Need Smartphone for budget 5k-8k

My Galaxy Note2 has gone kaput and I intend to buy a new phone.

Need a decent camera
Good Music Player.

1. Budget? (5k but can stretch it if really required)
2. Display type and size?
3. Dual sim?(No)
4. Preferred choice of brand?( Preferably branded)
5. What camera option you want (flash, front facing camera)? Flash and Front Facing Camera
6. Preferred operating system? (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, etc). Android
7. Preferred connectivity options (3G, 4G ready). 4G if it comes in the budget
8. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, internet, gaming etc)?Listening to Songs primarily and then Taking photos.
9. Any specific mobile phones in consideration? Redmi or Yureka
10. Any other info that you want to share
If I can get a decent phone for 5k then maybe I would get a better phone for my anniversary as gift later in the year.

If you want better camera and performance, get Yureka else Redmi 2.

SaiyanGoku said:
If you want better camera and performance, get Yureka else Redmi 2.

I have been using my mom's Redmi1s for the past 2 weeks and somehow not liking the feel etc.
I know my previous phones like Note2 and S2 were way expensive than Redmi but I hardly had any issues with the former with regards to phone looking laggy.
I'm worried about Redmi. Also thinking about Yureka. Does it have good ASS?

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How about Lenovo A 6000 and also heard about new launch of Yu model end of April.
Also Moto E 2nd Generation.

Moto g lte is prices at 8k which is a bit high in terms of price

58 views and only 2 responses.
I'm hoping for more responses.
Come on guys!

M

ajayritik said:
I have been using my mom's Redmi1s for the past 2 weeks and somehow not liking the feel etc.
I know my previous phones like Note2 and S2 were way expensive than Redmi but I hardly had any issues with the former with regards to phone looking laggy.
I'm worried about Redmi. Also thinking about Yureka. Does it have good ASS?

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How about Lenovo A 6000 and also heard about new launch of Yu model end of April.
Also Moto E 2nd Generation.

Redmi 2 is much better than Redmi 1s better speakers,MIUI v6 is lot smoother than v5,supports 4G in both SIMs,Camera is decent too.

Moto E 2nd gen is a good phone too.

Moto e2 lte is a more better option when compared with redmi 2.

Redmi I wanted to avoid coz I don't see big difference between Redmi1s and 2.
Also I wanted to try something different.
So how good is this Lenovo thing? [MENTION=129348]shadow[/MENTION] can you post the link for the Moto lte

same here, friend, i am also looking for a phone a nice phone tight on budget

ajayritik said:
Redmi I wanted to avoid coz I don't see big difference between Redmi1s and 2.
Also I wanted to try something different.
So how good is this Lenovo thing? [MENTION=129348]shadow[/MENTION] can you post the link for the Moto lte

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$hadow said:
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This is not displaying any phone model in flipkart.

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So I have 3 guys responding
SaiyanGoku -Yureka else Redmi 2
$hadow-Moto e2 lte
Minion -Redmi 2 Moto E 2nd Gen
I will wait for few more responses.
Looks like I may go for Yureka

I would suggest that you Go for yureka... I've been using it for about 2 months now.. No issues so far.. Camera is pretty good for a sub 10k phone.

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ajayritik said:
Redmi I wanted to avoid coz I don't see big difference between Redmi1s and 2.
Also I wanted to try something different.
So how good is this Lenovo thing? [MENTION=129348]shadow[/MENTION] can you post the link for the Moto lte

Then you should definitely go with Moto E2 4G.

ajayritik said:
This is not displaying any phone model in flipkart.

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So I have 3 guys responding
SaiyanGoku -Yureka else Redmi 2
$hadow-Moto e2 lte
Minion -Redmi 2 Moto E 2nd Gen
I will wait for few more responses.
Looks like I may go for Yureka

Moto e lte is suggested coz of the reason that you have 8k max budget if you can increase it yureka is certainly a better buy. Plus for moto e lte it is on the home page of fk.

ajayritik said:
SaiyanGoku -Yureka else Redmi 2
$hadow-Moto e2 lte or Yureka
Minion -Redmi 2 Moto E 2nd Gen
ash1s-Yureka

I think there is one Lenovo model how about that?

i think its time for Yureka to slash price

Skyh3ck said:
i think its time for Yureka to slash price

Which other phone has better specifications than Yureka under 15k and comes with CM11 by default?
The phone was launched 3 months back. It isn't from samdung which first overprices phones and then slashes the price by 20-30% within few months.

Skyh3ck said:
i think its time for Yureka to slash price

To fit both our budgets, bro?

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So guys where can I get hold of Yureka phone?

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Guys how about Honor 4x?
Is it good one?

ajayritik said:
To fit both our budgets, bro?

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So guys where can I get hold of Yureka phone?

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Guys how about Honor 4x?
Is it good one?

On amazon.in

Honor 4X is like a cross between Yureka and Redmi 2. Huawei Honor 4X - Full phone specifications

But is overpriced by 1500 compared to Yureka.

SaiyanGoku said:
Honor 4X is like a cross between Yureka and Redmi 2. Huawei Honor 4X - Full phone specifications

But is overpriced by 1500 compared to Yureka.

Is it worth the additional price?
Any thing that makes it stand out or better stick with Yureka

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SaiyanGoku said:
On amazon.in

The same crap like Redmi1s. Register for it and then sit on a computer which has high internet speed.
When can I register for the next sale which I presume is anything after April 16th?

ajayritik said:
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The same crap like Redmi1s. Register for it and then sit on a computer which has high internet speed.
When can I register for the next sale which I presume is anything after April 16th?

Don't worry bro.. Booking a yureka is pretty simple.. I booked mine on a pathetic 512kbps.. Register for the sale and log on to your amazon account 30 mins before sale and wait for the timer to reach zero.. The moment it reaches 0, the"buy now" button will appear..click on it immediately and wait for the page to process/load..The yureka should be in your cart and you will have to place the order within 15 Mins.

ashs1 said:
Don't worry bro.. Booking a yureka is pretty simple.. I booked mine on a pathetic 512kbps.. Register for the sale and log on to your amazon account 30 mins before sale and wait for the timer to reach zero.. The moment it reaches 0, the"buy now" button will appear..click on it immediately and wait for the page to process/load..The yureka should be in your cart and you will have to place the order within 15 Mins.

I guess I will have to book it on a weekday and during working hours. In that case the website will be blocked here at office. It will connect on client network but that will be pathetically slow.

Asus Zenfone 2 Specs Link:Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML - Full phone specifications

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He said decent camera.. isn't the Moto E camera bad?

How is the Lenovo A 6000 model?

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bssunil said:
Asus Zenfone 2 Specs Link:Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML - Full phone specifications

What did you say the price for this would be?
It is better to go for Yureka or this one?

K

ajayritik said:
How is the Lenovo A 6000 model?

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What did you say the price for this would be?
It is better to go for Yureka or this one?

Yureka anyday
Lenovo doesnt release updates often and its roms and dev support are poor

Also check out A6000+ going to be released soon.

$hadow said:
Also check out A6000+ going to be released soon.

I think kkn13 in the post above is suggesting not to go for Lenovo.
Also I would not be doing much of rooting so I really don't need the dev support etc .

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Guys so finally Yureka is the only good option for me.
Infact as per the posts here and other threads looks like it's the best phone for under 15k budget.

ajayritik said:
I think kkn13 in the post above is suggesting not to go for Lenovo.
Also I would not be doing much of rooting so I really don't need the dev support etc .

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Guys so finally Yureka is the only good option for me.
Infact as per the posts here and other threads looks like it's the best phone for under 15k budget.

It certainly is if you are not considering lumia 640 and 640 XL.

$hadow said:
It certainly is if you are not considering lumia 640 and 640 XL.

shadow what to do you have to say about Lenovo A 6000 model.
Also will Zenphone 2 be expensive?

