[shipnil]

Originally Posted by Chetan_Rao

I think I'm going to squeeze the remaining life out of my 4a and then get one of the 'smaller' newer Pixels to replace it...

Originally Posted by Chetan_Rao

'Hand over the phone. Come back in an hour'.

Originally Posted by SmartCat

I don't get this. Why would they replace battery for free? Some kind of Christmas goodwill/PR exercise by Google?

Originally Posted by ninjatalli

Fantastic - the wife's 4 year old Pixel4 is doing good but drains out of battery very fast.

Seems it is due to some new update, the battery performance is getting reduced hence they are offering this battery replacement.

https://www.livemint.com/technology/...349606801.html

[ashvek3141]

Originally Posted by IamNikhil

Go for the One Plus.

Yes, infact I'm banking on the OP Nord 4 given its value proposition.

Originally Posted by bijims

Although you said you don't know much about the matter, the phones you have come up with are the best options within your budget.

Haha, like I said just checked a few YT videos from the prominent youtubers and came up with this list.

Considering the usage scenario, I would recommend the Moto Edge 50 Pro, I have personal experience with all three and nothing comes close to the in-hand feel and quality that the Edge 50 Pro has with the eco-leather back. The top-of-the-line Edge 50 Pro was available at a good discount during the BBD sale and I expect similar discounts in the upcoming sale as well.

If not the Moto, both the Realme and OnePlus are still great offerings with the OnePlus having a slight edge in my books due to the full metal body and better promise of updates.

Thanks, will consider the Edge 50 Pro too.

Aside, how's the Samsung A35. I just happened to come across this phone falling in the required price bracket. Is it inferior to the Nord 4 or the Moto?

Originally Posted by shipnil

Seems it is due to some new update, the battery performance is getting reduced hence they are offering this battery replacement.

The release mentions that the software will be pushed to the devices starting Jan 8th and the users need to apply for this replacement by 8th Jan itself? How it that possible?

[Chetan_Rao]

Originally Posted by shipnil

Seems it is due to some new update, the battery performance is getting reduced hence they are offering this battery replacement.

Got an email notification about it, and the phone just pulled the update (currently installing).

No changelog so not sure what exactly is 'being fixed', but I ain't complaining.

[Venkatesh]

Oneplus 13 and 13R launched in India.





OnePlus introduces a 180-day replacement plan for purchases of OnePlus 13 or 13R made before February 13, 2025.



Link

[IamNikhil]

Good to see that the One Plus 13 sticks to the price of it's predecessor. Guess One Plus has found it's sweet spot in pricing. Not many incremental updates over the 12; hope the prices of the 12 slide down more in coming months, as it remains a fantastic offering in this segment.

[vvrchandra]

https://youtu.be/qA2YOIEmaf4?si=aaKcY9AJMyGviyh-

[buzzy_boy]

Originally Posted by RaguHolla

Casual observer of this thread.

I'd like to share a brief review of my daily used "old" phone, the OnePlus 5T.

I still use the 5T as my daily driver, which I bought in 2017, 7 years and counting.

I can also vouch for OnePlus's longevity. I'm using a OP 6 from 2018, and still going strong.

[shipnil]

Originally Posted by vvrchandra

https://Youtu.be/qA2YOIEmaf4?si=aaKcY9AJMyGviyh-

As mentioned in the comments section of this video, this felt like sponsored promo video than a proper teardown review. There was not a single adverse comment in the entire video.

[clutchNgo]

Earlier I took my sister's iPhone 11 pro, but gave it back due to the software limitations and switched to a used galaxy s10e last year. Got its battery replaced and flashed android 14. Couldn't be more happier. The compact size, headphone jack, sd card slot, small camera bump and clean android on top. I wish there were more compact phones with sd slot and audio jack support.

[avsrihari]

Originally Posted by ninjatalli

Fantastic - the wife's 4 year old Pixel4 is doing good but drains out of battery very fast. I'm amazed that the battery cost is around 2k inr only. Even if they do charge us for the battery replacement, makes sense to do a visit and get it replaced.

I have been experiencing the same on my 4A. It works perfectly fine but the battery life was dropping very rapidly, especially in the last 6 months. Good news is Google has just announced a battery recall for Pixel 4a models. They have asked us to walk in to any service centre and get it replaced for free.

https://support.google.com/pixelphon...a_battery&rd=1

[chosenutcase]

Originally Posted by RaguHolla

Casual observer of this thread.

I'd like to share a brief review of my daily used "old" phone, the OnePlus 5T.

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Couldn't agree with this more. I was using a OnePlus 5T from 24-Nov-2017 (bought off Amazon for around Rs 33k) and have largely the same usage parameters as you. the 5T has been the most reliable piece of tech I've used to date. Never once visited a service center and it has been 100% reliable 100% of the time. I moved to an S24 Ultra in December 2024 only because as I had a trip to Sri Lanka coming up and wanted to take some nicer photos. But the S24U will have some very large shoes to fill for me. The 5T was solid gold.

[Chinmay5391]

Originally Posted by RaguHolla

Casual observer of this thread.

I'd like to share a brief review of my daily used "old" phone, the OnePlus 5T...

...I will use the phone till it dies and then probably shift to something similar, like a Pixel or Moto phone. I also see that taking a top-end device rather than a mid-range one lasts longer and compensates for the initial expense in the long run.

On your last point, I'm dailying an early 2020 Samsung M30s with OLaucher for an icon-free existence and watch YouTube on Brave browser which gives me all the benefits you mentioned (background play etc). So it doesn't necessarily have to even be a top of the line phone to last longer. In fact I've rid it of its case to help me force my own hand into buying a new one

[ValarMorghulis]

Originally Posted by Venkatesh

Oneplus 13 and 13R launched in India.
...

Saw MKBHD's video on OnePlus 13 yesterday. The biggest takeaway for me was the 6000mAh battery and no compromise on size.

I hope this trickles down to all phones and by that I mean iPhones!

[Chetan_Rao]

Originally Posted by shipnil

As mentioned in the comments section of this video, this felt like sponsored promo video than a proper teardown review. There was not a single adverse comment in the entire video.

It is a sponsored video, he says as much ~1:30 in. Pretty disappointing.

[Entsurgeon]

Early one plus phones were truly legendary.
Got the one when launched somewhere around 2014.
Replaced the screen twice. Used for six years. Dropped it once in a while and the plastic body without a protective cover eventually cracked at the edges. These cracks ended up losing small chips of plastic creating holes in shell on the sides. The holes would let water seep in when used with wet hands.
Then came 4g and in 2020 jan, my realme x2 pro 12/256 with metal body was always babied. For the first one year ie 2020-21, my son used the hand me down one plus one. It never froze. Its original battery is hardly lasting 4 hrs now and should be replaced.
It took a lot of abuse mainly in form of dropping it and handling with wet hands while its plastic body has cracked. In the era when all the single camera smartphones looked same, I wondered why everyone who saw my one would request me to see it, praise it. Long long later, someone told me it was so sleek and felt lightweight in hand compared to all the similar looking phones.
The phone never had a screen protector nor a back cover. It took a lot of abuse. And i repeat myself- it never froze. It still safely resides in my drawer waiting for resurrection.
Good damn phone one plus one. Still got soft corner for the brand. It taught me that a good phone is much more than just a fast processor, sharp cameras and a big memory.