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channabasanna
channabasanna Original post #1
Dec 16, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Hi All,

I need to buy a mobile for my brother and have a budget of Rs. 5000. Suggest me a good phone, which also has GPRS. He used to have Sony Ericsson W200i, which got dead after it fell into water from some height when he was working in his site.

Suggest a phone with GPRS.

Thanks in Advance
CA50
CA50 #2
Dec 16, 2009 at 10:34 PM
how abt nokia 2700, its price is around 4.2k
G
Dec 16, 2009 at 11:01 PM
nokia 3110c,if available,is a good phone for about rs 3900/=
saurabhpatel
Dec 16, 2009 at 11:36 PM
3110c is class 10 while 2700c class 32 gprs also u'll get a much better phone comparable to 5130
so go for 2700c or 5130 if u want music keys and a smwhat better headset
sujoyp
sujoyp #5
Dec 16, 2009 at 11:39 PM
2700 will be better
MetalheadGautham
Dec 16, 2009 at 11:46 PM
univercell is offering 2700C for 3.8k if I remember right. ITS AN AWESOME OFFER!
Buy it or go for 5130XM (better battery, music keys) for Rs. 5200.

Both phones are rather similar. I personally own 5130XM but have extensively used a 2700C of my friend (my phone had english songs, his had hindi songs. used to exchange while listening for a change of language :p).

You won't go wrong with either.

But if you browse net frequenty, either go for 5130XM or 2700C plus additional Nokia Music controller for Rs. 250. Because you can't change songs without external music keys.

And if he works at a site for long hours, 2700C's battery will give up on him. He will NEED a 5130XM if he is away from home (or a charging point) for 10 hours and listens to music a lot and occasionally surfs the net.
azzu
azzu #7
Dec 17, 2009 at 8:29 AM
2700c good option if u really want a Cheap Gprs mobile
or else go for 5130 xm both similar fones but it looks damn good
and also check 7210 sleek and stylish
MetalheadGautham
Dec 17, 2009 at 9:58 AM
2700c good option if u really want a Cheap Gprs mobile
or else go for 5130 xm both similar fones but it looks damn good
and also check 7210 sleek and stylish
Trust me, if he is the music listener type and does Field duty all day, neither 2700C nor 7210SN are gonna satisfy him. Battery life not enough to last an entire day's work worth of music. Been there, done that. Experience tells. :p

A friend of mine actually uses 2 batteries. One spare and he charges both at home. If its OK for you then fine. But still...
azzu
azzu #9
Dec 17, 2009 at 11:10 AM
^ As i checked both 2700 and 5130 got the Same battery and Probably same OS ( s40) with some minor Up gradations then how could be there huge Difference in Battery Life in Both Fone s ?
*europe.nokia.com/find-products/devices/nokia-5130-xpressmusic/specifications?inthebox=
channabasanna
Dec 17, 2009 at 1:35 PM
Thanks guys for all your suggestions. Even i feel to get him Nokia 5130XM, is there any counterpart from Sony Ericsson in the same budget.
azzu
azzu #11
Dec 17, 2009 at 2:28 PM
^ yup there's SE w350i but its pretty old now
And there's SE w205 Looks Damn Sexy ( i mean it) at that cost
but got pretty basic features compared to NOK fones at this range
but it looks Damn cool
*img32.imageshack.us/img32/6979/w205pl.jpg
Se Makes cool and SEXY fone's :D
*img32.imageshack.us/img32/429/1083761244580589.jpg
ssk_the_gr8
Dec 17, 2009 at 2:36 PM
samsung beat m2710... u could take a look at that
channabasanna
Dec 17, 2009 at 11:19 PM
Thank u all, will check out mostly for Nokia 5130XM this week end.
MetalheadGautham
Dec 18, 2009 at 8:24 AM
^ As i checked both 2700 and 5130 got the Same battery and Probably same OS ( s40) with some minor Up gradations then how could be there huge Difference in Battery Life in Both Fone s ?

I personally tested 7210 has weaker battery written in specs.

But friend of mine has 2700. He needs to charge it often. See nokia product page as to music playback time.

*europe.nokia.com/find-products/devices/nokia-2700-classic/specifications

*europe.nokia.com/find-products/devices/nokia-5130-xpressmusic/specifications?inthebox=
T
Tamoghno #15
Dec 18, 2009 at 10:37 AM
MetalheadGautham is right . i've used 5130 for about a week and 2700 for few days. in my experience 2700's battery is last like 30% less than 5130.
channabasanna
Dec 22, 2009 at 3:02 PM
Hi All,
Sorry to revert back late, my brother is behind this Samsung Corby, can anyone tell how this is, can i know the for and against of this mobile. Following are the link's for the mobile. Please provide your suggestions.

