Need advice on buying a smartphone within 15k

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Hi Guys,need advice on buying a smartphone within 15k

1. Budget? 15k (I'm in singapore. Roughly around 350 SGD)
2. Display type and size? 4 inches
3. Form Factor? bar, slider, flip? Bar
4. Preferred choice of brand? HTC,Sony,Samsung. Not sure of the quality of Huawei products
5. Preferred input method (QWERTY, touchscreen, numpad, touch-n-type). Touchscreen
6. What camera option you want? Please specify need for flash, autofocus, front facing camera. (i'm planning to buy Nikon D3200.So mobile camera is not a priority.However I need front facing camera with reasonable quality to take video calls thru Skype)
7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc). Android
8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please specify clearly. 3G and Wifi
9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc) GPS,Skype,Flash,PDF reader(to read e-books),
10. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming etc)? Internet,mails,playing videos,reading e-books and MUSIC(would prefer a handset with good bass output)
11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration? Confused! HTC One V,HTC Desire V,Sony Xperia series,Samsung Galaxy S Duos
12. Any other info that you want to share

Samsung Galaxy S Duos is a good phone for its price. One V is not so great phone.....leave the reviews, my friend started hating it after buying

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anupam_pb said:
Samsung Galaxy S Duos is a good phone for its price. One V is not so great phone.....leave the reviews, my friend started hating it after buying

are you aware that One V and S Duos have exact same spec upto except S Dous packing more ram. Actually both of these are really excellent choice for someone who wants to waste 15k. Go for Huawei Ascend G600 or wait for LG L9 to be available at HomeShop 18's superdeals for 15k.

Since you're in SG, try to get the LG Optimus L9.

J

Sam said:
are you aware that One V and S Duos have exact same spec upto except S Dous packing more ram. Actually both of these are really excellent choice for someone who wants to waste 15k. Go for Huawei Ascend G600 or wait for LG L9 to be available at HomeShop 18's superdeals for 15k.

L9 is available for 334.86

I'm only worried about the sound output for LG phones...do they have good sound quality with headphones/earphones?

Johnny said:
L9 is available for 334.86

I'm only worried about the sound output for LG phones...do they have good sound quality with headphones/earphones?

I'd say fair, not in the level of PMPs, but as good as most mobile phones. But I use a FiiO E6 to amp the sound, so I don't feel any issues.

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tkin said:
I'd say fair, not in the level of PMPs, but as good as most mobile phones. But I use a FiiO E6 to amp the sound, so I don't feel any issues.

Ok...I've gone thru this forum and L9 seems to be best bet in this price range. I'll go for it...thanks guys for the suggestions

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tkin said:
I'd say fair, not in the level of PMPs, but as good as most mobile phones. But I use a FiiO E6 to amp the sound, so I don't feel any issues.

what does pms means??and again do lg l9's sound o\p matches with xepria mobiles?

dreamchaser said:
what does pms means??and again do lg l9's sound o\p matches with xepria mobiles?

I said PMP, meaning Portable Media Players like walkmans, cowon player, ipods etc.

And yes, it will match xperia.

tkin said:
I said PMP, meaning Portable Media Players like walkmans, cowon player, ipods etc.

And yes, it will match xperia.

It means the audio quality of L9 & Sony Xperia Phones are not as good as iPod Touch???

Empirial said:
It means the audio quality of L9 & Sony Xperia Phones are not as good as iPod Touch???

Forget ipod, I gave it as a reference, ipod audio quality isn't good, cowon players, sansa etc have very good audio outputs, there's another one(forgot name) that comes with a hardware amp inbuilt, pristinenote used to sell it once.

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tkin said:
I said PMP, meaning Portable Media Players like walkmans, cowon player, ipods etc.

And yes, it will match xperia.

oh really??if LG l9 matches in Sound o/p with sony i have no hesitation in buying it...i guess only camera is a (-) in lg l9...

dreamchaser said:
oh really??if LG l9 matches in Sound o/p with sony i have no hesitation in buying it...i guess only camera is a (-) in lg l9...

Do not compare L9 with SL, but if your budget is 22k or lower, i.e cannot spare 24k for SL, get L9 eyes closed.

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tkin said:
Do not compare L9 with SL, but if your budget is 22k or lower, i.e cannot spare 24k for SL, get L9 eyes closed.

well im not comparing..just to make sure i get the best mobile

and my budget is nowhere near 22k..it is just 15k

....what abt sony p

sony Xperia p
Battery is 1350mAh..
It will be horrible

+1 to L9 from my side as well

/LG L9 It is 14K with cupon GC9NFNPE3NYS today

theserpent said:
/LG L9 It is 14K without cupon GC9NFNPE3NYS today

Kill me nao :banghead:

I'm gonna register a FIR on HS18 :evil:

tkin said:
Kill me nao

I'm gonna register a FIR on HS18

sorry with cupon

theserpent said:
sorry with cupon

Not for that, for that cheap price, I paid 18.5k for my L9 :banghead:

^ HS18 wants to bankrupt LG
Or like SAM told me that L9 might be discontinued

DEAL expired

tkin said:
Not for that, for that cheap price, I paid 18.5k for my L9

Btw. can you trust any online seller other than Flipkart?
P.S-If the value is big enough.

Tenida said:
Btw. can you trust any online seller other than Flipkart?
P.S-If the value is big enough.

Nop i cant

Tenida said:
Btw. can you trust any online seller other than Flipkart?
P.S-If the value is big enough.

Nope

J

I've put this on hold for a while. I'm a music addict ,so was thinking to go for a SONY product as I've used SONY mobiles in the past. The sound output is too gud in SONY mobiles.

Is Xperia SL still worth buying ?

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Johnny said:
I've put this on hold for a while. I'm a music addict ,so was thinking to go for a SONY product as I've used SONY mobiles in the past. The sound output is too gud in SONY mobiles.

Is Xperia SL still worth buying ?

You May try Xperia P it might be one year old but it is getting jelly bean update in 3-4 weeks

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If you can wait for a while, 2 more good models from sony coming up. Xperia SP and Xperia L. SP is a lower version which maybe around 15k and L close to or a lil more than 20k....

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shawn301287 said:
If you can wait for a while, 2 more good models from sony coming up. Xperia SP and Xperia L. SP is a lower version which maybe around 15k and L close to or a lil more than 20k....

Yeah but it wont be releasing in india before may...