Android Between 35k to 40k

Hi Guys... My frnd wants to buy a phone within 40k..

1. Budget? - 35k to 40K
2. Display type and size? - Touchscreen, > 4"
3. Form Factor? bar, slider, flip? Touchscreen
4. Preferred choice of brand? - Samsung, Sony, HTC, LG
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. flash, frontcam, 8mp+
7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc). -Strictly Android !!
8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please specify clearly. - 3G, GPS
9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc)? - Infact all apps..
10. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming etc)? - ALL.
11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration? - Sony Xperia Z, Samsung Galaxy S4, HTC One, etc.
12. Any other info that you want to share - he is a friend of mine. Who would basically use it for games, multimedia, Heavy Internet useage.....

HELP Please!!

Also Please give a Reason for the Choices you make...

Galaxy S4

HTC one for its build quality, and ui

.jRay. said:
HTC one for its build quality, and ui

+1
Go for HTC One

Galaxy S4....Better performance compared to any other Android device, more smart features, premium feel, more options of accessories, better developer support, and Samsung brand.

Galaxy S4........5" screen with dimensions same as that of S3 n HTC One

Also Samsung has more service centres

webgenius said:
Galaxy S4....Better performance compared to any other Android device, more smart features, premium feel, more options of accessories, better developer support, and Samsung brand.

Premium feel??? You mean cheap feel!! And one has a good support too, more will come in future..

Get the HTC One. Much better looks, premium design and better UI.

However HTC one is not under 40K..

Neither is s4

HTC one, build quality is outstanding, and low light photography is close to Lumia 920.

.jRay. said:
Neither is s4

S4 is available for 37.5k in FK after 5% discount. Plus free flipcover is available with 0% easy EMI option.

.jRay. said:
Premium feel??? You mean cheap feel!! And one has a good support too, more will come in future..

To each his own. I have used 3 HTC devices now and I can defintely tell that Samsung quality is much better than HTC anyday. I had to change 3 HTC devices in 2 years due to bad hardware.

HTC One doesn't match S4 feature-wise or hardware specs when compared to S4. S4 is simply the superior of the two.

Also the camera of HTC One is nothing to write about. See the reviews in GSMArena to understand what I'm talking about.

webgenius said:
S4 is available for 37.5k in FK after 5% discount. Plus free flipcover is available with 0% easy EMI option.

To each his own. I have used 3 HTC devices now and I can defintely tell that Samsung quality is much better than HTC anyday. I had to change 3 HTC devices in 2 years due to bad hardware.

HTC One doesn't match S4 feature-wise or hardware specs when compared to S4. S4 is simply the superior of the two.

Also the camera of HTC One is nothing to write about. See the reviews in GSMArena to understand what I'm talking about.

Camera is not at par, but specs are similar, also if you're paying up 40k for a phone specs shouldn't be the only deciding factor, i mean lenovo k900 has better specs than s4 and better benchmarks. So specs apart feel and user experience also matter.

^Speaking of which, how good a deal is the Lenovo K900 for 29k ?

darkv0id said:
^Speaking of which, how good a deal is the Lenovo K900 for 29k ?

Quite good if you like the phone. I didn't hold the phone in my hand so dont know about build quality, ui seems ok, can find a workaround for it. Overall its a good phone but make sure to get a hands on.

As well all know when we compare S4 and One in terms of looks then One wins undoubtedly.
S4 and One are same specs wise.
Now if anyone is spending 40k in a device then that should give a premium look and feel, and HTC One deos that while S4 doesn't.
So I hope now the point is clear.HTC One it is.

But still HTC One is not under 40k, its available for 42k everywhere, whereas S4 is available for 39k

Yes... there is a difference of arnd 4k between S4 and HTC One.

One is worth it. Check out local stores for a better deal.

Buy HTC One from flipkart and if you have a ICIC,HDFC or CITI card then get 5% off.

S4 more features and flexibility than HTC One

aroraanant said:
As well all know when we compare S4 and One in terms of looks then One wins undoubtedly.
S4 and One are same specs wise.
Now if anyone is spending 40k in a device then that should give a premium look and feel, and HTC One deos that while S4 doesn't.
So I hope now the point is clear.HTC One it is.

If you pay for premium feel your sacrificing tons of features,a microSD card slot,a removable battery and jellybean 4.2

Micro SD card and removable battery thing hardly matters, even iphones don't have that.
And about the Jellybean 4.2, One will soon get the update.
And if we talk about features how can you forget about Blinkfeed, Boomsound and the amazing Zoe feature.

