advice for phones within range 15-20 k .. to buy on diwali !!

J

Hi friends !!
Kindly advice me on which mobile set to buy within range of 15-20k on diwali ,2012.
I was thinking of MOTO atrix 2 but many are sayng tht MOTO is shuttng down their servcies in INDIA.
Also HTC one v has not much hardware .
I dont much about HTC .
Sony has worse battery backup (i heared from a friend)

I want to buy android/windows phone with good battery and awsome look . It will be my first android/touch phone so i am pretty confused.
Help asap :razz:

Get Sony Xperia P-* now its of 25k... you should Get it for 20-22k in diwali cuz of discounts either in Local market or on eBay
*-Updated

Go for Sony Xperia U
M using it frm last 2 months with no issues
n upgrading it to ICS provides it superb battery life

P

as per price xperia p is more but see this comparision...
Sony Xperia P vs Sony Xperia U in Smartphones
u can easily get xperia u with ur budget..

J

@ reddick acc to one of my frend xperia U has all thngs but battery backup is worse ... is tht true ?? It doesnt last long fr half a day .need to set bightness very low so tht it can be used fr a day
ICS willl improve battery ?

praveen55 said:
as per price xperia p is more but see this comparision...
Sony Xperia P vs Sony Xperia U in Smartphones
u can easily get xperia u with ur budget..

useless article on that link. all the facts are not true. internal storage of sony U is said 800mb where as it is actually 4GB!
don't go on such links!

^^true..also there should be a report/abuse functionality for such links like fb..

I am looking for a phone in this range and even though i have not decidd on which to buy i can at least show you the right models you should be comparing.

1. Samsung Galaxy S Advance : Rs. 18500-20000
2. Sony Xperia Sola : Rs. 19000-20000
3. HTC Desire X - Rs. 19500-20000
4. Sony Xperia U - rs. 15500-16500

Now everyone please compare and advise on which among these is the best.

^^ xsola n xu have less ram...512mb is not just enough if multiple background services are running behind..xu non expandable n just 4gb internal...u can chose between other two..i would prefer galaxy s advanced coz jb update is there and better graphics (mali 400mp) than desire x (andreno 203 heard first time)...heard some battery n network issues though...

jatinrai199 said:
@ reddick acc to one of my frend xperia U has all thngs but battery backup is worse ... is tht true ?? It doesnt last long fr half a day .need to set bightness very low so tht it can be used fr a day
ICS willl improve battery ?

Well tht's true b4 I've upgraded it to ICS. Bt after tht I've noticed improved battery back up on my Xperia U.
Secondly Battery performance depends on ur usage also

Bt m impressed frm Sony's hardware reliability with Android ICS platform

Xperia U!
It got ICS too.
Or get Sola.

D

reddick said:
Go for Sony Xperia U
M using it frm last 2 months with no issues
n upgrading it to ICS provides it superb battery life

dude me also own a xperia u...ICS is not yet released in india...did you flash it???

duke123 said:
dude me also own a xperia u...ICS is not yet released in india...did you flash it???

ICS update has been released couple of weeks ago...check here

duke123 said:
dude me also own a xperia u...ICS is not yet released in india...did you flash it???

No I installed it via Sony companion its released.

Using some coupon try getting One S for around 23k from ebay, as it is easily available everywhere for 25k.That would be the best for you.And have a look at Xperia P and Xperia S too.
One suggestion:
Look out for phone with 1GB or min of 768mb of Ram and a dual core processor.And atleast 8mp camera.These are must these days.

J

aroraanant .... thnx bro ........ yeah you are right the above feature are imp and must these days...

Guys can i have your views on MOTOROLA ATRIX2 ? it have all the feature but just it has android v2.3 OS dnt know whetehr it will get any update or not... BUT MOTORLA is connected to google now so i think ATRIX 2 will get ICS or JB soon but dont know about the MOTO Services in INDIA .. Guys kindly suggest me should i go on it.
And furthur SONY SOLA has 512 MB ram and dont have quality camera when its in range of 20k .
Samsung advance i think have some touch problem(touch not stable and accurately works)and dont have quality camera.
Sony xperia U dnt hav memory slot i guess.

