Need to buy a phone in 25k range

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1. Budget?
2. Display type and size?
3. Form Factor? bar, slider, flip?
4. Preferred choice of brand?
5. Preferred input method (QWERTY, touchscreen, numpad, touch-n-type).
6. What camera option you want? Please specify need for flash, autofocus, front facing camera.
7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please specify clearly.
9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc)?
10. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming etc)?
11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?
12. Any other info that you want to share

Answers:
1. 25k-ish
2. >= 4 inches
3. Bar
5. Touch
6. Front camera needed
7. Strictly Android (should be ICS ready)
12. Should have mods (cyanogen etc.) . If not now then in the future (CM 9 mayb) . Preferably dual core.
11. Galaxy R (after its price dropped), Optimus 2x

* Im currently using a Samsung Wave II s8530

get Galaxy R. cost ~22.3k. but Optimus 2X cost ~19k. if you are ready to load custom rom, O2X sounds better else its R.

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Sam said:
get Galaxy R. cost ~22.3k. but Optimus 2X cost ~19k. if you are ready to load custom rom, O2X sounds better else its R.

Hi Sam, thanks for ur answer..

Overall, galaxy r seems a better choice than optimus 2x ... but i dont see any mods for it .. also i wonder if it will get official ics before q3 next year...

do u have any idea how stable is cm7+o2x ? are there still any bugs ?

great_manish said:
Hi Sam, thanks for ur answer..

Overall, galaxy r seems a better choice than optimus 2x ... but i dont see any mods for it .. also i wonder if it will get official ics before q3 next year...

do u have any idea how stable is cm7+o2x ? are there still any bugs ?

Galaxy R will get mods ultimately. maybe it has not entered sell in all countries. and S2 will get ICS update before Q2 2012 for sure (a testing build leaked today), so R's update shouldn't be far behind. it "may" get official CyanogenMod9 as Optimus2X will.

sorry, no idea about cm7 build for O2X. check XDA.

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can any one suggest the best place to buy the galaxy r ?

getting it for 23k at a local store.

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check the galaxy note for 28k you won't regret
Its simply awesome screen
Super fast

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ayaskant12 said:
check the galaxy note for 28k you won't regret
Its simply awesome screen
Super fast

where is it available for 28k ? .... in kolkata mobile prices have risen because of the increase in value of US dollar...

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great_manish said:
where is it available for 28k ? .... in kolkata mobile prices have risen because of the increase in value of US dollar...

My friend here got himself a note for 29k
Search a bit you will definitely get it in that range.
A month old galaxy s2 is selling on Ebay for 24k
You may check that out too

I won't suggest you to go for SII as almost every SII has some problem in the screen(manufacturing defect).
If you can then go for Note.Easily available for 29k in local market
While he Galaxy R is available for 21k or may be less but not more than that.Don't buy it for 23k

Galaxy R got a newer price tag of Rs.20,990 on letsbuy... after 5% coupon u'll get it for 19,990
u can get it from ebay too for the same price (Deal of the week)

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I9100G (the version with the OMAP PROCESSOR) seems to have better battery and no problems.
Anyways most s2 problems are exaggerated
Users complain about blue tint issue etc is nitpicking at best
These are hardly noticeable and mostly won't affect daily usage in any way. I myself haven't noticed any on my or on my friends set.
You have to Lowe r brightness to minimum then open a light background page and then water your life's precious 20 mins to find the tint, huh....

*waste

ayaskant12 said:
I9100G (the version with the OMAP PROCESSOR) seems to have better battery and no problems.
Anyways most s2 problems are exaggerated
Users complain about blue tint issue etc is nitpicking at best
These are hardly noticeable and mostly won't affect daily usage in any way. I myself haven't noticed any on my or on my friends set.
You have to Lowe r brightness to minimum then open a light background page and then water your life's precious 20 mins to find the tint, huh....

*waste

Its not only "just" that tint, its the defect you get even after spending a huge amount on a mobile, (of the worth of which you get a i5 laptop) but you choose it because you can pocket it. Nothing beats a perfect SAMOLED+ screen, but you have to be luck enough to get one. The tint actually drags the displays capacity to have extreme viewing angles. If you find a good amoled display you can see virtually NO change in colors even from angles of 150+ degrees, a feat in itself.
#videophile

EDIT: The tint is visible even in small angle changes which you can easily encounter daily. (try browsing white web pages which appear bluish...sucks)

Omi said:
Its not only "just" that tint, its the defect you get even after spending a huge amount on a mobile, (of the worth of which you get a i5 laptop) but you choose it because you can pocket it. Nothing beats a perfect SAMOLED+ screen, but you have to be luck enough to get one. The tint actually drags the displays capacity to have extreme viewing angles. If you find a good amoled display you can see virtually NO change in colors even from angles of 150+ degrees, a feat in itself.
#videophile

EDIT: The tint is visible even in small angle changes which you can easily encounter daily. (try browsing white web pages which appear bluish...sucks)

