smart phone under Rs-13000

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Hello guys,
I want to buy a smart phone between 10000 to 13000 for my sister.screen-3.5" or higher,enough internal memory.prefer-front camera.

I made a list.1)LG L5.
2)Xperia miro
3)xperia neo-L
4)HTC desire C
5)Defy+
6)Lumia 610.

:-(

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Lumia 510 is the best choice for now in this range with

5 MP, 2596х1948 pixels, autofocus camera
800 MHz Cortex-A5 CPU
Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS

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You asked only half the question.

First decide on a platform. Android or Windows (ios rules itself out at this price range), then decide on the phone.

If Windows: (Not upgradeable to Windows 8. So, basically you will be buying a dead platform)

Then go for the Lumia 510. If you are hell bent on Windows phone, then wait for another 3 months.

If Android:

Xperia Miro

Although, I would suggest you to take a look at Micromax Canvas 2 a110 and Karbonn a21, if you don't mind brands.

I have a Micromax Canvas 2 a110 and I am sure performance wise, my phone will beat all the phones you have listed hands down. The screen is huge (I liked it, though many don't) and brilliant. Most of the games works fine. Temple run, angry birds, raging thunder, GTA III, asphalt 6. Camera (8MP) is decent. Not as good as 8mp, but better than the 5mp camera you will find on other devices at this price. ICS out of the box.

The only problem with the phone is internal storage is 2.5GB (enough for all apps and games, but not for big hd games like asphalt 7). You cannot install apps on external sd card. But that goes for all android mobiles.

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But Lumia 510 has not support external memory card and somebody said that free apps are not much available for WP.
thanx for reply.

Check if you can get hold of Live With Walkman. Officially discontinued but if you find it, grab it fast. Or Xperia Ray.

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arkkrish said:
You asked only half the question.

First decide on a platform. Android or Windows (ios rules itself out at this price range), then decide on the phone.

If Windows: (Not upgradeable to Windows 8. So, basically you will be buying a dead platform)

Then go for the Lumia 510. If you are hell bent on Windows phone, then wait for another 3 months.

If Android:

Xperia Miro

Although, I would suggest you to take a look at Micromax Canvas 2 a110 and Karbonn a21, if you don't mind brands.

I have a Micromax Canvas 2 a110 and I am sure performance wise, my phone will beat all the phones you have listed hands down. The screen is huge (I liked it, though many don't) and brilliant. Most of the games works fine. Temple run, angry birds, raging thunder, GTA III, asphalt 6. Camera (8MP) is decent. Not as good as 8mp, but better than the 5mp camera you will find on other devices at this price. ICS out of the box.

The only problem with the phone is internal storage is 2.5GB (enough for all apps and games, but not for big hd games like asphalt 7). You cannot install apps on external sd card. But that goes for all android mobiles.

How is the sound quality through earphones(A110).

Hi, are you interested in Motorola Droid 3 CPU : Dual-core 1GHz Cortex-A9; GPU: PowerVR SGX540. I have brand new one. Supported both CDMA and GSM sim cards. World Phone (Support GSM & CDMA sim ). Condition 10/10 not single dot plus free accessories. @13600 shipped.

It's rooted and unlocked GSM and CDMA sim works flawless + USSD will work not like other phone like Photon which does not support. And plenty of ICS ROM available. My both network are working with Data not like Samsung Duo's phone which only support Data on CDMA or GSM.

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arkkrish said:
You asked only half the question.

First decide on a platform. Android or Windows (ios rules itself out at this price range), then decide on the phone.

If Windows: (Not upgradeable to Windows 8. So, basically you will be buying a dead platform)

Then go for the Lumia 510. If you are hell bent on Windows phone, then wait for another 3 months.

If Android:

Xperia Miro

Although, I would suggest you to take a look at Micromax Canvas 2 a110 and Karbonn a21, if you don't mind brands.

I have a Micromax Canvas 2 a110 and I am sure performance wise, my phone will beat all the phones you have listed hands down. The screen is huge (I liked it, though many don't) and brilliant. Most of the games works fine. Temple run, angry birds, raging thunder, GTA III, asphalt 6. Camera (8MP) is decent. Not as good as 8mp, but better than the 5mp camera you will find on other devices at this price. ICS out of the box.

The only problem with the phone is internal storage is 2.5GB (enough for all apps and games, but not for big hd games like asphalt 7). You cannot install apps on external sd card. But that goes for all android mobiles.

