smart phone suggestion required upto 25K

ennay

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Hi I want to buy a phone, I ll use it mostly of Emails, wifi browsing/youtube, skype, whats app and games. My maximum budget is 25K the options i have right now are:



Samsung nexus s - New refurbished - 19900 at homeshopping.pk

HTC One V - New - 24400 at homeshopping.pk

Nokia Lumia 710 New - 21000 at homeshopping.pk

Samsung galaxy sii Used with full accesories - 25000 from my friends reletive

Samsung Galaxy sii LTE (HD) Used only set charger-20000 from a known person.

Iphone 4 - locked around 25K

HTC Surround used full accessories 15K



I want a set which i could use for atleast next 1 year without problem, Also good bettery life is also a main concern. you can also tell other options if i miss something.
 

Thinker

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Definitely the galaxy S2 if you have no problem buying used. It's a far better phone than all the others you listed and should easily last you a long time without struggling with any latest apps.

Dont go for the LTE version as they are not updated directly from samsung so you end up having to wait more for updates. You will generally have inferior software support with those phones.
 

ennay

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OK guys going for the SII, tell me how do i properly check it, and what issues it could get.
 

Dr Maaz Obaid

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OK guys going for the SII, tell me how do i properly check it, and what issues it could get.
nothing much.
just make sure Set has not been opened for repair etc..
check the screen. there should be no dead pixels etc.
software is not an issue for galaxy s2 so do not concentrate on software that much.
 

Arkus219

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well I am late to post but +1000 to S2 if it is from a genuine user and has 0 H/W issues... S/W is no masla for S2, first thing you are gonna do is root it to Cyanogen 9 or later :)... Best Buy buddy
 

murtaza12

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S II's screen is not that bad, though Xperia P is a good idea but then again it's out of his budget.
So my opinion is go for S II.
 
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