Best Android Phone with Decent Camera in the price range 20k-25k..??

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Hi all,
Looking for an android one with best camera performance for the price range 20000-25000.
Any suggestion?

As far as Camera goes you might have to look into S3 or Optimus G E975. But S3 is pretty old now. I can't comment on camera quality of N4 or SP, but I've heard both are equally bad!!

Sony Xperia ION, around 20K from flipkart, 12MP camera.

ssb1551 said:
As far as Camera goes you might have to look into S3 or Optimus G E975. But S3 is pretty old now. I can't comment on camera quality of N4 or SP, but I've heard both are equally bad!!

S3 has better camera than N4 & SP

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Yes.. that's the point. No good camera in any new handset

I think I'll have to go for windows...

S3 is really old now.. n' I dont' want sammy. Htc one x+ was gd... bt tegra 3 is also old now... wat say.. should i opt L820 then

anupam_pb said:
S3 has better camera than N4 & SP

Thats what I said too!!

Gauravchi said:
Yes.. that's the point. No good camera in any new handset

I think I'll have to go for windows...

S3 is really old now.. n' I dont' want sammy. Htc one x+ was gd... bt tegra 3 is also old now... wat say.. should i opt L820 then

I think you missed the point where I suggested LG Optimus G E975. Its a beast of a phone at 26k. Even the camera is good too!!

ssb1551 said:
Thats what I said too!!

I think you missed the point where I suggested LG Optimus G E975. Its a beast of a phone at 26k. Even the camera is good too!!

Optimus G has a good camera......... Don't get L820, not so good camera(good for 20k, its price though). Xperia ZR at 27-28k is also good

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No.. I didn't miss your point.. the reason I have not mentioned it is just no sammy or LG. I'm a little bit concern about the look.. n' that's the reason I am ignoring SIII. And besides look.. I am not much confident about the updates from LG.. didn't hear much about Lg (except optimus) in smartphone market.
Anything from HTC, Sony and Nokia? They appear well designed

You mentioned X ZR.. I heard that xperias are quite average in camera and screen quality

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Empirial said:
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what to say

What about xperia Z... worth stretching budget ??

Gauravchi said:
No.. I didn't miss your point.. the reason I have not mentioned it is just no sammy or LG. I'm a little bit concern about the look.. n' that's the reason I am ignoring SIII. And besides look.. I am not much confident about the updates from LG.. didn't hear much about Lg (except optimus) in smartphone market.
Anything from HTC, Sony and Nokia? They appear well designed
You mentioned X ZR.. I heard that xperias are quite average in camera and screen quality

Just have a look at review of LG Optimus G in gsmarena.com. Its performance is better than whatever HTC, Sony have to offer at that price range i.e 26k. It looks pretty darn good!!

. Can't comment on updates though.

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Ok.. I'll look for it.. thanks.
Any other option??

Gauravchi said:
Ok.. I'll look for it.. thanks.
Any other option??

I can't recommend ZR, which can be found for 27k, because of its poor camera and Camera is one of your priorities. I don't think there are any other phones in Indian market for 25k which have good camera.

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ssb1551 said:
I can't recommend ZR, which can be found for 27k, because of its poor camera and Camera is one of your priorities. I don't think there are any other phones in Indian market for 25k which have good camera.

LoLzzz... the great smartphone market. Ready to spend 25k bucks on a mobile phone... n' no good options.

How is Xperia Z then...

Zperia Z is for around 32k. So why not go for Galaxy S4, which is around 33k, as camera is your priority? Because camera in S4 is far better than that in Xperia Z.

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The only reason for not going with S4 is its look... n' that's d only reason I avoided S3 also otherwise I was near my budget

Gauravchi said:
The only reason for not going with S4 is its look... n' that's d only reason I avoided S3 also otherwise I was near my budget

As far as looks are concerned, Korean products s*ck.

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I think.. If I'm not getting a good camera performance for 25K... I would better settle for a phone below 20K as the case would be same and I would save 5-7k. Looking for Xperia L, Xperia SP and Lumia 820. I think all are having same camera performance as compared to 25k phones.

Gauravchi said:
I think.. If I'm not getting a good camera performance for 25K... I would better settle for a phone below 20K as the case would be same and I would save 5-7k. Looking for Xperia L, Xperia SP and Lumia 820. I think all are having same camera performance as compared to 25k phones.

If you want a "best-in-class" camera smartphone and don't have anything to hate about WP8, then get a Lumia 720.

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512 MB RAM is keeping that out of the list...
Yaa.. I wanted an android one... but low camera performance for this huge amount (25k) would not be tolerable at my end.

@ssb1551

Why are you spreading wrong info about Xperia ZR camera ? ZR has a better camera than even the Z. Only the S4 is better than the ZR in camera quality.

