Best Smartphone from Nokia under 13k

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Guys
I am looking for a nice smart phone under 13k.

My requirements are

1) WiFi (A must)
2) Symbian 9.3 s60 3.2 for the eyecandy
3) Nice music phone
4) decent screensize
5)decent looks

I looked in Nokia and couldn't find any phone..
I wanna try Express music but There isn't any with WiFi except for 5800

anyone know when is 5630 gonna be released in india?

nokia n78 if u can find it, its da best in that range...

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krates said:
E63

i wont recommend e63...n81 is better

mm yea N81 is better !!!!

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I triied for N78... Searched everywhere in Delhi --> can't find it.

n78 got discountinued...BTW i saw in compareindia.com that N82 is 14500 only...how abt extending ur budget :grin:

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^ its a steal for 14.5k ... but why bother cos the n81 within budget fulfills all requirements ... no idea bout 5630 ... but 5730 is launching real soon if the nokia india website is to be believed

plzz dont ever compare n81 with N82 or u will be in between a biiggg fight :lol:

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sujoyp said:
plzz dont ever compare n81 with N82 or u will be in between a biiggg fight

Yeah , n82 still have better hardware than most phone out there. Even better than n97.

But i dont believe n82 can be 14.5 k. Last time i checked it was slightly less than 18k. Even at 15 k n82 is steal.

N81 is good phone for its price . Superb audio quality . Fp1 but with eye candy and generally fits your need.

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so If i take N81 .. how much years it will last?? It's Al ready 2 years old i believe

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I am soo cnfused..
N81 or E63 --> Both are good.
I am a heavy net user but the phone should also look nice.

WHich is a better phone for viewing photos and videos

are ther any support for email like in iPod Touch and iPhone where you can get all your mails of different accounts in one?.

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I am soo cnfused..
N81 or E63 --> Both are good.
I am a heavy net user but the phone should also look nice.

WHich is a better phone for viewing photos and videos

are ther any support for email like in iPod Touch and iPhone where you can get all your mails of different accounts in one?.

and for Music too: I wanna keep a lot of music and entertainment stuff.

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E63 is far better.
It's lighter, has more internal memory, support for more external memory, QWERTY keyboard, support for MS Office, with 11 hrs talk time as opposed to 4 hrs in the N81.

Both have music support and songs will only sound as good as the earphones you listen to them on. Photos and videos will appear about the same. The E63 has far better support for e-mail.

Plus the E series has a far better build quality. Just hold both in your hand and you will know what I'm talking about.

All info from gsmarena.com

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ayuboy said:
I am soo cnfused..
N81 or E63 --> Both are good.
I am a heavy net user but the phone should also look nice.

WHich is a better phone for viewing photos and videos

are ther any support for email like in iPod Touch and iPhone where you can get all your mails of different accounts in one?.

and for Music too: I wanna keep a lot of music and entertainment stuff.

My vote goes for N81.
E63 is kinda like poor men's eseries , designed ground up to be cheap. It dont even come with a data cable in the box. Also , though it have decent build quality , its still not comparable to e51/71.

My friend is using 8 gig card with ~2000 songs. It have no problem of slowing down or whatsover. Just make sure you buy the memory card version.

N81 have bigger screen , dedicated multimedia keys (a huge advantage when multitask with music) , a good gaming keys that makes viewing photos and videos a fun. It also got eye candy that you asking for. Also battery life , though not as great as eseries , is fairly good.

Nokia email (currently in free beta stage ) is what you need. It is excellent product and can be used with almost any email service. It lets you use upto 10 email account at once.(disclaimer: haven't personally used it but know happy people who use it).even if dont satisfy you There is enough 3rd party client to choose from.

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apparantly the e series dont have good audio quality (source : gsmarena) .... and tamoghno is right ... why buy an entry level eseires when u can buy a mid range n-series ... and except the cam , its fully loaded ... good screen ...

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The card verzion?

Why what is wrong with 8GB verz?

