GhorMaanas
The Vagrant Seeker
Zenfone 5 / Moto G2 / BB Z3 ?!
1. Budget?
A: 14k
2. Preferred Form Factor(flip, bar, slider)?
A: Bar
3. Preferred display type?
A: the new crop, whatever that is.
4. Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them.
A: BB. brother says he wants a 'branded' phone (I get his drift - 'branded' as in, show-off types; asus, moto, etc. are 'chinese-like, unbranded' stuff! *www.techenclave.com/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/facepalm.png)
5. Preferred input method (Touchscreen, QWERTY, etc.)?
A: Touchscreen
6. Camera required or not? If required, please specify type like front camera/flash/etc.
A: Required a good camera, w/ flash.
7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
A: No preference
8. Preferred connectivity options? (3G, Wifi, Edge etc).
A: 3G
9. What is your intended use for this phone(internet, camera, multimedia, mails, etc)?
A: Camera, mails and internet
10. Any other requirements?
A: Don't require dual sim/require dual sim/etc.
11. If you have already considered a phone then please mention the model.
A: BB Z3
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okay. quickly.
my brother lost his lumia 520 a few days back; is now itching to get a new phone. I recommended him to get zenfone 5; he said its big, will get moto g2. I said 'ok'. now he called from croma, and was all excited to get BB Z3. I did a mental facepalm to myself. I asked why BB, he said he wants a 'branded' stuff. that was a double-whammy of a facepalm for me! I tried to reason with him about Motorola and asus, and told him to hold his horses, and not buy any phone at the moment, and wait till tomorrow or the day after that.
chances are that he'll buy, or he has already bought the phone, but if not, please suggest some points that I could tell him and drill some better sense in him. I have no experience with BB phones, nor does he have. he says he only needs the phone for whatsapp, facebook, texting. I know he doesn't utilize his phone well. but still, going by the specs-to-price factor of the Z3, versus other options in the same price-range (zenfone 5, moto g2, Huawei honor, etc.), I am not inclined to suggest him to go for Z3.
please suggest. thanks!
P.S. - he's also reluctant to buy from flipkart. it's not as if he's never bought anything from flipkart, but am guessing its because he wants to buy a phone right now, under the illusory-influence of salesman-talk & bling-bling of a showroom. on the top of that, he has seen only Z3 in person, none other phones. all that has/had got the better of him.
- - - Updated - - -
alright. read a few posts from owners of BB Z3. seems to be a good phone. anyway, I had asked my brother to stay put, and do only window-shopping today, and do actual shopping only a day or two later, even if to buy the Z3, after researching well.
1. Budget?
A: 14k
2. Preferred Form Factor(flip, bar, slider)?
A: Bar
3. Preferred display type?
A: the new crop, whatever that is.
4. Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them.
A: BB. brother says he wants a 'branded' phone (I get his drift - 'branded' as in, show-off types; asus, moto, etc. are 'chinese-like, unbranded' stuff! *www.techenclave.com/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/facepalm.png)
5. Preferred input method (Touchscreen, QWERTY, etc.)?
A: Touchscreen
6. Camera required or not? If required, please specify type like front camera/flash/etc.
A: Required a good camera, w/ flash.
7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
A: No preference
8. Preferred connectivity options? (3G, Wifi, Edge etc).
A: 3G
9. What is your intended use for this phone(internet, camera, multimedia, mails, etc)?
A: Camera, mails and internet
10. Any other requirements?
A: Don't require dual sim/require dual sim/etc.
11. If you have already considered a phone then please mention the model.
A: BB Z3
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okay. quickly.
my brother lost his lumia 520 a few days back; is now itching to get a new phone. I recommended him to get zenfone 5; he said its big, will get moto g2. I said 'ok'. now he called from croma, and was all excited to get BB Z3. I did a mental facepalm to myself. I asked why BB, he said he wants a 'branded' stuff. that was a double-whammy of a facepalm for me! I tried to reason with him about Motorola and asus, and told him to hold his horses, and not buy any phone at the moment, and wait till tomorrow or the day after that.
chances are that he'll buy, or he has already bought the phone, but if not, please suggest some points that I could tell him and drill some better sense in him. I have no experience with BB phones, nor does he have. he says he only needs the phone for whatsapp, facebook, texting. I know he doesn't utilize his phone well. but still, going by the specs-to-price factor of the Z3, versus other options in the same price-range (zenfone 5, moto g2, Huawei honor, etc.), I am not inclined to suggest him to go for Z3.
please suggest. thanks!
P.S. - he's also reluctant to buy from flipkart. it's not as if he's never bought anything from flipkart, but am guessing its because he wants to buy a phone right now, under the illusory-influence of salesman-talk & bling-bling of a showroom. on the top of that, he has seen only Z3 in person, none other phones. all that has/had got the better of him.
- - - Updated - - -
alright. read a few posts from owners of BB Z3. seems to be a good phone. anyway, I had asked my brother to stay put, and do only window-shopping today, and do actual shopping only a day or two later, even if to buy the Z3, after researching well.
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