Sony xperia P looks good though but dnt have any idea about it.....
Any idea of new phones launching with JB On diwali or nearby ?
thnx

^^ Android 4.0 already released for Atrix 2. But most likely no JB. You can also check Galaxy Nexus for 22-23k (check ManiacStore) but won't get any warranty on it. Though it'll get all update to around Android 5.0 before being phased out.

xperia p too is great phone..using it since couple of weeks..u can ask me what u wanna know...ics out...jb update will be there for sure...great 8 mp shooter...display is indeed good..pleasure to watch full hd videos on mobile bravia engine...

atrix 2 is great phone..worth to buy..and official ICS is out...slightly better performer than xperia p

samsung galaxy nexus..jb is out...slightly better performer than xperia p...720p HD display...and google phone means future updates...

all above 3 phones have 1gb ram...

J

Thanx Bhushan bro

atrix 2 seems good but cant say about MOTO services .And yeah Xperia P . i dnt knw its specs will see first

i was checking within bdget of 15-17 k and have seen these two options r quite good .. kindly give your advice on these:
1. HTC desire S (M afraid ths is nt avail in market as launched way back in 2011)
2.Sony Xperia SOLA (seems good phone and in reach )
Any other mobiles You know within range of 15-17k plz plz update me on tht

wating fr your valuable replies

htc desire s is also a good option..but 2011 phone..architecture is similar to 2011's sony xperia lineup => 1ghz single core + andreno 205 like xperia neo, ray, neo v, mini etc... ics is out..doubt on jelly bean...advantage over 2011 xperia => 768 mb ram instead of 512 (matters lot)...donno availability though...DISADVANTAGE => highly doubt on its internal storage memory...guess its even below 400mb...not at all enough for installing apps...u will get notification "out of memory" soon if u install more apps...

sola => dual core proccy compromised with 512 mb ram...

recommended => better raise ur budget or try saving more and get atrix 2 or nexus...donn worry about warranty n all stuffs..these all branded phones..nothing happens to the phone in first year...cost of xperia p will be getting low till diwali...

u r already ready with 20k...i guess +2k u can manage..ur decision...

jatinrai199 said:
aroraanant .... thnx bro ........ yeah you are right the above feature are imp and must these days...

Guys can i have your views on MOTOROLA ATRIX2 ? it have all the feature but just it has android v2.3 OS dnt know whetehr it will get any update or not... BUT MOTORLA is connected to google now so i think ATRIX 2 will get ICS or JB soon but dont know about the MOTO Services in INDIA .. Guys kindly suggest me should i go on it.
And furthur SONY SOLA has 512 MB ram and dont have quality camera when its in range of 20k .
Samsung advance i think have some touch problem(touch not stable and accurately works)and dont have quality camera.
Sony xperia U dnt hav memory slot i guess.
Sony xperia P looks good though but dnt have any idea about it.....
Any idea of new phones launching with JB On diwali or nearby ?
thnx

Atrix is not recommend as Motorola is shutting down its operations in Asia pacific region and also its UI is not good.
Sola is easily available for 18k or less but ram is quite less, but still one can consider it.
Advance is not recommended at all.
Xperia U is also not recommend because less memory.
Xperia P is a great phone but One S is available at 22.6k at ebay but the offer is limited so One S is a better buy at that price.

jatinrai199 said:
Thanx Bhushan bro atrix 2 seems good but cant say about MOTO services .And yeah Xperia P . i dnt knw its specs will see first
i was checking within bdget of 15-17 k and have seen these two options r quite good .. kindly give your advice on these:
1. HTC desire S (M afraid ths is nt avail in market as launched way back in 2011)
2.Sony Xperia SOLA (seems good phone and in reach )
Any other mobiles You know within range of 15-17k plz plz update me on tht wating fr your valuable replies

Indeed Desire S is a very good phone but the bad news is that it is not available, but if someone finds it around 16k then just get it.
Sola is a good phone, the only disadvantage is it has got less ram.

