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18K budget phone--NEW BUY!! HELP!!!!

26 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/18k-budget-phone-new-buy-help.100341/

frederick_benny_digit
frederick_benny_digit Original post #1
Oct 22, 2008 at 11:06 AM
Hey guys.I'm planning on getting a new phone in a budget of 19K...was thinking of SE 850i ,samsung u900 or something on that line....
i heard there were some problemns with the os in k850i when it was released ... is all that sorted now ??

plz suggest any other phones if u have in mind...

IMP NOTES :
1)Camera quality should be decent..plannig on taking pics with it...
2)Music quality very important...im a music freak
3)should have nice looks...i would love to flaunt it :p :D
4)would like to have a memory card that comes with the phone of atleast 512MB..
Cool G5
Cool G5 #2
Oct 22, 2008 at 11:49 AM
Get Nokia N82.

Excellent 5 MP AF carl Zeiss camera and good sound too.
A value for money phone :)
S
Oct 22, 2008 at 10:05 PM
Ya N82 is best in nokia at this budget. Go for nokia only as it has symbian OS so u'll be able to put custom apps in it. SE doesnt have it excpt only in 3-4 business phones.

N82 is Rs. 19200 on fonearena.com
You should get it at Rs.300-400 lower than that at local shops.
dreamcatcher
Oct 22, 2008 at 10:39 PM
You can also consider the C902, better osund quality and awesome design with a great 5 mp cam. Its the best luking phone in the market right now.
kumarmohit
Oct 22, 2008 at 10:48 PM
Dude, hang around and add some more money for Nokia 5800
J
Oct 23, 2008 at 1:51 AM
Dude,
Settle down with the best.
Moto ZN5 or C902.
They are the best at your budget.

1)Moto ZN5
Best sounding phone at present(Better than Samsung i450)
Excellent 5 MP camera(second to none)
Better priced(Only 15.8k)

2)C902
Decent sound quality
Excellent 5MP camera

Look no further
And the thread ends here as I am sure the purpose is served.:D
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acewin #9
Oct 24, 2008 at 12:15 AM
I think K850i with Xenon flash is still better camera than C902 and hence N82(bcoz it is better than K850i) is much better and stable.
Do not consider anything which says decent at such price. Hence revise the offereings.

No words against ZN5, do not much and its capabilities, but its sheet is much much better than C902 and price offering better than N82.

And man if you just do not want a hot shot 5MP camera, but a damn overall good looking and making people zealous it is certainly Nokia 5800 Express. A good Touchscreen phone is truly an awe.
yogi7272
yogi7272 #10
Oct 24, 2008 at 8:21 AM
for 18k . n82 is best .. infact this phone is the dead end .. u wont need any phone after this one ..even mighty n95 8gb is not that better than n82 as i personally found out ..

leave alone c902 ..not worth considering .. motorola zn5 is nice option too .. its at best slightly better than n82 in colour reproduction in camera department .. my friend owns one .. not that substantially better than n82 in camera department .. priced at 16k its a nice option .. and no its not the best sound phone in market , that would be samsung innov8 priced at 35k..

also n79 is out for 19.5k .. this one is nice option too ..

still i would say, get n82 ..
dreamcatcher
Oct 24, 2008 at 8:39 AM
innov8 @ 35k- You a 50% shareholder of samsung or what??

Btw, the c902 is the slimmest 5 mp cam in the market and the best looking.It has awesome color reproduction and comes close to beating the best in the market.Music quality is alos better than the N82.Even a renowned camera magazine voted the C902 better than the N82.

Btw, if yu can wait a bit and spare 5k extra i suggest you go for the C905.No Nokia comes in stiking distance or for that matter, any phone in this price range.
yogi7272
yogi7272 #12
Oct 24, 2008 at 9:48 AM
that magazine review must be a paid one .. c902 better than n82 ..only in ur se centric dreams .. hee hee .. and innov8 at 35k is what my dealer told me ..i am not a samsung shareholder ..but i guess u might be a se shareholder afterall ..:) and what u gonna do with ur best looking slim phone,stare at it knowing that its only good for that purpose only ..even moto zn5 kicks its ass..
dreamcatcher
Oct 24, 2008 at 10:41 AM
yea right.I never said its better than the N82.But it comes close to it and has awesome pic quality.The diminished performance is compensated with the added style and the SQ. The threadstarter doesnt need a Symbian phone anyway. The C902 should suffice just as well.

