HTC Explorer or Nokia 500

My sis going to buy a mobile for 10k(+2k if mobile is awesome,'no flaws at al,if possible').I chose Nokia 500 and HTC Explorer.After reading reviews of both mobiles I am confused what should I suggest.I am confused because:
Nokia:1ghz processor and 640*360 Screen resolution.
HTC:Adreno 200 gpu.
Anyone already using one these can suggest me better.She is not going to buy any mobile atleast for 3yrs.She is not a power user,just call,message,browse web and watch videos.

Either HTC Explorer on the lowerend or Nokia 700 on the upper range (11.6k). Don't consider 500. Its has ton of issue.

Sam said:
Either HTC Explorer on the lowerend or Nokia 700 on the upper range (11.6k). Don't consider 500. Its has ton of issue.

O god. I was recommending that mobile from starting. But according to budget,i dont have much options. I was suggesting only nokia 603 out of budget.what do u think about nokia 603? And nokia 700 is more costly than 603,and the price u mentioned here,i think its online price,and my sis already said big NO-NO to online purchasing.she dnt trust. And big THANK YOU for reply,i was waiting since past 2 days.

Nokia's local as well as price are almost same but avoid priority dealers. They'll rip you. Check multiple stores and avoid mobile store. It too is same as Priority dealer. Prices are way too high.

Expect 603 price to be be less than 12k locally.
Nokia 700 offers you bigger screen but removes the flash. And cost a bit more. But the bottom placed speaker makes it look really bad.

Thank you sam for reply.
I have gone through reviews of nokia 603 and 700 on gsmarena,both of them are good for my sis,but again aftr reading user opinions and reviews,i am confused,it is mixed with +ve and -ve opinions. Googling more makes me more confuse. If after buying a 12k mobile,it shows problms like restart and sudden app close,then she wil give me her phone and buy new one.and i wil stuck with it for atleast 3 yrs for sure.
And i want to say that i m not suggesting any androids phones cause all of them have less battrey backup,according to user opinions from other website and TDF. If anyone can suggest a good android mobile with battrey backup like nokia 603/700 then it would be good.

HTC Explorer is a pretty good phone and its battery back up is also good.

Buy Sony Ericsson xperia live Walkman series.
my colleague just bought one, 13,550/-
Google the specs.
Girls like taking pics, this phone ha 5MP camera with flash and a front camera. +3D video recording, will be useful of you have Sony 3d TV.

Thank you aroraanant and s18000rpm for reply.
My sis said HTC xplorer look so nrml,it is her last option. She said she might buy Samsung Galaxy Ace. But that also she dont like. She liked sony ericcson mobiles but all were above 12k. Anyone know how is Ace?
@s18000rpm:budget is nly 12k. I said her about live with walkman.but she denied saying cant spend more than 12k.

Ace is just a piece of crap.
You can get LWW for around 12.5k only

aroraanant said:
Ace is just a piece of crap.
You can get LWW for around 12.5k only

o man,whatever we are choosing is waste, first nokia 500 and now Ace too. Any good mobile under 12k?
LWW if she get in 12.5k thn for sure she wil buy. She is in delhi. She said Hotspot rates are little low,might buy from there.

Xperia mini? decent with CM9 support. Official ICS coming too

Please stay away from Nokia 500

Swapnil26sps said:
o man,whatever we are choosing is waste, first nokia 500 and now Ace too. Any good mobile under 12k?
LWW if she get in 12.5k thn for sure she wil buy. She is in delhi. She said Hotspot rates are little low,might buy from there.

buy Ace only if found at ~11k. don't spend 12k+ on that piece. camera is poor (15FPS video recording ROFL), processor is the ancient MSM7227 and ram is less at around 380MB. open up browser + doc viewer + music and after sometime mobile will feel sluggish. heck, in my mobile with 512MB ram if i do moderate multitasking ram usage shoots past 400MB easily.

i'll still suggest Nokia 770/603. most tension free mobile. with bad battery life, random FC now and then and less internal space, seriously consider Symbian. Even if its a dead platform it has everything one can ask for minus some games and a few important apps missing.

marvelousprashant said:
decent with CM9 support.

seriously NO. mobile is for a girl

@sam sony ericsson xperia mini is also good na then why is it not recommended over the samsung ace ?

marvelousprashant said:
Xperia mini? decent with CM9 support. Official ICS coming too

Please stay away from Nokia 500

xperia mini,doesnt have good battery backup as per reviews on flipkart. Reviews: Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini ST15i Review: Mobiles | Flipkart.com
i heard that it restart anytime,even after disconnecting a call.
Do we have to install CM9 or sony ericcson will do? If we have to do then my sis dont know how to do all this.

Sam said:
buy Ace only if found at ~11k. don't spend 12k+ on that piece. camera is poor (15FPS video recording ROFL), processor is the ancient MSM7227 and ram is less at around 380MB. open up browser + doc viewer + music and after sometime mobile will feel sluggish. heck, in my mobile with 512MB ram if i do moderate multitasking ram usage shoots past 400MB easily.

i'll still suggest Nokia 770/603. most tension free mobile. with bad battery life, random FC now and then and less internal space, seriously consider Symbian. Even if its a dead platform it has everything one can ask for minus some games and a few important apps missing.

