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Advice to buy a android smartphone for 20k

3 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/advice-to-buy-a-android-smartphone-for-20k.168901/

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honey61399 Original post #1
Jan 14, 2013 at 1:00 PM
Want some advice to buy a android.

1. Budget?
Around 20k

2. Display type and size?
4.0" +

3. Form Factor? bar, slider, flip?
bar

4. Preferred choice of brand?
HTC,Samsung,Sony

5. Preferred input method (QWERTY, touchscreen, numpad, touch-n-type).
touchscreen

6. What camera option you want? Please specify need for flash, autofocus, front facing camera.
5 MP+ ,led falsh

7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
android

8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please specify clearly.
gsm,2G,3G,wifi

9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc)?
flash,GPS

10. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming etc)?
multimedia,gaming,internet,camera

11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?
Sony Xperia Ion getting for Rs. 21,900 at ebay
Sony Xperia S gettting for Rs. 20,200 at ebay
Samsung s3 mini not sure to buy (not launched yet in india) getting for Rs. 19,600 at ebay

12. Any other info that you want to share
aroraanant
Jan 16, 2013 at 2:01 AM
Rather get Xperia SL with warranty for around 26k and with that you can get a mobile for free worth 2-2.5k if you buy it from ebay
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Mar 14, 2013 at 8:23 PM
Thanks @aroraanant for reply, bought Xperia sl at the beginning of last month for about 25k from flipkart and so far I am really satisfied with it.