Top Best smartphones/mobiles under Rs 15,000 to buy in India this October 2017

Xiaomi Mi A1 First Impressions

The world's third largest handset market, India, is very much price-conscious when it comes to selecting a mobile phone.

Best smartphones under Rs 15,000 to buy in India this October 2017

Every third person in an Indian city is a youth. According to a report, India is all set to become the youngest country by 2016.

Since we are living in a connected world, it is even more important to have a mobile device with internet connectivity, other than just calling facility. Of course not everyone can buy devices like the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 or iPhone X for that matter.

What is the solution? May be you have to sacrifice here and there, but at the end you can get a decent phone with large display, fast processor, latest Android OS and long lasting battery life. Yes, it's all possible.

In our story, we take a look at some of the best looking smartphones priced under Rs. 15,000.

Xiaomi Mi A1

Buy At Price of Rs 14,999
Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass LTPS display, 450nit brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio, Corning Gorilla Glass protection
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm processor with 650MHz Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.1.2 (Nougat)
upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Hybrid Dual SIM (micro + nano/microSD)
12MP rear camera with wide-angle lens
secondary 12MP camera with telephoto lens
5MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
4G VoLTE
3080mAh (typical) / 3000mAh (minimum) battery

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4

Buy At Price of Rs 10,999
Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass display, up to 72% NTSC color gamut, 1000:1 contrast ratio
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm processor with Adreno 506 GPU
2GB / 3GB RAM with 32GB storage
4GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Hybrid Dual SIM (micro + nano/microSD)
13MP rear camera with PDAF
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
4000mAh (minimum) / 4100mAh (typical) battery

Motorola Moto E4 Plus

Buy At Price of Rs 9,599
Key Features

5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD 2.5D curved glass display
1.3 GHz Quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor with 650MHz Mali T720 MP1 GPU
2GB / 3GBRAM
16GB /32GB internal memory
expandable memory with microSD
Dual SIM
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
13MP auto focus rear camera with LED Flash
5MP fixed focus front-facing camera with LED flash
4G VoLTE
5000mAh built-in battery with 10W rapid charging

Lenovo K8 Plus

Buy At Price of Rs 9,499
Key Features

5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass display with 450 nits brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
2.5GHz Octa-core MediaTek Helio P25 16nm processor with Mali-T880 GPU
3GB / 4GB RAM, 32GB storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with Largan 5P lens
secondary 5MP camera
8MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
4000mAh built-in battery

Nokia 5

Buy At Price of Rs 13,777
Key Features

5.2-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD 2.5D sculpted Corning Gorilla Glass display, 500 nits brightness
1.4 GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 Mobile Platform with Adreno 505 GPU
2GBGB RAM
16GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) OS
Dual SIM
13MP autofocus rear camera with dual-tone
8MP autofocus front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery

Xiaomi Mi Max 2

Buy At Price of Rs 14,999
Key Features

6.44-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS 2.5D curved glass display with 450nits brightness
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM with 64GB / 128GB storage
expandable memory with microSD
MIUI 8 based on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Hybrid Dual SIM (micro+nano/microSD)
12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera with 85-degree wide-angle lens
4G VoLTE
5300mAh (typical) / 5200mAh (minimum) battery with Quick Charge 3.0

Motorola Moto G5 Plus

Buy At Price of Rs 13,999
Key Features

5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection
1.4GHz Octa-Core 64-bit Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) Mobile Platform with Adreno 505 GPU
3GB RAM
32GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 128 GB with microSD
Android 7.1 (Nougat)
Single / Dual SIM
16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery with Turbo Charging

LG Q6

Buy At Price of Rs 12,990
Key Features

5.5-inch 18:9 FHD+ (2160 x 1080 pixels) FullVision 442ppi Display
Octa-Core Snapdragon 435 Mobile Platform with Adreno 505 GPU
3GB RAM
32GB Internal storage
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera, 100-degree wide angle
4G VoLTE
3,000mAh built-in battery

Coolpad Cool Play 6

Buy At Price of Rs 14,999
Key Features

5.5-inch (1920×1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display
Octa Core Snapdragon 653 with Mobile Platform with Adreno 510 GPU
6GB RAM, 64GB Internal Storage
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with Journey UI, upgradable to Android 8.0
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
13MP dual rear camera cameras with dual-tone LED flash
8MP front camera, f/2.2 aperture
4G VoLTE
4000mAh (minimum) / 4060mAh (typical) battery

Panasonic Eluga Ray 700

Buy At Price of Rs 9,999
Key Features

5.5 Inch FHD IPS LCD Display
1.3GHz Octa-Core MTK6753 Processor
3GB RAM With 32GB ROM
Dual Nano SIM
13MP Rear Camera With Dual LED FLash
13MP Front Camera With LED Flash
4G VoLTE
WiFi
Bluetooth 4.0
Fingerprint Sensor
5000mAh Battery

Panasonic P55 Max

Buy At Price of Rs 7,499
Key Features

5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD 2.5D curved glass display
1.25 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737 64-bit processor with Mali-T720 GPU
3GB RAM
16GB internal storage
expandable memory with up to 128GB microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
13MP rear camera with quad-LED flash
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
5000mAh battery

Honor 8 Lite

Buy At Price of Rs 14,849
Key Features

5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass display
Octa-core Kirin 655 ( 4 x 2.1GHz + 4 x 1.7GHz) 16nm processor with Mali T830-MP2 GPU
4GB LPDDR3 RAM
64GB storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.0
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD)
12MP rear camera with LED flash
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery

Asus Zenfone 4 Selfie

Buy At Price of Rs 14,999
Key Features

5.5 inch HD Display
4 GB RAM
64 GB ROM
Expandable Upto 2 TB
16MP Rear Camera
20MP + 8MP Dual Front Camera
Octa Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Processor
2.5D Contour Glass Display
Triple-slot Accessibility
Dual SIM and Dedicated Micro-SD Card Slot
3000 mAh Battery

Lenovo K8 Note

Buy At Price of Rs 11,999
Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D Curved glass display with 450 nits brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass protection
Deca-Core MediaTek Helio X23 (2x 2.3GHz Cortex-A72 + 4x 1.85GHz Cortex-A53 + 4x 1.4GHz Cortex-A53) 64-bit processor with Mali T880 MP4 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB storage, 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with PureCel Plus OV13855 sensor, dual-tone LED Flash, secondary 5MP camera with S5K5E2 sensor
13MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, wide-angle lens, LED flash
4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz/5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, USB OTG
4000mAh built-in battery with Turbo Charging

10.or G

Buy At Price of Rs 12,999
Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS 2.5D display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
2.2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 626 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), upgradable to Android 8.0 Oreo
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD)
13MP (RGB) + 13MP (Monochrome) Dual rear cameras with Dual-tone LED flash, PDAF, f/2.0 aperture, 1.12μm pixel size
16MP front-facing camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, Samsung sensor
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS
4000mAh (typical) / 3910mAh (minimum) battery

InFocus Snap 4

Buy At Price of Rs 11,999
Key Features

5.2-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD On-cell IPS 2.5D curved glass display
Octa-Core MediaTek MT6750N (4 x 1.5GHz A53 + 4 x 1.0GHz A53) processor with Mali T860 GPU
4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 64GB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat) OS
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera
secondary 8MP rear camera
8MP dual front-facing cameras
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery

Yu Yureka 2

Buy At Price of Rs 11,999
Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass display
Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 processor (4 xA53 at 2.0 GHz + 4 x A53 at 2.0 GHz) with Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM, 64GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD)
16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash
8MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
3930mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging