phone from US @ 20k, suggest

Hey guys

am planning to get a phone from the US in october or november. Needed some suggestions, my requirements are

1. Android phone
2. Expandable memory
3. removable battery ( so that I can carry a spare, or would it be cheaper to go for those external battery chargers?)
4. Screen size of around 4 inches

My budget is Rs. 20k

Please suggest

Want Android?? Get Galaxy Nexus !!!

Try to have Samsung 'Note' Mobile.
May be Sim Locked. If Vodafone, You can run in India happily.
My friend got it from Hongkong, around this budget with sim locked to Vodafone.

Try to get google nexus!

The samsung note is just too big to put in a pocket. And will be going for an unlocked version, so that shouldn't be a problem.

I had shortlisted the
HTC One X - Amazon shows this at around 24k, but without warranty
HTC Sensation XE
Motorola RAZR XT910

what do you suggest?

Neo said:
Want Android?? Get Galaxy Nexus !!!

Just get it. Best phone ever!

Galaxy Nexus ...

Neo said:
Just get it. Best phone ever!

perplexed said:
Galaxy Nexus ...

Could you please post a link to a review and a price list. Tried googling but there seem to be many devices by this name. Also 2 problems, does this have expandable storage and will I get some kind of after sales support for this in India?

izzikio_rage said:
Could you please post a link to a review and a price list. Tried googling but there seem to be many devices by this name. Also 2 problems, does this have expandable storage and will I get some kind of after sales support for this in India?

Samsung Galaxy Nexus.... there is another Google Nexus manufactured by Asus (?) I am talking of the former one.. IMO its not yet available in INDIA

the Samsung Galaxy Nexus my friend.an unlocked version.nothing beats it for the price and features.

HTC One X - Amazon shows this at around 24k, but without warranty - avoid the risk.
HTC Sensation XE - easily beaten by the nexus.
Motorola RAZR XT910 - same as above.

rahulpv102 said:
the Samsung Galaxy Nexus my friend.an unlocked version.nothing beats it for the price and features.

HTC One X - Amazon shows this at around 24k, but without warranty - avoid the risk.
HTC Sensation XE - easily beaten by the nexus.
Motorola RAZR XT910 - same as above.

OK seems like I really should go for the nexus. BTW why is everyone so in favor of it, apart from the jellybean update, hardware wise I couldn't find anything to inspire this much loyalty. Also a limit of 16gb on the storage front and you can't carry extra batteries since its non removable.

Am already reading all the nexus reviews I can find, please help

wat about nexus 7 warranty in India ?

izzikio_rage said:
OK seems like I really should go for the nexus. BTW why is everyone so in favor of it, apart from the jellybean update, hardware wise I couldn't find anything to inspire this much loyalty. Also a limit of 16gb on the storage front and you can't carry extra batteries since its non removable.

Am already reading all the nexus reviews I can find, please help

Just what more do you want in the hardware?

why dont you go for sony ericsson xperia s

Galaxy Nexus +1

rahulpv102 said:
the Samsung Galaxy Nexus my friend.an unlocked version.nothing beats it for the price and features.

HTC One X - Amazon shows this at around 24k, but without warranty - avoid the risk.
HTC Sensation XE - easily beaten by the nexus.
Motorola RAZR XT910 - same as above.

Warranty or no warranty no difference as it's not an international warranty

theserpent said:
Warranty or no warranty no difference as it's not an international warranty

good point ... are there any phones out there that will give me an international warranty, or atleast allow me to get a warranty in India?

bro Leave all cells just get the galaxy nexus(not nexus s or nexus 7)
its a good cell in the price range,Pure beautiful Android,first updates(mostly) but no expansion

*www.amazon.com/Samsung-I9250-Galaxy-Nexus-Unlocked/dp/B005ZEF01A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348498571&sr=8-1&keywords=galaxy+nexus

If you dont want galaxy nexus, you can take a look into htc one x and other few cells that are lying around 400-450$,,
IMO htc one x Is also a steal at 450(rougly 25000)

theserpent said:
bro Leave all cells just get the galaxy nexus(not nexus s or nexus 7)
its a good cell in the price range,Pure beautiful Android,first updates(mostly) but no expansion

*www.amazon.com/Samsung-I9250-Galax...8&qid=1348498571&sr=8-1&keywords=galaxy+nexus

If you dont want galaxy nexus, you can take a look into htc one x and other few cells that are lying around 400-450$,,
IMO htc one x Is also a steal at 450(rougly 25000)

thanks for the link ... now I can see why people are so crazy about this. Best part "with a special cable you can connect USB devices to this phone" that solves my micro sd card problem.

Well um not trying to confuse you .. but you have another choice in WP section . Lumia 920 if you can wait till Jan.
Galaxy Nexus is awesome , of cource.

