Need help in choosing an Andriod phone with Slider Qwerty below 15K

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Hi all
I need your help in choosing the right andriod phone.My main priorities will be a side-slider qwerty with a reasonable display size. I am not comfortable with touchscreen ( Even though it is like the default in all smartphones).I will be surfing the net when I am on my move and I am comfortable more with typing on the keypad than on touchscreen.I will also appreciate other goodies like a good camera ( extra front cam if possible ) , large screen etc. Well my budget is 15k so it wont be high end but still I zeroed in on Samsung Galaxy Gravity / Galaxy 551 . Unfortunately I live in Kolkata and it seems all the best stuff either reaches here last or not at all.
For Samsung there isnt ANY model in the Slider mode . Thats unfortunate. So I am now forced to consider something I dislike-Sony Ericsson. Well Now here is the question I was checking up the Xperia Mini Pro / and Xperia x10 Mini Pro ( Please tell me whether these two are the same thing or different ) and tell me how will the Xperia Mini pro going to be? Of course the screen size wont be larger only 3" but I will get the Silder qwerty keypad. I can consider othet Brands / models too and even can stretch my budget my choices are met.
Thanks
sanu

the only phone with slider qwerty which seems to me lil good is HTC Desire Z,it is priced around 17k

There are not much android phones which have slider qwerty so u have very limited options buddy.

There is another for around 10k. Samsung Galaxy 551. But I suggest you to avoid that phone :wink:

Xperia Mini Pro if you are ok with a 3" screen (in case of Android, bigger screen = better xperience) & i heard there is some static noise problem.

no, Xperia mini = good.
Xperia Mini X10 pro = sucks.

Thanks for the update on the static noise problem. I searched the net and really got loads of complaints

Look at Nokia E6 & see if the screen size suits you. Its a qwerty but not slider. Its a good model & due for the Belle update shortly.

^^ But it is not an Android. Flipkart.com: HTC ChaCha: Mobile is an Android, has Qwerty, Gingerbread, 5 MP Cam, 3.5" display, 800 MHz proc.

If not for your qwerty demand, I would have suggested Defy.