Buying Guide: Best Budget smartphones under Rs 15,000 to buy this week

| Published: Saturday, October 27, 2018, 14:15 [IST]

The upcoming week looks tempting in the form of some best budget smartphones. You can look for some of these as a buying guide in our list mentioned below. The list holds a couple of devices that were launched quite before, and some other which have been recently launched.

Buying Guide: Best Budget smartphones under Rs 15,000 to buy this week

The best part is that the price of these phones fall under Rs. 15,000. So, if you are planning to acquire a budget friendly handset then you must visit our list for better information.

These handsets have features like powerful chipset on which you can perform any multitasking smoothly, excellent camera configuration based on AI, and powerful battery backup. The devices offer micro USB charging that makes your battery replenished in quick time, very high screen-to-body ratio making your display look immersive, attractive notched display, Super AMOLED display etc.

These devices mainly excel in camera department with detailed features like Background Blur Shape- with which you can adjust the background and capture the desired shots, Portrait Dolly feature- we can create a GIF where the focussed object or person zooms in and out of the background giving a special stature to the focussed object.

The third interesting feature is the Portrait Backdrop (Live Focus), where you get the control of changing the focus on the already clicked image and blur or add any of the different predefined effects in the background.

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
16MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
3500mAh built-in battery

Realme 2

Best Price of Realme 2
Key Specs

6.2-inch (1520 x 720 pixels) 18:9 FullView 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB storage / 4GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
ColorOS 5.1 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
13MP rear camera and secondary 2MP camera
8MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4230mAh (typical) / 4100mAh (minimum) built-in battery

Honor 8X

Best Price of Honor 8X
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

Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro

Best Price of Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro
Key Specs

5.84-inch (2280×1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass display
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB storage
4GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI 9, upgradable to MIUI 10
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
12MP rear camera and secondary 5MP camera
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro

Best Price of Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro
Key Specs

5.99-inch (2160 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 509 GPU
4GB / 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB (eMMC 5.0) storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with MIUI 9
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
12MP rear camera and secondary 5MP camera
20MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery with Quick Charge 2.0

Xiaomi Redmi 6

Best Price of Xiaomi Redmi 6
Key Specs

5.45-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display, 1000:1 contrast ratio,
2GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P22 (MT6762) 12nm processor with 650MHz IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB / 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI 9, upgradable to MIUI 10
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
12MP rear camera and secondary 5MP camera
5MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor
Dual 4G VoLTE
3000mAh (typical) / 2900mAh (minimum) battery

Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5)

Best Price of Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5)
Key Specs

5.86-inch ( 720×1520 pixels) HD+ 2.5D curved glass 19:9 aspect ratio display
Octa Core MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor with 800MHz ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 400GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) OS, upgradable to Android P
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
13MP rear camera andsecondary 5-megapixel rear camera
8MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
3060mAh (typcial) / 3000mAh (minimum) battery

Samsung Galaxy J6 Plus

Best Price of Samsung Galaxy J6 Plus
Key Specs

6-inch (1480 x 720 pixels) HD+ Infinity 2.5D curved glass display
1.4GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 425 Mobile Platform with Adreno 308 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB storage / 4GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera and secondary 5MP camera
8MP front-facing camera with LED flash
4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery

OPPO A3s

Best Price of OPPO A3s
Key Specs

6.2-inch (1520 x 720 pixels) 18:9 FullView 2.5D curved glass display
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
2GB RAM with 16GB storage / 3GB RAM with 32GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
ColorOS 5.1 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
13MP rear camera and secondary 2MP camera
8MP front-facing camera, f/2.2 aperture
4G VoLTE
4230mAh (typical) / 4100mAh (minimum) built-in battery

Honor 9N

Best Price of Honor 9N
Key Specs

5.84-inch (1080 x 2280 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass display
Octa-Core Kirin 659 processor with MaliT830-MP2 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB storage
4GB RAM with 64GB / 128GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.0
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
13MP rear camera with LED flash, secondary 2MP camera
16MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
3000mAh (typical) / 2900mAh (Minimum) battery

Samsung Galaxy J6

Best Price of Samsung Galaxy J6
Key Specs

5.6-inch (1480 x 720 pixels) HD+ Super AMOLED 18.5: 9 Infinity 2.5D curved glass display
1.6GHz Octa-Core Exynos 7870 14nm processor with Mali T830 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB storage / 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED flash
8MP front-facing camera with LED flash
Fingerprint sensor
3000mAh battery

Vivo Y83

Best Price of Vivo Y83
Key Specs

6.22-inch (1520×720 pixels) HD+ 19:9 IPS 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
2GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P22 (MT6762) 12nm processor with 650MHz IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU
4GB RAM, 32GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Dual SIM
Funtouch OS 4.0 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture
8MP front-facing camera, f/2.2 aperture
4G VoLTE
3260mAh battery

Samsung Galaxy On8 2018

Best Price of Samsung Galaxy On8 2018
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 with LED flash
4G VoLTE
3500mAh battery

Motorola Moto G6 Play

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Key Specs

5.7-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 IPS display
1.4GHz Octa-Core 64-bit Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) Mobile Platform with Adreno 505 GPU
3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage
expandable memory with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED Flash
8MP front-facing camera with LED flash
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
4000mAh battery with Turbo 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 with LED Flash, PDAF, 1.12μm pixel size, f/2.2 aperture, secondary 5MP camera
8MP / 16MP front-facing camera with soft LED flash, f/2.2 aperture
Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS
5000mAh battery with fast charging