Cheaper alternatives to Nexus 4.

1. Budget? 15k (max 20k)
2. Display type and size? 4" capacitive touchscreen.
3. Form Factor? bar, slider, flip? Bar
4. Preferred choice of brand? anything except cr@p chinese brands like Micromax, lava, zen, karbonn, etc
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. minimum 5mp AF with hd recording, Flash (if available) should be active while recording videos. Front camera not a priority.
7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc). Android ICS or above
8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please specify clearly. Bluetooth 3.0 or 4.0 is necessary. a micro-sd card slot will be good. 3.5 mm audio jack is important. Is USB OTG available at this price?
9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc)? Just want the default OS to be much closer to stock ICS/JB.
10. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming etc)? in the order of preferrence multimedia> gaming>internet. Expected standby time 4-5 days and battery life more than 1 day for average usage.
11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration? Xperia L
12. Any other info that you want to share. I originally wanted Nexus 4 but its indian pricing overshoots my budget. So, are there any good alternatives with medium dev support, easy to root and install custom roms/kernels? user replacable battery is a priority, but can do with a fixed battery if replacement is not costly. Don't want to buy samsung's plastic android mushrooms.

SHOULD I WAIT 2-3 MONTHS FOR N4 PRICES TO GO DOWN?

LG L9 is a good phone under 20k other than L
Although L9 has official CM support.

Sony X L

Xperia L

K

Go for L9 If u want a good big screen and battery too..
Else XL.

First of all there are no cheaper alternatives to N4. No device can match it's raw power even in 30k range. wrong title dude. :blink:

^ Perfect things doesn't have alternatives
~ some random bollywood movie related to Gold roberry.

^^ That was a s**t movie "players" copied from the best movie "Italian job"

^ Downloading it

Galaxy Nexus?

ZTR said:
Galaxy Nexus?

Weak GPu

@OP, If you've got any relatives/ friends in US you can get a N4 w/o warranty for 21k..

Looking at the current trend dual krait procc. won't appear on (lower) mid range devices till end of the year at least..

So, Xperia L is your best bet..

EDIT: Optimus F3.. If its a dual krait with decent specs is the right phone for you.

pratyush997 said:
^ Downloading it

which one, s** or best ? :lol:

RohanM said:
which one, s** or best ?

the later one

I'm looking for a phone for my dad,20 k budget.
But he need a good display so that he can see the display outdoor(he is currently using Nokia 5800 )
And bigger digits on the dial pad.I'm currently considering s3 mini (can connect to my smart tv)
but reading this thread I'm considering Sony l and l9.any other opinions?

L9 has good custom ROM support

sanoob.tv said:
I'm looking for a phone for my dad,20 k budget.
But he need a good display so that he can see the display outdoor(he is currently using Nokia 5800 )
And bigger digits on the dial pad.I'm currently considering s3 mini (can connect to my smart tv)
but reading this thread I'm considering Sony l and l9.any other opinions?

Since its for dad, Nokia Lumia 820 @ 21k is also a option worth considering

anupam_pb said:
L9 has good custom ROM support

Since its for dad, Nokia Lumia 820 @ 21k is also a option worth considering

Hws the display?and I'm new to win 8,how good are the apps ( he likes utility apps,scan to PDF,currency converter, etc)

quagmire said:
@OP, If you've got any relatives/ friends in US you can get a N4 w/o warranty for 21k..

Looking at the current trend dual krait procc. won't appear on (lower) mid range devices till end of the year at least..

So, Xperia L is your best bet..

EDIT: Optimus F3.. If its a dual krait with decent specs is the right phone for you.

nobody in USA

Optimus f3 isn't launched yet.

kalam_gohab said:
Go for L9 If u want a good big screen and battery too..
Else XL.

I'm confused between CM support and better overall specs.

Luffy said:
I'm confused between CM support and better overall specs.

XL will get community support eventually.
It's already rooted btw

sanoob.tv said:
Hws the display?and I'm new to win 8,how good are the apps ( he likes utility apps,scan to PDF,currency converter, etc)

The screen is good as its a AMOLED one and also WP8 has all the basic apps like those mentioned by you

ZTR said:
The screen is good as its a AMOLED one and also WP8 has all the basic apps like those mentioned by you

thnx,one more question,any one using sony sp?
how are the sony XPERIA series?(v,s) and htc one x+.my father is not impressed with samsung's build

In that range(25k), get Xperia SP or HTC One X....One X+ costs 3-4k more. I won't recommend Nexus 4 for your dad

In that range(25k), get Xperia SP or HTC One X....One X+ costs 3-4k more. I won't recommend Nexus 4 for your dad

Isnt Galaxy Quattro a worthy buy at 16k ?

mohit9206 said:
Isnt Galaxy Quattro a worthy buy at 16k ?

Galaxy Quattro is a piece of ****... Enough said!!!
Sammy really needs to get their act together... :boink:

mohit9206 said:
Isnt Galaxy Quattro a worthy buy at 16k ?

It's worth only 10k or even less.

Shah said:
It's worth only 10k or even less.

Burst is better than it (VFM)

ya no Samsung.it doesn't give that premium feel.
sp and one x+.il suggest that to my dad.Either hell be purchasing frm uae or from here online.thnx.

Since Xperia L is getting some price cuts, and new Sony and HTC launches, I guess I'll wait a few days more.

HTC launched 2 craps in India

Why the *beep* do they launch new phones with s4?