Any good phone @ 11k

After a long time(nearly after 6 years) i am going to purchase a new phone for myself. Yesterday my brother bought C6 only for qwerty and it comes around 13390 Rs including insurance. Now i don't want that Symbion and need Android.

I zeroed at LG P500 but i need to know whether any android mobiles comes with qwerty at this budget? I can stretch it to another 1-2k but just if it worth it. Please suggest me options other than LG P500 at this price point.

I can spend upto 13k not more than that.

1. Budget?

budget 11k max... can extend 2k if it's really worth it

2. Display type and size?

any

3. Form Factor? bar, slider, flip?

slider (for QWERTY)

4. Preferred choice of brand?

any

5. Preferred input method (QWERTY, touchscreen, numpad, touch-n-type).

qwerty + touchscreen

6. What camera option you want? Please specify need for flash, autofocus, front facing camera.

camera is not my main concern, A decent camera is enough

7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).

Android

8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please specify clearly.

3g must, if there is ,WiFi its good

9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc)?

none

10. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming etc)?

gaming

11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?

thought of LG O1 P500

12. Any other info that you want to share

Please dont suggest any nokia phones...

There are no good physical QWERTY alternatives right not... There is one Samsung Galaxy 551, which has a bad screen resolution and poor battery.

So, LG Optimus One is the best choice at that price point right now...

But if you can extend your budget a little, I'd suggest Samsung Galaxy Ace. Its slightly better... can be found around 14k in local stores...

Cheers!

^^ Does Ace comes with QWERTY keypad?

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Galexy Ace .. if you want 5 MP camera .. else LG O1 is also better ... u can save some bugs

no QWERTY keypad with ace ..

^^ That's bad. Actually, is there any Android phone with QWERTY keypad @ sub 20k, just to know.

EDIT : What will be the price of Moto Cliq 2 in india?

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@OP
Why qwerty....do u have any specific prob with software keypads of full touch devices or are you using a qwerty phone and want the same after switching...coz if not that then after some intial hiccups one get's used to it......

If you are hell bent on getting a QWERTY then you have only two decent options in Android:
1.Motorola Charm
2 SE Xperia mini Pro
details and pricing on the net...will not dwell further as both are not recommended as of now....Xperia is too old a model to consider.....still only option for the likes of qwerty.......hail blackberry here ;-)

Other option is to go for what android market is giving best right now i.e full touch devices.....if one is price conscious to go with the crowd is a better option...
I would recommend as you are a newbie to actually having an Android device...get a ZTE blade aka DELL XCD 35(15k if bought in india from dell) ....

Now there is a catch ....it is a great device as one can get it for <10k from UK(99 pond as u go offer)......many threads in various other forums are available regarding that...PM me if u can't find it.....

Great device and super value for money for what it costs.....AMOLED screen if stocks are there for <15k devices is unheard of ...let alone for <10k...
It is a no brainer deal and sweet on one;s pocket....

Only -ve is the camera performance but that is not ur major req ....also don;t expect a sub 10k phone to do what 25k phone's do....not much difference but yes people get carried away by new h/w specs and spend the extra cash...then justify their hyped requirements (deuchebags...oops pardon my language

)

List of all qwerty android devices
HERE

p>S:also devs @XDA have already provided 2.2 upgrade....so no prob about that either

^^ Got that. Will try to inquire about XCD 35. Also how's this LG gw620 phone? Any good?

^^ LG O1 is the definite choice in your budget. Don't consider any other phones, they are not worth it.

LG GW620 is waaaaay outdated + resistive touchscreen sucks.

And if you want improvements in camera at the cost of battery life, look for Galaxy Ace.

pauldmps said:
^^ LG O1 is the definite choice in your budget. Don't consider any other phones, they are not worth it.

LG GW620 is waaaaay outdated + resistive touchscreen sucks.

And if you want improvements in camera at the cost of battery life, look for Galaxy Ace.

Not my interest. I will not use phone to take pics, i have digicams for that.

BTW Galaxy Ace is 15k? No way i can extend upto that, if not QWERTY.

My choice is :

1. LG O1 P500
2.????

Is there anything else?

^^

1. LG O1
2. Galaxy 551 (qwerty)

And remember that the LG O1 is getting Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" update soon which none of the other phones in this price-range would.

Galaxy 551 is 667MHz, whereas P500 is 600MHz proccy. And 551 have QWERTY keypad but P500 doesn't have. Then why everyone suggesting LG O1 P500? Any reason guys? And finally both running Froyo.

furious_gamer said:
Galaxy 551 is 667MHz, whereas P500 is 600MHz proccy. And 551 have QWERTY keypad but P500 doesn't have. Then why everyone suggesting LG O1 P500? Any reason guys? And finally both running Froyo.

