My 1st self earned phone OPPO Reno 15 Pro mini
Soo last winter I got this internship and from then I started thinking about buying a new phone for me coz my last phone had a duplicate screen 1 vol down button lost. And coz of that duplicate screen my battery gets quickly drained out.
A few phones were on my list S25, X300, Pixel 10, OnePlus 13s, & ofc Reno 15 pro mini (as my primary focus was on camera & Mini phons) -- unfortunately in 2025/26 Minis are of 6.3, which are quite handy. Nvm
Those phones were going a bit above my budget but ik somehow l'lI manage.
Why not S25 & Pixel 10 - Low battery capacity, no doubt cameras and img processing is top notch, but battery too matters. (Didn't want to carry a power bank everywhere)
[And also never got fascinated by IOS]
Why not 13s - Camera quality, as Oneplus has ended up in partnership with HASSELBLAD
Why not X300 / X200fe - Those were out of stock, tho i thought they'll be in stock in sale but NO
(For those phones I bought Flipkart Black, thought of getting early access to sale) But no use 😭
WHY RENO 15 pro mini - This phone passed all my checkpoints 3x Telephoto, 200MP, IP67,68,&69, mini size,
6200mAh battery, 80W Adapter, Colour OS has also improved and got smoother.
(except looks, avg look as mostly ppl ask if it is an iPhone)