 0.3 microns. It cleans 800 square feet of air space without any problem in a space with a CADR at 460m³ / h.

If your peace of mind depends on data, you can use its air quality monitor to check for both air conditions and room temperature. It filters all pollen, dust mites, pet dander and unhealthy smoke in the air. The purifier provides Auto Mode, Manual Mode, Sleep Mode and X Level AI mode for added convenience. The device can be controlled using a touch panel or the included remote control. 

Price: INR 7,999

Remember readers! While the environment won't be suitable for you or your pets for the next few months, it falls upon you to provide your loved with a breathable atmosphere in living spaces. A budget air purification machine is a cost-effective way to start caring for your lungs this 'pollution season'.