Suggest good mobile within 15k

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1. Budget? 15k or below
2. Display type and size? 5.5 or above
3. Dual sim? yes
4. Preferred choice of brand? which have good service
5. What camera option you want (flash, front facing camera)? camera should be very good
6. Preferred operating system? (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, etc). Android,ios
7. Preferred connectivity options (3G, 4G ready).4G
8. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, internet, gaming etc)? Camera, Internet, Multimedia
9. Any specific mobile phones in consideration? Moto G5S Plus, Mi Max 2, Redmi Note 4, LG Q6
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Previous phone htc desire 820 died ..the display was very bright and good. Need a phone with good high resolution display, high quality camera , good for viewing multimedia...and last it should have very good battery life ..the htc flopped in this department.

Mi A1, Moto G5S Plus

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I wouldn't suggest moto G5s due to lack of compass sensor, Redmi note 4 is old now and the camera is average so is Mi max 2 camera, LG Q6 is the worst overpriced phone. My suggestion is either get Zenfone 3 32GB version (Battery is good lasts me 1-2 days with heavy to moderate usage and has OIS which no other phone provides at this range) currently it is available for 12k on Flipkart other option would be Honor 7X 32GB (Main advantage is large display and Camera is good but lacks OIS) also you can get Mi A1 which runs stock Android though I don't know how Mi service is as I haven't used any device from them.

If you decide on Zenfone 3 please don't upgrade it to nougat, as nougat 7.0 provides average battery life to be exact it lasts 18hrs with 6 hrs SOT and the main cause of this is Nougat 7.0 is buggy which is the fault of Google.

Your options are pretty simple, Mi A1 or Honor 7X. If you want Moto, get G5 Plus as it has a better camera than G5S (yeah it does for normal shooting).

Camera is comparable in both apparently (some youtube reviewers gave victory to A1, some to 7X), but 7X has a better display (due to tall 18:9 aspect ratio), looks better due to smaller bezels & more features in OS whereas A1 has stock android (if you love stock android) & has much faster Android updates. Honor might have better after sales due to Huawei being a bigger brand & having a presence in India for a longer time than Xiaomi.

I would suggest not to get RN4, Mi Max 2 or Q6 at any cost.

Mi A1 @ 14k

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MiA1 comes with nougat or oreo..some confusion in various siyes.also can i use my sd card as internal memory to tranfer downloaded apps etc in both nougat and oreo

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andy_65_in said:
MiA1 comes with nougat or oreo..some confusion in various siyes.also can i use my sd card as internal memory to tranfer downloaded apps etc in both nougat and oreo

Stick to nougat till they release a bug free stable oreo update. For once, stop trying to move apps to sd card. If 64 GB isn't enough, you need a phone with 256GB storage and higher budget.

Oreo is not rolled to all yet. I heard it is in beta as well. It is safe to say Mi A1 is currently on Nougat

Nokia 6.

Buy anything but don't buy any from Xiaomi(absolute crap Chinese product). I bought Redmi 4 ( huge mistake). My suggestion would be More G5s plus.

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Ronnie012 said:
Buy anything but don't buy any from Xiaomi(absolute crap Chinese product). I bought Redmi 4 ( huge mistake). My suggestion would be More G5s plus.

Well Moto is also "chinese" now since it has been bought by lenovo(see the comments on FK/Amazon clearly stating quality drop after the change in ownership).

whitestar_999 said:
Well Moto is also "chinese" now since it has been bought by lenovo(see the comments on FK/Amazon clearly stating quality drop after the change in ownership).

Well then I don't know about Motorola but Xiaomi isn't good(Own a Redmi 4 for almost 6 months and will post a review soon)

Ronnie012 said:
Buy anything but don't buy any from Xiaomi(absolute crap Chinese product). I bought Redmi 4 ( huge mistake). My suggestion would be More G5s plus.

Using RN3 as my secondary phone and have no complaints so far except slow charging. MIUI is another story. It was a PITA and I flashed Resurrection Remix rom based on nougat 7.1.2 just to keep myself from throwing the phone away.

SaiyanGoku said:
Using RN3 as my secondary phone and have no complaints so far except slow charging. MIUI is another story. It was a PITA and I flashed Resurrection Remix rom based on nougat 7.1.2 just to keep myself from thr2owing the phone away.

I myself agree that the build quality of my Redmi is superb. But apart from that there's nothing much to boast about. MIUI is laggy and buggy. Camera is below average.

