Smartphones have become an essential thing in India, whether it is for personal use or business. Even phone companies are growing with increasing number of users in India. So as is the list on our site is growing adding new and new phones to our site for your reading.
In this post, we will be seeing recently launched budget Smartphones in India 2015. There are many phones out there for you to buy, but we will help you to find the best of them. So here are best budget smartphones in India under Rs. 15,000.
SAMSUNG GALAXY J5 and J7
Samsung is the biggest smartphone manufacturer of the world but has lost its sale in India because of the entry of Chinese and a few Indian companies like One Plus, Micromax Yu Televentures and Xiaomi. Aggressive low pricing of these companies has made Samsung to bring out smartphones like Samsung Galaxy J5 and J7. From which the J7 is out of stock.
Samsung Galaxy J5 and J7 are of same families consisting many of similar set of specifications such as Operating Frequency, RAM, Dual-Sim, Camera and OS (Lollipop) also with 4G support. All though there is a difference in both devices.
SAMSUNG GALAXY J7
The Samsung Galaxy J7 consists of specifications like 5.5 inch Super AMOLED HD 720p Display, 8/16GB Internal Storage and Expandable up to 128GB, Android Lollipop v5.1, Exynos 7580 1.5 GHz with 1.5Gb RAM and Mali-T720 MP2 GPU. It also consists of 13 MP rear camera and a 5MP camera capable of recording 1080p Videos. For your surprise, there are two LED flashlights! No, it’s different than Dual LED Flash, the phone has LED flash for your Selfie too!! Mean there is a flash in the front side of the phone. Samsung Galaxy J7 has Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery and other basic functionalities like WiFi, Bluetooth, ETC.
Samsung Galaxy J7 is available at Flipkart with a Price tag of Rs. 14,999.
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SAMSUNG GALAXY J5
The Samsung Galaxy J5 is small brother of J7 and is packed with specifications like a 5 inch Super AMOLED HD 720p Display, 8GB Internal Storage and Expandable up to 128GB, Android Lollipop v5.1, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad Core 1.2 GHz with 1.5Gb RAM and Adreno 306 GPU. Rest everything is as same as the Galaxy J7 which are 13 MP rear camera and a 5MP camera capable of recording 1080p Videos. Dual LED for front and back Camera. Samsung Galaxy J5 has Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery and other basic functionalities like WiFi, Bluetooth, ETC.
Samsung Galaxy J5 is available at Flipkart for a Price of Rs. 12,189 (Gold) and Rs. 12,390 for Black and White.
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YU YUREKA PLUS
Yu Yureka Plus is just a better version of Yu Yureka. This serious new smartphone includes a hardware as well as performance upgrade than its predecessor Yureka. The upgraded specs of this budget smartphone consist of An improved display which is 1080p 5.5 inch IPS LCD Full HD display, new Sony Sensor for Camera for better picture quality and also a new variant in colour scheme: Alabaster White and also comes with Android 5.0 Lollipop updated out of the box.
The other Non-changed specs include Dual Sim, 4G capability, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615, 2GB Ram and Adreno 405 GPU. It has internal storage of 16GB and is expandable up to 32 GB via the microSD card. e till are unaware of Yu Yureka Plus Bugs as the phone is just launched. This Phone is now available on Amazon.
Update: Yu Yureka Plus now comes with stock Android Kitkat 4 rather than Cyanogen OS but is Upgradable to Android Lollipop 5.0.2.
This Phone is priced at Rs. 11,990 on Amazon.
Purchase Yu Yureka Plus on Amazon
XOLO BLACK
Xolos’ latest addition to their phone is a budget smartphone but packed with features that stand against Yureka, Mi4i and many more. Xolo is a company owned by Lava Mobiles and is primarily an Indian Company.
Xolo Black has some robust specifications like LTE compatibility, Dual Rear Camera i.e. 13 MP + 2 MP, Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 64-bit Cortex-A53 CPU, Adreno 405 GPU and 2GB of RAM and also 3,200 mAh Li-Polymer battery. It also has other hardware specs like 16GB of internal Storage expandable up to 32GB, 5.5 inch Screen 1080p FullHD IPS LCD Display with a protection of Gorilla Glass 3. It does other Sensors and basic functionalities like Wifi, Bluetooth and Hybrid Dual Sim, etc.
