Need the best upgrade from LG OP1 for 20-22k.

1. Q: Budget?
A: 20k

2. Q: Preferred Form Factor(flip, bar, slider)?
A: Bar

3. Q: Preferred display type?
A: Any

4. Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them.
A: Any

5. Q: Preferred input method (Touchscreen, QWERTY, etc.)?
A: Touchscreen

6. Q: Camera required or not? If required, please specify type like front camera/flash/etc.
A: Minimum 5MP, Flash needed

7. Q: Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
A: Android (if a WP7 which satisfies all the requirements then ok)

8. Q: Preferred connectivity options? (3G, Wifi, Edge etc).
A: 3G, Wifi, Edge

9. Q: What is your intended use for this phone(internet, camera, multimedia, mails, etc)?
A: Messaging, mails, facebook, twitter, whatsapp, wordsmith

10. Q: Any other requirements?
A: need LED flash, dual core(if possible), minimum 1Ghz and 1GB internal memory, need external MMC slot and atleast 1 day battery life with average use, camera flash, secondary camera

11. Q: If you have already considered a phone then please mention the model.
A: Motorola Atrix, HTC Evo 3D, Samsung Galaxy R

I have been using LG OP1 for the past 1 year and its an awesome experience. Have been using custom ROMs since day 1. Need a phone which lasts for a day if i do the above pojnt No 9 in a day.

20-22k budget , i want it to be good for atleast 1yr

top priority - battery life, no 2g/3g issues, awesome call clarity

Thanks in advance

Motorola Atrix 2

make use of the search box given at the top of the page.
There many thread who have posted the same query i.e. they also want a mobile with a similar budget.
So please read the other thread first and if your query is not resolved then post

tasted Android. now taste WP. Lumia 800.

Please wait for HTC One S to launch. It will come down in price in a few months...

Motorola Atrix 2 or HTC Sensation

Sam said:
tasted Android. now taste WP. Lumia 800.

I thought of it but then 3k more for Lumia/WP but i would get a lesser battery, lesser RAM and WP has its own limited capabilities. After being a LG OP1 user, i don't think i can live with a WP phone. though i like it, my bro got an omnia and its awesome. Unless spending 2-3k more and getting Lumia 800 will give a benefit over what Atrix 2, then I am ready to. You think its a good move? Thanks bro

AndroidFan said:
Please wait for HTC One S to launch. It will come down in price in a few months...

One S is what i really wanted but then i just couldn't afford the 30+k budget. It will release in India for 30-32k, am sure. And price would go down to max maybe 28k. If not, then do let me know . One S is so Onderful !! Thanks bro

anupam_pb said:
Motorola Atrix 2 or HTC Sensation

HTC Sensation, my friends have, battery life doesn't give them a day completely.. (its not modded), but Atrix 2 battery life is what is making me lean towards it. Thanks man

All your requirements are fulfilled to complete extent by the HTC Sensation and Atrix 2, but Motorola is known to have bad after sales support in India as compared to HTC and some other brands. Sensation will easily last with you for the coming 2-3 years as it's hardware is kind of high end (only quad cores can "beat" it, but who cares? It will still perform well in most of the applications).

desiJATT said:
All your requirements are fulfilled to complete extent by the HTC Sensation and Atrix 2, but Motorola is known to have bad after sales support in India as compared to HTC and some other brands. Sensation will easily last with you for the coming 2-3 years as it's hardware is kind of high end (only quad cores can "beat" it, but who cares? It will still perform well in most of the applications).

Atrix2 is 21.5k, Sensation is 23.4k(i think available only online). Can you tell me what extra I'll get by paying 2k more with the Sensation over the Atrix2, as my budget is 20k, i'm increasing it to 2k for the extra battery life that Atrix2 will give and the more internal memory.

thanks

One S will be priced for 25-28k, a price tag above that would not be a justified one.
If you are strict with your budget then you can have a look at HTC One V or Incredible S.
Otherwise Sensation is a very good phone for 22-23k, can get for 22k at saholic

X-jo said:
Atrix2 is 21.5k, Sensation is 23.4k(i think available only online). Can you tell me what extra I'll get by paying 2k more with the Sensation over the Atrix2, as my budget is 20k, i'm increasing it to 2k for the extra battery life that Atrix2 will give and the more internal memory.

thanks

Specification wise, HTC Sensation takes a beating from Atrix 2, but that's only theoretical. You can go with any of them, but IMO, Motorola has bad after sales service. Wait for some more people to comment on this as i am not sure about this fact. HTC has good service and the hardware differences in both are almost negligible. So just check for service support for both in your city, and buy whatever suits you.

aroraanant said:
One S will be priced for 25-28k, a price tag above that would not be a justified one.
If you are strict with your budget then you can have a look at HTC One V or Incredible S.
Otherwise Sensation is a very good phone for 22-23k, can get for 22k at saholic

Atrix 2 vs Incredible S
Motorola ATRIX 2 vs HTC Incredible S

Atrix 2 vs HTC One V
Motorola ATRIX 2 vs. HTC One V - GSMArena.com
8GB/1GB vs 4GB/512MB [Internal Memory]
dual core 1Ghz vs single core 1Ghz [CPU]
1785mah vs 1500msh [Battery]

I am not worried abt ICS as Atrix 2 will get an update by Q3.