@gauravchi

You should get the ZR. It has a much improved camera over Xperia SP or any other 25k droid. You can also checkout the recently published GSMArena review on it.

randomuser111 said:
@ssb1551

Why are you spreading wrong info about Xperia ZR camera ? ZR has a better camera than even the Z. Only the S4 is better than the ZR in camera quality.

I read the review in GSM Arena too as well as from phonearena. Well here is a line from the review of gsmarena & I quote :
"The Sony Xperia ZR challenges the best 13MP shooters in town but it's pretty clear that it can't quite match the level of detail of the Galaxy S4 and LG Optimus G."

So why should one go for ZR which costs a little over 27k when the camera aint as good as Optimus G, which BTW is available for 26k. Not to mention Optimus G beats ZR in almost all the benchmark tests.

Now don't say "Its a good shooter" and all. I have read the review, but OP wants a good camera phone for around 25k and thats Optimus G. Period.

I don't mean any disrespect to you and tried not to sound harsh and caustic in the statements above. If I did, then I apologize. I like your posts and suggestions/advices to Posters. But I had to state my view in this matter.

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For your kind info, Optimus G costs MORE than ZR. Just because one site lists it cheaper than ZR doesn't mean it's cheaper. In all retail stores and 99% online stores Optimus G costs a good 3.5k more than the ZR.

You should mention that too.

And read the review again, they have nowhere mentioned that it's got a "Crappy" camera as you put it. They say it's amongst the best cameras right there but not as good as the S4. Not to mention this is with current firmware, the next update for ZR brings in significant camera quality upgrade which will put it on par or better than Optimus G

randomuser111 said:
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For your kind info, Optimus G costs MORE than ZR. Just because one site lists it cheaper than ZR doesn't mean it's cheaper. In all retail stores and 99% online stores Optimus G costs a good 3.5k more than the ZR.

You should mention that too.

But I was quoted the same price at Univercell near my place when I went to inquire over there. And I take it the Univercell chains are in almost all big cities. So if 1 Univercell store is selling it for 26k then that means all of 'em must be. If not one can order online. So what difference does it make if other sites are quoting more? One can get it for 26k and thats all that matters.

ssb1551 said:
But I was quoted the same price at Univercell near my place when I went to inquire over there. And I take it the Univercell chains are in almost all big cities. So if 1 Univercell store is selling it for 26k then that means all of 'em must be. If not one can order online. So what difference does it make if other sites are quoting more? One can get it for 26k and thats all that matters.

FYI Univercell stores are NOT all over India. Only in South India

Check local stores........ Get Optimus G.....(use custom ROMs afterwards)

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Well, I am using ZR, and I don't think that the camera quality is THAT bad.
Yes, you can say that the front camera is VGA, but rear camera is certainly not "crappy", and performs well with its Superior Auto Mode and HDR mode.

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looking that I have to settle with ZR... my budget..

Man get lenovo k900 @ 25.5k on snapdeal... It has got 13 Megapixel rear camera with an f1.8 AF lens... Good low light performance,decent looks,Strong procy....Only prob is it has got a large 5.5 inch screen(a brilliant screen though!)

^^It has heating issues.

Get ZR, read its review on GSMArena yesterday.......... Good camera, performance & battery life + its water proof with underwater photography option too...... What else does a camera enthusiast needs

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Hmm... but if ZR.. then why not Z... so slim it is.. n' I think difference would be ~3k

Why ZR and not Z ?

1. Slightly better camera than Z
2. Better battery life
3. Removable battery
4. Higher water resistance
5. Better value for money
6. Dedicated camera key

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randomuser111 said:
Why ZR and not Z ?

1. Slightly better camera than Z
2. Better battery life
3. Removable battery
4. Higher water resistance
5. Better value for money
6. Dedicated camera key

1> Slightly... n' i think it's software issue which would be improved.
n' front camera is vga in ZR
no HD...
Quite bulky..

If you can get the Z then do go for it

Worth the premium for looks alone

randomuser111 said:
If you can get the Z then do go for it

Worth the premium for looks alone

Z is better.....if budget permits

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hmm... Thanks all.
sorry.. couldn't made it.. settled with xL...
rest of the bucks spent for kenneth kole

Congrats

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randomuser111 said:
Congrats

Thank You Dear

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dude1 said:
Man get lenovo k900 @ 25.5k on snapdeal... It has got 13 Megapixel rear camera with an f1.8 AF lens... Good low light performance,decent looks,Strong procy....Only prob is it has got a large 5.5 inch screen(a brilliant screen though!)

+1 to that

I knw it's too late... but I would have suggested Nokia 808....

congrats man