Need a phone with stock Android

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Hi Guys,

Please suggest phones with stock Android. Budget is around 20k. A big no to crap moto.
1. Budget? 20k, can increase a little.
2. Display type and size? Don't matter.
3. Dual sim? Yes. With an additional slot for memory card
4. Preferred choice of brand? Only Chinese one's are in my budget, no moto btw.
5. What camera option you want (flash, front facing camera)? Don't matter.
6. Preferred operating system? (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, etc). Stock Android
7. Preferred connectivity options (3G, 4G ready). 4G
8. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, internet, gaming etc)? Multipurpose
9. Any specific mobile phones in consideration? Nope
10. Any other info that you want to share. I am not in favor of buying an xyz brand and then installing a custom rom. I just want a phone with stock Android.

Thanks

No options exist for you I guess. Mi A1 has stock android but also hybrid card slot.

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One can get an otg usb & use that as hybrid sim slot seems to be the new trend now among smartphones.

Or also that external sim adapter if carrying OTG everywhere is undesired. BTW @billubakra, if you need more than 64 GB on a phone, it is better to buy external HDDs and keep transferring important content to them (like photos or videos).

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@SaiyanGoku
Let me check Mi A1, I don't trust this conpany tbh. Hope it doesn't turn out to be a blunder like moto. External Sim adapter, does that mean that we need an otg to make the second Sim work? The phone will be used at home so I guess 64gigs should be fine. I wanted the slot for the card just in case we need to save big files.
@whitestar_999
The phone will be used at home. I don't think the users will carry otg USB everywhere.

billubakra said:
@SaiyanGoku
Let me check Mi A1, I don't trust this conpany tbh. Hope it doesn't turn out to be a blunder like moto. External Sim adapter, does that mean that we need an otg to make the second Sim work? The phone will be used at home so I guess 64gigs should be fine. I wanted the slot for the card just in case we need to save big files.
@whitestar_999
The phone will be used at home. I don't think the users will carry otg USB everywhere.

Except Moto and Xiaomi, no other OEM in your budget has good close to stock android phones. (Lenovo botched up with mediatek SoC)
Link to Sim adapter:
*www.amazon.in/Asteroid-India-Hybrid-Micro-Adapter/dp/B06XZ5TRMV

These usually cost around 50-70 Rs locally/through Aliexpress.

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SaiyanGoku said:
Except Moto and Xiaomi, no other OEM in your budget has good close to stock android phones. (Lenovo botched up with mediatek SoC)
Link to Sim adapter:
*www.amazon.in/Asteroid-India-Hybrid-Micro-Adapter/dp/B06XZ5TRMV

These usually cost around 50-70 Rs locally/through Aliexpress.

If the budget is increased then is there any other alternative?
Thanks for the link. An offtopic query, is there any branded fast/turbo charger for phones with fast/turbo charging? Mine makes noise, I think its the current passing, whenever it is connected to the socket.

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billubakra said:
If the budget is increased then is there any other alternative?
Thanks for the link. An offtopic query, is there any branded fast/turbo charger for phones with fast/turbo charging? Mine makes noise, I think its the current passing, whenever it is connected to the socket.

I will suggest you Zenfone 3 though this doesn't have stock Android but zen UI is very light and feels snappy and 64GB version is available for 17k there are lots of moto phone with stock Android but I hate moto they don't keep their promises for updates.

I am currently using zenfone 3 32GB version I love it. Actually with price drop its best mid range phone currently.

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Minion said:
I will suggest you Zenfone 3 though this doesn't have stock Android but zen UI is very light and feels snappy and 64GB version is available for 17k there are lots of moto phone with stock Android but I hate moto they don't keep their promise for update.

Want stock Android and no crap looking skin so zenfone is out of the picture. Touche moto will brand their flagship phones as outdated within 10 months of its launch.

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billubakra said:
Want stock Android and no crap looking skin so zenfone is out of the picture. Touche moto will brand their flagship phones as outdated within 10 months of its launch.

Then you are out of luck.Your only option is Mi A1

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Minion said:
Then you are out of luck.Your only option is Mi A1

I am skeptical in getting that phone as many people here either got scratched or faulty phones from different websites. I am talking about different phones by Xiaomi.

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By websites you mean flipkart/amazon or xiomi/Mi own official site?

billubakra said:
I am skeptical in getting that phone as many people here either got scratched or faulty phones from different websites. I am talking about different phones by Xiaomi.

I ordered A1 for my sister and that came out good.

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whitestar_999 said:
By websites you mean flipkart/amazon or xiomi/Mi own official site?

The latter one's. Users posted their experiences from those sites itself.

SaiyanGoku said:
I ordered A1 for my sister and that came out good.

Did you order from the official website?

billubakra said:
Hi Guys,

Please suggest phones with stock Android. Budget is around 20k. A big no to crap moto.
1. Budget? 20k, can increase a little.
2. Display type and size? Don't matter.
3. Dual sim? Yes. With an additional slot for memory card
4. Preferred choice of brand? Only Chinese one's are in my budget, no moto btw.
5. What camera option you want (flash, front facing camera)? Don't matter.
6. Preferred operating system? (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, etc). Stock Android
7. Preferred connectivity options (3G, 4G ready). 4G
8. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, internet, gaming etc)? Multipurpose
9. Any specific mobile phones in consideration? Nope
10. Any other info that you want to share. I am not in favor of buying an xyz brand and then installing a custom rom. I just want a phone with stock Android.

Thanks

Xiaomi Mi A1 @ 14.5k but with hybrid slot.

Sent from my Mi A1 using Tapatalk

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bssunilreddy said:
Xiaomi Mi A1 @ 14.5k but with hybrid slot.

Sent from my Mi A1 using Tapatalk

Reddy sahab, how are you doing now?

billubakra said:
Did you order from the official website?

From flipkart in the 2nd/3rd sale. It is almost perfect for the price. I expected Xiaomi to up their game by putting a 5000 mAh battery and dedicated SD card slot but they put 3000 mAh one and hybrid slot crap instead.

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SaiyanGoku said:
From flipkart in the 2nd/3rd sale. It is almost perfect for the price. I expected Xiaomi to up their game by putting a 5000 mAh battery and dedicated SD card slot but they put 3000 mAh one and hybrid slot crap instead.

Thanks. How much did you pay for it?

billubakra said:
Thanks. How much did you pay for it?

13.5k (10% discount using SBI debit card)

serano55 said:
The new Nokias for 2018 are Android one, meaning no bloat, and they got headphone jacks.

It is a year old thread, last post - Nov 2017, why are you interested in it?