Top smartphones for PHP 15K in October: 13MP, Dual LTE

PHP 15K is one of the most frequently – featured price group on Price Pony. It is affordable and decent enough to buy you well-developed smartphones. As October is coming to an end, here is our list of 7 best smartphones for sub PHP 15K price group.

1. Samsung Galaxy J7

With such a huge variety of mobile products, Samsung never missed it to appear in best smartphone category. In this list, they have the Samsung Galaxy J7.

Samsung Galaxy J7 price in Philippines is PHP 12,490

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Samsung Galaxy J7 specs

Device Samsung Galaxy J7
Display 5.5 inches, Super AMOLED display, 16M colors
Thickness 7.5 mm
Weight 171
Camera REAR: 13 MP, autofocus, LED flash. FRONT: 5MP
Processor Snapdragon 615, Exynos 7580, quad-core
RAM 1.5 GB
Storage 16 GB, expandable to 128GB
OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Battery Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
Connectivity Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
SIM Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Color options: White, Black, Gold

 

2. Asus Zenfone Selfie

Asus Zenfone Selfie is already way too famous 🙂 Especially when we know it has just arrived in our local market. The Asus Zenfone Selfie is also one of the best selfie smartphones for October with the same price range. If you are Asus fan, you surely don’t want to miss this.

Asus Zenfone Selfie PH

Asus Zenfone Selfie price in Philippines is PHP 11,995

Asus Zenfone Selfie PH specs

 Device Asus ZenFone Selfie (ZD551KL)
Display 5.5-inch (1920 x1080) full HD with Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Processor Qualcomm 64-bit octa-core Snapdragon 615 processor
OS Asus ZenUI with Android 5.0 Lollipop
Front camera 13MP with f/2.0-aperture, dual LED flash
Rear camera 13MP with f/2.0-aperture, AF lens, dual LED flash
RAM 2 GB/ 3 GB (LPDDR3)
Storage 16 GB/ 32 GB (with microSD card support up to 128 GB)
Battery 3000 mAh removable battery
Network Dual SIM (LTE + LTE)
Colours UV coating: Pure White, Aqua Blue, Chick Pink
Hairline design: Glacier Grey, Sheer Gold, Glamour Red

3. Sony Xperia M4 Aqua

With PHP 15K price tag, the Xperia M4 Aqua from Sony is another great deal compared to its price tag. Good selfie even under low light condition, waterproof, elegant design are some of the selling points of this flagship.

What is cooler? The Xperia M4 Aqua is in the list of first Sony smartphones to update Android 6.0 Marshmallow! WOW

Sony Xperia M4 Aqua price in Philippines is PHP 12,403

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Sony Xperia M4 Aqua specs

Device Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
Display 5.0”, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Scratch-resistant glass
Resolution  720 x 1280 pixels
Thickness 7.3mm
Weight 136g
Front Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Rear Camera 5 MP, 720p
Processor 64 bit, Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
RAM 2GB RAM
Storage 16GB (SD Card up to 128GB)
OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Battery Non-removable Li-Ion 2400 mAh battery
Connectivity Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Color options Black, White, Coral, Silver

4.  LG G4 Stylus 8GB ROM

LG G4 Stylus is the smaller-in-RAM yet still nearly as good camera version of the high-end LG G4. With the main camera downgraded from 16MP to 13MP, and still the same 8MP front shooter, the LG G4 Stylus price is much cheaper, making it fit in our PHP 15K category.

LG G4 Stylus price in Philippines is PHP 10,990

Device LG G4 Stylus
Display 5.7 inches, IPS, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Resolution  720 x 1280 pixels
Thickness 9.6mm
Weight 163g
Front Camera 16 MP, laser focus, dual LED flash
Rear Camera 8 MP, 720p
Processor Snapdragon 410, Quad-core
RAM 1GB RAM
Storage 8GB (SD Card up to 128GB)
OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Battery Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
Connectivity Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Color options Silver and White

Sub PHP 15K

5. Oppo R7 Lite

Oppo came into the smartphone business as a camera centric smartphone producer. Up to now, they have gain specific position in the game. Many of the recently launched Oppo smartphones are quite complete and preferable by users. If you are looking for a PHP 15K or less smartphone, here is one of our suggestions.

Oppo R7 Lite price in Philippines is 13,990

Device Oppo R7 Lite
Display – 5.0-inch AMOLED display
Thickness 6.3 mm
Weight 147 g
Camera REAR: 13MP , autofocus, LED
FRONT: 8MP camera
Processor Snapdragon 615, Quad core
RAM 2GB
Storage 16GB expandable up to 128GB
OS Android Lollipop, v5.0
Battery Non-removable 2,320 mAh battery
Connectivity Wifi, hotspot
SIM Dual SIM
Color options Golden / Silver

6. Huawei P8 Lite

Huawei is the newest King in Chines smartphone market. Their products have proved to carry the best quality out of still affordable price tag. That is why, among countless smartphone units nowadays, Huawei P8 Lite became one of the best smartphones for sub PHP 15K that we choose.

Huawei P8 Lite price in Philippines is around PHP 10 – 11K

Huawei P8 Lite specs

Device Huawei P8 Lite Philippines
Display – 5.0-inch IPS display, 720 x 1280 pixels, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen.
– Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Thickness 7.7mm
Weight 132g
Camera REAR: 13MP BSI camera, autofocus, dual LED
FRONT: 5MP camera
Processor Hisilicon Kirin 620 64-bit. Octa-core 1.2GHz processor
8 x ARM Cortex A53 1.2GHz
RAM 2GB
Storage 16GB expandable up to 128GB
OS Android Lollipop, v5.0
Battery Non-removable Li-Ion 2,200 mAh battery
Connectivity Dual-SIM/dual 4G LTE Cat 4, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n/, Bluetooth 4.0
SIM Dual SIM
Color options/Special features Available in: Black, White, GoldHuawei Signal+, Huawei Roaming+, Huawei Voice+

7. Lenovo S860

We call Lenovo  “battery smartphone company”, since they feature many budget smartphones with very good battery capacity. And average mid-rang Lenovo smartphone can sport 4000 mAH or more. In this PHP 15K category this time, we pick Lenovo S860, for those who want a longer smartphone lifespan.

Lenovo S860 price in Philippines is PHP 14,480

Lenovo S860

  Lenovo S860 Specs
Dimensions 149.5 x 77 x 10.3 mm
Weight 190 g
Display 5.3-inch HD (~277 ppi) IPS LCD
OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.3 GHz
ROM 16 GB (non-expandable)
RAM 2 GB
Camera Rear: 8 MP, autofocus, LED flashFront: 1.6 MP
Battery Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh
Color Titanium
SIM Dual SIM (Micro-SIM)

Which of these 7 best smartphones for under PHP 15K do you think worth our money the most? Or do you know any other mobile unit that can win over these babes? Let us know your voting and let’s compare with others’ choices.