iPhone SE 3rd gen 64GB, at apple site it's 50k but if you go to croma, you might be able to get it for cheaper, don't buy online unless it's official apple.com
Wait till Diwali & grab S23 for ~40k. But I have seen most older folks using phone with 2 hands, so size shouldn't be a big deal, weight is. IMO grab Edge 50 pro is you want something soon (it is OOS now). S22 has poor battery life due to small battery + inefficient chip.
S23 series is out of stock on Samsung/Flipkart aside from Ultra, really hope they do have some offers on it during Diwali Sale, I need to change my father's phone asap
edge40/neo and edge 50 pro have a 6.55'' screen, they are right there with the big phones, but if you are fine with them, then wait for diwali sale and grab nothing phone 2
Main reason to not consider Xiaomi 14 (except price) is the UI. Among the top manufacturers, it has the worst one (great for most but not for someone used to Samsung) in terms of optimisation & update speed (I will rate BBK OS as better). Faster charging is definitely a big plus point in favour of Xiaomi 14 compared to Samsung.
if non-gamer / not interested in testing/using lot's of apps etc., SAMSUNG is best (good service + long updates) as with every Android Updates your father can feel something new and may be good and better, something new is good if person intended to use single cellphone for long term and Samsung UI is really good.
yeah, I'm kinda facing the same issue, my father is adamant about not using stock android, he's used to MIUI but I dont want to spend flagship money just to get him a Xiaomi and I dont like OnePlus/BBK, so only Samsung is left if I want a decent camera.
Get the Edge 50 Pro, bloatware is minimal and should run well enough for your father. I don't know how much of an impact UFS 2.2 would make, but it seems like it's optimized. Also, the slow updates have to be dealt with. Don't know how good the camera is, though.
yeah only issue is curved display and stock android, if it were my choice I would have gotten him a Pixel 7a and called it a day but he won't use stock android.
Get Poco X6 & be done with it. He will get used to the slightly bigger size. Compare dimensions, width is similar but phone is taller which is not as big of a concern as width of a phone is. Weight is not 200g+ to be concern.
yeah I'm comparing phone dimensions, he's used to holding a big phone, I did look into X6 and X6 Pro but the camera is not good :/. He's an avid photographer so I was hoping to atleast get a camera that's on par with flagships. And yea i know my choices are severely restricted that's why it's either Samsung S23+ or S24+ for him
I doubt anything under 30k will even match my S20FE in cameras. My friend's OP11R's primary rear cam quality matches my S20FE, but other 2 rear cams are inferior but selfie cam is superior than S20FE. Honestly, your budget is too low to get everything in one phone. Even with unlimited budget you won't get everything in one phone (like S24 ultra is too big & heavy, S24 has exynos & slow charging, etc).
Neo 7 pro & OP 11R are performance powerhouses with good enough cameras under 35k.
