Advice for new phone under 20k

[Rajiv]

1. Budget? 20k
2. Display type and size? touchscreen 4'' - 5''
3. Form Factor? bar, slider, flip? bar
4. Preferred choice of brand? samsung, nokia, blackberry, htc, lg, sony
5. Preferred input method (QWERTY, touchscreen, numpad, touch-n-type). touchscreen
6. What camera option you want? Please specify need for flash, autofocus, front facing camera.

flash, front facing camera

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

Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry

8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please specify clearly.

3g, WiFi

9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc)?

GPS, standard applications

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

multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming

11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?

Read other threads here. Most recommend LG optimus L9 but I read it doesnt support feature to move apps
to SD card so dropped the idea to take L9

12. Any other info that you want to share

Basically I want good battery life, a phone which looks good with good build quality(not too plastic body), aluminium or metal body, good viewing angles and clarity of vision
A phone which I can use for 2-3 years

Thanks

 

[shreymittal]

Get yourself Xperia SL @22K
VfM/best phone in your budget

 

[Rajiv]

How is Sony's After Sales Service for its mobiles?
Also will this phone be up gradable to 4.1 and hows d battery life?

 

[deathblade]

^^ After sales service is good... Yes u will get an update to jb...Battery lasts through 1 day of moderate usage..

 

[Rajiv]

I just read the Xperia SL review on digit. It says its a
slightly enhanced version of Xperia S
It also says Xperia S should be cheaper than SL
but at flipkart Xperia S is costlier than SL one

 

[coderunknown]

SL = S with higher clocked processor. performance will be same as 200Mhz is a small bump on a old chip.

 

[Rajiv]

Why does Xperia S still cost more than SL if it has a better processor

 

[coderunknown]

most likely S is discontinued. Flipkart has old stock.

 

[theserpent]

Lg L9, or if you can wait for Xperia L, though no Idea if it will be good

 

[priyankgupta]

Actually, Sony Xperia SL is out of stock on Flipkart and Indiatimes. So I guess you'll have to find another source.
Anyway, I am waiting for Sony Xperia SP, dunno how will it turn out to be though...

 

[randomuser111]

Actually, Sony Xperia SL is out of stock on Flipkart and Indiatimes. So I guess you'll have to find another source.
Anyway, I am waiting for Sony Xperia SP, dunno how will it turn out to be though...

Hardly 5 more days and you'll see the SP

Not in India of course !!! I mean announcement

 

[aroraanant]

I suggest you to wait for a week or so as Sony is expected to announce its upcoming phones and they are worth it and after that the price of the phones which are available right now is expected to go down.

 

[Rajiv]

Infact am looking to buy asap as I guess smartphone
prices are going to increase as per the new budget.

One more question , does Nexus phones retail in India?
Where can i buy Nexus phones from?

 

[shreymittal]

Infact am looking to buy asap as I guess smartphone
prices are going to increase as per the new budget.

One more question , does Nexus phones retail in India?
Where can i buy Nexus phones from?

No, dude Nexus don't retails in India but you can buy it from US and get it ship here.

 

[suhailkhan]

Infact am looking to buy asap as I guess smartphone
prices are going to increase as per the new budget.

The prices of Samsung phones (S3, Note2 etc) have already been increased by around 1.5-2k. Not sure about others though.

 

[aroraanant]

If you can extend your budget then I think you should have a look at tradus as HTC One X 32 GB is available for only 26k, while at other places it is not available for below 33k

 

[randomuser111]

^

Not worth it. Xperia SP will eat One X alive, that too at a cheaper price