Smartphone buyers now have great choices when it comes to buying a new phone. Previously the number of features and good hardware were limited only to high-end devices, but with new OEMs entering India, a lot of new devices with great specs and features are launched with affordable pricing.
The budget and mid-range segments have had some great phones with excellent hardware and great pricing. If you are looking for a new mid-range smartphone, here are some of the best options below Rs 15000 in India.
1. Oppo F1:
Oppo F1 is one of the mid-range phones from the company and features a 5 inch HD display and is powered by Snapdragon 616 Octa core processor coupled with 3GB RAM. The phone has 16GB internal storage. The phone runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop with Color OS and has a 2500mAh battery. On the camera front, it has 13MP rear camera and 8MP front camera for selfies.
The phone is priced Rs 15,500.
2. Moto G4 Plus:
Moto G4 Plus is the latest phone from Lenovo under the Moto G series and comes in two variants. The device has 5.5 inches Full Hd display and is powered by Snapdragon 617 Octa-Core chipset and is coupled with either a 2GB RAM and 16GB storage or a 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. The phone has one of the best cameras in this segment and features a 16MP rear camera with dual LED flash and a front-facing 5MP camera. The device runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow and has 3000mAh battery along with turbocharging.
The device is priced Rs 13,499 for 2GB RAM variant and 14,999 for the 32GB variant.
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3. Lenovo ZUK Z1:
Lenovo ZUK Z1 sports a 5.5 inch Full HD (1080p) display and is powered by 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 SoC. The phone comes with 3GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage but does not have a micro SD card support. The phone features a 13MP rear camera with OIS and an 8MP camera for selfies. The device has 4000mAh battery along with Android 5.1 Lollipop with Cyanogen OS.
The phone is priced Rs 13,499.
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4. Honor 5X:
The new Honor 5X sports a 5.5 inch Full HD (1920 X 1080p) display and is powered by the Snapdragon 616 Octa core 64-bit processor (1.7 GHz Cortex A53 and quad-core 1.2 GHz A53) coupled with 2GB RAM. It has Android 5.1 Lollipop along with custom EMUI 3.1 and has a 3000mAh battery. On the imaging front, the phone comes with 13MP rear camera and 5MP front camera.
The phone is priced Rs 12,999 and available on Flipkart.
5. Xiaomi Redmi Note 3:
Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 3 is one of the best-selling smartphones for 2016. It comes with a 5.5 inch Full HD display and is powered by Snapdragon 650 Hexa core processor with either 2GB or 3GB of RAM. The phone has Android 5.1 Lollipop with custom MIUI on top of it. The phone comes with a 16MP rear camera and 5MP front facing camera. The device has a 4100mAh battery and also features IR blaster.
The device is priced Rs 11,999 for the 3GB RAM variant, while the 2GB RAM is priced Rs 9999.
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6. LeEco Le 2:
LeEco (Letv) launched the successor of Le 1S, the Le 2 recently in India. The phone comes with 5.5 inch Full HD display and is powered by Snapdragon 652 Octa core processor coupled with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage. On the imaging front, the phone has 16MP rear camera and 8MP front camera. The device also has 3000mAh battery and comes with Android 6.0 Marshmallow with custom EUI.
The phone is priced Rs 11,999.
7. Honor 5C:
Honor 5C is the latest budget offering under the Honor branding and the phone has a 5.2 inch Full HD display and comes with HiSilicon Kirin 650 Octa core processor with 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage. The device also has one of the good cameras in this segment and has 13MP rear camera and 8MP front camera. The device also comes with 3000mAh battery and runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with EMUI 4.1.
The device is priced Rs 10,999.
8. ASUS Zenfone Max:
ASUS Zenfone Max is one of those budget offerings with high capacity battery. The phone comes with 5.5 inch HD display and is powered by Snapdragon 615 Octa-Core processor with 2GB RAM and 32GB internal storage. It has a 5000mAh battery and on the camera front, it has 13MP rear camera and 5MP front camera. It runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Zen UI on top of it.
The phone is priced Rs 9,999.