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Its actually very simple to choose between the E63 & N81.
Go for E63 only if QWERTY is important to you. Otherwise choose the N81.

And yes, build quality of E-series is normally better than N-series, but there is no guarantee about that. My friend's E65's colour is peeling like a mango !!!

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ayuboy said:
The card verzion?

Why what is wrong with 8GB verz?

There is two n81 , n81(with memory card slot ) and n81 8gb(without memory card slot but with internal 8 gb memory) . i am recommending go for memory card version.

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does it make a diff?

I am gonna get it tomm.

so Si should get it right??

It should last at least a year.

Should i get an EP630 earphone with it?

and any additional accessories??

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what's the Approx Cost for it in Delhi?

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ayuboy said:
does it make a diff?

I am gonna get it tomm.

so Si should get it right??

It should last at least a year.

Should i get an EP630 earphone with it?

and any additional accessories??

The advantage of using memory card storage is you wont be limited by predefined capacity. Given how cheap memory cards have become , you can even upgrade to 16 gb or even 32gb when releasd.

But most importantly , if somehow your memory is corrupted , you wont be left without phone.your transfer rate wlll also be fast.

Yes you'll need good earphones with it. Nokia always sucks.

Upgrade firmware to v20. it adds lots of feature and eyecandy.

*check the slider , if its too loose , dont take it. There are people complain about bad built quality of n81 . Thata because they got faulty hardware.

Dont remove the default screen guard. Its of very good quality .

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OOps

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Thanks Dude

I'll check out the store tomm.

BTW what is the approx cost for the set+8Gb card?

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**** Yaar ---> Even this is discontinued

N78 And Now N81 ---->

OMG what do i take now?

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n81 discontinued ??? this can't happen.. nokia music flagship phone can't go just like that !!!

have a look @ this now

*compareindia.in.com/specification/mobile-phones-gsm/nokia-n82/23763

14k :O

if you need to use the net then you definitely need a proper qwerty..
E63 +1!!

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tuxybuzz said:
if you need to use the net then you definitely need a proper qwerty..
E63 +1!!

Net != email . I dont see why qwerty is must . Besides n81's larger display should be slightly better for reading internet.

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N81 - 2.4 inches
E63 - 2.36 inches

Where is the difference?

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Damn.....It was discontinued by Nokia 2 months ago

E-63 Is nice, but Doesn't hav the looks and not as good as a Music player.

I'll try to look for N81/78 again

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I am soo unlucky.
maybe i will hav to get it from Germany lol(no kidding)

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Nokia is giving huge discount in us. You may try that. In dell usa site e63=<$200, 5800= $229 . Not sure about germany price.

@drvarun , i know, thats why i said slightly. But its noticeable.

N81 is a heavy brick with build quality problems.

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Really?

get the 6210 navigator or 6220C (11.8k) check ebay !!!

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Tamoghno said:
My vote goes for N81.
E63 is kinda like poor men's eseries , designed ground up to be cheap. It dont even come with a data cable in the box. Also , though it have decent build quality , its still not comparable to e51/71.

got my e63 3 days before got data cable n 1gb card with it and it retails @ 11.6k on ebay. i agree tht its quality is nt comparable to e71 but how can we compare a 19k fone wid 11k fone. also e71 just hv steel body thts it nothing more thn tht . e63 quality is any day better then any other fone. gud processor and gud amt of ram.
but do remember its a business class fone and bulky. but still looks classy n feels g8 .it will give u a sofisticated look.
u'll not regret your decision go ahead and grab a piece for u

ayuboy said:
Really?

yea, N81 weighs 140g which I think is on the higher side for a fone.

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@ paradisevikas , good to know nokia started putting datacable in e63. I am sure it was missing when it launched in us.

Just fyi , e71 is more than just a steel bodied e63. It have gps , and much better cam . The body is noticeably slimmer. And the built quality is exceptional among cellphone. Not saying that e63 is bad , but e71 is in complete different league.