Guys currently I'm using my mother's Redmi1s. Will Yureka be a decent upgrade over it?

ajayritik said:
Guys currently I'm using my mother's Redmi1s. Will Yureka be a decent upgrade over it?

Yureka is an upgrade over your Note 2.

SaiyanGoku said:
Yureka is an upgrade over your Note 2.

Can you give me the details as to how can this be considered as an upgrade over Note2?

ajayritik said:
Can you give me the details as to how can this be considered as an upgrade over Note2?

Better SoC, bit better camera, lack of crapwiz.

ajayritik said:
shadow what to do you have to say about Lenovo A 6000 model.
Also will Zenphone 2 be expensive?

Snapdragon 400 with 1 GB of ram is pretty standard now a days. So if you are not looking to overkill the device I might still pick up redmi 2 or else see if you can get A6000+ coz by then zenphone 2 official pricing will also be out. So you could end up making a better decision.

SaiyanGoku said:
Better SoC, bit better camera, lack of crapwiz.

Soc? what's that?
What's this CrapWiz?
I thought this one doesn't have NFC as compared to Note2

ajayritik said:
Soc? what's that?
What's this CrapWiz?
I thought this one doesn't have NFC as compared to Note2

SoC= System On Chip = CPU + GPU (basically)
Note 2 has Exynos 4412 while Yureka has 64-bit Snapdragon 615

Crapwiz (touchwiz actually

) is the stock rom in Note 2 while Yureka comes with CM11s (kitkat) while CM12s (Lollipop) is rolling out for it since yesterday.

Note 2 also lacks Gorilla Glass 3 which Yureka has.

$hadow said:
Snapdragon 400 with 1 GB of ram is pretty standard now a days. So if you are not looking to overkill the device I might still pick up redmi 2 or else see if you can get A6000+ coz by then zenphone 2 official pricing will also be out. So you could end up making a better decision.

Some interesting points from you.

What do you mean by overkilling the phone? I didn't get you.
Somehow I don't want to have that Redmi again. Already used Redmi1s.
I didn't get your statement o A6000+ and Zenphone.
I wanted Zenphone but looks like it will be over 10k easily.
Wanted to research more on A6000+
Maybe I need to decide between Lenovo and Yureka.

ajayritik said:
Some interesting points from you.

What do you mean by overkilling the phone? I didn't get you.
Somehow I don't want to have that Redmi again. Already used Redmi1s.
I didn't get your statement o A6000+ and Zenphone.
I wanted Zenphone but looks like it will be over 10k easily.
Wanted to research more on A6000+
Maybe I need to decide between Lenovo and Yureka.

If so is the yureka is a far better option coz of SD 615 and latest version of cm. Lenovo is a a bit harsh on the skin which I don't like and along that with cm you get the best of customization. And by overkill I mean to use the phone for extreme gaming and other intensive tasks for prolong period of time.

I have to decide any one of the below
Yureka
Lenovo A 7000
Lenovo A 6000+
Can someone list their pros and Cons visavis

Can someone please help me decide which one to go for.
Since I like to listen to Music and the Lenovo one has some Dolby thing will that be better bet or Yureka because of Camera.

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Mitr aur bandu log kripya karke apni tippani dijeye.

ajayritik said:
I have to decide any one of the below
Yureka
Lenovo A 7000
Lenovo A 6000+
Can someone list their pros and Cons visavis

Can someone please help me decide which one to go for.
Since I like to listen to Music and the Lenovo one has some Dolby thing will that be better bet or Yureka because of Camera.

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Mitr aur bandu log kripya karke apni tippani dijeye.

Use a good music app like PowerAmp, Shuttle or PlayerPro paired with a good IEM like ES18 or EM1 or any other you like with Yureka and you are good to go.

SaiyanGoku said:
Use a good music app like PowerAmp, Shuttle or PlayerPro paired with a good IEM like ES18 or EM1 or any other you like with Yureka and you are good to go.

