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Even in the seg­ment up to 15,000 rubles, a wide selec­tion of smart­phones. Their capa­bil­i­ties and char­ac­ter­is­tics may dif­fer sig­nif­i­cant­ly. We col­lect­ed and eval­u­at­ed 10 devices accord­ing to 5 impor­tant cri­te­ria. Our selec­tion will help you decide which inex­pen­sive phone is bet­ter to buy.

How was it evaluated

When com­pil­ing the rat­ing of the best smart­phones under 15,000 rubles, we took into account the fol­low­ing para­me­ters:

— auton­o­my — the longer the bat­tery holds a charge, the high­er the score;

— charg­ing speed — the faster it charges, the high­er the score;

— per­for­mance — the high­er the chipset in the per­for­mance rat­ing, the high­er the score;

— cam­era — bud­get mod­els are equipped with approx­i­mate­ly the same sen­sors and lens­es, so the only para­me­ter that makes sense to com­pare is the num­ber of pix­els on the matrix. The more MP the main sen­sor has, the high­er the score;

— inter­nal stor­age — the more GB of inter­nal mem­o­ry, the high­er the score.

We eval­u­at­ed each mod­el against oth­er phones from the list for each of these char­ac­ter­is­tics. The max­i­mum score for each cri­te­ri­on is 10 points.

The best smartphones under 15,000 rubles

All smart­phones from our top have a ded­i­cat­ed slot for mem­o­ry cards, a 3.5 mm head­phone jack and a fin­ger­print scan­ner.

All prices are at the time of pub­li­ca­tion of the arti­cle.

Xiaomi Redmi 9T

Xiao­mi Red­Mi 9T offers great fea­tures (includ­ing glass pro­tec­tion, water-repel­lent coat­ing, NFC and stereo speak­ers) for its price. Pho­to: www.gsmarena.com

Pecu­liar­i­ties:

• 6.53-inch IPS LCD with a res­o­lu­tion of 1080 x 2340 pix­els;
• 6000 mAh bat­tery lasts for 49 hours 3 min­utes of talk time / 19 hours 29 min­utes of web surf­ing / 18 hours 19 min­utes of video play­back;
• Sup­ports fast charg­ing 18W — charges from 0 to 25% in half an hour, it takes 2.5 hours to ful­ly charge;
• entry-lev­el chipset Qual­comm Snap­drag­on 662 (87th place) — copes with every­day tasks with­out prob­lems, 3D games will start, but at min­i­mum graph­ics set­tings;
• sev­er­al con­fig­u­ra­tions depend­ing on the amount of RAM / inter­nal mem­o­ry: 4 + 64 GB, 4 GB + 128 GB and 6 GB + 128 GB;
• main cam­era — 48 MP (aut­o­fo­cus) + 8 MP (ultra wide-angle, 120˚) + 2 MP (macro) + 2 MP (depth sen­sor);
• 8‑megapixel self­ie cam­era;
• The screen is pro­tect­ed by Goril­la Glass 3, there is a water-repel­lent coat­ing.

Xiao­mi Red­Mi 9T (NFC) is avail­able in orange, green, blue and gray col­ors and costs from 14,990 rubles.

Pros:

• holds a charge for a long time;
• good stereo speak­ers;
• decent qual­i­ty pic­tures on the main cam­era;
• con­tact­less pay­ment, sup­port for reverse charg­ing 2.5W.

Minus­es:

• adver­tis­ing in the MIUI shell.

Samsung Galaxy M12

The Sam­sung Galaxy M12 is the only smart­phone on our list to sup­port 90Hz refresh rate. Pho­to: smartprix.com

Pecu­liar­i­ties:

• 6.5″ IPS dis­play with 720 x 1600 res­o­lu­tion and 90Hz refresh rate;
• 5000 mAh bat­tery — enough for at least a day of work even with inten­sive use (24 hours of video pro­duc­tion);
• fast charg­ing 15 W — from 0 to 100% in 2 hours 45 min­utes;
• bud­get chipset Exynos 850 (97th place) — for instant mes­sen­gers, Inter­net surf­ing and calls;
• 3 GB RAM and 32 GB inter­nal mem­o­ry, 4 + 32 GB, 4 + 64 GB, 4 + 128 GB;
• main cam­era — 48 MP (aut­o­fo­cus) + 5 MP (ultra wide-angle, 123˚) + 2 MP (macro) + 2 MP (depth sen­sor);
• self­ie cam­era — 8 megapix­els.

The Sam­sung Galaxy M12 smart­phone is avail­able in blue, green and black col­ors for a price of 14,200 rubles.

Pros:

• excel­lent auton­o­my;
• high-qual­i­ty screen;
• con­tact­less pay­ment.

Minus­es:

• slow Wi-Fi;
• heavy (212 g).

