10 Best Battery Backup Phones Under 15000 in India 2020

1. Oppo A5 2020

Oppo A5 2020 is not the phone to be launched in 2020 but is the 2019 variant from Oppo in the A-series. 

It comes with a tall 6.5-inch display with HD+ resolution which is a downside as the resolution somewhat downgrades the experience of watching videos and gaming or reading text on the screen. Oppo A5 2020 comes in Dazzling white and mirror black colors and is amongst the best premium looking phone under 15k. It attracts some fingerprint smudges and a TPU case is bundled in the box.

The phone uses a Snapdragon 665 processor and has 3 GB and 4GB RAM variants with 64 GB of internal storage. The storage can be expanded up to 256 GB using a dedicated card slot.

This under 15000 smartphone has a quad rear camera setup with 12MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2MP sensor and the front camera has an 8 MP sensor.  All the images had good details, colors and sharpness levels. The selfies look very crisp. The camera app comes with many features and offers one of the finest image quality in this price range.

Oppo A5 2020 comes with a big 5000 mAh battery which easily gives a backup of 1.5 days and there is a Type C 10 W charger in the box although the phone supports fast charging. You can do reverse charging with this phone to charge any other phone.

There is Color OS 6 on this A5 2020 which has some preinstalled apps but is feature-packed less the ads compared to MIUI of Xiaomi phones. The overall experience is smooth and the interface is easy to use. The fingerprint sensor is at the back and is slightly oval-shaped. Both the fingerprint and face unlocking work very quickly and accurately.

The dual stereo speaker offers good loudness and richness and is easily the best in the under 15k smartphone. There are regular Oppo style good quality earphones in the box.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Oppo A5 2020 is around Rs. 13990. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

2. Redmi Note 8 Pro

Redmi Note 8 Pro is the successor of Note 7 Pro which was launched around 6 months ago. The Note 7 Pro was a great device with a powerful Snapdragon 675 chipset, 48MP camera, and a nice design. The latest Note 8 Pro comes with plenty of improvements and looks like a good upgrade.

Redmi Note 8 Pro comes with a large 6.53 inch IPS LCD display. The display and the back are protected with Gorilla Glass 5. The phone comes in 3 colors: Shadow Black, Gamma Green and Halo White. All 3 colors look great and the White is our favorite. 

The phone is well built and feels a bit heavy. There is a large 4500 mAh battery inside which is also the reason behind the 200 gm weight of the device. The phone supports fast charging and comes with an 18W fast charger inside the box. You can expect 1.5-2 days of backup on a single charge.

The phone is powered by MediaTek Helio G90T processor which is a really powerful chipset and is great for gaming. It scores over 280000 on the Antutu benchmark and is around 30% more than the Snapdragon 712 processor.

Redmi Note 8 Pro packs a powerful camera setup as well. On the rear, we have a quad rear camera setup of a 64MP primary sensor, 8MP wide-angle sensor, and 2MP macro lens and 2MP depth effect. On the front, there is a 20MP selfie camera. Overall, the camera performance of the phone is good. It takes natural-looking pictures with good colors and saturation. It can also shoot 4K Videos and slow-motion videos at 960 FPS.

Overall, Redmi Note 8 Pro is a well-balanced phone. Whether you like taking pictures or playing games, you are going to love this phone. It is available in 3 different variants: 6GB 64GB, 6GB 128GB and 8GB 128GB. The 6GB 128GB is priced at 15999 and provides the best value for money.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Redmi Note 8 Pro is around Rs. 13999. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

3. Samsung Galaxy M30s

Samsung Galaxy M30s is another great smartphone under 15000. It comes with a big 6.4 inch Super AMOLED display which has the best in class color reproduction and brightness. You would enjoy using this phone all the time.

It is powered by Samsung's own Exynos 9611 processor and has 4 GB of RAM. The performance is quite good with all the apps running smoothly and multitasking is also decent. The phone has an AnTuTu benchmark score of around 154000 and delivers well on the expectation from a phone under 15k.

