Need Advice For A New Smartphone

1. Budget?
Ans: I would prefer to go for something below 10-15 K. But can go upto 21 for the right one.

2. Display type and size?
Ans:Type not sure. But size not more than 5.5

3. Dual sim?
Ans: Not a priority

4. Preferred choice of brand?
Ans: Motorola, LG, Nokia

5. What camera option you want (flash, front facing camera)?
Ans: Flash required

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

7. Preferred connectivity options (3G, 4G ready).
Ans: Both 3G and 4G

8. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, internet, gaming etc)?
Ans: Voice Calls, Internet, Mail, Multimedia

9. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?
Ans: Moto E, G, Moto X (first gen), Nexus 5

10. Any other info that you want to share
Ans: I have never used a windows phone, but open to try one if they can compete with above brands. Also, i am currently using a HTC One V and very frustrated with low battery life and sluggish behavior of my phone due to low memory. So i need atleast 1 GB RAM and very good battery life.

+1 to Moto G (2014) and Moto X

go with moto g since moto x doesn't have a great battery life

But I don't think it supports 4g. Does it?

^ Moto X does. Moto G and E doesn't

jackal_79 said:
But I don't think it supports 4g. Does it?

Moto x 1st gen has 4g support but not in India. Moto x 2nd gen has support in India

yup moto x does support 4g in India

Does Moto X generation 1 support 4G? .Gen2 is out of my budget. Also, doesn't Nexus 5 support 4G?.

No. No.

I guess ZR supports 4G, as Xperia Z does support 4G

M

Huawei Honor 6

K

Lumia 730,Moto X,Moto G

Does Nexus 5 support 4G in India?. While comparing nexus 5 to Moto G 2nd Gen in gsmarena, i found display type to be "True HD IPS+ capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors" for nexus and "IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors" for moto G. What is the difference and which is better?

Anyone?????

jackal_79 said:
Anyone?????

No not supported in India. Nexus 5 display is better.

amjath said:
No not supported in India. Nexus 5 display is better.

Thanks! So which phone does support 4G in India?

K

only 3-4 phone models in India support the stupid 2300mhz 4G band used by India,a terrible decision imho

jackal_79 said:
Thanks! So which phone does support 4G in India?

iPhone 5s, 5c
In droids HTC M8
LG G2 lte
Galaxy S5 4g
LG F70 4G
Oppo Find 7
Oppo Find 7a
Xolo LT900

K

amjath said:
iPhone 5s, 5c
In droids HTC M8
LG G2 lte
Galaxy S5 4g
LG F70 4G
Oppo Find 7
Oppo Find 7a
Xolo LT900

do they support 2300mhz? i know the iphones do for sure
wish more oems made phones for 2300mhz

Does anyone know how good is music in nexus 5?

K

jackal_79 said:
Does anyone know how good is music in nexus 5?

as in?music quality etc is fine,if thats what you are asking

I have almost decided on nexus 5. But I have another problem. I have an old Nokia n79 which I use sometime with my same SIM as my HTC. Nexus uses a micro SIM where as other two use a mini SIM. Is there any way I can use same SIM card on nexus as well as on my old phone?

K

jackal_79 said:
I have almost decided on nexus 5. But I have another problem. I have an old Nokia n79 which I use sometime with my same SIM as my HTC. Nexus uses a micro SIM where as other two use a mini SIM. Is there any way I can use same SIM card on nexus as well as on my old phone?

there are adapters but they can be risky because they can ruin the sim slot,i suggest you get another sim to use on the N79 instead

Can someone suggest a good case and screen guard for nexus 5?

jackal_79 said:
Can someone suggest a good case and screen guard for nexus 5?

Try speigen

Hi, due to budget constraint, i had to keep on hold my intended purchase of Nexus 5. Now i want to buy something in the 15 - 16 K range. My choices are Moto G2 or Moto X1 (if stretch my budget a little more). However, i am also thinking of L730 / L735 (Not currently available in India. But expected by end of Dec'14 as i read some where.) Can some one advice me on Lumia?. I have never used a windows phone.

Ask [MENTION=184724]kkn13[/MENTION]

K

jackal_79 said:
Hi, due to budget constraint, i had to keep on hold my intended purchase of Nexus 5. Now i want to buy something in the 15 - 16 K range. My choices are Moto G2 or Moto X1 (if stretch my budget a little more). However, i am also thinking of L730 / L735 (Not currently available in India. But expected by end of Dec'14 as i read some where.) Can some one advice me on Lumia?. I have never used a windows phone.