So looks like tomorrow have to take permission and go home for lunch then.

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The last time I made a decision and bought LG Optimus net from TDF I was not happy, hope this time with Yureka I will have better luck.

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Getting hold of Yureka looks like an enviable task for me.
What are my other options?
Should I maybe try a Windows Phone or Lenovo models?

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Guys?

ajayritik said:
So looks like tomorrow have to take permission and go home for lunch then.

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The last time I made a decision and bought LG Optimus net from TDF I was not happy, hope this time with Yureka I will have better luck.

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Getting hold of Yureka looks like an enviable task for me.
What are my other options?
Should I maybe try a Windows Phone or Lenovo models?

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Guys?

Moto E 2015. Less on specs than others but completely wise choice compared to other brands.

Should I extend my budget and think about Mi4 or Asus Zenphone2?
I would want to ideally try Yureka again.

W

reading reviews on flipkart(& applying own mind) it seems yu yureka is a better bet than A7000 especially if camera is considered.as for dolby,don't fall for such gimmicks as unlike camera quality sound quality is too subjective & depends on quality of earphones/headphones too.

whitestar_999 said:
reading reviews on flipkart(& applying own mind) it seems yu yureka is a better bet than A7000 especially if camera is considered.as for dolby,don't fall for such gimmicks as unlike camera quality sound quality is too subjective & depends on quality of earphones/headphones too.

Why is Mi4 Expensive than Redmi1s and Redmi2s?
Is it worth the price? I know it's new but still.
I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't get hold of that Yureka today.

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Guys should I extend the budget and go for Mi4 or maybe try Asus Zenphone latest version?
How is this model which has been mentioned by anirbandd?

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I think maybe I have to extend the budget and get Mi4.
Seriously considering this option.
But almost same specs getting for less than 3k tilts little bit towards Yureka.
Display and size looks better to me for the new Mi4 but is 3k worth the jump since was not too happy with note2 size earlier so will Yureka be better choice or not.

ajayritik said:
Why is Mi4 Expensive than Redmi1s and Redmi2?
Is it worth the price? I know it's new but still.
I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't get hold of that Yureka today.

Seriously, I thought an old member like you would know about gsmarena.

Compared to Yureka, not worth the extra 3k.

SaiyanGoku said:
Seriously, I thought an old member like you would know about gsmarena.

Compared to Yureka, not worth the extra 3k.

I hardly visit the site Gsmarena. Only thing is I'm not too comfortable with the phone size of Yureka and also looks like it's not that easy to get.
Anyways I still think Yureka maybe my preffered choice due the budget.

ajayritik said:
Guys should I extend the budget and go for Mi4 or maybe try Asus Zenphone latest version?
How is this model which has been mentioned by anirbandd?

i am using it for the past few weeks and the experience has been nothing but positive.

its a very very good phone, with a damn high VFM. i got it from FK, delivered within 2 days.

you wont regret if you choose it.

unless you get a bad unit.

SaiyanGoku said:
If you want better camera and performance, get Yureka else Redmi 2.

ashs1 said:
I would suggest that you Go for yureka... I've been using it for about 2 months now.. No issues so far.. Camera is pretty good for a sub 10k phone.

$hadow said:
Moto e lte is suggested coz of the reason that you have 8k max budget if you can increase it yureka is certainly a better buy. Plus for moto e lte it is on the home page of fk.

Thanks guys.
Happy that I went for Yureka.
So far so good.

ajayritik said:
Thanks guys.
Happy that I went for Yureka.
So far so good.

Congo bro BTW they are going to sell yureka without registration for 2 days :-D

ajayritik said:
Thanks guys.
Happy that I went for Yureka.
So far so good.

How does it feels compared to Note 2?

Give a short review citing the differences if possible.

K

SaiyanGoku said:
How does it feels compared to Note 2?

Give a short review citing the differences if possible.