Thanx for your priceless advice.I'm using Defy for the last 1 and half years and I'm satisfied,so this time also I should go for brand,spaciely when it is for my sister.

No doubt Live With Walkman is a great phone,but it has 3.2" screen.my sister asks for a 3.5" screen.

O.K What do you know about Lenovo k700?Do you use it anybody?How is it?

You said the budget is 13k but Neo L is in your list and costs around 17-18k I guess.
Any words on that?

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aroraanant said:
You said the budget is 13k but Neo L is in your list and costs around 17-18k I guess.
Any words on that?

Yes, you are absolutly right.I have checked the price in few sites,price is around 17k but in tradus.com it is only 13200.So I listed.

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That one is not with manufacturer warranty.

souravs said:
But Lumia 510 has not support external memory card and somebody said that free apps are not much available for WP.
thanx for reply.

lumia 610 has 8gb you can go for it. And i use WP. There are a lot of free apps . Don't worry.

And for the nth time WP7 is not a dead platform. The cheapest WP8 phone is going to be around 19k. And WP7 is going to still be on sale for the 9k - 19k range.

Sam said:
Check if you can get hold of Live With Walkman. Officially discontinued but if you find it, grab it fast. Or Xperia Ray.

Its still available on saholic.com. This is a good website from spice group and I baught Live with walkman from this site 6 months ago for my cousin.

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ssk_the_gr8 said:
lumia 610 has 8gb you can go for it. And i use WP. There are a lot of free apps . Don't worry.

And for the nth time WP7 is not a dead platform. The cheapest WP8 phone is going to be around 19k. And WP7 is going to still be on sale for the 9k - 19k range.

If I should go for a non front camera,no expendable memory phone then why Lumia 610?I must sugest for experia u for its grt look,hd v.recording,good processor and obviously with front facing camera.
But thanx for you opinion.
I have just got the information that LG L5 has gorila glass display,is it true?then I should buy that.

L5 has extremely poor display of 320X480, same processor as Lumia 510. So having Gorilla Glass doesn't really change things much.
Instead wait for Optimus L7 to get a small pricecut as it is already selling for 14.5k

souravs said:
If I should go for a non front camera,no expendable memory phone then why Lumia 610?I must sugest for experia u for its grt look,hd v.recording,good processor and obviously with front facing camera.
But thanx for you opinion.
I have just got the information that LG L5 has gorila glass display,is it true?then I should buy that.

you have to decide in the end. WP is a different experience. You'll know when you use it. Its worth the tradeoff of only 8 gb memory. And I'm telling you that front facing camera won't be used after first few times. The novelty wears off superfast.
Anyway, if these features are important to you, get the Sony.

You can have a look at Desire V too, it is available for around 14k at tradus.

14.7k is cheapest online price for Optimus L7 I could find. See this LG Optimus L7 Price in India on Nov 25, 2012 | Optimus L7 Review & Specfications | PriceDekho.com

aroraanant said:
You can have a look at Desire V too, it is available for around 14k at tradus.

not recommended.

Well I offer OP my Motorola Droid 3 which is power device in his category in this price range.

thetechfreak said:
not recommended.

May I ask why?
BTW people's views varies so no issues

half of the phones listed here are above 14k
Miro, L5, Neo-L

Me to have a similar budget of around 13k.
and I am planning to buy Miro@ 14.5k from flipkart/saholic.com. Is there a better alternative to Miro at 14.5 ?? 14.5 is the max I can stretch. If not, do you guys know of better offers on miro then 14.5 ??

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desai_amogh said:
half of the phones listed here are above 14k
Miro, L5, Neo-L

Me to have a similar budget of around 13k.
and I am planning to buy Miro@ 14.5k from flipkart/saholic.com. Is there a better alternative to Miro at 14.5 ?? 14.5 is the max I can stretch. If not, do you guys know of better offers on miro then 14.5 ??

Hi,

Miro has a 800 MHz processor. Isn't that quite less? Flipkart is selling at 12.5k.

Check out these options, you'll forget Miro..

1. XOLO A700

2. Lenovo Smartphones: check out here:Smartphones | Lenovo (IN)

3. Xperia U has much,much better performance.

4. Xperia J

lenovo p700i...best dual core phone u can get within 13k..

bhushan2k said:
lenovo p700i...best dual core phone u can get within 13k..

+1 for this .@OP get this.

Well here is with my Droid 3

^your Droid 3 doesn't carries a warranty or does it , and it is not brand new or is it ?? @OP needs a new phone.

