Questions:-
1. Budget?
A: ~15k
2. Preferred Form Factor(flip, bar, slider)?
A: Bar
3. Preferred display type?
A: Any, > 4 inches < 5.3 inches
4. Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them.
A: No brands with no or few service centers (ie don't prefer Chinese models)
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 5/8MP camera. Flash. MP doesn't matter, image quality should be fine, eg - I found that the 5MP cam in SGA has less noise than 8MP cam in Xperia L
7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
A: Android or phone with any OS for which CM 10 is available
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, Browsing, Run games like temple run without lags, FM radio, planning to play with NFC (haven't explored this yet, my current phone doesn't have this)
10. Any other requirements?
A: Availability of custom roms, preferably CM 10 (ie popular among devs). Reasonable battery life under moderate usage ( 1 - 1.5 hrs call, 1 hr games, 1 hr browsing)
11. If you have already considered a phone then please mention the model.
A:
Xperia L with Indian warranty - 16 K. Camera has more noise and the images are not sharp, not sure if a future update can fix this.
S2 - 16K - No warranty, has no NFC support.
HTC Amaze - 14k - No warranty, has everything but a little heavy.
HTC One XT - 16k - No warranty, One sold in ebay.in is the 16GB version, fixed battery and no memory card support, should check for battery life from people already using this.
1. Budget?
A: ~15k
2. Preferred Form Factor(flip, bar, slider)?
A: Bar
3. Preferred display type?
A: Any, > 4 inches < 5.3 inches
4. Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them.
A: No brands with no or few service centers (ie don't prefer Chinese models)
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 5/8MP camera. Flash. MP doesn't matter, image quality should be fine, eg - I found that the 5MP cam in SGA has less noise than 8MP cam in Xperia L
7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
A: Android or phone with any OS for which CM 10 is available
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, Browsing, Run games like temple run without lags, FM radio, planning to play with NFC (haven't explored this yet, my current phone doesn't have this)
10. Any other requirements?
A: Availability of custom roms, preferably CM 10 (ie popular among devs). Reasonable battery life under moderate usage ( 1 - 1.5 hrs call, 1 hr games, 1 hr browsing)
11. If you have already considered a phone then please mention the model.
A:
Xperia L with Indian warranty - 16 K. Camera has more noise and the images are not sharp, not sure if a future update can fix this.
S2 - 16K - No warranty, has no NFC support.
HTC Amaze - 14k - No warranty, has everything but a little heavy.
HTC One XT - 16k - No warranty, One sold in ebay.in is the 16GB version, fixed battery and no memory card support, should check for battery life from people already using this.
