Buying guide: Smartphones to buy in India under Rs. 15000

| Published: Wednesday, September 5, 2018, 12:47 [IST]

A bigger section of users in India, prefer to go with large number of entry level and mid-range devices. The main reasons include the availability of these devices in abundance in the market, availability of premium features at lesser price point, and there is less regret in case the phones are lost.

Buying guide: Smartphones to buy in India under Rs. 15000

Despite getting many good aspects of using such phones, users are still confused on picking the right handsets. As a result they end up acquiring poor handsets which keep them haunting, so long the smartphones stay with them. This is no more an issue, as we have come up with the best buying guide option. Under this, you can avail several smartphones under Rs. 15,000 depending on your needs.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro is one of the device that we would like to recommend. If your top priority is finer camera module, then this device is highly recommended. The phone produces warm, punchy colours with reasonable image detail, and it can also do fairly well in low light conditions.

If you are attracted towards the OPPO A5, then you are in the right direction. As the device sports 79% screen to body ratio, which makes it the only phone among other Honor handsets to have this feature. It also supports Huawei's latest GPU Turbo tech, which is said to increase efficiency of graphic processing by 60% and reduce power consumption by 30%.

Another superb device is the Oppo A3s, which too comes with couple of great attributes. The handset supports a "music party" function that allows a user to connect multiple smartphones with versions of OPPO's own Android-based ColorOS 5.1 or above to play the same track using hotspot, eliminating the need for speakers.

There are some more handsets which we have also included in our list below. You can explore these devices and their features as well, and go for their purchasing at a suitable price option.

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

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 with LED flash
secondary 2MP camera
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
4230mAh (typical) / 4100mAh (minimum) built-in battery

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5

Best Price of Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
Key specs

5.99-inch (2160 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 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 128GB with microSD
Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with MIUI 9
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
12MP rear camera
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery

Samsung Galaxy J6

Best Price of 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
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery

OPPO A5

Best Price of OPPO A5
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
4GB RAM
64GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
ColorOS 5.1 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera and secondary 2MP camera
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
4230mAh (typical) / 4100mAh (minimum) built-in 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
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
3260mAh battery

Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1

Best Price of Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1
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
6GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
16MP rear camera and secondary 5MP camera
16MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
5000mAh 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, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS / GLONASS
3000mAh (typical) / 2900mAh (Minimum) battery

Xiaomi Redmi Y2 64GB

Best Price of Xiaomi Redmi Y2
Key specs

5.99-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 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
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
12MP rear camera with LED Flash and secondary 5MP camera
16MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3080mAh (typical) / 3000mAh (minimum) 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 with f/2.4 aperture
8MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4230mAh (typical) / 4100mAh (minimum) built-in battery

Samsung Galaxy J6 64GB

Best Price of Samsung Galaxy J6 64GB
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
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery

OPPO A83

Best Price of OPPO A83
Key specs

5.7-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) 18:9 HD+ full-screen 2.5D curved glass display
2.5GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P23 16nm processor with 800MHz ARM Mali G71 MP2 GPU
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.1 (Nougat) with ColorOS 3.2
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED flash
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3180mAh (typical) / 3090mAh (minimum) battery

Vivo Y81

Best Price of Vivo Y81
Key specs

6.22-inch (1520×720 pixels) HD+ 19:9 IPS 2.5D curved glass display
2GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P22 (MT6762) 12nm processor with 650MHz IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU
3GB 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
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3260mAh battery

Vivo Z10

Best Price of Vivo Z10
Key specs

5.99-inch (1440 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
4GB RAM
32GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Funtouch OS 3.2 based on Android 7.1.2 (Nougat)
Dual SIM
16MP rear camera with LED flash
24MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3225mAh built-in battery