Requesting for recommendations. Age of user: 50 - 65 years old.

Brand: No specific preferences

Budget: Approximately MYR600.00, but is flexible. Quality first.

Specs:
(a) Minimal lag. My experiences with Samsung Android phones weren't too good. Most of these phones start lagging after a few months of use. Peers recommended iPhone by Apple, citing that they seldom lag. I need verification on this.
(b) Decent camera.
© Large display, preferably around 5 inches.
(d) What else do people usually ask for? I've no idea. The user of this phone will be using this phone to make calls, sending text messages, snapping photographs and jot down reminders (e.g. Buy cake at noon). The user is old, hence larger display might be better, but not a strict requirement though. Occasional use of WhatsApp, but definitely no RAM-heavy apps like downloadable games or Waze.

Type/Size: No specific preferences

Reluctant to ask for recommendation directly at the store, because friends have informed me that the sellers will definitely try their hardest to push Oppo phones due to high commission. Therefore, I'm asking here for suggestions that may hopefully to be more objective, neutral and less aggressive.

Thanks for your recommendations!

I'm surprised to see all of these recommended brands from China, some of them I have never heard of before. I was expecting phones along the lines of ASUS Zenfone, older versions of iPhone, Samsung Galaxy series or even some cheap Oppo phones.

Can you please give some brief descriptions on the major differences (pros and cons) of each phone? If it were up to you to decide, which one would you choose / recommend?

This post has been edited by Archmage Warlic: Sep 13 2015, 06:47 PM

Thanks again! You seem to be highly experienced with phones.
The phones recommended earlier have 13MP rear camera, and this exceeds my expectations.
I was expecting about 6 MP to 8 MP only.
Asus Padfone S seems like a good option. What about Asus Zenfone 5, though? What do you think?

If I increase the budget to MYR750.00, and made several changes to the required specs, would you have any new recommendations?
(Updated specs requirement in spoiler tag below, bolded in green)



This post has been edited by Archmage Warlic: Sep 13 2015, 08:04 PM