How to buy a smart phone within 17k?

Some of the good options that may suit you are :

Sony Xperia XA
The smartphone is powered by MediaTek P10 octa-core processor. The device has a 5 inch display with HD resolution. The device has a 16 GB internal storage. You can expand the storage capacity by another 128 GB. The 2 GB RAM should be best for your multitasking requirements. The phone runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system. The Xperia XA has a rear camera of 13 MP resolution and a front camera that has a resolution of 8 MP. The battery capcity of the smartphone reads 2300 mAh.
Buy the phone at Rs. 18000.

Gionee S6S
The phone has been treated as one of the thinnest phones currently available. You have access to 5.5 inch HD display on the device. The phone comes with 3 GB RAM coupled with 32 GB internal storage. You can expand the memory. Gionee S6S is powered by 1.6 GHz octa core processor. The rear camera on the smartphone has a resolution of 13 MP. The front camera has a 8 MP resolution. The device has a battery capacity of 3150 mAh capacity.
The Gionee S6S will cost ypou Rs. 15500.

Moto X Play
The smartphone is powered by Snapdragon 615 processor. The clock speed of the processor is 1.7 GHz. The phone is available in variants in terms of internal storage - 32 GB and 64 GB. It has a 5.5 inch display in full HD resolution . The display has Gorilla Glass 3 protection. You get 2 GB RAM on the device. The rear camera is of 21 MP resolution while the front camera is of 5 MP resolution. The rear camera comes with dual LED flash to facilitate better low light photographs. The battery capacity on the smartphone is an impressive 3630 mAh.
You can buy the phone at Rs. 16000 to Rs. 18000. There is a price difference of Rs. 1000 between the 32 GB and 64 GB variants.

Asus Zenfone 3
The smartphone is powered by Snapdragon 430 Octa core processor. The device offers you 5.5 inch full HD display. Zenfone 3 has 32 GB of internal storage which can be expanded by another 128 GB. The smartphone has 4 GB of RAM. The rear camera on the device reads13 MP in terms of resolution, while the front camera has a resolution of 8 MP. The device runs on Android Marshmallow 6.0. Asus Zenfone 3 has a battery capacity of 3000 mAh.
The smartphone has a price tag of Rs. 17000.

Here are some of the best Smartphones which is under your budget of Rs. 17,000:

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4
Xiaomi is one of the leading Smartphones in market. This device runs in Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system. This model is powered by snapdragon 625. The display size is 5.5 inches and the resolution for this device has 1080 x 1920 pixels. The rear camera comes with 13MP and front camera comes with 5MP. It also has dual LED flash facility for the brighter images. This device has 4GB RAM for greater memory speed. The internal storage space has 64GB and the external storage has of 128GB which could be expanded further. This device comes with 4G connectivity with dual sim functionality. The battery capacity for the mobile is 4100 mAh. The price for the device is Rs. 16,999.

Oppo F1S
Oppo is a new brand in the Smartphone market. This brand created revolution with its attractive features and looks. This device is powered by Octa-core processor with 1.5 Ghz. This device has 3GB RAM for greater memory speed. The display size is 5.5 inches and the resolution it has is 720 x 1280 pixels. This device comes with 4G connectivity with dual sim functionality. The internal storage space has 32GB and the external storage has of 128GB which is expandable. The rear camera comes with 13MP and front camera comes with 16MP for perfect selfie. The battery capacity for the mobile is 3,075 mAh. This device runs in Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system. The price for the device is Rs. 15,999.

Coolpad Max
This Coolpad is powered by Snapdragon 617. This device runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system. This device comes with 4G connectivity with dual sim functionality. The display size is 5.5 inches and the resolution it has is of 1080 x 1920 pixels. This device has 4GB RAM for greater memory speed. The internal storage space has 64GB and the external storage has of 64GB expandable. The rear camera comes with 13MP and front camera comes with 5MP which is usual. The battery capacity for the mobile is 2,800 mAh. The price for the device is Rs. 13,854.

