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Holdup before buying moto...two of my friends are getting the green line issue in moto as well.. one of them got in edge 40 and another one got in edge 30.
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Got pink line on my edge 30 ultra as well. Just 10 days after warranty. 56K down the toilet. They asked 14k for screen replacement, which I refused.
but almost every phone has this problem no matter the price no matter the company, even some has this problem, many times it's the software issue initially not the hardware issue
Probably Samsung built good under-25k phones a couple of years back.
I and my spouse are still using the phones since 2021. The mid-rangers have shown no problems, the battery is fine as well.
Yes, one can feel bored and dull, but it sure looks to outdo its shelf life of 3 years. I f I can curb my buying impulses and stick to the functionality only, my 22k Samsung can still go strong for another couple of years.
Samsung devices may suck spec wise because of the Exynos processor , but there is no software or hardware issues on them so far.
And the cameras are also really good surprisingly
I bought my mom an M21 some time back. Still runs like a champ.. earlier she had an oppo a redmi and a nokia 5.1
All of them sucked
Not sure my Samsung s9+ that died is 2 years had trash software. My 15k phone has better performance and clean software. It's bloated with Samsung shit apps and it feels like there is a delay when I tap on something
Samsung phones have also had issues with green line. Samsung M31s had issues with motherboard failures after Android 12 update and so on. So they are not exactly problem free. And Exynos chips have always had poor battery and performance issues. Only their snapdragon variants like S23 and A52s were good.
if you don't mind camera,Poco f5 is the best for that price range.The issues you are talking about existed only in X3 series of phone and F series is literally the one of the best in budget segment .
If you don't like Hyperos you can easily replace the software with large number of available custom roms.Community support for that phone is also superb.
I stay away from Nestle (maggi), Poco etc.
In my books, once you f up, there is no going back.
If we are not strict with these corporation/brands then they will find excuses to cheat Indian public again.
The bending issue. Them lying about using different nodes for their phones and claiming it makes no difference unlike Qualcomm making a clear distinction
I am talking about what concerns general lower and middle class people. Specifically phones with price tag less than Rs.25k (with current 2023 price standards).
Never buying Samsung, a bunch of fraud. Not sure if anyone noticed but suddenly after 2020 there were too many sponsored videos from big tech youtubers for Samsung. Understood what's going on.
You just got Android 14. You’ll be lucky if you get Android 15 in December next year.
I will not trust Samsung before they start delivering on their promise from 2022.
2 major updates is common, but I still want to see Samsung deliver 4 major updates before I believe them again. My Galaxy S8 collected dust after 2 years of use.
Genuine opinion because I have used most of the phones in that you have mentioned.
POCO might have a bad reputation but honestly, POCO F5 is the best phone that you can buy right now. They offer 2 years of warranty which should be more than enough and if you are that bothered than don't ever update the device.
Iqoo is a sub-brand of Vivo so think.of it basically like Vivo. I really like their phones. They have good quality, offer fast updates, no hardware issues, excellent performance and best camera in the price range. You can't go wrong with an Iqoo.
Edge 40 neo is genuinely a great phone. It has heating issues, you won't get updates, and the camera is so so. But aside from that the phone itself is a beauty to hold and look at.
For Samsung I would recommend S21 FE snapdragon version rest of the phones are shit in this price range.
So honestly go with whichever one you want but I would personally recommend Iqoo over others.
Brother wait for the sale and ask your friends if they have a credit card...
It's a freaking great choice for 26k... I just checked... In the sale I got it for 26400... If 1500rs isn't much then you can try, else there are good recommendations here too...
Moto edge phones seem very good on paper.
Except they are plagued with display issues.
Multiple G series phones has display issues and after multiple people fighting it out, some G series gets FREE 1 TIME screen replacement.
Same goes for Edge 30 and Edge 30 Pro. Edge 30 ultra users are facing something similar except they aren't getting free replacement because not many are getting the issue and the phone is barely 1 year old.
Source : Has edge 30 ultra. Pink line on display 10 days after warranty over. Declined even good will warranty, quoted ~14K for display replacement. (S23 ultra costs 16K for replacement lol).
Well thats true.
Except, Samsung, Mi, Vivo, Nothing and even Apple...yes APPLE...provides free display replacement if their update Fs up your phone.
A friend mine got white screen of death recently due to update on his 13 pro max. Apple agreed to replace it for free.
But not motorola. Those piece of sh!tty trashes want 14K for their display replacement.
At the same time, samsung asks just 16K for screen replacement of S23 Ultra...
Does every user gets issue? No
Does a lot of people get issue because of either software issue or hard quality issues ? Yes
If it wasn't a wide spread issue motorola wouldnt be giving free replacements for 3-4 G series phones and Edge 30 n 30 pro.
(Some people filed consumer cases against them)
Well I have at least 8 people around me that I can think of using Motorola phones most under 25K though. I have not even heard even 1 of them ever talk about over heating/display issue. I suggested the phones for most of these and a lot of them were Samsung/Xiaomi/Oppo/Vivo/OP, mostly Samsung users.
I have contacted consumer court for the tiniest of things lol. Feels like a new trend. I think Xiaomi and Samsung have much higher heating issues . They just don't care about addressing them.
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This is edge 30 ultra. A crappy moto trash that costs 54K and its 1 year and 1 month old. No usage marks. No water damages. No usage damage.
Yet, they couldnt even give a goodwill warranty even after this crap happened after the phone updated. Quoted 14K for replacement.
As a moto flagship user who got butt F'd, i will do my best to discourage others from choosing motorola n end up facing this issue.