The storage is at 4 GB which can be expanded up to 512 GB using a dedicated SD card slot and is a great option. There is a 6 GB RAM with 128 GB internal storage option also available

On the camera side, Samsung has delivered very well with a triple rear camera with 48 MP as the primary sensor and 8 MP wide-angle camera and 5 MP depth sensor.  On the front camera, we have a 16 MP sensor. The camera performance is both daylight and low light was excellent and the camera app supports various modes like live focus, super slow-mo, night mode and much more to give you good options to choose from. 

You can also switch to a wide-angle from normal camera sensor. This is one feature where Samsung has focussed for quite a long time. The phone also has AI support in the images and helps in beautifying the pictures.

On the battery front, this Samsung galaxy M30S is a monster as it offers 6000 mAh rated battery that delivers easily around 2 days. That is something unbelievable. There is a type C port for charging and a 15W fast charger is bundled in the box.

Overall, it is a great Samsung smartphone under 15k and comes with almost everything perfect expect the plastic back design. 

Price and Available Offers

The price of Samsung Galaxy M30s is around Rs. 13999. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

4. Realme 5

Realme has been soaring high with each of its smartphones. Realme 5 packs in a big 6.5-inch display with HD+ resolution. The back has a polycarbonate body with an upgraded diamond-cut design compared to previous Realme phones. The build quality is good but the phone is slightly heavy and the big screen somewhat interferes with 1 hand usage.

It has a Snapdragon 665 processor having 3GB RAM with 32GB storage and 4GB RAM with 64GB and 128GB storage options which are priced very aggressively at under 10000, under 11000 and under 12000 respectively. The performance as expected is smooth and you will be able to use multiple apps easily without any lag or issues. However, for gaming, you will need to play at medium settings for heavy games for smooth operation. 

Coming to the camera, we get to see a quad-camera setup at the back for the first time under 10k smartphone. There are 12MP (Primary) + 8MP (Wide angle) + 2MP (Marco) + 2MP (Depth) sensor at the back and the front camera has a 13 MP sensor.  The camera is absolutely top-notch for an under 10k budget. The photos show good detailing when zoomed in and the colors are decent with proper sharpness. 

With a dedicated macro sensor, the close-up shots capture good images and also has a dedicated ultra macro mode. The front camera too takes up good photos in daylight but has some noise in the low light conditions. You can record video up to 1080 pixels and EIS helps is overall stabilization.

We get the latest Color OS 6 based on Android Pie. The face unlocking and fingerprint unlocking are very fast as seen in previous Realme phones. There is a big 5000 mAh which contributes to the weight and thickness of the smartphone. It offers a big 2 days backup so you will be at ease most of the time. The phone does not support fast charging and it takes about 3 hours for the complete charge using the 10W charger in the box.

Realme 5 is one of the best smartphones under 10k and also the best camera smartphone under 10000 and is overall a very good upgrade over Realme 3.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Realme 5 is around Rs. 9999. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

5. Mi A3

MI A3 is the next Android One smartphone from Xiaomi and makes up for the shortcomings of MI A2 in terms of pricing and features. This smartphone has a 6-inch HD+ display with 1520 x 720 pixels resolution, which is on the lower side however the AMOLED display somewhat covers up the low resolution. The display has decent colors and good brightness levels.

It has a glass design at the back which looks stunning and is available in three colors. The front display has a dewdrop notch design to hold the front camera. There is Gorilla Glass 5 protection at both front and back.

It is powered by the snapdragon 665 with 4GB and 6GB RAM variants along with 64 GB and 128GB storage which is expandable up to 256 GB using the hybrid slot. The performance for day to day usage goes fine and you can play mid-levels games with much issues. This phone scores an Antutu of around 143000.

The camera under 13000 pricing holds the triple camera at the back having 48 MP Sony IMX586 sensor, 8MP ultra-wide sensor, and 2MP depth sensor. The front camera has a 32MP sensor for selfies. The camera clicks great pictures with good detailing, colors and the app has good features. The portrait shots are smooth with good edge detection and the AI features lets you beautify the images. The low light shots are good and brighter with the night mode.