Lumia 730 has already launched last month
I have a 720 and an 820 at the moment
The 720 and 730 aren't that different in terms of camera,battery etc so ill give you my experience based on my 720
The 730 packs more ram and a quad core CPU as compared to the 720 so its performance is better
My 720 lasts me 1.5 days of heavy usage easily and the camera is unmatched in low light and challenging scenarios
Often I find myself taking better low light pics on my 720 than even my 1200D (720/730s wide lens and aperture allows this but if I use a tripod and decrease shutter speed and careful adjustment,the 1200d can match the same shot,tedious but effective)
Windows phone 8.1 cyan is a very smooth and light os and doesn't need very high end hardware and often outperforms android on the same hardware
As for apps,people here like to assume it lacks apps or is limited but I find windows phone very balanced and well made
I feel the lack of USB otg and a native snapchat client but I'm satisfied because of excellent third party apps which I prefer to use than the official apps on my iPad and nexus 5(otg support and official snapchat etc are in the works and will release soon)
So far the only thing lacking is a bunch of games here and there but windows phone does what a phone should do and can handle the existing games very well
I do find slight delay in launching apps sometimes but that's because the 720 has only 512mb ram,my 820 is the smoothest device I've used so far thanks to its 1gb ram but I end up using my 720 thanks to its superior battery life and low light performance
The 730 sits right in between the 720 and 820 IMHO ,it has the pros of both and packs in 1gb ram,a SD400,6.7mp Carl Zeiss lens with 1.9 aperture and the 730 won't have the delay issues i sometimes face on my 720( though I should mention that its a minor issue and hardly noticeable on my 720 and I just included for comparison)
One thing which disturbs me about the 730 over the 720 is the lack of glance screen and lack of capacitive keys and camera button but of course this is purely a thing for user preference and in no way a con
I suggest you get the 730 I'm sure you'll love it
Also don't listen to naysayers of windows phone,most of them haven't used Windows phone and just generalise(no offence to anyone,just something I notice about most of my friends these days until they see my phone)
If you have any further questions pls feel free to ask,ill be happy to solve any doubts you have

jackal_79 said:
Does Moto X generation 1 support 4G? .Gen2 is out of my budget. Also, doesn't Nexus 5 support 4G?.

India mostly uses TD-LTE 2300mhz so NO, NO.

You have only one option - OnePlus One

R

try Htc desire 620g as well, it has launched for 15k .. decent phone in my opinion

Nexus 5 does support 4g but with a hack but I have no idea if it supports 4g in India.

rish1 said:
try Htc desire 620g as well, it has launched for 15k .. decent phone in my opinion

I am not able to check the availability of above phone. Even GSMarena is listing it as coming soon.
HTC Desire 620G dual sim - Full phone specifications

- - - Updated - - -

kkn13 said:
Lumia 730 has already launched last month
I have a 720 and an 820 at the moment
The 720 and 730 aren't that different in terms of camera,battery etc so ill give you my experience based on my 720
The 730 packs more ram and a quad core CPU as compared to the 720 so its performance is better
My 720 lasts me 1.5 days of heavy usage easily and the camera is unmatched in low light and challenging scenarios
Often I find myself taking better low light pics on my 720 than even my 1200D (720/730s wide lens and aperture allows this but if I use a tripod and decrease shutter speed and careful adjustment,the 1200d can match the same shot,tedious but effective)
Windows phone 8.1 cyan is a very smooth and light os and doesn't need very high end hardware and often outperforms android on the same hardware
As for apps,people here like to assume it lacks apps or is limited but I find windows phone very balanced and well made
I feel the lack of USB otg and a native snapchat client but I'm satisfied because of excellent third party apps which I prefer to use than the official apps on my iPad and nexus 5(otg support and official snapchat etc are in the works and will release soon)
So far the only thing lacking is a bunch of games here and there but windows phone does what a phone should do and can handle the existing games very well
I do find slight delay in launching apps sometimes but that's because the 720 has only 512mb ram,my 820 is the smoothest device I've used so far thanks to its 1gb ram but I end up using my 720 thanks to its superior battery life and low light performance
The 730 sits right in between the 720 and 820 IMHO ,it has the pros of both and packs in 1gb ram,a SD400,6.7mp Carl Zeiss lens with 1.9 aperture and the 730 won't have the delay issues i sometimes face on my 720( though I should mention that its a minor issue and hardly noticeable on my 720 and I just included for comparison)
One thing which disturbs me about the 730 over the 720 is the lack of glance screen and lack of capacitive keys and camera button but of course this is purely a thing for user preference and in no way a con
I suggest you get the 730 I'm sure you'll love it
Also don't listen to naysayers of windows phone,most of them haven't used Windows phone and just generalise(no offence to anyone,just something I notice about most of my friends these days until they see my phone)
If you have any further questions pls feel free to ask,ill be happy to solve any doubts you have