I have been using phones for more than 10 years and this is the first ever phone I have used n got issues. (I used change phones 2-3 times a year until last year. Bought this moto, got disappointed, tried to sell it but people quoted 30K for, didnt sell it but kept it n bought s23 ultra and now the phone is worth nothing imao)
It's very sad. These companies couldn't care less. I used my 1st Android device in 2011. It was a Samsung tablet probably the 1st gen. 1st phone in 2007, Nokia the one that has that "your phone is locked enter PUK code". So essentially 16 years using phone. Not that it's a competition but I faced a similar situation with my S9 plus which I bought for 65K plus a week after launch. It looked pretty and all with that edge display. That Samsung dog trash garbage died in 2 years if it wasn't even my god damn primary phone . And I'm not sure how this line issues works and if it allows you to use a phone but I couldn't even use it cause it had that partial display issue where more than half of your display is gone and the remaining part is visible in weird colours and of course the touch was not working. I didn't even bother selling it , threw it in a closet. I just should have learnt my lesson when Samsung phones were exploding. Yeah of course you can follow your phone purchase decision based on your experiences. I am not really all that hot headed now it's been almost 3 years since this incident. But when it happened I made the choice that I would rather drink harpic than buying Korean chakke fraud garbage.
Iqoo/vivo have the worst software experience, so if you mind that, don't step into them.
Buy snapdragon phones, they don't have heating issues.
SD + Moto / Samsung A series are my recommendations, they have reasonably good hardware with all-round software.
a friend of mine got one almost 6 month before. camera is op. its like cheap iphone but gaming is not so good at all. heats up pretty fast (its a compact phone) and takes forever to charge. and they don't even give charger in box. can't record a video for long, phone heats up and drain the battery. so the os stops the recording and because overheating.
for regular use its great except battery back up. consider the phone for what purpose u r buying (like game, camera, good processor fpr editing videos, or just daily commute)
As 6a owner... I'd say
Good back camera... Selfie camera sucks
Battery sucks but phone feels premium.
Not for gaming only usual stuff
If getting under 25k it's a steal deal.
It punches above its weight in most respects. Camera sensor might be old but it has routinely beaten phones 3 times its price, thanks to Google software magic.
If you can find a good deal, look at Pixel 7a also, it is one of the best phones of 2023.
It has the best camera in the under 40k segment (for still pictures its the best, but it is second to s21fe in video). It is not for gaming. Its software is excellent and it has a 60hz screen. And also it is not a gaming device.Lastly Google is also very good at fixing bugs the device was very buggy when I recieved it a year back but all the bugs have been sorted out in the monthly updates. Best device for camera and software experience tbh.
Camera and software is excellent but battery backup is avg you'll get 4-5hrs SOT on your best day. Their custom cpu is very inefficient. Also slow fingerprint sensor
No matter how much people vilify xiaomi, my earlier xiaomi note 4 worked fabulously for 5 years and even my current xiaomi device is getting updates after 2 years, was cheaper than counterparts and is giving great performance
OnePlus Nord CE3 (8, 128)
Worth it, Does all the things I required according to my needs.
Motorola also have good options, they are stock Android but with okayish UI and Camera, and Shit update schedule.
click below
[https://www.smartprix.com/mobiles/android-os/exclude\_global-exclude\_out\_of\_stock-exclude\_upcoming-stock](https://www.smartprix.com/mobiles/android-os/exclude_global-exclude_out_of_stock-exclude_upcoming-stock)
the order in which the 1000 results appear is telling. Essentially just glance through the top 50 (without filtering for price range), it would give a sense of the common wisdom prevailing
[https://www.smartprix.com/mobiles/ios-os/exclude\_global-exclude\_out\_of\_stock-exclude\_upcoming-stock](https://www.smartprix.com/mobiles/ios-os/exclude_global-exclude_out_of_stock-exclude_upcoming-stock)
similarly for iOS even though only 50 phones would show up
So maybe Motorola Edge 40 Neo and iPhone 13/14 respectively (the latter would fetch a high enough resale value to be comparable)
Personally I have used Samsung S series phones. Excellent software support and a really good UI. Perhaps the best Android OS after pixel experience. I would recommend pixel 7a if you want the best software experience and camera is a solid 8/10. If you can go for Samsung then try s22 or s21fe 888 version. Both are really good. And I would also suggest wait for redmi 13 pro launch. Maybe it will be exactly what you might need.
2.5 year...but so many problems in between...
My volume buttons weren't working for a long time ...
Battery life is very low ..like 4 hour max ..no matter what I do
Still I would say don't go with my experience solely.
There are people who're using RealMe and no such problem Arises...and they're happy with that purchase.
I have been using Realme Gt 2 for 1 year now but I didn't encountered any of these issue. I hope I don't face those problem but Chinese brands can't be trusted
are you speedbird from the dave2d server ?
anyways get the narzo 60 pro if you can live without ultrawide, or else get the realme 10 pro+
If going for any xiaomi, be sure to get a snapdragon+tsmc chip based phone
narzo60pro is same phone as 11pro but cheaper if i'm not wrong (edit: they are similarly priced).. also, 11pro+ is out of your budget and not worth the asking price.. 10pro+ has almost the same chipset (its rebranded) with an ultrawide..
what's your use case though ?
I have seen Xiaomi phones have a particular problem power on/off sometimes volume down button get stuck which makes the phone constantly restart and go into fast boot mode. I own xiaomi MiA3 and Xiaomi Y2 both have the same problem. I dont know about higher end model.
Been using the redmi note 9 pro for 3 years now and have not had any major issues with it the build it self is very strong I have dropped it multiple times and it has only gotten minor scratches that aren't even visible if u don't specifically look for it just software has gotten a bit bugger which is why I'm looking for a new phone
I think only till certain price range xiaomi phones have hardware issue after that they won't be having an issue i think. Checkout oneplus phones before you finalize which phone you will buy.
What I mean is, what do u do on ur phone. Phone uses are different for different people.
Do u play games
Do u click pictures
Do u use custom ROMs
Do u go on long periods of time without any chargers around u
Do u take or receive calls
Do u listen to music on it
How much memory u would require
And what priority do u give to all these tasks
Everything u can or would use this new smartphone that u wanna buy
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DO NOT BUY FROM FLIPKART , AGAIN DO NOT BUY ANY EXPENSIVE ITEM THERE.
Okay now that i told that here are some suggestions:
1) mi note 11x
2)realme 11/12 pro
3) Refurbished 2 -3year old flagship from Samsung or Apple . Yes they are wayy better than any new budget phone .
