Please suggest a mobile

Guys, enough is enough...my Samsung Galaxy S is dying and I don't know when it'll just leave me. Liked this phone very much but its time to move on.

Recommend me a mobile.
I'm open to all kind of suggestions (well, not all though, excluding any iOS device, no question on this would answered). Please keep in mind following points while recommending it.

1>I've become too dependent with google contacts option. The OS of the phone that you are going to recommend should have such cloud based contact saving option.
2>Google drive is essential.
3>Option to integrate facebook contacts with phone contacts
4>should run Temple Run2 smoothly
5>I've observed that I do not use internal phone memory too much. SGS had 16GB of it of which I've used only 6-7GB. So, high internal memory is not a deciding factor. BUT, minimum 8GB should present.
6>Option for expandable memory. I've a 32 GB sd/mmc card which I'm very much keen to use
7>BATTERY. Let the phone be of any fcking brand but battery should be enough to run 8hrs. I'll still charge it twice a day.
My usage

Listening songs
always connected to internet (3G)/wi-fi
games
videos seldom
photography
google now

8>ROOTable. I've all my SMS, apps backed up which I would very much like to install in the new mobile (Applicable only if the mobile is Android)
9>Stock headphones should be of in-ear head sets.
10>No lag. No god-damned fcking lag!

Thank you all.

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Following rules

1. Budget?
>None

2. Display type and size?
AMOLED, IPS, Clear black whatever that mobile provides. 4" to 4.5"

3. Form Factor? bar, slider, flip?
Bar preferred

4. Preferred choice of brand?
Non Apple

5. Preferred input method (QWERTY, touchscreen, numpad, touch-n-type).
Touch

6. What camera option you want? Please specify need for flash, autofocus, front facing camera.
Flash would be good. No issues, if it does not have one.

7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
Non iOS.

8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please specify clearly.
3G and wi-fi

9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc)?
Swype, GPS-seldom, Flash-Rare.

10. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming etc)?
Multimedia, gaming, mails, google-now, internet, app update, camera

11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?
:Sigh: SGS4, Sony Experia Z and XOLO q800, Sony Experia L what not....(ya, not any Apple!)

12. Any other info that you want to share
Battery, the more battery the mobile gives, the holier the company is for me.

Mention your budget!!

BTW questionnaire exist for a reason, Fill it up

No budget! (Excluding Vertu!)

Then get S4 or Htc one

Point 4

4>should run Temple Run2 smoothly

Budget - no restriction!

I hope this ain't troll.

On topic :- If you want to buy ASAP, S4 or One should be fine.
If you can wait a bit, you might see Snapdragon 800 devices soon.

pratyush997 said:
Point 4

Not troll. That is the only game I'm playing now-a-days. Well, whenever I get time. Its real laggy in my SGS but runs smoothly in even worse mobiles than mine. So, running this one is high priority.

Budget - no restriction!

This not always mean you have to name the highest one you can remember but even the one of lesser price but does the jobs that I'm looking for. So, don't shy to recommend those 10k-12k ones.

On topic :- If you want to buy ASAP, S4 or One should be fine.
If you can wait a bit, you might see Snapdragon 800 devices soon.

ASAP: 1 or 2 weeks max.

HTC One does not support expandable memory. Its out of question.

Get OP-G or S4

shreymittal said:
Get OP-G

Does not support expandable memory. Out of question.

Then S4.

S4 or XZ or XZL

@OP SGS3 will do the job for u or htc one x+.

OneX+ is better than gs3

^^ Edit- one x+ dont have micro sd support so go for SGS3

When you have unlimited budget, there is NO reason to buy S3. Get the S4 or Xperia Z/ZL depending on your preference.

^^ He only want to play temple run so why waste 40k ??

IF budget if unlimited also give an eye on HTC butterfly

^ Butterfly got poor battery, old H/W, avg display quality

pratyush997 said:
^ Butterfly got poor battery, old H/W, avg display quality

old hardware, r u kidding :banghead:

It uses Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 320
Same as Xperia Z

& display is 1080p .. which is having Super LCD3 & is surely better than xperia z in term of color reproduction & viewing angles.

Do some research before posting.

*www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5118&idPhone2=5204

RohanM said:
^^ Edit- one x+ dont have micro sd support so go for SGS3

RohanM said:
^^ He only want to play temple run so why waste 40k ??

He only wants to play Temple Run so why waste even 27k.. Buy L / L9 / S Advance ( there are many more in below 20k range)

^

True that.