PHP:

Galaxy 551                                  Optimus one
240 x 400 pixels, 3.2 inches 	      320 x 480pixels, 3.2 inches
160 MB 	                                170 MB user available, 512 MB RAM
667 MHz processor 	                600 MHz ARM 11 processor, 
                                      Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm MSM7227 

Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh 	Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh

Also, Optimus one gingerbread update will be available in may end. For galaxy series ?

dreatica said:

PHP:

Galaxy 551                                  Optimus one
240 x 400 pixels, 3.2 inches 	      320 x 480pixels, 3.2 inches
160 MB 	                                170 MB user available, 512 MB RAM
667 MHz processor 	                600 MHz ARM 11 processor, 
                                      Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm MSM7227 

Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh 	Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh

Also, Optimus one gingerbread update will be available in may end. For galaxy series ?

That's some good clarification. Thanks for the info btw.

Even i am also keen on P500, but the issue is i am not comfortable with touchscreen keys. Even in my friends iPhone i used to struggle a lot to type a sentence. That is the main reason i expected a QWERTY+Android combo.

furious_gamer said:
That's some good clarification. Thanks for the info btw.

Even i am also keen on P500, but the issue is i am not comfortable with touchscreen keys. Even in my friends iPhone i used to struggle a lot to type a sentence. That is the main reason i expected a QWERTY+Android combo.

Well then you have to sacrifice for the screen resolution, less battery, less number of application support, no future updates to be confirmed. Go get Galaxy 551.

PS: If you used to struggle with iPhone touchscreen, then there is no touch phone that can change your mind :grin:

. I love typing with my iPod 4g rather thn Optimus one.

have you ever used swype?

Also galaxy 551 uses their inhouse soc. Slower in gaming.

Sam said:
have you ever used swype?

Also galaxy 551 uses their inhouse soc. Slower in gaming.

oh yeah, I forgot to add that. :grin:

dreatica said:
Well then you have to sacrifice for the screen resolution, less battery, less number of application support, no future updates to be confirmed. Go get Galaxy 551.

PS: If you used to struggle with iPhone touchscreen, then there is no touch phone that can change your mind . I love typing with my iPod 4g rather thn Optimus one.

No i can't for Samsung 551 just because it does have QWERTY. I am doing a bit of research and will get QWERTY if available within 13k, (don't suggest X10). If i have to live with it, i'm ok with that and will get used to it. :lol:

Sam said:
have you ever used swype?

Also galaxy 551 uses their inhouse soc. Slower in gaming.

WTF!!! Slow in gaming, then no way that i'll get that shi1t. Thanks for pointing out. I even have a flash of thought to go for that, now it completely changes my decision to stick with P500.

You made a nice decision of going with QWERTY. I use soft keyboard now and my texting is so error-prone and slow.
Now I realize how useful QWERTY keyboard is!!!

^^ Not exactly. If i find any decent Android+QWERTY @13k i'll buy it. Otherwise will try to get used to swype.

Not that QWERTY is my main concern but i don't want to have too many errors while typing a simple message.

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Galaxy 551..uhh and O1 are the main devices hyped about ......
Guess nobody here minds using LG's crappy UI........i have used O1 personally and except for android 2.2/price the device has nothing to offer....

@OP
was talking to get a ZTE blade which is known as XCD 35 in india.....
Get the original Blade from orange and not XCD as it is costly here...

Specs wise both are same but sans LG's UI which is why it is buyable.....plus one gets an AMOLED display and better resolution.......but -ve is that there are some problems also.....
Compare here

p>S:"The ZTE Blade is not a bang for your buck…it’s a nuclear explosion for your buck."

D

advantage with LG O1 is that confirmed update with 2.3 ...

dsneih said:
advantage with LG O1 is that confirmed update with 2.3 ...

Any official announcement or link please....

furious_gamer said:
Any official announcement or link please....

google.co.in helps :grin:

LG Optimus One will get Gingerbread this May (hopefully) - GSMArena.com news

LG Optimus One to get Gingerbread in Spring | Android Community

^^ i googled and haven't got a link. That is why i asked for a link. BTW Thanks for the link. If that is the case, sure i am gonna get P500.

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seriously gingerbread for O1...is it just a marketing gimmic or what.....what's the use...
2.2 is the best for low end devices.....seeing that the UI is customised...
LG is not giving Vanilla 2.3 which is better as it has some upgrades in UI and many battery saving updates though not much useful in case of a low end device especially for LG it will still be a battery hogger........
It is meant and customised for the likes of Nexus S and not low end LG phones....
people dun just see the android version and jump the boat....get what you need instead and u will be better off.....

p>S:Get a O1 just becoz of 2.3 great ...PR works i agree....people people......wake up

aakashdave11 said:
seriously gingerbread for O1...is it just a marketing gimmic or what.....what's the use...
2.2 is the best for low end devices.....seeing that the UI is customised...
LG is not giving Vanilla 2.3 which is better as it has some upgrades in UI and many battery saving updates though not much useful in case of a low end device especially for LG it will still be a battery hogger........
It is meant and customised for the likes of Nexus S and not low end LG phones....
people dun just see the android version and jump the boat....get what you need instead and u will be better off.....

p>S:Get a O1 just becoz of 2.3 great ...PR works i agree....people people......wake up

Not just because of that, but also one of the reason.

