Smartphone buying advice --budget between 25k to 36k

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Well I looked few places but i wil not be satisfied until i ask the pros. I narrowed the search to HTC one X+/Xperia Z/Note 2/Lumia 800 and 920. Please help me......Fast!!!!! :cry:

If you are not much into apps and want good battery back up then get a Widnows phone, and it would be better you opt for Lumia 820 instead of 800. And I don't think it is a good idea to invest such a huge amount in a windows phone i.e. 920, but still if your budget allows you can get it, it is a good phone.
One X+ is a good phone for around 28-28.5k, Xperia Z is now available for 34k, and note 2 is also available for the same price to that of Z, I love the S-Pen feature as I find very much useful plus performance wise the phone is great.

aroraanant said:
If you are not much into apps and want good battery back up then get a Widnows phone, and it would be better you opt for Lumia 820 instead of 800. And I don't think it is a good idea to invest such a huge amount in a windows phone i.e. 920, but still if your budget allows you can get it, it is a good phone.
One X+ is a good phone for around 28-28.5k, Xperia Z is now available for 34k, and note 2 is also available for the same price to that of Z, I love the S-Pen feature as I find very much useful plus performance wise the phone is great.

Xperia Z for 34 k ???? where ???

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Well there are no HTC service centre in my city (Akola) also I hear that Xperia is not durable plus I am into apps and all Samsung phone looks alike and I a surrounded by 6 of them.
That's all i know about these phones so i need someone very precise as it really will lose my pocket.....Guyz u are the pros plzzzz.......Help me..I got 3 hr window starting from now for the purchase AND also do you recommend buying from ebay etc. as they sure are giving one hell of an offer.....plz do reply.

Airecho, What are your priorities? Fill this first..

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quagmire said:
Airecho, What are your priorities? Fill this first..

1. Budget?-------------------------------------35k max
2. Display type and size?-----------------------Big screen 4.5"min
3. Form Factor? bar, slider, flip?----------------bar
4. Preferred choice of brand?-------------------I want HTC but there are no service centre near my city,my least favourite is samsung but if Thats it then i am very flexible in this context
5. Preferred input method (QWERTY, touchscreen, numpad, touch-n-type)--------not a barrier.
6. What camera option you want? Please specify need for flash, autofocus, front facing camera.--------------------Camera was never a prerequisite as i am sure my range will save me from that thought
7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).-----------------------------Android,w8,iphone
8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please specify clearly.----------------------3G
9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc)?---------------------------------------Well hear any ans i provide will be blurry so excuse me for this
10. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming etc)?-------------------------Multimedia most,Internet,Gaming
11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?-------------------------I gave my list above
12. Any other info that you want to share------------------------------Just awnser me fast

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Well if u have a budget of 35k then these r ur options..
iPhone4s 32gb--34k( basically not much of a difference compared to iPhone5 except looks and hardware but again if u can stretch ur budget then u can get iPhone5 for 41k on ebay deals!
xperia z/zl-- both r basically same but zl has infrared blaster and a physical camera button..zl not water proof..zl has a better screen than z as per many reviews----z-34-35k and zl-31-32k
lg optimus g-30-32k
lumia 920--one of the best cameraphone around after pureview but clearly overpriced,if u get it for 33k then maybe its fine but stil overpriced
lumia 820 sibling of 920 with similiar hardware, loses out on the outstanding camera of 920 and not a very good battery backup!

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GUYZ .............With all due respect................I know what options I have ..............All I want from you is the final verdict...........In all my posts I have tried to add something that you might be neeeding for the correct awnswer so let me also add:-
I am a student
I do some reckless use of my phone
Last I had a Nokia 5233 (2 yrs earlier) after that till now I was without a phone.....That Explains my restlessness

So plz give the verdict ALL of you in your opinion with the goodd and bad abt the phone you recommednd also some comments from those mobile users will be helpfull.........I am totally counting on you guyz.....Plz help the clock's ticking

Get Xperia ZL for 31K VFM phone in that price range

shreymittal said:
Get Xperia ZL for 31K VFM phone in that price range

ZL is not for 31 k. plz it's for 35k.
DON'T misguide people.

