[SOLVED] Suggest cell in 15k.

[shahoo]

Hey,i hope you guys are going good,please suggest me best mobile under 15k ranger,either used/new but it should be worth it,LG G3 is good option? thanks.

 

[staticPointer]

nexus 5 32 gb ???

 

[StrikerX]

Nexus 5 is <3, is lyf

 

[iampasha]

Moto x 2nd gen.

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[shahoo]

Infinix mobiles are good or there are better options available in 15k ?

 

[murtaza12]

Infinix mobiles are good or there are better options available in 15k ?

They are decent, considering they're pretty cheap, however yes there are better (used) options available.

LG G3 - Excellent phone. Top seller these days. Don't get the CDMA crap that people will try to sell you (i.e: Sprint and Verizon phones). If you need LTE, get the International (D855) or AT&T (D850). If you only use 3G, then even T-Mobile (D851) will suffice.

Nexus 5 - A generation older than the G3 (SD800 vs SD801), not a big difference, but I think Google is stopping with Android M for the Nexus 5. However, developer support will live on forever. The Nexus 5 is one of the phones that continued to surprise me, always. It simply never 'lagged'. I had one during the Kitkat 4.4.4 era, it was excellent then, rooted with a couple of Xposed mods. Then, I updated to LP 5.1, even better! Before Marshmallow came out, I sold mine. However, 2-3 months ago, I bought one as a second phone, flashed the latest MM factory image and surprising enough, it was just as snappy and quick as it was when on earlier OS versions. People still prefer the Nexus 5 over newer devices because of this, you can flash a custom ROM and kernel, it'll be blazing fast and improve the kinda crap battery that it had.
D820 is 3G only. D821 is 3G+4G. Pick whichever suits your requirements.


Moto X (2nd Gen): I'm just going to stop you right here. ONLY buy the GSM ones. Stay away from the Verizon crap. I don't need to say much, this phone is basically a mini Nexus 6. Looks almost the same as well. Practically stock Android, smooth UI, less bloat. Blah blah, it's a great phone provided that you can find an AT&T, Pure Edition, or the most rare one, the Europe edition.
Model numbers are here:
AT&T - XT1097
Pure Edition - XT1095
Europe/Global - XT1092

If you see an XT1096 Verizon, don't bother.


As for prices, well you can easily get a G3 and a Nexus 5 in 15k. A Moto X may require some negotiating with the shopkeeper, since they prefer to sell it at around 17-17.5k

 

[smaaz]

s5 active is another great option, will cost 1-2k higher, G3 still has great specs and great camera, be sure to get 7 days warranty with any used phone.

 

[usmanfcs]

They are decent, considering they're pretty cheap, however yes there are better (used) options available.

LG G3 - Excellent phone. Top seller these days. Don't get the CDMA crap that people will try to sell you (i.e: Sprint and Verizon phones). If you need LTE, get the International (D855) or AT&T (D850). If you only use 3G, then even T-Mobile (D851) will suffice.

Nexus 5 - A generation older than the G3 (SD800 vs SD801), not a big difference, but I think Google is stopping with Android M for the Nexus 5. However, developer support will live on forever. The Nexus 5 is one of the phones that continued to surprise me, always. It simply never 'lagged'. I had one during the Kitkat 4.4.4 era, it was excellent then, rooted with a couple of Xposed mods. Then, I updated to LP 5.1, even better! Before Marshmallow came out, I sold mine. However, 2-3 months ago, I bought one as a second phone, flashed the latest MM factory image and surprising enough, it was just as snappy and quick as it was when on earlier OS versions. People still prefer the Nexus 5 over newer devices because of this, you can flash a custom ROM and kernel, it'll be blazing fast and improve the kinda crap battery that it had.
D820 is 3G only. D821 is 3G+4G. Pick whichever suits your requirements.


