Mobile phone for 5.5k

1. Budget?
For around 5.5k

2. Display type and size?
4.5 inch is suitable, glass protection would be great

3. Dual sim?
Preferred

4. Preferred choice of brand?
Nothing as such

5. What camera option you want (flash, front facing camera)?
Front cam, rear flash

6. Preferred operating system? (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, etc).
Android or Windows OS

7. Preferred connectivity options (3G, 4G ready).
3G, 4G is not a big issue.

8. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, internet, gaming etc)?
Multimedia, Internet, Occasional gaming

9. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?
Windows: XOLO WIN q900s
Android: Any Android One handset probably

10. Any other info that you want to share
I want the smart phone for my younger brother. Want the best I can.

Options and suggestions are welcome

Increase budget to 6k and buy Redmi 1s.

Where is it available? Flipkart says its discontinued.

K

avoid android one its not at all good
get Moto E,Redmi,Lumia 535,Lumia 640(coming soon - $100 is the current price abroad so itll be the same here i guess)

L640 wont cost anything less that 7k here for sure.

K

saswat23 said:
L640 wont cost anything less that 7k here for sure.

only time will tell
Its still a great buy nevertheless
I suggest waiting for it or getting Yureka,Moto,Redmi,Lumia(available models)

Yeah L640 series is surely going to replace the 630 and other legacy devices. So they won't be going to cost a lot.

kkn13 said:
only time will tell
Its still a great buy nevertheless
I suggest waiting for it or getting Yureka,Moto,Redmi,Lumia(available models)

Budget is 5.5k or 6k at max. Yureka, Moto E, Redmi 2, all cost 7k or more.

Then buy first gen Moto E. It's 6k now. If you can get second hand.. You can get for 4K.

K

saswat23 said:
Budget is 5.5k or 6k at max. Yureka, Moto E, Redmi 2, all cost 7k or more.

true but under that ,most phones arent worth it
Xolo Win and Lumia 4xx and 5xx series are worth it in that budget
You can also try getting a 1st gen Moto E but from my personal experience,Lumia 530 is faster and better than Moto E

^ Moto E (1st gen) has crap camera, OP should avoid it.

Moto e 1st gen certainly not recommended.

M

I would suggest karbonn sparkle V will not suggest Moto E due to crap camera or you can save money get redmi 2.

Sparkle V is the Android variant and XOLO Win q900s is the Windows variant I suppose. Specs are more or less the same in the two. Isnt it?
And I have always liked Windows for its smooth UI compare to android.

R

Asus Zenfone 4 for 5200rs or android one

^^ It has battery issues AFAIK!

K

Theres even iBall Andi 4L pulse for 5k
runs windows phone and is most certainly smoother and better than android one handsets
cheaper android phones are a no go imho unless its Yureka

Not worth the price IMO, Lumia 430 (to be launched) is a much better option for around 4.7k.
Moreover 4inch feels small to hands, so I am probably looking for somthing like 4.5inch.

K

saswat23 said:
Not worth the price IMO, Lumia 430 (to be launched) is a much better option for around 4.7k.
Moreover 4inch feels small to hands, so I am probably looking for somthing like 4.5inch.

true
camera is poor in 430 - 2MP otherwise its worth it
But I can assure you one thing
Low end windows phone>>>>low end android
the lowest android worth buying is Yureka,Moto G imho
even Moto E has gone slow since lollipop so its best avoided

Microsoft is very very consistent in updates and speed etc even for low end phones unlike google who abandons previous gen phones software optimisation-Lollipop

Low end windows phone performs better than low end android phones.

$hadow said:
Low end windows phone performs better than low end android phones.

Yeah.. And high end Windows phone just washes Android phones away..

*grabs popcorn...

Did I read that correctly. Since there is hardly a phone which I can say high end in the Windows line up. New flagship is all we are waiting for the longest of time.

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