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Need a Smartphone for Mom under Rs. 6000 with Good Battery Life

15 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/need-a-smartphone-for-mom-under-rs-6000-with-good-battery-life.190947/

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flash_360 Original post #1
Apr 11, 2015 at 12:29 PM
1. Budget?
Under Rs.6000

2. Display type and size?

Not more than 4.5"

3. Dual sim?

Not necessary

4. Preferred choice of brand?
Any

5. What camera option you want (flash, front facing camera)?
Front facing camera is a must.

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

7. Preferred connectivity options (3G, 4G ready).

3G, WiFi

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

Voice/Video calls via Hangouts, imo, KakaoTalk etc

9. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?

Zenfone C (but i heard that battery life is not that good)

10. Any other info that you want to share?
This phone is for my mom. She is not that tech savvy. Just need a good phone with decent back/front cam, good speaker and good battery life.
:)

omega44-xt
Apr 11, 2015 at 2:20 PM
At that price point, Moto E has good battery life
bssunilreddy
Apr 11, 2015 at 2:39 PM
Asus Zenfone C (ZC451CG) -5999.
$hadow
$hadow #5
Apr 11, 2015 at 2:50 PM
Redmi 2 for that ios like simplicity or you can get lumia 535 for around 7k mark.
F
Apr 11, 2015 at 3:15 PM
Redmi 2 for that ios like simplicity or you can get lumia 535 for around 7k mark.
but its above the budget. And hangouts is not available on Windows phone.
$hadow
$hadow #8
Apr 12, 2015 at 12:04 PM
but its above the budget. And hangouts is not available on Windows phone.

You have to let go something, you can't have everything. Rest choice rests with you bro.
F
Apr 13, 2015 at 2:12 PM
I am planning to increase my budget to rs.7000. Which one is better?

Moto E 2nd Gen or Redmi 2?
$hadow
$hadow #10
Apr 13, 2015 at 3:35 PM
Redmi 2 still a better option.
SaiyanGoku
Apr 13, 2015 at 4:22 PM
I am planning to increase my budget to rs.7000. Which one is better?

Moto E 2nd Gen or Redmi 2?

Moto E 2 is overpriced. Even the 4g version would be overpriced. Moto E was a decent choice 10-11 months back.
$hadow
$hadow #12
Apr 14, 2015 at 4:20 PM
Yu is also coming out with a redmi 2 competitor soon.
mitraark
mitraark #13
Apr 16, 2015 at 11:10 AM
Buy the Moto E2

If you go by the specs, it'll seem overpriced...

but

A general user will hardly notice any difference.. the stock vanilla android running on E2 is good. Moto E2 is really sturdy, very important point. Decent after sales service.

A friend got the Moto E2 for his brother.

We should not blindly judhe all phones just by it's specs, the pros and cons in the real world scenario is based on many other factors.
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Techguy #14
Apr 18, 2015 at 6:49 PM
Buy the MotoE2015 . There have been heating/performance issues with the redmi. MotoE2015 has very good battery life.
$hadow
$hadow #15
Apr 19, 2015 at 11:47 PM
Moto e certainly has a good battery life but 3g variant is not a good choice.