If you read the post from start, you come to know that i zeroes at O1 before i knew this news and not just b'coz it'll have 2.3 update. It's damn VFM fone one can get for 11k. Got it.

We are not dumb enough to buy a phone just by some stupid rumors and updates.

And from where you get that 2.3 is only for high end phones. I even seen some sites trying 2.3 on O1 and they even succeeded in that.

Now you go and get some fresh air. :lol:

No offense meant on you dude.

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i only meant that ...... 2.3 was majorly done due to NFC(Near field communication) for next gen devices which of course ur O1 would not support(coz m sure after all this chit chat u will get a O1 no point in discussing if u have decided previously)....hence my point stands firm.....

Also after this google is focusing more on Tablets and releasing newer versions which are more capable.....

Yes i agree people have succeded in that but that does not mean it was meant to be for O1...check out in the same link Lg people have said that O1 would not get gingerbread coz of it's low specs...get that ...now only becoz it is one of their(or the only one) best selling devices ...the pressure is to get an update out as soon as possible...hence the change in their strategy... get it....

Even some dev's ported Android 2.2 to a Wave2 just now so does that mean ...if it can be done dosen't mean it has to be or is the best option also...

"We are not dumb enough to buy a phone just by some stupid rumors and updates."
Ok i agree but in your intial post and in the few following posts did anybody mentioned the 2.3 feature......
it seemed to me that it is only after when dsneih posted it...you tried to google and get info...and after many failed attempts he provided u with the links :lol:

"It's damn VFM fone one can get for 11k. Got it."
One more thing ... O1 is available for <10k now.....and cool down buddy

p>S:NOM....just a point of view ....

You are saying that 2.3 is only for high-end devices. Do you have any link for that statement?

The Dell XCD35 has only 256MB RAM. Except the screen resolution, nothing is good in it.

The ZTE Blade has 512MB RAM but is not available in India & hence no warranty on it if you get it from abroad.

The 2.3 update will bring much features & performance upgrade. Remember the security loophole which the malicious apps from the market used to compromise the IMEI number of the handsets ? That too will be patched.

@OP
The iPhone has one of the best keyboards. But if you have problem with it, then I doubt your usability with the O1 keyboard.

Do try the keyboard before buying the handset. And Swype might come to the rescue. And there are custom keyboards that might work. Ultimately you'll get used to it.

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Although i am giving this info just to be clear....i think this is off topic and purely coz most don't know it or are plain not into this detail... :grin:

No it is not so simple as that...
Although it is said that migrating from 2.2 to 2.3 should be easier for OEM's.....but there is a fine print here.....google has made is seem so that it does not officially has to state that it does not care much about low end devices on their platform...(otherwise there would have been a sub 5k android phone till now and req would have drastically reduced...

)

Look into details of the API Overview....
Major updates like
"1.SIP-based VoIP"
"2.Near Field Communications (NFC)"
"3.Gyroscope and other sensors"
"4.Multiple cameras support"
even basic support is for "Extra Large Screens" in API
nothing much for low end phones like O1...except some packages in UI and media.....which is common in this level of update....

Check the official android developers page
here

p>S:mate do google before asking for links.... will help

^^ Okay, forget about Gingerbread update for now.

Tell me one reason for choosing Dell XCD35 over LG O1.

furious_gamer said:
WTF!!! Slow in gaming, then no way that i'll get that shi1t. Thanks for pointing out. I even have a flash of thought to go for that, now it completely changes my decision to stick with P500.

Galaxy 551 uses same processor as Galaxy 3. slow.

furious_gamer said:
^^ Not exactly. If i find any decent Android+QWERTY @13k i'll buy it. Otherwise will try to get used to swype.

no need to get used to swype. just try it for an hour & you'll find all kind of normal keyboard almost useless. i have dumped Gingerbread keyboard for swype.

webgenius said:
You made a nice decision of going with QWERTY. I use soft keyboard now and my texting is so error-prone and slow.
Now I realize how useful QWERTY keyboard is!!!

but its more like a QWERTY vs battery life & game performance. its upto Rajkumar to decide what he wants.

aakashdave11 said:
Guess nobody here minds using LG's crappy UI........i have used O1 personally and except for android 2.2/price the device has nothing to offer....

why you need to use it? theres ton of launcher in market. pick anyone of them. i am using SE Arc launcher since day 2 of getting O1. never switched back to LG launcher.

yes, it has nothing to offer great but good battery life, good gaming performance, good multitasking & a bunch of useful apps does mean a lot to most peoples.

aakashdave11 said:
was talking to get a ZTE blade which is known as XCD 35 in india.....
Get the original Blade from orange and not XCD as it is costly here...[/URL]

warranty?

aakashdave11 said:

seriously gingerbread for O1...is it just a marketing gimmic or what.....what's the use...
2.2 is the best for low end devices.....seeing that the UI is customised...
LG is not giving Vanilla 2.3 which is better as it has some upgrades in UI and many battery saving updates though not much useful in case of a low end device especially for LG it will still be a battery hogger........
It is meant and customised for the likes of Nexus S and not low end LG phones....
people dun just see the android version and jump the boat....get what you need instead and u will be better off.....

p>S:Get a O1 just becoz of 2.3 great ...PR works i agree....people people......wake up

Click to expand...

so what do you suggest OP should get? & please give proper reason to support your claim. not just any random comment.