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shreymittal said:
Get Xperia ZL for 31K VFM phone in that price range

Ihave been told it is not durable...........also to be on the safer side did u read my earler posts......There arn't many....so give it a try ..........IF not then sorry....Anyway
THANX PAL

Others too plz help this poor kid

Try to get Xperia Z....

RohanM said:
Xperia Z for 34 k ???? where ???

Check out local market.

If you can extend your budget then the best option would be to get HTC One.
Or else you want something durable and good then you can get One X+ for around 28-29k

aroraanant said:
Check out local market.

haa I already checked out. No one will give it for that less. avg price for ZL is 34-35k. In which planet u r living on ??

Just a couple for days back it was available at shopclues for around 34.5k.
Right now it is available at tradus for 34.7k

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Well looks Like no one has shown an interst on Note 2 or Lumia 920 so they are out of question.............Now respected recommenders would u all be kind enough to explain me why u reccommend your respective models....a user review will be most obliged...All i can tell till now is THANX.....Truley before this Thread I didnt bileive in digit or any forums but well u can't always be correct....Thankx and plz help me i am Online till 11 PM so till then I am all yours... :-D

Well I already told you 920 is too costly to invest in.
And Note 2 is really a good phone, the best phone from Samsung according to me.

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I dont know in which market are u still getting zl for 34-35k..
i live in delhi and i asked around in noida market they were giving it for 32k..and this is more than a week back...
i beleive tht our friend is from akola and i know the prices in nagpur are not the same as in delhi..so it is highly possible that they r still selling for 35 k..mrp price.. In that case i will auggest op to look for eby deals..last i checked they were giving zl for 32k and z for 34.5k

i will say that keeping in mind op's req i will suggest him to go for iphone4s/5 and a durable bumper..lets face it no phone is so durable but with a good bumper cover it can be(btw i hve been using my fon for almost 2nd half year and i m a heavy user and its still going strong so thats why i feel that iPhone will suit op better)

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abhilashthobias said:
I dont know in which market are u still getting zl for 34-35k..
i live in delhi and i asked around in noida market they were giving it for 32k..and this is more than a week back...
i beleive tht our friend is from akola and i know the prices in nagpur are not the same as in delhi..so it is highly possible that they r still selling for 35 k..mrp price.. In that case i will auggest op to look for eby deals..last i checked they were giving zl for 32k and z for 34.5k

i will say that keeping in mind op's req i will suggest him to go for iphone4s/5 and a durable bumper..lets face it no phone is so durable but with a good bumper cover it can be(btw i hve been using my fon for almost 2nd half year and i m a heavy user and its still going strong so thats why i feel that iPhone will suit op better)

Then ........For argument sake (although I phone was never in my list .......Which I phone would u suggest...keeping in mind my range

aroraanant said:
Well I already told you 920 is too costly to invest in.
And Note 2 is really a good phone, the best phone from Samsung according to me.

That's the problem dude I know it is best but there are just too many samsungs infront of my eye..............to give u feel of my statement let me tell you in the past 10 mins i have seen a Note, Galaxy Y duos, Grand and Monte.............To be true no matter how costly all Samsung phones look the same to me....

You can help me by convincing me to buy Note 2 even after knowing all this......If you want to plz question my reasoning....THANX anyway

OneX+ is good, go for it.

I won't suggest you to get an iphone instead get a HTC One.
About Note 2, its S-Pen is very useful at many times.Has got 2Gb ram so it doesn't lag, multi window is an also an amazing feature.
Right now HTC One is the best android phone in market and nothing beats it.

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How long do you think I need not go to the service centre after buying a brand new HTC one/one plus....As I do not have a Service centre in my city of HTC

plz guyz fast

Guyz I will be ofline for abt 2 hrs after that i will reply and bother u with some more requests..