Micro SD card slot matters, really........its a nice addition like bluetooth file transfer(which iPhone doesn't have).

Removable battery can be neglected but those people who travel most of the time like to keep an extra battery, for them its useful. So I hope atleast Samsung doesn't remove these features from its upcoming flagships (atleast keep SD slot)

Micro SD card slot matters, really.

Yaar I really don't think that this thing matters, I have used my Incredible S for 2yrs and never ever took the card out for some other use.Mass storage option is there and it is the best way to connect to a computer.
And bluetooth file transfer thing is not at all related to this Micro SD card thing.
And if talk about travelers then these days power banks are better option than carrying an extra battery.

webgenius said:
To each his own. I have used 3 HTC devices now and I can defintely tell that Samsung quality is much better than HTC anyday. I had to change 3 HTC devices in 2 years due to bad hardware.

HTC One doesn't match S4 feature-wise or hardware specs when compared to S4. S4 is simply the superior of the two.

Also the camera of HTC One is nothing to write about. See the reviews in GSMArena to understand what I'm talking about.

Either you were extremely unlucky or you are lying! Send us the pics of the phones you have used!

I can send you pics of HTC Desire and Galaxy S both bought 2 years back. The plastic body of samsung cant even withstand normal daily wear n tear leave alone drops n bumps! Same is with all samsung phones! even S4

And HTC One Low light camera makes total sense as phones are not used for professional photography where you will get proper lighting but for casual photography which mostly includes indoor shooting or shooting in evenings and night!

Check this: Page 2: Low light shooting: Galaxy S4 vs HTC One vs iPhone 5 vs Lumia 928 | Apple | Geek.com

aroraanant said:
Micro SD card and removable battery thing hardly matters, even iphones don't have that.
And about the Jellybean 4.2, One will soon get the update.
And if we talk about features how can you forget about Blinkfeed, Boomsound and the amazing Zoe feature.

I roommate has One and i can tell you that Zoe is a feature that is actually useful and you will fall in love with! Better then all useless waving swinging dancing features of S4!

ankushkool said:
Either you were extremely unlucky or you are lying! Send us the pics of the phones you have used!

I can send you pics of HTC Desire and Galaxy S both bought 2 years back. The plastic body of samsung cant even withstand normal daily wear n tear leave alone drops n bumps! Same is with all samsung phones! even S4

And HTC One Low light camera makes total sense as phones are not used for professional photography where you will get proper lighting but for casual photography which mostly includes indoor shooting or shooting in evenings and night!

Check this: Page 2: Low light shooting: Galaxy S4 vs HTC One vs iPhone 5 vs Lumia 928 | Apple | Geek.com

I roommate has One and i can tell you that Zoe is a feature that is actually useful and you will fall in love with! Better then all useless waving swinging dancing features of S4!

I might say you're lying too! Please stop such childish behavior. It helps no one. I write my opinion, and if you do not agree to my post, so be it. But saying that I'm lying is plain stupidity.

Yes, I can collect all the 3 HTC phones that I used before. They might be lying somewhere in my house. I might collect them and take some snaps to prove that I'm not lying. How will that help anyone? My HTC Sensation's volume rocker fell down for the second time, and for this reason I bought a new nexus 4. Prior to that I have used Desire HD and Wildfire. It's not worth spending 15 minutes of my free time at home to search for old phones just to prove my point. If you don't believe me, so be it.

@OP: Sorry for deviating from the topic. I had to write this since the previous poster called me a 'liar'.

webgenius said:
Yes, I can collect all the 3 HTC phones that I used before. They might be lying somewhere in my house.

Please do...

And why did you choose the 'lying' option, you could have even considered the option where i said you were 'unlucky'

And this is related to topic as its about built quality of HTC vs Samsung which cant even be debated on!

ankushkool said:
Please do...

And why did you choose the 'lying' option, you could have even considered the option where i said you were 'unlucky'
And this is related to topic as its about built quality of HTC vs Samsung which cant even be debated on!

Gosh...Only if people read the complete post before replying....Maybe you have enough free time in your home, but I don't. That's why I had clearly mentioned "It's not worth spending 15 minutes of my free time at home to search for old phones just to prove my point". Please read the above post.

