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Help: Buying a new CellPhone, but Confused as always!!!

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Abhishek Dwivedi
Abhishek Dwivedi Original post #1
Sep 28, 2008 at 6:37 PM
Hey Guys,
Now here is something which has been pis**ng me since last few days, A NEW CELL PHONE...
Am planning to buy myself a new cellphone and my budget is Rs. 9000/- to Rs. 9500/-.

What i need:
Code:
1) Great Sound Quality.
2) Atleast 2MP Cam. Would be good if it has AF and FLASH.
3) I wanted Symbian S60 but i think any OS will do.
4) Large Screen with good resolution.
5) Good Speakers.
6) Good Looks if possible
I had a chat with Krazzy & Krates and what they suggested are: (click for specifications)

1) Nokia 5310-Xpress Music
2) Nokia 7310-Supernova
3) Sony Ericsson W810i (my choice till now)
4) Sony Ericsson W580i
5) Sony Ericsson K790i
6) Motorola ROKR E6

Now, the problem is that SuperNova is not everyone's choice, XpressMusic has Stability issues, ROKR E6's sound is not very good and Sony Ericsson are all on Java and hence bad resoultion of 3rd party applications.

I can not increase my budget more than Rs. 9500/-, so please suggest some CellPhones in my budget and if you suggest any of the above mentioned, then please give some of your views on 'how its best'...
I need to get myself a new cell next week and i want the best out of my 9.5K :D

*img.gsmarena.com/vv/bigpic/nokia-5310.gif*img.gsmarena.com/vv/bigpic/nokia-7310-s.jpg*img.gsmarena.com/vv/bigpic/sonyericsson-w810.gif*img.gsmarena.com/vv/bigpic/sonyericsson-w580.gif*img.gsmarena.com/vv/bigpic/sonyericsson-k790.gif*img.gsmarena.com/vv/bigpic/motorola-rokr_e6.gif
krazzy
krazzy #2
Sep 28, 2008 at 6:56 PM
And here I was thinking you must have bought that W810i by now. :p You still have doubt? :D

Btw now that you've increased your budget a bit then you can get the K790i instead of the W810i that I previously suggested. :)
Abhishek Dwivedi
Sep 28, 2008 at 7:01 PM
And here I was thinking you must have bought that W810i by now. :p You still have doubt? :D

Btw now that you've increased your budget a bit then you can get the K790i instead of the W810i that I previously suggested. :)

i was going to get one 2moro but this Krates jumped in few minutes back...lolz...an idea about the exact price of K790i ??
krazzy
krazzy #4
Sep 28, 2008 at 7:05 PM
Look for a sticky thread here in Mobile Monsters by the name "Latest cell phone prices here". :D
krates
krates #5
Sep 28, 2008 at 7:06 PM
^^ i suggested him to get K790i lolz

W810i is old , bad resolution

( he is not more in camera and sound but in geeky stuff )

that is why :D
krazzy
krazzy #6
Sep 28, 2008 at 7:13 PM
^^ i suggested him to get K790i lolz

W810i is old , bad resolution

( he is not more in camera and sound but in geeky stuff that is why )

that is why :D

Arey even I would have suggested him K790i. But he said budget is only 9k. Not one more paisa. LOL! So I suggested W810i. :D
Abhishek Dwivedi
Sep 28, 2008 at 7:22 PM
now Krates just suggestd Nokia 5320...

(7:16:33 PM) kushagra_krates: 5320 FTW
(7:16:39 PM) kushagra_krates: 128 MB RAM
(7:16:46 PM) kushagra_krates: N-GAGE GAMING KEYS
(7:16:53 PM) kushagra_krates: VERY GOOD SOUND QUALITY
(7:16:56 PM) kushagra_krates: 2MP + FLASH
(7:17:14 PM) kushagra_krates: LATEST S60 which is the luxury of phones like N78
(7:17:26 PM) kushagra_krates: S60 better than N95

K790i is 9.8K...and Nokia 5320 is nearly 10K...now wht? :| *s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj44/visio159/Unismilies/2.png
krates
krates #8
Sep 28, 2008 at 7:26 PM
Tujhe camera nahi chahiye na acha isiliye suggest kiya 5320

tu bahooooooooot kanjoos hai *s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj44/visio159/Unismilies/17large.png
krazzy
krazzy #9
Sep 28, 2008 at 7:35 PM
Abhishek don't listen to krates. :D Just get the K790i. You don't need to spend more on 5320. Instead save the money and later on spend it on a good headset for K790i and a memory card. Or maybe your girlfriend, if you have one. :p
Abhishek Dwivedi
Sep 28, 2008 at 7:37 PM
Or maybe your girlfriend, if you have one. :p

