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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 & 2x1.6Ghz 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