Finding gaming phones is not an easy task, with the market not exactly flush with devices that are marketed as gaming-first phones. While there are just about enough options, there still aren’t as many as we’d like. This becomes more of a case when you add a budget filter to the mix. Especially, when you’re on the quest to find phones for gaming and you’re also on a tight budget of Rs 15,000. In such a scenario, this task becomes even more difficult as going lower down the budget spectrum the number of gaming phones only decreases. But fret not. We bring to you a list of the best phones you can buy for gaming around the Rs 15,000 mark. While not exactly gaming-first phones, this segment does have devices such as the iQOO Z6 Lite, the Poco M4 Pro, Moto G62 5G and more which offer decent value if you’re looking to buy a gaming phone under Rs 15,000.
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Realme 10 is a phone that’s made for casual gaming. It has a powerful chipset for the price, and pairs it with a fast refresh rate display and a big battery to help the phone perform well for longer period. Realme has also put in a lot of effort in designing the phone to ensure that it looks interesting when someone lays eyes on it. While it is a 4G phone, the Octa-core MediaTek Helio G99 SoC inside the phone compensates with its performance which definitely helps if gaming and performance intensive tasks are of prime concern to you.
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The iQOO Z6 Lite is an affordable phone which can also become your trusted partner for casual gaming sessions. It comes flaunting a 6.58-inch Full HD+ LCD panel that offers support for 120Hz refresh rate. It’s a bright panel with good viewing angles to help with gaming and multimedia consumption. There are features such as the extended RAM technology which again help improve performance on the device, but what truly helps it become a good option for gaming under this budget is the presence of the Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 chip. This is a 6nm Mobile Platform that uses Qualcomm Kryo CPUs. These combined with the big battery on the device promises decent performance even in graphic-intensive games like COD and BGMI.
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Based on the MediaTek Dimensity 810 chipset, a chipset manufactured using the efficient 6nm node process, this M4 Pro brings 5G to the table, and also enough power to handle day-to-day tasks like watching movies and surfing the web. The phone’s available in multiple RAM and storage options, with the RAM topping out at 8GB which paired with the option to expand the RAM by 2GB virtually helps the device perform well. Gaming is where you do feel the pinch of the MediaTek Dimensity a little, but it’s nothing too bad, and games such as Call of Duty Mobile do run fine on the device with HD graphics.
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- Great battery life, 120 Hz refresh rate support, Dolby Atmos-certified stereo speakers, Reliable performance
- Mediocre cameras, LCD display, Screen legibility in sunlight isn’t good, Slow 20 W charger
The Moto G62 is powered by the Snapdragon 695 SoC, which is one of the more power-efficient chips available on a phone in the price segment. It offers enough juice to run demanding games at moderate to high settings and definitely has more than enough in the bank for handling simpler tasks of daily use. This chip has also been paired with a fast refresh rate panel and plenty of RAM and battery to boot to help the Moto G62 emerge as a good option for casual gaming under this budget.
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- Fantastic battery life, Decent performance, Good primary and selfie cameras, Bright 90 Hz display
- Dated teardrop notch and large chin bezel, No bundled charger, Not for hardcore gamers, No ultrawide lens
The Galaxy M14 is one of the best, if not the best offering within this budget if you’re looking for a phone for multimedia consumption. It has an enormous 6000mAh battery that can keep going on and on through the day no matter how many movies you watch on it. But, that does not mean it is not a good phone if your priority is gaming. This is because the Galaxy M14 5G is powered by Samsung’s in-house 5nm chipset, the Exynos 1330 SoC, which paired with the Mali-G68 MP2 GPU for graphics, does a decent job in games as well.
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Vivo T2x is another phone that you can consider if you’re looking for a phone for casual gaming but are on a tight budget of Rs 15,000. It has all that makes for a decent gaming phone, as it comes with an expansive 6.58-inch FHD+ IPS LCD display, and boots Android 13-based Funtouch OS custom skin out of the box. There’s also a big 5,000mAh batfor smootery with 18W fast charging support to help get you through long gaming sessions. Plus, you get up to 8GB of RAM on the device for smooth performance. This hardware is supplied the necessary power by the MediaTek Dimensity 6020 SoC, which may not be the first name for a chipset on your mind when you think about gaming, but based on its benchmark results actually ends up performing at similar levels as the newer Dimensity 810 SoC.
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Now this is a tricky one. It’s a phone that does not offer the best when it comes to the software, display or even the cameras. However, it does enough in the performance department which is why it makes it to this list of gaming phones under Rs 15,000. This phone comes with the 5G-ready Dimensity 900 SoC which scores heavy in benchmark such as Antutu and Geekbench. This chipset paired with up to 8GB of RAM and an additional 3GB which can be allocated from the internal storage as virtual RAM ensures the phone can handle resource intensive applications like games without much trouble. Gaming performance is also good as the phone runs titles like Call of Duty Mobile and Asphalt 9 Legends without a hitch at medium graphics settings.
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