Best Smartphones under Rs 15,000

Samsung has made the competition tough for smartphones in the range of Rs 15,000 with the launch of its M-Series. Dubbed Samsung Galaxy M10 is priced at Rs 7,499 and Galaxy M20 is available at Rs 10,999. Samsung Galaxy M-Series is the company’s India-first smartphone range. Both the smartphones run on Samsung’s mid-range Exynos processor. Among the two M20 boasts more powerful specifications.

Here is the comparison between Galaxy M20 and other smartphones which are priced in this range. These consist of Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro, Nokia 6.1 Plus and Honor 10 Lite ...

Price:
Samsung Galaxy M20: 3GB + 32GB (Rs 10,990), 4GB + 64GB (Rs 12,990)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro: 4GB + 64GB (Rs 13,999), 6GB + 64GB (Rs 15,999)
Nokia 6.1 Plus: 4GB + 64GB (Rs 15,499)
Honor 10 Lite: 4GB + 64GB (Rs 13,999), 6GB + 64GB (Rs 17,999)
Samsung Galaxy M20’s 4GB RAM/64GB storage variant is cheapest

Operating System:
Samsung Galaxy M20: Samsung Experience UI v9.5 based on Android 8.1 Oreo
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro: MIUI 10 based on Android 8.0 Oreo
Nokia 6.1 Plus: Stock Android Oreo (Android One)
Honor 10 Lite: EMUI 9.0 based on Android 9.0 Pie
Both Nokia 6.1 Plus and Honor 10 Lite run on Google’s latest Android 9.0 Pie

Display:
Samsung Galaxy M20: 6.3-inch full HD+ (2340x1080 pixels) Display
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro: 6.2-inch full HD+ (2246x1080 pixels) Display.
Nokia 6.1 Plus: 5.8-inch FHD+ (1080x2246 pixels) Display.
Honor 10 Lite: 6.21-inch full HD+ (1080 x 2340 pixels) Display.
At the 6.3-inch screen, Samsung Galaxy M20 has the biggest display

Processor:
Samsung Galaxy M20: Octa-core Exynos 7904 processor
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro: Octa Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 processor.
Nokia 6.1 Plus: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Honor 10 Lite: Octa-core Kirin 710
Samsung Galaxy M20 runs on newest Exynos processor

RAM:
Samsung Galaxy M20: 3GB and 4GB RAM options
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro: 4GB and 6GB RAM options
Nokia 6.1 Plus: with only 4GB RAM option
Honor 10 Lite: 4GB and 6GB RAM options
Both Honor 10 Lite and Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro also come in 6GB RAM option

Storage:
Samsung Galaxy M20: 32GB and 64GB storage options.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro: only 64GB storage option.
Nokia 6.1 Plus: only 64GB storage
Honor 10 Lite: only 64GB internal storage
Samsung Galaxy M20 is available in two storage options

Rear Camera:
Samsung Galaxy M20: 15MP (f/1.9 aperture) + 5MP (Ultra-wide sensor)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro: 12MP (f/1.9 aperture) + 5MP (f/2.2 aperture)
Nokia 6.1 Plus: 16MP (f/2.0 aperture) + 5MP (f/2.4 aperture)
Honor 10 Lite: 13MP (f/1.8 aperture) + 2MP (f/2.4 aperture)
Nokia 6.1 Plus leads in megapixels with 16MP rear camera

Front Camera:
Samsung Galaxy M20: 13MP (f/1.9 aperture)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro: 20MP (f/2.0 aperture) + 2MP (f/2.2 aperture)
Nokia 6.1 Plus: 16MP (f/2.0 aperture)
Honor 10 Lite: 24MP (f/2.0 aperture)
Only Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro offers dual-front cameras

Battery:
Samsung Galaxy M20: 5000mAh
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro: 4000mAh
Nokia 6.1 Plus: 3060mAh
Honor 10 Lite: 3400mAh
Samsung Galaxy M20 boasts the maximum battery capacity of 5000mAh

Colour options:
Samsung Galaxy M20: Ocean Blue and Charcoal Black
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro: Black, Blue. Red, Rose Gold colours
Nokia 6.1 Plus: Black, Blue and White
Honor 10 Lite: Sapphire Blue, Sky Blue, Midnight Black colour options
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro has maximum colour options: Black, Blue. Red and Rose Gold