Its superamoled+ issue, even the upcoming Galaxy Nexus is also suffering. Few users are reporting about it. Well, that's just pure luck which "tint" device you get but even if its, you cant see on normal usage. :))

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even initial iphone retina displays had defect due to glue causing a tint

spending more than or almost 30k on a phone is still not wise if u are comparing to ur laptop
since the phone will be outdated in a year

its upto u how u use and judge

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ofabhishek said:
Galaxy R got a newer price tag of Rs.20,990 on letsbuy... after 5% coupon u'll get it for 19,990
u can get it from ebay too for the same price (Deal of the week)

The ebay dealer wont ship to kolkata without some form 50a.

anybody got a working letsbuy coupon ?

great_manish said:
The ebay dealer wont ship to kolkata without some form 50a.

anybody got a working letsbuy coupon ?

i think "LBMOBILES5" is working now....

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Thanks sam and abhishek...

finally i ordered a galaxy r from letsbuy for Rs. 19990

there's a free "Branded Accessories Kit Worth Rs.1200" with the phone... anybody knows whats in it ? a bt headset ?

great_manish said:
Thanks sam and abhishek...

finally i ordered a galaxy r from letsbuy for Rs. 19990

there's a free "Branded Accessories Kit Worth Rs.1200" with the phone... anybody knows whats in it ? a bt headset ?

Congrats... so, coupons working now..

whatever tht freebies may be... its a much better deal thn ebay

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I wonder when letsbuy will deliver it... they havent dispatched it as yet ! ... the order status is still "in process" on their site..

.. i should have gone for flipkart ... their service is too good.

call them & ask them to update the status. or maybe they have low stock. you can even cancel the order.

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Galaxy R scheduled for ICS NOW
SOURCE gsmarena

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Got a mail today from letsbuy -

Dear Manish Shewakramani,

The product that you have selected is selling like hot cakes on our website and therefore there is an acute shortage for it, hence there could be a slight delay in the shipment of your order #######.

We will keep you updated with your order status.

We appreciate your patience and thank you for shopping with Letsbuy.com

For further queries and details you can write to us at customercare@letsbuy.com or you can contact us on 0124 4901234 (24 hours, 7 days a week).

Happy Shopping!
Team Letsbuy

ayaskant12 said:
Galaxy R scheduled for ICS NOW
SOURCE gsmarena

thnx for the gr8 news...
i'm glad tht i chose to purchase SGR

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Silk city= Berhampur???? Or bhagalpur

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Sam said:
get Galaxy R. cost ~22.3k. but Optimus 2X cost ~19k. if you are ready to load custom rom, O2X sounds better else its R.

+1 for Galaxy R.

ayaskant12 said:
Silk city= Berhampur???? Or bhagalpur

Bhagalpur

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Am in silk city of odisha

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the order has disappeared from my purchase history on their site, the customer care guys are clueless about the status of the delivery, i have no idea if the phone will ever get delivered....letsbuy's service is pathetic !

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canceled the order finally...letsbuy's service is pathetic !

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great_manish said:
canceled the order finally...letsbuy's service is pathetic !

Yes, the service looks pathetic. Try Flipkart rather (as u said earlier also).

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I also placed an order for Samsung Galaxy R on 22nd Dec 2011 at Letsbuy. Fed up with their customer service and attitude, I went ahead and cancelled the order today. Looking to buy the same phone else where...

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i ordered from flipkart last nite @20990

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I ordered the galaxy R from Sulekha.com yesterday. Just got the First Flight courier tracking details for my order. Should get the phone in a day or two.

I am pretty impressed with the service of Sulekha so far - especially for a price of Rs.18989.

ece2k2 said:
I am pretty impressed with the service of Sulekha so far - especially for a price of Rs.18989.

hey u got the phone ? so is Sulekha is trust able ?? i was planing to get SRG this month or next ...

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flipkart is awesome....phone got deliverd yesterday....

order to deliver took 40 hours !

great_manish said:
flipkart is awesome....phone got deliverd yesterday....

order to deliver took 40 hours !

such a quick delivery...

btw.. Congrats for the phone..
cheers

great_manish said:
i ordered from flipkart last nite @20990

All inclusive ?

COngratulations on your new phone

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thanks guys ! ...yes all inclusive

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ashintomson said:
hey u got the phone ? so is Sulekha is trust able ?? i was planing to get SRG this month or next ...

yes, got the phone in under 3 days time from the date of placing the order. I am happy with the service.

Just to let you know, there was Indiaplaza mark on the packing and it was invoiced in the name of cart2india (who is a seller in ebay I believe). Anyway, good experience for a price of Rs.18989

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Dear Customer,
Apologies for the Inconvenience caused.
Could you please let us know what issue you faced with us so that we can close the case internally.
Apologies again!
Thanks!
Team Letsbuy

Wow!!LB is here!

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ofabhishek said:
i think "LBMOBILES5" is working now....

Not working anymore