Thank you for the details !. Iam not into much games on mobile except for occasional candy crush saga. I need a good VFM phone for my calls (which are many and some times long, browsing- this i do a lot & listening to music (online / offline). Moreover, i need good battery backup & fast performance. Both are not good on my current HTC One V. It's behavior is sometime very irritating like - long delay after pressing the call option for phone to start dialing, delay in loading call history and message etc. If L730 is a good performer i am ready to buy it. My only concern is 4G. As every operator is trying to launch it very soon, i want a phone which supports it. I heard L735 will support it .Any idea when it is getting launched?

K

jackal_79 said:
I am not able to check the availability of above phone. Even GSMarena is listing it as coming soon.
HTC Desire 620G dual sim - Full phone specifications

- - - Updated - - -

Thank you for the details !. Iam not into much games on mobile except for occasional candy crush saga. I need a good VFM phone for my calls (which are many and some times long, browsing- this i do a lot & listening to music (online / offline). Moreover, i need good battery backup & fast performance. Both are not good on my current HTC One V. It's behavior is sometime very irritating like - long delay after pressing the call option for phone to start dialing, delay in loading call history and message etc. If L730 is a good performer i am ready to buy it. My only concern is 4G. As every operator is trying to launch it very soon, i want a phone which supports it. I heard L735 will support it .Any idea when it is getting launched?

I wouldnt pin hopes on 4G ,Im not sure about the L735 but most of the phones in the market dont support the 2300mhz 4G band which DoT,India has chosen-exception being iphone and a few samsungs(not all,rather rare)
For everything else,the Lumia 730/735 will surely surprise you and give the desired results
I would avoid the HTC if I were you,cheaper HTC phones are often ignored for updates and quality isnt as great as the flagship HTC phones
for your needs,the Lumia will excel and outperform all android phones in that budget,only drawback is candy crush was pulled from the windows phone store,however it will make a comeback soon according to sources
Microsoft France apparently confirms Candy Crush Saga is headed to Windows Phone | Windows Central
also with windows phone,you dont need to worry about updates,all phones get updates even 2 years after release and even get new features etc so its a VFM investment
I suggest for 4G to wait till the technology sets in , even 3G sometimes struggles with reception here in Mumbai
so dont buy a phone just for the 2300mhz band
there is hope for the 735 and other unsupported 4G band phones in India if DoT introduces more commonly used bands

- - - Updated - - -

*www.lightreading.in/lightreadingindia/news-analysis/288003/india-lte-soon-fdd-track

Yes, some operators like airtel have plan to launch 4g on 1800 mhz which is a common band among 4g capable phones. Do you know how is after sales support of Nokia? What Will happen now to Nokia phone since Microsoft has taken over?

K

jackal_79 said:
Yes, some operators like airtel have plan to launch 4g on 1800 mhz which is a common band among 4g capable phones. Do you know how is after sales support of Nokia? What Will happen now to Nokia phone since Microsoft has taken over?

its the same old nokia style support
microsoft has done a great job of maintaining legendary nokia quality of materials,software and after sales
my friends 720 (under warranty which expires in January) had some issues with his display,minor issues like random touches which came rarely,he went to the service centre and they gave him a new unit within a day!!no questions asked!!
as for me,my red 720(i had a black 720 which i lost) has been running flawless for the last 2 years,still gets updates and new features etc all the time and the components havent deteriorated at all(usually the battery of most other brand phones go within a year)
im very happy with my 720,have had loads of bad experience with samsung and a few more brands in the past but Nokia has really kept up its standards and is the king of quality and after sales(for me atleast)
the microsoft takeover has just changed its name,the staff,quality etc remains the same as it was when it was called Nokia

K

I was right,candy crush was just rereleased for windows phone
Candy Crush Saga arrives on Windows Phone | Windows Central
its now up for download

