Best Smart Phones Under 16, 000

The Indian Smartphone sector is witnessing a great boom these days. The entry of Smartphones with low price tag has incredibly added to this upsurge. Even with the budget price these devices pack high end features. Indian players like Micromax and Xolo have a bucketful of models that can be purchased without burning your pocket. If you are hunting for a budget Smartphone, here is the list of those around 16, 000 as compiled by India TV.

Xolo Q2000, 14,999

Xolo Q2000 is a newly launched phablet from the maker of Xolo.  This phone also features company’s biggest display on Smartphone yet. This phone includes a decent hardware features and offers all the features of a phablet for an economy price. The front panel of this phone includes its massive display, three capacitive touch buttons, sensor array and the front camera. The back panel has a thin plastic cover, the left edge features power/screen lock key, and the top edge has Micro-USB port and 3.5mm headset jack. Xolo Q2000 comes with a 5.5-inch IPS display with 720x1280 pixel resolution and has pixel density of 267ppi. The panel can support 5-point multi-touch. Xolo Q2000 is mounted with a 13 MP autofocus camera with BSI 2 sensor, which delivers clear, bright, quality pictures even in dim light condition. Full HD videos with good sound quality can be recorded using rear camera. 2MP front camera on Xolo Q2000 can take clear pictures and is good for video calls. Xolo Q2000 runs on Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean and is powered by 1.2 GHz Quad core processor with 1GB RAM. This device has 8GB internal storage memory that can be expanded up to 32 GB via Micro SD card. The Xolo Q2000 comes with a 2600mAh battery which last full day. Xolo Q2000 is a good budget phablet that anyone can dream of.

Micromax Canvas TurboA250, 14, 689

Micromax Canvas Turbo is a dual SIM Smartphone from the maker of Micromax. This device features a multi touch capacitive touch display. It boasts 5 inch 16M colors IPS FHD Continuous Grain Silicon display with 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution. Micromax works on Android v4.2.1 Jelly Bean OS and is powered by Quad-core MediaTek processor. Processor speed of this device is 1.5GHz and the chipset is MT6589T with 2GB RAM memory support. This also equipped with PowerVR SGX 544MP GPU which is clocked at 357MHz. Graphic Processing Unit enables the user to play games with good visual effects. This device is mounted with 13MP rear camera with LED flash and 5MP front camera. The resolution of the camera is 4128 x 3096 pixels and also supports video recording in 1920 x 1080 fps. This device comes with 16GB RAM memory without any external memory option. Connectivity like 3G, Bluetooth, USB port and Wi-Fi are included in this device. This phone comes with reasonable price when compared to other Smartphones with similar configuration.

Sony Xperia C, 14,999

New budget Smartphone Xperia C from the maker of Sony is the first tryst with a MediaTek processor. Like Sony’s flagship phone Xperia Z, this device also boasts OmniBalance design. Unlike Xperia Z, the back panel of Xperia C is removable. This dual SIM device sports a big 5 qHD display with 540 x 960 pixel resolution. Xperia C runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and is powered by 1.2 GHz MediaTek 6589 processor coupled with a PowerVR SGX544 GPU, and 1GB of RAM. This device comes with 8 MP camera with Exmor R that enables you to take pictures even in challenging light conditions. This also has 0.3MP front camera for video calling. With HDR this device can take the same image at various exposure levels and layer them to make one optimized picture. It has connectivity like GPS, Bluetooth, USB tethering, and Wi-Fi. Inbuilt storage of this device is 4GB, out of this only 1.20GB is user-accessible. But the storage is expandable up to 32GB using microSD card. This device can play full-HD videos and supports video formats such as .AVI, .MOV, and .MP4.

