Suggestion for new phone ~10k

1. Budget?

10k. Hopefully less. Can stretch if required.

2. Display type and size?

OLED, 5"

3. Dual sim?

Yes

4. Preferred choice of brand?

Nil

5. What camera option you want (flash, front facing camera)?

Nothing fancy. Should be able to click pictures of class notes with back camera. Basic video call requirements from front camera.

6. Preferred operating system? (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, etc).

Android, with LineageOS support (official or unofficial)

7. Preferred connectivity options (3G, 4G ready).

LTE

8. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, internet, gaming etc)?

Calls, email, and bunch of social media apps like telegram, whatsapp, instagram, etc. Some low requirement games

9. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?

None

10. Any other info that you want to share

Dual SIM , and a dedicated slot for a micro SD card is a requirement.
LineageOS support is a requirement.
Preferred if there are no hardware navigation buttons (home,back,recent).

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OLED is not possible within 10k budget.You need to spend atleast 14k for dedicated memory slot also for 10k your only option is redmi note 4 32GB version.

Just for a moment, if you forget the budget, then what are my options ?

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aaruni said:
Just for a moment, if you forget the budget, then what are my options ?

I can't recommended without knowing your budget but Moto Z play ticks all of your requirements
link
*www.amazon.in/Moto-Play-Style-Blac...F8&qid=1511879012&sr=8-1&keywords=moto+z+play

Minion said:
I can't recommend without knowing your budget but Moto Z play ticks all of your requirements
link
*www.amazon.in/Moto-Play-Style-Blac...F8&qid=1511879012&sr=8-1&keywords=moto+z+play

Go with this updated model:*www.amazon.in/Moto-Play-Fine-Gold-...&qid=1511920932&sr=1-2&keywords=moto+z2++play

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bssunilreddy said:
Go with this updated model:*www.amazon.in/Moto-Play-Fine-Gold-...&qid=1511920932&sr=1-2&keywords=moto+z2++play

Upgraded model decreased battery by 500 mah and is expensive by 4k

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Go for Moto only if are ready to hear that there are no more updates for your phone after about a year.

Minion said:
I can't recommended without knowing your budget but Moto Z play ticks all of your requirements
link
*www.amazon.in/Moto-Play-Style-Blac...F8&qid=1511879012&sr=8-1&keywords=moto+z+play

Budget is 10k, and stretchable to as much required to get the all the requirements ticked. Would want phone price to be as cheap as possible.

billubakra said:
Go for Moto only if are ready to hear that there are no more updates for your phone after about a year.

If I'm using LineageOS anyway, does this point matter ?

Please rate G5 Plus as a purchase option : *www.amazon.in/Moto-Plus-32GB-Lunar...ie=UTF8&qid=1511966562&sr=8-5&keywords=xt1686

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aaruni said:
Budget is 10k, and stretchable to as much required to get the all the requirements ticked. Would want phone price to be as cheap as possible.

If I'm using LineageOS anyway, does this point matter ?

Please rate G5 Plus as a purchase option : *www.amazon.in/Moto-Plus-32GB-Lunar...ie=UTF8&qid=1511966562&sr=8-5&keywords=xt1686

If you are into custom roms then no it won't matter.
P.S. the service of moto is pathetic too. Good luck.

aaruni said:
Budget is 10k, and stretchable to as much required to get the all the requirements ticked. Would want phone price to be as cheap as possible.
If I'm using LineageOS anyway, does this point matter ?
Please rate G5 Plus as a purchase option : *www.amazon.in/Moto-Plus-32GB-Lunar...ie=UTF8&qid=1511966562&sr=8-5&keywords=xt1686

Xioami Mi A1 @ 15k

Link:Mi Mi A1 : Buy Mi A1 (Black, 64 GB) Online at Best Price with Great Offers Only On Flipkart.com

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aaruni said:
Budget is 10k, and stretchable to as much required to get the all the requirements ticked. Would want phone price to be as cheap as possible.

If I'm using LineageOS anyway, does this point matter ?

Then go with mi A1 as suggested by sunil.

Minion said:
Then go with mi A1 as suggested by sunil.

A1 lacks oled screen which is OP's requirement.

SaiyanGoku said:
A1 lacks oled screen which is OP's requirement.

OP cannot get an OLED screen with his budget buddy.

SaiyanGoku said:
A1 lacks oled screen which is OP's requirement.

Yeah, willing to drop OLED if its not feasible.

Minion said:
Then go with mi A1 as suggested by sunil.

No lineageOS support for mi A1 ?

aaruni said:
No lineageOS support for mi A1 ?

A1 is running on stock android.

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just mentioning this , haven't looked at detailed reviews yet..