Any reason why not to choose Atrix 2 over the above mentioned?

thanks

Atrix 2 should not be compared to Incredible S and One V, you should compare it to Sensation, I know the battery back up of sensation is not good but overall its a very good phone for 22-23k, I suggest you to pick Sensation over Atrix 2

aroraanant said:
Atrix 2 should not be compared to Incredible S and One V, you should compare it to Sensation, I know the battery back up of sensation is not good but overall its a very good phone for 22-23k, I suggest you to pick Sensation over Atrix 2

The thing is i have seen the Sensation(2 of my friends have it), for one on 2G 24x7 and 100 sms, 20 min calls, battery life doesnt even stay for atleast a day... and the other is on 3G and the battery drains when he reaches home, so still not a day...

atrix 2, from user reviews in india, it seems that it goes for more than a day and i am interested in that as i am spending 1-2k more from my budget of 20k..
also 8GB/1GB vs 1GB/786MB internal memory for Atrix 2 vs Sensation. After having the Optimus, i definitely want a better internal memory to store apps and especially those which are widgets so it has to be stored in internal memory... hence Sensation looses in that battle there.
thanks man

so is there anyone in this forum who owns an atrix 2? i would like to hear reviews from them... i don't mind waiting till i get a proper review as i am not in a hurry to buy the phone..

BTW any android phone with 24*7 internet on will not last for a day, whether it is sensation or any other. 1GB for storing apps and widgets is enough as most of the things can me moved to SD card.
Rest its upto you now

aroraanant said:
BTW any android phone with 24*7 internet on will not last for a day, whether it is sensation or any other. 1GB for storing apps and widgets is enough as most of the things can me moved to SD card.
Rest its upto you now

my LG OP1 (using custom ROM) stays for 26-28hrs on 24x7 2G

. I want an upgrade to it, hence the needs

hope to see some Atrix 2 users somewhere around.

how about samsung Focus S ? is it available in India? if so then how much? also hows the battery life of Nokia Lumia 800? I am open to go to WP7 if they are in the same league as Atrix2/Sensation

O1 has a small screen, then you shift to phones with screen size of around 4" there will be lot of difference.
And windows and android are two different platforms, windows lacks in case of apps and games, so if you are comfortable with that Lumia 800 is a good option

aroraanant said:
O1 has a small screen, then you shift to phones with screen size of around 4" there will be lot of difference.
And windows and android are two different platforms, windows lacks in case of apps and games, so if you are comfortable with that Lumia 800 is a good option

Since Atrix 2/Sensation are almost on the similar budget, i would jump to a WP fone only if its as good as the Atrix2/Sensation in terms of battery/processing/call reception/2G/3G . limited apps is not an issue if such a phone is there, i have seen that the basic apps that i want is present on a WP fone too.

So is taking the plunge for a lumia 800 good w.r.t battery/processing/call reception/2G/3G on an Atrix2/Sensation ?

Edit: Oh, i don't have a windows machine at home to run zune. need to setup a virtualbox if so i guess, mentoska mentoska !! I guess that rules out a WP phone if so

There are a lot of other limitations also in windows phones like you can't transfer files through bluetooth and it can't be use as a mass storage device and a lot more.Otherwise w.r.t. the things you mentioned above its totally fine.

aroraanant said:
There are a lot of other limitations also in windows phones like you can't transfer files through bluetooth and it can't be use as a mass storage device and a lot more.Otherwise w.r.t. the things you mentioned above its totally fine.

true, so WP fones outta the list, thank you..

so its either Atrix 2 or some other .. i'll hunt for some phones in the same range then

How is Intel's Xolo X900? its coming out for 22k, though not a dual core

Xolo X900 is the first Intel-powered Android phone to go on sale ? Cell Phones & Mobile Device Technology News & Updates | Geek.com

So now its Motorola Atrix 2 vs Lava Xolo X900 in my 22k budget. Waiting for some reviews...

