Please recommend Android phone (2025)

[RDR]

Hi, I'm looking to buy an Android phone for my mother under 40k budget. Her main requirements in priority order are:

1. Lightweight and not very big
2. Good camera and good screen
3. Good battery
4. Reliable and durable ~3 years

I am currently considering the following phones:
- Oneplus 13R
- Pixel 7a

I'll be grateful if people can suggest other great phones in this budget.

 

[deovratsingh123]

Don't buy a pixel if you are looking for 3 years, Xiaomi 14 is a good choice and is your preference linked to an OS ?

 

[theMessiah]

S23 is good as per your requirements

 

[tanujsheoran]

Hi, I'm looking to buy an Android phone for my mother under 40k budget. Her main requirements in priority order are:

1. Lightweight and not very big
2. Good camera and good screen
3. Good battery
4. Reliable and durable ~3 years

I am currently considering the following phones:
- Oneplus 13R
- Pixel 7a

I'll be grateful if people can suggest other great phones in this budget.

I purchased motorola edge 50 pro for mom excellent battery life and screen

 

[sidp]

Hi, I'm looking to buy an Android phone for my mother under 40k budget. Her main requirements in priority order are:

1. Lightweight and not very big
2. Good camera and good screen
3. Good battery
4. Reliable and durable ~3 years

I am currently considering the following phones:
- Oneplus 13R
- Pixel 7a

I'll be grateful if people can suggest other great phones in this budget.

Pixel 7a is not a good option anymore.

Oneplus is fine.
If you want stable experience you can look at s23 or s24 fe. Moto edge 50 pro could be the best option. 1 downside the security patch/os update aren't regular.

 

[akshayhs]

Yes, I'd recommend the S23 5G f well but go for 256G. It's worth spending extra 2k for 256G

 

[pgarg24]

Yes, I'd recommend the S23 5G f well but go for 256G. It's worth spending extra 2k for 256G

Totally agree with this.. 128gb would be full soon with the size of photos it takes😂😂 s24 would be my preferred opinion as well in upcoming republic sale..

 

[RDR]

Don't buy a pixel if you are looking for 3 years, Xiaomi 14 is a good choice and is your preference linked to an OS ?

The cleaner the OS the better. I want to avoid Xiaomi due to bloatware.

She is used to OnePlus right now.

 

[RDR]

S23 is good as per your requirements

I’ve read that the battery is small on S23?

Do Samsung phones now slow down after couple of months of usage like they used to?

 

[RDR]

I purchased motorola edge 50 pro for mom excellent battery life and screen

Pixel 7a is not a good option anymore.

Oneplus is fine.
If you want stable experience you can look at s23 or s24 fe. Moto edge 50 pro could be the best option. 1 downside the security patch/os update aren't regular.

Yes, I'd recommend the S23 5G f well but go for 256G. It's worth spending extra 2k for 256G

Thank you for the recommendations! I’ll check these out.

I’ve used OnePlus 7T in the past and it was an awesome phone! Are OnePlus phones like 12R or 13R not recommended these days? Any recent experiences with OnePlus?

 

[sidp]

Thank you for the recommendations! I’ll check these out.

I’ve used OnePlus 7T in the past and it was an awesome phone! Are OnePlus phones like 12R or 13R not recommended these days? Any recent experiences with OnePlus?

One plus has fallen behind after op6. Op12/13 are decent but they still lag in camera department.

 

[akiratoriyama]

Hi, I'm looking to buy an Android phone for my mother under 40k budget. Her main requirements in priority order are:

1. Lightweight and not very big
2. Good camera and good screen
3. Good battery
4. Reliable and durable ~3 years

I am currently considering the following phones:
- Oneplus 13R
- Pixel 7a

I'll be grateful if people can suggest other great phones in this budget.

13R seems good. Can also wait for NP3

 

[V360]

Go for S25 Ultra launching on 22nd Jan.

 

[jhanishdev]

My suggestions would be
Samsung S23 fe. Samsung has he longest updates promise of all brands.
Nothing phone 2a plus ( much below 40k but still a good phone.)
Pixel 8a will be last because their after sales support is not the best.

OnePlus used to last well but new models have lost their mojo after Carl Pei left. You can find the same mojo in Nothing ( Carl Pei set it up after leaving OnePlus as a founder).

 

[MANAV28]

Go for Oneplus.

 

[RDR]

Go for S25 Ultra launching on 22nd Jan.

That will be priced much higher than 40k

 

[deovratsingh123]

The cleaner the OS the better. I want to avoid Xiaomi due to bloatware.

She is used to OnePlus right now.

Pixel is cleaner but the hardware is going to make you suffer. Plus pixel software faces some serbacks and hiccups overtime, that you might feel throwing your phone away. The fingerprint sensor on my past Pixel 6 and its calling bug made me scratch my head.

 

[Tazact]

Hi, I'm looking to buy an Android phone for my mother under 40k budget. Her main requirements in priority order are:

1. Lightweight and not very big
2. Good camera and good screen
3. Good battery
4. Reliable and durable ~3 years

I am currently considering the following phones:
- Oneplus 13R
- Pixel 7a

I'll be grateful if people can suggest other great phones in this budget.

Samsung any day with wide variable spectrum of phones as per budget. Unmatched security. AI/ Smarthing/Samsung Pay & its own One UI is GEM 💎

 

[Raghav2006]

1 suggestion only, s23 fe.
If it's for your mom it means she is not going to push the limit of the phone and the battery, after sales service and durability is all good.

My elder sibling is using s20 fe 5g since last 3 yrs now and never had issues hence I got s23 fe for my other sibling in may 24 and no issues with that phone either.
Only issue is that s23 fe is heavy (in comparison to s20)

And 2nd suggestion - DO NOT BUY ANY REDMI/XIAOMI
You'll be angry, extremely angry (because of their very nice updates, which causes issues with normal usage such as not being able to talk on speaker even when the hardware is all ok)

Regards

 

[Tazact]

1 suggestion only, s23 fe.
If it's for your mom it means she is not going to push the limit of the phone and the battery, after sales service and durability is all good.

My elder sibling is using s20 fe 5g since last 3 yrs now and never had issues hence I got s23 fe for my other sibling in may 24 and no issues with that phone either.
Only issue is that s23 fe is heavy (in comparison to s20)

And 2nd suggestion - DO NOT BUY ANY REDMI/XIAOMI
You'll be angry, extremely angry (because of their very nice updates, which causes issues with normal usage such as not being able to talk on speaker even when the hardware is all ok)

Regards

S20FE buttery smooth with premium features of S series.