1. Budget?
Around 25k
2. Display type and size?
4-4.5"
3. Form Factor? bar, slider, flip?
Bar
4. Preferred choice of brand?
Sony/HTC/Nokia/Samsung/LG/Any other mobile brand that makes reliable, high quality products
5. Preferred input method (QWERTY, touchscreen, numpad, touch-n-type).
Touch
6. What camera option you want? Please specify need for flash, autofocus, front facing camera.
Don't require a front cam but the rear cam must be capable of recording FULL HD 1080p video at 30 FPS with HIGH QUALITY. This is the Primary function I am looking for in the phone. Flash would be nice but not necessary. Ditto for autofocus.
7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
Android JB out of the box (not ICS upgradeable to JB)/WP 8
8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please specify clearly.
No preference
9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc)?
No preference
10. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming etc)?
Primary use as a Video camera with decent quality stills and good quality Full HD Video cap at 30 FPS
11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?
No
12. Any other info that you want to share
My original phone budget was around 10k and I was considering the Lumia 520 (supports 720p HD Video capture). I had also budgeted 15k for a separate dedicated HD camcorder. Then I figured maybe I should just club both the budgets and buy a phone with good quality FULL HD (1080p) video recording quality (and decent stills) rather than have two separate devices.
I understand that a dedicated HD Camcorder will (most likely) provide superior quality full HD video cap but I am willing to compromise a bit provide a smartphone can achieve Full HD 1080p video cap quality that's approx 70-80% equivalent of a "budget" 15k HD Camcorder.
The device should also have 1 GB of RAM (no 512MB phones please) and should have at least 32GB (by default if not expandable) or support 32GB (or higher) via Micro-SD (or equivalent).
I'm aware that the Lumia 520 has only 512MB but that's fine for that budget (10k) segment. If however, I'm going to be paying around 25k then I want the phone to have at least 1 GB. Another reason is game (in)compatibility with 512MB phones as I might decide to play some games on it as well.
Am I making a mistake here by expecting too much for a 25k smartphone to support good quality Full HD video cap at 30FPS?
If so, please let me know and I will dump the idea of clubbing the two devices and buy the Lumia 520 and a separate dedicated HD Camcorder instead.
This will be my very first smartphone purchase/experience and I honestly don't know what to expect. Any advice appreciated.
Around 25k
2. Display type and size?
4-4.5"
3. Form Factor? bar, slider, flip?
Bar
4. Preferred choice of brand?
Sony/HTC/Nokia/Samsung/LG/Any other mobile brand that makes reliable, high quality products
5. Preferred input method (QWERTY, touchscreen, numpad, touch-n-type).
Touch
6. What camera option you want? Please specify need for flash, autofocus, front facing camera.
Don't require a front cam but the rear cam must be capable of recording FULL HD 1080p video at 30 FPS with HIGH QUALITY. This is the Primary function I am looking for in the phone. Flash would be nice but not necessary. Ditto for autofocus.
7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
Android JB out of the box (not ICS upgradeable to JB)/WP 8
8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please specify clearly.
No preference
9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc)?
No preference
10. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming etc)?
Primary use as a Video camera with decent quality stills and good quality Full HD Video cap at 30 FPS
11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?
No
12. Any other info that you want to share
My original phone budget was around 10k and I was considering the Lumia 520 (supports 720p HD Video capture). I had also budgeted 15k for a separate dedicated HD camcorder. Then I figured maybe I should just club both the budgets and buy a phone with good quality FULL HD (1080p) video recording quality (and decent stills) rather than have two separate devices.
I understand that a dedicated HD Camcorder will (most likely) provide superior quality full HD video cap but I am willing to compromise a bit provide a smartphone can achieve Full HD 1080p video cap quality that's approx 70-80% equivalent of a "budget" 15k HD Camcorder.
The device should also have 1 GB of RAM (no 512MB phones please) and should have at least 32GB (by default if not expandable) or support 32GB (or higher) via Micro-SD (or equivalent).
I'm aware that the Lumia 520 has only 512MB but that's fine for that budget (10k) segment. If however, I'm going to be paying around 25k then I want the phone to have at least 1 GB. Another reason is game (in)compatibility with 512MB phones as I might decide to play some games on it as well.
Am I making a mistake here by expecting too much for a 25k smartphone to support good quality Full HD video cap at 30FPS?
If so, please let me know and I will dump the idea of clubbing the two devices and buy the Lumia 520 and a separate dedicated HD Camcorder instead.
This will be my very first smartphone purchase/experience and I honestly don't know what to expect. Any advice appreciated.
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I've used many of my friends high end phones, most recently used a Xperia Z and I'd choose the nexus over it.