This Phone is available on Flipkart for Rs. 10,999.
Purchase Xolo Black on Flipkart
LENOVO K3 NOTE
Lenovo these days is in great form after acquiring Motorola by releasing budget smartphones in India like Lenovo A7000, A6000 plus, and A6000. After the success of these products, they launched Lenovo K3 Note for with hefty specs and it’s brilliantly awesome display. We have already covered Lenovo K3 Note’s Specifications in our a bit older post.
Though for a brief Lenovo K3 Notes specifications includes MediaTek MT6752 64-bit Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU, Mali-T760MP2 GPU, 2GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage expandable up to 32GB via microSD card, 5.5 inch FullHD Display and 3000 mAh Li-Ion Battery. It does have a Camera, 13 MP with Dual LED Flash and capable of taking 1080p videos Rear camera and 5 MP Front Facing camera. For More detailed specification read this Post.
This Phone is available on Flipkart via Open sale for Rs. 8,999.
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XIAOMI Mi 4i
Xiaomi another Chinese manufacturer wherein they came and made competition for in India Companies like Micromax and Lava and also made in the creation of company like Yu Televentures. Xiaomi’s Models like the Mi3, Mi Note 4G and Redmi series have been most popular in budget smartphones in India for a while. Xiami’s Mi 4i includes specifications like Snapdragon 615 CPU, 1.7GHz CPU and Adreno 405 GPU with 2 Gigabytes of LPDDR3 Ram. Mi 4I has an internal storage of 16GB and 3120mAh battery with Dual SIM and 4G LTE support. It has 5-inch FullHD 1080p IPS LCD Display with Corning scratch-resistant glass. Camera: 13 MP Rear + 5 MP Front Facing Camera which supports 1080p video recording. And other basic sensors and functions with some colour choices.
This phone is available on Flipkart as well as Amazon for Rs. 11,999.
Click to purchase Xiaomi Mi 4i on Amazon (16 GB)
Click to purchase Xiaomi Mi 4i on Flipkart (16GB)
MOTOROLA MOTO G3 (3rd Gen. Moto G)
Motorola Moto G3 or the Moto G (2015 edition) or the Moto G (3rd Gen.) another new product for its previous successors G2 and G. Moto’s from Motorola have been a pretty durable and sturdy in hands so this time they have added some more to it and this time its Water Resistant. It can survive when be submerged up to 1 meter for approximately 30 minutes and has IPX7 certification. Moto’s have been always grateful for its Stock android experience which in many ways is cool! So this time there are two models of it with differences in the internal storage of 8GB with 1GB RAM and 16GB with 2GB RAM.
The Moto G (3rd Generation) comes with Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 CPU and Adreno 306 GPU. Improved 13 MP Rear camera and 5MP front facing Camera. Moto G3 has 5.0 inch HD 720p IPS LCD Display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protection and 2470 mAh Battery. With Dual Sim capabilities and 4G LTE support, this can be best budget phone yet!. And has other basic functions and sensors.
The Moto G (3rd Generation) is available on Flipkart for a price of Rs. 9,999 for 8GB variant and Rs. 10,999 for 16GB Variant.
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THE CONCLUSION
Actually there are many more budget smartphones launched in India this year and to choose from them is a very difficult task. Our Priority for purchasing these phones would be something like this:
- Motorola Moto G (3rd Generation) (Rs. 10,999) – Buy Now!
- Samsung Galaxy J7 (Rs. 14,999) – Buy Now!
- Samsung Galaxy J5 (Rs. 12,200) – Buy Now!
- Xiaomi Mi 4i (Rs. 11,999) – Buy Now via Amazon! | Buy Now via Flipkart!
- Yureka Plus (Rs. 11,999) – Buy Now!
- Lenovo K3 Note (Rs. 8,999) – Buy Now via Open Sale!
- Xolo Black (Rs. 10,999) – Buy Now!
If we forgot any of the smartphones you like then you are free to mention them in Comments Section down below!
Letv would be one of the best budget phones in the market as and when they launch it.The budget phone does have a lot of unique features to offer.