G

Some one in the forum on other thread suggested

ZTE Grand SII

it has snapdragon 800 equivalent to nexus 5 and 5.5in FHD Screen
and its for 15k

- - - Updated - - -

But its stuck on jelly bean 4.3

Wait till 18 december .. mmx is going to launch cyanogen mod smartphone yu with snapdragon 64 bit chipset 410 or 615 octa cores

gamefreak4770k said:
Some one in the forum on other thread suggested

ZTE Grand SII

it has snapdragon 800 equivalent to nexus 5 and 5.5in FHD Screen
and its for 15k

- - - Updated - - -

But its stuck on jelly bean 4.3

No chinese brand please!!. My preferences are Moto G2, Moto X1 (Currently discontinued as per FK), Moto X2 (Over budget), Nexus 5, Lumia 730, 735 ( To be launched in India) & Lumia 830

I doubt it. I think they will come up with SD 800 series for YU phone.

funskar said:
Wait till 18 december .. mmx is going to launch cyanogen mod smartphone yu with snapdragon 64 bit chipset 410 or 615 octa cores

I don't think they'll ever use sd400 or above Qualcomm SoCs in their phones.

K

jackal_79 said:
No chinese brand please!!. My preferences are Moto G2, Moto X1 (Currently discontinued as per FK), Moto X2 (Over budget), Nexus 5, Lumia 730, 735 ( To be launched in India) & Lumia 830

Lumia 735 wont be coming to India and Lumia 730 and 830 have already released in India
just get the 730 or moto g(2014) depending on preference

- - - Updated - - -

SaiyanGoku said:
I don't think they'll ever use sd400 or above Qualcomm SoCs in their phones.

I think they might even keep mediatek like most of their other phones
either way,their quality is still bad

- - - Updated - - -

gamefreak4770k said:
Some one in the forum on other thread suggested

ZTE Grand SII

it has snapdragon 800 equivalent to nexus 5 and 5.5in FHD Screen
and its for 15k

- - - Updated - - -

But its stuck on jelly bean 4.3

you might as well extend and get something better like a One plus one if you really want an SD8xx cpu that badly

If they launch L730 they will not launch 735 and if they launch 735 it is viceversa. Plus L730 is doing good in terms of performance.

K

$hadow said:
If they launch L730 they will not launch 735 and if they launch 735 it is viceversa. Plus L730 is doing good in terms of performance.

Lumia 730 already released in India
actually abroad both 730 and 735 are sold but 735 isnt available in India because the 4G bands which India uses-2300mhz spectrum isnt supported by a vast majority of 4G handsets,exception being iphone and 2-3 other phones
some phones will even go as far as showing the 4G/LTE icon when used on Airtel 4G(corporate only for now and only in Mumbai and Bangalore atm) but in reality,it will not connect etc despite full bars etc

^^Yeah they will never launch the 735 in India coz we have 730. Btw the front cam is not that great irrespective of the point that MS is selling it as a selfie phone.

K

$hadow said:
^^Yeah they will never launch the 735 in India coz we have 730. Btw the front cam is not that great irrespective of the point that MS is selling it as a selfie phone.

yeah the 7xx series cameras always are a bit grainy at times but performs excellent in challenging situations like low light,would have been nice if they had added a flash to the front camera for selfies as well though

A

jackal_79 said:
Does Moto X generation 1 support 4G? .Gen2 is out of my budget. Also, doesn't Nexus 5 support 4G?.

Nexus 5 supports 4G (LTE)... I tried Reliance Jio Demo in IIT Mumbai..

- - - Updated - - -

jackal_79 said:
Does Nexus 5 support 4G in India?. While comparing nexus 5 to Moto G 2nd Gen in gsmarena, i found display type to be "True HD IPS+ capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors" for nexus and "IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors" for moto G. What is the difference and which is better?

I can tell you about nexus 5, if you search on net you will see that nexus 5 scree is best screen.

IPS LCD
The LED backlit IPS display has really good viewing angles and very accurate colour reproduction. The display is also bright enough to be easily used in sunlight without hampering usability much.

True HD IPS Plus
reduces reflections, offers better sensitivity along with better colours and brightness.

Nexus 5 vs 2014 Moto G: screen

The plucky Moto G has to be given plenty of credit for its screen, which is downright impressive. A £150 smartphone that has a 4.5in, 720 x 1,280 (326ppi) IPS display as good as this is a real achievement.
From our Labs testing we measured Moto G’s display brightness at a maximum 436cd/m[SUP]2[/SUP], with a contrast ratio of 991:1. In real-world language this means it’s an incredibly bright display with colours that really leap from the screen.
The Nexus 5 refuses to be outdone here though, with a beautiful 4.95in 1,080 x 1,920 (445ppi) IPS display. This pixel rich screen boasts a brightness of 508cd/m[SUP]2[/SUP] and a contrast ratio of 888:1, which ensures video content, images and graphics on this screen all look their best.
The display you get on the Moto G for its price is truly remarkable, however the sheer pixel count of the Nexus 5 makes is impossible to ignore.
With both devices sharing the same Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection we’re calling this round a score draw - although the Nexus 5 edges the win on penalties after extra time.

