Best smartphones in India under Rs 15,000

New Delhi: Budget smartphones are taking the Indian smartphone market by storm. In the growing mobile landscape in India, a lot of Indian and foreign handset makers are going all out to make as many of them to increase their foothold in this vast competitive space.A recent report by research firm eMarketer suggest that India will surpass the United States as the second-largest market for smartphones globally by 2016, helped by device makers offering affordable handsets. It said India will exceed 200 million smartphone users, topping the US as the world's second largest smartphone market by 2016.Let us take a look at some good options in the market:Lenovo A60005-inch 720p HD IPS display1.2 GHz 64 -bit quad-core Qualcomm Snadragon 410 CPUAndroid 4.4.4 KitKat OS1GB RAM8GB internal storage (32GB expandable)8MP A/F rear camera with LED flash2MP front cameraDual SIM (micro) supports 4G2300 mAh batteryPrice: Rs 6,999Micromax Yu Yureka Display: 5.50-inchResolution: 720x1280 pixelsProcessor: 1.5GHzRear Camera: 13-megapixelFront Camera: 5-megapixelRAM: 2GBOS: Cyanogen OS 11Storage: 16GBBattery capacity: 2500mAhPrice: Rs 8,999HTC Desire 816GDisplay: 5.50-inchProcessor: 1.3GHzFront Camera: 5-megapixelResolution: 720x1280 pixelsRAM: 1GBOS: Android 4.4.2Storage: 8GBRear Camera: 13-megapixelBattery capacity: 2600mAhPrice: Rs 15,599 (as on Snapdeal)Micromax Canvas NitroDisplay: 5.00-inchProcessor: 1.7GHzFront Camera: 5-megapixelResolution: 720x1280 pixelsRAM: 2GBOS: Android 4.4Storage: 8GBRear Camera: 13-megapixelBattery capacity: 2500mAhPrice: Rs 12,150 (As on Snapdeal)Karbonn Titanium Octane PlusDisplay: 5.00-inchProcessor: 1.7GHzFront Camera: 8-megapixelResolution: 1080x1920 pixelsRAM: 2GBOS: Android 4.4Storage: 16GBRear Camera: 16-megapixelBattery capacity: 2000mAhPrice: Rs 16,000