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pauldmps said:
^^ Okay, forget about Gingerbread update for now.

Tell me one reason for choosing Dell XCD35 over LG O1.

firstly i am talking about ZTE blade and not it's XCD counterpart
Secondly ....AMOLED for <10k,better resolution and no LG(therefore no battery or UI issues)

@Sam

Sam said:
yes, it has nothing to offer great but good battery life, good gaming performance, good multitasking & a bunch of useful apps does mean a lot to most peoples.

good battery life....not a feat of O1 ....
apps...that is android market and not the device
multitasking...Vanilla android feature but the UI tries to ruin it.....works somehow

Sam said:
so what do you suggest OP should get? & please give proper reason to support your claim. not just any random comment.

Read the posts my friend :rofl:

i agree bout the warranty issue.....makes it a risky pruchase....but a damn good one though

Guys, i am searching for ZTE Blade for two days and didn't find any GO or IC in forums, even if there it's only for delhi people.

You know anyone selling ZTE blade in India?

^^
Group Order: Orange San Francisco ZTE Blade GO

aakashdave11 said:
AMOLED for <10k

AMOLED, are you kidding ? Don't just go by the GSMArena specs. The AMOLED version isn't available now.

pauldmps said:
^^
Group Order: Orange San Francisco ZTE Blade GO

AMOLED, are you kidding ? Don't just go by the GSMArena specs. The AMOLED version isn't available now.

He is advising me to google for links... ROFL :lol:

I'd still go with the LG O1 because of two reasons:

1. Warranty
2. Because I'm brand-concious

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@pauldmps
"I'd still go with the LG O1 because of two reasons:

1. Warranty
2. Because I'm brand-concious"

Ya sure LG is a good brand when it comes to android smartphones...what service they provide......good going dude.......advising people to get Lg phones stating u would get one......
Also AMOLED versions are still available.....but in very less amount and there are about 1 in 5 for every ZTE blade.....

@OP
man it's not my problem if you cannot google out such a huge erodov or techenclave thread......
don't expect everything in a platter.....if you could not find the thread then i think maybe purchasing that way is not meant for you

....
go get a O1 like every other noob does and enjoy the easy life >> NOM

p>S:even free help is not given any consideration thesedays....it is frowned upon...

aakashdave11 said:
@pauldmps
"I'd still go with the LG O1 because of two reasons:

1. Warranty
2. Because I'm brand-concious"

Ya sure LG is a good brand when it comes to android smartphones...what service they provide......good going dude.......advising people to get Lg phones stating u would get one......
Also AMOLED versions are still available.....but in very less amount and there are about 1 in 5 for every ZTE blade.....

@OP
man it's not my problem if you cannot google out such a huge erodov or techenclave thread......
don't expect everything in a platter.....if you could not find the thread then i think maybe purchasing that way is not meant for you ....
go get a O1 like every other noob does and enjoy the easy life >> NOM

p>S:even free help is not given any consideration thesedays....it is frowned upon...

If so, then hope the only genius in the whole world is you.... :lol:

Why would one buy a ZTE blade knowing that no warranty avail. If considering this act as a great men's act, then you are god of all mobiles.

you are saying us a n00b coz we are getting a O1, i don't have a word for you. (Is there any word called uber n00b?

)

And why the hell one would throw away 10k and get a phone for which i can't get a warranty? May be geniuses like you do, but for a guys like me, throwing away 10k is not that easy.

@aakashdave11

If you are going to buy a sub 12k phone, may be you will buy ZTE blade at your won risk and may be you are son-of-rich guy, but not me. So please stop pretending like you are the god of mobiles and no one around you don't know anything. Seriously man, you need some therapy..... :grin:

Oh, finally >> NOM ;-)

aakashdave11 said:
@pauldmps
"I'd still go with the LG O1 because of two reasons:

1. Warranty
2. Because I'm brand-concious"

Ya sure LG is a good brand when it comes to android smartphones...what service they provide......good going dude.......advising people to get Lg phones stating u would get one......
Also AMOLED versions are still available.....but in very less amount and there are about 1 in 5 for every ZTE blade.....

@OP
man it's not my problem if you cannot google out such a huge erodov or techenclave thread......
don't expect everything in a platter.....if you could not find the thread then i think maybe purchasing that way is not meant for you ....
go get a O1 like every other noob does and enjoy the easy life >> NOM

p>S:even free help is not given any consideration thesedays....it is frowned upon...

WTF??? Who're you to call me a noob? Just stop trolling all the threads mate...

Go get a O1 like every other noob does and enjoy the easy life >> NOM

p>S:even free help is not given any consideration thesedays....it is frowned upon..

HEY READ THE RULES AND FAQ SECTION A HUNDRED TIMES YOU ARENT SUPPOSED TO MAKE PERSONAL COMMENTS ON ANYONE..

btw

Galaxy 551 uses same processor as Galaxy 3. slow.

