5k mobile for dad. · DIGIT-ARC

1. Budget?
5k
2. Display type and size?
about 4.5"
3. Dual sim?
Yes
4. Preferred choice of brand?
Any thing good
5. What camera option you want (flash, front facing camera)?
anything will work
6. Preferred operating system? (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, etc).
Android, windows if it has support of day to day apps like WhatsApp, and sorta app used for remote CCTV monitoring.
7. Preferred connectivity options (3G, 4G ready).
Anything
8. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, internet, gaming etc)?
Day to day use. Whatsapp, calling and mail, occasional internet surfing and maybe, just may be a decent camera.
9. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?
Lumia 630, but it has low ram and im not sure about the app support.
10. Any other info that you want to share
My dad uses a lot of whataspp and mails so sort of lag free will be better. Basic day to day use with cctv monitoring application mandatory.

nikhilsharma007nikx said:
1. Budget?
5k
2. Display type and size?
about 4.5"
3. Dual sim?
Yes
4. Preferred choice of brand?
Any thing good
5. What camera option you want (flash, front facing camera)?
anything will work
6. Preferred operating system? (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, etc).
Android, windows if it has support of day to day apps like WhatsApp, and sorta app used for remote CCTV monitoring.
7. Preferred connectivity options (3G, 4G ready).
Anything
8. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, internet, gaming etc)?
Day to day use. Whatsapp, calling and mail, occasional internet surfing and maybe, just may be a decent camera.
9. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?
Lumia 630, but it has low ram and im not sure about the app support.
10. Any other info that you want to share
My dad uses a lot of whataspp and mails so sort of lag free will be better. Basic day to day use with cctv monitoring application mandatory.

increase budget and get Redmi 2 or Lenovo A6000+

R

Hey
you can go for Micromax canvas spark, a good phone soon to be launched on snapdeal for 5k.

No micromax sorry. Will look to wards redmi 2.

nikhilsharma007nikx said:
No micromax sorry. Will look to wards redmi 2.

You are fine with Xiaomi & not Micromax, seriously ????

Canvas Spark is a good phone, hate it if you want

anupam_pb said:
You are fine with Xiaomi & not Micromax, seriously ????

Canvas Spark is a good phone, hate it if you want

Redmi 2 does have better SoC, better screen resolution and should get dev support once the sources are released by Xiaomi.

SaiyanGoku said:
Redmi 2 does have better SoC, better screen resolution and should get dev support once the sources are released by Xiaomi.

Yeah I agree, but for people having a budget of 5k, increasing budget by 20% might not be easy .... Just saying

(When I bought my first smartphone, galaxy Y, I couldn't increase my budget by 2k to get HTC Explorer)

moto e 1st gen was available for 5k.

Ordered Redmi 2. Any major problems with this phone? Should I go for it or cancel the ordered? Also ordered 2 sandisk 8gb class 10cards and a soundmagic es 18.

And, does rooting voids warranty for Redmi 2 ? I can't install CM, with out rooting I guess?

Anyone?

M

nikhilsharma007nikx said:
And, does rooting voids warranty for Redmi 2 ? I can't install CM, with out rooting I guess?

No rooting will not void warranty in redmi 2.

Official source? Thanks again.

When will the device sources be released my xiaomi? I can't find any official source for no voids on warranty after rooting.

M

Read this
Does rooting Redmi 1S void warranty? - India - Xiaomi MIUI Official Forum

But its for redmi 1s right? Nothing about redmi 2.

nikhilsharma007nikx said:
But its for redmi 1s right? Nothing about redmi 2.

It applies to all Xiaomi devices. Moreover, if you want to flash CM11/12 ultimately, I say get Yureka or wait for Yuphoria (hopefully would be priced 6-7k)

I cant wait. Dad needs it as soon as possible. Miui won't be a trouble either, till it works.

nikhilsharma007nikx said:
I cant wait. Dad needs it as soon as possible. Miui won't be a trouble either, till it works.

nokia lumia is good hardware, and probably will support some android app in near future. probably good choice, if dad is note fone freak......

icebags said:
nokia lumia is good hardware, and probably will support some android app in near future. probably good choice, if dad is note fone freak......

He kinda hates Nokia and likes android only if there's not much all support.

Get Redmi2 or A6000+(2GB RAM will give lag free experience)

anupam_pb said:
Get Redmi2 or A6000+(2GB RAM will give lag free experience)

Odered redmi 2 already. Did not go with lenovo because of vibe UI.

Any issues with Vive UI?

I dont like it, and it has a lot of bloatware.

nikhilsharma007nikx said:
I dont like it, and it has a lot of bloatware.

Nowadays MIUI n VIBE UI have the most bloatware, even more than Samsung (earlier samsung was the champion)

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nikhilsharma007nikx said:
Odered redmi 2 already. Did not go with lenovo because of vibe UI.

Good choice anyways

anupam_pb said:
Nowadays MIUI n VIBE UI have the most bloatware, even more than Samsung (earlier samsung was the champion)

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Good choice anyways

Will see when I'll get hands on. I have used stock Redmi 1S. It hardly has bloatware, not so sure about MiUI 6

K

Lumia is the best option imho
-good after sales
-good update system
-fast UI
-easier for older people to operate
-supports CCTV apps (I use 3 myself for business)
-good build

avoid these android phones in this bracket,they arent well made

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just saw op already ordered Redmi
i gave my $0.02 imho anyways

kkn13 said:
Lumia is the best option imho
-good after sales
-good update system
-fast UI
-easier for older people to operate
-supports CCTV apps (I use 3 myself for business)
-good build

avoid these android phones in this bracket,they arent well made

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just saw op already ordered Redmi
i gave my $0.02 imho anyways

I have ordered it but I didn't receive it. Anyways. My dad hates Nokia lumia. Idk why. But whatever. I can give him my moto e and take his redmi if he doesn't likes it.

Redmi 2 arrived. First impressions: holy **** thats ****ing light as air. My mom thought amazon delivered a fake.

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nikhilsharma007nikx said:
Redmi 2 arrived. First impressions: holy **** thats ****ing light as air. My mom thought amazon delivered a fake. .

congrats & I hope your mom will like it.
Display is better to redmi 1s.

Haha, yeah my mom liked it. It's actually for my dad though. I can't say much for display right now. The display is behind the default screen protector till I get a new one and default one is matte. So it has minor pixelation. RAM is around 300mb. Sometimes reaches 250 but mostly 300 MB. Decent enough. I'll post a review maybe after exams.

ooh..
Remove the default screen protector no harm as such. Ram management is poor in MIUI, faced similar issue with my Redmi 1s.

sandynator said:
ooh..
Remove the default screen protector no harm as such. Ram management is poor in MIUI, faced similar issue with my Redmi 1s.

No harm in removing the screen card. Yeah but its my dad. He's very particular and conservative about his things. I know about ram management, have used redmi 1s but it has improved a little bit I. V6, will also update it when my dad comes home as it was showing a big update in settings, waiting to fix all unaware bugs.

this is the best thing for a miui rom, the constant bug fix updates.

Hmm. Redmi 1s didn't get much.