He might as well buy L9 then, why waste money getting S3 going by that logic

Ok guys, let me show you some light.

First
I've an unlimited budget does not mean you post the latest and priciest phone only. It means...read my usage and tell me anything that can do those things well enough.

Second
Having support of external sd/mmc card is highly important. I've a 32GB mmc card and I want to use it. No compromises here

Third
At least 2300mAh battery

Fourth and final
Recommend mobiles in these three price categories if you are too confused on that budget thingy...
20k
30k
Beyond 30k

^^ I said GS3 as u will get confirmed KLP update. Plus it has micro sd card support & 2100 mhz battery. kinda future proof. rest u decide by others comments.

Okay

20k - Xperia L/ LG Optimus L9

30k - Nexus 4/Xperia SP

Beyond 30k - S4/Xperia Z

^^ Nexus 4 not having card slot.

Ok, Sony Xperia SP seems to be doing everything I want that in a good price range. Any competitor for it?

P

+1 for Xperia SP!

RohanM said:
^^ Nexus 4 not having card slot.

Oops.

Forgot about that, haha

@rhitwick - The real competitor[crusher] is N4 but it's not having card slot. So SP is good by all parameters mentioned by u.

How about Optimus G?
It's like N4 with Card slot and 13 MP camera!
Edited.

^

Optimus G doesn't have a card slot

Only 32GB Internal

@rhitwick

SP is good but one problem - There is no rooting method currently for locked bootloader.

P

rhitwick said:
Ok, Sony Xperia SP seems to be doing everything I want that in a good price range. Any competitor for it?

Since your usage includes photography, u might want to take a look at the camera samples of SP. Or even better, you can check it out at some store, maybe like Reliance Digital.

pratyush997 said:
How about Optimus G?
It's like N4 with Card slot and 13 MP camera!

It's not having card slot. only internal 32 gig mem.

randomuser111 said:
@rhitwick

SP is good but one problem - There is no rooting method currently for locked bootloader.

:sigh: thank you for pointing it out. rooting is important for me. I'm certainly going to root it as few apps that I use require root access. The only remaining option is SGS3 it seems.

pratyush997 said:
How about Optimus G?
It's like N4 with Card slot and 13 MP camera!

You nub..!!

rhitwick said:
:sigh: thank you for pointing it out. rooting is important for me. I'm certainly going to root it as few apps that I use require root access. The only remaining option is SGS3 it seems.

SGS4

@rhitwick - As i said go for SGS3 [It has superb xda community support]

@Shrey, Rohan

Calm down boys, no need to behave this way with Pratyush. He ain't a noob.

@rhitwick

For now, yes. But SGS4 is a better buy as it's much more future proof compared to the S3. And if you are okay with Xperia Z then it's great too as Adreno 320 supports OPEN GL 3.0 which will be put to use Android 4.3 onwards. The SGS4 Indian versions (Octa) doesn't support Open GL 3.0

randomuser111 said:
@Shrey, Rohan

He ain't a noob.

Two noob posts in 20 mins...

okk... :meditate:

For camera samples, I never believe wht you see on your phone screen is the perfect image as compared to when u upload it on ur PC.
So yes hands-on in a store might help you get the feel of the device but you would never be able to judge how good the camera of the phone is....

@Rohan

Well behaving that way is making YOU seem like a bigger noob to me. Not appreciated

RohanM said:
old hardware, r u kidding
It uses Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 320
Same as Xperia Z

& display is 1080p .. which is having Super LCD3 & is surely better than xperia z in term of color reproduction & viewing angles.

Do some research before posting.

HTC Butterfly vs. Sony Xperia Z - GSMArena.com

You ****ing kidding me?
That thing got a year old SOC and is freaking overpriced, battery life is kinda joke

randomuser111 said:
@Rohan

Well behaving that way is making YOU seem like a bigger noob to me. Not appreciated

randomuser111 said:
@Rohan

Well behaving that way is making YOU seem like a bigger noob to me. Not appreciated

It was my fault, bud

Calm down guys we were just trolling Pratyush nothing else. No hard feelings.

pratyush997 said:
You ****ing kidding me?
That thing got a year old SOC and is freaking overpriced, battery life is kinda joke

Qualcomm APQ8064 same for xperia Z & butterfly.

pratyush997 said:
You ****ing kidding me?
That thing got a year old SOC and is freaking overpriced, battery life is kinda joke

That year old SOC is still amongst the best performers in the market. S600 is not a giant leap forward and the GPU is essentially the same.

Overpriced - Yes

Battery life is not too shabby either.

