Xiaomi Mi A3 vs Motorola One Action vs Realme 5 Pro: The best new smartphone under Rs 15,000

​1/11 Xiaomi Mi A3 vs Motorola One Action vs Realme 5 Pro: The best new smartphone under Rs 15,000

It’s never been better for those looking for smartphones under Rs 15,000. From bezel-less screens to pop-up selfie cameras, in-display fingerprint to fast charging, 48MP rear camera to 5000 mAh battery, you can get all these features and more in smartphones priced under Rs 15,000. The past week witnessed launch of three new smartphones under Rs 15,000 -- Xiaomi Mi A3, Motorola One Action and Realme 5 Pro. Wonder how the three phones compare on specifications front and which one is best value for money smartphone under Rs 15,000? Read on to find out ...

2/11 Price: At Rs 12,999 starting price, Xiaomi MI A3 is cheapest among the three new phones

Xiaomi Mi A3: Rs 12,999 (4GB+64GB) and Rs 16,999 (6GB+128GB)

Motorola One Action: Rs 13,999 (4GB/128GB)

Realme 5 Pro: Rs 13,999 (4GB+64GB), Rs 14,999 (6GB+64GB) and Rs 16,999 (8GB+128GB)

3/11 Display: Xiaomi Mi A3 has the smallest screen size among the three

Xiaomi Mi A3: 6.1-inch HD+ Amoled Display

Motorola One Action: 6.3-inch full HD+ IPS CinemaVision display 

Realme 5 Pro: 6.3-inch full HD+ LCD display

4/11 Processor: Realme 5 Pro runs on most powerful processor

Xiaomi Mi A3: Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor

Motorola One Action: Octa-core Exynos 9609 chipset

Realme 5 Pro: Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 AIE

5/11 RAM: Motorola One Action comes only in 4GB RAM variant, Xiaomi Mi A3 also has 6GB variant, Realme 5 Pro offers highest RAM option of 8GB

Mi A3: 4GB and 6GB

Motorola One Action: 4GB

Realme 5 Pro: 4GB, 6GB and 8GB

6/11 Storage: All three smartphones come in 128GB variant

Xiaomi Mi A3: 64GB and 128GB

Motorola One Action: 128GB

Realme 5 Pro: 64GB and 128GB

7/11 Rear camera: Both Xiaomi Mi A3 and Realme 5 Pro offer 48MP primary sensor

Xiaomi Mi A3: 48MP primary sensor + 8MP ultra-wide lens + 2MP depth camera

Motorola One Action: Dedicated 16MP(f/2.2 aperture) ultra-wide action camera sensor + 12MP primary sensor (f/1.8 aperture) and 5MP depth sensor

Realme 5 Pro: 48MP main camera (f/1.79 aperture) + 8MP wide-angle camera (f/2.25 aperture) + 2MP portrait camera + 2MP macro camera

8/11 Front camera: With 32MP selfie cameras, Xiaomi Mi A3 wins on megapixel front

Xiaomi Mi A3: 32MP front camera (f/2.0 aperture)

Motorola One Action: 12MP front camera (f/2.0 aperture)

Realme 5 Pro: 16MP front camera (f/2.0 aperture)

9/11 Operating system: All three run of the latest version of Android operating system

Xiaomi Mi A3: Android 9.0 Pie

Motorola One Action: Android 9.0 Pie

Realme 5 Pro: ColorOS 6 based on Android 9.0 Pie

10/11 Battery: Xiaomi Mi A3 and Realme 5 come with higher battery capacity than Motorola One Action

Xiaomi Mi A3: 4030mAh

Motorola One Action: 3500mAh with 10W charging power

Realme 5 Pro: 4035mAh; VOOC charging power

11/11 Colour variants: Xiaomi Mi A3 comes in most colour options

Xiaomi Mi A3: More than White, Not just Blue, Kind of Grey

Motorola One Action: Denim Blue and Pearl White

Realme 5 Pro: Sparkling Blue, Crystal Green