It has a stock Android Pie for the software with no bloatware which is one of the best things about MI A3. There is an IR blaster at the top to control your IR based electronic products at your home.

There is a 4030 mAh compared to 3010 mAh battery on MI A2 and gives a backup of around 1 to 1.5 days depending on the apps and multitasking you do. There is a 10W charger which takes about 2 hours for a complete charge. However, the phone supports 18W fast charging via USB type C port.

Overall, Mi A3 is a great phone under 15000. The only negative point is the HD resolution display.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Mi A3 is around Rs. 12999. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

6. Vivo Z1Pro

Vivo Z1Pro is another great smartphone from Vivo for a budget of under 15000. It comes with a big 6.53-inch full view IPS display. The screen has a Full HD+ resolution and the quality is one of the best. It has good viewing angles with perfect color reproduction and brightness and the looks sharp even in outdoor light. Design-wise the full view display looks amazing and there is no notch in the front but an in-display camera similar to the punch hole camera in the Samsung S10 series.

Coming to the performance, this phone is powered by the Snapdragon 712 along with 4 GB of RAM. This phone scores around  184449 on the AnTuTu which is a very impressive score for under 15000. The performance and multitasking are super smooth without any lag. It has a 64 GB internal storage which can be expanded up to 256 GB using a dedicated SD card slot.

From the camera perspective, you get a solid configuration, with the rear triple camera comprising of 16MP + 8MP + 2MP sensors and 32 MP front camera. The camera supports AI to improve the quality of images. The pictures come out beautiful with proper colors and skin tone. The phone supports wide-angle pictures and also has a dedicated night mode to capture good images in low light conditions.

The fingerprint sensor at the back is very fast and accurate. You get a 5000 mAh rated battery which gives a backup of at least 2 days and there is 18W of charging that quickly charges in the around 1.5 hours. Z1Pro runs on FuncTouch Operating system which is based on Android Pie and surprisingly it is smooth but has some bloatware apps.

Vivo has certainly ticked all the boxes for a complete practical smartphone which makes it one of the best phones under 15k.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Vivo Z1Pro is around Rs. 14990. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

7. Vivo Y17

Vivo Y17  comes with a 6.35-inch notch display which has good color reproduction. The back of the phone looks gorgeous because of the attractive colors with the glossy finish with a polycarbonate build. 

Vivo Y17 comes with a MediaTek Helio P35 processor which scores a meagerly 86000 on the AnTuTu and is certainly very low compared to other best phones under 20000. It has 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage which can also be further expanded by 256 GB. Vivo Y17 is the best storage phone for a 20k budget.

On the camera side, you get a triple rear camera with 13 MP primary sensor,  8 MP wide angle sensor and 2 MP depth sensor and the front camera has a single 20 MP sensor for selfies. The camera is always one of the top features of phones from Vivo and Y17 also replicates the same. The images are sharp with good color contrast and color reproduction. The phone has AI features which give special effects and adds beauty to your photos,

The 5000 mAh is also impressive as it offers around 1.5 days of backup and the phone also has an 18 W fast charger to quickly charge your phone. If you are not someone who requires multitasking and the not so powerful processor is suitable for you then you can go ahead with Y17 as the camera, battery, design, and looks are top-notch and make it a good option under 15000.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Vivo Y17 is around Rs. 14990. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

8. Samsung Galaxy M30

Samsung M series shows a new phase of Samsung putting a great fight to fit in the budget segment market. Samsung M30 is an exceptional phone that comes with great hardware at a price of under 15000. The body is built of polycarbonate but the quality is good and the phone passes the bend test.

This Samsung M30 smartphone comes with 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display with FULL HD Plus display. The display has great visibility with proper colors and is bright enough. There is a waterdrop notch which Samsung calls as Infinity U and is surely the best one from Samsung ever for under 15k budget. For this pricing, the display quality will not fall short of your expectations.

M30 is powered by Exynos 7904 which is not the most powerful processor used by other manufacturer but is one that can handle decent multitasking and medium graphics games with ease. There are 2 variants, 4 GB RAM with 64 GB storage and 6 GB with 128 GB storage and the memory can be further expanded up to 512 GB with a dedicated SD card slot.