@Pratyush, Rohan, Shrey

Gosh !!! You three are like kids kidding around LOL

In that case, I take my words back.

Sorry kids :evil:

RohanM said:
Qualcomm APQ8064 same for xperia Z & butterfly.

So is price same?

shreymittal said:
Calm down guys we were just trolling Pratyush nothing else. No hard feelings.

pratyush997 said:
So is price same?

buddy we never discussed price factor. It was just u said old h/w & I corrected & replied to it. :chinscratch:

I was too keen to buy Xperia Z. But reviews point out that it has some heating issue. Well, my fcuked up SGS with 4.2.2 upgrade heats up too and all Android devices have this heating issue.
But, how bad is it for Xperia Z?

And, SGS4 is too having this weird issue of lagging and frequent crashing! WTF is that? Are all these just rumors?

Do you guys have any idea on these?

RohanM said:
buddy we never discussed price factor. It was just u said old h/w & I corrected & replied to it.

I also added price factor

rhitwick said:
I was too keen to buy Xperia Z. But reviews point out that it has some heating issue. Well, my fcuked up SGS with 4.2.2 upgrade heats up too and all Android devices have this heating issue.
But, how bad is it for Xperia Z?

And, SGS4 is too having this weird issue of lagging and frequent crashing! WTF is that? Are all these just rumors?

Do you guys have any idea on these?

AFAIK almost all devices heats up.
yeah S4 got lagging issues because of that TouchSh!t .

rhitwick said:
I was too keen to buy Xperia Z. But reviews point out that it has some heating issue. Well, my fcuked up SGS with 4.2.2 upgrade heats up too and all Android devices have this heating issue.
But, how bad is it for Xperia Z?

And, SGS4 is too having this weird issue of lagging and frequent crashing! WTF is that? Are all these just rumors?

Do you guys have any idea on these?

Xperia Z does heat up, but much less than the S4. You can literally cook omelet on the S4

And yes, there are some issues with S4.

With the Z the issues are - not too loud speaker, bad viewing angles, not great WIFI reception, 4.2.2 a month away. Screen has been fixed with the recent update. Camera as well.

randomuser111 said:
@Pratyush, Rohan, Shrey

Gosh !!! You three are like kids kidding around LOL

In that case, I take my words back.

Sorry kids

Jaban se nikle shabd aur kaman se nikla teer kabhi wapas nahi ate mere dost...

RohanM said:
Jaban se nikle shabd aur kaman se nikla teer kabhi wapas nahi ate mere dost...

Koi baat nai, Kabhi Kabhi bachon ko daant padni chahiye

So, irrespective of budget (i.e. if we consider both these devices cost same)

SGS3+4.2.2 vs Xperia Z+4.2.2

which seems good?

Keeping in view custom ROM and rooting SGS seems a good choice.

rhitwick said:
I was too keen to buy Xperia Z. But reviews point out that it has some heating issue. Well, my fcuked up SGS with 4.2.2 upgrade heats up too and all Android devices have this heating issue.
But, how bad is it for Xperia Z?

And, SGS4 is too having this weird issue of lagging and frequent crashing! WTF is that? Are all these just rumors?

Do you guys have any idea on these?

Personally I willl never go for samshit !! Plastic crap. Sold my S3 for numerous reasons. [My opinion only]

RohanM said:
Personally I willl never go for samshit !! Plastic crap. Sold my S3 for numerous reasons. [My opinion only]

Post the reasons. I'm eager to hear.

RohanM said:
Jaban se nikle shabd aur kaman se nikla teer kabhi wapas nahi ate mere dost...

*media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxs46jI1by1qc0er4.jpg

rhitwick said:
Post the reasons. I'm eager to hear.

^ +1

Between Z and S3, Z is a no brainer.

S3 sucks at multitasking, battery life is also much better with the Z

randomuser111 said:
Between Z and S3, Z is a no brainer.

S3 sucks at multitasking, battery life is also much better with the Z

AFAIK S3 got cam issues in AOSP based rom [Exynos version]

rhitwick said:
Post the reasons. I'm eager to hear.

1] Multitasking sucks. - probably because of touchstone !! [my post on xda plz refer - Multitasking is not s3's cup of tea. - xda-developers]
2] sudden death issues with 16 gig model [I was having 16 gig model]
3] Plastic construction which will never let u feel that u invested 32k, No premium feel[that time it was for 32k]
4] No unique design - grand, gs4, gs3 all looks same. yaakkk
5] Heating issues - gets heated by just using chrome for 2-3 mins.