*www.univercell.in/english/pages/user/display?mode=product_details&productId=27968

*in.samsungmobile.com/mobile-phones/samsung-corby
K
k4ce #17
Dec 22, 2009 at 11:44 PM
samsung corby is a fantastic fone ... great touchwiz UI ... decent battery life . even for a touchscreen fone ... only that u occasionally get the "sansung echo" while talking ...
T
Tamoghno #18
Dec 23, 2009 at 1:58 AM
dont you guys think its better to get star than corby ? arent' corby's feature too basic
azzu
azzu #19
Dec 23, 2009 at 7:27 AM
i personally hate Corby for its poor design and features i mean it looks too plasticky and childing i'd rather tell u to increase ur budget 500 rs more and get a samsung star which has more features and also looks good or go for LG cookie
sujoyp
sujoyp #20
Dec 23, 2009 at 10:54 AM
I too recommend star...its cam is better then corby...sound good...looks bit stylish..and its sleek

*img.gsmarena.com/vv/bigpic/samsung-s5230.jpg *img.gsmarena.com/vv/bigpic/samsung-s3650-corby.jpg

also I think 2.8 inch of corby is small for touchscreen
channabasanna
Dec 23, 2009 at 12:16 PM
What about the Corby Plus. My brother is interested with the QWERTY keypad in it. What is the major difference between Corby, Corby Plus and Star
sujoyp
sujoyp #22
Dec 23, 2009 at 1:06 PM
What I see is Corby plus is not a touch screen but a regular java phone...

It has 2.6 inch 16m screen with 320x240 which is big enough...it also have a 3.5mm jack

So u loose a 2.8in touch screen and get qwerty keypad,better screen and 3.5mm jack...not bad deal

*img.gsmarena.com/vv/bigpic/samsung-b3410-new.jpg
channabasanna
Dec 23, 2009 at 2:03 PM
Oh Corby plus is not a touch screen, does it have a WiFi. What is the price of Corby Plus.
CA50
CA50 #24
Dec 23, 2009 at 3:50 PM
hi fnd as most of you have used Nokia 2700, did any one of you have ever found and option related to light sensitivity and scene mode in the video option??

Coz in Nokia Europe site it said to contain those options
*europe.nokia.com/find-products/devices/nokia-2700-classic/specifications

Image and sound
Photography
2 megapixel camera
4x digital zoom
White balance modes: automatic, daylight, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent
Colour tone modes: normal, sepia, black & white, vivid, negative
Light sensitivity modes: high, medium, low, automatic
Landscape (horizontal) orientation
Video
Video recording at up to 176 x 144 pixels (CIF) and up to 15 fps
Up to 4x digital video zoom
Audio recording formats: AMR
Video white balance modes: automatic, sunny, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent
Scene modes: automatic, night, close-up, snow/beach, cine, old film
Clip length (maximum): 1 hr 30 min
Video player
Video playback file formats: .mp4, .3gp
Landscape mode video playback
Video ring tones ( 2 built-in tones)
sujoyp
sujoyp #25
Dec 23, 2009 at 4:02 PM
Oh Corby plus is not a touch screen, does it have a WiFi. What is the price of Corby Plus.

it cost around 8k....if u want a corby with touchscreen then get Corby pro which cost around 11k
*img.gsmarena.com/vv/bigpic/samsung-b5310-corbypro.jpg
*www.gsmarena.com/samsung_b5310_corbypro-2944.php
CA50
CA50 #26
Dec 24, 2009 at 11:28 PM
WHY didn't any1 reply 2 my query
channabasanna
Dec 27, 2009 at 5:20 PM
Hi All,
Brought Samsung Corby Pro for my brother. Cost Rs11,500.00 from Aksahr's Telecom, K R Road, Bangalore. While most of the other stores mentioned its price as 12k.

---------- Post added at 05:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:19 PM ----------

Hi All,
Brought Samsung Corby Pro for my brother. Cost Rs11,500.00 from Aksahr's Telecom, K R Road, Bangalore. While most of the other stores mentioned its price as 12k.
P
Jan 2, 2010 at 10:00 AM
It costs 11k in chennai you would have got it for atleast 11.2k its overpriced.Anyway congrats