Zee Media Bureau/ Smriti Srivastava
In a country like India where affordability and quality of a product form basic requisites for an average customer, it’s a tough task to make a judicious choice. Every month, Indian market witnesses the launch of various smartphones under low, mid and high range. In such a situation, Rs 15,000 is quite a justified amount to invest. Here we have prepared a list of ‘top 10 smartphones of 2017 that lie under Rs.15000 range’:
1.Lenovo Z2 Plus:
| Specifications | Description |
| Operating System | Android 6.0, Marshmallow |
| Weight | 149g |
| Display Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels |
| Display | 5 inches, IPS LCD |
| Storage Space | 32GB/64GB |
| Expansion Slot | No |
| Processor | Snapdragon 820 Quad-core92x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2×1.6Ghz Kryo) |
| GPU | Adreno 530 |
| RAM | 4GB |
| Camera | 13MP, f/2.2, 1/2.6″sensor |
| Secondary Camera | 8MP/ f/2.0 |
| Battery | 3,500 mAh |
| Connectivity | Dual Sim, 4G |
Price: Rs.14,990 (On Flipkart)
Pros: Processor, Battery, RAM, Storage
Cons: Non expandable Memory
2.Moto G5 Plus:
| Specification | Description |
| Operating System | Android 7.0-Nougat |
| Weight | 155g |
| Display Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Display | 5.2 inch, IPS |
| Storage Space | 16GB |
| Expansion Slot | Yes, dedicated |
| Processor | Snapdragon 625 Octa-core 2.0 GHz cortex-A53 |
| GPU | Adreno 506 |
| RAM | 3GB |
| Camera | 12MP, f/1.7 |
| Secondary Camera | 5MP, f/2.2 |
| Battery | 3,000 mAh, non-removable |
| Connectivity | Dual Sim, 4G |
Price: Rs.14,990 (On Flipkart)
Pros: Android 7.0 and Rear camera aperture
Cons: Internal memory
3.Moto M:
| Specifications | Description |
| Operating System | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| Weight | 163g |
| Display Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels |
| Display | 5.5 inches, Amoled |
| Storage Space | 32GB |
| Expansion Slot | Yes, Hybrid |
| Processor | Octa-core 2.2GHz (A53) Mediatek Helio P15 |
| GPU | Mali-T860MP2 |
| RAM | 3GB |
| Camera | 16MP, f/2.0 |
| Secondary Camera | 8MP, 1/4″ sensor |
| Battery | 3,050 mAh |
| Connectivity | Dual SIM (4G LTE) |
Price: Rs.13,990 (On Flipkart) (32GB version)
Pros: Processor and Android 7.0
Cons: Hybrid slot(either SIM2 or MicroSD)
4.Honor 8 Lite:
| Specifications | Description |
| Operating System | Android 7.0 |
| Weight | 147g |
| Display Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Display | 5.2 inch |
| Storage Space | 64GB |
| Expansion Slot | Yes |
| Processor | Octa-core 1.7GHz octa-core Kirin 655 |
| GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 |
| RAM | 4GB |
| Camera | 12MP |
| Secondary Camera | 8MP |
| Battery | 3,000mAh, non-removable |
| Connectivity | Dual SIM, 4G |
Price: Rs.15,490 (On Flipkart)
Pros: RAM, Internal Storage and Android 7.0
5.LeEco Le Max 2:
| Specifications | Description |
| Operating System | Android 6.0 – Marshmallow |
| Weight | 185g |
| Display Resolution | 1440 x 2560 pixels |
| Display | 5.7 inch, IPS |
| Storage Space | 32GB |
| Expansion Slot | No |
| Processor | Dual-core 2.1 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6GHz Kryo Snapdragon 820 |
| GPU | Adreno 530 |
| RAM | 4GB |
| Camera | 21MP, f/2.0, OIS, 1/2.4″ sensor |
| Secondary Camera | 8MP, f/2.2 |