J

@bhushan : which nexus mobile ? from samsung with coorp of google ....Tht is i think not available much in market .. have searched on Flipkart too.But ratings and reviews were quite impressive. Atrix 2 of MOTO is not recommended my many

... i dont wana waste my hard earned(saved

from many months

) in doubt.
Thanx for your valuable reply broooo .......thanx thanx

Any idea about SONY GO and SONY xperia J ?

thnx fr ur reply sirji..... i was searching this phone but saw these reviews

HTC really let me down

*www.flipkart.com/htc-one-s-mobile-phone/p/itmdazmf5ffgdgeq?pid=MOBDAZKDS6H3QXJR&ref=82e1498c-043b-4e81-9504-bc6db660db23&srno=m_1_1&otracker=from-search#read-reviews

yup..samsung google galaxy nexus I9250...where u stay?? it's available in alpha store, mumbai...but warranty mil raha hai kya donno..will ask friend if u want...dono about other stores...

if u want a rugged phone then go for xperia go..but very small screen..

xperia j => old architecture...a5 proccy + andreno 200...

agar 21, 22 tak badha sakta hai budget then just get nexus..dont think..

otherwise u will think arey yaar nexus lena chahiye tha as u gonna do one time investment...money waste nahi jayega tera...trust me...

and atrix 2 is great phone man...performance matches with nexus...

nexus vs atrix 2

4.6" 720p HD screen vs 4.3" 540p qHD screen
sAMOLED vs ordinary TFT
16gb internal vs 8gb internal
non-expandable vs expandable (2gb included)
5mp vs 8mp
jelly bean out + future updates from google vs ics (unofficial jb out though)

common features:

1.2ghz cortex a9 dual core proccy
powerVR sgx 540 gpu
mini sim
1080p recording and playback
1 gb ram...

thnx fr ur reply sirji..... i was searching this phone but saw these reviews HTC really let me down
*www.flipkart.com/htc-one-s-mobile-...&srno=m_1_1&otracker=from-search#read-reviews

If there are negative reviews then there only there are positives ones too.
I suggest you to get your hands on the device, then you will get to know what is right and what is wrong.

J

thanx bro.... it was quite useful and i have narrowed down my search...
1.htc desire x
2.samsung nexus
3.samsung galaxy advance
4.xperia go
5.xperia j or p

Nexus was launched a way back in oct,2011.So it does matter ? and htc desire x is launched jut in AUG,2012.wat bout samsung gadvance ?
1st 3 are my favs..
out of these 4 what you guys suggest ? plz advice

Why did you rule out Atrix 2 and Galaxy S Advance?
Nexus is wayy to old :/
Desire X has an Adreno 203 while others int his range have Mali 400, also no front camera :/
Also rather wait for a month to get an approx idea about Galaxy S3 Mini's Price. If it's around 20-22, then it'll be the best buy!

And keep an eye out for a Moto Atrix 2 review, a TD member RCuber has just bought it, so he'll be reviewing it soon.

J

moto atrix 2 is ruled out because of moto sevices . i have used galaxy advance fr a while. dont have great touch... .. yeah have heared tht gals3 mini will be launched... but it may have smaller display around 3 or 3.5 nt good fr a smartphone

I don't know why are you not considering One S, it is far better than any of the mobiles mentioned above.

J

1. out of range around 25k (i would rather go for galaxy s2 @ this price)
2.saw some bad reviews online ...

vipul619 said:
Nexus is wayy to old :/

how come?? can u please elaborate?? :shock:

mention any phone from all price ranges who has got jb 4.1.2 update officially other than nexus and nexus s...and tell me any phone better than nexus in features and performance in 20k..

@jatinrai199, just get nexus...future 1-2 google updates for sure...

I would strongly suggest not to buy these imported phones with "Seller Warranty" and thankfully after doing a bit of research i found out that its a big fraud thats going on....

