15-20K Phone for calling, WhatsApp and YouTube

[mayank0623]

Budget -​

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

15-20k (Avoid including offers while calculating price)

New or Used? Online or in-store? ​

New. Online/in-store.

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Brand -​

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

No specific preference

Usage -​

What is your intended use?​

Casual - Calls, Whatsapp, Youtube, Web Browsing

What is your expected battery backup?​

A day minimum. Two days would be ideal

How long are you intending to use this phone?​

3 years at least

Connectivity -​

What is your preferred network?​

5G

What is the number of connections required?​

Dual Sim

Platform :​

Operating System (OS) -​

Do you have any OS preference?​

Android

RAM & Storage -​

How much RAM and Storage do you want?​

8/128 or better

Do you want a memory card slot?​

yes. hybrid slot works fine.

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Miscellaneous :​

Any other requirements?​

headphone jack would be nice

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

1) Motorola g84 5G (12/256 GB) - 17,999
2) Samsung Galaxy M34 5G (8/128 GB) - 17,999
3) Redmi Note 13 5G (8/256 GB) - 19,999
4) POCO X6 5G (8/256 GB) - 20,999
5) Lava Agni 2 5G (8/256 GB) - 19,999
6) Samsung Galaxy A14 5G (8/128 GB) - 17,999

If any requirement takes a higher priority than other, mention here.​

Battery Life > Smooth Operation > Easy Troubleshooting > Screen size/type/resolution/refresh rate > Storage > Camera

Found the above phones looking through previous recent advice posts in the same price bracket, if any others fit better kindly lmk

 

[crazysrihari]

Post in thread 'Phone heating up' https://techenclave.com/threads/phone-heating-up.218704/post-2513076

Few offers I found.
I guess best would be this. With 2k coupon plus Bank offer it should come to 21

 

[DestGod]

Might reset my own phone and check if that helps, thanks

For a temporary solution, maybe try reducing the animations on your phone. There should be an option called "Reduce Animations" in settings, or you could also reduce the animation scale through developer options. It won't help in any ram management issues or app opening times but it will help with lags or stutters.

Btw, i'd recommend checking Infinix Note 30 out as well. Other than an AMOLED display, it suits most of your requirements. It has a 1.5k HDFC/SBI cc offer on its 8/256GB variant as well. Infinix is a reliable brand, I bought one for a senior citizen a couple of years back and it's still going strong.

 

[greenhorn]

Just curious, since you mentioned it's for someone older, what phone are they using now? Switching to a different UI may be too much. Heck my younger sister complained after I got her a Moto after years of her using mi phones that the UI was too unfamiliar

 

[mayank0623]

Just curious, since you mentioned it's for someone older, what phone are they using now? Switching to a different UI may be too much. Heck my younger sister complained after I got her a Moto after years of her using mi phones that the UI was too unfamiliar

UI won't be an issue, I'll put the icons for WhatsApp, YouTube and Phone on the front page. They don't touch the other stuff apart from turning wifi on or off

For a temporary solution, maybe try reducing the animations on your phone. There should be an option called "Reduce Animations" in settings, or you could also reduce the animation scale through developer options. It won't help in any ram management issues or app opening times but it will help with lags or stutters.

Btw, i'd recommend checking Infinix Note 30 out as well. Other than an AMOLED display, it suits most of your requirements. It has a 1.5k HDFC/SBI cc offer on its 8/256GB variant as well. Infinix is a reliable brand, I bought one for a senior citizen a couple of years back and it's still going strong.

The reduce animations option helped a lot. Thanks

 

[rootyme]

OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G (256 GB INTERNAL) (8 GB RAM) - Price - ₹19,596
Link : https://www.flipkart.com/oneplus-nord-ce-3-lite-5g-pastel-lime-256-gb/p/itm5ed24471bde9f

FEATURES​	Sensors​	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass​

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BATTERY​	Type​	Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable​
Charging​	67W wired, 80% in 30 min (advertised)​	​

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BODY​	Dimensions​	165.5 x 76 x 8.3 mm (6.52 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)​
Weight​	195 g (6.88 oz)​	​
Build​	Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back​	​
SIM​	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)​	​

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DISPLAY​	Type​	IPS LCD, 120Hz, 550 nits (typ), 680 nits (peak)​
Size​	6.72 inches, 109.6 cm2 (~87.1% screen-to-body ratio)​	​
Resolution​	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~391 ppi density)​	​
Protection​	Corning Gorilla Glass​	​

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PLATFORM​	OS​	Android 13, OxygenOS 13.1​
Chipset​	Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm)​	​
CPU​	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver)​	​
GPU​	Adreno 619​	​

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MEMORY​	Card slot​	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)​
Internal​	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM​	​
​	UFS 2.2​	​

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MAIN CAMERA​	Triple​	108 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.67", 0.64µm, PDAF 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)​
Features​	LED flash, HDR, panorama​	​
Video​	1080p@30fps​	​

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SELFIE CAMERA​	Single​	16 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 1.0µm​
Features​	HDR, panorama​	​
Video​	1080p@30fps​	​

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SOUND​	Loudspeaker​	Yes, with stereo speakers​
3.5mm jack​	Yes​	​

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COMMS​	WLAN​	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band​
Bluetooth​	5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD​	​
Positioning​	GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS​	​
NFC​	Yes (market/region dependent)​	​
Radio​	No​	​
USB​	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG​

All recently launched Xiaomi/redmi/poco devices doesn't even have a proximity sensor.

That's one disturbing trend for sure. When exactly did this begin?

Samsung is using a virtual proximity sensor stuff as well

Why not an actual one? Do brands save really that much by omitting a simple sensor?

 

[DEVRAJ BARIA]

That's one disturbing trend for sure. When exactly did this begin?

The sensor was not there when i made my brother buy the Mi 11x. Not sure when they started this.

 

[OMEGA44-XT]

Why not an actual one? Do brands save really that much by omitting a simple sensor?

Its a small amount on BOM but still they do it. Like years ago it was found that to get IP68 certification, it would cost the company $8 or 10. Yet OP chose to not get it for years.

Companies just want to maximise profits, but phones have not been exciting post-2020 IMO. I used to change phones within 2 years till 2017, then used S8 for 4 years, my S20FE is already 2+ years old now, will likely use it for years to come. My biggest issue with S20FE is the size. Right now I won't even get an upgrade over S20FE in all respects if I switch to any phone under 40k (OP12R has an inferior ultrawide cam & no tele for instance, nor the SD card slot but 256GB storage should be fine).