Need a good mobile phone for Rs.25000

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1. Budget?
25k

2. Display type and size?
Above 6" Amoled 10 Bit (or most modern display standards )

3. Dual sim? Yes

4. Preferred choice of brand?
Need bands without any bloatwares and Ads

5. What camera option you want (flash, front facing camera)?
Need good rear .. front is not a big concern

6. Preferred operating system? (Android, iOS,Stock Android etc).
Android

7. Preferred connectivity options (Dual 4G,802.11AC/5Ghz(not 5g mobile network) wifi).
5GHz

8. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, internet, gaming etc)?
Excluding Gaming, for everything

9. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?
None for now

10. Any other info that you want to share

Hybrid Sim slot (1 SD and 2 SIMS)
Must have speed charging and long battery life
No heating issues
Good Service

Realme 9 pro+ for ₹24999 comes with 6/8 gb ram, mediatek dimensity 920, 20 4g bands,13 5g bands,4500 mah battery provides 117h endurance

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Cyberghost said:
Realme 9 pro+ for ₹24999 comes with 6/8 gb ram, mediatek dimensity 920, 20 4g bands,13 5g bands,4500 mah battery provides 117h endurance

Thanks bro . Does it have hybrid sim slot and quick charging

Yes, it has 60w fast charge 100% in 44 min, no hydrid sim slot only dual sim available

Realme 9 pro+ will be my recommendation as well if the camera matters to you. Check its review by GSMArean & Beebom. Get 6/128GB variant, else 8/256GB variant if you want more storage.

Might have to spend some time removing bloat & disabling unnecessary notifications, you have to do that even in Samsung these days sadly (I use S20 FE 5G).

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omega44-xt said:
Realme 9 pro+ will be my recommendation as well if the camera matters to you. Check its review by GSMArean & Beebom. Get 6/128GB variant, else 8/256GB variant if you want more storage.

Might have to spend some time removing bloat & disabling unnecessary notifications, you have to do that even in Samsung these days sadly (I use S20 FE 5G).

Thanks bro

Does realme have ads in UI ?

If yes , is it possible to disable them completely settings menu directly (without rooting flashing etc )

LordCommander said:
If yes , is it possible to disable them completely settings menu directly (without rooting flashing etc )

Yes, just turn the phone off.

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And what about OnePlus?

LordCommander said:
And what about OnePlus?

Same with every phone sold by BBK companies. Either flash a custom rom or get Motorola/Google phones if you don't want any ads built into the OS itself.

LordCommander said:
Thanks bro

Does realme have ads in UI ?

If yes , is it possible to disable them completely settings menu directly (without rooting flashing etc )

Yes it has ads but you can turn off by disabling recommendations in settings

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SaiyanGoku said:
Same with every phone sold by BBK companies. Either flash a custom rom or get Motorola/Google phones if you don't want any ads built into the OS itself.

What about OnePlus Nord ce 2 features (excluding bloat) when compared with this 9 pro plus?

LordCommander said:
What about OnePlus Nord ce 2 features (excluding bloat) when compared with this 9 pro plus?

I'd just get a Moto Edge 20/20 Fusion/G71 or Xiaomi phone with custom rom instead of wasting anything on BBK companies.

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SaiyanGoku said:
I'd just get a Moto Edge 20/20 Fusion/G71 or Xiaomi phone with custom rom instead of wasting anything on BBK companies.

Yeah

Are you mentioning Xiaomi 11i or something else?

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Samsung M52.

LordCommander said:
Thanks bro

Does realme have ads in UI ?

If yes , is it possible to disable them completely settings menu directly (without rooting flashing etc )

Get Moto with stock android if you want as minimum ads as possible.

You can't do a system-wide ad blocking without root as you can with root.

As mentioned earlier, just spend time blocking notification access of apps sending those ads in notifications. Do not use automatic lock screen wallpaper changer, have seen ads in them on Redmi & Samsung budget phones. Spend time removing/disabling bloat. There's a ADB based tool as well. Just do some research on your own. I won't say Realme has as much ads as Redmi Note & other cheaper Redmi phones. But you know the situation is bad when even Samsung has those nagwares as Geekyranjit calls it. There should not be full-screen ads.

I personally don't feel rooting is worth the time for many people. Take your call.

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@SaiyanGoku @omega44-xt @Cyberghost

Is Realme GT Neo 3 worth the wait . Having 150W charger and below 30k . Goes on sale at may 4

*telecomtalk.info/realme-gt-neo-3-officially-confirmed-to/512173/

Good phone, but I doubt it will fall in your 25k budget

LordCommander said:
Is Realme GT Neo 3 worth the wait .

Not if it has no custom roms and still comes with ColorOS crap.

It looks ugly af and it is mediatek. :blah:

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@SaiyanGoku @omega44-xt @Cyberghost

Any sales upcoming in Flipkart and Amazon?

Nerevarine said:
It looks ugly af and it is mediatek.