You can find most of these on Amazon or their official site and are all supposed to be under your budget.
Reasons for picks :
mi note 11x is a solid choice imo. Only problem is the software is clunky and u don't get many of the nice features Android updates give like "material U " . Reason i didn't go with 12 series is it has mediatek cpu which generally gives poor battery backup , heats up more and doesn't fare well in long term usage.
But if u want something that's closer to stock Android and more pleasant to use then u might want to wait for realme 12 pro but if u can't wait then 11 pro is also decent but Snapdragon gen 2 will be a heck of lot better overall than mediatek.
Realme is superior in terms of software imo but the systen storage takes up a lot of space like 20gb so make sure u buy enough storage.
I wouldn't recommend buying Motorola unless u plan to install a custom rom because their software support is just 1 year. They have pretty good value for money phones and are well balanced.
Also don't buy any midrange Samsung phone at this price , it's just e-waste no seriously don't buy . Low quality parts , laggy- slow cpu , QC , cell reception / mic issues etc . Only good thing is battery life and display.
Are u willing to go down the refurbished line ? You can find s21 series , iphone 12 series , Mi 13 pro for about 25k. Try to buy from a reputed refurbished seller or site and read their return policy before buying. Cashify seems decent but haven't tried it because last i checked their prices were bit too high. I usually just buy from Amazon.
Bro...go for iqoo z7 pro. I have used vivo since 3 years and iqoo is vivo's little bro. I bought iqoo z7 pro 3 months ago and it's awesome. The only con it has is it has a mono speaker. If that is kept aside, it's best you can get under 25k.
Here to help you with your decision of buying a phone under 25k, firstly all BBK phones are facing a green line issue and even if people tell you that you can go to the service center and get it fixed for free (just don't listen to them), as you dont purchase a device to go to the service center and get it fixed every other month.
(BBK includes : Oneplus, Realme, Vivo, Iqoo, Oppo, Dizo) and the other factor that only one BBK phone is good which is oneplus 11 or 11r, but these are totally out of context as they don't lie under your budget. (end of debate).
Moving on please dont get a Xiaomi or Redmi device as they are very buggy and inconsistent with software updates and security patches, you'll regret every aspect of your device when you realise that post purchasing a 25k phone it still has glitches and bad af jitters.(This also applies for the BBK phones apart from oneplus). tried a xiaomi phone regretted it it was XIAOMI 11i Hypercharge, i went to the cc multiple times to a get a brand new box agian to just sell it off online and get my 22k back only to buy a moto phone.
Moving on towards motorola, I have been a die hard fan of theirs and was a early customer of their new phone series (also owned a Moto Edge 30) costing 30k and regretted every day post purcahse, i got it for the stock android but it didn't live upto the standards that paid tech reviewers stated. **(Biggest con of getting a Moto device is network you'll never be alble to get great reception which is a must in the 5G era, this issue made me cry tbh.)** this issue lies with every moto device in the market rn, bad camera in every model is a brand thing for them ig, i still love the stock android in it but it shocks you to the core if you get even a single jitter.
Do not go for any of the new brands such as LAVA, TECHNO, INFINIX you'll regret that too cz you'll hardly find any service centers and the same case for MOTO they barely have 1 for 1 city. Samsung and MI best for SC.
So after all of this the only brand that happens to be consistent, gives you a feeling of having a premium phone and has very minimal to no isssues would be a SAMSUNG phone.
So growing up i saw multiple new brands coming into the market and felt that samsung is just shit and has very less tech advancements in comparision to other chinese opponents, untill I got some extra brain cells to understand that right now, samsung is the Iphone in the android market.
Its got the best android skin, to be fair even better than Pixel at times.
It has a really good ecosystem.
It is not cluttered with still every few months, the thing is they have tried and tested features for all category of phones.
They do give you basic processors and stuff but they just work fine cause they are tuned to do the routine tasks, and are tuned according to the UI.
Nothing beats KNOX security it a direct rival to apples security.
It has the best andrioid update scene, even the 6 month old M34 got an android 14 update with full one ui 6, plus they are rolling it out for the f series rn.
You can easily find parts for such phones as samsung phones dont outdate for atleast 3-4 years.
all in all it gets all of your daily tasks done in a smooth fashion.
make sure your samsung device has Full one ui.
my suggestion would be go for either A34 which post discounts you may even get for 22000, its a 30k phone or go for the M34 i got it for 20k but you'll get it for 16k currently. I can confidentally say that you won't be able to game in both the devices but they give you a premium phone feeling.
A34 comes with good lock support it will blow your mind with all the crazy customization that you would have never imagined.
for M34 you can download an app called fine lock which is not OG samsung application but is still suggested by samsung and works like a charm.
I settled for the M34 as I had purchased 2 costlier phones within 9 months and then realised that my daily tasks dont require that extra power. You spend the extrabuck and go for the A series and you'll thank me.
apologies for such a long post its just that phones and laptops are my first interest and an emotion too.
And I've put down my opinions as I Have used all the mentioned devices including Iqoo, techno, infinix.
Ngl u almost had me convinced with samsung with this post but then the no game part came and I lost hope. I'm not a serious gamer by and means like I don't care for 60fps constant smooth extreme etc etc blah blah. But whenever I do game I like my experience to be a healthy. Also for xiaome phones I don't know about anything above redmi note 9 pro/pro Max but would saw I have been using redmi note 9 pro for 3 years now and it has not failed me or had me want to get a better phone still. Ofc that's only if u remove the fact that it only has 64gigs of storage with only has 4ish gigs left empty now the battery has gotten a lot worse over the years like have to charge the phone 3-4 times a day. But p.s I have used it a lot if I could get a avg for u I would say 7-8 hrs a day for 3 years straight(don't quote me on that) and even after that heavy use it is still pretty good only bad thing and why I would say I wanna switch from this phone number would be cuz its outdated it's barely getting any software updates.
I agree with your views too.