:chinscratch:

@Pratyush

Yup and those will never be solved thanks to Samsung's pathetic attitude towards developer community. Not to mention most of the CM developers have already left Samsung and moved on to Xperia T/Z.

But still rhitwick, decide only after you thoroughly demo the Z. Though keep in mind the screen on what you will see on Demo units will not be representative of what you will get. There has been a recent update which has changed the gamma and after the update screen looks way better. So don't let the screen influence your decision.

Only thing is it will have bad viewing angles, if you care about viewing angles then you should get the S4. Otherwise the screen is very good.

Xperia Z too got good development section in XDA forum.

randomuser111 said:
@Pratyush

Yup and those will never be solved thanks to Samsung's pathetic attitude towards developer community. Not to mention most of the CM developers have already left Samsung and moved on to Xperia T/Z.

They shot themselves by doing that. Sony is being good to devs, HackSung denied to support S4.
BTW sammy recently patched all root exploits in S4 via OTA update, Chainfire managed to crack it again

These manufactures should only concentrate on H/W on device, Google and community can take care of S/w side.

rhitwick said:
Xperia Z too got good development section in XDA forum.

Yup. All former Samsung Galaxy Elite developers are developing for Xperia Z. In fact it's got the highest number of top developers working for it amongst the 4 flagships - Z, S4, One, G Pro

Check this video, it shows screen quality and viewing angles on Z after latest update.

Kiss said:
^ +1

posted.......

^ Thanks..

So, Xperia Z seems to be the only mobile which wins satisfies all my requirements.

Hmmm...

I was wondering why none mentioned any Windows mobile here?
Lumia 920 is hard drive based mobile so its out of equation but what about others. Can't they come in comparison to Xperia L, Oplimus L9, Xperia Sp etc?

Done!

Bought Xperia Z white color @33,552/- from ebay.

Its the exact same offer that is going on in Flipkart. Thanx guys to help me make this decision.

^Congos Bro.

rhitwick said:
Done!

Bought Xperia Z white color @33,552/- from ebay.

Its the exact same offer that is going on in Flipkart. Thanx guys to help me make this decision.

congo..great purchase..now post ur temple run review on z

^^ LOL

Congrats, do update to the latest .253 firmware ASAP

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The @$$|-|073 is saying the device is not available with manufacturer warranty rather with seller warranty. To get a device with manufacturer warranty I need to wait indefinite time.

Took a refund.

This is not the end dosto...I'll be back, and I'll be back with good news!

rhitwick said:
@$$|-|073

BEST way to say :clap2:

rhitwick said:
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The @$$|-|073 is saying the device is not available with manufacturer warranty rather with seller warranty. To get a device with manufacturer warranty I need to wait indefinite time.

Took a refund.

This is not the end dosto...I'll be back, and I'll be back with good news!

Lmao

You ordered xperia z for 33.5k with seller warranty :banghead:

Didn't you go through the description before buying at ebay..

Between you can check indiatimes.com they r giving 15% off on mobiles till midnight :mrgreen:

rhitwick said:
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The @$$|-|073 is saying the device is not available with manufacturer warranty rather with seller warranty. To get a device with manufacturer warranty I need to wait indefinite time.

Took a refund.

This is not the end dosto...I'll be back, and I'll be back with good news!

This look like "Main aunga, Main wapas zarur aunga. Main apna badla lekar rahunga"
:rofl:

shreymittal said:
This look like "Main aunga, Main wapas zarur aunga. Main apna badla lekar rahunga"

Just like...
Gabbar main tujhe nahi chorunga :mrgreen:

tune muje 33k me bina warranty ka phone chipka diya :punch:

funskar said:
Lmao

You ordered xperia z for 33.5k with seller warranty

Didn't you go through the description before buying at ebay..

Just to clear your confusion.
I called this Sameer Khan who owns the shop and asked default questions...
(I ask these to every eBay sellers whatever the price is)
---this is my PIN code, do you ship here? Answer :Yes
---I'm from Kolkata, do I need to send any tax invoice/permit doc etc? Ans: No
---Is the item available in stock? Ans: Yes
---What type of warranty are you giving with it? Ans: Sony India Warranty
---That means its not seller warranty? Ans: No, not seller warranty,
---When will you ship? Ans: As soon as we get the confirmation from eBay.