THats one of the major reason that people are buying a 01.......Samsung shouldnot have compromised on proccy speed....

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@Androidfan
dude it was not at all meant for you so chill......
I was specific there and NOM to any O1 user .......
after all ZTE Blade is not one for which i will stick my head out......by all means buy what you feel like.....

"Just stop trolling all the threads mate..."
Hey nothing like that,stop following my trail .... :grin:

@OP
i agree to invest 10k without warrant is risky...i posted same didn't i .....
That is the only turn down for the offer nothing else.......and u can call me under n00b...dosen't change anything......so even if i called u one if you are not one then does is really matter......

"son-of-rich guy"
that's serious ilzam(pardon the usage) on me...first time.....maybe i came out the wrong way....

p>S:i know the value of 10k if u get my point.....

"son-of-rich guy"
that's serious ilzam(pardon the usage) on me...first time.....maybe i came out the wrong way..

Hey man dont call me names!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@OP
what have you finally selected to buy?

aakashdave11 said:
@Androidfan
dude it was not at all meant for you so chill......
I was specific there and NOM to any O1 user .......
after all ZTE Blade is not one for which i will stick my head out......by all means buy what you feel like.....

"Just stop trolling all the threads mate..."
Hey nothing like that,stop following my trail ....

@OP
i agree to invest 10k without warrant is risky...i posted same didn't i .....
That is the only turn down for the offer nothing else.......and u can call me under n00b...dosen't change anything......so even if i called u one if you are not one then does is really matter......

"son-of-rich guy"
that's serious ilzam(pardon the usage) on me...first time.....maybe i came out the wrong way....

p>S:i know the value of 10k if u get my point.....

If that's the case, i wouldn't have opened this thread.

And all we care about is warranty, for this only, i searched for a link who is selling locally, so that i can claim the warranty, but unfortunately no one did.

And it's not about blaming, all about learning. But you gone bit overboard by telling this

Go get a O1 like every other noob does and enjoy the easy life >> NOM

Anyway, don't be like this in future.

thetechfreak said:
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Digit Technology Discussion Forum - Announcements in Forum :

ADmins please dont ban me I am just telling a new member news

why would they ban you for this? Don't be silly, man.

thetechfreak said:
@OP
what have you finally selected to buy?

O1 P500, as of now. Even my mind is hovering around SE X10 for it's qwerty but the specs is crappy... So have to stick with O1..

O1 P500, as of now. Even my mind is hovering around SE X10 for it's qwerty but the specs is crappy... So have to stick with O1..

Good Choice....try to overclock it to 700 MHz ...then not only its fast but stable....dont take it over 710 MHZ (max)...may fry the proccy

thetechfreak said:
Once I got banned by a admin(Dont know who) when I logged back in got a message-

YOu are banned for 24 hours
Reason- looks like you are after you"re post count

Although the ban was lifted in a few hours(before 24) it felt very bad

Probably for spamming, they banned you. But hey, you are back. :grin:

thetechfreak said:
Good Choice....try to overclock it to 700 MHz ...then not only its fast but stable....dont take it over 710 MHZ (max)...may fry the proccy

No idea to OC it, until i face any slight lag. Or i feel to do so.

No idea to OC it, until i face any slight lag.

Read many places...700 MHZ is a great OC for a 01

^^ I got your point, but why OC if it performs good @ 600MHz.

aakashdave11 said:
go get a O1 like every other noob does and enjoy the easy life >> NOM

all right. I want to purchase an Android fone within 3 hours. yeah, right. My budget is exactly 10k. yeah, right. Can you tell me a better fone?? No, you can't.

^^

May be ZTE blade. wait for 10 days it will arrive at your doorsteps and you can claim warranty from singapore, for that you need to go there and say "please gimme warranty"....

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ico said:
all right. I want to purchase an Android fone within 3 hours. yeah, right. My budget is exactly 10k. yeah, right. Can you tell me a better fone?? No, you can't.

....too hypothetical a scenario

...are you serious...then OP is too late coz acc to your constraints it is too late now :grin:

.....

So 3hrs criteria is a must to if one wants a O1 or else one might have other thoughts....agree about warranty but this is too much....
What you are talking about is logistics so that is not meant to be discussed here...
p>S:btw why the 3hrs criteria? in a hurry or what......

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Hi Guys, I'm also looking for smartphone in 11k to 15K price. I have found Galaxy Ace S5830, but i am not sure it's worth of buying or not. I hope to hear back from some of u with good options. (Hey OP, Please don't mind i am asking question on ur thread because i am looking same help as u)

ThinkGeek@@ said:
Hi Guys, I'm also looking for smartphone in 11k to 15K price. I have found Galaxy Ace S5830, but i am not sure it's worth of buying or not. I hope to hear back from some of u with good options. (Hey OP, Please don't mind i am asking question on ur thread because i am looking same help as u)

Yes... Galaxy Ace is a good phone. If you like the looks of that phone, then buy it. Also consider LG Optimus One phone... similar internals... slightly smaller screen, camera.

