0-10K Secondary Smart Phone

[Onemufc]

Well , Since my flagship S3 is not flagship anymore and it is persisting with issues, I have decided to invest in a good backup phone.

Budget is at max 10K. Will not be extending this.

I read a lot into Lumia 520 and there are people who hate it and people who are using it with acceptable level. Updates look like till Jan 2015 so that looks good.

1. Budget?
A: 10K
2. Preferred Form Factor(flip, bar, slider)?
A: Bar
3. Preferred display type?
A: NA
4. Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them.
A: No Samsung
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.
7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
A: NA
8. Preferred connectivity options? (3G, Wifi, Edge etc).
A: 3G.
9. What is your intended use for this phone(internet, camera, multimedia, mails, etc)?
A: Good calling ability, Email, Music
10. Any other requirements?
A: NA
11. If you have already considered a phone then please mention the model.
A: Nokia Lumia 520

 

[Onemufc]

o.t. but i bought a defy+ 2yrs back and i've seen 2.3, 2.3.2, 4.0, 4.1.2, 4.2.2, 4.3... it does not matter how much the phone costs, just make sure it's popular with quarx/kayant/blechosde/epsilon... on XDA .

btw xolo q800 & q700 is popular on xda.

Quite true. But I wanted a phone where I dont have to spend a lot of time making it good. WP8 despite its flaws works good.

 

[darshan_dubey]

Hi Xtremevicky,
In your budget, i would recommend you to try the ICE Xphone by ICE X Electronics. Based on the requirements mentioned by you below, i have also stated in brackets, what you can expect from the ICE Xphone. I have this model and would definitely recommend it to all. Have a look here: http://www.icexelectronics.com/shop/ice-xphone/
1. Budget?
A: 10K (Rs 7299)
2. Preferred Form Factor(flip, bar, slider)?
A: Bar (Bar)
3. Preferred display type?
A: NA (HD lightning display)
4. Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them.
A: No Samsung (ICE Xphone)
5. Preferred input method (Touchscreen, QWERTY, etc.)?
A: Touchscreen (Touchscreen)
6. Camera required or not? If required, please specify type like front camera/flash/etc.
A: Required. (Dual camera 5MP)
7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
A: NA (Android)
8. Preferred connectivity options? (3G, Wifi, Edge etc).
A: 3G. ( 3g calling and dongle support + WIFI + Edge)
9. What is your intended use for this phone(internet, camera, multimedia, mails, etc)?
A: Good calling ability, Email, Music ( Everything that can be done on an Android device + 100 free applications )
10. Any other requirements?
A: NA
11. If you have already considered a phone then please mention the model.
A: Nokia Lumia 520 ( ICE Xphone)

 

[Brendon]

^^ No offense but these Chinese phones is like buying a lottery ticket. You really don't know if your phone will fail as the failure rates of such phones is higher than MNC phones. Another issue is whether you will actually get any service with these small companies.

There are tons of horror stories of parts unavailable for most phones for brands like Micromax, Karbonn, Xolo and ICE etc.

 

[Onemufc]

I did not want to be running to service stations for my secondary phone. I wanted a phone which can help me entertain and remain connected to mail.

L520 is probably one of the best in under 10K department.