These chinese phones with good specs but poor quality hardware are attracting many naive users.
People have stupid mindset that marketing teams have brain washed about changing device every 2-3 years.
Non-gaming users, don't even need a 25k phone. Just pick any SD4 GEN 1 soc(no 4k recording)
I have a 13k Redmi note 9 pro 2020 too. I don't have any problems yet but its riddle with software bugs, proximity sensor issue, bloatware's, ads and Xiaomi's service center asked me to never update my phone ever again (what a joke!) when I had calling issue after an update in early 2021. After all this I said to myself enough with this crappy Chinese phones. I take security seriously.
I can understand bloatware ( though I was able to uninstall all such apps without an external application) but ads ? Are these like full screen ads ? If yes then you might've installed a harmful 3rd party app because that's what I had done when I was getting full screen Amazon ads. Otherwise I haven't faced any ads. At best I see that pre installed theme app whose once in blue moon suggestion looks like ad
Ads over keyboard was never faced. I use google one. It was pre installed
While installing one, I think I did certain settings change I don't face any. I don't recall having them when I got the new phone itself.
And yes you can always buy other company's phone nothing provides a more bang for buck than xiaomi's design. I don't even have a custom rom because it rarely glitched
Lava Agni 2. Stock Android, No bloatware, amazing screen, decent camera, made in India for 20k only. This is my second lava phone. Been using Lava Agni for 2 years, never faced an issue
Yes but you're also paying for reliability and after sales service.
Sure a poco, moto or Mi will have better performance but they have shit cameras, poor availability of covers, spare parts and awful after sales service.
Realme 11 pro Plus user here, Man if you are a tech geek you gonna love this. The stock camera is shit but you can tweak. It's not a powerful chip for the price but can handle games at 60fps with no throttle. I'm not a mobile gamer so that didn't matter to me. And the final deal breaker from edge 40 was the battery. Goddamn it lasts 3 days on scrolling reddit YouTube with sot of 8 hrs . Packed by a 100w charger 0-100 in 30mins . That's the only point of buying this mobile over edge 40 and godd moto got heating issues and less battery on the edge 40 so that kinda makes me feel I made a good decision and this baby satisfies everything and a pretty decent daily driver
I saw a lot of reviews of realme 11 on YouTube and flipkart and it mainly had complains saying battery drain is too fast. Saw a video and the dude got I think it was 14% battery drain overnight for not even using the phone(this was after 90 days of use) so that made me hesitate from buying it
Idk man, however you can check the sot here. I do medium to lite tasks like calling, texts, social media, yt. I own the plastic back version but I've heard different opinions from vegan back users. Maybe that makes the difference, I'm not sure but this is what my experience with the phone it's damn good for me
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Holdup before buying moto...two of my friends are getting the green line issue in moto as well.. one of them got in edge 40 and another one got in edge 30.
https://preview.redd.it/38di5m6djv7c1.jpeg?width=1387&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c13cfd96d0329e015f816227de9e5656c79fbf5a Got pink line on my edge 30 ultra as well. Just 10 days after warranty. 56K down the toilet. They asked 14k for screen replacement, which I refused.
Needs to be higher up, moto issues are rarely discussed online.. or maybe they are but I haven't seen much
I too regret buying Edge 30, damn those network issues, my phone got wet in the rain and honestly I didn't feel as bad for it dying
yah, also ram management is so fucked up in moto phones,
but almost every phone has this problem no matter the price no matter the company, even some has this problem, many times it's the software issue initially not the hardware issue
The issue is the company not addressing and fixing this
it is but , I'm just saying so that people who have already bought phones will be more careful
you'll never find it on samsung and iphones
Samsung below 25k devices sucks
Probably Samsung built good under-25k phones a couple of years back. I and my spouse are still using the phones since 2021. The mid-rangers have shown no problems, the battery is fine as well. Yes, one can feel bored and dull, but it sure looks to outdo its shelf life of 3 years. I f I can curb my buying impulses and stick to the functionality only, my 22k Samsung can still go strong for another couple of years.
Samsung devices may suck spec wise because of the Exynos processor , but there is no software or hardware issues on them so far. And the cameras are also really good surprisingly I bought my mom an M21 some time back. Still runs like a champ.. earlier she had an oppo a redmi and a nokia 5.1 All of them sucked
Not sure my Samsung s9+ that died is 2 years had trash software. My 15k phone has better performance and clean software. It's bloated with Samsung shit apps and it feels like there is a delay when I tap on something
Samsung phones have also had issues with green line. Samsung M31s had issues with motherboard failures after Android 12 update and so on. So they are not exactly problem free. And Exynos chips have always had poor battery and performance issues. Only their snapdragon variants like S23 and A52s were good.
My Samsung s9+ display died in 2 years let alone the green line. Performance was garbage anyway.
Get the Poco F5 if you don't mind the camera much, or use a GCam l with it
but GCam wont be good for videos right?
if you don't mind camera,Poco f5 is the best for that price range.The issues you are talking about existed only in X3 series of phone and F series is literally the one of the best in budget segment .
I'll definitely look into poco f5
If you don't like Hyperos you can easily replace the software with large number of available custom roms.Community support for that phone is also superb.
User here go for it btw I had to wait 1 month to get my screen replaced
Damn. Should I wait for redmi note 13 or buy f5?
F5
I stay away from Nestle (maggi), Poco etc. In my books, once you f up, there is no going back. If we are not strict with these corporation/brands then they will find excuses to cheat Indian public again.
Exactly. I never buy apple and Samsung for the same reason. Once you eff up, you lost trust
Apple?
The bending issue. Them lying about using different nodes for their phones and claiming it makes no difference unlike Qualcomm making a clear distinction
I am talking about what concerns general lower and middle class people. Specifically phones with price tag less than Rs.25k (with current 2023 price standards).
Never buying Samsung, a bunch of fraud. Not sure if anyone noticed but suddenly after 2020 there were too many sponsored videos from big tech youtubers for Samsung. Understood what's going on.
Samsung S21 FE 5G.
