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Buying phone under 13k. Note 4 worth it after note 3?

3 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/buying-phone-under-13k-note-4-worth-it-after-note-3.201325/

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hgps Original post #1
Aug 30, 2017 at 9:26 AM
1. Budget: already stretched from initial 10k to 13k just to accomodate note 4.
2. Display type and size?: 5.5" or MORE
3. Dual sim: Yes must have
4. Preferred choice of brand: any
5. What camera option you want (flash, front facing camera): Front flash would be great
6. Preferred operating system? (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, etc).: android/miui
7. Preferred connectivity options: 4G VOLTE
8. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, internet, gaming etc): Photography, whatsapp, browsing only, must have fantastic voice clarity. Would not play games or watch videos on it.
9. Any specific mobile phones in consideration: Note 4 (pardon my ignorance, don't know any other phone)
10. Any other info that you want to share: yes read below please

I hate changing phones frequently. Used my lg optimus for 5 years. then bought note 3 last year in october. Unfortunately, it was a lemon piece, proximity sensor worked erratically (i disabled it permanently) and battery life got reduced by 70%, it even stopped charging (used to take 10 hours to charge from 15% to 50%). In frustration i threw it and now screen is shattered. (yep, i am an idiot, should have RMAed it)

I bought moto e4 plus 20 days ago and its working fine now.

I have an option to give e4 plus to my parents and buy a new phone for me. I am considering note 4 even though my experience with note 3 was poor.

So here's the question, How does note 4 compare against note 3? i have seen it has a 13MP camera istead of 16MP of note 3. Does this mean relatively poor photos? i was barely happy with camera of note 3 and don't want something with poor camera.

Is it a good choice for me? considering i need phone just to take photos, whatsapp and web browsing
SaiyanGoku
Aug 30, 2017 at 9:53 AM
If you can wait, Mi A1 is rumored to have same hardware as Mi 5x but will come with stock Android. If you can't, Moto G5+ got a price drop recently and arguably has the best camera under 15k budget for now.
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Minion #3
Aug 30, 2017 at 5:18 PM
Honor 6x 32GB is available for 12k