Budget smartphone under 8k

[TheEvdoUser]

Just as the title says, need to buy a budget smartphone under Rs. 8000. Max limit is 8K, maybe 100 or 200 up is ok.

Needed:
1. Avg battery life, I mostly browse and listen to music.
2. 4G is a must

Don't care:
1. Screen size and display quality .. my requirement qualification is potato
2. Camera quality
3. Music though loudspeaker

- Nothing Intex, Xolo, Micromax, Karbonn please

hmm.. I'll add more stuff if I remember.

 

[raj2007]

Flipkart.com | Buy Moto E3 Power (Black, 16 GB) Mobile Phone Online at Best Price in India
Flipkart.com | Buy Redmi 3S (Gold, 16 GB) Mobile Phone Online at Best Price in India

 

[dextermorgan]

another option is to increase budget and get this. Camera is poor though.

Flipkart.com | Buy Redmi 3S Prime (Gold, 32 GB) Mobile Phone Online at Best Price in India

 

[ijsa]

If looking for LTE FDD Band 5... then as said above... Redmi3s/ prime...

If you do not need band 5.. then you can also check out Honor Holly 2 plus....

good battery and overall better quality as compared to Redmi....
Cons.... updates are not their for EMUI..and it doesn't have finger print sensor..

 

[TheEvdoUser]

Thanks I'll check review for Moto E3 Power and Redmi 3S, I'm really tight on a budget so can't increase it and go for Prime version of 3S.

@ijsa
Just checked Moto E3 Power supports more bands than 3S. Also Holly 2 Plus is OOS was looking to buy it.

Initial impression of E3 Power is that its underpowered I wounder if it could handle multitasking and multiple tabs on chrome. Redmi 3S looks ok will have to see more.

 

[dextermorgan]

If you can, try to get used Redmi note 3 used 3gb version on olx/quikr. Its selling around 8 k mark for the 3gb one.

or wait till mid jan when note 4 launches. Then you'll see loads of note 3's in the second hand market.

 

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[igloo]

samsung on5/on5 pro/ on7 / on7 pro/ j2/ j5. Whichever your budget allows. Best 4G phone if you plan to use with jio 4G .

Personal exp. Day & night difference when using same jio sim on Redmi 2 prime vs on5.
plus samsung in pushing updates like never before. s-bike mode , vowifi are added recently.

 

[dextermorgan]

Thing with samsung low end and mid range phones is they tend to lag horribly few months down the line. Yes, even new models too.

 

[TheEvdoUser]

any thoughts on Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus, its going around for Rs.7500 on Amazon.

 

[Deleted member 10390]

Moto E3 Power has some bad points

1. Selfie camera not among the best. Selfies are not sharp

2. No gallery app

3. No email app