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Thanks @AndroidFan, for your reply, yeah i am considering to buy Galaxy Ace S5830, Is there any other good option in this range or if i extend my budget 2K to 3K. because i heard in Galaxy Ace S5830 Video Quality is not good, Correct me if i'm wrong.

^^ Video quality is VGA. If you can extend 4k, you can get the Galaxy SL for about 19k. Excellent screen with 720p video recording but you'll miss out on camera flash.

I'd rather stick to the Ace.

..........you'll miss out on camera flash.

A 19k phone without flash I think shouldnot be reccomended

Too much off-topic, (Thats ok) and thread hijack...

Guys increased the budget to 18k (

). Please suggest some good phones for that budget....

OP, you may have a look at Motorolla Defy

^^ 2.1 OS. Man, that is not fair. Even O1 comes with 2.2...

How about Galaxy Ace, any better than Defy?

EDIT : Guys any phone with front-facing camera at this price range? (18k)

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@18k
get a Galaxy SL for 18.4......best vfm in that segment......

p>S:such a huge bump in budget....never seen....nice.....

How about these

1) Motorola Milestone

2) MOTOROLA MB300

3) SAMSUNG GALAXY i9003

Hope this helps.

BTW I have an O1 and its definitely an awesome phone to buy below 10K

aakashdave11 said:
@18k
get a Galaxy SL for 18.4......best vfm in that segment......

p>S:such a huge bump in budget....never seen....nice.....

It's because i just want to get a decent one and don't want to regret after buying a low-end phone.

BTW Galaxy S-LCD one, you are talking about?

furious_gamer said:
^^ 2.1 OS. Man, that is not fair. Even O1 comes with 2.2...

How about Galaxy Ace, any better than Defy?

EDIT : Guys any phone with front-facing camera at this price range? (18k)

Defy will get 2.2 update by the end of April.
Also there is SE Xperia X10 which is ought to get 2.3 update soon.
Galaxy SL is a good choice (except for the camera flash)
And at last there is Galaxy Ace.

pauldmps said:
Defy will get 2.2 update by the end of April.

Will not go until some official announcement will be there.

pauldmps said:
Also there is SE Xperia X10 which is ought to get 2.3 update soon.

No way i consider that phone.

pauldmps said:
Galaxy SL is a good choice (except for the camera flash)

As i said earlier, not my piece of cake. Till today i never used my camera mobile (previously i own K750i, K790i)

pauldmps said:
And at last there is Galaxy Ace.

Is that better than SL?

D

budget increased .. ohh then the best at that range is Galexy SL I9003 ...

and its far better than Ace ...

furious_gamer said:
Will not go until some official announcement will be there.

It is official.

No way i consider that phone.

Any specific reason ?

As i said earlier, not my piece of cake. Till today i never used my camera mobile (previously i own K750i, K790i)

It is the best phone in the price-range. Why is it not you piece of cake ?

Is that better than SL?

No, except for the camera flash

OK guys, zeroed at Galaxy SL. Which model exactly? I9003 ?

OK guys, zeroed at Galaxy SL. Which model exactly? I9003 ?

Yup, see this-

Samsung I9003 Galaxy SL - Full phone specifications

Good decision indeed.

A

Read this n decide.....
Samsung I9003 Galaxy SL review: Through different eyes - GSMArena.com

also here is my hands on for the same:
Galaxy SL I9003

p>S:

...Try it first then only buy....

begooddogood said:
LG OPTiMUS one

furious_gamer said:
Dude, the budget was increased to 18k, still u r suggesting O1?

hahaha

thetechfreak said:
I think he won't make it past the Assembly line.....

yes. informed the mods.

furious_gamer said:
^^ 2.1 OS. Man, that is not fair. Even O1 comes with 2.2...

go custom rom power.

furious_gamer said:
EDIT : Guys any phone with front-facing camera at this price range? (18k)

Wave II but someone told (Paul maybe) that its not of much use as its still lame in app section.

furious_gamer said:
No way i consider that phone.

huh? its a good one if you can get it within your budget. style statement & performance.

thetechfreak said:
OP I think Galaxy SL is the phone to buy with increased budget or else Optimus One.

nooooooo. 18k & 2nd option as O1. no no no. SL or Defy or Ace as last option. no to Wave II.

phew for a few posts there I thought you were landing up with an Ace, the S is a good choice

Sam said:
huh? its a good one if you can get it within your budget. style statement & performance.
.

Why so? Xperia X10 > SL?

BTW Just inquired the price in Univercell. They are quoting 19500 Rs. Is that price OK?

BTW Just inquired the price in Univercell. They are quoting 19500 Rs. Is that price OK?

I think it's OK....few online sites also quote that price.

^^ With 1 year anti-theft insurance @ 3% of Net price, so total will be like 20200 it seems.

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thetechfreak said:
Got confusing ......it's a good buy..go for it ...

@techfreak
will you give any advise without thinking.....just to increase the post count eh!....admins were right....

