Help me buy a good and best smartphone.

Hi Friends.,

I have been using Xperia ray for past 3 years. Now its time to change my mobile to adapt new technologies.So please help me find a good smartphone.

These are my first 3 options
1.Nexus 5
2.Moto X
3.Gionee Elife E7 (with 3GB RAM)

Help me decide a good one from this. Or you can add your suggestions too..

Fill this up:
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=134349
I'd personally recommend lg g2

varghesekiran said:
Hi Friends.,

I have been using Xperia ray for past 3 years. Now its time to change my mobile to adapt new technologies.So please help me find a good smartphone.

These are my first 3 options
1.Nexus 5
2.Moto X
3.Gionee Elife E7 (with 3GB RAM)

Help me decide a good one from this. Or you can add your suggestions too..

G2 if you want the best.

.jRay. said:
G2 if you want the best.

Thanks guys for the reply. Here is the questionnaire.

1. Budget? 28000
2. Display type and size? ips or AMOLED, hd or full hd, less tha or equal to 5.5"
3. Form Factor? bar, slider, flip? bar
4. Preferred choice of brand? Google,Gionee, Motorollo and now LG
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. All theses features needed. A 16 mp rear and more than 1.3 front preferred.
7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).Android
8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please specify clearly. All of the above
9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc)? Need to install more applications.That is, need more RAM
10. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming etc)? multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming, multitasking
11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration? Nexus 5,Elife E7,Moto X
12. Any other info that you want to share Need good camera, sound, and less heat and high battery backup

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SaiyanGoku said:
Fill this up:
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=134349
I'd personally recommend lg g2

G2 is little out of my budget..

It costs almost 40k...

^ok, then +1 for Nexus 5

N

Nexus 5

nickzcool said:
Nexus 5

SaiyanGoku said:
^ok, then +1 for Nexus 5

So Nexus 5 is best at this price range..?

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How about Gionee Elife E7.? Anyone used it..?

K

Gionee is also good,meets your requirements(Camera,screen size) perfectly.

You can also check HTC Desire 816 ( www.htc.com/www/smartphones/htc-desire-816 )

KayKashyap said:
You can also check HTC Desire 816 ( www.htc.com/www/smartphones/htc-desire-816 )

But it is not yet available in India.

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Eyes closed Moto X. Nothing more to say.

.DMG said:
Eyes closed Moto X. Nothing more to say.

This.

I don't see a point of comparing those three phones to be honest. Moto X is the clear winner there.

whatthefrak said:
This.

I don't see a point of comparing those three phones to be honest. Moto X is the clear winner there.

So you saying that Moto X is the beast when compared to Nexus 5 and Gionee Elife E7..?

It is the best out of those three phones you mentioned, don't know what you mean by beast though, it's not a beast, none of them are.
I will not even compare a Gioneayee or whatever that is, it doesn't even come under same league.

whatthefrak said:
It is the best out of those three phones you mentioned, don't know what you mean by beast though, it's not a beast, none of them are.
I will not even compare a Gioneayee or whatever that is, it doesn't even come under same league.

Thanks for your reply. I will proceed with Moto X

K

Well, I would like to say that nexus 5 is definitely beast considering its specs for price range.. You can handle almost any apps or games and it siri had great dev support.. Go for moto x if you need touchless control

M

For a dual core krait, Moto X is overpriced at 24k. It'd be a good deal if available for 20k. Among your choices Nexus 5 is a beast with snapdragon 800, so is the Gionee Elife E7 I think.

If the budget is 28k why not Sony Xperia Z?

K

moniker said:
For a dual core krait, Moto X is overpriced at 24k. It'd be a good deal if available for 20k. Among your choices Nexus 5 is a beast with snapdragon 800, so is the Gionee Elife E7 I think.

If the budget is 28k why not Sony Xperia Z?

Ok so with 28 k budget should OP buy 2 yr old phone???

M

^ 2 years? It was released last year, wasn't it? Frankly I think none of the sub 30k phones released in India this year like moto x, xperia t2 ultra are worth the price, the socs in them are just aren't powerful enough to justify the price. I'd say xperia z, zr, galaxy s4, nexus 5 etc are better bets.

moniker said:
^ 2 years? It was released last year, wasn't it? Frankly I think none of the sub 30k phones released in India this year like moto x, xperia t2 ultra are worth the price, the socs in them are just aren't powerful enough to justify the price. I'd say xperia z, zr, galaxy s4, nexus 5 etc are better bets.

I am not interested in Sony Smartphones. I have been using Xperia ray for more than 2 years, not a big fan of its UI.

So Nexus 5 for Rs.27,299 is a good catch right..?