Im guessing he is seeing a heaven and earth difference

Yureka really is a well made offering!!

SaiyanGoku said:
How does it feels compared to Note 2?

Give a short review citing the differences if possible.

kkn13 said:
Im guessing he is seeing a heaven and earth difference
Yureka really is a well made offering!!

[MENTION=184724]kkn13[/MENTION]. you stole my words.
As of now looks like better than Note2.
But my wife doesn't seem to accept that coz she shelled out 34k to buy that phone for me as birthday gift 2 years back.

ajayritik said:
@kkn13. you stole my words.
As of now looks like better than Note2.
But my wife doesn't seem to accept that coz she shelled out 34k to buy that phone for me as birthday gift 2 years back.

Can't blame her bro, samsung always overprice their phones.

ajayritik said:
[MENTION=184724]kkn13[/MENTION]. you stole my words.
As of now looks like better than Note2.
But my wife doesn't seem to accept that coz she shelled out 34k to buy that phone for me as birthday gift 2 years back.

Oh so you destroyed your wife gift bro :mrgreen:

. Hmmm good bless you.

$hadow said:
Oh so you destroyed your wife gift bro . Hmmm good bless you.

Well she also destroyed the gift I gave her but atleast the phone is still working.

ajayritik said:
Well she also destroyed the gift I gave her but atleast the phone is still working.

So looks like now both of you are even.

$hadow said:
So looks like now both of you are even.

yesterday she saw my phone and is getting envious. She is saying now your phone is bigger than mine.
Maybe she will go for another phone soon. Which I doubt!

ajayritik said:
yesterday she saw my phone and is getting envious. She is saying now your phone is bigger than mine.
Maybe she will go for another phone soon. Which I doubt!

Phone's size doesn't matter. Some old 4.7-5" devices (LG and sony) are still better than 5.5" devices (samdung of course) being launched these days

SaiyanGoku said:
Phone's size doesn't matter. Some old 4.7-5" devices (LG and sony) are still better than 5.5" devices (samdung of course) being launched these days

I agree with you.
Too be honest I was not too happy when she bought Note2 but I was like ok atleast I'm getting something if I argue I may get nothing.

K

ajayritik said:
but I was like ok atleast I'm getting something if I argue I may get nothing.

hahaha so true!! :rofl:

applies for gifts from all kinds of women in our lives- wife,gf,mom,sis

kkn13 said:
hahaha so true!!
applies for gifts from all kinds of women in our lives- wife,gf,mom,sis

Man you are the spiritual baba.
At such young age you got so much gyan.

PS: I'm assuming you are not in your 40's or above.

K

ajayritik said:
Man you are the spiritual baba.
At such young age you got so much gyan.

PS: I'm assuming you are not in your 40's or above.

Im only 20 lol

kkn13 said:
Im only 20 lol

Then you are our future Baba Ramdev or Shri Shri

ajayritik said:
yesterday she saw my phone and is getting envious. She is saying now your phone is bigger than mine.
Maybe she will go for another phone soon. Which I doubt!

She will trust me. Once you start using a bigger screen phone you can't go back easily.

$hadow said:
She will trust me. Once you start using a bigger screen phone you can't go back easily.

She has given indications that she wants a different OS this time.
She has used Windows, Android Based Phones so far.
But I think recently released Apple Phones are not that great.

ajayritik said:
She has given indications that she wants a different OS this time.
She has used Windows, Android Based Phones so far.
But I think recently released Apple Phones are not that great.

TBH, none of the devices crapple makes are worth that price.

SaiyanGoku said:
TBH, none of the devices crapple makes are worth that price.

Man you seem to be Samsung and Apple Fan boy or should I say Crapple and Samdung

K

I agree in a way,
Samsung,HTC,Apple,Xiaomi seem to be beating around the bush
releasing the same stuff with minor changes and forget to support the previous gen phones or if they do ,they will cripple performance so you are forced to change your phone unless you are good with custom roms/downgrading etc
I think its time for new blood in the market,the current companies arent good enough anymore

ajayritik said:
Man you seem to be Samsung and Apple Fan boy or should I say Crapple and Samdung

I can do with higher pricing but not with over pricing (E.g. Azom/Clevo laptops and MSI are both higher priced but MSI ones are way overpriced).