@OP
No way buddy..... letsbuy coupon was giving for 18.4k with free mini speakers(1.5k).....buy coupon expired yesterday....bad luck....

But someone here said he got a quote of 18.2k @mobile store.......
BTW in any case dun pay more than 19k......

p>S:don't go for the insurance BS....decide a price for your phone then negotiate on the insurance...don't combine.....

aakashdave11 said:
@techfreak
will you give any advise without thinking.....just to increase the post count eh!....admins were right....

Somethings will take time to change... :razz:

aakashdave11 said:
@OP
No way buddy..... letsbuy coupon was giving for 18.4k with free mini speakers(1.5k).....buy coupon expired yesterday....bad luck....

But someone here said he got a quote of 18.2k @mobile store.......
BTW in any case dun pay more than 19k......

p>S:don't go for the insurance BS....decide a price for your phone then negotiate on the insurance...don't combine.....

Any other place in bangalore, where i can get for 18.5k?

BTW Guys any idea when S2 I9100 will be launch and what's the expected price? It seems to be very good specs and if it comes around 20-24k, good to buy, i guess

lol you liek having options or you dont like making a choice?

Anorion said:
lol you liek having options or you dont like making a choice?

No, i already made an decision to buy i9003, but just asking it out of curiosity. Because specs seems good and even somewhere they put the expected price as $791... :lol:

I am going to buy the mobile by next week.

^^ GSII will cost somewhere between 30-35k.

There might be a GSII Mini which might cost 20-25K (Just guessing here.)

pauldmps said:
^^ GSII will cost somewhere between 30-35k.

There might be a GSII Mini which might cost 20-25K (Just guessing here.)

That's a bit overpriced IMO. And BTW I enquired almost all big shops like UC, Mobile store and everywhere the price of GS i9003 is 19.5k to 20.4k. Is there any shops @ Bangalore giving a good deal for GS?

^^ Why don't you get it from Ebay ?

eBay India: NEW SAMSUNG GALAXY i9003 ANDROID MOBILE +5MP+Wifi+3G (item 180647212442 end time 03-Apr-2011 18:23:35 IST)

Get to a Croma, have a look & feel at the device & then order one from Ebay.

pauldmps said:
^^ Why don't you get it from Ebay ?

eBay India: NEW SAMSUNG GALAXY i9003 ANDROID MOBILE +5MP+Wifi+3G (item 180647212442 end time 03-Apr-2011 18:23:35 IST)

Get to a Croma, have a look & feel at the device & then order one from Ebay.

Not comfortable with ebay, had a bad experience and since the money involves here is huge ( atleast for me ), i am not gonna buy from ebay. That is the only reason i am looking for a local dealer here in Bangalore or in Chennai.

D

about GS I9000 .. the price is around 25 k.

Samsung Galaxy S I9000: Full Phone Specifications, Price, Reviews

if you can extent upto this do extent you will never regret about it ..

but as many dual core model are lined up .. its better to wait if you really want to spend 20-25 k ..

^^ Read my posts carefully. I never wanted to spend more than 20k and was just out of curiosity, i asked about S2. Simple. I am going to get the GS I9003 and now can anybody please tell me where i can get it for decent price.

P.S : May be the tone looks like i am angry, but i am not. Please read the post before posting here.

^^ Ignore him. He's a newbie, will learn what to post & how to post after some time.

I don't live in Bangalore so can't help in this one. But I don't think you'll have problems buying stuff from Ebay. Pay using PaisaPay & if something goes wrong, your money will be refunded.

And if you can get hold of a coupon, then the discount is even greater than in the shops.

aakashdave11 said:
@OP
No way buddy..... letsbuy coupon was giving for 18.4k with free mini speakers(1.5k).....buy coupon expired yesterday....bad luck....

But someone here said he got a quote of 18.2k @mobile store.......
BTW in any case dun pay more than 19k......

p>S:don't go for the insurance BS....decide a price for your phone then negotiate on the insurance...don't combine.....

I got a quote for 18.2k in Technovision, Hyderabad, for Galaxy SL.

pauldmps said:
^^ Why don't you get it from Ebay ?

eBay India: NEW SAMSUNG GALAXY i9003 ANDROID MOBILE +5MP+Wifi+3G (item 180647212442 end time 03-Apr-2011 18:23:35 IST)

Get to a Croma, have a look & feel at the device & then order one from Ebay.

I just received a Rs 500 discount coupon from ebay. I don't know if anyone else can use it... But I don't plan to use the coupon. If anyone needs, I can post it here...

I dont know how it is nationwide or if Bangalore has a croma, but those guiz have almost the cheapest prices I have seen around Im sure the price is sub 19k but will check

@OP

Hold your purchase. Motorola Milestone 2 has been listed on Letsbuy.com for 21k. See if you can get a hold of it since it has qwerty keyboard & has earned great reviews.

Motorola Milestone 2 - Latest models| Best Prices

*www.gsmarena.com/motorola_milestone_2-3495.php
*www.gsmarena.com/motorola_milesone_2-review-559.php

^^ It is 21000? Does letsbuy showing the low price or it is the current market price?