R

varghesekiran said:
I am not interested in Sony Smartphones. I have been using Xperia ray for more than 2 years, not a big fan of its UI.

So Nexus 5 for Rs.27,299 is a good catch right..?

Go for it bro

At 27 it is a good buy.

Despite having impressive specs, Nexus5 has a average camera though..

Among the 3 phones that you have shortlisted, MotoX has better camera ( no idea about gionee phones)

R

ashs1 said:
Despite having impressive specs, Nexus5 has a average camera though..

Among the 3 phones that you have shortlisted, MotoX has better camera ( no idea about gionee phones)

Have you used a N5 cam ??

M

Don't get nexus 5 for average cam get sony xperia ZL all round performer.

ashs1 said:
Despite having impressive specs, Nexus5 has a average camera though..

Among the 3 phones that you have shortlisted, MotoX has better camera ( no idea about gionee phones)

But Moto X only have a 8 megapixel camera and less pixel ratio when compare to Nexus 5. So how the camera of Moto X is better than Nexus 5..?
I am confused.

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Minion said:
Don't get nexus 5 for average cam get sony xperia ZL all round performer.

Sorry man..,not interested in Sony

Pehle decide kar ki good chaiye ya best?

Good :nexus 5 , e7

Best: moto x

maheshdeshmukh said:
Nothing better than "MOTO X" just buy it man dont think about anything else.....U will not regret buying it!!!!!!!!!

just go for it...!!!

Moto X vs Nexus 5 :-(

Spec wise Nexus 5 is the best. But from the opinions from you guys., I think Moto X will win the match.

varghesekiran said:
Moto X vs Nexus 5
Spec wise Nexus 5 is the best. But from the opinions from you guys., I think Moto X will win the match.

I will explain

If u want a phone u wish to use as flaunt house and to swag about raw specs go for nexus 5

If u want an actual smartphone you wish to use which has features and design and interface with emphasis on usability and packed by some really enhance day to day features like active notifications and touchless control along with really ergonomic design and feel go for moto x

Though do note moto x is only meant for special people who value user experience and optimisations over hippie specs stuffs

Your choice

K

Superayush said:
I will explain

If u want a phone u wish to use as flaunt house and to swag about raw specs go for nexus 5

If u want an actual smartphone you wish to use which has features and design and interface with emphasis on usability and packed by some really enhance day to day features like active notifications and touchless control along with really ergonomic design and feel go for moto x

Though do note moto x is only meant for special people who value user experience and optimisations over hippie specs stuffs

Your choice

^this !

rakesh_ic said:
Have you used a N5 cam ??

yep..I checked out the camera on my friend's N5..

N5 definitely takes good pics under good lighting conditions, but it was really average when it came down to indoors & low lighting conditions..
MotoX takes better pics. ( not best though )..

The HTC desire 816 is also another option you can consider..performance-wise, it won't be any match to the N5, but it does have a gr8 display with a 13 MP camera

& its priced at 24k

R

ashs1 said:
yep..I checked out the camera on my friend's N5..

N5 definitely takes good pics under good lighting conditions, but it was really average when it came down to indoors & low lighting conditions..
MotoX takes better pics. ( not best though )..

The HTC desire 816 is also another option you can consider..performance-wise, it won't be any match to the N5, but it does have a gr8 display with a 13 MP camera & its priced at 24k

MotoX indeed is a great phone but I think N5 has better raw power for the price.

I agree on the low light images, but then which mobile has good low light image capabilities? Even a point and shoot cams fails at that. So I guess if the cam is good in light, you should not bother much about it after that.

rakesh_ic said:
MotoX indeed is a great phone but I think N5 has better raw power for the price.

I agree on the low light images, but then which mobile has good low light image capabilities? Even a point and shoot cams fails at that. So I guess if the cam is good in light, you should not bother much about it after that.

Thanks for your reply.

I have one more question. This is completely off the topic. I want to buy a low budget phone for my mom. Moto E is just lunced in Flipkart with some incredible offers. How is it..?

K

varghesekiran said:
Thanks for your reply.

I have one more question. This is completely off the topic. I want to buy a low budget phone for my mom. Moto E is just lunced in Flipkart with some incredible offers. How is it..?

its worth the money!!

varghesekiran said:
I am not interested in Sony Smartphones. I have been using Xperia ray for more than 2 years, not a big fan of its UI.

varghesekiran said:
Sorry man..,not interested in Sony

FYI: Ray is from Sony Ericsson which does not exist anymore. Sony and Ericsson parted with Sony going consumer way. Sony bought out the controlling shares of Ericsson as there were too many executive decisions to make before a product reached the market. The current Xperia line up is from Sony. The designs are better and updates are quicker.