To understand the build quality of HTC, I suggest you to go through the below links:
Voluime rocker button fallen off! - Android Forums
Notice: Official HTC Sensation RECALL (To fix power/volume button issues)... - xda-developers
[Q] volume rocker button fell off? - xda-developers
Volume Rocker Dropped of Sensation - Vodafone eForum

And to comment about the build quality, you need to understand the kind of testing done by both the OEMs on their devices. Ask any guy working in Samsung or HTC development centers about the kind of stress testing done on the phones, and you'll realize which one is better.

Agreed that Sammy phones may look a bit plasticky compared to HTC One, but there is a reason for such design. Metal on phones get sticky and greasy, and gets very cold during winters, and phones are designed considering US/UK/Korean market in mind where it gets extremely cold during winters. Also there have been a lot of reports about phones that use metal in the outer body with data transmission being affected, and also the over-supply of voltage while charging during winters.

I can post hundreds of links of issues with samsung phones too!

Heres whats Samsung has to itself say about S4

Samsung Rethinks Smartphone Build Quality - Mobility - Smartphones -
HTC does it, Samsung isn’t even trying to…
HTC One vs. Samsung Galaxy S4: 5 Reasons to Choose the One - CIO.com

I need not say more!

ankushkool said:
I can post hundreds of links of issues with samsung phones too!

Heres whats Samsung has to itself say about S4

Samsung Rethinks Smartphone Build Quality - Mobility - Smartphones -
HTC does it, Samsung isn’t even trying to…
HTC One vs. Samsung Galaxy S4: 5 Reasons to Choose the One - CIO.com

I need not say more!

From your links, the author of the CIO blog himself has preferred GS4 over HTC One. Check this link: Why I'd Buy the Samsung Galaxy S4 Instead of the HTC One | CIO Blogs

I suggest you do some research on the cons of metal outer body on mobiles before making any suggestions. Guys who have worked on mobile design would be already aware of it.

ankushkool said:
I can post hundreds of links of issues with samsung phones too!

Heres whats Samsung has to itself say about S4

Samsung Rethinks Smartphone Build Quality - Mobility - Smartphones -
HTC does it, Samsung isn’t even trying to…
HTC One vs. Samsung Galaxy S4: 5 Reasons to Choose the One - CIO.com

I need not say more!

webgenius said:
From your links, the author of the CIO blog himself has preferred GS4 over HTC One. Check this link: Why I'd Buy the Samsung Galaxy S4 Instead of the HTC One | CIO Blogs

I suggest you do some research on the cons of metal outer body on mobiles before making any suggestions. Guys who have worked on mobile design would be already aware of it.

Build quality of both companies are good, but people have some enemity aganist plastics or are just jealous of Samsung's success......

I personally prefer S4 over One just because S4 has 5" screen in dimensions approx same as that of HTC One...........

From past two years reviewers are preferring HTC's flagship over Samsung's but still Samsung sells more than HTC(one reason for that is HTC is always costlier). Same would happen this year too

ankushkool said:
Either you were extremely unlucky or you are lying! Send us the pics of the phones you have used!

I can send you pics of HTC Desire and Galaxy S both bought 2 years back. The plastic body of samsung cant even withstand normal daily wear n tear leave alone drops n bumps! Same is with all samsung phones! even S4

And HTC One Low light camera makes total sense as phones are not used for professional photography where you will get proper lighting but for casual photography which mostly includes indoor shooting or shooting in evenings and night!

Check this: Page 2: Low light shooting: Galaxy S4 vs HTC One vs iPhone 5 vs Lumia 928 | Apple | Geek.com

Somewhat agree with you bro....

webgenius said:
I might say you're lying too! Please stop such childish behavior. It helps no one. I write my opinion, and if you do not agree to my post, so be it. But saying that I'm lying is plain stupidity.

Yes, I can collect all the 3 HTC phones that I used before. They might be lying somewhere in my house. I might collect them and take some snaps to prove that I'm not lying. How will that help anyone? My HTC Sensation's volume rocker fell down for the second time, and for this reason I bought a new nexus 4. Prior to that I have used Desire HD and Wildfire. It's not worth spending 15 minutes of my free time at home to search for old phones just to prove my point. If you don't believe me, so be it.

@OP: Sorry for deviating from the topic. I had to write this since the previous poster called me a 'liar'.

I think he actually wanted to say that you were unlucky.
Anyways let me tell you one thing that Wildfire was not a good phone by HTC (like One V is also not a good device).
Sensation was great but you were unlucky to have phone with that defect.
Won't be able to comment on Desire HD as till date I have seen many satisfied users but have also seen few not so satisfied users.

anupam_pb said:
Build quality of both companies are good, but people have some enemity aganist plastics or are just jealous of Samsung's success......