Both samsung and apple have done nothing but made loads of money by ripping people off. Samsung's price drops are a classic example. Apple still haven't discontinued 2-3 year older devices and still selling it. (4s for 20k :facepalm:

).

OS is another reason why I don't like them. Touchwiz still looks ugly and won't be better than AOSP roms. Where as iOS is locked and I'd literally break open that lock (jailbreak) than wait for locksmith (Apple's iOS devs) to make a new "innovative" key (feature) which allows user to drag drop content to-and-from PCs after maybe 10-15 years.

T

SaiyanGoku said:
I can do with higher pricing but not with over pricing (E.g. Azom/Clevo laptops and MSI are both higher priced but MSI ones are way overpriced).

Both samsung and apple have done nothing but made loads of money by ripping people off. Samsung's price drops are a classic example. Apple still haven't discontinued 2-3 year older devices and still selling it. (4s for 20k ).

OS is another reason why I don't like them. Touchwiz still looks ugly and won't be better than AOSP roms. Where as iOS is locked and I'd literally break open that lock (jailbreak) than wait for locksmith (Apple's iOS devs) to make a new "innovative" key (feature) which allows user to drag drop content to-and-from PCs after maybe 10-15 years.

Don't know why u keep saying only about Samsung, when LG, Sony, HTC too have similar high pricing for devices..

What's wrong with dropping prices after a period of time? Every company has has their own strategy. Motorola was selling moto g at a price which was low at launch time. But that price cant be justified now and can be called overpriced, Samsung's strategy is atleast better than this.

Samsung and apple made loads of money at the time coz there was simply no competition at the time and they were the best then out of the existing OEMs. Xiaomi, oneplus, Lenovo, Huawei, motorola have just emerged in last two yrs.

Even now if someone dint care abt money and wanted to get the best available would go for S6 or note 4.
S6/G4 still have huge demand. They are ripping off cos ppl, wilfully, are ready to get ripped off in exchange for the best.

Just tht there are other manufacturers now who are selling good stuff for less prices too, which was not the case earlier.

K

^^ No competition??? lol theres always competition ,how else would Nokia and Blackberry have such a steep decline to give way to samsung and apple??? they didnt magically become market leaders because there was no competition

S6 and Note 4 are overrated
I can see why people might buy an iphone,atleast it has something to offer- good apps,good build,status symbol,easy for older people(I still hate iphones personally)
I dont see why people would buy a samsung

T

^ It should be "I don't see why people would buy Samsung, Lg, HTC, Sony" if that's the case.

^ You didn't read the part where I said

I can do with higher pricing but not with over pricing (E.g. Azom/Clevo laptops and MSI are both higher priced but MSI ones are way overpriced).

?

T

Ya but in this case more often than not, all of them are overpriced.

K

the.one said:
^ It should be "I don't see why people would buy Samsung, Lg, HTC, Sony" if that's the case.

not really
LG,HTC and Sony phones are certainly better built than samsung
they are better in every way imho

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the.one said:
Ya but in this case more often than not, all of them are overpriced.

care to elaborate/list

ajayritik said:
She has given indications that she wants a different OS this time.
She has used Windows, Android Based Phones so far.
But I think recently released Apple Phones are not that great.

Ooh If th indication is towards Ios a bomb on wallet is about to be dropped. But since she has already used android she won't be going to find it easily on Ios.

Looks like I need to search for another phone now.
May have to return Yureka if Amazon is willing to take it back.

M

ajayritik said:
She has given indications that she wants a different OS this time.
She has used Windows, Android Based Phones so far.
But I think recently released Apple Phones are not that great.

That means she need a iPhone. :mrgreen: