Do you feel that the midrange segment of the market now has so many choices, that you can’t pick which phone to buy? We think that this is one of the most fiercely competitive segments in the industry, and it takes something special to be in the top 5 smartphones under Rs 15,000. Read on to see our picks.
The Desire 816G has a 5.5 inch HD TFT display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. The phone runs on Android KitKat, with HTC’s Sense UI. The Desire 816G runs on a quad-core processor, clocked at 1.3 GHz with 1 GB of RAM. The internal memory stands at 8 GB, to which you can add another 32 GB. 
The primary camera of the Desire 816G is a 13 megapixel unit with auto-focus, face detection, HDR, BSI sensor, HDR, Aperture of f/2.2, flash, and video recording at 1080p. The front of the Desire 816G has a 5 megapixel selfie taker. The Dual-SIM Desire 816G has 3G, GPS, Bluetooth, and WiFi for connectivity. The 2600 mAh battery can provide up to 10 hours of Talk time or 460 hours of standby, both on 3G.
Alternatively, you could get the octa-core Desire 816, for Rs 15,487, which is just Rs 487 more than the cut off.
The Nokia Lumia 730 has a 4.7 inch AMOLED Display with HD resolution (720 x 1280). The phone runs on Windows 8.1, and has a quad-core 1.2 GHz processing unit which runs with 1 GB of RAM. The internal memory stands at 8 GB, to which you can add another 128 GB via a microSD card. 
The primary camera of the Lumia 730 is a 6.7 megapixel sensor with Carl Zeiss optics, auto-focus, 1/3.4 inch sensor size, face detection, auto-focus, geo-tagging, flash, and video recording at 1080p at 30 fps. You can also add a panorama lens, Nokia Refocus, cinemagraph len, Nokia vision, etc. The front has a 5 megapixel camera that can record videos at 1080p. The dual-SIM Lumia 730 has 3G, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, DLNA, and NFC for connectivity. The 2200 mAh battery can provide up to 22 hours of talk time or up to 600 hours of standby.
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Intex Aqua Xtreme V – Rs 11,290
Armed with a 5 inch HD IPS display, the Intex Xtreme V runs on Android KitKat and has an octa-core 1.7 GHz processing unit which runs with 2 GB of RAM. The internal memory of the Intex Xtreme V stands at 16 GB, and the memory can be expanded by another 32 GB. 
The primary camera is a 13 megapixel unit with auto-focus, face beauty, face detection, smileshot, object tracking, panorama, video recording, and flash. The front has a 5 megapixel camera. The Intex Xtreme V is a dual-SIM 3G enabled phone with Bluetooth, GPS, and WiFi. The 2000 mAh battery can provide up to 7 hours of talk time or 180 hours of standby.
The Lenovo S850 has a 5 inch HD TFT display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. The phone runs on Android Jelly Bean, but has a quad-core 1.3 GHz processing unit which runs with 1 GB of RAM. The internal storage stands at 16 GB, but it lacks expandable memory. 
The primary camera of the Lenovo S850 is a 13 megapixel unit with auto-focus, geo-tagging, face detection, HDR, flash, and video recording. The front of the phone has a 5 megapixel selfie taker. The dual-SIM Lenovo S850 has 3G, GPS, Bluetooth, and WiFi for connectivity. The 2000 mAh battery can provide up to 13 hours of talk time or 336 hours of standby.
The Huawei Honor 4X has a 5.5 inch HD IPS display. It runs on Android KitKat, and has a quad-core 1.2 GHz processing unit which runs with 2 GB of RAM. The internal memory stands at 8 GB, to which you can add another 32 GB via a microSD card. 
The primary camera of the Honor 4X is a 13 megapixel unit with auto-focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR, flash, and video recording at 1080p at 30 fps. The front has a 5 megapixel selfie taker. The dual-SIM Honor 4X has 4G, GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, and WiFi. The 3000 mAh battery can provide up to 15 hours of talk time or 200 hours of standby.