While the smartphone industry has been under the grip of Covid-19 and many launches have been delayed due to the lockdown, there are still a lot of good offering available in India. If you are looking to buy a new all-round phones below the Rs 15,000 price segment, there are some good ones from Xiaomi, Realme, Samsung and also Vivo. So here is the list of best smartphones below Rs 15000 in India right now (May 2020).
1. Redmi Note 9 Pro:
Redmi Note 9 Pro is the latest smartphone announced by Xiaomi under the Redmi Note 9 series. The phone comes with Snapdragon 720G octa core processor and it starts with 4GB of RAM. The phone also packs a 48MP primary camera and runs on Android 10 with MIUI 11. The phone has 5020mAh battery and it supports 18W fast charging. The device is priced starting Rs 13,999 and available on Mi store and Amazon. It is a good overall package for the price.
2. Redmi Note 8 Pro:
Redmi Note 8 pro is the another smartphone announced by Xiaomi in India below the Rs 15,000 towards the end of last year. It is powered by Helio G90T octa core processor with 6GB or 8GB of RAM and it has Android 9.0 with MIUI 10. It also comes with 6.5 inch Full HD+ resolution display.On the camera end it features 64+8+2+2 quad rear camera and a 20MP selfie camera, f/2.0. The device packs 4500mAh battery.
3. Realme 6:
Realme 6 is the latest smartphone from Realme in India and it packs a 90hz display along with Helio G90T octa core processor. It also comes with 64MP quad camera along with 4300mAh battery. The device is quite a good one for the price it is being offered.
4. Samsung Galaxy M21:
Samsung Galaxy M21 is the recently launched smartphone in India under the M series. It comes with an AMOLED display and is powered by Exynos 9611 Octa core processor. It has a 48MP triple rear camera set up along with a good selfie camera. The highlight of the phone is the large 6000mAh battery along with 15W charging available. The device is priced Rs 12,699 in India and available on Amazon.
5. Vivo U20:
Vivo U20 is another solid offering from Vivo. The phone is powered by Snapdragon 675 Octa core processor with 4 or 6GB of RAM. It a triple rear camera along with the 16MP primary camera, 8MP super wide-angle camera, and a 2MP macro sensor. On the selfie front, it has 16MP in-display selfie camera. The device also packs a 5000mAh battery along with 18W fast charging included.
6. Redmi Note 8:
Redmi Note 8 is the successor of the hugely popular Redmi Note 7 launched early last year. It is powered by Snapdragon 665 octa core processor with 4GB or 6GB of RAM and it has Android 9.0 with MIUI 10. It also comes with 6.3 inch Full HD+ resolution display. On the camera end it has 48+8+2+2 quad rear camera and 13MP selfie camera, f/2.0. It packs 4000mAh battery.
7. Vivo Z1 Pro:
The Vivo Z1 Pro is a mid-range smartphone and features a 6.53-inch Full-HD+ (1080×2340 Pixels) IPS display. It is powered by the Octa-core Snapdragon 712 SoC, coupled with Adreno 616 GPU. It runs Android 9 Pie. It comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage. On the imaging front it features a triple rear camera setup with 16MP primary sensor The device packs a 5,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging support. The device is now priced Rs 13,990.
8. Xiaomi Mi A3:
Xiaomi Mi A3 is one of the most popular Mi phones under the Android One platform and it was announced in 2019. It came with powerful hardware and had SD655 Octa core processor. It also had AMOLED display and importance for camera with Sony IMX586 sensor. It Android 9.0 Pie out of the box with stock Android under the Android One platform. It is still one of the good offerings in this price segment.