Coming to the camera, we have a very solid configuration, where you get a triple rear camera with 13 MP (primary) + 5 MP(ultra wide) + 5 MP(depth) sensor and the front camera has a 13MP sensor. The camera captures pictures with good details and natural colors. The images are sharp with good contrast. The Camera app has a lot of features like the live focus, live portrait effect among others.

Samsung M30 also packs a massive battery of 5000 mAh and a type C port for fast charging and a bundled 15W fast charger. This provides a backup of around 1.5 days with medium usage. There is a fingerprint sensor at the back which is fast and accurate. The phone also supports face unlocking which also works properly.

Overall, Samsung Galaxy M30 is a perfect phone under 15000 for someone who is looking for a Samsung brand trust with a beautiful display and a great camera.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Samsung Galaxy M30 is around Rs. 14990. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

9. Redmi Note 7 Pro

Redmi Note 7 Pro is the next budget smartphone from Xiaomi launched in February 2019 and it comes with some major upgrades for pricing of under 15000. It has a 6.3-inch display with Full HD Plus resolution and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The screen is bright and has punchier colors so watching movies or playing games gives a good experience. The front has a dot notch display which holds the front camera and the back has a glass build which adds beauty to the phone. Both front and back of the Note 7 Pro have Gorilla Glass 5 protection

The processor has been upgraded to Snapdragon 675 having a very high benchmark score of around 1,48,000 which is highest among any phone in this price segment. Performing multiple tasks can be done with super ease. You can play games on the highest graphics setting without any problem.

The major upgrade in the Note 7 Pro comes in the camera where is features a true 48 MP Sony IMX 568 sensor and a 5MP sensor on the back and has a 13 MP sensor on the front. The camera takes mesmerizing pictures and is an absolute stunner in terms of quality and detail the image offers. The camera app has the portrait, HDR, AI modes among other modes. However, the true 48 MP captures an image which has a size in GB so it is only available when you change the setting to Pro mode in the camera app. Without the Pro mode, the camera captures in 12 MP sensor.

The battery is rated at 4000 mAh which offers around 1.5 days of backup and comes with fast charging and has USB type C. There are fingerprint and face unlocking available for unlocking the phone which are very fast and accurate. The phone runs on the latest MIUI 10 which is based on Android Pie.

There are 2 variants of this phone. One with 4 GB RAM with 64 GB storage prices at Rs 13999 and other at 6GB RAM with 128 GB storage priced at Rs 16999.

Powerful processor, great display and camera image quality makes Note 7  Pro the best phone under 15000.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Redmi Note 7 Pro is around Rs. 13999. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below

10. Moto G7 Power

Moto G7 is the 7th phone in the Moto G series. The first few phones were great and offered excellent value for money. The competition wasn't that much during that time but things have changed a lot. There are a ton of options available now which provide better value for money so the G series doesn't seem exciting now.

The G7 Power is special because of its 5000 mAh battery which would last for 2 days with medium use and 3 days with low usage. The display is HD+ resolution only which means that the clarity isn't great but it does consume less power. The display is 6.2 inches large and has a conventional notch on top. The back panel design is very basic as well.

The phone is powered by Snapdragon 632 chipset. There is 64GB of onboard storage which can be increased by up to 512GB using the dedicated MicroSD card slot. The RAM is 4GB and handles games and apps really well. OS is stock android with almost no bloatware which means the experience is fluid overall.

The camera on the G7 Power is just above average. The rear camera is a 12MP and front is 8MP. The pictures taken look nice but nothing special. If the camera is your priority, there are better options like Realme U1 in this range. 

Overall, Moto G7 Power is for those who like Motorola brand and need a phone with a massive 5000 mAh battery. If the brand is not an issue, go for Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 which also comes with 5000 mAh battery and is powered by Snapdragon 660 and has a Full HD+ display.

Price and Available Offers

The price of Moto G7 Power is around Rs. 13400. The prices keep changing so please check the latest price and available deals & offers at links below