Smartphones Under Rs. 15,000

In our previous roundup, we showed you some smartphone options that fell under the Rs. 20,000 mark. Today we'd like to offer you a few more smartphone choices but in a lower price bracket. Obviously, you cannot get the very best features available in the market but these nevertheless make for some really neat handsets that are priced under Rs. 15,000.

Before we get started though, I'd just like to remind you that the prices we’ve mentioned here are the Market Operating Prices (MOP) and will not necessarily be the exact same at every mobile phone dealer. These prices can vary depending on which city you reside in.

Samsung Galaxy Ace – Rs. 14,800
The Galaxy Ace runs on Android FroYo with TouchWiz UI 3.0 and is powered by an 800 MHz Qualcomm processor with the Adreno 205 GPU boosting up the graphics. The handset looks pretty loaded in terms of connectivity options with 3G, Wi-Fi plus the ability to use the Galaxy Ace as a Wi-Fi modem. This phone supports media formats like MP4, H.263 and H.264 and also boasts of Samsung's DNSe audio engine.

Ace-ing the group...

You can take a detailed look at the specifications of the Galaxy Ace as follows:

• 3.5-inch TFT Capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels
• 3G, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, DLNA
• Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP
• 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash
• Stereo FM Radio with RDS
• 3.5 mm audio jack
• Memory expandable up to 32 GB via microSD

LG Optimus One – Rs. 10,380
The LG Optimus One doesn't need any introduction to many. Running on Android FroYo and powered by a 600 MHz ARM processor, the Optimus One also has some pre-loaded apps customized for the average Indian user. The handset supports quite a few media formats that also includes XviD and DivX support. The 3.15 megapixel camera has features like geo-tagging, face and smile detection and Beauty shot.

Optimus-tic!

The specifications for LG’s Optimus One are given below:

• 3.2-inch Capacitive Touchscreen with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels
• 3G, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Hotspot, A-GPS
• Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP
• 3.15 megapixel camera with autofocus
• Stereo FM Radio
• 3.5 mm audio jack
• Memory expandable up to 32 GB via microSD