Motorola Moto G, 13999

Moto G is the much awaited economy Android smart phone from the makers of Motorola mobility. This handset is made up of plastic material which is durable. Even though the phone comes with a black panel, the additional panel in different color can be ordered separately. Moto G has Corning Gorilla Glass on front side, so you can be as clumsy as you want but will not have any scratch on the screen. In this price range Moto G is the only phone to feature Gorilla Glass 3. On the front panel there is no branding and hardware buttons. The 1.3 MP front camera and a notification LED next to the earpiece are the only visible components of this phone.

On the software front, the dual- sim version of Moto G comes with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, and this will also comes with Android 4.4 kitkat version. The phone features a 4.5 inches display with 720p resolution. Moto G boasts a quad-core 1.2 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with 1GB RAM. In spite of the limited RAM the phone is a good gaming device. Temple Run 2, Banana Kong, and Asphalt are available without frame drops or freezes. The phone is mounted with a 5MP rear camera and a 1.3 front camera. The rear camera captures 720p video with LED flash. The front camera as usual is used for video calls and chatting. This device offers connectivity options like Bluetooth, WiFi and GPS. It is powered by a 2070 mAh battery that will last for a complete day. Moto G is available in 10, 000 to 15, 000 price ranges. In this price range Moto G is the best phone with impressive performance.

HTC Desire 501,  14,749

HTC has introduced a new budget Smartphone called HTC Desire 501 dual sim in the market. It boasts a 4.3-inch TFT display with multi-touch capacitive touch screen. The display supports 16M colors and has a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. The device runs on Android v4.1 Jelly Bean OS and is powered by 1.15GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM. On the connectivity front, it features Bluetooth, 3G, GPRS, USB, Wi-Fi, and GPS with A-GPS. Internal memory is 8GB which is expandable up to 64GB using microSD card. This handset has an 8MP LED Flash rear camera with 3,264 x 2,448 pixels resolution, and a 2.1MP front camera with 1,448 x 1,448 pixels. This camera has features like auto focus, face detection, digital zoom, simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo tagging, and smile detection. HTC is fueled with a battery of 2100mAh Li-ion for decent standby and talk time.

Samsung Galaxy Core, 15,990

Core from the maker of Samsung’s Galaxy is a new budget Smartphone which hides power under its smart exterior. This handset comes with 1.2 GHz dual core processor with 1 GB RAM, which offers a good speed in browsing, e-mailing, and using all application without delay. Galaxy Core comes with a Smart Stay, which ensures that the display never becomes dim when you keep on reading or watching visuals on the handset. Smart alert feature of this device collects the entire notifications that you have missed. It also helps you to prioritize on whom and what to answer first and will never make you to miss another text or call. Motion UX feature enables you to use frequently used actions into functionality.

Samsung Galaxy Core has a capacitive touch screen display with 16M colors depth with 480 x 800 pixels resolution. This handset is powered by Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean operating system to make it a wonderful performer. It boasts a 5MP rear camera with autofocus, LED Flash and 0.3 MP VGA front camera for video call. The device has 8GB internal storage that is expandable up to 64 GB by a Micro SD card. Core has connectivity like 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB, EDGE, and GPS/GPRS. It has been powered by1800mAh battery. Samsung Galaxy Core with its massive performance is definitely a worth buying.

Huawei Ascend G700, 15,999

This new budget Smartphone boasts a 5-inch HD screen with 1280x780 pixels of resolution and 293.1 ppi. Huawei Ascend G700 is powered by Quad-core1.2GHz, PowerVR SXG544 GPU and MediaTek MT6589 chipset with 2GB RAM. This handset is equipped with 8 MP rear camera and 1.3 MP front camera and it features autofocus, LED flash, HDR, geo tagging and video calling. As this device operates on Android v4.2.1 Jellybean OS, all applications can be enjoyed more brightly. It has good storage capacity with external memory which is expandable up to 32GB. Connectivity facilities like Bluetooth, WIFI, WIFI hotspots, GPRS EDGE are included in this device. This device has been fueled with 2150 mAh, Li-Ion battery for a prolonged usage.