suggest a 4 to 4.3inch screen android phone

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I am using Galaxy 3 for last 20 months and the phone is still going strong. My needs from phone are the phone functionality, browsing and maps with GPS when I am out for which galaxy 3 is enough. But I am sick of the lag it has. It takes few seconds to launch contacts or dial pad or to make a call from contacts. So thinking of a phone which doesnt have these problems.

I want an android phone with 4 to 4.3inch screen. Budget is not a constraint but for my purposes galaxy S3 is overkill. I guess a budget of 15 to 20K should be enough. I am thinking of any galaxy or Xperia phone (biased towards samsung being an ex employee and sony phones have good looks) but want a phone (brand doesnt matter) which doesnt have any noticeable lag for basic functions when phone is under no load or minimal load. Stock ICS or plans by company to upgrade to ICS is must. Not interested in custom ROMs.

Galaxy S Plus, Xperia Arc and Desire HD are some phones I looked into but couldnt get a good info on lag part. Please suggest a phone.

if you want a 4"+ mobile, spend more and grab Motorola Atrix2 for ~20k or Sony Xperia P for 22-24k

+1 to Sam's advice
And also since you mentioned Samsung, you can take a look at the Samsung Galaxy S Advance. It costs around 21k.

+1 for the SGS Advance but it has no official plans for ICS, if the Xperia P battery life is fine with you then go for it. While for Motorola i heard that their service centers here are a pain.

I'd say go with Galaxy R. Though, it has 8GB of internal storage & LCD screen in comparison to 16GB and AMOLED screen of Galaxy Advance.
With MicroHDMI video out, 1GB RAM & bigger screen size Galaxy R should make a good choice.

lol R is discontinued long ago here.

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Galaxy S Advance not worth of money u r spending ..better buy Xperia P in same price range ....almost better in every spec

Motorola Atrix 2 though a good phone but motorola doesnt have very good after sale service..i dont recommend it

S Advance is not worth the money.
I suggest you to get Xperia P or Sensation, you can either of the two for 22k

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Thanks for the inputs. Xperia P or Sensation then. Not interested in Motorola unless the device is one of its kind. Will do more research on battery life and take a decision accordingly.

atrix 2 has a fantastic battery...
go for xperia p (awesome looks)

but if has non-expandable 16gb-only storage(sufficient for most)
dont go for sensation no news of ics update from htc...

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Sensation already received official ICS AFAIK.

randomuser111 said:
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Sensation already received official ICS AFAIK.

XL received. Sensation will receive too but discontinued and hard to find in local market.

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@aroraanant where is xperia p available for 22k?

^^ 23k at adexmart

Even HTC EVO 3D is available for as low as 23k via Saholic. Also read this : HTC EVO 3D gets Android 4.0 ICS update

also 1 idea from my side.. you can buy a Tab as u stated ur usage is browsing and GPS mainly..
new Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310 is available at 19k.. its screen is 7".. you will surely enjoy browsing and GPS.. also you can use this for calling/SMSing as a mobile phone..

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new Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310 is available at 19k.. its screen is 7".. you will surely enjoy browsing and GPS.. also you can use this for calling/SMSing as a mobile phone..

I have a playbook (7inch tablet, pathetic app situation but great touch screen and response and cheap for its HW specs when I bought 6months back) which I use for reading and browsing. Actually load on my phone is very less due to this as while travelling I carry tablet with me. I think it is not practical to use a 7"tablet as phone.
What I need from the phone is 4" or 4.3"screen, fast response for basic operations and GPS and option of having any app if ane when required. Rest doesnt matter to me (Camera, music, Video etc).

Look wise EVO 3D doesn't look good at all.
You can use some coupon on search for some deal online, you will surely get Xperia P for 22k

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How is Huawei Honor U8860. Is there any information on ICS for the phone?

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Sorry for reviving a old thread. Just wanted to post something and didnt want to create a new thread.

I got lured by discounts offered by timtara.com and placed an order for Xperia S. It is 15days and order is awaiting shipment for all those 15days. I would never have purchased from them if I read the reviews but I bought so many things online from somany sites that I never thought twice buying something online (Obviously that will change from now with new sites). Add me to the list of somany people with bad experiances with timtara. unfortunately I paid money using netbanking :-(

I know it is old news on web but dont buy from them.

Is there anybody who was in my situation and got it resolved. I will do whatever I can to get the money or phone as the amount is large but sub consciously I am resigned to losing the money.

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kkk05 said:
Sorry for reviving a old thread. Just wanted to post something and didnt want to create a new thread.

I got lured by discounts offered by timtara.com and placed an order for Xperia S. It is 15days and order is awaiting shipment for all those 15days. I would never have purchased from them if I read the reviews but I bought so many things online from somany sites that I never thought twice buying something online (Obviously that will change from now with new sites). Add me to the list of somany people with bad experiances with timtara. unfortunately I paid money using netbanking

I know it is old news on web but dont buy from them.

Is there anybody who was in my situation and got it resolved. I will do whatever I can to get the money or phone as the amount is large but sub consciously I am resigned to losing the money.

You can ask for order cancellation and refund. timtara takes ages to honour an order. Send a legal notice via email if they are not responding properly.

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Got a mail from timtara that they shipped the order. I have written a notice asking them to deliver in 15 days or face consumer forum and mailed the scanned copy on monday. I will never know whether that played any role in shipping but within a day of mailing that, they sent the product. Now to see in what condition the phone will be when it arrives. But a big relief for me

I hope everything is proper with the phone when it comes. If everything is fine, Xperia S at 25.5K is a decent deal I guess. I will not order anything from timtara in future unless the positive reviews start coming.

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That's good. Keep us updated !

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Got the phone today. Every thing is received properly. Xperia S came with data cable, hands free, HDMI cable and charger. There were no NFC tags in the pack and not mentioned on the box also.

Every thing about phone is as expected but the first feeling after opening applications list is 'WoW so much bloat ware'. Trying to upgrade to ICS but download stuck at 70%. Trying one more time and the download is in progress now.

Reading all those horror stories on Net about timtara I feel very lucky to get it in 3+ weeks.

Congrats !

What's the date of import ?

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randomuser111 said:
Congrats ! What's the date of import ?

Didnt cross me to check that till you ask. It is slightly old stock - May 2012.

So did you update to ICS ?

kkk05 said:
Didnt cross me to check that till you ask. It is slightly old stock - May 2012.

May 2012 is not old stock, it is new.

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Buddy he said "slightly old" not old. And it IS slightly old as new batch should be of June/July.

The mobiles comes late in market and generally have around 2-3 months old manufacturer date.

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Nope. At least for the XS that is not the case. The current XS stock on sale is from July. Similarly in May when I bought mine, it was April stock. I bought it in May first week.

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randomuser111 said:
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Nope. At least for the XS that is not the case. The current XS stock on sale is from July. Similarly in May when I bought mine, it was April stock. I bought it in May first week.

I guess it depends on the seller. I installed ics and so far not experienced any issues. One problem with the phone though. The volume seems to be very low in speaker mode. It is barely audible in a silent room. While playing music it seems ok.

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Yes, unfortunately that's absolutely normal