Realme C21Y

Realme C21Y sup­ports reverse charg­ing. Pho­to: root-nation.com

Pecu­liar­i­ties:

• 6.5‑inch IPS dis­play with a res­o­lu­tion of 720 x 1600 pix­els, pro­tec­tive glass;
• 5000 mAh bat­tery — enough for 2 days with 5 hours of screen time per day (18 hours of games / 24 hours of video view­ing);
• sup­port for reverse charg­ing, stan­dard charg­ing speed — from 0 to 100% in 2.5 hours;
• Unisoc T610 chipset (95th place) — you can even play PUBG Mobile at low graph­ics set­tings;
• 3 + 32 GB, 4 + 64 GB;
• main cam­era — 13 MP (aut­o­fo­cus) + 2 MP (macro) + 2 MP (depth sen­sor);
• self­ie cam­era — 5 megapix­els.

Realme C21Y is avail­able in black and blue col­ors and costs from 9,700 rubles.

Pros:

• excel­lent auton­o­my;
• afford­able price;
• ded­i­cat­ed mem­o­ry card slot, head­phone audio jack, fin­ger­print scan­ner, con­tact­less pay­ment.

Minus­es:

• out­dat­ed microUSB port, slow charg­ing;
• incon­ve­nient loca­tion of the mul­ti­me­dia speak­er (over­lapped by fin­gers).

Vivo Y31

Vivo Y31 cam­era sup­ports 4K video record­ing. Pho­to: gadgetmatch.com

Pecu­liar­i­ties:

• 6.58-inch IPS dis­play with a res­o­lu­tion of 1080 x 2408 pix­els;
• 5000 mAh bat­tery — enough for 13 hours of games at max­i­mum bright­ness;
• fast charg­ing 18 W — from 0 to 100% in 2.5 hours;
• Qual­comm Snap­drag­on 662 (87th place);
• 4+64GB, 4+128GB, 6+128GB, 8+128GB;
• main cam­era — 48 MP (aut­o­fo­cus) + 2 MP (macro) + 2 MP (depth sen­sor), sup­port for 4K video record­ing;
• self­ie cam­era — 8 megapix­els.

Smart­phone Vivo Y31 costs from 14,890 rubles and is avail­able in blue and black col­ors.

Pros:

• high-qual­i­ty dis­play;
• long work­ing time;
• 2 micro­phones for noise reduc­tion;
• con­tact­less pay­ment.

Minus­es:

• speak­er qual­i­ty.

Tecno Pova 2

Tec­no Pova 2 is equipped with an impres­sive 7000 mAh bat­tery. Pho­to: 91mobiles.com

Pecu­liar­i­ties:

• 6.9‑inch IPS dis­play with a res­o­lu­tion of 1080 x 2460 pix­els;
• 7000 mAh bat­tery — charge lasts for 28 hours 30 min­utes of video play­back / 15 hours of games;
• fast charg­ing 18W — ful­ly charged in about 3 hours;
• Medi­aTek Helio G85 (86th place) — you can play Call of Duty Mobile, Injus­tice 2 and oth­er demand­ing games with­out slow­downs on low graph­ics set­tings;
• 4 GB RAM and 64 GB inter­nal stor­age, 6 + 128 GB;
• main cam­era — 48 MP (aut­o­fo­cus) + 2 MP (depth sen­sor) + 2 MP (depth sen­sor);
• self­ie cam­era — 8 megapix­els.

Smart­phone Tec­no Pova 2 is avail­able in sil­ver, blue and black col­ors. The cost is from 14 250 rubles.

Pros:

• large dis­play;
• excel­lent auton­o­my;
• decent per­for­mance;
• con­tact­less pay­ment.

Minus­es:

• image qual­i­ty;
• charg­ing slow­ly.

Oppo A54

The OPPO A54 has a decent front cam­era. Pho­to: OPPO

Pecu­liar­i­ties:

• 6.51-inch IPS dis­play with a res­o­lu­tion of 720 x 1600 pix­els;
• 5000 mAh bat­tery — enough to watch 18 hours of video;
• 18W fast charg­ing — takes 2 hours to ful­ly charge;
• Medi­atek MT6765 Helio P35 (110th place) — 3D games (PUBG Mobile) with­out lags will only work on low graph­ics set­tings;
• 4 + 64 GB, 4 + 128 GB, 6 + 128 GB;
• main cam­era — 13 MP (aut­o­fo­cus) + 2 MP (depth sen­sor) + 2 MP (macro);
• self­ie cam­era — 16 MP;
• splash pro­tec­tion.

Smart­phone OPPO A54 is avail­able in black and blue col­ors at a price of 12,900 rubles.

Pros:

• good qual­i­ty pic­tures on the front cam­era;
• there is a face unlock;
• con­tact­less pay­ment.

Minus­es:

• some users com­plain about the poor place­ment of the vol­ume but­tons;
• weak main cam­era.

