July 2020: Smartphones Under INR 15,000

India’s major smartphone market share is accommodated by the sub-INR 15,000 smartphones. Affordable smartphones are getting better and better every year. In 2020, we get a 6GB RAM smartphone in this segment, which was hard just a couple of years ago. Also, we have seen a huge improvement in the camera segment too.

Affordable phones are in the peak demand in the market with aggressive competition from various brands like Xiaomi, realme, Poco, and Vivo. Affordable phones are being launched very often by these brands which offer good value for money. So, we’ve listed out the smartphones Under INR 15,000.

Most of these devices are powered with good chipsets and while some also feature the same 48MP primary camera which is featured by many flagship phones.

The phones mentioned in this segment are generally used for decent daily usage and they can handle games like PUBG and Call Of Duty Mobile under medium to high graphics. Overall they provide very good performance, battery life, and good cameras for this budget. Let’s take a look at the smartphones under INR 15,000 in India.

If your budget is too tight, have a look at the smartphones under INR 10,000

Smartphones Under INR 15,000

Redmi Note 9 Pro

Key Features

• 6.67-inch Full-HD+, Triple Gorilla Glass 5
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G processor
• 4GB RAM | 64GB Storage, microSD card support
• 48MP + 8MP + 5MP + 2MP Quad-rear cameras
• 16MP front-facing camera
• 5020mAH, 18W fast charging, Type-C port
• MIUI 11 based on Android 10
• Side-mounted fingerprint scanner, face unlock
• Weight: 209g
• Colors: Aurora Blue, Glacier White, Interstellar Black

Price: INR 13,999

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realme Narzo 10

• 6.5-inch HD+ display, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
• MediaTek Helio G80 processor
• 4GB LPDDR4X RAM | 128GB Storage, microSD card support
• 48MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP Quad-rear cameras
• 16MP front-facing camera
• 5000mAH battery, 18W charge, Type-C
• realme UI based on Android 10
• Rear fingerprint scanner, face unlock
• Weight: 199g
• Colors: That White, That Green

Price: INR 11,999

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realme 6

Key Features

• 6.5-inch Full-HD+ 90Hz display, Corning gorilla glass
• MediaTek Helio G90T processor
• 4GB RAM | 64GB Storage, microSD card support
• 64MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP Quad-rear camera setup
• 16MP front-facing camera
• 4300mAH battery, 30W Flash charge, Type-C
•  realme UI based on Android 10
• Side-mounted fingerprint scanner, face unlock
• Weight: 191g
• Colors: Comet Blue, Comet White

Price: INR 12,999

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Samsung Galaxy M20

Key Features

• 6.3-inch FHD+ TFT LCD display
• Samsung Exynos 7904 processor
• 3/4GB RAM | 32/64GB internal storage, micro SD card support
• 13MP + 5MP dual-rear cameras
• 8MP front-facing camera
• 5,000mAH battery, 15W fast charging
• One UI based Android 8.1 Oreo
• Rear fingerprint scanner, face unlock
• Weight: 186g
• Colors: Charcoal Black, Ocean Blue

Price: INR 10,990 | 11,990

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Samsung Galaxy M21

Key Features

• 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Gorilla Glass 3
• Samsung Exynos 9611 processor
• 4GB RAM | 64GB internal storage, micro SD card support
• 48MP + 8MP + 5MP Triple-rear cameras
• 20MP front-facing camera
• 6,000mAH battery, 15W fast charging
• One UI 2 based Android 10
• Rear fingerprint scanner, face unlock
• Weight: 188g
• Colors: Midnight Blue, Raven Black

Price: INR 13,999

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Samsung Galaxy M11

Key Features

• 6.4-inch HD+ TFT LCD display
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor
• 3/4GB RAM | 32/64GB internal storage, micro SD card support
• 13MP + 5MP + 2MP Triple-rear cameras
• 8MP front-facing camera
• 5,000mAH battery, Type-C, 15W fast charging
• One UI based Android 10
• Rear fingerprint scanner, face unlock
• Weight: 197g
• Colors: Black, Metallic Blue, Violet

Price: INR 10,999

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realme 5i

Key Features

• 6.5-inch HD+ LCD display, Gorilla Glass 3
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 AIE
• 4GB RAM | 128GB storage, microSD card support
• 12MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP Quad-rear cameras
• 8MP front-facing camera
• 5000mAH, 10W charging, micro USB
• ColorOS 6.1based Android 9 Pie
• Rear Fingerprint Scanner, Face Unlock
• Weight: 195g
• Colors: Aqua Blue, Forest Green

Price: INR 10,999

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realme 5 Pro

Key Features

• 6.3-inch Full HD+ IPS LCD display
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 AIE processor
• 4/6GB RAM | 64GB Storage, microSD card support
• 48MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP Quad-rear cameras
• 16MP front-facing camera
• 4035mAH battery, VOOC Flash Charge 3.0, Type-C
• Color OS 6 based Android 9 Pie
• Weight: 184g
• Colors: Crystal Green, Sparkling Blue

Price: INR 13,999 | 14,999

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Redmi Note 8

Key Features

• 6.3-inch FHD+ display, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor
• 4GB RAM | 64GB internal storage micro SD card support
• 48MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP Quad-rear cameras
• 13MP front-facing camera
• 4,000mAH battery, 18W fast charging
• MIUI 10 based Android 10
• In-display fingerprint scanner, face unlock
• Weight: 190g
• Colors: Moonlight White, Neptune Blue

Price: INR 11,999

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Nokia 6.2

Key Features

• 6.3-inch FHD+ IPS LCD display, Gorilla Glass 3
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 processor
• 4GB RAM | 64GB internal storage, micro SD card support
• 16MP + 5MP + 8MP Triple-rear cameras
• 8MP front-facing camera
• 3,500mAH battery, 10W charging
• Stock Android 9 Pie
• Rear fingerprint scanner
• Weight: 180g
• Colors: Ceramic Black, Ice

Price: INR 13,999

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Mi A3

Key Features

• 6.08-inch HD+super AMOLED display, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor
• 4/6GB RAM | 64/128GB Storage, microSD card support
• 48MP + 8MP + 2MP triple-rear cameras
• 32MP front-facing camera
• 4030mAH battery with 18W quick charge support via USB Type-C port
• Stock Android 9 Pie
• In-display fingerprint sensor, Face unlock
• Weight: 174g
• Colors: Kind of Grey, Noot just Blue, More than White

Price: INR 12,999 | 14,999

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Vivo Z1 Pro

Key Features

• 6.53-inch Full HD+ IPS display
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 processor
• 4/6GB RAM | 64GB Storage, microSD card support
• 16MP + 8MP + 2MP triple-rear cameras
• 32MP front-facing camera
• 5000mAH battery, 18W fast charging, micro USB
• Funtouch OS 9 based Android 9 Pie
• Rear fingerprint sensor, Face unlock
• Weight: 201g
• Colors: Sonic Black, Sonic Blue

Price: INR 13,990 | 14,990

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These were some of our top picks for mid-range smartphones available in India. Do let us know which one would you buy from this list.

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realme 5i

Key Features

• 6.5-inch HD+ LCD display, Gorilla Glass 3
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 AIE
• 4GB RAM | 64GB storage, microSD card support
• 12MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP Quad-rear cameras
• 8MP front-facing camera
• 5000mAH, 10W charging, micro USB
• ColorOS 6.1based Android 9 Pie
• Rear Fingerprint Scanner, Face Unlock
• Weight: 195g
• Colors: Aqua Blue, Forest Green

Price: INR 9,999

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