Initial reviews of Dimensity 8100/8000 are good. I will prefer it over S888 or SD 8 Gen 1. From QC, I'll prefer S870 over S888 or SD 8 Gen 1. Samsung fab did them bad.

Looks - I sometimes wonder what executives at Realme think.

LordCommander said:
@SaiyanGoku @omega44-xt @Cyberghost

Any sales upcoming in Flipkart and Amazon?

Biggest sale is before Diwali. There are small sales here & there.

LordCommander said:
@SaiyanGoku @omega44-xt @Cyberghost

Is Realme GT Neo 3 worth the wait . Having 150W charger and below 30k . Goes on sale at may 4

*telecomtalk.info/realme-gt-neo-3-officially-confirmed-to/512173/

I will prefer non 150W charger of GT Neo 3 instead for the bigger battery. 80W is plenty fast.

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omega44-xt said:
I will prefer non 150W charger of GT Neo 3 instead for the bigger battery. 80W is plenty fast.

@SaiyanGoku @omega44-xt @Cyberghost

When compared to Pro plus 5G , is GT Neo 3 80W is worth spending extra 8000 (after sbi discount) ?

That is , Pro plus 5g also having 3000 discount making it 22k

Sale going today

LordCommander said:
@SaiyanGoku @omega44-xt @Cyberghost

When compared to Pro plus 5G , is GT Neo 3 80W is worth spending extra 8000 (after sbi discount) ?

That is , Pro plus 5g also having 3000 discount making it 22k

Sale going today

Compare Realme GT Neo3 vs. Realme 9 Pro+ vs. Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G - GSMArena.com

IMO depends on your usage. Camera might be similar or bit better in GT Neo 3 because of ISP of a better chip. Performance is definitely better, battery life might be similar or better in GT neo 3.

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omega44-xt said:
Compare Realme GT Neo3 vs. Realme 9 Pro+ vs. Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G - GSMArena.com

IMO depends on your usage. Camera might be similar or bit better in GT Neo 3 because of ISP of a better chip. Performance is definitely better, battery life might be similar or better in GT neo 3.

The user is not a power user . So paying 8000 extra seems to be not needed

Also is this Cards discount today or tomorrow?

Is offers description they mentioned as 4th may but Neo 3 sale is starting today?

You can check out the Samsung S20 FE 5G, available at 32k on Amazon right now, additional discount will be available on select cards. I am thinking of buying it for my sister, wil cost 30.4k with the ICICI Amazon Pay Credit Card.

Btw OnePlus isn't nearly as bad as everyone has been saying around (surprisingly almost none use OnePlus themselves). Although at 20-30k budget there are better phones out there (thats why reco S20 FE 5G over Nord 2), but OnePlus still gives you a decent all round package for its price considering hardware, camera, and especially software, because even after the sellout Oxygen OS is still one of the best Android version presently. I just got my OnePlus 9 Pro 12 GB stolen last week, bought the same model again for 49k, worth the re-purchase at this pricepoint.

LordCommander said:
The user is not a power user . So paying 8000 extra seems to be not needed

Also is this Cards discount today or tomorrow?

Is offers description they mentioned as 4th may but Neo 3 sale is starting today?

I don't see GT Neo 3 on sale yet. For non-power users, Realme 9 pro+ is also not bad.

The FK sale is live, so can purchase 9 pro+ with SBI CC offer. I feel 6/128GB will suffice most.

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omega44-xt said:
I don't see GT Neo 3 on sale yet. For non-power users, Realme 9 pro+ is also not bad.

The FK sale is live, so can purchase 9 pro+ with SBI CC offer. I feel 6/128GB will suffice most.

Thanks.

In Fk site they mentioned as

Additional 2000 discount for credit/debit cards below SBI card discount.

What does it mean?

Also showing "get low as 19,999"

*www.flipkart.com/realme-9-pro-5g-sunrise-blue-128-gb/p/itm15e7a06fe9352

LordCommander said:
Thanks.

In Fk site they mentioned as

Additional 2000 discount for credit/debit cards below SBI card discount.

What does it mean?

Also showing "get low as 19,999"

*www.flipkart.com/realme-9-pro-5g-sunrise-blue-128-gb/p/itm15e7a06fe9352

Just put your card & see how much discount you are getting, simple. With SBI debit card, I'm seeing 20k as the final cart value. Great deal honestly.

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omega44-xt said:
Just put your card & see how much discount you are getting, simple. With SBI debit card, I'm seeing 20k as the final cart value. Great deal honestly.

Hi Team ,

Sorry for the deleyed reply guys . Bought it on May 7 and awesome phone for 19999 . Great deal guys thanks @omega44-xt @mitraark @Cyberghost @SaiyanGoku @Nerevarine for all you guys !!!!!

LordCommander said:
Hi Team ,

Sorry for the deleyed reply guys . Bought it on May 7 and awesome phone for 19999 . Great deal guys thanks @omega44-xt @mitraark @Cyberghost @SaiyanGoku @Nerevarine for all you guys !!!!!

What phone did you buy?