1. Budget?
10-15k
2. Display type and size?
Atleast capacitative touch screen (3" or larger)
3. Form Factor? bar, slider, flip?
Bar or flip
4. Preferred choice of brand?
Samsung , HTC or Sony
5. Preferred input method (QWERTY, touchscreen, numpad, touch-n-type).
Touch + QWERTY (if possible)
6. What camera option you want? Please specify need for flash, autofocus, front facing camera.
Front facing cam is must + Rear flash (if possible)
7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
Android
8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please specify clearly.
3G + WiFi
9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc)?
Full GPS & A-GPS with compass
10. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming etc)?
Mails, internet, multimedia
11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?
HTC Wildfire
12. Any other info that you want to share
Touchscreen should be rsponsive (I'm currently using Nokia 5800). Also give disadvantages of the phone u suggest.
HTC wildfire doesn't have front facing camera.
Extend your budget by 1K and you can buy MOTOROLA DEFY,available for 16K on Letsbuy after applying the discount coupon,though it also lacks the front facing camera.
What about Sony X8 ? Is waiting for 10 months for blutooth v3 worth it ?
My nokia 5800 is not detected in nokia software updater, so i'm unable to update its software. What could d problem be ?
X8 got 3" screen, 128Mb ram & yes Android 2.1 = total waste.
if you drop the front camera thing, Samsung Galaxy Ace is a pretty good deal and within your budget.
have you tried using the built in updater through GPRS/3G?
Xperia X8-Insufficient RAM,outdated OS version,Lacks multi touch,No video-call camera,Software glitches always there in Sony.Not recommended.
Regarding Nokia5800-Try upgrading Over The Air.
5800 is detectable in nokia pc suite
Ok now using ovi suite. Will try to connect 5800 @ night.........
Go for galaxy ace... U'll get it for about 15k...
With swype, u won't ever feel the need for a physical keypad...
As far as the front cam is concerned, I guess you won't find one within 15k.
Wildfire S is available for pre-order for a price of 14k at letsbuy.com
htc salsa is almost same as ace. best way to waste money.
You can buy HTC Salsa for 15k from letsbuy & flipkart. It has a front facing vga camera, more ram (512 mb) & salsa is definately better then galaxy ace. Here's the review : HTC Salsa Review - YouTube
go for Motorola defy....but there is no front cam!!
HTC Salsa has front camera & Bluetooth v3.
BT v3 is useless. you must pair a v3 BT device with it to get the kind of speed. else, bekaar. get Slasa only if you want front camera and ready to sacrifice good CPU + GPU performance & rugged build.
Salsa also has 800 MHz processor + Adreno 205
See Here
Also Gingerbread preinstalled
How about Sony Ericsson Xpria Mini Pro @ 15k?
Features:
1GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU and Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon chip plus it has the latest Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), 512MB RAM, 1200maH battery, 92 x 53 x 18 mm dimensions, 3.0 inches LED-backlit LCD capacitive touchscreen, MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV music player with 3.5 mm audio jack, Music Play time Up to 29 hours, 5 MP camera with autofocus and LED flash and a Secondary VGA Camera for live video chat, QWERTY slide keypad
Salsa doesn't have Adreno205 GPU. it uses the old & crappy Adreno200 GPU found on most lowend Android mobiles. it is a typo. also the chip used is MSM7227-Turbo1, same as Ace. i overclocked the same chip on my O1 from 600Mhz to ~770Mhz.
this one is not worth that 15-16k pricetag at all. even with gingerbread & front facing camera. it doesn't bring anything that can really challenge Defy. no high resolution screen, no new processor, no adobe flash. only recommended to someone who will stick to official release all the time.
Lets hav a poll
Moto Defy, HTC Salsa or SE Xperia Mini Pro
if you want to include Salsa, you must add Ace too (exactly same hardware & cheaper). but we already know the result of such a poll:
Defy: 80%
Mini Pro: 10%
Ace: 2-3%
Salsa: rest
whats wrong with salsa ? IMO it is more pockitable 3.4'' + 1500+ mh battery. Thats what am looking for. How it performs ? Any owner here ?
when is the Defy+ getting launched in India?
except it around November-December this yr but it'll be priced at 18-19k for sure.