HTC phones generally land in service center very rarely.
I have been using an HTC phone from last 2yrs, I just went once that too when I was passing by from it.I didn't really need to get it there, I went there just like that.
In last 2yrs I have not come across any problem in my phone.That is the best thing about HTC and apple products.
HTC One is not available online.
But yes One X+ is available at quite a lot of websites, if you wish to buy One X+ then you can buy it from Saholic.com

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That's a very bad example. Just because you don't have issues doesn't mean nobody in the world has issues. I have numerous Sony products since years and not once have I visited Sony center. But that doesn't mean that I say Sony products don't need service.

Service is a very important criterion. And here in Pune there are numerous issues with HTC service. In fact it's the same all over India if you do some research.

And it's not my personal opinion, but my friend who owns multiple mobile stores told me this.

So @OP

I'd say get Lumia 920. Simply because it's the most durable of the lot since you are reckless.

Note 2 is also very durable but it's too common and probably not too suitable for a teenager.

One X/+ I would advise against. Makes no sense to buy these old phones now especially at 29k.

You can also consider LG Optimus G @ 31k.

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Well Thanx guyz...........I will announce my pic before leaving to buy it or before clicking on the buy link on internet.........You Guyz really helped...THANX Very Much

Special Thanx to aroraanant ....Dude u stayed with me almost for the entire thread Thank You Very Much......Wish u all Best Luck...!!!

Well i have considered NOTE 2......but will go to buy it from a local store.........A friend of mine who knows me well and had used HTC Sensation Xl suggested me not to buy HTC as it will restrict my way of using the phone for i will always have in mind that I will have to go to Nagpur for its maintainence issues.....Guyz wish best luck for me and my phone......Also comment on whatever u feel

Well there were 3 HTC phones in my house and not even a single phone has made a visit to the service center.
Well if you search on google then you will find that in case of phones there more HTC satisfied customers than of Sony, sorry but I don't want to start war here but thats the truth.
Well somehow I can agree with you on that it is not a good idea to buy a old phone but on the other hand I don't trust LG phones too

A friend of mine who knows me well and had used HTC Sensation Xl suggested me not to buy HTC as it will restrict my way of using the phone

Well Sensation XL was not a good phone from HTC at the price it was available specially.XE was better than that I think.
And if you think of HTC One then you must know that it is the best option right now in market and nothing beats,here I m not talking about One X+.
Apart from that Note 2 is a good option, BTW for how much are you getting it?

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aroraanant said:
Well there were 3 HTC phones in my house and not even a single phone has made a visit to the service center.
Well if you search on google then you will find that in case of phones there more HTC satisfied customers than of Sony, sorry but I don't want to start war here but thats the truth.
Well somehow I can agree with you on that it is not a good idea to buy a old phone but on the other hand I don't trust LG phones too

Well Sensation XL was not a good phone from HTC at the price it was available specially.XE was better than that I think.
And if you think of HTC One then you must know that it is the best option right now in market and nothing beats,here I m not talking about One X+.
Apart from that Note 2 is a good option, BTW for how much are you getting it?

i am getting it for 35k
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WHY????

Are you sure about that buying from Sahol.com????? I might need that one...If I go for HTC....only because of your suggestion.

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It should cost you around 34k or less

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What abt that Sahol.com thing...is it relaiable????

Are you sure about that buying from Sahol.com????? I might need that one...If I go for HTC....only because of your suggestion.

Its Saholic.
It is a spice venture so there will be no issues.You can go ahead
Are you planning to get HTC One or One X+?

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I will buy HTC ONE

But HTC One is not available on any online website I guess.
And also One X+ is out of stock on Saholic.
BTW have you tried HTC One in local market? what price quote have you got for it?

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They say it is for 35-38k...........I am searching and will place the order as we speak so plz reply fast

well just to check on myself which One are u talking abt........One720 or One 728

Hey stop.
HTC One X i.e. 720 costs only 25-26k, while HTC One X+ i.e. 728 costs 28-28.5k.
The HTC One which I m talking about costs above 40k

These all are different and all are not One.
One X, One X+ are different from the One, One is newly launched

I am talking about this HTC One

One X+ is this

One X+ is in stock on Saholic while One X is not.
And I just checked Saholic they have mentioned that HTC One will be available from today onwards so now lets see.