Also your phone is not upgradable to Android 4 officially. [Don't mention custom ROms , most of them are unstable and have bugs.]
He wants the phone for her sister , I guess stability will be main concern.
In addition to that , the Lenovo has IPS LCD vs TFT.[ Advantage]
A much higher capacity battery.[Advantage]
ICS out of Box.
Warranty for an year.
And droid 3 was released almost an year ago , so that makes it outdated comparatively.

For a normal non-geek/non-techie user , your phone is of lesser advantage compared to Lenovo. For a performance user ,O/C droid 3.

Not want to crap your sale , but its just for clarification .

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bhushan2k said:
lenovo p700i...best dual core phone u can get within 13k..

My requirements are pretty similar to that of the OP, and had zeroed in on the P700i. However, I am unable to find a decent full review of the same on any indian/global website.
Has anybody laid their hands on this phone ?
What about aftersales and warranty support ?

sajo said:
My requirements are pretty similar to that of the OP, and had zeroed in on the P700i. However, I am unable to find a decent full review of the same on any indian/global website.
Has anybody laid their hands on this phone ?
What about aftersales and warranty support ?

lenovo p700i is officially launched in india..so they are providing proper indian warranty..n as far as the after sales services are concerned, lenovo in well known brand in PCs in india..so definitely they will give you the same service experience for mobile segment i think..

for reviews, you can search on youtube..

NO, Donot go for Lenovo, it has MTK6577 processor, same as that of Micromax A110.. better go for Xperia U, you will get JB update, custom roms and a lot more performance

Rishi. said:
^your Droid 3 doesn't carries a warranty or does it , and it is not brand new or is it ?? @OP needs a new phone.

Also your phone is not upgradable to Android 4 officially. [Don't mention custom ROms , most of them are unstable and have bugs.]
He wants the phone for her sister , I guess stability will be main concern.
In addition to that , the Lenovo has IPS LCD vs TFT.[ Advantage]
A much higher capacity battery.[Advantage]
ICS out of Box.
Warranty for an year.
And droid 3 was released almost an year ago , so that makes it outdated comparatively.

For a normal non-geek/non-techie user , your phone is of lesser advantage compared to Lenovo. For a performance user ,O/C droid 3.

Not want to crap your sale , but its just for clarification .

1-Motorola does not sell Droid 3 in India so no warranty in India.
2- Yes accepted no officially ICS. Not all of them.
3- Yes IPS LCD with 480 x 800 pixels resolution in 4.0 inches with 233 ppi pixel density only. In Droid3 540 x 960 pixels, 4.0 inches (~275 ppi pixel density). And IPS one type of TFT.
4- Yes higher capacity is good but depends upon consumes.
5- There is no phone in India who can run both sim cards CDMA and GSM on single sim slot with data.
6- 8 Mega pixel Cam
7- 1080p video recording @ 30 fps compare to 720p
8- Powerful GPU SGX 540 Vs 531

hmm even I am looking at similar budget for my dad....and shortlisted Sony Xperia U and Xperia J ....

xperia U have better hardware,better sound,better cam...just that its screen is 3.5" and xperia J 's screen is 4".

Get Xperia U or sola, there was one offer in HS18 X U selling for 13.5 K with manufacturer warranty

Also dont forget Huawei honor for 13.5K
*www.homeshop18.com/huawei-honor-u8860-mobile-phone/mobiles-accessories/mobiles/product:28689417/cid:3027/
Excellent reviews for an excellent phone, 1.4 Ghz stock- can be overclocked to stable 2 ghz

Nerevarine said:
NO, Donot go for Lenovo, it has MTK6577 processor, same as that of Micromax A110.. better go for Xperia U, you will get JB update, custom roms and a lot more performance

first thing MediaTek MT6577 is a chipset n not a processor..n mediatek is using same powerful dual core cortex a9 which is present in number smartphones today...second thing this chipset is as powerful as other leading chipsets in that category like ST-Ericsson U8500 giving same performance in affordable price...

Mediatek 6577 is gives around 80% performance as that of NovaThor U8500... Also, Mediatek hasnt released KS for any of it's devices, meaning NO CyanogenMod, NO overclocking, No XDA support.. I have had a first hand experience with A110 and Xperia Sola, I can say U8500 is alot better

Besides, dont think that if a company excels in computer sector will give decent warranty in mobile phones.. a friend of mine made that mistake with his dell aero which he bought quite a while back and paid the price