** General thread for "Dual SIM" mobile phone suggestions **

Moderator edit:
All right, this is now the general thread for "dual SIM" mobile suggestions.

Here is how i use mobile:

i hate charging it, therefore want something that can go at least 15 days at one charge. i normally keep the fone switched off in the night.

i don't talk much in fone, may be 10-15 mins a day if i talk at all.

i m a fan of bsnl but bsnl network is not good at times, therefore need a backup connection. i don't need dual active phone, just one active at a time is ok.

so long i have heard about nokia C1 & samsung E2152, but unfortunately C1 practically has nothing, other than fonecall & sms and i am very unsure about their battery backups.

someone guide me through this please. (my current 2.5 yr old motorola a810 touchscreen is giving me nightmares atm) :grin:

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Re: Dual sim with l-o-n-g battery backup !

Specify ur budget

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atleast 15 days with one charge from my experience what I observed is that no phone will give you the specified talktime, it is just like vehicles advertise their mileage, which very few people get.

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about budgest its ~3k ...... i m done with expensive fones, the one i have (moto yuva a810) giving me troubles from when it was 2 yrs old.

well, me being a very rare talker on phone, will probably get something like that from a long battery phone. even the current phone (touchscreen) gave me 7 days battery for at least the first year.

come on, share you experience with battery backup and usage as well.

Re: Dual sim with l-o-n-g battery backup !

Look out for those pesky Indian brand-phones for the features you want. I have not much info about those phones & you won't find much info online. Better visit a local shop.

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pauldmps said:
Look out for those pesky Indian brand-phones for the features you want. I have not much info about those phones & you won't find much info online. Better visit a local shop.

lol u mean those chinese brand phones under indian skin? i have heard they have reliability issues. (like 1 sim goes bad after warranty, call drops, battery reliability etc)

someone who has samsung E2152 pls share your experience here.

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hi again, i am still waiting on response samsung E2152

. i also have found another fone LG gx200 - this one has a marathon battery of 1500mAh but its expensive by Rs.1k.

please share your experience suggestion on these, people.

(i just saw micromax mobiles with 1800mAh batteries, those are very log backup but these cheap fones have very high radiations. something like 2-2.5x of these models of reputed brands)

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dont buy Indo-Chinese Phone like micromax, LAVA, Zen.... The reason is that they are chinese mobiles which have not been tested for their SAR value...its very dangerous and can have long term effect on the health of the users. The government of india should make the testing and publishing of SAR values compulsory for all mobiles sold in India

Using a phone with SAR value above 1.0 is not recommended.

Beware!!!

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Rockstar11 said:
dont buy Indo-Chinese Phone like micromax, LAVA, Zen.... The reason is that they are chinese mobiles which have not been tested for their SAR value...its very dangerous and can have long term effect on the health of the users. The government of india should make the testing and publishing of SAR values compulsory for all mobiles sold in India

Using a phone with SAR value above 1.0 is not recommended.

Beware!!!

i agree completely.

well, i have found these fones now:

samsung E2152 -> Rs.2695/-
samsung E1252 -> Rs.1855/-
LG gx200 -> Rs.3795/-

share exp plox !!

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Re: Dual sim with l-o-n-g battery backup !

I Used the LG Gx.. Simply Superb in this range... It has a good battery backup also.. Go for it!

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samsung E2152

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AS far as i have seen
karbonn k444 gives the longest battery backup in any dual sim mobile's out there
my friend and my dad have been using these mobile from more than a year and halfand no Major problems yet..

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icebags said:
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someone who has samsung E2152 pls share your experience here.

yeah m using this phone from around 1 month..
wht do u want to knw exactly

---------- Post added 24-02-2011 at 12:48 AM ---------- Previous post was 23-02-2011 at 11:45 PM ----------

and LG GX200 and nokia c1-00 are the phone that can work too..

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pulkitpopli2004 said:
yeah m using this phone from around 1 month..
wht do u want to knw exactly

If i am talking with sim1, someone is calling in sim2, can i receive call alert from sim2?

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^^ buddy if you are talking on SIM1 and some1 try on another..
that person will hear "the person you are trying is not reachable"

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wait till june Nokia coming up with x1-01 -long standy time and dual active sim for 2.5k.

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dreatica said:
wait till june Nokia coming up with x1-01 -long standy time and dual active sim for 2.5k.

Hey thanks for the info.

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The Nokia X1-01 has in fact got the loudest and clearest speaker Nokia has ever produced!
The Nokia X1-01 is a music machine, as evidenced by the massive speaker on the back, which can deliver up to 106 phon

but...
No Dual Sim Active.

GPRS: No
EDGE: No
3G: No
Bluetooth: No
Infrared port: No
USB: No
CAMERA: No

Re: Dual sim with l-o-n-g battery backup !

Spice m6460 , 1800 mah battery, have all basic features, good enough SAR rate ( check from website manual) , dual standby.....

