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Smartphone under 11k

7 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/smartphone-under-11k.182755/

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gta Original post #1
Apr 11, 2014 at 12:35 PM
1. Budget?
Not more than 11k
2. Display type and size?
4 to 5"
3. Form Factor? bar, slider, flip?
Any
4. Preferred choice of brand?
Any brand leaving XOLO
5. Preferred input method (QWERTY, touchscreen, numpad,
touch-n-type).
Any
6. What camera option you want? Please specify need for
flash, autofocus, front facing camera.
Good 5MP atleast
7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS,
Windows Phone etc).
Android/WP
8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please
specify clearly.
All
9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc)?
None
10. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, mails,
internet, gaming etc)?
Some games , Watching videos , Internet mostly.
11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?
Xperia M
Canvas 2.2 , turbo mini
Lumia 525
12. Any other info that you want to share
Leaning towards xperia m but 4" screen size + on screen nav bar makes it very small .
I also liked the L525 but popular games/apps are paid
Micromax has some after sales issue

What do u guys suggest ? Will be buying phone by month of May .
tanmaymohan
Apr 11, 2014 at 3:36 PM
Get Lumia 525 if you want a windows phone and this phone will also get the latest Windows Phone 8.1 update soon. Popular games such as fifa 14, asphalt 7,8 are free
satinder
Apr 12, 2014 at 2:21 AM
Check all phones mentioned:
Canvas 2.2 , turbo mini
Lumia 525


Lumia 525 is good.
But if You can wait, check other phones also that are coming in market.
SaiyanGoku
Apr 12, 2014 at 6:02 PM
Get Gionee M2 or increase you budget and get Moto G.
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gta #6
Apr 12, 2014 at 7:05 PM
Get Gionee M2 or increase you budget and get Moto G.

Any reviews about its after sales service ? Phone seems VFM though .
SaiyanGoku
Apr 12, 2014 at 7:12 PM
You can check if there is a service centre in you city here:

Gionee Mobile India | Service Centre