25-30k Good, versatile camera and not big or heavy

[sid41299]

General :​

Budget -​

What is your budget? Mention Locality/Currency & Price Range.​

INR ~25k.

New or Used? Online or in-store?​

New. Online.

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Brand -​

Do you have any brand preference or dislikes? Please name them.​

Preferably Samsung. Don't want a Chinese phone

Usage -​

What is your intended use?​

Casual - Calls, texts & Browsing and Camera focused

What is your expected battery backup?
A full day of use with 5+ hours of screen-on time.

How long are you intending to use this phone?​

Should run fine for 3 years.

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Connectivity -​

What is your preferred network?​

5G

What is the number of connections required?​

Single SIM

Platform :​

Operating System (OS) -​

Do you have any OS preference?​

Android

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RAM & Storage -​

How much RAM and Storage do you want?​

6-8GB; 128-256GB

Do you want a memory card slot?​

A Hybrid slot is fine

Processing power -​

If you have an idea of how much processing power you'd need mention here, else feel free to ignore.​

As long as it stays snappy

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Display :​

What is your preferred display size, type, resolution and refresh rate?​

Compact, AMOLED, FHD, 120Hz.

Mention any specific requirements here.​

Don't want a curved display; LTPO would be nice

Miscellaneous :​

Any other requirements?​

Lightweight-ish. Metal frame. Main+Wide+Zoom triple camera combo would be nice

If you have already considered a phone, then please mention.​

Another S20 FE

 

[OMEGA44-XT]

I doubt anything other than S23FE can outperform the camera of S20FE at that price. But S23FE is a bad phone because of heating issues & poor battery life. So realistically, S23 is the cheapest Samsung phone that is decent. I upgraded from S20FE to S23 & the biggest difference for me is the smaller size. Battery life felt better as well but my S20FE was 3 years old. Selfie cam was a major upgrade but rear cams were minor upgrades.

I have compared NP 2a & S20FE side by side, latter has better cameras (except selfie). S20 FE's software post-processing helps it a lot IMO even against many sub 40k Chinese phones.

Moto edge 50 pro is said to have great cameras under 30k, but I doubt it will outperform S20FE.