Need suggestion in Buying Andriod Phone :-?

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Hi Folks.I am Planning to buy new Android phone with in range of 22-23 K (after a long 5 year gap ).After a long search i chose HTC Desire,which i think is very gud phone with in this Budget.Pls guide me and tell me if any other gud phone is available with in this Budget.

You chosethe right phone. Also look out for the price of Samsung Galaxy S.

yes. that phone still rocks. Do check Xperia Neo too.

But Neo comes around 25k. HTC Desire is a good choice thought, but Neo comes with 2.3 Android, 8MP camera, a sleeky SE UI.

@OP
increase just 2k more and get Neo. Good choice.

Wait for some time and let the HTC Desire S release. Should cost ~25k but it'll worth the price.

BTW Whats the amount of RAM in Neo? 384MB?

Univercell is selling the super sexy Xperia Arc for 27k (online price).

@furious_gamer: yes, Neo is currently overpriced.I think it comes with 512MB of RAM.

^^ Yes, same as SL i9003 (apart from camera) and priced way ahead of SGS. same old sony's problem

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Thanks guys for all your suggestion

.I have few questions.
1.)Rite now HTC desire is coming with 2.2,can this is upgradable to 2.3?
2.)And how much i wait for HTC Desire S , any idea?

1. officially, no idea. there are cooked Gingerbread ROMs available already for Desire.
2. no idea. you will know when it is ready for release.

@OP- Get SE XPERIA NEO, perfect for your budget, Price should be around 23-23.5k
or else you could wait for SGS Plus which should release here in about a month or two.

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hey i get to know that HTC launch Desire S in India

Cool man..
Read Here HTC launches Desire S in India for INR 25,490 | AndroidOS.in

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LG just launched the x2 and black with dual core processor in range of 27-30 k ... do have a look at them before zeroing on any product

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/mobile-mo...ore-processor-smart-phone-launched-india.html

silicon_fusion said:
hey i get to know that HTC launch Desire S in India Cool man..
Read Here HTC launches Desire S in India for INR 25,490 | AndroidOS.in

yeah. came to know just now about Desire S launch. with tax included, it should go to 26k-26.5k atleast.

dsneih said:
LG just launched the x2 and black with dual core processor in range of 27-30 k ... do have a look at them before zeroing on any product

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/mobile-mo...ore-processor-smart-phone-launched-india.html

nah. reviews shows that the UI is unpolished and the apps crash a lot.

HTC desire is really very good,if u r thinking of it then go for it,it is available around 21K.
And yes u can also have a look at the SE Neo but for that u need to increase ur budget a little bit and also need to wait for some time as it hasn't been officially launched in India till yet.
So if u r planning to increase ur budget then I would like to suggest u HTC Incredible S for around 26K.

@silicon_fusion: Dont go for HTC Desire it has a pathetic battery life.

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+1 for HTC Desire S (Review)
I think Desire is not worth considering now. Compared to Desire; Desire S has better specs, new version of Sense UI, better battery life and (of course) android gingerbread.
But if you want a better camera you might take a look at SE Xperia Neo (Preview)

Desire S is officially launched in India for approx 25K(but i hope it will be available in market at a much lesser price).

Hi...

Can anybody tell, Howz droid 2?

Thanks!

^^ take Motorola Defy lite, put Android 2.2 (with MotoBlur, WHAT?), add a good looking but not so finger friendly keyboard (as mentioned by Raj i think) & you have your Droid2.

^^ Droid 2 is cdma and not available in india i think...

I wouldn't give a damn about Motorola Droids. pathetic UI, no proper updates, Indian users often ignored.

Stick to LG, Samsung, HTC and SE for now.

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Consider neo and desire s. Desire and sgsl are outdated for ur budget. Neo and desire s price will surely come down a few bucks, as a dual core cpu based phone is just 2-3k more. U better wait till then. Also sgs+ is going to arrive shortly

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BTW... which one to go for.. HTC desire S or Incredible S... both almost have same price

I think Incredible S is better. that 1.3mp front facing cam should make video calling much much better.

chintan786 said:
BTW... which one to go for.. HTC desire S or Incredible S... both almost have same price

In market I think Desire S will cost around 2K less than Incredible S coz the launch price of Incredible S was Rs28900 but is available in market around 26-27K and the launch price of Desire S is 25.5K so I guess it will be available for 24K or less.
If u wanna choose one among them then just choose Incredible S.

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@aroraanant : yes, ur rite.Desire S is now available at Flipkart in 23,749,
Check here HTC Desire S Price In India: Buy HTC Desire S: Price, Reviews: Flipkart Mobiles

Desire S is quite VFM at the moment IMO.