Ronnie012 said:
I myself agree that the build quality of my Redmi is superb. But apart from that there's nothing much to boast about. MIUI is laggy and buggy. Camera is below average.

Redmi 4 is an entry level phone for first time smartphone users so there's the reason for below average camera quality.

SaiyanGoku said:
Redmi 4 is an entry level phone for first time smartphone users so there's the reason for below average camera quality.

At 7 k for 2gb agree but Not if you opt for the 3 GB or 4gb version and paying 9k to 11k for it.

Ronnie012 said:
At 7 k for 2gb agree but Not if you opt for the 3 GB or 4gb version and paying 9k to 11k for it.

You fell into the trap which Xiaomi laid out. The profit margins are much higher for higher RAM variants. Just see RN5 Pro. No one needs a 6GB RAM & they are charging 3k for 2GB extra RAM & nothing else. People will still buy it.

I know people who bought OP5 8GB RAM model because 8GB>6GB (they don't need the extra storage, 64GB is more than enough for most people IMO).

Go for A1 @14k serves the purpose well.

meetdilip said:
Oreo is not rolled to all yet. I heard it is in beta as well. It is safe to say Mi A1 is currently on Nougat

It's rolled in batches and I am using the Oreo build as of now. will take time to resolve all bugs

Ronnie012 said:
I myself agree that the build quality of my Redmi is superb. But apart from that there's nothing much to boast about. MIUI is laggy and buggy. Camera is below average.

Agreed MIUI is laggy bcoz its heavy on resources. may be we will see optimized one in future

Ronnie012 said:
Buy anything but don't buy any from Xiaomi(absolute crap Chinese product). I bought Redmi 4 ( huge mistake). My suggestion would be More G5s plus.

What do u mean by "Buy anything" ?
Can OP buy iBall, Intex or Micromax ?

Ronnie012 said:
Well then I don't know about Motorola but Xiaomi isn't good(Own a Redmi 4 for almost 6 months and will post a review soon)

Why so ? I bought the 1st Redmi 1S phone in flash sale, and its still working (only display is cracked). No battery issues (even my 1+1 battery died)

@theterminator : MiA1 or Honor 7X both are good phones in your budget.

Zangetsu said:
It's rolled in batches and I am using the Oreo build as of now. will take time to resolve all bugs

Agreed MIUI is laggy bcoz its heavy on resources. may be we will see optimized one in future

Ok. I let my emotions cloud my words. Buy anything I meant something from a more reputed and reliable brand.

Why so ? I bought the 1st Redmi 1S phone in flash sale, and its still working (only display is cracked). No battery issues (even my 1+1 battery died)

@theterminator : MiA1 or Honor 7X both are good phones in your budget.

Ok I led my emotions cloud my words. I don't have any problems with the build quality as such
My problem'' with the laggy and somewhso buggy os.

Maybe 1st Gen Redmi 1s was fine. Also I have stated that build quality is super. But if you were happy with a laggy os then it's another story.

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Samsung seems to have done good job this time from past with j7 duo ..

Surprisingly it is using exynos 7885 with 2x A73 cores though clocked at 1.6ghz instead of their old 7870 .. Camera also appears to be looking good

gta5 said:
Samsung seems to have done good job this time from past with j7 duo ..

Surprisingly it is using exynos 7885 with 2x A73 cores though clocked at 1.6ghz instead of their old 7870 .. Camera also appears to be looking good

But is still pathetic compared to other phones in this budget.

Go for Mi A1 or Xiomi Note 5 PRO it is awesome! with latest 636 chipset and 6 gigs of ram..

AbhiShady said:
Go for Mi A1 or Xiomi Note 5 PRO it is awesome! with latest 636 chipset and 6 gigs of ram..

6GB RAM is a waste of money. The 3k extra could have been justified a bit if it had 128GB storage.

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anupam_pb said:
6GB RAM is a waste of money. The 3k extra could have been justified a bit if it had 128GB storage.

Exactly!I don't understand how anyone can possibly make good use of 6gb ram on mobile(that too not even a flagship model).

whitestar_999 said:
Exactly!I don't understand how anyone can possibly make good use of 6gb ram on mobile(that too not even a flagship model).

These models are for those who think more is better, there are such people. My friend bought OP5 8GB RAM model for more RAM. Obviously, he skipped LG G6 because S835 > S821 when all he does is check social media, browse web, take pics.