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I want to buy a phone for my mother but I'm so confuseddddddd 😭

budget: 20-40k

originally, I wanted to buy a phone for 30-40k for 4-5y

but after researching it seems like it's better to buy a phone for 20-27k, use it for 2-3y & then buy new again when pricing gets back to normal

brands preferred:

1. Samsung: reliable. OS updates. amoled display. known to last long (unlike my ex-bf 🤣).
2. 1+: renowned. clean UI/UX.
3. iqoo/vivo

don't want redmi realme poco oppo coz of bad UI/UX and I have no gaming requirements.

no motorola coz of motherboard & other issues such as dead within a year or two

phones I rejected:

1. 1+ Nord 6 (40-45k):

- overkill considering my mother's usage.

- with rumors of 1+ leaving India soon, it does not make sense of buying a 1+ phone for long-term (resale value will drop).

2. Samsung A56:

- It was for 32K on amazon. Then they changed the price to 33K, which sort of pissed me off.

- so it's actually 32K + 2K charger + 1K cover & guard - discount ~ 34K (seems a little overpriced for the specs)

3. 1+ Nord CE 6 (35-38K):

rejected only coz of 2 OS updates and with 1+ leaving don't know how useful those updates will be

4. 1+ Nord 6 CE lite (27K after discount):

considering this as of now

5. iqoo z11x: saw this. might have to settle for this.

please suggest what to doooo 😭

first time I'm giving such a big gift to my mother after I recently started earning. I want it to be the best possible. she never asks for anything.

I can wait till March/April 2027 max if you feel situation will improve

her current phone is in very bad state

Diwali 2027 will be too late

please share your suggestions

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My mom has been using this iPhone 7 plus(256gb) since its release (approx 10yrs now). She had been using it without UPI or other major stuff for the last 1.5yrs, even started to lag while doing simple stuff like browsing amazon flipkart or social media for the past month or so.

We had been switching sims to my current old android phone just to make UPI payments 😂

Dad has agreed to purchase for her a new phone and will soon be upgrading to iPhone 17(256gb). Since it's pretty old we aren't getting much of an exchange bonus from Flipkart and so decided to keep it as a memory.

Need your help with only one thing. If you guys know any coupon codes that can be applied on major purchases like this one OR you're an employee at flipkart/have an employee discount code OR know someone who does please share or you can dm me if you want to gatekeep. Every single help would be very much appreciated 🙏🏻

My father booked an appointment at CMRI today over the phone. Some time later, he received a call from a number claiming to be related to the appointment and was asked to install an APK called Appointment_booking.apk and pay ₹5 through it.

He installed it and attempted the ₹5 payment, but it failed. They asked him to try again, which made him suspicious, so he uninstalled the app.

I checked the APK on VirusTotal and multiple major antivirus vendors flagged it as a banking trojan/spyware/trojan dropper.

As a precaution, I have:

Blocked the card he used

Told him not to use banking/UPI apps on that phone

Factory-reset the phone

What else should we do? Should we change his UPI PIN/banking passwords, contact the bank, or report it to 1930 even though the payment failed?

Also, is his phone/account safe after a factory reset, or could his credentials already be compromised?

Any advice would be appreciated.

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