10-15K New Smart phone under 12000

[prasadldba]

1. Budget?
A: 12k ( Strictly New phone will claim 10,000 in office )
2. Preferred Form Factor(flip, bar, slider)?
A: Bar
3. Preferred display type?
A: Any
4. Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them.
A: Not micromax, xolo ,lava etc
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 5MP camera. Flash.
7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
A: Android
8. Preferred connectivity options? (3G, Wifi, Edge etc).
A: 3G,Wifi
9. What is your intended use for this phone(internet, camera, multimedia, mails, etc)?
A: Camera, mails and internet and Gaming
10. Any other requirements?
A: Dual Sim
11. If you have already considered a phone then please mention the model.
A: Lenovo IdeaPhone P770

If any other mobile matches with above phone .please suggest friends.

 

[aquaticbullet]

I would suggest you to hunt down galaxy advance. With some coupons you may get it under 12k.
We have 1 selling in the forums if you have no issues with the 2nd hand devices.

 

[ch@ts]

Go for the Lenovo you've narrowed down, I don't think you'll get anything with better specs than it, unless you go for a Xolo or Micromax.

 

[prasadldba]

i am very happy to buy in our forums ,but for second hand i canot claim in office.

 

[vyral_143]

Galaxy S Advance at this budget with some coupons. Do keep it in mind unless your intended use does not change this is a good phone otherwise it will look average. If open to WP8 then Lumia 620. However Lumia 620 wont get FM Radio and Bluetooth 4.0 activated in next update.

P.S. - I have read Gaming as intended use of OP.

 

[prasadldba]

Thanks for suggestions ,yes gaming is optional .

 

[shanx]

http://superdeals.homeshop18.com/ please check fast. The S advance is still available for 11.6k!

 

[prasadldba]

Guys ,Galaxy S Advance is not dual sim !

 

[ankushv]

Samsung galaxy fame .

 

[prasadldba]

Samsung galaxy fame .

Samsung galaxy fame not suitable for me .

Thanks for post .

 

[prasadldba]

I am decided to increase budget to 15000.
below phone is available in flipkart for 15 K .Is it good buy ?
Samsung I8552 - Galaxy Grand Quattro

 

[logistopath]

^^ The Quattro is a decent phone at its price. It does satisfy most of your requirements, so I think it is a good choice.

 

[prasadldba]

ordered above phone from flipkart . will share my experience after using it.

 

[Sumit05]

Quattro lags...

 

[prasadldba]

Oh !
Let us check

 

[Brendon]

If you are open to rooting (not talking custom ROMs) you can remove the bloatware from the device to get better performance. Most phones are loaded with bloatware that you cannot remove by default.

 

[prasadldba]

i will try this ,if i am not satisfied with performance .

 

[prasadldba]

Performance is just OK . Built in media player sucks ,not playing many files .I am using Mxplayer ,this can play full hd files as well.
Not worth for 15 K +.

 

[Brendon]

Try rooting it and using Titanium Backup (free app) you can remove all the bloatware apps. Should speed up your phone a bit and more importantly free up some internal memory.

You can even try dabbling with custom ROMs but do note that Custom ROMs can screw up your phone if you don't follow instructions.

However rooting is generally safe if you follow the instructions properly. Be warned however that rooting can void your warranty. That said Rooting is a two way process so you can unroot your device if required once you have removed all the bloatware.

 

[prasadldba]

will continue for some time with defaults ,will root one weekend