The
under Rs.15,000 price point is crucial to the Indian smartphone industry since
it is accessible to a lot of people. Over the years we have seen multiple
manufacturers attempting to capture this segment by offering better cameras,
faster processors, and better batteries. In order to be the best in this
segment, manufacturers have flooded the sub-Rs. 15,000 price segment with a
range of good smartphones.
The
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 which was earlier exclusive to smartphones above Rs.
20,000 is now available under Rs. 15,000. You can also find mightier processors
like the Qualcomm Snapdragon 675, and MediaTek Helio P70 at this price point,
giving users powerful hardware at a bargain price.
Good camera technology has also trickled down to the sub Rs. 15,000 segment over the years giving people the option to capture good photos without paying a bomb for flagship devices. Some of the recent smartphones we have seen in this price point pack in as much as a 48-megapixel sensor. With so many options in the market, picking up a smartphone isn’t easy. But we’ve put together a list of the best phones under Rs. 15,000 for you. As usual, we've restricted ourselves to phones that have fared well in our review process.
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Redmi Note 10
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The Redmi Note 10 isn't pathbreaking in terms of features and specifications for the sub-Rs. 12,000 segment, but it does cover all the bases and offer a few nice extra touches. It's slimmer and lighter than the Redmi Note 9, and debuts a new 'Evol' design language which makes it look quite smart. The 6.43-inch full-HD+ AMOLED screen is a major highlight, producing crisp details and colours that pop. You get a Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 SoC which is powerful enough for casual gaming as well as everyday tasks. Battery life is good enough to get you through at least a full day, and charging is quick. The cameras are quite ordinary, with the 48-megapixel primary one taking good shots in the daytime ad acceptable ones at night. The ultra-wide and selfie cameras are also serviceable, but the macro one is just for amusement. MIUI is still full of promotional content and ads, but the company promises to remove these with a future update.
Redmi Note 10 Specifications | |
Display | 6.43-inch, 1080x2400 pixels |
Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 |
RAM | 4GB |
Storage | 64GB |
Battery Capacity | 5000mAh |
Rear Camera | 48MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP |
Front Camera | 13MP |
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Motorola
G30 was alongside the Moto G10 Power and is targetted at the budget segment in
India. The Motorola Moto G30 has a new design, it has a 6.5-inch display
with a dewdrop notch at the top. The frame of the Moto G30 is made of plastic
and all the buttons are on the right side.Its volume buttons are higher,
and the Google Assistant button is right on top, making it somewhat hard to reach,
Motorola offers an IP52 rating for water resistance and the SIM tray has a
rubber seal.
Motorola
has picked the Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SoC and offers 4GB of RAM and 64GB
of storage. You can expand storage using the hybrid SIM slot. The Moto G30
has an HD+ display with a 90Hz refresh rate. It has a 5,000mAh battery and gets
a 20W charger in the box. Motorola ships the G30 with Android 11 out of
the box with a few customisations. The software is clean with no bloatware apps
preinstalled on it. Battery performance too is good and the phone can go beyond
a day and a half quite easily.
Motorola
has equipped the Moto G30 with a quad-camera setup consisting of a 64-megapixel
primary camera, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle camera, a 2-megapixel macro
camera, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor.. Daylight photos clicked from the
primary camera had good detail. The ultra-wide angle camera offered a wider
field of view but at a loss in details.. the Macro camera lets you go close to
the subject but was limited in terms of resolution. Lowlight camera performance
was decent in regular mode with some loss in details in the shadows. Night mode
was too aggressive making the image unusually bright with blown-out highlights.
Video recording tops out at 1080p for the primary as well as the selfie shooter
and had stabilisation.
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Motorola Moto G30 Specifications |
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Display |
6.50-inch, 720x1600 pixels |
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Processor |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 |
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RAM |
4GB |
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Storage |
64GB |
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Battery Capacity |
5000mAh |
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Rear Camera |
64MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP |
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Front Camera |
13MP |
The
Poco M3 is a budget smartphone and is priced under Rs.15,000. It has a 6.53
inch full-HD+ display with a dewdrop notch at the top. It has a side-mounted
fingerprint scanner, stereo speakers, and an IR emitter to control appliances.
This smartphone has a triple camera setup at the back. It is quite well
designed and looks far more premium than it is actually priced. The rear panel
has a textured finish which helps keep fingerprints away.
The phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 processor and
gets 6GB of RAM. There are two storage variants available, 64GB and 128GB.
Storage is expandable via dedicated microSD card slot and it accepts cards up
to 512 GB. It packs in a 6000 mA battery which is good for the price. It has
support for 18W charging and gets a 22.5W charger in the box.
