Buy it if battery life and screen quality are what you care about most. This phone pairs an 8,000 mAh battery with a 144Hz, 3,600 nits AMOLED display, and very few phones near Rs. 37,999 match both at once.
Best for:
- Delivery riders, field staff and site engineers who are away from a charger all day
- Heavy video and OTT watchers who want a large, bright screen
- Anyone who works around dust, rain or wet conditions, given the IP69K rating
Do not buy it if:
- You take a lot of photos. The 50MP main camera is good in daylight but weaker in low light, and there is no ultra-wide lens.
- You use tap-to-pay at shops. There is no NFC on this phone.
- You keep phones for four or five years. Two Android upgrades will run out before you are ready to replace it.
- You want the lightest phone possible. At 215 g, this is heavier than most rivals.
Total cost of ownership. The phone itself is Rs. 37,999, and there is no memory card option, so the Rs. 4,000 storage upgrade is a one-time decision you cannot revisit. Add a screen protector and, since there is no headphone jack, a set of Bluetooth earphones or a USB Type-C adapter.
Against that, the IP69K rating and MIL-STD-810H testing reduce the chance of a paid repair from water or a drop, and 4 years of security updates keep the phone safe to use well past the 2-year Android upgrade window.
Trade-off, stated plainly. At its launch price of Rs. 29,999, this phone's camera limits were easy to forgive. At Rs. 37,999, you are now shopping against phones with better camera systems, so the display and battery have to be worth the trade to you.