What is mean by FC? Frequent crash? And 603 have bad battrey life too? I dont think i will be able to suggest her anything.

seriously NO. mobile is for a girl

my sis going to buy mobile,i am just suggesting her. If mobile is bad only then she will give it to me.

@Marvelousprashant,@mayurthemad,@sam,thank you guys for replying. Its only one week left for sis salary to come,before that i must suggest something good,otherwise it will be insulting for me,like,after all research and all,you suggested this.

you budget is 12k, just add 1 more & get SE walkman live

Rs. 12949 @flipkart
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman - WT19i: Price in India, Reviews, Specification: Flipkart.com

s18000rpm said:
you budget is 12k, just add 1 more & get SE walkman live

Rs. 12949 @flipkart
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman - WT19i: Price in India, Reviews, Specification: Flipkart.com

buying from internet is already a big NO-NO.She dont trust. And 13k is impossible,already from 10k to 12k.

mayurthemad said:
@sam sony ericsson xperia mini is also good na then why is it not recommended over the samsung ace ?

yes this one is a good choice. friends own it and i have used it but the screen is small. best is to get a hands on experience.

Swapnil26sps said:
xperia mini,doesnt have good battery backup as per reviews on flipkart. i heard that it restart anytime,even after disconnecting a call.

not anymore. the stock rom was full of bugs. subsequent updates fixed it. Still battery life won't last more than 1 day of heavy use or heavy browsing.

Swapnil26sps said:
Do we have to install CM9 or sony ericcson will do? If we have to do then my sis dont know how to do all this.

current gingerbread is really stable and the processor and powerful graphics processor makes the UI really fluid. 4 corner UI thankfully is not a bloatware. have tested same launcher on my mobile. loved it.

Swapnil26sps said:
What is mean by FC? Frequent crash? And 603 have bad battrey life too? I dont think i will be able to suggest her anything.

Force Close.
My friend have Nokia C6-01 as well as C7. With latest update also the battery life is miles ahead of Android. maybe cause of the screen. Screen is not bright but lot better than the Sony units also.

Swapnil26sps said:
@Marvelousprashant,@mayurthemad,@sam,thank you guys for replying. Its only one week left for sis salary to come,before that i must suggest something good,otherwise it will be insulting for me,like,after all research and all,you suggested this.

take her to a mobile store and let her use: Xperia Mini, Live With Walkman, Nokia 603 & Galaxy Ace. all these will cost 12+ 0.5k.

Sam said:
take her to a mobile store and let her use: Xperia Mini, Live With Walkman, Nokia 603 & Galaxy Ace. all these will cost 12+ 0.5k.

thank you for reply. I said all things about ace and 603. Said about xperia mini,she said 3" is very small. But i will say her to use all these 4 mobiles in some mobile showroom.then it will be final.
@sam:Next turn is mine,to buy a mobile,i was thinking about xperia mini but now i think why you said its for girls.why?

Thanks to everyone who helped me out in selecting mobile. My sis has bought LWW,it costs 13500. She is happy. Thanking everyone again.

Swapnil26sps said:
@sam:Next turn is mine,to buy a mobile,i was thinking about xperia mini but now i think why you said its for girls.why?

actually i was saying no to custom roms when mobile will be used by a non-techie person. custom rom brings its own share of problem with it.

Swapnil26sps said:
Thanks to everyone who helped me out in selecting mobile. My sis has bought LWW,it costs 13500. She is happy. Thanking everyone again.

nice buy. congrats. don't update to Android 4.0.3 yet. let Sony roll out Android 4.0.4 update. 0.3 is buggy.

Sam said:
actually i was saying no to custom roms when mobile will be used by a non-techie person. custom rom brings its own share of problem with it.

and if i don't use custom roms,then,will xperia mini will be fine? But i think i too will buy LWW. Screen size matter for me.

nice buy. congrats. don't update to Android 4.0.3 yet. let Sony roll out Android 4.0.4 update. 0.3 is buggy.

thank you... My sis don't know anything about android OS,so she can't update. When i will buy,i will wait for reviews on TDF. Thank you sam

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Buy Sony Live wuth walkman

...u can easily get it for 12k in local stores...and believe me u'll get far better than what you will get in the lower end android phones

If you want something cheap and good then get Explorer for 8k otherwise get LWW for 12-12.5k, these are the best options for you.

Swapnil26sps said:
and if i don't use custom roms,then,will xperia mini will be fine? But i think i too will buy LWW. Screen size matter for me.

yup. it'll be fine but web browsing is a pain. LWW should be the minimum.

Swapnil26sps said:
thank you... My sis don't know anything about android OS,so she can't update. When i will buy,i will wait for reviews on TDF. Thank you sam

Sony service center will update the mobile for free

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you may try Motorola defy,it is perfectly suited mobile for your need.