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Rockstar11 said:
The Nokia X1-01 has in fact got the loudest and clearest speaker Nokia has ever produced!
The Nokia X1-01 is a music machine, as evidenced by the massive speaker on the back, which can deliver up to 106 phon

but...
No Dual Sim Active.
No Bluetooth & USB

Nokia has officially announced the launch of the new Dual Sim, Dual Standby X1-01 phone. 'Dual Standby' signifies that you can receive notification of calls and messages on each SIM account by switching between the two SIM's - you're using one SIM account while you are waiting on the other.

Nokia announces X1-01 in India < Budget Phones, Mobile Phones, Nokia < PC World India News < PC World.in

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Samsung Hero E2232 Dual Sim

The new Samsung Hero E2232 is an entry level Dual Sim mobile phone featuring long battery life up to 14 hours. This mobile packed with lots of interesting features like VGA Camera, Stereo FM, Dual Sim (GSM+GSM), etc. This is an entertaining mobile phone because it supports video and audio player. Although this phone has an internal memory of 20MB but you can expand it up to 8GB via external micro SD card slot. Samsung Hero E2232 has also in-built Anti theft protector facility so no need to worry about stealing

Dual SIM with Enhanced Music Experience - Hero E2232 - Dual Sim Phone - Mobile Phone | SAMSUNG

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Re: Dual sim with l-o-n-g battery backup !

icebags said:
Here is how i use mobile:

i hate charging it, therefore want something that can go at least 15 days at one charge. i normally keep the fone switched off in the night.

i don't talk much in fone, may be 10-15 mins a day if i talk at all.

i m a fan of bsnl but bsnl network is not good at times, therefore need a backup connection. i don't need dual active phone, just one active at a time is ok.

so long i have heard about nokia C1 & samsung E2152, but unfortunately C1 practically has nothing, other than fonecall & sms and i am very unsure about their battery backups.

someone guide me through this please. (my current 2.5 yr old motorola a810 touchscreen is giving me nightmares atm)

Ans: LG GX200 is value for money for you. It has daul sims and long battery backup. I am using it since one year and I used to recharge it after 10 days.
So try it.

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Wow.. LG GX200 boasts upto 1700 hrs of StandBy time. That's more than 70 days! :shock:

Can it be really possible!
Source: *www.gsmarena.com/lg_gx200-3095.php

Re: Dual sim with l-o-n-g battery backup !

it never happens practically..... its just theoretically..... its basically single sim (not dual standby ) phone, and have 1500mah battery, that means it should give roughly 5-10 days backup with normal use.....

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wow ppl are still posting on this forum !! :O i bought a single sim phone : Nokia X2-01 few months ago, but keep on updating ppl, my friend is looking for a dual sim too, i will suggest him.

thanks for suggesting samsung E2232, it kinda looks like old samsung E2152 model, spec wise they seem so alike....
Dual Sim Phone - Mobile Phone | SAMSUNG

LG GX200 is has nice battery backup, but seems it has some hardware reliability issues - hangs, lags etc. i would like to hear from ppl who own this set.

did not know about nokia X1-01, will check that

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actually i am still searching good cheap Dual sim mobile for me..

2 new dual phones.

Samsung E2232 Rs.2,212
is a basic candybar phone with dual SIM cards. It has 1.77" TFT display, VGA camera, Bluetooth, 3.5mm headset jack, music player and supports microSD memory cards.

The Nokia X1-01 Rs.1,798
is a basic candybar phone with dual SIM cards. It has 1.8" TFT display, FM radio, music player, and supports up to 16GB microSD memory cards.

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any samsung/nokia/sony mobile "3g with dual sim" ?
low price mobile available?

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okk.. I'm going to buy E2232 Dual Sim.

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Dual Sim Dual Active

i am looking for Dual Sim Dual Active GSM+GSM (Dual Sim Dual Active means, If you are talking with Sim1 then at the same time call can be received on Sim2 as well)
Budget is not a problem.
Thanks in advance

Re: Dual Sim Dual Active

Samsung C3212 (Dual Sim Active)
Samsung C5212 (Dual Sim Active)
Samsung C6112 (Dual Sim Active)

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dual sim phn with some features

i need a dual sim phn with some multimedia features

budget 2-4.5k
open to all brands

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Nokia C2-00 @3k (approx)

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1 option only

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There are plenty of options from Samsung...but personally i like Nokia C2-00...you can also consider Samsung Champ Duos

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@raj, if you are content with whatever is installed in the phone, go with samsung. but if you like playing java games & software, stay away from sammy's mobile.

PS: by sammy i mean samsung,not sammy_cool ;-)

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Sam said:
@raj, if you are content with whatever is installed in the phone, go with samsung. but if you like playing java games & software, stay away from sammy's mobile.

PS: by sammy i mean samsung,not sammy_cool

absolutely! Now-a-days, Samsung's low end phones have a good/excellent overall software package [it includes a dictionary, a chat application, few games, nice UI and effects BUT no user customizable themes]...it's obviously better than Nokia's S40. As an end user, i think samsung's software is a bit more stable than S40 (i.e less random restart on heavy use and etc. etc.)

Re: dual sim phn with some features

This is the list of SAMSUNG Dual Sim Phones !

