Reliable phone <6k for mother.

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1. Budget?
A. 6k

2. Display type and size?
A. Not sure since I only use a 3" smartphone myself. Small enough to be comfortable in small hands, big enough to not have problem reading, viewing pics etc. Display quality should be good. I personally don't like poor color,laggy,grainy displays though not sure about mom

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

4. Preferred choice of brand?
A. Reliability and after sales is important. High end features are not that important if the phone keeps getting issues. Though defects might be present in bigger company phones too and I don't know if they have improved quality of testing etc. or are only costlier due to management fees/parts/labour.

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

6. What camera option you want? Please specify need for flash, autofocus, front facing camera.
A. Ok, usual camera. I don't know much about cameras. Flash only affects objects near the camera right?

7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
A. Android. I'd preffer this as it has a better future.

8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please specify clearly.
A. 3G/Wifi.

9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc)?
A. Good working GPS.

10. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming etc)?
A. Phone and internet. My mother wants to do stock trading with this I'm not sure if a laptop would be better. She'd do the trading on the move mostly.

11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?
A. Moto E, Android one phones(spice, micromax), redmi. I'd get 10% discount if I buy from SBI debit card.

12. Any other info that you want to share.
A. Good battery life to last from morning to night.

+1 to Xiaomi Redmi 1s. best VFM phone for 6k, great camera for the price.

V45 Update has solved ram management and heating issues.

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r19 said:
1. Budget?
A. 6k

2. Display type and size?
A. Not sure since I only use a 3" smartphone myself. Small enough to be comfortable in small hands, big enough to not have problem reading, viewing pics etc. Display quality should be good. I personally don't like poor color,laggy,grainy displays though not sure about mom

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

4. Preferred choice of brand?
A. Reliability and after sales is important. High end features are not that important if the phone keeps getting issues. Though defects might be present in bigger company phones too and I don't know if they have improved quality of testing etc. or are only costlier due to management fees/parts/labour.

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

6. What camera option you want? Please specify need for flash, autofocus, front facing camera.
A. Ok, usual camera. I don't know much about cameras. Flash only affects objects near the camera right?

7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
A. Android. I'd preffer this as it has a better future.

8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please specify clearly.
A. 3G/Wifi.

9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc)?
A. Good working GPS.

10. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming etc)?
A. Phone and internet. My mother wants to do stock trading with this I'm not sure if a laptop would be better. She'd do the trading on the move mostly.

11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?
A. Moto E, Android one phones(spice, micromax), redmi. I'd get 10% discount if I buy from SBI debit card.

12. Any other info that you want to share.
A. Good battery life to last from morning to night.

moto e
redmi 1s lacks proper after sales and heating issues are still present according to my friend who is now trying cyanogenmod on his redmi(with no success),hes using his galaxy nexus again because of the issues

^ Moto E got crap camera

I've played Dead Trigger for 2 hours straight on it. Doesn't heats that much

K

^umm yes it does,my friends phone shuts down after half an hour of minecraft due to overheating and is burning hot,even with the latest MIUI and he even tried CM still its pathetic
Moto E camera isnt that bad as people want it to sound,rather take the safe way and get Moto E instead

R

^I'm fine with the camera if it's better than Samsung Galaxy 5360 2mp camera.

Also how about the Android One phones?

r19 said:
^I'm fine with the camera if it's better than Samsung Galaxy 5360 2mp camera.

Also how about the Android One phones?

Redmi 1s' hardware>>> Android One Phones hardware.

I had a Galaxy Y (GT S5360) too. Used it for taking photos of notes. Moto E's camera lacks auto focus hence I called the camera crap (can't take pics of notes).

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kkn13 said:
^umm yes it does,my friends phone shuts down after half an hour of minecraft due to overheating and is burning hot,even with the latest MIUI and he even tried CM still its pathetic
Moto E camera isnt that bad as people want it to sound,rather take the safe way and get Moto E instead

Have you tried playing that game on Moto E? I doubt it will even be compatible let alone run well.
Though frankly IMO his mom would be fine with either MotoE/Redmi1S/AndroidOne/even Lumia530.

Personally I'm extremely happy with the Redmi1S. Maybe I got lucky? Heating is same as other phones I've tried in similar range (MotoG 1st Gen, S Duos, Xperia L) Camera quality is WAY better. I'm used to both Anroid & ios interface so no problem with MIUI, infact it looks quite pretty to me. Themes is a big plus. Build quality is great, rock solid. No lag or crashes since v41. Screen is awesome only a fingerprint magnet.

K

its time xiaomi and samsung phone owners in this thread accept obvious faults with their phones
every phone has faults , why deny stuff which is known
redmi 1s is overclocked by default which is why it overheats alot,much more than other phones
samsung phones have poor bezels which chip easily and come with bloat loaded touchwiz which lags etc
MIUI is nothing like ios,i can put a ferrari engine in a maruti 800 but that doesnt make it a ferrari
MIUI is also bloat loaded,thats one more reason my friend is using CM on his redmi
also why would op buy a phone with higher specs,his mom wont play dead trigger or something,rather get a wellbuilt device
@op stick to moto e,lumia 520,530 or worst case android one (only pro over moto e is the camera flash)

@op your money, your choice
i hate samdung to the core :lol:

i would never try to compare it with Moto unless i need to. (the s5360 on GB still working good for a 2.75 year old low end phone :bananana:

and takes better pics than Moto E )

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I was in same dilemma and bought Micromax Canvas A1 @ 6500 for my dad..awesome phone

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r19 said:
Reliable phone <6k for mother.