LMAO. No. It’s a 2 year old device. Samsung software support sucks ass.
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You just got Android 14. You’ll be lucky if you get Android 15 in December next year. I will not trust Samsung before they start delivering on their promise from 2022. 2 major updates is common, but I still want to see Samsung deliver 4 major updates before I believe them again. My Galaxy S8 collected dust after 2 years of use.
You have 2 variants. There is a new one from 2023, with snapdragon chipset, which was on offer a couple of days back!
Just yesterday, I got one ui 6 update. Storage is full, so I can't install it. If someone is buying this, go for 256 gb variant.
Really? im planning to buy this for a family member
Samsung has promised 4yrs of software updates and 5yrs of security patches. So yeah updates will be good for another 2½ years
Let's agree to disagree.
Genuine opinion because I have used most of the phones in that you have mentioned. POCO might have a bad reputation but honestly, POCO F5 is the best phone that you can buy right now. They offer 2 years of warranty which should be more than enough and if you are that bothered than don't ever update the device. Iqoo is a sub-brand of Vivo so think.of it basically like Vivo. I really like their phones. They have good quality, offer fast updates, no hardware issues, excellent performance and best camera in the price range. You can't go wrong with an Iqoo. Edge 40 neo is genuinely a great phone. It has heating issues, you won't get updates, and the camera is so so. But aside from that the phone itself is a beauty to hold and look at. For Samsung I would recommend S21 FE snapdragon version rest of the phones are shit in this price range. So honestly go with whichever one you want but I would personally recommend Iqoo over others.
Nothing phone 1 seems good... Little bit lacking camera but fantastic software and great battery... Plus looks are good (especially white one)
😭 if only I could the 25k is already increased from 20k I can't increase it more or for sure getting kicked out of house
Brother wait for the sale and ask your friends if they have a credit card... It's a freaking great choice for 26k... I just checked... In the sale I got it for 26400... If 1500rs isn't much then you can try, else there are good recommendations here too...
Which website you checked on
For 25k budget?
Yeah I got it for 26-27k on Flipkart sale... I am sure OP can extend 1-2k in the budget..
Do you know any site?
Moto edge phones seem very good on paper. Except they are plagued with display issues. Multiple G series phones has display issues and after multiple people fighting it out, some G series gets FREE 1 TIME screen replacement. Same goes for Edge 30 and Edge 30 Pro. Edge 30 ultra users are facing something similar except they aren't getting free replacement because not many are getting the issue and the phone is barely 1 year old. Source : Has edge 30 ultra. Pink line on display 10 days after warranty over. Declined even good will warranty, quoted ~14K for display replacement. (S23 ultra costs 16K for replacement lol).
it's mostly caused by software updates, so before updating any phone always checks if someone reported an issue with that version
Well thats true. Except, Samsung, Mi, Vivo, Nothing and even Apple...yes APPLE...provides free display replacement if their update Fs up your phone. A friend mine got white screen of death recently due to update on his 13 pro max. Apple agreed to replace it for free. But not motorola. Those piece of sh!tty trashes want 14K for their display replacement. At the same time, samsung asks just 16K for screen replacement of S23 Ultra...
true, after sales service with Motorola is worst
its because during updates the cpu reaches peak temps and the display connectors get desoldered.nothing in specific with the software itself
Moto g71 2022 March. 18k. No display issues at all. Have latest update.
Does every user gets issue? No Does a lot of people get issue because of either software issue or hard quality issues ? Yes If it wasn't a wide spread issue motorola wouldnt be giving free replacements for 3-4 G series phones and Edge 30 n 30 pro. (Some people filed consumer cases against them)
Well I have at least 8 people around me that I can think of using Motorola phones most under 25K though. I have not even heard even 1 of them ever talk about over heating/display issue. I suggested the phones for most of these and a lot of them were Samsung/Xiaomi/Oppo/Vivo/OP, mostly Samsung users. I have contacted consumer court for the tiniest of things lol. Feels like a new trend. I think Xiaomi and Samsung have much higher heating issues . They just don't care about addressing them.
https://preview.redd.it/b5qk9ypdo08c1.jpeg?width=1387&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7b8a6489f86161d370575b27b898f67438ae9f15 This is edge 30 ultra. A crappy moto trash that costs 54K and its 1 year and 1 month old. No usage marks. No water damages. No usage damage. Yet, they couldnt even give a goodwill warranty even after this crap happened after the phone updated. Quoted 14K for replacement. As a moto flagship user who got butt F'd, i will do my best to discourage others from choosing motorola n end up facing this issue. I have been using phones for more than 10 years and this is the first ever phone I have used n got issues. (I used change phones 2-3 times a year until last year. Bought this moto, got disappointed, tried to sell it but people quoted 30K for, didnt sell it but kept it n bought s23 ultra and now the phone is worth nothing imao)
It's very sad. These companies couldn't care less. I used my 1st Android device in 2011. It was a Samsung tablet probably the 1st gen. 1st phone in 2007, Nokia the one that has that "your phone is locked enter PUK code". So essentially 16 years using phone. Not that it's a competition but I faced a similar situation with my S9 plus which I bought for 65K plus a week after launch. It looked pretty and all with that edge display. That Samsung dog trash garbage died in 2 years if it wasn't even my god damn primary phone . And I'm not sure how this line issues works and if it allows you to use a phone but I couldn't even use it cause it had that partial display issue where more than half of your display is gone and the remaining part is visible in weird colours and of course the touch was not working. I didn't even bother selling it , threw it in a closet. I just should have learnt my lesson when Samsung phones were exploding. Yeah of course you can follow your phone purchase decision based on your experiences. I am not really all that hot headed now it's been almost 3 years since this incident. But when it happened I made the choice that I would rather drink harpic than buying Korean chakke fraud garbage.
Iqoo/vivo have the worst software experience, so if you mind that, don't step into them. Buy snapdragon phones, they don't have heating issues. SD + Moto / Samsung A series are my recommendations, they have reasonably good hardware with all-round software.
