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Mobile Within 2.5k For MOM

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techno
techno Original post #1
Jul 1, 2012 at 8:30 PM
1. Budget?
A;STIRCTLY UNDER 2.5K
2.Display type and size?
A;ANYTHING THA SUITES BEST...
3. Form Factor? bar, slider, flip?
A;BAR IS PREFERRED BUT SHOLUD HAVE NICE LOOKS
4. Preferred choice of brand?
A;NOKIA/SAMSUNG etc..
5. Preferred input method (QWERTY, touchscreen, numpad, touch-n-type).
A;NUMPAD
6. What camera option you want? Please specify need for flash, autofocus, front facing camera.
A;NO NEED BUT IF IT COMES WITHIN THE RANGE THEN ANY CAMERA WILL BE WELCOME
7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
A;NOT APPLICABLE
8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please specify clearly.
A;NOT NEEDED AS TO BE USED FOR MAINLY CALLS
9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc)?
A;NOPE
10. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming etc)?
A;VOICE CALLS....
11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?
A;NOPE.....
12. Any other info that you want to share?
A;
MY MOTHER HAS LOST HER MOBILE :-? SO I'M GONNA GIVE HER A NEW MOBILE PHONE AND SHE MOSTLY MAKE CALLS NO GPRS NO APPS AND NO MULTIMEDIA....BUT SHOULD LOOK BEUTIFUL ENOUGH TO IMPRESS HER...
THANKS IN ADVANCE....:|
coderunknown
coderunknown #2
Jul 1, 2012 at 9:45 PM
SAMSUNG HERO 3G E3210. Slightly over budget but has 3G and looks nice.
Rockstar11
Rockstar11 #3
Jul 2, 2012 at 12:02 AM
techno said:
1. Budget?
A;STIRCTLY UNDER 2.5K
2.Display type and size?
A;ANYTHING THA SUITES BEST...
3. Form Factor? bar, slider, flip?
A;BAR IS PREFERRED BUT SHOLUD HAVE NICE LOOKS
4. Preferred choice of brand?
A;NOKIA/SAMSUNG etc..
5. Preferred input method (QWERTY, touchscreen, numpad, touch-n-type).
A;NUMPAD
6. What camera option you want? Please specify need for flash, autofocus, front facing camera.
A;NO NEED BUT IF IT COMES WITHIN THE RANGE THEN ANY CAMERA WILL BE WELCOME
7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
A;NOT APPLICABLE
8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please specify clearly.
A;NOT NEEDED AS TO BE USED FOR MAINLY CALLS
9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc)?
A;NOPE
10. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming etc)?
A;VOICE CALLS....
11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?
A;NOPE.....
12. Any other info that you want to share?
A;
MY MOTHER HAS LOST HER MOBILE :-? SO I'M GONNA GIVE HER A NEW MOBILE PHONE AND SHE MOSTLY MAKE CALLS NO GPRS NO APPS AND NO MULTIMEDIA....BUT SHOULD LOOK BEUTIFUL ENOUGH TO IMPRESS HER...
THANKS IN ADVANCE....:|
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Samsung Hero Music E1232B or Samsung Hero E2232


talktime of 11 hours
1000 phonebook contacts.
FM Radio
Dual SIM phone comes with a TORCH that helps you in dark surroundings.
This device from Samsung supports 9 regional languages so that you can choose a language of your choice to interact with the phone. Additional features like Indian Calendar, Mobile Prayer and Fake Call

I'm fully satisfied with Samsung Hero E2232 the price and filled in features.
I dropped the phone several time and it works neat. :cool:
techno
techno #4
Jul 2, 2012 at 8:22 AM
Sam said:
SAMSUNG HERO 3G E3210. Slightly over budget but has 3G and looks nice.
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Its ok no matter,any option in nokia?
coderunknown
coderunknown #5
Jul 2, 2012 at 6:23 PM
Nokia 110. there is C1-01 but more or less is same as this.
arsenalfan001
arsenalfan001 #6
Jul 2, 2012 at 6:52 PM
Low end Samsung phones are not really recommended.
Most of them have poor signal reception and poor call quality.
Please check these points before purchasing low end samsung phones.
I have faced the issues mentioned above on my sung Guru series phone (dont exactly remember
the model number).
I would suggest a Nokia X1-01 (No gprs / cam is required). Its music quality is good and battery is very impressive.
ssk_the_gr8
ssk_the_gr8 #7
Jul 2, 2012 at 7:20 PM
Nokia 110: Price in India, Reviews, Specification: Flipkart.com
dashing.sujay
dashing.sujay #8
Jul 2, 2012 at 8:07 PM
I recently bought c1-01 for my mom, and pretty satisfied with it. Just that its a bit slow for my needs, but perfect for my mom. Its music quality is also good, battery back up needs no intro. Display is good as well.
techno
techno #9
Jul 4, 2012 at 9:46 AM
dashing.sujay said:
I recently bought c1-01 for my mom, and pretty satisfied with it. Just that its a bit slow for my needs, but perfect for my mom. Its music quality is also good, battery back up needs no intro. Display is good as well.
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purchased samsung metro duos...first impression is very good and looks are awesome,,me and mom both are happy..M0ds Plz close the thread..........:cool: