Best Smartphone under 15000 - Xiaomi Mi A1

Xiaomi's Mi A1: 

Xiaomi phones are known for great features and hardware and the launch of Mi A1 helped Xiaomi boost their sales and steel the hearts. 

Mi A1 has one of the best camera implementations in this price range. It is an extremely well-rounded smartphone with only battery life as a slight concern. Mi A1 is Xiaomi's first stock Android phone which is well received by the market and Mi A1 is the company's first smartphone to feature dual camera. 

Phone is equipped with rear dual camera i.e 12 MP wide angle and 12 MP Telephoto lenses. A1's lenses work together to create real Bokeh i.e the background blur. This results in crystal clear images. It is very much possible to click DSLR quality images with the above lens combination. A1 is also equipped with 5MP front camera for selfies. 

I bought the phone when it was launched and I'm very happy with the performance of the phone. However like I said earlier battery life is a concern. Mi A1 dual camera pairs a binocular stereoscopic imaging system and deep learning algorithm to create beautiful blurred backgrounds and crisp edges.  Here are couple of images from my Mi A1.

They say that the phone is created by Xiaomi and powered by Google. This means you get regular updates directly from Google. Phone comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB inbuilt storage, full metal body and rear fingerprint sensor. 

You get a battery back up of 12 hours for normal use however if the Internet usage is more and if you use too many apps that run in the back end, you will have to carry your charger with you. 

Updated in July 2019:

Now it is Mi Note 7 Pro that is stealing the hearts of smartphone users in this category. Main reasons are Mi Note 7 Pro packs 48MP camera and it costs RS. 13999.