Simply because such phones will not be repaired in India.......So, you could end-up with a phone which ain't working after few days/months and..........do what? Throw it in the dustbin...

jatinrai199 said:
moto atrix 2 is ruled out because of moto sevices . i have used galaxy advance fr a while. dont have great touch... .. yeah have heared tht gals3 mini will be launched... but it may have smaller display around 3 or 3.5 nt good fr a smartphone

Its 4 inch.
This is declared

See here - GSMArena, GS3 Mini

bhushan05d251 said:
how come?? can u please elaborate??
mention any phone from all price ranges who has got jb 4.1.2 update officially other than nexus and nexus s...and tell me any phone better than nexus in features and performance in 20k..

@jatinrai199, just get nexus...future 1-2 google updates for sure...

Well for one, Galaxy S Advance is in line to get a direct GB to JB update.
Also exactly which nexus are you talking about, can you link to its GSMArena page?

vipul619 said:
Well for one, Galaxy S Advance is in line to get a direct GB to JB update.
Also exactly which nexus are you talking about, can you link to its GSMArena page?

Samsung Google Galaxy Nexus I9250

Go for galaxy nexus it still the best in the categories .
Some of the seller are selling on eBay for 20000 to 23000 . It's a good deal going on eBay.

bhushan05d251 said:
Samsung Google Galaxy Nexus I9250

My bad.
I though you meant THIS
Well, now that i've read the specs, unless one can wait for GS3 Mini, this is a clear winner

On second look, WTF, the specs are unreal for a 22k phone :shock:

^^yup..best vfm buy for 20k...n future google updates for sure..key lime pie...

I'm a bit confused.
This phone was launched in Nov'11. So why hasn't it been a prominent model instead of Galaxy S2 and others.
Has it been released in India recently? After almost an year? :shock:

Or has it been not launched yet? And never will be? - THIS

vipul619 said:
I'm a bit confused.
This phone was launched in Nov'11. So why hasn't it been a prominent model instead of Galaxy S2 and others.
Has it been released in India recently? After almost an year?

Or has it been not launched yet? And never will be? - THIS

Dude, the price of this phone is 22k and not 32k simply because its smuggled into india and sold un-officially. So, if this awesome develops some problems...samsung support centers aren't going to fix it, even if your willing to pay.

HTC Desire X has snapdragon s4 processor. which is much better than any other one..

vipul619 said:
Why did you rule out Atrix 2 and Galaxy S Advance?
Nexus is wayy to old :/
Desire X has an Adreno 203 while others int his range have Mali 400, also no front camera :/
Also rather wait for a month to get an approx idea about Galaxy S3 Mini's Price. If it's around 20-22, then it'll be the best buy!

And keep an eye out for a Moto Atrix 2 review, a TD member RCuber has just bought it, so he'll be reviewing it soon.

^^ budget is 20k n not 30k...

Gaurav said:
HTC Desire X has snapdragon s4 processor. which is much better than any other one..

not just any S4, S4 Play. now to ease our job, visit this page (Snapdragon S4) and check what is the difference between S4 & S4 Play :grin:

Gaurav said:
HTC Desire X has snapdragon s4 processor. which is much better than any other one..

my bad.. i thought u said HTC One X instead of Desire X that's why i said budget is 20k lol..well, still nexus, atrix 2 beat desire x as far as the performance and features are concerned..

Desire X anyday....Samsung Galaxy S advance is an outdated model with good specs, and God knows when it will get JB update.
Sony Xperia U is a strict no-no as no Expandable memory, whereas Sola has a terrible battery life.

Atrix 2 has its own set of Problems and with Moto shutting down ops it is a strict no-go.

^ S Advance might be an old model but it still is a leader in this segment, not outdated

If not for the looks, this would have been a close eyed buy for everyone inn this range!

dx1 said:
Desire X anyday....Samsung Galaxy S advance is an outdated model with good specs, and God knows when it will get JB update.
Sony Xperia U is a strict no-no as no Expandable memory, whereas Sola has a terrible battery life.

Atrix 2 has its own set of Problems and with Moto shutting down ops it is a strict no-go.

S Advance is 10 times better than that shitty Desire X