| Battery | 3,100mAh, non-removable |
| Connectivity | Dual SIM, 4G |
Price: Rs.14,990 (On Flipkart)
Pros: Display, RAM, Processor
Cons: Non expandable Memory and Company is said to be closed shop in India- Warrantly issues
6.Xiaomi Redmi Note 4:
| Specifications | Description |
| Operating System | Android 6.0 |
| Weight | 165g |
| Display Resolution | 1080 x 1920 |
| Display | 5.5 inch, IPS |
| Storage Space | 16GB/32GB/64GB |
| Expansion Slot | Yes, hybrid |
| Processor | Snapdragon 625 octa-core 2GHz (A53) |
| GPU | Adreno 506 |
| RAM | 2GB/3GB/4GB |
| Camera | 13MP, f/2.0 |
| Secondary Camera | 5MP, f/2.0 |
| Battery | 4,100mAh, non removable |
| Connectivity | Dual SIM, (4G) |
Price: Rs.10,990(3GB RAM/32GB Storage) and Rs.12,990(4GB RAM/ 64GB storage) (On Flipkart)
Pros: Processor, Battery, RAM, Storage
Cons: Hybrid Slot (either SIM2 or micro SD)
7.Honor 6X:
| Specifications | Description |
| Operating System | Android 6.0 |
| Weight | 162g |
| Display Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Display | 5.5 inch, IPS |
| Storage Space | 32GB/64GB |
| Expansion Slot | Yes, hybrid |
| Processor | Kirin 655, Octa-core (4×2.1 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) |
| GPU | Mali-T830MP2 |
| RAM | 3GB/4GB |
| Camera | 12MP+2MP |
| Secondary Camera |
8MP |
| Battery | 3,340mAh, non-removable |
| Connectivity | Dual SIM, 4G |
Price: Rs.13,999 (On Amazon)
Pros: Processor, Battery, RAM, Internal Memory and Dual Camera
Cons: Hybrid Slot (either SIM2 or microSD)
8.Lenovo P2 (3 GB):
| Specifications | Description |
| Operating System | Android 6.0, Marshmallow |
| Weight | 177g |
| Display Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels |
| Display | 5.5 inches, IPS LCD |
| Storage Space | 32GB |
| Expansion Slot | Yes, hybrid |
| Processor | Snapdragon 625 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| GPU | Adreno 506 |
| RAM | 4GB |
| Camera | 13MP |
| Secondary Camera | 5MP |
| Battery | 5,100 mAh |
| Connectivity | Dual SIM, 4G |
Price: Rs.13,490 (On Flipkart) (32GB/3GB RAM version)
Pros: Battery, RAM
Cons: Hybrid Slot(either SIM2 or microSD)
9.Lenovo Phab 2 Plus:
| Specifications | Description |
| Operating System | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| Weight | 218g |
| Display Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels |
| Display | 6.4 inches, IPS |
| Storage Space | 32GB |
| Expansion Slot | Yes, hybrid |
| Processor | Octa-core 1.3 GHz (A53) MT8783 |
| GPU | Mali-T720 |
| RAM | 3GB |
| Camera | 13MP, f/2.0 |
| Secondary Camera | 8MP, f/2.2 |
| Battery | 4,050 mAh (non-removable) |
| Connectivity | Dual SIM, 4G |
Price: Rs.14,990 (On Flipkart)
Pros: Battery and Dual Camera
Cons: Hybrid Slot (either SIM2 or microSD) and Size
10.Samsung Galaxy On Nxt:
| Specifications | Description |
| Operating System | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow |
| Weight | 167g |
| Display Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels |
| Display | 5.5 inches, AMOLED |
| Storage Space | 32GB |
| Expansion Slot | Yes, dedicated |
| Processor | Octa-core 1.6GHz Exynos 7870 Processor |
| GPU | Mali-T830MP2 |
| RAM | 3GB |
| Camera | 13MP, f/1.9 |
| Secondary Camera | 8MP, f/1.9 |
| Battery | 3,300 mAh |
| Connectivity | Dual SIM (3G+4G LTE) |
Price: Rs.13,499 (On e-BAy and Shopclues)
Pros: Battery
Source: Zee News