Best Smartphones Under ₹ 15,000 (August 2020)
If you are planning to buy the latest smartphone under Rs 15,000, then we have done some research for you. After reviewing several smartphones in this segment, we have brought you a list of these smartphones.
Redmi Note 9
redmi note 9 The smartphone is the latest entry-level smartphone in the Redmi Note 9 series. The design of this phone is quite similar to the Redmi Note 9 Pro and Redmi Note 9 Pro Max. This phone comes with a 6.53 inch display and hole-punch front camera design. Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection has been provided to protect the phone panel from scratches. The phone’s display has thick borders, but it can be accepted in this price range.
The phone uses MediaTek Helio G85 processor. 4 GB and 6 GB RAM are available for pairing. There are two options for inbuilt storage – 64 GB and 128 GB. If needed, a microSD card of up to 128 GB can be used. The price of 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variant of the phone is Rs 11,999 in India, while the 4 GB RAM and 128 GB storage variant of the phone will be sold for Rs 13,499. The most premium variant of Redmi Note 9 comes with 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and will be sold for Rs 14,999. The battery of Redmi Note 9 is 5,020 mAh, which comes with a 22.5 watt charger.
Like the rest of the phones in the Redmi Note 9 series, it also has a quad camera setup, which is housed in a square module. There is a 48-megapixel Samsung GM1 primary sensor here, with an F / 1.79 lens. There is also an 8-megapixel secondary camera here, with an ultra-wide-angle F / 2.2 lens. Apart from this, there is a 2-megapixel depth camera and a 2-megapixel macro camera. The phone has a 13-megapixel selfie camera.
Realme 6i
The Realme 6i is a toned down version of the Realme 6. However, this version includes the key hardware of the Realme 6, such as the MediaTek Helio G90T and 90Hz refresh rate, which you may not find in this price range. Realme 6i It has a 6.5-inch display with a hole-punch design. The Funo also has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner.
Realme 6i has a plastic body, while this phone will be available in two color options. The MediaTek Helio G90T processor is perfect for handling day-to-day tasks and the gaming experience is also going to be good with it. In this phone, you will get two variants 4 GB RAM and 6 GB RAM, but for storage you will only get the option of 64 GB. The battery of the phone is 4,300 mAh, which is capable of 30 watt fast charging but only a 20 watt charger is given in the box.
Realme 6i is a smartphone with four rear cameras. The camera setup has a 48-megapixel primary sensor. This is accompanied by an 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle camera, a 2-megapixel monochrome sensor and a 2-megapixel portrait camera.
This Realme phone has a single 16-megapixel selfie camera on the front. The front camera comes with portrait mode, time lapse, panoramic view, AI beauty, HDR, face recognition, filters and bokeh effect control. Photos taken with the Realme 6i are good, and the phone’s camera offers better dynamic range.
Poco M2 Pro
poco m2 pro has been introduced in the budget segment. It has a premium design and a large 6.67-inch display just like the Poco X2. It has a panel with a standard 60Hz refresh rate. Poco has used Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on the front and back and has given P2i coating on the M2 Pro, which makes it splash resistant to some extent.
The smartphone comes powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G chipset, which we have also seen in competing models like the Redmi Note 9 Pro. The Poco M2 Pro has three variants; 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, 6GB RAM with 64GB storage, and 6GB RAM with 128GB storage. These three variants are priced at Rs 13,999, Rs 14,999, and Rs 16,999, respectively.
The Poco M2 Pro packs a 5000mAh battery and was able to deliver very good battery life when we tested it. The company also ships a 33W charger, which charges its battery up to 95 percent in an hour. The Poco M2 Pro sports a quad rear camera setup with a 48-megapixel primary sensor. The phone captures good-looking photos in daylight, but we noticed faded colors and low detail in photos taken with its wide-angle camera. In low light, both the primary and wide-angle cameras struggled to produce detail. Night mode wasn’t very impressive either.
Samsung Galaxy M21
We were quite surprised that Samsung Galaxy M30s That’s how similar the Galaxy M21 was compared to the Galaxy M21. In fact, apart from a higher-resolution selfie camera on the newer model, the two phones are nearly identical. The best part is that Samsung Galaxy M21 It is priced lower than the Galaxy M30s, making it a better option.
