Diwali is almost here, and for a North India that's still incredibly hot, hopefully Winter is, too. Buying new things for the home and family is a Diwali tradition, and if you're thinking of getting a new phone, there are some really good options. At the top end of the spectrum, an Apple[1] user or a Samsung[2] user is likely to just upgrade to the iPhone 8[3]/ 8 Plus[4] (Review[5]), or the Galaxy Note 8[6] (Review[7]) respectively. Midrange flagship choices are similarly simple - you can pick the OnePlus 5[8] (Review[9]), the Honor 8 Pro[10] (Review[11]), or the newest kid on the block, the Nokia 8[12] (Review[13]), with our review of the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2[14] coming soon to help you decide if it makes the cut.
If you are looking to buy a mobile this Diwali with a budget of under Rs. 15,000 though, there is a lot of competition and a number of good options to choose from. To make it simpler, we've picked out the very best phones under Rs. 15,000, which includes some phones that have got price cuts, some old favourites, and a few interesting new entrants. The list is limited to the phones that we have actually reviewed, so that every phone is put through the same stringent rubric, and with a couple of exceptions that are just a little bit older, the phones mentioned here are all less than a year old, which matters because of how quickly phones get outdated in this price range. Here are our...