Best Android Phone @10k

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1. Budget?
Rs.7000 INR
2. Display type and size?
medium size say 4.5"
3. Dual sim?
Yes
4. Preferred choice of brand?
Motorola, Asus, Micromax, Nokia
5. What camera option you want (flash, front facing camera)?
front facing
6. Preferred operating system?
Android
7. Preferred connectivity options
3G
8. Primary use of handset ?
multimedia and gaming including casual photography
9. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?
Nokia X
Micromax Unite 2
Asus Zenphone 4
Moto E

10. Any other info that you want to share
I am confused among the handsets I mentioned above because in Nokia X play store is not available which I need, in Unite 2 I have heard that it has less internal memory and has many bloatwares ( after sales service is not good ), Asus zenphone ( I have heard that intel processor is incompatible with many android apps ), Moto e ( I have heard that after sales service is bad and it may not upgrade to Android 5 aka L also camera is worst among the 4 phones I mentioned earlier ). Please help me as I need a phone which is good in performance and reliable when it comes to after sales service. Thanks.

Nokia X is dead.

Micromax is Crap.

Zenfone 5 is your only choice if you want to get the best performance within 10K.

[MENTION=125331]Gourav Kundu[/MENTION], better wait till August 2014, next month and get hold of XIAOMI Redmi 1S at ₹6,999.00 only.

If you purchase from Snapdeal may be you could save some few hundreds of ₹ more.

Xiaomi Redmi 1S
Asus Zenfone 5

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Moto E will get Android L update As they promised moto E will receive atleast one major update if they can't keep their promises they will be digging their own grave.people mostly buy motorola phones for frequent updates if they take that too well i doubt anybody will buy motorola phone instead of Xiaomi and asus.
If this happens i will be ditching my moto E for sure and buying myself a zenphone 5 or Xiaomi Mi3.

XIAOMI is sailing.....

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Thank You everybody for your replies, Regarding Xiaomi, well it is new in India and service centers are also few in number ( I do not know whether it is in Ranchi or not) so it can affect the after sales service. No doubt the specs they are providing is very good but again what will happen if it get any problem ! Anyway, I think Zenfone 5 could be the best choice for me ( If my parents allow and extend the budget from 7k to 10k otherwise I may have to compromise and get Moto E

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Minion said:
Moto E will get Android L update As they promised moto E will receive atleast one major update if they can't keep their promises they will be digging their own grave.people mostly buy motorola phones for frequent updates if they take that too well i doubt anybody will buy motorola phone instead of Xiaomi and asus.
If this happens i will be ditching my moto E for sure and buying myself a zenphone 5 or Xiaomi Mi3.

Can you please tell me about the performance of Moto E you have at present ( like gaming performance and camera quality ). Thank You.

Gourav Kundu said:
Thank You everybody for your replies, Regarding Xiaomi, well it is new in India and service centers are also few in number ( I do not know whether it is in Ranchi or not) so it can affect the after sales service. No doubt the specs they are providing is very good but again what will happen if it get any problem ! Anyway, I think Zenfone 5 could be the best choice for me ( If my parents allow and extend the budget from 7k to 10k otherwise I may have to compromise and get Moto E )

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Can you please tell me about the performance of Moto E you have at present ( like gaming performance and camera quality ). Thank You.

Camera is good for nothing...Even Xolo and Lava has better camera phone in this range.... Performance wise you will have no problem.... Asus Zenfone 4 is also a good option...And Xiaomi doesn't have any service center in Ranchi or anywhere in the Jharkhand, the nearest being Bhubneswar or Kolkata

Zenfone 4 is better choice than Moto E. The only downside is the poor battery backup.

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Better to go for the Asus ZenFone 5.
Most feature rich phone @ 10k.

Asus zenfone 5
In terms of cpu performance, its equivalent to snapdragon 400 but gpu performance is better in zenfone 5. Also asus is a better brand than Xiaomi, in terms os A. S. S

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Gourav Kundu said:
Thank You everybody for your replies, Regarding Xiaomi, well it is new in India and service centers are also few in number ( I do not know whether it is in Ranchi or not) so it can affect the after sales service. No doubt the specs they are providing is very good but again what will happen if it get any problem ! Anyway, I think Zenfone 5 could be the best choice for me ( If my parents allow and extend the budget from 7k to 10k otherwise I may have to compromise and get Moto E )

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Can you please tell me about the performance of Moto E you have at present ( like gaming performance and camera quality ). Thank You.

