20-25K i need phone recommendation

k660

k660

Forerunner
- even though budget may say 20-25k,
25k is the last resort not one penny more.
10-20k is the real range and tops is 25K.
- old phone is dying/giving issues, it is/was Samsung A50,
- the phone is going to be used by my mother

so, yes,
# checklist use-case wise
--- whatsapp,
--- normal calling,
--- normal messaging is gonna be main goal,
--- jio 4g/lte should be supported
(5g isnt a must but welcome dont worry the 5g generally/normally wont be used,
unless absolutely needed,
cuz 5g can make phones pretty warm pretty quickly )

--- sbi and other bank apps need to work,
(recently sbi ended their support for android 11,
seems like their android 11 app dev went on break and will be on ' agle mangalwaar of 30th of February ')
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# checklist specs-wise
--- Dual SIM is must
--- RAM: 6gb Ram atleast,
(although with exynos 6gb ram feels low ram phone)
--- Internal storage: 128gb storage atleast
--- Battery: 5000mah or more.
(i wish for phones like samsung M51 to return)
--- headphone jack 3.5mm is really really preferred,
--- NO EXYNOS ,
--- NO SAMSUNG manufactured Processors ( e.g. SD 7 gen 1) ,
--- NO overheating/getting too hot issues for no reason ,
--- NO phones with screen issues like green/blue/red line plz
(unless screens are freely replaceable even after warranty)
--- don't care about charging speeds
--- don't care much about cameras either
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(title is clickbait, but good to hear his exp
# motherboard issues this common in one-plus?!,
# i haven't been following smartphone market that much,)
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# Thank You in advance and Pranam to everyone.
 
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I got a poco f6 last week 12gb,256gb for 21k after discounts.
The battery life is avg.

I tested running yt videos(60hz) via jio and was getting an avg sot of 5 to 6hr.
Around 4hr on big games like pubg.

The one con is hyperos which isnt up to my taste.you can always go custom roms route since it has support

Heating is only when doing intensive tasks like gaming or using phone in sunlight.
Tldr- heats as much as any other device

Only 2 updates till A17 left.
Cameras are also good ,that maybe because i havent clicked many photos.
Lemme know if u have any doubts .
 
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If wish to use phone for next 4-5 yrs, better go with 8 GB/256 GB
I read that LCD Mobile (non oled/Poled etc.) never develops Green Line Issue.
If wish to go with OLED etc. good Display phone, any try NO ANDROID UPDATE and it may 90% secure from Green Line, but you need to update APPS /Security etc.
 
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Dhanush said:
The Motorola Edge 60 Fusion or any other model in the 60, 50 series uses a POLED display, which is produced by LG. So far, it's very good.
I think displays manufactured by Samsung have had display issues. Most AMOLED displays are manufactured by Samjung.
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Emperor said:
If wish to use phone for next 4-5 yrs, better go with 8 GB/256 GB
I read that LCD Mobile (non oled/Poled etc.) never develops Green Line Issue.
If wish to go with OLED etc. good Display phone, any try NO ANDROID UPDATE and it may 90% secure from Green Line, but you need to update APPS /Security etc.
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awestorr said:
I got a poco f6 last week 12gb,256gb for 21k
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OMEGA44-XT said:
Realme P3 Ultra
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All of you guys and other watching/reacting to thread,
What are your thoughts on
- iqoo z10 and z10x?
- motorola edge 50 neo?
( Yeah, trying to avoid curved screens cuz often times phone falls from her hand )
 
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k660 said:
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All of you guys and other watching/reacting to thread,
What are your thoughts on
- iqoo z10 and z10x?
- motorola edge 50 neo?
( Yeah, trying to avoid curved screens cuz often times phone falls from her hand )
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Z10 : Can consider for pure battery monster but I will rather spend extra 3k for better performance, camera & slightly better UI (will prefer Color OS over Funtouch OS) even though at the cost of slightly inferior battery. Ignore Z10X as you have the budget

Edge 50 Neo - Good compact phone for this price bracket. Easy choice if you want a compact phone.

iQoo Neo 10R would be the best performer around 25k, if you are into gaming.
 
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Pure Android is dumb for non-tech users and best choice for power users.

You will get rude shock using Pure Android (Motorola) as you were using Samsung One UI one of the best UI after Color OS (Oppo).

I'm common user (not in gaming at all or lots of apps) and was using Pure Android (SRT. Phone) and then turn to Samsung A50s and believe me I'm lot happy to use ONE UI of Samsung, still enjoying it.

In my honest opinion you should stick to Samsung Brand (ONE UI), if didn't find decent handset of your choice then check with Oppo (Color OS).
 
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k660 said:
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All of you guys and other watching/reacting to thread,
What are your thoughts on
- iqoo z10 and z10x?
- motorola edge 50 neo?
( Yeah, trying to avoid curved screens cuz often times phone falls from her hand )
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When it was released, I was keen on buying moto edge 50 neo as I wanted a small form factor phone. It is a good all rounder phone let down only on camera front (even with capable hardware) and battery life (which is decent). I almost bought it, only to be swayed away by a fantastic deal on Pixel 8 during BBD.

If you want a bigger screen though, iQoo phones mat make more sense. But I do not have any idea about how good they are .
 
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