The arsehole today tried to convince me to take one with seller warranty instead.

rhitwick said:
Just to clear your confusion.
I called this Sameer Khan who owns the shop and asked default questions...
(I ask these to every eBay sellers whatever the price is)
---this is my PIN code, do you ship here? Answer :Yes
---I'm from Kolkata, do I need to send any tax invoice/permit doc etc? Ans: No
---Is the item available in stock? Ans: Yes
---What type of warranty are you giving with it? Ans: Sony India Warranty
---That means its not seller warranty? Ans: No, not seller warranty,
---When will you ship? Ans: As soon as we get the confirmation from eBay.

The arsehole today tried to convince me to take one with seller warranty instead.

SOB..give that a-hole a badest rating and comment on ebay.

rhitwick said:
Just to clear your confusion.
I called this Sameer Khan who owns the shop and asked default questions...
(I ask these to every eBay sellers whatever the price is)
---this is my PIN code, do you ship here? Answer :Yes
---I'm from Kolkata, do I need to send any tax invoice/permit doc etc? Ans: No
---Is the item available in stock? Ans: Yes
---What type of warranty are you giving with it? Ans: Sony India Warranty
---That means its not seller warranty? Ans: No, not seller warranty,
---When will you ship? Ans: As soon as we get the confirmation from eBay.

The arsehole today tried to convince me to take one with seller warranty instead.

SUe that a**h*le seller on ebay.. report it to ebay cc n give him negative rating n worst feedback

First of all m not gwtting the point why the heck OP ordered z from ebay in the world. Its available in local stores everywhere. :banghead:

:what:

RohanM said:
First of all m not gwtting the point why the heck OP ordered z from ebay in the world. Its available in local stores everywhere. :what:

Why not?

I've bought things from eBay over times. Its been 5 years I'm dealing with eBay. I know the risks and take precautions.
And, moreover at times I've good deals from eBay which local shops or other online shops could not give.

rhitwick said:
Why not?

I've bought things from eBay over times. Its been 5 years I'm dealing with eBay. I know the risks and take precautions.
And, moreover at times I've good deals from eBay which local shops or other online shops could not give.

33k is a big amount to take any risk. As per me order those things from ebay which r not available in our country or region. Like rigky fusion case for N4 or pantech burst etc.

rhitwick said:
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The @$$|-|073 is saying the device is not available with manufacturer warranty rather with seller warranty. To get a device with manufacturer warranty I need to wait indefinite time.

Took a refund.

This is not the end dosto...I'll be back, and I'll be back with good news!

Yeh toh wohi baat ho gayi ki order diya "Ghajni Deluxe Edition DVD" lekin receive kiya Ghajni's Bhojpuri Remake "Takla Ka Badla".

Empirial said:
Yeh toh wohi baat ho gayi ki order diya "Ghajni Deluxe Edition DVD" lekin receive kiya Ghajni's Bhojpuri Remake "Takla Ka Badla".

Ganje ka badla :rofl:

Empirial said:
Yeh toh wohi baat ho gayi ki order diya "Ghajni Deluxe Edition DVD" lekin receive kiya Ghajni's Bhojpuri Remake "Takla Ka Badla".

OMG..
Takle ka badla
:rofl:

Hoi! Stop trolling!

funskar said:
Between you can check indiatimes.com they r giving 15% off on mobiles till midnight

Thanks for mentioning that.

Gaonwalo (Veeru style mein)... received my Xperia Z today. Now in office. Gonna click some photos once I go home.

Costed me 34950.8/- whereas the price was quoted as 37990/-
Credit goes to @funskar for letting me know about the offer.

M

^^ Post a Review Soon

rhitwick said:
Thanks for mentioning that.

Gaonwalo (Veeru style mein)... received my Xperia Z today. Now in office. Gonna click some photos once I go home.

Costed me 34950.8/- whereas the price was quoted as 37990/-
Credit goes to @funskar for letting me know about the offer.

Congrats & enjoy your SXZ

AFAIK their is a Firmware Update available for SXZ that improves Camera & Display PQ so do update your device.

There are plenty of reviews so not gonna do another one.

Observations:-

1>Its huge!
2>How do I keep it in my pocket? Really uncomfortable and holding in hand always is really annoying.
3>Had trouble inserting SIM card. I never thought I would require a video guide to insert a SIM card in my device!
4>When charging by my Samsung Galaxy S charger it charges real slow but with its own charger it charges fast! Why?
5>Rooting ****ed my life. Was awake till 4Am last night. Woke up 7Am again and tried again. Then sat at 7PM again and finally done (well halfway done)
Root advice: Device comes with .434 driver. Don't update. Root it. Then update to .253.
Till now no way to root .253 if coming from locked bootloader.