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aroraanant said:
Hey stop.
HTC One X i.e. 720 costs only 25-26k, while HTC One X+ i.e. 728 costs 28-28.5k.
The HTC One which I m talking about costs above 40k

These all are different and all are not One.
One X, One X+ are different from the One, One is newly launched

I am talking about this HTC One

One X+ is this

One X+ is in stock on Saholic while One X is not.
And I just checked Saholic they have mentioned that HTC One will be available from today onwards so now lets see.

First of all dude HOW CAN YOU REPLY SO LATE AT NIGHT..... :shock:

The One which I was thinking is this HTC One X Overview - HTC Smartphones
And that HTC One M7---as it appears on Saholic is not available today

I contacted HTC customer care and they say it will be launched 2 weeks later in India

What now?????

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Airecho said:
The One which I was thinking is this HTC One X Overview - HTC Smartphones
And that HTC One M7---as it appears on Saholic is not available today

I contacted HTC customer care and they say it will be launched 2 weeks later in India

What now?????

Don't go for One X.
And One X only costs around 25-26k now, don't buy it for 30-35k
Opt for HTC One, wait till it arrives.
And if your budget doesn't allows you to get One then opt for One X+

And if you wish to buy it soon like today only then go ahead with Note 2 or Xperia Z

shreymittal said:
^^ via TAPATALK 2

Sorry but I don't use that

First of all dude HOW CAN YOU REPLY SO LATE AT NIGHT.....

For that all I can say is I am addicted to TDF.

I just checked Saholic again and they have changed the availability date of HTC One, now it will be available on or after 15th May.

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So HTC ONE X+ It is

Why One X+ ?

It's outdated now.

Note 2 even is better buy IMO

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I am ending this thread as believe it or not you guyz have confused me ............

I have shifted the Buying Date to 2nd June when I will Be in Pune.
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Also I am starting some new threads do contribute there
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THANX TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED ESPECIALLY ARORAANANT

Airecho said:
I am ending this thread as believe it or not you guyz have confused me ............

That's because of u have been confused like hell right from the first post.. U just wanted others to reply fast n fast n fast..keep patience dude.. Calm down.. Sit back n read all posts properly..n think..u will get ans of why not to buy one x or one x+ ..these models are outdated.. So look for htc one m7 or xperia z or options g or lumia 920...

If you like the OneX+, then buy it, its a very capable phone.

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If u plan to buy note2 i wil suggest u to wait for the note3 to launch, once dat happens then u can go for either note3 or a much cheaper than now note2 also..
regardin iPhone iPhone5 will be recomended which is available for 41k on ebay..but if budget restricts then iPhone4s
lumia920 is a heavy fon so unless u like bulky fons it is not recomended...
last option is xperia zl for 32k on ebay
will not recomend onex+ or optimus g!

iPhone5--- Apple iPhone 5 - 16GB - Available in White & Black Colour - DOW - 18 | eBay

Xperia zl-- Sony XPERIA ZL - 16 GB - Black Smartphone | eBay

nickaustin said:
If you like the OneX+, then buy it, its a very capable phone.

Only drawback for one x + is overheating issues.

randomuser111 said:
Why One X+ ?

It's outdated now.

Note 2 even is better buy IMO

100% agree with that, but is really interested in shelling out 5-7k extra for it

I think after the price drop even Xperia Z/ZL are better than that, but now I have the same question, is OP interested in shelling out extra bucks.

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Well Guyz I have come up with even a new theory ...
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A friend of mine have an Xperia z and a friend of my dad is abt to buy S4 selling his Note 2

I have been granted a 2 day and 1 week ownership of those devices respectively

So after that i will buy the one i like

Airecho said:
Well Guyz I have come up with even a new theory ...
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A friend of mine have an Xperia z and a friend of my dad is abt to buy S4 selling his Note 2

I have been granted a 2 day and 1 week ownership of those devices respectively

So after that i will buy the one i like

IMO u should go for Optimus G for 31k in local shops.