Android smartphone in Rs. 10000-12000 price segment

[Sushubh]

So a friend of mine is looking to buy an Android phone. He essentially started with a Windows Mobile based HTC smartphone. Switched to Blackberry. Has been using a featurephone for the last couple of months. Now wants an Android device.
His budget is between Rs. 10-12K. He can at max stretch it to Rs. 14K but not above.
I suggested him to take my Galaxy Nexus for Rs. 10K as I would most likely get the Moto X which it is launched this month or next. But he wants to look at options for new phones.
About him? He is a Facebook addict. Other than that his company uses Google Apps. So, needs are quite basic. I do not think he would be running complex games on the phone. Usable camera would be great.
What would you guys suggest?

 

[Nishant]

Battery life all depends upon the usage style.

 

[apurvgupta1]

Ohh, didn't know that. I use my phone for 4 hours gaming, wifi on all the time, facebook, whatsapp, hike running in bakcground always and voice calls for 1 hour and text messaging.

 

[outostioncen]

I'm too using this photo for last 20 days and I'm quite happy what I get at this price..

 

[Deleted member 13033]

I'm not making them....btw it was the first handset with Intel processor .....now plz don't ask what is Intel and who is making them..

ease down dude, who said anything about u making them ?

I have xolo q800 since a month and it is awesome. Great battery life- atleast 1 and a half days, no lags, no hangups. Great support from a group in facebook where more than 1000 members are there. Satisfied with it and i will recommend to go for it.

have u used AGPS on it ? how much battery was drained while using it ?

 

[apurvgupta1]

@anant- I have used it but not that much. GPS was pretty fast and locked in a minute or so. Obviously using GPS for extended periods will make battery drain faster. But overall as a package , in it's price range(9-10K) it is pretty good than what samsung or any other brand can't provide in 18-19K. There are service centres of Xolo in Naraina, Janakpuri and other areas, so don't worry about that. 😀

 

[Sushubh]

Minute to lock GPS? That sounds bad to me.

 

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[Nishant]

Ohh, didn't know that. I use my phone for 4 hours gaming, wifi on all the time, facebook, whatsapp, hike running in bakcground always and voice calls for 1 hour and text messaging.

This is where you save most of your battery life. Try enabling EDGE or 3G for a day and report back.

 

[apurvgupta1]

Minute to lock GPS? That sounds bad to me.

Without using data connection sir. Using satellite signals only.

 

[Sushubh]

My Nexus 7 is able to get my location within a few seconds from what I have seen.

 

[apurvgupta1]

It is nexus 7. Much better hardware and specs. 🙂 i think using data connection, GPS will lock quickly , will try and report it here.

 

[outostioncen]

This is where you save most of your battery life. Try enabling EDGE or 3G for a day and report back.
Overall its battery life is pretty decent.... comparing other phones of this price and level...

 

[uumeshh]

Ohh, didn't know that. I use my phone for 4 hours gaming, wifi on all the time, facebook, whatsapp, hike running in bakcground always and voice calls for 1 hour and text messaging.
This sounds like a dream phone. 4 hours screen time with 1 hour calling and it still goes for more than a day! :blink:

 

[apurvgupta1]

Lol, if you guys don't believe, Checkout reviews at flipkart or any other sites. :Read:

 

[uumeshh]

Lol, if you guys don't believe, Checkout reviews at flipkart or any other sites. :Read:

hmmm.. it seems, it has decent support on xdatoo.. quite impressive.

 

[outostioncen]

I didn't use xolo play so far but I'm sure it gonna be a good phone too as I'm impressed with the performance of q800, honesty lava is not good as micromax in terms of marketing but they got much better feedback then other Indian brands...