Agree with you on the first part but not on the 2nd statement.

From past two years reviewers are preferring HTC's flagship over Samsung's but still Samsung sells more than HTC(one reason for that is HTC is always costlier). Same would happen this year too

Agree that HTC phones are costly, but I think main reason because of which they are not able to sell much phones is that their marketing strategy is not as good as Samsung or other companies and also they don't have exclusive stores and also they don't have much service centers.

webgenius said:
I might say you're lying too! Please stop such childish behavior. It helps no one. I write my opinion, and if you do not agree to my post, so be it. But saying that I'm lying is plain stupidity.

Yes, I can collect all the 3 HTC phones that I used before. They might be lying somewhere in my house. I might collect them and take some snaps to prove that I'm not lying. How will that help anyone? My HTC Sensation's volume rocker fell down for the second time, and for this reason I bought a new nexus 4. Prior to that I have used Desire HD and Wildfire. It's not worth spending 15 minutes of my free time at home to search for old phones just to prove my point. If you don't believe me, so be it.

@OP: Sorry for deviating from the topic. I had to write this since the previous poster called me a 'liar'.

Samsungs quality is crap... u never used any smasung or htc for sure... or u may have used only samsung.. go troll somewhere else.

check this - *forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2287882

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RohanM said:
Samsungs quality is crap... u never used any smasung or htc for sure... or u may have used only samsung.. go troll somewhere else.

+1...

aroraanant said:
Agree that HTC phones are costly, but I think main reason because of which they are not able to sell much phones is that their marketing strategy is not as good as Samsung or other companies and also they don't have exclusive stores and also they don't have much service centers.

This is the reason why my friend bought S4 over One. He is bit careless, in a month he drops his phone atleast 4-5 times. In our college location, we have Samsung's service centre but no HTC

anupam_pb said:
This is the reason why my friend bought S4 over One. He is bit careless, in a month he drops his phone atleast 4-5 times. In our college location, we have Samsung's service centre but no HTC

Maybe thats a issue in some areas, but HTC now covers most of the cities in India.

ankushkool said:
Maybe thats a issue in some areas, but HTC now covers most of the cities in India.

Bro thats not so true, it only covers metros and big cities only.

RohanM said:
Samsungs quality is crap... u never used any smasung or htc for sure... or u may have used only samsung.. go troll somewhere else.

And from your Siggy I can tell you never used any HTC phone before. You have used an S3 before, and that is the only experience you have with Samsung, and mind you, S3 was a big success, and Samsung has been doing really well for the past few years. I suggest you go and troll in some other thread instead.

Sammy wouldn't have managed to sell phones in such big numbers if its quality was that bad. Look at HTC. They can't even market their products properly and even their flagship products fail to sell in huge numbers.

Even in Nashik there is no htc service center.

^That's a big issue!

YOu can find Samsung service centres in most of the cities n some towns too...... Also Samsung has its Smartphone cafe in many of the towns too, users can use the smartphone before buying, that's the reason for Samsung's success.

I've never seen any HTC exclusive showrooms.......(except their flagship rest other phones are crap, only good phone it has today is HTC One........... One X is beaten by Nexus 4........One X+ is beaten by Optimus G, Xperia ZR & also Xperia ZL..........rest all phones are crap ). The only place where I can see live demo of HTC phones is in some shopping malls by pvt stores . Do u guys agree with this ??

webgenius said:
And from your Siggy I can tell you never used any HTC phone before. You have used an S3 before, and that is the only experience you have with Samsung, and mind you, S3 was a big success, and Samsung has been doing really well for the past few years. I suggest you go and troll in some other thread instead.

Sammy wouldn't have managed to sell phones in such big numbers if its quality was that bad. Look at HTC. They can't even market their products properly and even their flagship products fail to sell in huge numbers.

Samsung is doing well because of their marketing dept. only.. investing so much on adds ... Quality wise they suck.. HTC never done good in marketing side, same as LG.. So ur knowledge is really poor abt these things..
U are one those who gets brain washed by tv adds.. lol

FYI My bro is using HOX + .. So I know there build quality is thousand times better tham samshit..

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webgenius said:
And from your Siggy I can tell you never used any HTC phone before. You have used an S3 before, and that is the only experience you have with Samsung, and mind you, S3 was a big success, and Samsung has been doing really well for the past few years. I suggest you go and troll in some other thread instead.

