25-30k Phone with decent cameras, an aesthetic look and a big battery.

Arigaytor

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Looking for something between 20-30k (can't go above 30k, would prefer if it came under 28k with card offers and all)
New. Online.
Don't want a Motorola phone with the vegan leather back because it feels gross. Trying to avoid big/ugly camera islands as well.
Want a decent camera and battery bigger than 5000 mAh (preferably silicon carbide)


Looking for around 3 years of OS updates at the very least.

Would prefer a chip wtih a decent antutu score (just in case we wanna play Genshin)

Expecting AMOLED (LTPO if possible) in this range

3.5 mm jack would be a bonus

Currently looking at the galaxy A35 or A36 but they don't seem to have the best cameras or battery in the segment.
 
Samsung ~ Nothing > Stock android> Oppo/OP/Realme > vivo/iQoo
That's just UI preference.

In my opinion:
Nothing below S24FE is worth buying, similarly, nothing above CMF Phone 2 pro makes sense from Nothing. All Pixels aren't worth buying, Moto Edge 50 neo & Edge 60 pro are good for their respective prices. There are some good Realme & iQoo phones worth buying, like Realme P3 Ultra, & iQoo Neo 10R.
 
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Most of these Chinese phones are not designed with real world usage . While I had a MI phone which was good , the placement of buttons was so stupid . An Example - The display power button was placed on 1 side middle and inadvertently the finger would press the switch and while on calls it used to go to mute mode .