:wink:

need a dual sim qwerty phone under 5k

Friends, I need a dual sim qwerty phone under under 5k.
required features:

build quality should be good (it should not look cheap)
both sim should be active
decent browser for occasional mails, twitter, Facebook
decent camera

I have shortlisted:

Motorola Starling (3MP Camera)
Micromax Q7 (Good Looks)

Motorola Brea is also impressive (coming soon on flipkart).

I finally bought the Samsung Hero E2232 Dual Sim Mobile. Rs. 2300

Dual Sim (Nokia/Samsung)

I nd a dual sim phone mainly 4 call. Dual stand by is a must
Music, Cam. net are not essential but if those r worth pricing then i can go 4 dat.

Plz compare betn these models

Samsung
Ch@t 322
B5722
E2652 Champ Duos

Nokia

C2-00
X1-01
C2-03
C2-06

Plz notify me d prices also. I think only B5722 is higher price (7k) among these. I can afford all. Plz i nd a phone very soon. Which of them r value 4 money

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My pick: Nokia C2
bt, has C2-03 and C2-06 launched yet?

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is there any GSM + CDMA phone

chintan786 said:
is there any GSM + CDMA phone

SAMSUNG DUOS W169 - CDMA + GSM (Dual SIM standby)
SAMSUNG DUOS W259 - CDMA + GSM (Dual SIM Active)

I have one spice dual sim M4242 and I am soo pissed off with its UI that I just stopeed using it after 4-5 days...
I should have stayed with Nokia and samsung duals

LG Cookie Duet c310 - 4500 INR
First Hand Review of LG Cookie Duet c310- Part I | Ideas

@sourav237: Samsung E1252 @1.5k

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Help need to buy a cheap dual sim phone

Should have FM/Music playback & gud battery life.
As cheap as possible but preferably around Rs. 1500 :smile:

Re: Help need to buy a cheap dual sim phone

Nokia X1-01 if you want good battery life & music playback. else you'll have to go for local players.

hi! i need a dual ACTIVE sim mobile, what are my options??are there any ACTIVE dual sim phones from companies like spice, micromax, maxx, mvl, lava etc. is there any new ACTIVE dual sim phone to be launched in near future??
thank u.

^AFAIK Dual active is yet to be released...

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Hey Friends, Is it possible to type msgs through touch screen on Nokia C2-03?

I have a doubt, which is bugging me since months now.

I want to know the "precise" difference between "Dual SIM Standby " and "Dual SIM Active".

According to what I am aware of, Standby refers to the setup, where both SIM works at same time. But if I am on a call on Sim1, then I won't get any notification of miss calls if someone would try to call me on Sim2.

But, Active refers to the setup, where if I am on a call on Sim1, then I can also be notified if someone is calling me on Sim2.

I am asking this query since I have to look for a good dual sim phone, from brands like, Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and LG, for a friend. (No Micromax genre of brands).

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vineet369 said:
I have a doubt, which is bugging me since months now.

I want to know the "precise" difference between "Dual SIM Standby " and "Dual SIM Active".

Making it more clear here.

Hi, I'm looking for good dual Sim phone with call recording feature, the price lie between 0 to 2000 (500 + & -). Any brand.

rajeevk said:
Making it more clear here.

Thanks. That article was useful!
So, if I want a Dual Sim Active, then are the only choices is in Samsung? (Samsung B5722, Samsung C6112, Samsung C5212 etc.)

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vineet369 said:
I have a doubt, which is bugging me since months now.

I want to know the "precise" difference between "Dual SIM Standby " and "Dual SIM Active".

According to what I am aware of, Standby refers to the setup, where both SIM works at same time. But if I am on a call on Sim1, then I won't get any notification of miss calls if someone would try to call me on Sim2.

But, Active refers to the setup, where if I am on a call on Sim1, then I can also be notified if someone is calling me on Sim2.

I am asking this query since I have to look for a good dual sim phone, from brands like, Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and LG, for a friend. (No Micromax genre of brands).

Dual SIM StandBy - Both sim connections will be ready for receiving/making calls. But if u use sim 1 for call, then your sim2 is switched off. so a friend calling ur sim 2 will get number not reachable/sw off message.

Dual SIM Active - Both sim connections will be ready for receiving/making calls. if call engaged on sim 1 and ur friend call to sim2 u will get alert for an incoming call and ur friend will get call waiting message,,,

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You must go with Micromax Q56.Its price is around 4,000.It is a Dual SIM phone with swivel QWERTY keypad

^^ I think you missed this:

Vyom said:
I am asking this query since I have to look for a good dual sim phone, from brands like, Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and LG, for a friend. (No Micromax genre of brands).

Vyom said:
^
You should not miss Motorola EX-119 has querty keypad, Wifi, Dual Sim, Great Display, tooo gud to hold in hands, very slim, good batterybackup for 3 days.

Hey guys

am planning to buy a new phone, budget is appx 5500. Had zeroed in on the Spice MI 280, on paper it seems pretty awesome (the specs are comparable to Samsung galaxy pop + gingerbread). However most of the shopkeepers are pretty negative about spice. I guess the alternate would be a samsung champ duos or something. Please give some suggestions on spice

1) long term performance, people say that it's battery life drops drastically within a year
2) service centers - can they fix stuff