You can buy Asus Zenfone 4

.I have bought 1 for myself last month and its good(White color is royal)

Read in some reviews that Zenfone glass once broken costs 4K

K

zenfone>>>MMX any day

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I personally prefer moto e. Have no idea about the ASS of xiaomi. Android one is good but the companies manufacturing them are not in case of ASS.

OP u can get Honor Holly for 7k.. best VFM than Redmi 1S

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doom said:
I personally prefer moto e. Have no idea about the ASS of xiaomi. Android one is good but the companies manufacturing them are not in case of ASS.

+10000000

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ankitj1611 said:
You can buy Asus Zenfone 4 .I have bought 1 for myself last month and its good(White color is royal)

How's the battery life? Are you able to go through a full day easily or do you have to recharge in the afternooon?

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doom said:
I personally prefer moto e. Have no idea about the ASS of xiaomi. Android one is good but the companies manufacturing them are not in case of ASS.

Moto has good ASS? Since when? Also MMX has pretty solid ASS, but out of warranty (or from local resellers)

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Innocent Lies said:
How's the battery life? Are you able to go through a full day easily or do you have to recharge in the afternooon?

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Moto has good ASS? Since when? Also MMX has pretty solid ASS, but out of warranty (or from local resellers)

proof that Moto has good ASS:-
Motorola fixes Moto G glitch, offers refund & replacement through retail partner Flipkart - Economic Times
Moto has wayyy better after sales than micromax
micromax has poor quality products and even worse after sales
stick to Moto E or Asus Zenfone,they are reliable ,sturdy handsets

R

I talked about the Samsung to make it a point with which we can make a comparison.. I also had a spice phone with a 3mp camera at one point, forgot which model.

I don't know about Zenfone 4 since the processor is x86 and I'm not sure about ASUS.

And about redmi overheating, I don't think xiaomi themselves would overclock it. Though it might explain certain chips overheating.

I'm currently thinking between MMX and moto e. I'm not sure if moto would have 'international' type customer service or it would become local here. Amazon has some good deals right now too. Though I don't know if buying a non android one mmx phone would be good.

D

The overheating issue had been fixed in redmi. The launched an update for it

K

its overclocked-
There is a mistake by Xiaomi in Redmi 1s[Indian Version] - India - MIUI Official Forum
Redmi 1s : Root, Underclock and Fix ram issue - Dost and Dimes Forum at DesiDime
REDDMI 1S OVERHEATING SUGGESTION - Redmi 1S - MIUI Official Forum
umm yes it still overheats even with the latest update,just because they say its fixed doesnt mean it is

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kkn13 said:
its overclocked-
There is a mistake by Xiaomi in Redmi 1s[Indian Version] - India - MIUI Official Forum
Redmi 1s : Root, Underclock and Fix ram issue - Dost and Dimes Forum at DesiDime
REDDMI 1S OVERHEATING SUGGESTION - Redmi 1S - MIUI Official Forum
umm yes it still overheats even with the latest update,just because they say its fixed doesnt mean it is

No need to get aggressive. I was just stating a news which I believed was true.
How do you know it's not fixed? You own one? How do you know the overheating is not a problem with only yours after the update?

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r19 said:
I talked about the Samsung to make it a point with which we can make a comparison.. I also had a spice phone with a 3mp camera at one point, forgot which model.

I don't know about Zenfone 4 since the processor is x86 and I'm not sure about ASUS.

And about redmi overheating, I don't think xiaomi themselves would overclock it. Though it might explain certain chips overheating.

I'm currently thinking between MMX and moto e. I'm not sure if moto would have 'international' type customer service or it would become local here. Amazon has some good deals right now too. Though I don't know if buying a non android one mmx phone would be good.

Get Karbonn Sparkel V.Build quality is much better than MMX and doesn't have bugs like MMX.

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doom said:
No need to get aggressive. I was just stating a news which I believed was true.
How do you know it's not fixed? You own one? How do you know the overheating is not a problem with only yours after the update?

my friend has two of them and a galaxy nexus
he loves tinkering around with roms etc so he got 2
hes running CM on one and MIUI on the other
and sailfish os on his galaxy nexus

im not getting aggressive,sorry if you felt offended

btw he says the overheating is lesser when he reduced clock speed to 1.2ghz

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kkn13 said:
my friend has two of them and a galaxy nexus
he loves tinkering around with roms etc so he got 2
hes running CM on one and MIUI on the other
and sailfish os on his galaxy nexus

im not getting aggressive,sorry if you felt offended

btw he says the overheating is lesser when he reduced clock speed to 1.2ghz

Ah then maybe you are right. I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for the info.

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doom said:
Ah then maybe you are right. I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for the info.

yep stick to these four-Lumia 520/525/530,zenfone,redmi 1s,Moto E and you should be fine imho,depending on features you want
Moto E and Lumia are safer buys though and have excellent after sales

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karbonn sparkel V,android one etc are best avoided

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Innocent Lies said:
How's the battery life? Are you able to go through a full day easily or do you have to recharge in the afternooon?

Yes the battery is little weak but it dosen't troubles me much as i have two phones and i use ASUS only in home when i am back to home after job in office.

But buying a power bank is great option.Xiaomi

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ankitj1611 said:
Yes the battery is little weak but it dosen't troubles me much as i have two phones and i use ASUS only in home when i am back to home after job in office.

But buying a power bank is great option.Xiaomi

yep i bought a xiaomi powerbank - 10400mah myself

the only xiaomi product i trust because of its LG/Samsung parts and texas instruments IC

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Lumia 520, Lumia 525, Lumia 530 are good options. Do check other lumia 6 series. Nokia has good build quality in my opinion. Do check other phones mentioned above by digit users. You can also check gsmarena or phonearena for detailed specs. Hope this helps.