Sammy wouldn't have managed to sell phones in such big numbers if its quality was that bad. Look at HTC. They can't even market their products properly and even their flagship products fail to sell in huge numbers.

Well buddy, HTC is any day better than samsung quality & build wise.. No doubt in that.. Sammy just stupid to use plastics all the time & all their models looks the same.. no uniqueness.. People dont know that there is world beyond TV adds..
Think before posting nonsense.

RohanM said:
Samsung is doing well because of their marketing dept. only.. investing so much on adds ... Quality wise they suck.. HTC never done good in marketing side, same as LG.. So ur knowledge is really poor abt these things..
U are one those who gets brain washed by tv adds.. lol

FYI My bro is using HOX + .. So I know there build quality is thousand times better tham samshit..

Yup buddy, Agreed.

anupam_pb said:
YOu can find Samsung service centres in most of the cities n some towns too...... Also Samsung has its Smartphone cafe in many of the towns too, users can use the smartphone before buying, that's the reason for Samsung's success.

I've never seen any HTC exclusive showrooms.......(except their flagship rest other phones are crap, only good phone it has today is HTC One........... One X is beaten by Nexus 4........One X+ is beaten by Optimus G, Xperia ZR & also Xperia ZL..........rest all phones are crap ). The only place where I can see live demo of HTC phones is in some shopping malls by pvt stores . Do u guys agree with this ??

A little correction...
Same goes for N4 also, HOX + beaten by N4.

Which one other than HTC One would you recommend to someone else to buy ?

^^^^^^
One X and X+ both are good too but now they should get a price cut I think.

Ya they must get a price cut, so that HTC can survive. Still One X+ can't survive because even if it gets price cut, Nexus 4 is still a better option, unless u need more storage

anupam_pb said:
Which one other than HTC One would you recommend to someone else to buy ?

HTC Desire SV, HTC Desire X are also good. Much better then the Samsung counterparts in this range!

Even Desire SV needs a price cut.

ankushkool said:
HTC Desire SV, HTC Desire X are also good. Much better then the Samsung counterparts in this range!

Are u kidding me ?? Both have Cortex A5 Dual core
Samsung atleast gives A5 quad core @ 15k (I won't recommend it to anyone though)

Sony Xperia L beats all the HTC phones below 20k, SV, XC, X, XDS, U..........
For better screen, Optimus L9 is also a great phone.
For dual SIM, Grand is better(except screen)......... Even XOLO Q700 @ 10k is better than those.....None of them have front cam too (HTC ones)

anupam_pb said:
Are u kidding me ?? Both have Cortex A5 Dual core
Samsung atleast gives A5 quad core @ 15k (I won't recommend it to anyone though)

Sony Xperia L beats all the HTC phones below 20k, SV, XC, X, XDS, U..........
For better screen, Optimus L9 is also a great phone.
For dual SIM, Grand is better(except screen)......... Even XOLO Q700 @ 10k is better than those.....None of them have front cam too (HTC ones)

True that. The only good phone in the market by HTC is One, rest are not at all competitive.

Even N4 is way better than any HTC phone [ Except HTC ONE ]

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^^ Hey RohanM, How is android vanilla experience ? are u missing ur gs3 ? Just curious !! :-D

Droid_Z said:
^^ Hey RohanM, How is android vanilla experience ? are u missing ur gs3 ? Just curious !!

Vanilla/stock is smooth good & neat. on some occasions miss my GS3 like whenever I use to turn on bluetooth it asks me to make it visible, but in N4 I have to do it manually [ I knw we can set it to permanent, but still] & in task man in GS3 a option was there like kill all, missing in N4. Missing SD card slot.

Also Battery life of GS3 was way better.
But if u ask me abt performance & Multitasking, GS3 can't beat N4 even in it's dreams..

So overall enjoying my N4.

anupam_pb said:
Are u kidding me ?? Both have Cortex A5 Dual core
Samsung atleast gives A5 quad core @ 15k (I won't recommend it to anyone though)

Sony Xperia L beats all the HTC phones below 20k, SV, XC, X, XDS, U..........
For better screen, Optimus L9 is also a great phone.
For dual SIM, Grand is better(except screen)......... Even XOLO Q700 @ 10k is better than those.....None of them have front cam too (HTC ones)

Specs are not everything! or iPhone would have never been where it is

Check the uses rating of all the devices you mentioned on GSM arena and you will know what i am talking about!

PS: Xperia L is definitely good but still does not have the premium feel of the HTC devices! Plus the software doesnt seem to be fully optimized.