- - - Updated - - -

jackal_79 said:
Does anyone know how good is music in nexus 5?

Nexus 5 speakers are pretty decent. Music is good when listened on low volume if you have not experienced any other phone in loudspeaker mode. On high volume (and customized high volume gives "scratching/popping/unclear" sound). Better use in-ear headsets, headphones etc etc for better sound.
The Nexus 5 speaker: Yes, there's only one — and software may be hurting what you hear [updated]

- - - Updated - - -

jackal_79 said:
I have almost decided on nexus 5. But I have another problem. I have an old Nokia n79 which I use sometime with my same SIM as my HTC. Nexus uses a micro SIM where as other two use a mini SIM. Is there any way I can use same SIM card on nexus as well as on my old phone?

Yes, why not, I also use sim card for different mobiles.
Try sim adapter, which will convert micro to nano, micro to mini etc etc... as per your requirement search in store..

- - - Updated - - -

jackal_79 said:
Can someone suggest a good case and screen guard for nexus 5?

Good case can be original case, specifically bumper case for nexus 5 from Google.
Or buy any case from local market. If you are trying touch mobiles for 1st times, don't buy flip cover case, its ugly and every time you need to open it to unlock screen. Try bumper or back from local market also, I got back case for 100 rs, still working great.

Screen guard, glossy screen guard are good enough. I got one deal of 399 rs and 3 time exchange warranty in 1 year. Got replaced 2 times. Now got the better version of screen guard.

- - - Updated - - -

jackal_79 said:
Hi, due to budget constraint, i had to keep on hold my intended purchase of Nexus 5. Now i want to buy something in the 15 - 16 K range. My choices are Moto G2 or Moto X1 (if stretch my budget a little more). However, i am also thinking of L730 / L735 (Not currently available in India. But expected by end of Dec'14 as i read some where.) Can some one advice me on Lumia?. I have never used a windows phone.

Ok. in that budget go for moto g 2nd gen only. No other option. Moto X 2013 will be bad choice. Or wait for moto e 2nd gen. If you tried android once then don't go for windows, if you have not tried then you can try, it's risky. In hardware terms you will get good one's, but on software you will stuck.
But still if you want to try.. then..
Nokia Lumia 730 Dual (windows 8.1)
Or try for L 1320
Or wait for windows 10 mobiles.

- - - Updated - - -

jackal_79 said:
Yes, some operators like airtel have plan to launch 4g on 1800 mhz which is a common band among 4g capable phones. Do you know how is after sales support of Nokia? What Will happen now to Nokia phone since Microsoft has taken over?

I got very bad experience from Nokia Service Center. I was big fan of Nokia.

- - - Updated - - -

jackal_79 said:
No chinese brand please!!. My preferences are Moto G2, Moto X1 (Currently discontinued as per FK), Moto X2 (Over budget), Nexus 5, Lumia 730, 735 ( To be launched in India) & Lumia 830

Actually you should think in this way, "how they can offer such a strong and same hardware for low price? "
Brand value always cost you more.

kkn13 said:
yeah the 7xx series cameras always are a bit grainy at times but performs excellent in challenging situations like low light,would have been nice if they had added a flash to the front camera for selfies as well though

it is not it needs flash but the problem is that it is showing absolutely washed out colors even after providing ambient light.

Please suggest a good case & screen guard for lumia 730

K

jackal_79 said:
Please suggest a good case & screen guard for lumia 730

for case get a capdase,amzer or TPU silicone case,avoid flip cases
for screen guard,any will do,but my personal preference is a matte finish one

kkn13 said:
for case get a capdase,amzer or TPU silicone case,avoid flip cases
for screen guard,any will do,but my personal preference is a matte finish one

Thanks!. Can you suggest one?

- - - Updated - - -

Anyone please?

K

jackal_79 said:
Thanks!. Can you suggest one?

- - - Updated - - -

Anyone please?

i think capdase hasnt made one for the 730 yet,surprisingly
basically any tough silicone case should do
i suggest you check out in stores first
im not too sure about the cases currently available but this one looks tough
nCase Back Cover for Nokia Lumia 730 - nCase : Flipkart.com
i suggest you go by reviews though