The Poco M3 is capable of handling day to day tasks and the
battery managed to last for a day and a half. The big battery does help with
battery life, but it takes over two hours to charge it completely. With 6GB of
RAM onboard it is capable of multitasking very easily. You can play most games
but with heavier games, it tends to get warm to the touch. You get a
48-megapixel primary camera, a 2-megapixel macro camera and a 2-megapixel depth
sensor on the Poco M3. The camera performance was average overall with the
phone managing decent photos in daylight but lowlight performance wasn’t
impressive. The Poco M3 does click better photos with Night mode enabled, but
it takes about four seconds to take a shot.
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Poco M3 Specifications |
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Display |
6.53-inch, 1080x2340 pixels |
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Processor |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 |
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RAM |
6GB |
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Storage |
64GB |
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Battery Capacity |
6000mAh |
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Rear Camera |
48MP + 2MP + 2MP |
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Front Camera |
8MP |
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The
Realme Narzo 20 Pro shares the same design as the Realme 7. It sports a
6.5-inch 90Hz full-HD+ display with a camera hole in the top left corner which
some might find to be distracting. The Narzo 20 Pro has a
side-mounted fingerprint scanner placed on the power button. The volume buttons
are moved over to the other side of the device, which makes them easy to hit.
The Narzo 20 Pro has a quad-camera setup and the back panel
has a V-shaped pattern that shines when light bounces off it at the right
angle Realme has used a 4,500mAh battery for the Narzo 20 Pro, consisting
of two 2,250mAh cells, in order to enable faster charging. It supports
Realme's proprietary 65W SuperDart charging, with a suitable charger bundled in
the box. The Narzo 20 Pro weighs 191g which is acceptable given its size and
the battery it packs in.
Realme has opted for the same MediaTek Helio G95 for the Narzo
20 Pro. It has two variants with 6GB of RAM with 64GB of storage, and
8GB of RAM with 128GB of storage, The Narzo 20 Pro gave me no
reason to complain in everyday use. It was quick to load apps, and switching
between them was a breeze. The fingerprint scanner and face recognition were
quick to unlock the device.
The quad-camera setup on the Narzo 20 Pro consists of a
48-megapixel primary camera, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera, a
2-megapixel black-and-white portrait camera, and a 2-megapixel macro camera.
the phone clicks 12-megapixel shots by default and had good dynamic range.
Photos from the ultra-wide-angle camera had a lower resolution
output. Close-ups were good, and the Narzo 20 Pro managed sharp
results with a soft blur for the background. Portrait shots were decent.
Low-light camera performance was strictly average but
switching to Night mode returned slightly brighter results.Selfies taken with
the Realme Narzo 20 Pro were decent, and the output was
smoothened. Video recording tops out at 4K for the primary camera, while
the selfie camera can shoot up to 1080p footage. Daylight videos shot at 1080p
had a mild shimmer while 4K footage wasn't stabilised.
| Realme Narzo 20 Pro Specifications | |
| Display | 6.50-inch, 1080x2400 pixels |
| Processor | MediaTek Helio G95 |
| RAM | 6GB |
| Storage | 64GB |
| Battery Capacity | 4500mAh |
| Rear Camera | 48MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP |
| Front Camera | 16MP |
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The
Moto G9 is a budget offering from Motorola with some powerful hardware. It
sports a 6.5-inch LCD display with HD+ resolution and a tall 20:9 aspect ratio.
The phone has flat sides which make it comfortable to hold and its rear-mounted
fingerprint scanner is easy to reach. Motorola has packed in a 5,000mAh battery
which has caused it to tip the scales at 200g.
It runs clean stock Android 10 with Motorola's My UX on top.
There are very few useful customisations on top. You also get a dedicated
Google Assistant button on the G9. The smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm
Snapdragon 662 SoC and is available in one variant only with 4GB of RAM and
64GB of storage.
The Moto G9 gets a triple camera setup consisting of
a 48-megapixel primary camera with an f/1.7 aperture, a 2-megapixel macro
camera, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. It clicks decent photos in favourable
light with good details. It is missing a wide-angle camera that most of its
competition sport. The macro camera is good but it is of a lower resolution.
Lowlight camera performance was average but the Night Mode is very
effective.
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Motorola Moto G9 Specifications |
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Display |
6.50-inch, 720x1600 pixels |
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Processor |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 |
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RAM |
4GB |
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Storage |
64GB |
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Battery Capacity |
5000mAh |
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Rear Camera |
48MP + 2MP + 2MP |
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Front Camera |
8MP |
Best Mobile Phones Under 15000
In India (11 May 2021)
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Best Mobile Phones Under 15000 In India |
Price in India |
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Redmi
Note 10 |
Rs. 12,499 |
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Motorola
Moto G30 |
Rs. 10,999 |
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Poco
M3 |
Rs. 10,999 |
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Poco
X3 |
Rs. 14,999 |
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Realme
Narzo 20 Pro |
Rs. 12,999 |
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Motorola
Moto G9 |
Rs. 10,999 |