*g.imageshack.us/thpix.php
frederick_benny_digit
Oct 24, 2008 at 12:38 PM
but i heard n82 can play really gud games made for ngage n all ??

i know it wont be like a psp or anythin....but its gud rite ? wud be nice for travelling times n all....

also is the keypad an issue in the n82?? or is it easy to get used to it ?
vilas_patil
Oct 24, 2008 at 1:05 PM
Yes Ngage games on N82 is a great option from entertainment point of view.. I do play Ngage games on my N82 while traveling times. Key-pad problem is just hyped negatively, but practically speaking there is absolutely no probs using it.
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #16
Oct 24, 2008 at 2:52 PM
wats its present price ??

I think u visited my thread & probably know the price i bought it 4...
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99708

Well u must go 4 this fone & u will b proud 2 have such a pocket PC :D
max_demon
max_demon #17
Oct 24, 2008 at 5:44 PM
k850 is very small and compact like a digital camera
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acewin #18
Oct 25, 2008 at 11:07 PM
ZN5 is not a symbian (its OS is linux).
And most of the high end offereing s from Nokia are Symbian cant be helped for that.
Counting C902's slimmness does not makes it very good.

Even K850 is better than C902 as per me.
desiibond
desiibond #19
Oct 26, 2008 at 8:05 AM
I would say, add another 2k and Get SE W980i

1) Flip open phone with touch sensitive music controls on the top
2) 240 x 320 pixels, 2.2 inches. Second external TFT display, 256K colors (176 x 176 pixels)
3) 8 GB shared memory (internal)
4) GPRS/EDGE/3G/Bluetooth/USB
5) 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, video; secondary videocall camera
6) Walkman player
- FM transmitter
- FM radio with RDS
- TrackID music recognition
- Shake control
# Light effects
# Ambient light sensor
7) 9hr talktime

*www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_w980-review-250.php
krates
krates #20
Oct 26, 2008 at 9:43 AM
IMP NOTES :
1)Camera quality should be decent..plannig on taking pics with it...
2)Music quality very important...im a music freak
3)should have nice looks...i would love to flaunt it :p :D
4)would like to have a memory card that comes with the phone of atleast 512MB..

Your requirements meat this phone W902

1) Camera will be good not better than N82 or C902 even but will be good
2) Music Quality will be excellent with added stuff like sense me, shake me ? etc
3) Great looking you will love to flaunt.
4) Shipped with 8 GB memory card

wait for some days for it too launch it's a great phone

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just wanna know why everyone wants a excellent cam means if other phone camera is one step behind it is treated as if it takes f*cked up pics ? i found that photos taken from every phone with camera is good at times lolz ... sometimes c902 is better than N82 and many a Times N82 is better

so are you a photographer or what that you want just a perfectionist lol ?
dreamcatcher
Oct 26, 2008 at 10:04 AM
ZN5 is not a symbian (its OS is linux).
And most of the high end offereing s from Nokia are Symbian cant be helped for that.
Counting C902's slimmness does not makes it very good.

Even K850 is better than C902 as per me.


I owned the K850 and I can vouch for the fact that the C902 is much better.
Quad Core
Quad Core #22
Oct 26, 2008 at 10:10 AM
Get N82, worth 4 money, cost u around 19k.. stick 2 it..
frederick_benny_digit
Oct 26, 2008 at 10:43 AM
just wanna know why everyone wants a excellent cam means if other phone camera is one step behind it is treated as if it takes f*cked up pics ? i found that photos taken from every phone with camera is good at times lolz ... sometimes c902 is better than N82 and many a Times N82 is better

so are you a photographer or what that you want just a perfectionist lol ?

:) i agree that im not looking for THE PERFECT cam...just wanna take some nice pics whn im out somewhr...so a XENON FLASH or carl zeiss lens is not really a must for me....

I would say, add another 2k and Get SE W980i

1) Flip open phone with touch sensitive music controls on the top
2) 240 x 320 pixels, 2.2 inches. Second external TFT display, 256K colors (176 x 176 pixels)
3) 8 GB shared memory (internal)
4) GPRS/EDGE/3G/Bluetooth/USB
5) 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, video; secondary videocall camera
6) Walkman player
- FM transmitter
- FM radio with RDS
- TrackID music recognition
- Shake control
# Light effects
# Ambient light sensor
7) 9hr talktime

*www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_w980-review-250.php

no flash for the camera , small display....maybe not this 1
Ihatemyself
Oct 26, 2008 at 4:43 PM
wen wud be 5800 xm b launched in india...it is arnd 18k i think
3.2 MP camera
3.2 inch screen
symbian 9.4 ,5th edition
touchscreen...its being addressed as iphone slayer
*europe.nokia.com/A41271009

plus it plays HD videos as well
N
nikhilpai #25
Oct 26, 2008 at 6:02 PM
If u can wait for a month, get the Nokia 5800. Period.

If not get the Nokia N79 (or N82 if and only if xenon is really very important)
frederick_benny_digit
Dec 9, 2008 at 2:18 PM
my n79 review :D
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1011289