Moto X (2nd Gen): I'm just going to stop you right here. ONLY buy the GSM ones. Stay away from the Verizon crap. I don't need to say much, this phone is basically a mini Nexus 6. Looks almost the same as well. Practically stock Android, smooth UI, less bloat. Blah blah, it's a great phone provided that you can find an AT&T, Pure Edition, or the most rare one, the Europe edition.
Model numbers are here:
AT&T - XT1097
Pure Edition - XT1095
Europe/Global - XT1092

If you see an XT1096 Verizon, don't bother.


As for prices, well you can easily get a G3 and a Nexus 5 in 15k. A Moto X may require some negotiating with the shopkeeper, since they prefer to sell it at around 17-17.5k

Motorola enables bootloader unlocks for the Verizon Moto X (2014) | Android Central

Verizon moto x 2nd gen is one of the best deals you can get right now due to the link I just posted. Bootloader unlock->flash recover->flash cm13->profit

 

[murtaza12]

Motorola enables bootloader unlocks for the Verizon Moto X (2014) | Android Central

Verizon moto x 2nd gen is one of the best deals you can get right now due to the link I just posted. Bootloader unlock->flash recover->flash cm13->profit

Does CM13 magically remove the CDMA hardware as well?

As mentioned before, Sprint and Verizon phones are major pains to work with.
My friends always buy phones without thinking. Countless times they've gone and bought Sprint and Verizon phones and asking why there's so much bloat and the annoying carrier icons, and not to mention the signal strength is different when compared to using a GSM only device.
It may be a good deal, but having a CDMA phone in a country where all networks are GSM is a nuisance.

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[usmanfcs]

Its not a cdma phone. It is a generic Moto x with Verizon specific branding and firmware. It also 1800 band in case you want to run 4g on it. I stay away from verizona and sprint phones myself but in this case I am willing to make an exception.

 

[usmanfcs]

The radio contains the gsm module as well, its not 2010 where phones were released with cdma capable radio only..

 

[murtaza12]

Its not a cdma phone. It is a generic Moto x with Verizon specific branding and firmware. It also 1800 band in case you want to run 4g on it. I stay away from verizona and sprint phones myself but in this case I am willing to make an exception.

Yes I know.
However, band priority and the Verizon firmware aren't going to be comfortable with you using 900 GSM and 2100 3G when those aren't Verizons main bands.
Since after all, the phone was made for Verizon not for Pakistan.
Not to mention the stock ROM will confuse the f**k out of the user because the mobile data settings on a Verizon phone are a nightmare. There's Enhanced LTE, VoLTE, CDMA roaming preference, then hidden in plain sight, you will find APN settings and THEN you can edit it to work with your network. After enjoying your phone, after a reboot you might find your APNs erased again since they're not Verizon.

The radio contains the gsm module as well, its not 2010 where phones were released with cdma capable radio only..

Yes, all CDMA phones nowadays have the GSM module.
Configuring it to work correctly, by modifying NV Values and the radio partition is the real challenge.


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[smaaz]

I have used xt907 extensively as my work phone and never had an issue with calls.sms and I am talking 70-80mins average calls daily, 3g also worked fine and never faced APN issues also it was an old phone I am sure X2nd is alot better then that.

 

[murtaza12]

I have used xt907 extensively as my work phone and never had an issue with calls.sms and I am talking 70-80mins average calls daily, 3g also worked fine and never faced APN issues also it was an old phone I am sure X2nd is alot better then that.

XT907 was very different. Most of the ones sold here had a different ROM (modified) installed. I bought my sister an XT907 a year ago, it also worked fine with Ufone 3G, however, after flashing to stock Verizon ROM, the problems came back. Low signal strength, APN would get erased itself etc.

 

[smaaz]

XT907 was very different. Most of the ones sold here had a different ROM (modified) installed. I bought my sister an XT907 a year ago, it also worked fine with Ufone 3G, however, after flashing to stock Verizon ROM, the problems came back. Low signal strength, APN would get erased itself etc.

mine came with original I also got 4.4 update via ota.

 

[usmanfcs]

I also had a droid maxx, brought one for brother as well, never had any issue with either of them. Also my family had a g2 verizon, no issues with it either. I understand where you are coming from but i dont see any issues with real world usage.