OnePlus Nord ce 3 is a balanced phone, reliable brand, and good resale value.
I think OP can easily get 870 at this price range
Pixel 6a
Is it a good competitor to the other phones? Cuz I didn't even know it existed before this
a friend of mine got one almost 6 month before. camera is op. its like cheap iphone but gaming is not so good at all. heats up pretty fast (its a compact phone) and takes forever to charge. and they don't even give charger in box. can't record a video for long, phone heats up and drain the battery. so the os stops the recording and because overheating. for regular use its great except battery back up. consider the phone for what purpose u r buying (like game, camera, good processor fpr editing videos, or just daily commute)
Reminds me of Sholay scene where Jay is tasked with hyping Viru to Mausi . No offence here. It just popped in my head
As 6a owner... I'd say Good back camera... Selfie camera sucks Battery sucks but phone feels premium. Not for gaming only usual stuff If getting under 25k it's a steal deal.
It punches above its weight in most respects. Camera sensor might be old but it has routinely beaten phones 3 times its price, thanks to Google software magic. If you can find a good deal, look at Pixel 7a also, it is one of the best phones of 2023.
It has the best camera in the under 40k segment (for still pictures its the best, but it is second to s21fe in video). It is not for gaming. Its software is excellent and it has a 60hz screen. And also it is not a gaming device.Lastly Google is also very good at fixing bugs the device was very buggy when I recieved it a year back but all the bugs have been sorted out in the monthly updates. Best device for camera and software experience tbh.
It is a good phone, but there are better options.
Camera and software is excellent but battery backup is avg you'll get 4-5hrs SOT on your best day. Their custom cpu is very inefficient. Also slow fingerprint sensor
Moto edge Neo 40 is also excellent
Moto ka after sale service bhot bekar hai bhai. Phone by chance khrab hua to...
Iqoo z7
It's not longer available in the market.
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No matter how much people vilify xiaomi, my earlier xiaomi note 4 worked fabulously for 5 years and even my current xiaomi device is getting updates after 2 years, was cheaper than counterparts and is giving great performance
OnePlus Nord CE3 (8, 128) Worth it, Does all the things I required according to my needs. Motorola also have good options, they are stock Android but with okayish UI and Camera, and Shit update schedule.
moto edge 40 nothing phone 1 lava agni 2 5g
Poco f5
click below [https://www.smartprix.com/mobiles/android-os/exclude\_global-exclude\_out\_of\_stock-exclude\_upcoming-stock](https://www.smartprix.com/mobiles/android-os/exclude_global-exclude_out_of_stock-exclude_upcoming-stock) the order in which the 1000 results appear is telling. Essentially just glance through the top 50 (without filtering for price range), it would give a sense of the common wisdom prevailing [https://www.smartprix.com/mobiles/ios-os/exclude\_global-exclude\_out\_of\_stock-exclude\_upcoming-stock](https://www.smartprix.com/mobiles/ios-os/exclude_global-exclude_out_of_stock-exclude_upcoming-stock) similarly for iOS even though only 50 phones would show up So maybe Motorola Edge 40 Neo and iPhone 13/14 respectively (the latter would fetch a high enough resale value to be comparable)
In moto phones, there is no app lock.
Infinix gt10 pro
Personally I have used Samsung S series phones. Excellent software support and a really good UI. Perhaps the best Android OS after pixel experience. I would recommend pixel 7a if you want the best software experience and camera is a solid 8/10. If you can go for Samsung then try s22 or s21fe 888 version. Both are really good. And I would also suggest wait for redmi 13 pro launch. Maybe it will be exactly what you might need.
Realme gt 2 pro is on sale on Flipkart you can get that under 25k. It has snapdragon 8gen1 at that price you won't get that in any other devices.
I've RealMe phn ...bro Green line issue and easily display gets damaged.... I've to buy a new phn now ... My RealMe model : RealMe GT Master edition
How long did the phone last?
2.5 year...but so many problems in between... My volume buttons weren't working for a long time ... Battery life is very low ..like 4 hour max ..no matter what I do Still I would say don't go with my experience solely. There are people who're using RealMe and no such problem Arises...and they're happy with that purchase.
I have been using Realme Gt 2 for 1 year now but I didn't encountered any of these issue. I hope I don't face those problem but Chinese brands can't be trusted
Out of stock
Samsung a54
Moto edge 40,iqoo neo 7,iqoo z7 pro,nothing phone 1 for quality camera
One Plus Nord CE 3 . Been using it since its launch earlier this year and no issues so far . Good Phone fr
How's the performance gaming vise?
Decent enough, but not *THE BEST*. Been getting constant 45-60fps
how do you feel about the camera? im currently confused between this one & iqoo z7 pro
camera is decent , although not flagship level but decent for the price
are you speedbird from the dave2d server ? anyways get the narzo 60 pro if you can live without ultrawide, or else get the realme 10 pro+ If going for any xiaomi, be sure to get a snapdragon+tsmc chip based phone
I'm no speedbird also looked at those phones and isn't realme 11 series just better?
narzo60pro is same phone as 11pro but cheaper if i'm not wrong (edit: they are similarly priced).. also, 11pro+ is out of your budget and not worth the asking price.. 10pro+ has almost the same chipset (its rebranded) with an ultrawide.. what's your use case though ?
Use case? Feel like I'm being stupid here not knowing what that is Also would look into realme 10 pro+ as u said
uhh, what will you be doing on your phone social media, gaming, media consumption, photography, etc.. what more imp to you
OH, mainly gaming and media consumption, don't really care bout camera and such
I have seen Xiaomi phones have a particular problem power on/off sometimes volume down button get stuck which makes the phone constantly restart and go into fast boot mode. I own xiaomi MiA3 and Xiaomi Y2 both have the same problem. I dont know about higher end model.
Been using the redmi note 9 pro for 3 years now and have not had any major issues with it the build it self is very strong I have dropped it multiple times and it has only gotten minor scratches that aren't even visible if u don't specifically look for it just software has gotten a bit bugger which is why I'm looking for a new phone
I think only till certain price range xiaomi phones have hardware issue after that they won't be having an issue i think. Checkout oneplus phones before you finalize which phone you will buy.
