Best smartphones in India under Rs 15,000

New Delhi: The competition gripping the Indian smartphone market is getting intense as launch cycles from established handset makers are getting shorter and lots of companies are trying to launch more specs-rich and affordable handsets to stay ahead.The action has been unabated and will remain so in the coming festive period. The recent trend is of launching Android 4.4 KitKat-based smartphones in the affordable budget category. Recently, Samsung launched its Android 4.4 KitKat-based smartphone in India, dubbed the Samsung Galaxy Star 2 Plus. The device features a 4.3-inch WVGA (480x800 pixels) TFT display and is powered by 1.2GHz dual-core (unspecified chipset) processor coupled with 512MB of RAM. It sports a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, while there is no front facing camera onboard. The 4GB of inbuilt storage on Samsung Galaxy Star 2 Plus can be expanded further up to 32GB (via microSD card).Similarly, Micromax has also come out with a new Android 4.4 KitKat smartphone, the Canvas L, in India. The Micromax Canvas L (A108) is a dual-SIM device (GSM+GSM) that runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat out-of-the-box. It joins the other KitKat-based Micromax phones - Micromax Bolt A069, Micromax Canvas Entice, Micromax Canvas Fire (A093), Micromax Canvas Fire (A104), Micromax Canvas Engage, Micromax Unite 2 and Micromax Canvas Gold.Given the range of choices available in the market, Indian consumers are switching from a feature phone to a smartphone in droves. Certainly good news for handset makers who are offering their best while keeping a check on the price point! Here in this article we are offering some good offerings under Rs 15,000 price range:HTC Desire 816GDisplay: 5.50-inchResolution: 720x1280 pixelsProcessor: 1.3GHzRear Camera: 13-megapixelFront Camera: 5-megapixelRAM: 1GBOS: Android 4.4.2Storage: 8GBBattery capacity: 2600mAhPrice: Rs 15,499 (on snapdeal.com)Moto G Display: 4.50-inchResolution: 720x1280 pixelsProcessor: 1.2GHzRear Camera: 5-megapixelFront Camera: 1.3-megapixelRAM: 1GBOS: Android 4.3Storage: 8GBBattery capacity: 2070mAhPrice: Rs 10,990 (on eBay India)Micromax Yu YurekaDisplay: 5.50-inchResolution: 720x1280 pixelsProcessor: 1.5GHzRear Camera: 13-megapixelFront Camera: 5-megapixelRAM: 2GBOS: Cyanogen OS 11Storage: 16GBBattery capacity: 2500mAhPrice: Rs 8,999Micromax Canvas Nitro A311Display: 5.00-inchResolution: 720x1280 pixelsProcessor: 1.7GHzRear Camera: 13-megapixelFront Camera: 5-megapixelRAM: 2GBOS: Android 4.4.2Storage: 16GBBattery capacity: 2500mAhPrice: Rs 11,999 (on snapdeal)Samsung Galaxy Grand NeoDisplay: 5.01-inchResolution: 480x800 pixelsProcessor: 1.2GHzRear Camera: 5-megapixelFront Camera: 0.3-megapixelRAM: 1GBOS: Android 4.2Storage: 16GBBattery capacity: 2100mAhPrice: Rs 11,499Asus ZenFone 5Display: 5.00-inchResolution: 540x960 pixelsProcessor: 1.2GHzFront Camera: 0.3-megapixelRAM: 1GBOS: Android 4.4Storage: 8GBRear Camera: 8-megapixelBattery capacity: 2500mAhPrice: Rs 8,999 (as on flipkart.com)Lenovo S580Display: 5.00-inchResolution: 720x1280 pixelsProcessor: 1.2GHzRear Camera: 8-megapixelFront Camera: 2-megapixelRAM: 1GBOS: Android 4.4Storage: 8GBBattery capacity: 2150mAhPrice: Rs 8999Panasonic P81Display: 5.50-inchResolution: 720x1280 pixelsProcessor: 1.7GHzRear Camera: 13-megapixelFront Camera: 2-megapixelRAM: 1GBOS: Android 4.2Storage: 8GBBattery capacity: 2500mAhPrice: Rs 11,049 (as on snapdeal)Samsung Galaxy Grand PrimeDisplay 5.00-inchResolution: 540x960 pixelsProcessor: 1.2GHzRear Camera: 8-megapixelFront Camera: 5-megapixelRAM: 1GBOS: Android 4.4Storage: 8GBBattery capacity: 2600mAhPrice: Rs 13,787 (as on snapdeal)Intex Aqua PowerDisplay: 5.00-inchResolution: 480x854 pixelsProcessor: 1.4GHzRear Camera: 8-megapixelFront Camera: 2-megapixelRAM: 1GBOS: Android 4.4.2Storage: 8GBBattery capacity: 4000mAhPrice: Rs 6,683 (as on snapdeal) Intex Aqua i5 OctaDisplay: 5.00-inchResolution: 540x960 pixelsProcessor: 1.4GHzRear Camera: 13-megapixelFront Camera: 5-megapixelRAM: 1GBOS: Android 4.4Storage: 8GBBattery capacity: 2000mAhPrice: Rs 7,499 (as on Amazon.in)Xolo Omega 5.0Display: 5.00-inchResolution: 720x1280 pixelsProcessor: 1.4GHzRear Camera: 8-megapixelFront Camera: 2-megapixelRAM: 1GBOS: Android 4.4Storage: 8GBBattery capacity: 2100mAhPrice: Rs 8,999Acer Liquid E700Display: 5.00-inchResolution 720x1280 pixelsProcessor: 1.2GHzRear Camera: 8-megapixelFront Camera: 2-megapixelRAM: 2GBOS: Android 4.4Storage: 16GBBattery capacity: 3500mAhPrice: Rs 11,999 (as on snapdeal) Micromax Canvas XpressDisplay: 4.50-inchResolution: 480x854 pixelsProcessor: 1.3GHzRear Camera: 5-megapixelFront Camera: 0.3-megapixelRAM: 1GBOS: Android 4.4Battery capacity: 1950mAhPrice: Rs 6,999 (as on flipkart.com)LENOVO S660Display: 4.70-inchResolution: 540x960 pixelsProcessor: 1.3GHzRear Camera: 8-megapixelFront Camera: 0.3-megapixelRAM: 1GBOS: Android 4.2Storage: 8GBBattery capacity: 3000mAhPrice: Rs 9,215 (as on snapdeal.com)