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The S2 is an outdated and over priced phone. Check out the Xperia S/SL- way better than the S2.... someone in the forum is getting it at 21600 at Indiatimes. If you can spend a bit more (27k)- you might as well get a LG Optimus 4X and 1k more will net you the Galaxy S3

Sony SL or HTC One S...choose anyone of these.

both of them are available at 23K.

If you can find One S for 22-23k then it is the best option otherwise SL is good too.

I wouldn't say that the S2 is completely outdated, but it is definitely overpriced. Please go for one of the Sony Xperia phones as they offer the best price-spec ratio

Xperia SL all the way, avoid ebay/tradus, go for saholic or flipkart.

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My personal opinions: Get S2 or Xperia SL......

If you are planning to root your device & install custom ROMs, then S2 would be great as it has great support by devs.
If you are going to use phone in stock condition(no rooting), then get SL because of its higher pixel density screen & better camera.

I bought my S2 recently(2 months ago) @ 23.5k. Now i have it rooted & Android 4.1 installed.

SL currently has huge Dev support, sony even released the Xperia Z kernel before launch, while not as much as SGS II, sony is catching up fast, with SL at 23k SGS II pricing is daylight robbery, for that pathetic hardware.

personally i checked S2 and Sony SL, Galaxy S2's screen look like a small child in front of Sony's SL

using s2 since past 3 month . don't feel it two year old phone . personally i like design of xperia . i never see 720p screen phone yet so don't know how it's good compare to wvga in real world

RON28 said:

personally i checked S2 and Sony SL, Galaxy S2's screen look like a small child in front of Sony's SL

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I agree,s2 used WVGA tech,but display is not a big deal for my phone.i want a powerful phone and s2 it is.
SL have 1.7ghz of scorpion (qualcomm snapdrogon S3) but S2 have 1.2 of Cortex A9
Speed wise - Scorpion<A7<A9.

aroraanant said:

If you can find One S for 22-23k then it is the best option otherwise SL is good too.

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My first choice HTC One S,but it is not available in market since 2-3 month.Then i came to know One S in India have Snapdragon S3(Scorpion) which is less efficient in power management and in performance in compare to HTC One S(International version with Snapdragon S4 (Krait))
Same case applicable to Sony Xperia Sl.

tanmayraj said:

I agree,s2 used WVGA tech,but display is not a big deal for my phone.i want a powerful phone and s2 it is.
SL have 1.7ghz of scorpion (qualcomm snapdrogon S3) but S2 have 1.2 of Cortex A9
Speed wise - Scorpion<A7<A9.



My first choice HTC One S,but it is not available in market since 2-3 month.Then i came to know One S in India have Snapdragon S3(Scorpion) which is less efficient in power management and in performance in compare to HTC One S(International version with Snapdragon S4 (Krait))
Same case applicable to Sony Xperia Sl.

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Care to elaborate where you had learnt this bit of news?

tanmayraj said:

My first choice HTC One S,but it is not available in market since 2-3 month.Then i came to know One S in India have Snapdragon S3(Scorpion) which is less efficient in power management and in performance in compare to HTC One S(International version with Snapdragon S4 (Krait))
Same case applicable to Sony Xperia Sl.

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We all know that the processor is inferior to that of the international version but still it is very good considering the price tag and there are not much good options available in that budget.

@OP if you want to buy S2, simply buy and get over with it. What are you trying to prove by pitting a 2yr old mobile with midrange spec against Sony's flagship.

Just for your kind info, Snapdragon is better than A9 clock to clock. Now consider Scorpion is clocked high. And about display, are you going to use the mobile turning it on or off? Display & processor matters the most in mobile. Then comes other stuff like storage, camera, battery, sensors.

Sam said:

@OP if you want to buy S2, simply buy and get over with it. What are you trying to prove by pitting a 2yr old mobile with midrange spec against Sony's flagship.

Just for your kind info, Snapdragon is better than A9 clock to clock. Now consider Scorpion is clocked high. And about display, are you going to use the mobile turning it on or off? Display & processor matters the most in mobile. Then comes other stuff like storage, camera, battery, sensors.

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^^ This, exactly this.

Galaxy s2 is overshadowed by xperiaSL.
Nexus 4 is better in every aspect as compared to both the phones.
Nexus4>xperiaSL>sgsll

Sam said:

@OP if you want to buy S2, simply buy and get over with it. What are you trying to prove by pitting a 2yr old mobile with midrange spec against Sony's flagship.

Just for your kind info, Snapdragon is better than A9 clock to clock. Now consider Scorpion is clocked high. And about display, are you going to use the mobile turning it on or off? Display & processor matters the most in mobile. Then comes other stuff like storage, camera, battery, sensors.

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Well done Sam. @OP If you are too inclined towards S2, just get it. SL in all aspect is better than S2, and S2 pricing is complete rip-off.

@everyone in support of SL: What according to you should be S2's price for best buy ?

2 months ago I felt 23.5k as right price for it (SL & S were at around 26k)

@OP : Get SL, my recommendation too. You will not be able to feel power difference between the two.

S2 should be priced around 18k to compete with L9. Then it would be a good buy.

If galaxy S2 now comes near 18K, then it would still be the best phone in that range for 2013.

If Micromax is fine for you,the new Micromax A116 HD is a good phone except for the Amoled screen.Also Samsung Galaxy Grand is very good phone ,but still no Amoled...& Decision is yours