New cell phone needed in 10k-15k range.

Hullo there.!
I am currently using Nokia 6630.I am looking to buy a new multimedia-oriented phone in the price range of 10k-15k.

The main criteria the phone should satisfy are:
1> Music quality should be great.
2> Read point no.1.
3> Should preferably be touchscreen.
4> Wi-fi support.
5> Should have sufficient processor speed and RAM to sustain itself, unlike the Nokia N-series phones.
7> Should preferably be a non-Nokia phone.

And BTW, I would be an added bonus if it runs Linux.!

Some names that come to my mind are HTC Touch, SE Walkman series phones, Moto Ming A1600/1800.
What would be a good choice for me.?

Motorola ZN5. It has everything you want except for a touchscreen.

But it has Touch-sensitive keypad, so some touch based feature

Power UP said:
Motorola ZN5. It has everything you want except for a touchscreen.

But it has Touch-sensitive keypad, so some touch based feature

How is the music quality of the phone.?The phone seems more camera-centric and I don't really care much about a camera.

Music quality is very good.

Here read this *www.mobile-review.com/review/motorola-zn5-en.shtml#10

Motozine ZN5 seems to be the best buy for me.Will be getting it in a few days [most probably tomorrow].I am still open for any new suggestions though.The dealer quoted the price at 15,900 Rs.

BTW, will 32 MB RAM suffice for ZN5.?The last thing I want to end up with is a phone with excellent specs on paper, but feels sluggish because of being underpowered [read N-series].

ZN5 ui is quite fast. A quick youtube search will give you a better picture.
Before buying, ask for a demo piece if available. Check whether ur comfortable with it.
Remember it doesn't have certain features like 3G etc., but if u don't care about these then pick this up.

PS. The newer N-series phones have 128mb ram and arm11 processors. They are no longer slow as they once were

n78, n79, n82 ,n85 ,n95 8gb are one hell of a super fast smart phones.. where were u for the last one yr?

Power UP said:
ZN5 ui is quite fast. A quick youtube search will give you a better picture.
Before buying, ask for a demo piece if available. Check whether ur comfortable with it.
Remember it doesn't have certain features like 3G etc., but if u don't care about these then pick this up.

PS. The newer N-series phones have 128mb ram and arm11 processors. They are no longer slow as they once were

3G soesn't matter since it's not even here in India yet.Are applications for this phone easily available.?

n78, n79, n82 ,n85 ,n95 8gb are one hell of a super fast smart phones.. where were u for the last one yr?

Last I tried was N82.It seemed faster than previous Nseries, but didn't use it much to make any conclusions.Phones like N73/72 had left a very bad impression about Nseries in my mind.

You can also take a look at Nokia N81. It has excellent sound quality, infact the best in the current N-Series line-up, and has wi-fi as well. Processor speed and RAM are sufficient for moderate multitasking.

Which among N81 and ZN5 is better for music.?Some guy told me that the Wi-Fi in ZN5 can only be used for sending photos and not for browsing the net.! :shock:

Is it true or should I explode dungballs on that guy.?
And any nice recommendations from SE Walkman series.?

shady_inc said:
Which among N81 and ZN5 is better for music.?Some guy told me that the Wi-Fi in ZN5 can only be used for sending photos and not for browsing the net.!Is it true or should I explode dungballs on that guy.?
And any nice recommendations from SE Walkman series.?

Both phones have great sound quality. However if I remember correctly ZN5 does not have a manual equalizer. Also the wi-fi in ZN5 is fully functional.

From the SE stables you can check out the P1i.

Among N81 & ZN5, N81 is a much better music phone. Manual equalizer is a definite plus.

Got the Moto ZN5.First impression about the camera is that it's pretty average.I expected a 5MP cam to be better than this.Will compare it with friend's N82 to see how it fares.The audio quality is very good though.!

BTW, where can I find some nice applications for this phone.?

^^ congrats..

shady_inc said:
Got the Moto ZN5.First impression about the camera is that it's pretty average.I expected a 5MP cam to be better than this.Will compare it with friend's N82 to see how it fares.The audio quality is very good though.!

BTW, where can I find some nice applications for this phone.?

Congratulations

According to all reviews online, its the best 5mp cam phone till date, even better than n82.

Actually, even when i compared zn5 to n82 , i did not find that much noticable difference.

Yep, on comparing the images of ZN5 and N82 [both images were viewed on both the phones],I find that results were pretty similar.The person's were was clearer in ZN5 while background details seemed sharper in N82.Maybe it was me who was expecting too much out of a 5MP phone.!