These days you don’t always need to buy a premium smartphone, cheap smartphones are getting good. The price to performance ratio of smartphones is improving day by day.
So, if you have 15000 INR in your pocket and you’re looking for a smartphone, then you are at the right place.
In this article, we will try to cover the best smartphones under 15000 rupees. We will also categorize the specialty of each smartphone, like the best camera smartphone, best gaming smartphone, etc.
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Best Camera Smartphone For 15000
1 – Xiaomi Note 7 Pro
The Note 7 Pro comes with a 48 MP primary camera with a 5 MP depth sensor. The primary camera uses the Sony IMX586 sensor which is a flagship camera sensor. It also comes with a 13 MP front camera.
It comes with Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS). You can record 4k video in 30 FPS, 720p slow-motion videos at 120fps and 1080p slow motion at 120fps.
Specifications
| Processor | Snapdragon 675 |
| Screen Size | 6.3 Inch |
| Screen Resolution | 1080×2340 (Full HD+) |
| RAM | 4GB/6GB LPDDR4X |
| Battery | 4000 mAh; Quick Charge 4 |
| Camera | 48 + 5 MP Primary |
| Front Camera | 13 MP |
| Storage | 64/128 GB |
| Operating System | MIUI 10 |
| Price | 13,999 INR |
2 – Samsung M30
The M30 comes with the triple camera setup. It houses a 13 MP primary sensor at f/1.9 aperture combined with 5 MP depth sensor and the third 5 MP ultra-wide lens. It has a pretty cool camera setup, and you can expect some crisp shot with these cameras. The front camera is a 16 MP shooter. You can expect some great selfies with this camera.
Specifications
| Processor | Exynos 7904 SoC (Similar to Snapdragon 636) |
| Screen Size | 6.4 Inch Super AMOLED |
| Screen Resolution | 1080×2340 (Full HD+) |
| RAM | 4GB/6GB |
| Battery | 5000 mAh; Fast Charging |
| Camera | 13+5+5 MP Primary |
| Front Camera | 16 MP |
| Storage | 64/128 GB |
| Operating System | 8.1 Oreo Samsung UI |
| Price | 14,990/17990 INR |
3 – Honor 10 Lite
The honor 10 lite comes with a 13 MP (f/1.8 aperture) primary camera with a 2 MP depth sensor for your portrait shots. The Huawei camera app has lots of features when compared to other camera apps. It has an AI support which enhances the colors of the photo. The post-processing of pictures in honor devices is excellent. I have personally used one.
For the selfie camera, the honor 10 lite has a 24MP which is the Sony IMX 576 sensor. It does a great job in the day time, the night time selfie has some amount of noise, but overall it does a decent job.
Specifications
| Processor | Kirin 710 (Similar to Snapdragon 660) |
| Screen Size | 6.1 Inch |
| Screen Resolution | Full HD+ |
| RAM | 4GB/6GB |
| Battery | 3400 mAh; Fast Charging |
| Camera | 13+2 MP Primary |
| Front Camera | 24 MP |
| Storage | 32/64 GB |
| Operating System | Android Pie (9.0) EMUI 9 |
| Price | 13,999/17999 INR |
Best Gaming Smartphone Under 15000
1 – Xiaomi Note 7 Pro
The note 7 pro is currently the best phone available in this price range. The price to performance ratio of this device is excellent. It comes with a Snapdragon 675 which is an octa-core processor. Note 7 Pro comes with Adreno 612 GPU.
This processor shares the same A76 architecture which is found in the flagship Snapdragon 855 processor.
Here are the best features of Xiaomi Note 7 Pro
- Gorilla glass 5 both front and back.
- Supports Bluetooth 5.0
- Audio jack and a USB C port.
- FHD+ display.
- Supports quick charge 4.0
Specifications
| Processor | Snapdragon 675 |
| Screen Size | 6.3 Inch |
| Screen Resolution | 1080×2340 (Full HD+) |
| RAM | 4GB/6GB LPDDR4X |
| Battery | 4000 mAh; Quick Charge 4 |
| Camera | 48 + 5 MP Primary |
| Front Camera | 13 MP |
| Storage | 64/128 GB |
| Operating System | MIUI 10 |
| Price | 13,999 INR |
2 – Honor Play
Finally, the price of Honor play has been dropped to 15,000. Earlier it used to sell for above 20k. Honor play is the complete package for gaming.
It comes with the powerful Kirin 970 CPU which is found in the Huawei P20 Pro. It is a flagship-grade processor.
Honor Play is specially optimized for gaming; it comes with GPU Turbo tech, meaning there is no compromise in gaming. You can expect a great gaming experience.
Specifications
| Processor | Kirin 970 (Flagship Grade CPU) |
| Screen Size | 6.3 Inch |
| Screen Resolution | Full HD+ |
| RAM | 4GB/6GB |
| Battery | 3750 mAh |
| Camera | 16+2 MP Primary |
| Front Camera | 16 MP |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Operating System | Android 9 based on EMUI 9.0
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| Price | 14,999/17999 INR |
3 – Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 (6 GB RAM)
The Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 is the most value for money smartphone available in this price bracket.
It comes with a Snapdragon 660 octa-core processor, 5000 mAh battery so you can play your games for long hours. The best part is it is very aggressively priced, especially the 6 GB RAM variants come for only 14,000 INR.
A very good deal if you’re super low on budget.
Specifications
| Processor | Snapdragon 660 |
| Screen Size | 6.2 Inch |
| Screen Resolution | Full HD+ |
| RAM | 6GB |
| Battery | 5000 mAh |
| Camera | 12+5MP Primary |
| Front Camera | 13 MP |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Operating System | Stock Android 8.1 Oreo |
| Price | 13,999 INR |
Best Battery Backup Smartphone Under 15000
1 – Samsung Galaxy M30
Comes with a 5000 mAh battery and a near stock android experience. You can easily expect day and half battery life from this device. With such huge a battery it will take hours to charge your phone, but Samsung got you covered with a quick charger.
Another plus point of this device is a great triple camera, Super AMOLED Display, and decent performance.
2 – Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2
Again, this device comes with a 5000 mAh battery and pure stock Android experience. The only thing lacking is quick charging, so you might have to spend 2.5 – 3 hours charging this device.
Another plus point is it comes with gorilla glass coating on the front side, Full HD plus display and a decent camera.
3 – Samsung Galaxy M20
This device also comes with 5000 mAh battery and quick charge support.
A very budget oriented device which starts from 11,000 INR for 3 GB RAM variant. Although I would recommend to the get 4 GB RAM variant which costs 13,000 INR.
It comes with Samsung’s Exynos 7904 which is similar to Snapdragon 636 in terms of performance.
It has a decent camera performance and beautiful design.
Conclusion
So the best all-rounder smartphone under 15000 is Redmi Note 7 Pro. It comes with the latest Snapdragon 675, a great camera with EIS and best value for money. it is great for photography, gaming, and multitasking.
The best tight budget smartphone is Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 (6 GB RAM). It comes with Snapdragon 660, 5000 mAh battery and pure stock experience. It’s is great for gaming and multitasking.