Some of the strong points of the phone include its excellent AMOLED display, low weight, very good battery life and decent app performance. It runs on Samsung’s One UI 2.0 interface based on Android 10. It is powered by the Exynos 9611 chipset, which is not the most powerful chipset, especially when you have better Qualcomm and MediaTek chipsets available on some smartphones in the same segment. Still, for normal use and light gaming, the Exynos 9611 chipset does the job well.
The triple rear cameras work fine during the day, but they struggle a bit in low light. The 20-megapixel selfie camera is a nice improvement over the Galaxy M30s. Photos taken during the day have good detail and low light shots aren’t bad either.
Samsung Galaxy M21 has recently received a price hike, now its 4GB RAM and 128GB storage variant is priced at Rs. 13,999 in India and its high-end variant comes with 6GB RAM + 128GB storage, which is priced at Rs. 15,999.
Realme Narzo 10
Realme recently launched its Narzo 10 series. Realme Narzo 10 The smartphone is a good offering under Rs 15,000. Realme is looking to focus on the youth here. Hence, the company teases the phone to have better gaming performance. The Narzo 10 features the MediaTek Helio G80 chipset, which handles games well and is also solid in terms of app loading and multitasking performance. One of the USPs of this smartphone is also the good battery life.
The main area where the Narzo 10 could have done better is its cameras. Daylight performance was good with all the rear cameras and the single front one, but low-light performance didn’t impress us much. The camera app could have been a little more intuitive. The Realme UI looks fresh and interesting, but it still comes with a lot of bloatware.
It has only one configuration with 4 GB RAM and 128 GB storage. Its price is Rs 11,999. At this price, the small issues of Narzo 10 can be forgiven.
Redmi Note 9 Pro
One of the best phones in the Rs 15,000 segment, launched recently Redmi Note 9 Pro Smartphone. The dual-SIM Redmi Note 9 Pro comes with a 6.67-inch full-HD + (1080×2400 pixels) IPS display. Although it weighs a bit more at 209 grams, its design is such that you will not feel its weight much.
The Redmi Note 9 Pro uses an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G processor and comes in two variants, one with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage and the other with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. The first variant is priced at Rs 13,999. However, at the time of launch, its price was Rs 12,999, but due to the increased GST rate, its price has increased slightly. The 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant of the phone is priced at Rs 15,999.
Realme 6
The Realme 6 is designed quite well, but the side-mounted fingerprint scanner may not appeal to everyone. The device weighs 191 grams, while the phone’s display comes with a 90Hz refresh rate.
Realme 6 The smartphone has a MediaTek Helio G90T processor, which is a gaming processor. Apart from this, in terms of RAM and storage, you will get three variants in this phone, 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage model, 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage model and 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage model. At the same time, we found that the camera quality of this phone proves to be better in daylight.
Recently, Realme 6 has been hiked by Rs 1,000, after which the price of its base variant has become Rs 14,999. Out of the three variants of the phone, only this one will fit in your budget.
Redmi Note 8
Redmi Note 8 phone is available within Rs 10,000. The starting price of this phone is Rs 10,999, it is the most affordable smartphone in this budget range. This phone has a crisp full-HD display and Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor. This phone is also available in two variants, one is 4 GB + 64 GB and the other is 6 GB and 128 GB. Both the phones are within your budget.
Xiaomi has redmi note 8 It has a quad rear camera setup. There will be a 48-megapixel primary camera, an 8-megapixel wide-angle shooter and two 2-megapixel sensors. The camera performance of the phone is quite good in this price range.
Vivo U20
Vivo launched the Vivo U series to compete with Redmi and Realme. Vivo U20 The phone is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 processor and the battery of this phone is 5,000 mAh. At the same time, this phone has a triple rear camera setup. Due to the battery, the weight of the phone is a bit heavy. You will get a micro-USB port in the bottom of this phone, which is a bit disappointing, because now Type-C ports are available in the market even in this price range.
Apart from this, the company will also provide an 18 watt charger with this phone. This phone is also very good in this price range, you can do many things at a time in this phone, whether it is watching videos or chatting. The phone camera is average. If you are looking for a phone in this budget for photography, then perhaps this phone is not for you.
This phone will be available in 2 variants, 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variant and the other 6 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variant. The base variant of this phone is priced at Rs 11,990 and the top variant is priced at Rs 12,999.