Performance is good but most disappointing is camera due to lack of auto focus.I will suggest you to save money get Zenphone 5 or get Xiaomi 1S for better camera and chipset.

Zenphone 4 is better than Moto E

Zenphone 4 is a good option.

Zenphone or the Xiomi 1S

+1 to Zenphone 5 and Xiaomi Redmi 1S

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Thank You everyone for your replies. As I can see Zenfone 5 would be the best deal for me...Does anyone know from where can I purchase it other than Flipkart which is showing "Out of stock" from so many days and I do not know when they are bringing it back in stocks ?

as of now, you can buy it only from flipkart.

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Gourav Kundu said:
Thank You everyone for your replies. As I can see Zenfone 5 would be the best deal for me...Does anyone know from where can I purchase it other than Flipkart which is showing "Out of stock" from so many days and I do not know when they are bringing it back in stocks ?

it should be back in stock soon hopefully,im guessing a week max
its the best phone in that price range,all these micromax and xiaomi are extremely overhyped,zenfone 5 is a great vfm deal

^one shouldn't compare crap like Micromax to the VFM likes of Xiaomi

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SaiyanGoku said:
^one shouldn't compare crap like Micromax to the VFM likes of Xiaomi

rubbish,all these chinese oems suck bad,rather keep some standard and get a better built trusted oem device instead of falling for glitters

Xiaomi Redmi 1S

SaiyanGoku said:
^one shouldn't compare crap like Micromax to the VFM likes of Xiaomi

Fully support your views, how does one compare MMX with XIOAMI!!!

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kkn13 said:
rubbish,all these chinese oems suck bad,rather keep some standard and get a better built trusted oem device instead of falling for glitters

All standard oem devices are ultimately made in China.

SaiyanGoku said:
^one shouldn't compare crap like Micromax to the VFM likes of Xiaomi

I would trust mmx n xolo, instead of Xiaomi.

Btw i had hands on experience with Zenfone 5. Great phone for the price, no doubt. Build quality is good. Camera seemed to be approx equivalent to my Nexus 4, L90 has inferior camera than my N4. It has 2GB RAM, and the phone uses approx 600mb when idle(same as my N4, although with time, that number will increase to 700MB).
Personally i didn't like it's size, too big for me. Size is same as Grand 2, so no worries for those who are considering 5" phone.

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kg11sgbg said:
Fully support your views, how does one compare MMX with XIOAMI!!!

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All standard oem devices are ultimately made in China.

thats the sorta attitude people had when micromax first came out
irony is the cycle never ends,people keep getting fooled by these poorly made phones and cant face the fact that other phones are actually better made
the thing is despite all devices being made in china there is a quality difference in all oem devices
some people here are just getting delusional about xiaomi and will come back crying to rant on the forums the same way they did when xolo,micromax etc were new
i guarantee this will happen
despite micromax and xolo being bad oems ,id still trust them with my money rather than xiaomi
a known devil is better than an unknown one

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anupam_pb said:
I would trust mmx n xolo, instead of Xiaomi.

Btw i had hands on experience with Zenfone 5. Great phone for the price, no doubt. Build quality is good. Camera seemed to be approx equivalent to my Nexus 4, L90 has inferior camera than my N4. It has 2GB RAM, and the phone uses approx 600mb when idle(same as my N4, although with time, that number will increase to 700MB).
Personally i didn't like it's size, too big for me. Size is same as Grand 2, so no worries for those who are considering 5" phone.

+100000
true that
im also tempted to get a zenfone,at that price,specs and build and decent after sales,itd make a decent 2nd phone for me with its large screen etc,i can probably use it as a mini tablet sorta thing

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Hello members, Thanks a lot for your advice, I chose Zenfone 5 8gb over other sets and at last when I finally decided then I come to know that there is no Zenfone service center in Ranchi (Jharkhand ), though there are ASUS Laptop/motherboard service center in Ranchi but I have no idea whether they will take the responsibility to repair Zenfone or not... I do not know what to do now ? Any suggestion/advice would be very helpful, thanks.

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^Contact them ask if they repair zenphone.

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Do not buy ASUS Zenphone. :shock:

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sumit05 said:
Do not buy ASUS Zenphone.
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This is why I am yelling dont get cheated by specsheet.
Another reasons are poor battery back up and poorly optimized x86 plateform.

Yeah apps incompatibility can be a major issue if you are a frequent apps user

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sumit05 said:
Do not buy ASUS Zenphone.
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happens with most cheaper handsets actually unless its moto e or g etc