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.

 

[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.