Lava XOLO X900 ..? I won't suggest you to go for it reason being:

-x86 platform (though reviews show tht its all fine; nearly all apps working out of the box on this new architecture for android..but still)

- LAVA's backing up the manufacturing/service..22k for a LAVA International phone?..i don't think so

- non-removable, non replaceable battery

- fixed storage space; no micro sd card slot (well this is kind of a new trend starting by every major company but...I don't like it; micro sd's a must if you're into modding/custom ROM's tryout etc.

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- atrix 2 way better (but be aware that moto's phone all of them are bootloader locked + poor after sales so..there might b some prob in custom ROM'ing it... though ICS will eventually rollout so YAY.. not in loss either

+ Google just bought Motorola so a wild guess would be google releasing the bootloader's source

in near future )

my budget is nearly the same (have kept it flexible; even to this day if I get a LG O2X for its appropriate price which is max 20k then I would go for it blindly! sadly it isn't available in retail markets. only @ indiatimes shopping (confirmed from customer care; its available there) that too @arnd 23k (22.7k) not worth it...bllllaarrghhhh

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sky770 said:
Lava XOLO X900 ..? I won't suggest you to go for it reason being:

-x86 platform (though reviews show tht its all fine; nearly all apps working out of the box on this new architecture for android..but still)

- LAVA's backing up the manufacturing/service..22k for a LAVA International phone?..i don't think so

- non-removable, non replaceable battery

- fixed storage space; no micro sd card slot (well this is kind of a new trend starting by every major company but...I don't like it; micro sd's a must if you're into modding/custom ROM's tryout etc. )

- atrix 2 way better (but be aware that moto's phone all of them are bootloader locked + poor after sales so..there might b some prob in custom ROM'ing it... though ICS will eventually rollout so YAY.. not in loss either + Google just bought Motorola so a wild guess would be google releasing the bootloader's source in near future )

my budget is nearly the same (have kept it flexible; even to this day if I get a LG O2X for its appropriate price which is max 20k then I would go for it blindly! sadly it isn't available in retail markets. only @ indiatimes shopping (confirmed from customer care; its available there) that too @arnd 23k (22.7k) not worth it...bllllaarrghhhh )

xolo x900 is now 20k, and if it drops to 17-18k then it is a very good buy. I won't be flashing Xolo if i buy it as its so NEW and dev support would be very LESS. Hence the inbuilt memory is fine with me.

this non-removable battery is a new trend which the HTC One series also follow, if the battery is good enuf to stay for 1-2 yrs, then fine by me.. but the only downside is that, if the phone has an issue then before i could remove the battery on my LG OP1 to restart if it got stuck.. with non-removable batteries i dunno how i will get to do that..

atrix 2, i have seen xda forums and yes, you are right about the ROMS available, i have talked to some who have used this phone and it is good to get it and not flash it, its a very good stable phone. Reg the service, well the max i can do is i can buy locally so if there is an issue, i can get it replaced from them(will confirm before buying)..

A2 getting the ICS is a gud news, hell even the X900 is getting the ICS... If X900 gives me more battery than A2 for 20k or even 2k less, then i would blindly go for X900.. looks doesnt matter to me... else it will be the Atrix2. I checked A2 in the stores yesterday and what a rugged beauty it is, strong as a rock unlike the plasticy ones of samsung..

Thanks man, lets see, ill wait for some weeks to see how it goes

R

Don't like this idea of non-removable batteries at all. Smartphones need very frequent recharging, some even twice a day. They also heat up more. In this event, any battery will have a pretty low service life. Even if battery can be changed by service center, why shold one be made to waste time and money with such things? Also, I don't trust service centers. Give your ph to get one job done, and they may likely create another problem. Speaking from experience. Also, you cannot carry a spare battery if/when required.

I'd urge everyone not to buy such phones and encourage manufacturers to follow this trend.

Another very irritating trend is to not provide a seperate charge and use the USB cable with a wall adapter/transformer. USB cables are much less flexible and short, and the whole idea is really inconvenient. Now almost all manufacturers have adopted this tread just to make a very small reduction in costs... :banghead:

Finally got the Atrix 2. Giving me better battery than my friend's Sensation. Am on stock and very happy with the purchase.. got it for 21.3k

Thanks guys for the help

Congrats X-jo. Should receive the 4.0 update by next month.

Sam said:
Congrats X-jo. Should receive the 4.0 update by next month.

thanks.. and yeah that should make it more better.. i like the swype keyboard inbuilt and the battery management system again built in

btw benchmarking scores

neocore 58.4 fps

linpack
single/multi thread
mflops - 42.729/61.873

quadrant
total 2141, cpu 3365, mem 2420, i/0 2585, 2D 233, 3D 2100