It's not that you can't get an OLED phone within this budget , it's that you will not get a powerful processor, more RAM and all.. if your usage is simple and doesn't involve too much multitasking , gaming etc it's worth giving a look..

start reading reviews about this - Galaxy J5 2016 .. around Rs 9000 ..

Samsung Galaxy J5 - 6 (New 2016 Edition) : Buy Samsung Galaxy J5 - 6 (New 2016 Edition) (Black, 16 GB) Online at Best Price with Great Offers Only On Flipkart.com

It uses SD 410 .. a very old chip but this is the most popular chip , so it may be supported for long unofficially .. Cameras should be decent as well with f 1.9 aperture.. and you get the best after sale service but then No custom roms then..and ofcourse very poor value in terms of specs when you compare it to xiaomis , motos etc .. weigh pros and cons then decide

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Minion said:
OLED is not possible within 10k budget.You need to spend atleast 14k for dedicated memory slot also for 10k your only option is redmi note 4 32GB version.

I have around 15k budget, which OLED phone can I get, could you please suggest

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fz8975 said:
I have around 15k budget, which OLED phone can I get, could you please suggest

lenovo P2 this phone has decent camera and huge battery only downside is it will not get any updates from lenovo and camera is ok

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aaruni said:
No lineageOS support for mi A1 ?

It will surely get lineage support some day as it is a very popular phone

Minion said:
It will surely get lineage support some day as it is a very popular phone

Some of the Custom ROMS for Lenovo P2:
List Of All Best Custom ROM For Lenovo P2
Lenovo P2 Custom ROMs - The Complete List (2017 Update) - Android 7

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bssunilreddy said:
Some of the Custom ROMS for Lenovo P2:
List Of All Best Custom ROM For Lenovo P2
Lenovo P2 Custom ROMs - The Complete List (2017 Update) - Android 7

Thanks for the links i didn't knew lenovo p2 have custom roms but in my previous post i was talking about Mi A1

fz8975 said:
I have around 15k budget, which OLED phone can I get, could you please suggest

Lenovo P2 is a good choice if you don't care about custom ROMs & future updates. Overall Mi A1 still seems a better-balanced choice.

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anupam_pb said:
Lenovo P2 is a good choice if you don't care about custom ROMs & future updates. Overall Mi A1 still seems a better-balanced choice.

What would be the best phone around 15k with best build quality ?

fz8975 said:
What would be the best phone around 15k with best build quality ?

Mi A1 @ 14,999.

Link:Mi Mi A1 : Buy Mi A1 (Black, 64 GB) Online at Best Price with Great Offers Only On Flipkart.com

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fz8975 said:
What would be the best phone around 15k with best build quality ?

Honor 7x
*www.amazon.in/b?node=14314977031&p...6c1-4920f289ad14&pf_rd_r=XYY0KRHMQ52AE9HARDZJ

fz8975 said:
What would be the best phone around 15k with best build quality ?

Mi A1 & Honor 7X are among the best

Hi Guys!

I'm considering to buy Honor 7X phone which is selling at 13K for 4 GB/32 GB version at Amazon . I 'm ignoring 64 GB Ver. as I don't need that much space and I want longer battery duration. Please guide me if my decision is worthy as I'm planning to buy within 2-3 days. Thanks for your kind support

reddick said:
Hi Guys!

I'm considering to buy Honor 7X phone which is selling at 13K for 4 GB/32 GB version at Amazon . I 'm ignoring 64 GB Ver. as I don't need that much space and I want longer battery duration. Please guide me if my decision is worthy as I'm planning to buy within 2-3 days. Thanks for your kind support

Has crap EMUI. And that 10% battery increase is negated because of 12.5% increase in total pixels (compared to Mi A1).

Really? Then which phone do you suggest within that price tag?

reddick said:
Really? Then which phone do you suggest within that price tag?

He would suggest Mi A1 for sure. I have no problems with EMUI. My mother used Honor 4X for 2 years & it worked pretty well for normal usage. EMUI gives you additional features over stock, but stock will run bit faster (difference isn't noticeable until you compare side by side).

Honor 7X is a good buy for the price especially due to its screen.

anupam_pb said:
He would suggest Mi A1 for sure. I have no problems with EMUI. My mother used Honor 4X for 2 years & it worked pretty well for normal usage. EMUI gives you additional features over stock, but stock will run bit faster (difference isn't noticeable until you compare side by side).

Honor 7X is a good buy for the price especially due to its screen.

Adding features to stock android is good but crippling it by putting a skin and shuffling the core settings is bad.

WOW , Now these were the compelling reasons to buy Honor 7x

One more thing , Only Amazon and Honor India Website is selling it. Others like Flipkart, Snapdeal, PayTM, etc. didn't listed it

BTW I'm planning to order it shortly ... by tommarrow