i dnt play GF-GF...that game sux :D
K790i is good...lets see if ne1 owns it here...ANY1 CARE TO GIVE A SHORT REIVEW HERE...U-HOOOOOO
Third Eye
Third Eye #11
Sep 28, 2008 at 7:39 PM
Obviously K790i.
blueshift
blueshift #12
Sep 28, 2008 at 8:23 PM
I too suggest K790i
vilas_patil
Sep 29, 2008 at 11:39 AM
SE K790i -- No second thoughts
Abhishek Dwivedi
Sep 29, 2008 at 3:55 PM
hmm...now i think K790i is a good choice...just waiting for a review frm some1 who alrdy owns it:D
mahesh
mahesh #15
Sep 29, 2008 at 4:25 PM
if u want a mobile less than 9k go for nokia 6233
furious_gamer
Sep 29, 2008 at 4:47 PM
I have a K790i (the brick sh1t...not too heavy...) and thats real good phone i saw from ur list... The camera build quality was simply awesome and i ain't blame that for such heavy one. Coz sound and camera was superb. The pics are even good at high resolutions too. I even take snaps at night too, with some good clarity....
I rate that 8.5/10....
So i just recommend u to get K790i....
Abhishek Dwivedi
Sep 29, 2008 at 6:23 PM
@rajkumar_pb: thx a lots man...so, only prblm is that its a bit heavy, but i can live with that..

@maheshr: 6233 is not my type...lolz

@chocefreedom2000: Nokia 5310 is good but thn stability issue with it
furious_gamer
Sep 29, 2008 at 6:33 PM
@rajkumar_pb: thx a lots man...so, only prblm is that its a bit heavy, but i can live with that..

Welcome u dude...
If u can live with that just like me, then don't go for anything else than K790i... BTW W810 sucks....
IronManForever
Sep 29, 2008 at 6:35 PM
Any isses with Nokia 5320, somebody knows?
Otherwise I really like the phone. Though, for Abhishek it will need extending the budget. :neutral:
bhushan2k
bhushan2k #21
Sep 29, 2008 at 8:44 PM
5320 xm...rockz...a well featured pack device....if u r not giving ur first priority to camera then jst got for 5320 xm...
Abhishek Dwivedi
Sep 29, 2008 at 8:53 PM
chk this guys:
*www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone2=1484&idPhone1=2348

Nokia 5320XM is nearly 10K and SE K790i is 9.8K....5310 got S60 but camera sux...and for me camera is also a priority...sooo.......5310 or K790i *s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj44/visio159/Unismilies/22large.png
krazzy
krazzy #23
Sep 29, 2008 at 9:07 PM
5310 has S40 and not S60. 5320 has S60. If camera is important then get K790i. If you want S60 and a good camera then you'll have to shell out at least 11k for Nokia N73.
bhushan2k
bhushan2k #24
Sep 29, 2008 at 9:09 PM
chk this guys:
*www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone2=1484&idPhone1=2348

Nokia 5320XM is nearly 10K and SE K790i is 9.8K....5310 got S60 but camera sux...and for me camera is also a priority...sooo.......5310 or K790i *s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj44/visio159/Unismilies/22large.png

from dat comparison which u mentioned in above link, in every category 5320 beats k790i except camera....n if u w8 for 2-3 weeks then it will fall down to 9.5k...aur 5310 5320 ke samne kuchh bhi nahi hai...5320 has got all advantages over 5310...if u r planning 2 take k790i for camera then u can go for it...bt if u r planning for 5310 then jst forget dat model n get 5320...:)
Abhishek Dwivedi
Sep 29, 2008 at 9:52 PM
Nokia 5320, if available for 9.5K (hope this Diwali it shud be cheap :D ), i think 5320 is a good optn else K790i all time *s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj44/visio159/Unismilies/31.png...wht say?
krazzy
krazzy #26
Sep 29, 2008 at 9:56 PM
5320 is an excellent phone at a great price. But the camera sucks. If camera quality is important then forget about 5320. Better if you get K790i instead.
krates
krates #27
Sep 29, 2008 at 9:56 PM
tere liye paise badhana bada mushkil kaam hai i can understand dude ( kanjoos ).

But try to buy 5320 :D

leave camera apart but still it will take better pics than rokr e6 lolz
skeletor
skeletor #28
Sep 29, 2008 at 10:02 PM
K790i for awesome camera and music playback. It got an excellent 3.2mp camera with AutoFocus and Xenon flash. Music quality is good too with Sony's premium earphones.

However, if you require Symbian and don't need a very good camera, only then get Nokia 5320.