Realme C25S

Realme C25S got the best chipset among our top smart­phones. Pho­to: ungeek.ph

Pecu­liar­i­ties:

• 6.5‑inch IPS dis­play with a res­o­lu­tion of 720 x 1600 pix­els;
• 6000 mAh bat­tery — up to 30 hours of video view­ing;
• fast charg­ing 18 W — from 0 to 100% in 2.5 hours, sup­port for reverse charg­ing;
• Medi­aTek Helio G85 (86th place);
• 4 + 64 GB, 4 + 128 GB;
• main cam­era — 48 MP (aut­o­fo­cus) + 2 MP (depth sen­sor) + 2 MP (macro);
• self­ie cam­era — 8 megapix­els.

The cost of the Realme C25S smart­phone is from 13,990 rubles. Avail­able in gray and blue col­ors.

Pros:

• holds a charge per­fect­ly;
• good per­for­mance.

Minus­es:

• no con­tact­less pay­ment;
• weak cam­eras.

TECNO Spark 7

TECNO Spark 7 is the most afford­able mod­el in our rank­ing. Pho­to: root-nation.com

Pecu­liar­i­ties:

• 6.5‑inch IPS screen with a res­o­lu­tion of 720 x 1600 pix­els;
• 5000 mAh bat­tery — with active use (social net­works, watch­ing videos, lis­ten­ing to music, using the cam­era) lasts for 12–16 hours;
• stan­dard charge (10 W) — ful­ly charged in 3 hours;
• Medi­aTek Helio A25 (116th place) — enough per­for­mance for sim­ple games, instant mes­sen­gers and web surf­ing;
• 2 + 32 GB, 3 + 64 GB, 4 + 64 GB;
• main cam­era — 16 MP (aut­o­fo­cus), the res­o­lu­tion of the sec­ond sen­sor is not spec­i­fied;
• self­ie cam­era — 8 megapix­els.

The cost of the TECNO Spark 7 smart­phone is from 8,150 rubles. This is the cheap­est phone in our rank­ing. Avail­able col­ors are black, blue, green.

Pros:

• clear dis­play;
• good auton­o­my
• con­tact­less pay­ment;
• price.

Minus­es:

• charg­ing slow­ly;
• poor per­for­mance;
• microUSB port.

Nokia G20

Nokia G20 runs on pure Android. Pho­to: gadgetbridge.com

Pecu­liar­i­ties:

• 6.52-inch IPS dis­play with a res­o­lu­tion of 720 x 1600 pix­els;
• 5050 mAh bat­tery — almost 20 hours of web surf­ing;
• stan­dard charg­ing (10 W) — 4 hours for a full charge;
• Medi­aTk Helio G35 (106th place) — poor per­for­mance, even when switch­ing cam­era modes there is a delay, but most 3D games (Asphalt 9: Leg­ends) work at low set­tings;
• 4 + 64 GB, 4 + 128 GB;
• main cam­era — 48 MP (aut­o­fo­cus) + 5 MP (ultra wide-angle) + 2 MP (depth sen­sor) + 2 MP (macro);
• self­ie cam­era — 8 megapix­els.

Smart­phone Nokia G20 is avail­able in blue and black col­ors at a price of 12,590 rubles.

Pros:

• good auton­o­my;
• pure Android;
• con­tact­less pay­ment.

Minus­es:

• slow charg­ing;
• weak proces­sor.

OPPO A16

Com­pared to oth­er smart­phones in the rank­ing, OPPO A16 has the most inter­nal mem­o­ry (there is a ver­sion with 256 GB). Pho­to: OPPO

Pecu­liar­i­ties:

• 6.52-inch IPS dis­play with a res­o­lu­tion of 720 x 1600 pix­els;
• 5000 mAh bat­tery — 21 hours of video view­ing;
• no fast charg­ing, up to 100% in 3 hours;
• Medi­aTek Helio G35 (106th place);
• 3 + 32 GB, 4 + 64 GB, 4 + 256 GB;
• main cam­era — 13 MP (aut­o­fo­cus) + 2 MP (depth sen­sor) + 2 MP (macro);
• self­ie cam­era — 8 megapix­els.

The cost of OPPO A16 is from 10,990 rubles. Avail­able col­ors are sil­ver, black and blue.

Pros:

• excel­lent auton­o­my;
• large amount of inter­nal mem­o­ry.

Minus­es:

• no con­tact­less pay­ment;
• microUSB con­nec­tor;
• entry-lev­el cam­eras;
• charg­ing slow­ly.

Results

Smart­phones under 15,000 rubles from our list received the fol­low­ing rat­ings:

Thus, the top 3 best smart­phones priced under 15,000 rubles look like this:

— Xiao­mi Red­Mi 9T — excel­lent cam­era and sup­port for reverse charg­ing;

— Realme C25S — decent per­for­mance for the class;

— Tec­no Pova 2 is the auton­o­my cham­pi­on.