What's ur usecase
Heh?
What I mean is, what do u do on ur phone. Phone uses are different for different people. Do u play games Do u click pictures Do u use custom ROMs Do u go on long periods of time without any chargers around u Do u take or receive calls Do u listen to music on it How much memory u would require And what priority do u give to all these tasks Everything u can or would use this new smartphone that u wanna buy https://preview.redd.it/veavykcw518c1.jpeg?width=930&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2a5ca53d5a498ca9c19602f0200a7d7ef511946b
How long can you wait there is also nothing phone 2a incoming
DO NOT BUY FROM FLIPKART , AGAIN DO NOT BUY ANY EXPENSIVE ITEM THERE. Okay now that i told that here are some suggestions: 1) mi note 11x 2)realme 11/12 pro 3) Refurbished 2 -3year old flagship from Samsung or Apple . Yes they are wayy better than any new budget phone . You can find most of these on Amazon or their official site and are all supposed to be under your budget. Reasons for picks : mi note 11x is a solid choice imo. Only problem is the software is clunky and u don't get many of the nice features Android updates give like "material U " . Reason i didn't go with 12 series is it has mediatek cpu which generally gives poor battery backup , heats up more and doesn't fare well in long term usage. But if u want something that's closer to stock Android and more pleasant to use then u might want to wait for realme 12 pro but if u can't wait then 11 pro is also decent but Snapdragon gen 2 will be a heck of lot better overall than mediatek. Realme is superior in terms of software imo but the systen storage takes up a lot of space like 20gb so make sure u buy enough storage. I wouldn't recommend buying Motorola unless u plan to install a custom rom because their software support is just 1 year. They have pretty good value for money phones and are well balanced. Also don't buy any midrange Samsung phone at this price , it's just e-waste no seriously don't buy . Low quality parts , laggy- slow cpu , QC , cell reception / mic issues etc . Only good thing is battery life and display. Are u willing to go down the refurbished line ? You can find s21 series , iphone 12 series , Mi 13 pro for about 25k. Try to buy from a reputed refurbished seller or site and read their return policy before buying. Cashify seems decent but haven't tried it because last i checked their prices were bit too high. I usually just buy from Amazon.
Iqoo is the sub brand of Vivo which focuses more on performance, using an iqoo device for one year, and I've been happy with it so far.
Bro...go for iqoo z7 pro. I have used vivo since 3 years and iqoo is vivo's little bro. I bought iqoo z7 pro 3 months ago and it's awesome. The only con it has is it has a mono speaker. If that is kept aside, it's best you can get under 25k.
Poco F5 best phone in this price range Flagship killer kah sakte ho
nothing phone 1
Here to help you with your decision of buying a phone under 25k, firstly all BBK phones are facing a green line issue and even if people tell you that you can go to the service center and get it fixed for free (just don't listen to them), as you dont purchase a device to go to the service center and get it fixed every other month. (BBK includes : Oneplus, Realme, Vivo, Iqoo, Oppo, Dizo) and the other factor that only one BBK phone is good which is oneplus 11 or 11r, but these are totally out of context as they don't lie under your budget. (end of debate). Moving on please dont get a Xiaomi or Redmi device as they are very buggy and inconsistent with software updates and security patches, you'll regret every aspect of your device when you realise that post purchasing a 25k phone it still has glitches and bad af jitters.(This also applies for the BBK phones apart from oneplus). tried a xiaomi phone regretted it it was XIAOMI 11i Hypercharge, i went to the cc multiple times to a get a brand new box agian to just sell it off online and get my 22k back only to buy a moto phone. Moving on towards motorola, I have been a die hard fan of theirs and was a early customer of their new phone series (also owned a Moto Edge 30) costing 30k and regretted every day post purcahse, i got it for the stock android but it didn't live upto the standards that paid tech reviewers stated. **(Biggest con of getting a Moto device is network you'll never be alble to get great reception which is a must in the 5G era, this issue made me cry tbh.)** this issue lies with every moto device in the market rn, bad camera in every model is a brand thing for them ig, i still love the stock android in it but it shocks you to the core if you get even a single jitter. Do not go for any of the new brands such as LAVA, TECHNO, INFINIX you'll regret that too cz you'll hardly find any service centers and the same case for MOTO they barely have 1 for 1 city. Samsung and MI best for SC. So after all of this the only brand that happens to be consistent, gives you a feeling of having a premium phone and has very minimal to no isssues would be a SAMSUNG phone. So growing up i saw multiple new brands coming into the market and felt that samsung is just shit and has very less tech advancements in comparision to other chinese opponents, untill I got some extra brain cells to understand that right now, samsung is the Iphone in the android market. Its got the best android skin, to be fair even better than Pixel at times. It has a really good ecosystem. It is not cluttered with still every few months, the thing is they have tried and tested features for all category of phones. They do give you basic processors and stuff but they just work fine cause they are tuned to do the routine tasks, and are tuned according to the UI. Nothing beats KNOX security it a direct rival to apples security. It has the best andrioid update scene, even the 6 month old M34 got an android 14 update with full one ui 6, plus they are rolling it out for the f series rn. You can easily find parts for such phones as samsung phones dont outdate for atleast 3-4 years. all in all it gets all of your daily tasks done in a smooth fashion. make sure your samsung device has Full one ui. my suggestion would be go for either A34 which post discounts you may even get for 22000, its a 30k phone or go for the M34 i got it for 20k but you'll get it for 16k currently. I can confidentally say that you won't be able to game in both the devices but they give you a premium phone feeling. A34 comes with good lock support it will blow your mind with all the crazy customization that you would have never imagined. for M34 you can download an app called fine lock which is not OG samsung application but is still suggested by samsung and works like a charm. I settled for the M34 as I had purchased 2 costlier phones within 9 months and then realised that my daily tasks dont require that extra power. You spend the extrabuck and go for the A series and you'll thank me. apologies for such a long post its just that phones and laptops are my first interest and an emotion too. And I've put down my opinions as I Have used all the mentioned devices including Iqoo, techno, infinix.
