Best budget smartphones with 16MP camera under Rs. 15,000

| Published: Friday, March 15, 2019, 17:26 [IST]

Smartphones nowadays coming even at lower price option, are credited to have mind-blowing camera specs. And such smartphones have been acquiring market massively. The prime aspect in such handsets is the incorporation of at least 16MP sensor on either side. Secondly, the availability of such a module under Rs. 15K is another boost that has been consistently motivating users to go for the purchasing of such budget-friendly phones.

Best budget smartphones with 16MP camera under Rs. 15,000

Some of these devices come with iPhone X-like rear dual camera set up developed by OmniVision. These mentioned devices support 4K video recording at 30fps. And users can see 'bothie feature' a couple of them, especially in Nokia phones- this so-called feature allows a user to take photos either side by operating from a single screen.

Some handsets in the list feature dual AF and AI scene recognition at the rear that can identify 22 different categories and over 500 scenes- which ultimately help in generating world-class images. The selfie snappers also look remarkable due to the features such as AI Beauty 2.0 and many more.

Realme 2 Pro

Best Price of Realme 2 Pro
Key Specs

6.3-inch (1080 x 2340 pixels) 19.5:9 FullView 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection
Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 512 GPU
4GB LPDDR4X / 6GB LPDDR4X RAM with 64GB (UFS 2.1) storage
8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
ColorOS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
16MP rear camera and secondary 2MP camera, f/2.4 aperture
16MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
3500mAh built-in battery

Honor 8X

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Key Specs

6.5-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass display
Octa-Core Kirin 710 12nm with ARM Mali-G51 MP4 GPU
4GB RAM with 64GB storage
6GB RAM with 64GB / 128GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 400GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.2
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
20MP rear camera and 2MP secondary camera
16MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
3750mAh (typical) / 3650mAh (minimum) battery with fast charging

Motorola One Power (P30 Note)

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Key Specs

6.2-inch (2246 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ display with 19:9 aspect ratio
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 509 GPU
4GB, 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
16MP rear camera and 5MP secondary rear camera
12MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
5000mAh (typical) / 4850mAh (minimum) battery

Samsung Galaxy J8 2018

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Key Specs

6-inch (1480 x 720 pixels) HD+ Super AMOLED 18.5: 9 Infinity 2.5D curved glass display
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
16MP rear camera and secondary 5MP camera
16MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3500mAh battery

Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6)

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Key Specs

5.8-inch (2280 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ display with 19:9 aspect ratio with 96% NTSC Color Gamut, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 509 GPU
4GB LPPDDR4x RAM
64GB (eMMC 5.1) internal storage
expandable memory up to 400GB with microSD
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android P
16MP (RGB) rear camera and 5MP (Monochrome) secondary rear camera
16MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, 1.0um pixel size
Fingerprint sensor
Dual 4G VoLTE
3060mAh (typical) / 3000mAh (minimum) battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Honor Play

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Key Specs

6.3-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ LCD 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass display, 85% NTSC color gamut
Octa-Core Huawei Kirin 970 with 10nm processor with Mali-G72 MP12 GPU, i7 co-processor, NPU, GPU Turbo
4GB / 6GB LPDDR4X RAM with 64GB (UFS 2.1) internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.2
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
16MP rear camera and secondary 2MP rear camera
16MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor
Dual 4G VoLTE
3750mAh (typical) battery with fast charging

Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1

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Key Specs

5.99-inch (2160×1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with 1500:1 contrast ratio, 85% NTSC color gamut, 450 nits brightness
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 509 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB storage
4GB /6GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
13MP / 16MP rear camera and secondary 5MP camera
8MP / 16MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
5000mAh battery with fast charging

Panasonic Eluga X1

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Key Specs

6.18 Inch HD+ 2.5D Curved Display
2GHz P60 Quad-Core Processor
4GB RAM With 64GB ROM
Dual SIM
16MP + 5MP Dual Rear Camera With LED Flash
16MP Front Camera
Fingerprint Sensor
IR Face Unlock
4G VoLTE/WiFi
3000mAh Battery

Samsung Galaxy J8 2018

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Key Specs

6-inch (1480 x 720 pixels) HD+ Super AMOLED 18.5: 9 Infinity 2.5D curved glass display
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
16MP rear camera and secondary 5MP camera
16MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3500mAh battery

Alcatel 3V

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Key Specs

6.0-inch (2160×1080 pixels) FHD+ 18:9 IPS 2.5D curved glass display
1.45 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT8735A processor with Mali-T720 MP2 GPU
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
12MP (Interpolated to 16MP) rear camera and secondary 2MP camera
5MP (Interpolated to 8MP) front camera with LED flash
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery

Nokia 6.1 (Nokia 6 2018) 64GB

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Key Specs

5.5 Inch FHD IPS Display
2.2 GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 630 Processor
4GB RAM With 64GB ROM
Hybrid Dual SIM
16MP Rear Camera With Dual Tone LED Flash
8MP Front Camera
4G VoLTE/WiFi
Fingerprint Sensor
3000mAh Battery

Vivo V9 Youth

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Key Specs

6.3-inch (2280 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM, 32GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
Funtouch OS 4.0 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
16MP rear camera with LED flash, secondary 2MP camera
16MP front-facing camera with soft LED flash
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE,
3260mAh battery