Lets buy showing more than 21k.

See this=(search result)=

letsbuy.com

thetechfreak said:
Lets buy showing more than 21k.

See this=(search result)=

letsbuy.com

I went till Payment Page and its showing only 20999 that too with 16GB Card... Hope it time to wear a specs for you...

^^ The Milestone 2 has 8GB internal memory, only for apps though. So 16GB card is a sweet deal.

And if you can grab a coupon for it, the deal might just get sweeter. There was a flat 10% off coupon for Letsbuy which expired on 31st March.

Here is a flat Rs. 250 off coupon code: camml98d3f609

^^ In some reviews they say that battery life is very poor. You have any idea how long will it last for normal usgae (calls+browsing)

^^ From GSMArena review:

Opening the cover reveals the 1400 mAh Li-Ion BP6X battery. Quoted at 350 hours of standby time or 6 hours and a half of talk time it certainly sounds like a decent performer.
It managed to get us through three and a half days of medium use, during which we had Wi-Fi on all the time and tried out basically every feature of the phone.

Motorola MILESTONE 2 review: Landmark droid - GSMArena.com

^^ I already read that review and that was the one i am talking about. In comments some guy advice to buy additional battery. Now this is contradictory.

Might be a device-specific issue. Even I will not expect more than one & half day battery life on any Android handset.

pauldmps said:
Might be a device-specific issue. Even I will not expect more than one & half day battery life on any Android handset.

One day will do for me. But guys there saying that it will comes for around 8+ hours only. I was like WTF????

^^ Not possible. Nobody will buy that then.

Final call, whether to go for Motorola Milestone (I heard that Motoblur sucks) or stick with Samsung Galaxy S i9003....

No reason should stop you from buying the Milestone.

pauldmps said:
No reason should stop you from buying the Milestone.

Apart from QWERTY, both specs looks same. Any difference between them?

Not much except better resolution, camera flash & higher internal storage.

Samsung I9003 Galaxy SL vs. Motorola MILESTONE 2 - GSMArena.com

No front facing camera in Milestone 2..... Gosh!!! I now have one option left, i9003....

^^ Front cam or qwerty, your choice.

go wid qwerty IMO.. front cam is hardly used.

pauldmps said:
^^ Front cam or qwerty, your choice.

QWERTY, i can live without it, but front-cam i need it badly. Then what's the use of buying a 3G sim....

pulkitpopli2004 said:
go wid qwerty IMO.. front cam is hardly used.

Hardly used, but it's quite a handy feature and we all(me and my bro) decided to get a phone with FF cam.

A

devices apart...feature wise a keyboard is way more useful than a Front face camera....but if it is your necessity to have it then you know what you should buy...

BLUR is a decent interface......not as good as Sense but better than TOUCHWIZ when it comes to social networking.......is a battery hogger though

....

BTW android and most devices do not have inbuilt support for video calling(as it is almost unused feature)......apps like skype and a few others get the job done.

p>S:no inbuilt radio for Milestone2....even low end ones have one these days

Just go with the Galaxy SL ! Once you use Swype or the gingerbread keyboard you will forget about a physical qwerty . i had the same problem ! wanted qwerty real bad but i bought the samsung spica ! I Love it !

Just go with the SL ! It's amazing ! and trust me the Flash in these cams hardly matter . The Galaxy i9s have amazing cams ! plus the various apps on the market will boost cam performance by a mile . i have a 3.2 mp cam and the miui camera and the vignette app make it awesome ! and Touchwiz might be a crappy interface but just install Launcher Pro and customize it to the max ! And the best part is , you might not be that interested , but XDA and samdroid forums love samsung more than motorola(except for droid x) , so you'll have more mods and stuff turn your phone into a god-like machine !

Oh and if you still wanna go for a lower budget phone , The LG P500 ( optimus one) is an amazing option! no FF cam though.

but its a developers favorite !

Or , low budget again , The Galaxy Ace is pretty awesome too !

But below 20 k the best - Galaxy SL !

Or The Galaxy S has the same specs except for a better GPU. Same price or perhaps lesser cause it's a lil older . I fell in love with that phone !

aakashdave11 said:
devices apart...feature wise a keyboard is way more useful than a Front face camera....but if it is your necessity to have it then you know what you should buy...

BLUR is a decent interface......not as good as Sense but better than TOUCHWIZ when it comes to social networking.......is a battery hogger though ....

BTW android and most devices do not have inbuilt support for video calling(as it is almost unused feature)......apps like skype and a few others get the job done.

p>S:no inbuilt radio for Milestone2....even low end ones have one these days

OK, get a hands on Milestone 2 and SL, like the M2's qwerty but pretty odd looking one, sluggish and very hard to change the home screen. It's filled with unwanted widgets

SL looks good, and easy to change the home screen. And man, the front camera is not up to the mark, but still do a fair job.

All in all,
SL = bit sluggish with more apps and games
M2 = sluggish even with home screen. I guess we need to get rid of that BLUR crap...