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Which Phone should i buy between these

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Aakarshan Original post #1
May 7, 2014 at 11:28 AM
My Budget is 18K

I came down to these some phones

Moto G [Processor - Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad core 1.2 GHz Cortex A7 , Android 4.4.2 Jellybean Update , 1 GB Ram , 5 MP Camera , Adreno 305]

Xperia L [Processor - Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz . Android 4.2.2 , 1 GB RAM , 8 MP Camera , Adreno 305]

HTC desire 501 [Processor - NovaThor U8520 processor 1.15 GHz dual core , Android 4.1 , 1 GB RAM , 8 MP Camera , Mali 400]

Xperia SP [Processor - Qualcomm MSM8960T Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait , Android 4.4 Jellybean Update , 1 GB RAM , 8 MP Camera , Adreno 320 , 4G]

Samsung Grand Quattro [Processor - Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5 , Android 4.1 , 1 GB RAM , 5 MP camera , Adreno 203]

1.)Which phone's processor is best?Pls write down in a decsending order.
2.)What is this Novathor Processor in HTC Desire 501.How does it different from others.
3.)Can i accept S4 mini and sony Xperia M2 in my budget.

Thanks in Advance.
SaiyanGoku
May 8, 2014 at 1:10 AM
+1 to Xperia SP, Moto G
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Minion #3
May 8, 2014 at 8:21 PM
Get xperia SP.
Superayush
May 8, 2014 at 10:15 PM
Moto g for kitkat and future proof otherwise ofc SP :)
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May 8, 2014 at 11:18 PM
what is this novathor processer in htc.how does it combat against Xperia l processor.
coderunknown
May 9, 2014 at 12:52 AM
what is this novathor processer in htc.how does it combat against Xperia l processor.

manufactured by ST-Ericssion. Dualcore Cortex A9 + Mali-400 (single core). Really weak. Also why are you even considering 501 with Moto G & Xperia SP being suggested all around.
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May 9, 2014 at 7:55 AM
So why htc put a such a weak processor in a 16 k phone.
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Dushie #10
May 9, 2014 at 9:15 AM
Have Moto G and it rocks, quality and build is solid so is performance.