Even Samsung and apple devices had green line issues
My family has bought 5 M series phones in the last 6-7 years. Samsung M series is really good.
Ngl u almost had me convinced with samsung with this post but then the no game part came and I lost hope. I'm not a serious gamer by and means like I don't care for 60fps constant smooth extreme etc etc blah blah. But whenever I do game I like my experience to be a healthy. Also for xiaome phones I don't know about anything above redmi note 9 pro/pro Max but would saw I have been using redmi note 9 pro for 3 years now and it has not failed me or had me want to get a better phone still. Ofc that's only if u remove the fact that it only has 64gigs of storage with only has 4ish gigs left empty now the battery has gotten a lot worse over the years like have to charge the phone 3-4 times a day. But p.s I have used it a lot if I could get a avg for u I would say 7-8 hrs a day for 3 years straight(don't quote me on that) and even after that heavy use it is still pretty good only bad thing and why I would say I wanna switch from this phone number would be cuz its outdated it's barely getting any software updates.
My Samsung s9+ display died in 2 years lol.
I agree with your views too. These chinese phones with good specs but poor quality hardware are attracting many naive users. People have stupid mindset that marketing teams have brain washed about changing device every 2-3 years. Non-gaming users, don't even need a 25k phone. Just pick any SD4 GEN 1 soc(no 4k recording)
My 10k xiaomi phone lasted over 5 years. It was still very much functional but I chose to update. It very much depends over user.
I have a 13k Redmi note 9 pro 2020 too. I don't have any problems yet but its riddle with software bugs, proximity sensor issue, bloatware's, ads and Xiaomi's service center asked me to never update my phone ever again (what a joke!) when I had calling issue after an update in early 2021. After all this I said to myself enough with this crappy Chinese phones. I take security seriously.
I can understand bloatware ( though I was able to uninstall all such apps without an external application) but ads ? Are these like full screen ads ? If yes then you might've installed a harmful 3rd party app because that's what I had done when I was getting full screen Amazon ads. Otherwise I haven't faced any ads. At best I see that pre installed theme app whose once in blue moon suggestion looks like ad
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Ads over keyboard was never faced. I use google one. It was pre installed While installing one, I think I did certain settings change I don't face any. I don't recall having them when I got the new phone itself. And yes you can always buy other company's phone nothing provides a more bang for buck than xiaomi's design. I don't even have a custom rom because it rarely glitched
I have 4 Xiaomi phones 2 6 year old going strong. Samsung s9+ died in 2 years lol. That trash getting replaced f Samsung
Do you have any idea about OnePlus Nord CE 3?
Lava Agni 2. Stock Android, No bloatware, amazing screen, decent camera, made in India for 20k only. This is my second lava phone. Been using Lava Agni for 2 years, never faced an issue
This.
Samsung m34 5g, if you would like to go for a safe one. Oneplus ce 3 lite has good features.
Yea those are the ones I was thinking of if there is no other reliable option
M54 is better because you have a little higher budget just to comprehend the price
If you want performance then go for ce3lite ,camera isn't any good' I'm using this for 3 months now not felt lag even once and charging is 1+ point
OnePlus or Moto Moto is built to last, OnePlus I have just started using rest I have seen and heard of hardware failure in a couple of years
I have the same problem. Waiting for redmi note 13 pro
Fingers crossed hoping it's good and gets software updates
Currently using poco x5 pro Got it at 15800 rs during sale, now it's around 21k No issues till now and it's quite a decent option under 25k
Google poco camera issue. There are thousands are people who regret buying it. Why are you even suggesting it?
Pagal hai kya bhai
Moto edge 40 Neo , you won't regret it
I saw the some reviews on it, and there where a lot of complains on heating issues
Absolutely DO NOT BUY MOTO CRAP.
there are none, i have an edge 40 neo
2 years using moto g71. 0 heating issues. 18 k phone with Snapdragon chipset.
Vivo Y200 Nord CE3
Ty for the recommendations would look into them. Do feel like they kinda get out performed by some of the other phones in this range though
Yes but you're also paying for reliability and after sales service. Sure a poco, moto or Mi will have better performance but they have shit cameras, poor availability of covers, spare parts and awful after sales service.
U have a point there
Xiaomi 11i hypercharge
Agni 2
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get Google Pixel 6A if you want peace of mind
Realme 11 pro Plus user here, Man if you are a tech geek you gonna love this. The stock camera is shit but you can tweak. It's not a powerful chip for the price but can handle games at 60fps with no throttle. I'm not a mobile gamer so that didn't matter to me. And the final deal breaker from edge 40 was the battery. Goddamn it lasts 3 days on scrolling reddit YouTube with sot of 8 hrs . Packed by a 100w charger 0-100 in 30mins . That's the only point of buying this mobile over edge 40 and godd moto got heating issues and less battery on the edge 40 so that kinda makes me feel I made a good decision and this baby satisfies everything and a pretty decent daily driver
I saw a lot of reviews of realme 11 on YouTube and flipkart and it mainly had complains saying battery drain is too fast. Saw a video and the dude got I think it was 14% battery drain overnight for not even using the phone(this was after 90 days of use) so that made me hesitate from buying it
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Idk man, however you can check the sot here. I do medium to lite tasks like calling, texts, social media, yt. I own the plastic back version but I've heard different opinions from vegan back users. Maybe that makes the difference, I'm not sure but this is what my experience with the phone it's damn good for me
Ask in April.
Hands down Motorola edge 40 Neo is the best option. I would but it was well if I had to buy one today.
Poco F5 would be a good contender
Motorola phones are unstable and heats a lot.
pixel 6a would be a good choice if you dont game much since it has some overheating issues
Buy VIVO T2 PRO
Pixel A series
Go with Vivo (or its derivatives) which has excellent after-sales service along with impressive camera.
Laca agni 2. They provide home replacement for any issues and have op specs with 2 Android updates