Major mobile phone manufacturing companies want to establish themselves in the Indian smartphone market, as several markets, especially in the West, are becoming saturated. There are dozens of budget and mid-range handsets available in the market at present, and a few new devices, including the Moto G4, LeEco Le 2, Xiaomi Mi Max, Huawei Honor 5C, and HTC Desire 630, have been added last month.
Indian consumers have several devices to choose from, and here are 10 best smartphones under Rs. 15,000 you can buy in July (not in particular order):
Moto G4
Display: 5.5-inch touchscreen with 1,080x1,920 pixels (401-403 ppi pixel density)
Hardware & Software: Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor, Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Storage: 16GB internal storage (expandable up to 256GB via microSD card), 2GB RAM
Camera: 13MP main camera with f/2.0 aperture, autofocus and dual-LED (dual tone) flash, a 5MP front-snapper with f/2.2 aperture
Battery: 3,000mAh with a Turbo charger.
Price: Rs. 12,499
LeEco Le 2
Display: 5.5-inch full HD with 1,920x1,080 pixels (403 ppi pixel density)
Hardware & Software: Qualcomm Snapdragon 652, Android 6.0 Marshmallow based EUI 5.8
Storage: 32GB internal memory, 3GB RAM
Camera: 16MP camera with dual-tone LED flash, PDAF (Phase Detection Auto Focus) and f/2.0 aperture, and an 8MP camera with 76.5-degree wide-angle lens, 1.4μm pixel size and f/2.2 aperture
Battery: 3,000mAh with LeEco fast charging technology
Price: Rs. 11,999
Xiaomi Mi Max
Display: 6.44-inch with a display resolution of 1,080x1,920 pixels (342 ppi pixel density)
Hardware & Software: Qualcomm Snapdragon 650, Android 6.0 Marshmallow based MIUI 8
Storage: 32GB storage (expandable up to 256GB via microSD card), 3GB RAM
Camera: 16MP main camera with f/2.0 aperture, phase detection autofocus and dual-LED (dual tone) flash, and a 5MP front-snapper with f/2.0 aperture
Battery: 4,850mAh
Price: Rs. 14,999
Huawei Honor 5C
Display: 5.2-inch full HD IPS LCD touchscreen with 1,920x1,080 pixels (424 ppi pixel density)
Hardware & Software: HiSilicon Kirin 650, Android 6.0 Marshmallow-based Emotion UI v4.1
Storage: 16GB internal storage (expandable up to 256GB via microSD card), 2GB RAM
Camera: 13MP main camera with f/2.0 aperture, LED flash, touch focus and auto focus, an 8MP front-snapper with f/2.0 aperture
Battery: 3,000mAh
Price: Rs. 10,999
HTC Desire 630
Display: 5.0-inch HD super LCD screen with 1,280x720 pixels (294 ppi pixel density)
Hardware & Software: Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, Android Marshmallow
Storage: 16GB internal memory expandable up to 256GB via microSD card, 2GB RAM
Camera: 13MP main camera with LED flash, BSI sensor, f/2.4 aperture, 34mm focal length and HDR, and a 5MP front-snapper with BSI sensor, f/2.8 aperture and 34mm focal length, auto selfie, voice selfie, live make-up, selfie timer up to 10 seconds and touch to capture
Battery: 2,200mAh
Price: Rs. 14,990
OnePlus X
Display: 5-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 1,080x1920 pixels (441 ppi pixel density)
Hardware & Software: Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, OxygenOS 2.2.0 based Android 5.1.1 Lollipop
Storage: 16GB internal storage (memory expandable up to 128GB via microSD card), 3GB RAM
Camera: 13MP rear camera with f/2.2 aperture, 1/3" sensor size and 1.14 µm pixel size features, an 8MP front-snapper with f/2.4 aperture
Battery: 2,525mAh
Price: Rs. 14,999
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016)
Display: 5.2-inch HD Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 720x1,280 pixels (282 ppi pixel density)
Hardware & Software: Qualcomm Snapdragon 410, Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
Storage: 16GB internal storage expandable up to 128GB via microSD card, 2GB RAM
Camera: 13MP main camera with features like f/1.9 aperture, 28mm, autofocus and LED flash, and 5MP front-snapper with f/1.9 aperture and LED flash
Battery: 3,100mAh
Price: Rs. 13,999
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3
Display: 5.5-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with 1,080x1,920 pixels (403 ppi pixel density)
Hardware & Software: Qualcomm Snapdragon 650, Android 5.0.2 Lollipop based MIUI 7.0
Storage: 32GB internal storage, 3GB RAM
Camera: 16MP main camera with f/2.0 aperture, phase detection autofocus and dual-LED (dual tone) flash, a 5MP front-snapper with f/2.0 aperture
Battery: 4,000mAh
Price: Rs. 11,999
Moto G4 Plus
Display: 5.5-inch display with 1,080x1,920 pixels (401 ppi pixel density)
Processor & Software: Qualcomm Snapdragon 617, Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
Storage: 16/32GB internal storage, 2/3GB RAM, memory expandable up to 128GB via microSD card
Camera: 16MP main camera with OmniVision Pure Cel Plus sensor, PDAF (Phase Detection Auto Focus) and dual-LED flash, and a 5MP camera with wide-angle lens
Battery: 3,000mAh with Turbo charger
Price: Rs 13,499 / Rs. 14,999
Lenovo Vibe S1
Display: 5.0-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with a 1,080x1,920 pixels (441 ppi pixel density)
Processor & Software: Mediatek MT6752, Android 5.0 Lollipop
Storage: 32GB internal memory (expandable up to 128GB via microSD card), 3GB RAM Camera: 13MP main camera with f/2.2 aperture, and 8MP + 2 MP (DOF) front-snappers Battery: 2,420mAh
Price: Rs. 14,999