And when are you planing to buy the cell? cause by December the new nexus 'might' come out

and you can assure yourself for the next 2-3 android updates

And when are you planing to buy the cell? cause by December the new nexus 'might' come out

and you can assure yourself for the next 2-3 android updates

theserpent said:
And when are you planing to buy the cell? cause by December the new nexus 'might' come out and you can assure yourself for the next 2-3 android updates

As soon as possible actually. I guess the new nexus will be out of my price range , so not much sense waiting for it. BTW how is the warrenty for this in India?

go for galaxy s2

i am also thinking to buy phone from us.
but google nexus is not availeble in india so will that phone work in india perfectly???
& plz suggest site for pricing in us...

kunalht said:
but google nexus is not availeble in india so will that phone work in india perfectly???

It's a pentaband GSM phone so it should work well on any GSM network.

will google play works in india??
& i am also planning about nexus 7??
in google play it shows that it is not available in india.
SO if I buy nexus 7 will i able to download from google play??
& thx for reply...

Nexus 7 is available in india through importers and since its manufactured by asus it has warranty in india and also there is a chance google will officially launch it in india with google play functionality in mid december and even without google play its still a damn good tablet
By google play i mean movies,songs,books etc u can still download apps from google play and full hd games and things u are able to download from a android tablet in india normally

hi..planning to get i iphone 5 frm us...is it wise to get frm there...and if then frm which site to buy frm...my brother stays there but told me tht $199 price is only the ba
sic model and locked version...unlocked version will cost $500 and more...i was plnning for the 32gb one....any advises guys...

Arnab boss said:
hi..planning to get i iphone 5 frm us...is it wise to get frm there...and if then frm which site to buy frm...my brother stays there but told me tht $199 price is only the ba
sic model and locked version...unlocked version will cost $500 and more...i was plnning for the 32gb one....any advises guys...

Had the same dilemma, but I guess that for a similar price you can get much more if you go for an android.

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unlocked iphone 5 would cost around 699$ +
BTW i heard iphone 5 has arrived in gray markets of india ...in jUST 1,30,000 Rs only....

The HTC one X is also available at around 25k, the only catch is no warranty. Does the nexus have an international warranty? and if I buy the one x, can I buy an additional warranty here?

Ok so after a lot of homework I think that the galaxy s2 is the best way to go. Amazon quotes the price at around 23k. Any suggestions on this before I finalize it ?

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'apple' is the only product i would buy without warranty...

s2 is good...i am gonna buy one for myself too.. another phones i recommend

1. sony xperia p -awesome phone but no expandable memory..but 16 GB is enough for me.

2. htc desire x - costs around 18,800 with the bill and warranty
its a new phone
1ghz dual core
768mb ram
out of the box ics
4 inch screen
better than htc neo v any day...

Ok so now massively confused between the S2, S3 and nexus.

Nexus - everything I want but no warranty.... if something breaks I'm dead
S2 : pretty good in all respects, but a year old hardware and no idea till when samsung will support this with updates .... oh and it overheats
s3: damn expensive .....

Suggestions needed ...

nexus from a power seller on ebay is the way to go

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izzikio_rage said:
Ok so now massively confused between the S2, S3 and nexus.

Nexus - everything I want but no warranty.... if something breaks I'm dead
S2 : pretty good in all respects, but a year old hardware and no idea till when samsung will support this with updates .... oh and it overheats
s3: damn expensive .....

Suggestions needed ...

S2 is my choice...

one year old hardware??? i am not gonna agree with it...

s2 has set a benchmark in terms of camera, hardware...it is superb...

S2 has Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9 & S3 has Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
they have same GPU that is mali 400

i don't think there is any reason why you shouldn't buy s2..

S2 is the way to go..

Sangram said:
S2 has Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9

S2 has dual core Cortex A9

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bhushan05d251 said:
S2 has dual core Cortex A9

Yeh sorry for the typo...

But the question is ..do u really need QAUD CORE??

^^ Nope the thing is quad core phone doesn't come under 22k

Well honestly speaking there is no need of quad core processor in Android as android ecosystem is not true multitask os

End of discussion. The Nexus 4: Google's flagship phone lands November 13th for $299 | The Verge
350 dollars. 16gb. Unlocked. Quad core Kraits and Adreno 320. Jelly Bean 4.2.

^^woaah... The game's over...

bhushan05d251 said:
^^woaah... The game's over...

so is google going to launch this in India? if not then we are back to square one

^^the phone is just announced buddy...releasing will take some time...doubt on releasing in India...but u can get it in grey market..

Phone what phone?
Just close your eyes and get n4

theserpent said:
Phone what phone?
Just close your eyes and get n4

+1 . That's the phone worth for $.

Sudh4r said:
+1 . That's the phone worth for $.

My sentiment exactly, but if something happens to it in India then what happens? Samsung won't repair, are there any third parties who can do this? Would be willing to pay for it.

LG N4 will release by end of november,confrmd by an LG Exec ......just wait.....

izzikio_rage said:
My sentiment exactly, but if something happens to it in India then what happens? Samsung won't repair, are there any third parties who can do this? Would be willing to pay for it.

Samsung wont do that cause its LG along with Google. So as sayan8 says the phone will be here around Nov end. Therefore you can avail service here from LG if sth goes wrong.

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WHY WOULD SAMSUNG REPAIR LG PHONES? lg will take care of maintenence.

3 factors are super attractive
1. jellybean
2. nexus flagship
3. price

if it priced like 8gb=18k & 16gb=22k...it will sell like anything ;p