Gionee S6s
This device comes with 4G connectivity with dual sim functionality. The display size is 5.5 inches and the resolution is 1080 x 1920 pixels with full HD. This device is powered by Octa-core processor with 1.3Ghz. The rear camera comes with 13MP and front camera comes with 8MP. This device has 3GB RAM for good memory speed. The internal storage space has 32GB and the external storage is of 128GB which is expandable. This device runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system. The battery capacity for the mobile is 3,150 mAh. The price for the device is Rs. 14,199.

Vivo V5
Vivo is one of the leading Smartphones in market. This device runs in Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system. This model is powered by Octa-core processor with 1.8Ghz. The display size comes with 5.5 inches and the resolution for this device has 720 x 1280 pixels with full HD. The rear camera comes with 13MP and front camera comes with 20MP with Moonlight Flash. It also has single LED flash facility for the brighter images. This device has 4GB RAM for greater memory speed. The internal storage space has 32GB and the external storage has of 128GB which could be expanded further. This device comes with 4G connectivity with dual sim functionality. The battery capacity for the mobile is 3000 mAh. The price for the device is Rs. 15,890.

Here are some of the devices with good camera and battery performance under 17K.


LeEco Le2 X526

X526 is a premium phone from LeEco. It has 16MP primary camera and 8MP front facing camra. With 5.5'' display and 3GB RAM, you can find good performance from the device. LeEco's phone camera are one of the good for the price range from 10k to 20k. It has 3000mAH lithium-ion battery with some good reviews in test where 3G is enabled. The device however has the Android Marshmallow installed on it. It is priced at Rs.14,378 on Amazon India. You can find it at : http://www.amazon.in/leEco-2-x526-64-GB/dp/B01LZUWCQF/

Xiaomi Mi Max

When it comes to camera phones, Xiaomi releases some of the good devices. It has 16MP primary camera with 5MP front end camera. The display screen seems to be big and that's why it is premium phone. It has 6'' display. It comes with 3GB RAM with variant of 64GB and 128GB storage capacity. The device has 1.8GHz 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 Cortex A72 A53 hexa core processor. It has Android v6.0.1 Marshmallow installed on it. It has 4850mAH lithium-polymer battery with decent performance. You can get it for : Rs.14,999 on Amazon. You can get it here: http://www.amazon.in/Used-Xiaomi-Mi-Max-Gold/dp/B01MSNN5O3/

Oppo F1S

Another phone with good quality camera lenses in them. F1S has the 16MP front facing camera and 13 MP rear end camera. It is being promoted as selfie camera phone. The device has 1.5GHz 64-bit octa core processor with 3GB RAM. With 5.5'' inch display and TFT IPS capacitive touchscreen it is very good looking design. It has 3075mAH lithium-ion battery with 28.5 hours of talktime. It is priced at Rs.16,990 on Amazon India. You can get it here : http://www.amazon.in/Oppo-OPPO-F1s-Gold-32GB/dp/B01JHYE4U6/

Lenovo Z2 Plus

Z2 Plus has got lot of positive reviews for it's battery performance and camera. It has Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, 4 custom Kryo cores processor with 3GB RAM. The device support 4G VolTE and is one of the premium device in this price range. It has 8MP front camera and 13MP backend camera. It also supports 4K video format. The device has Android 6.0 Marshmellow installed on it. It is priced at Rs.14,999 on Amazon. You can get it here : http://www.amazon.in/Lenovo-Z2-Plus-Black-32GB/dp/B01FM7HV7K/

HTC Desire 10 Lifestyle

The reason this is a good phone in this price range is because of it's battery and the design. It also takes some decent images. It has 13mp primary camera and 5MP secondary camera. With good primary camera lens that takes some quality images. It supports 4G VolTe and has 2700mAH lithium-ion battery. The standby time for the battery is 24 hours. It is priced at : 15,990 Rs on Amazon. You can get it here : http://www.amazon.in/HTC-Desire-Lifestyle-Polar-White/dp/B01FM7H0VW

Apart from these I'd suggest taking a look at Vivo Y55L and Asus Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 ZE550KL. These are also the good devices worth taking a look at.