Budget 20-25K Time to upgrade

BurnBoy147

Hey folks, so I finally decided to upgrade from my VIVO v15 purchased on 2019, which is also the last gift to me by my father, sadly, it has become redundant at this point with updates no longer rolled out.

Should I go for a used iPhone? or is a new android within 25k the better way to go?

I have no mobile phone market knowledge as of now so recommendations are highly appreciated. Thanks!

BOZX

If your an android user then stick to android. Apple ecosystem is totally different. Also cost of repaiir is higher. Since market is floded with Mostly Chinese brands i have totally shifted to Smsung. Arroudn your budget you can get

SAMSUNG A71 or If you expand then A72 also.

I myself using A71

I have all A70 A71 A72 A73 at home. Not flagships but build quality and performance is atpar also camera quality is great too.

BurnBoy147

Well Chinese brands do give out the best bang for buck so I heard and the phone you recommended is a tad bit over my budget.

BOZX

You can look for S20FE and M53 5G
There are many attractive deals in classified section for S20FE also. Now a days the mid-range has shifted to 35-45k.
Phones have become such costly affair. also the durability is not that good.

PriyankVashiar · Realme 10 pro+ 5g - 25k(21/02/2023 on Flipkart)

Realme 10 pro+ 5g - 25k(21/02/2023 on Flipkart)

BurnBoy147

BOZX said:
You can look for S20FE and M53 5G
There are many attractive deals in classified section for S20FE also. Now a days the mid-range has shifted to 35-45k.
Phones have become such costly affair. also the durability is not that good.

Damn, I'm so out of touch with the mobile phone market, I thought 25k ish would be in the upper mid range.

PriyankVashiar said:
Realme 10 pro+ 5g - 25k(21/02/2023 on Flipkart)

Thanks for the suggestion.

DestGod

BurnBoy147 said:
Damn, I'm so out of touch with the mobile phone market, I thought 25k ish would be in the upper mid range.

Thanks for the suggestion.

S20 FE is over 2 years old now, and while it still runs strong, it's last update will be Android 13. Realme has great cams and is the better version of ColorOS, but it still might be subjective to people who prefer to avoid the hassle of bloatware
Consider Moto Edge 30 or POCO X5 Pro. Both are similar on paper, but the Edge 30 has better display and stock android, while X5 Pro will get solid custom ROM support.
I say 'will' because it only recently launched and its too early to tell, but it's predecessors had great ROM support, and I expect this one to have as well.

iPhones are not much worth under 25k, since you're best bet will be XR or 12 Mini. Former has no 5G support and lattet has poor battery life.

BurnBoy147

DestGod said:
Moto Edge 30 or POCO X5 Pro

Solid choices, the Moto Edge 30 seems to have the better camera quality out of the two while the 256gb ROM for the POCO X5 Pro is also titillating at the same time. Thanks, I just might make my decision based on the two. Time for YouTube reviews lol.

Crazy_Eddy

BurnBoy147 said:
256gb ROM for the POCO X5 Pro is also titillating at the same time.

The GSMArena review for the X5 Pro implied that spending a bit more for the Poco F4 was worth it :-

The Poco F4 is what the Poco X5 Pro could have been if it wasn't for the ongoing global hurdles - it is literally the Poco X5 Pro with a flagship-grade Snapdragon 870 5G chipset and OIS for the primary camera. These two upgrades will cost you about €100 on top of the X5 Pro price and we'd say they are worth it.
https://www.gsmarena.com/poco_x5_pro-review-2521p6.php

The price difference here though is about 5K INR.

BurnBoy147 said:
it has become redundant at this point with updates no longer rolled out.

Is a long update cycle a key factor for you?

BOZX said:
SAMSUNG A71

Why recommending the A71 everywhere? Its an old 2019 model. Any stock available now will have a useless battery from sitting in a warehouse for too long.

Mainak777

BurnBoy147 said:
Hey folks, so I finally decided to upgrade from my VIVO v15 purchased on 2019, which is also the last gift to me by my father, sadly, it has become redundant at this point with updates no longer rolled out.

Should I go for a used iPhone? or is a new android within 25k the better way to go?

I have no mobile phone market knowledge as of now so recommendations are highly appreciated. Thanks!

1. Poco F4 if you want Performance and Good battery with Tons of Custom Roms Else Moto Edge 30 if you want a Stock ui with not-timely updates.
2. Redmi K50i is also perfomance based but Screen is not bright Enough..
3. Iqoo 7 (Bit Above your Budget have good performance, Okayish Main Sensor , Fast charging and bit buggy Funtouch OS..

I would have picked Poco F4..

BurnBoy147

Crazy_Eddy said:
Is a long update cycle a key factor for you?

Not really, as long as it's up to date.