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Desire s is good. And if u could work without better cams of incredible s then desire should be really good choice. It comes gingerbread with latest version of sense ui(3.0) out of the box. Incredible s comes with froyo and sense 2.3. Although it's going to be updated soon, but i would still recomend desire s over it because of price diff. It will be avl at around 23k.

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Soumik said:
Desire S is quite VFM at the moment IMO.

wtf ...23.5k is value for money......for this price one can get notebooks..

SL is 19.5k....it can be said to be a vfm phone but still 19.5k.....

p>S:android phones esp high end ones are way overpriced....
ex:wave with same specs of Galaxy S.....was 10k cheaper so h/w is not that costly especially for samsung,HTC...still they milk out as much as they can from customers buying a droid...

vfm ....don't know how that came into the picture....mobile devices for 20-30k....Iphone 40k... this is getting preposterous

NainO said:
+1 for HTC Desire S (Review)
Desire S has better specs, new version of Sense UI, better battery life and (of course) android gingerbread.
(Preview)

It comes with Android 2.2 and Sense UI v3.0 same as in Incredible S.

@OP->
And also Desire S is 3K cheaper than Incredible S.
I would suggest u to go for Incredible S.

^^ I thought Desire S was supposed to launch with Gingerbread, and not Froyo.

Its not yet confirmed that whether it will have foryo or gingerbread.
Today I talked to a person in HTC India, he said that it will be coming with gingerbread but he was not sure.
Now we have to wait n see that what comes in it.

The Desire S has 2.3.3 gingerbread - I tried a friends' Desire S (which he returned due to a frustratingly big wifi issue). It also has Sense 2.1, not 3.0 which comes in the HTC Sensation and EVO 3D.

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Hey guys,today in d morning i got my Desire S from ebay (with in just 1 day gap,cool man ).But i will be able 2c my phone after may 7th,because i am out of town .But post some pic of that,as i told my bro to send the pic of phone to me.

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Buy Desire S

Pros:
1. Professional look
2. Pocketable 3.7'' screen size
3. Android Gingerbread version out of the box
4. Can play DivX/XviD movies
5. World class user interface - HTC Sense 2.1
6. Awesome battery life
7. Solid build and superb design
8. Front camera for Video calling
9. 1 GHz Scorpion processor, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon chipset
10. 1.1 GN Rom and 768 MB Ram
Cons:
1. Super LCD Screen, Which is inferior compare to Galaxy S super amoled screen
2. 5 MP Camera (For the same price Nokia offering 12 MP N8)
3. Adreno 205 GPU is inferior than Galaxy S PowerVR SGX540 GPU (Run quadrent)

Dont buy Galaxy SL I9003. Call clarity poor. Finaly a phone is meant for calling only know.

Select Neo if you are into camera always.

I selected Desire S over Galaxy S because of the professional look and pocketable size of Desire S. I ordered in Flipkart on 18.04.2011 and waiting for the arrival. Flipkart price Rs.23750/-(Social network DVD free)

I am from India. I received Desire S today through Flipkart for Rs.23750. One Social network movie DVD original box came free.Very prompt delivery and excellant packing. Along with Invoice they also provided nearby HTC service centre for my future reference. Go for Flipkart and grab HTC Desire S. Wait for my Desire S review.

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Congrats Senthil on ur purchase..Enjoy ur Desire S and post some pic and review of that..

Senthil said:
Dont buy Galaxy SL I9003. Call clarity poor. Finaly a phone is meant for calling only know.

Who said that? You used it before? Currently using it and Call Clarity is good enough. The only letdown is the GPU+OMAP Chipset and no flash thing.

Other than that everything is great. I am playing NFS HP and Shift with that and getting decent playable fps.

Senthil said:
Buy Desire S

I am from India. I received Desire S today through Flipkart for Rs.23750. One Social network movie DVD original box came free.Very prompt delivery and excellant packing. Along with Invoice they also provided nearby HTC service centre for my future reference. Go for Flipkart and grab HTC Desire S. Wait for my Desire S review.

Which version of Android is loaded on your Desire S? And hearty congrats.

desiibond said:
Which version of Android is loaded on your Desire S? And hearty congrats.

it comes with 2.3 gingerbread

aroraanant said:
it comes with 2.3 gingerbread

Some are saying that it is launched with Froyo right now. That is the reason I asked. Need confirmation from someone using the phone.

desiibond said:
Some are saying that it is launched with Froyo right now. That is the reason I asked. Need confirmation from someone using the phone.

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According to this link, it's 2.3 only.