To buy a new smartphone in a budget of Rs 15,000, but which is the best phone for you among the many mobiles launched in the last few months? Surely you must be confusing this question. Realizing the demand of Indian customers, the handset manufacturers are taking off the market with many features including Waterdrop Display Notch.
This price segment consists of the best smartphones of many other brands including Nokia, Realme, Xiaomi. In the budget of Rs 15,000, we have brought the best smartphones for you, Gadget 360 has tested the smartphone below. Many other smartphones including Asus Zenfone Max Professional M1, Reality 2 Pro, Nokia 5.1 Plus can fit in your budget.
| Best smartphone up to Rs 15,000 | Gadgets 360 Rating |
|---|---|
| Asus Zenfone Max Professional M1 | 9/10 |
| Xiaomi Redmi Word 5 Professional | 9/10 |
| Realme 2 Professional | 8/10 |
| Honor 8x | 8/10 |
| Nokia 5.1 Plus | 8/10 |
| Realme 1 | 8/10 |
Asus Zenfone Max Professional M1
The Asus Zenfone Max Professional M1 budget smartphone of Asus Brand comes in the price segment of Rs 15,000. During the review we found that the phone’s display is quite good, there is a microSD card slot to increase storage. The phone does a 5000 mAh battery.
The price of Zenfone Max Professional M1 starts at Rs 10,999. This price will get 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage variants. Rs 12,999 will have to be spent for 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variants. Its 6 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variant is available for sale for Rs 14,999. This handset of Asus is sold exclusively on Flipkart. Users can buy this phone in midnight black and gray colors. 4 GB RAM can be a profitable deal, but if you want, you can make Zenfone Max Professional M1 with more RAM by spending an additional Rs 2,000.
Xiaomi Redmi Word 5 Professional
The second best option may be Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro (Review). The two rear cameras present for photography in Redmi Word 5 Professional are quite good, the phone has a 5.99 inch display. We liked the phone’s vibrant display, powerful battery life and powerful processor. However, it does not have a fast charger, USB Type-C port.
The price of Xiaomi Redmi Word 5 Professional starts in India for Rs 14,999. This price will get 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variants. You will get 6 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variants for Rs 16,999. The sale of both variants of the Redmi Note 5 Pro is also sold at Flipkart, Mi.com and Me Home Store.
Realme 2 Professional
The Realme brand of Oppo brand launched Realme 2 Professional (Review) in the Indian market a few months ago. This can be a profitable deal to buy phone. Reality 2 Pro is the cheapest smartphone in India that comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset. Apart from this, Waterdrop display with sharp and vivid display in Realme 2 Professional provides notch, face unlock, good build quality and better gaming performance.
The price of Realme 2 Professional starts at Rs 13,990. This price will be sold to 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variants. The price of 6 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variants of the handset is Rs 15,990. The most powerful variant of Realme 2 Professional is Rs 17,990. It is equipped with 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage. Like Reality 2, this phone is also sold exclusively on the e-commerce site Flipkart. Customers can buy the handset in Black C, Blue Ocean and Ice Lake colors.
Honor 8x
The latest hycilicon Kirin 710 chipset has been used in Huawei’s sub-brand Honor’s mid-range smartphone Honor 8X (Review). The phone’s build quality and CPU performance is good and a unique dual tone design has been given. However, the rear camera and gaming performance are a bit weak, as well as a micro-USB port in the phone. The price of Honor 8X starts at Rs 14,999. This price will be sold to 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variants. Honor 8X has two more variants- 6 GB RAM/ 64 GB storage and 6 GB RAM/ 128 GB storage, and their prices are Rs 16,999 and Rs 18,999 respectively.
Nokia 5.1 Plus
Nokia brand phone maker HMD International launched Nokia 5.1 Plus (Review) in the Indian market this year. Glass is used in the phone, as well as part of the Android One program. The battery life of Nokia 5.1 Plus is also quite spectacular, despite having HD+ resolution, the display will not disappoint you. The low-light camera performance is average. Nokia 5.1 Plus 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage variants are sold for Rs 10,999.
Realme 1
All Brand Reality of Oppo launched the first Realme 1 smartphone in India. Reality 1 has Helio P60 processor, glossy diamond-cut design. The phone’s battery, performance and display are quite spectacular. The phone does not have a fingerprint sensor for security. The 6 GB/128 GB variant of Realme 1 is priced at Rs 13,990. Apart from this, 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variants are sold for Rs 10,990. Let us know that after the launch of Realme 2, the sale of 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage variants of Reality 1 was discontinued.
other options
Apart from the smartphone mentioned above, Nokia 6.1 Plus and Motorola One Energy (review) are also included in this list. Of course, the price of both these smartphones is Rs 1,000 more but this phone can prove to be a great option for you. Nokia 6.1 Plus uses premium glass design, Nokia and Snapdragon 636 processor like iPhone X. The phone’s software, performance and vibrant display is quite good.
The 4 GB RAM/ 64 GB storage variant of Nokia 6.1 Plus is sold for Rs 15,999. Motorola One Energy also has a Snapdragon 636 processor. A 5,000 mAh battery has been given to revive the phone. Also, the phone is guaranteed to get updates. Like Nokia 6.1 Plus, Motorola One Power also comes in 4 GB RAM and 64 GB variants. Its price is also Rs 15,999.
