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New mobile help

8 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/new-mobile-help.138440/

Angad singh
Angad singh Original post #1
Mar 24, 2011 at 10:13 PM
Guys my sister wanted a new phone but i am confused which one to go for
what needed is
1) touch cum keypad phone
2) good sound
3) memory
4) 10k (+-2k)

i have shortlisted 2 of them nokia X3 touch and type
and Samsung wave 533
if u can suggest me which one is good or any other phone better than these
Thanks.
pauldmps
pauldmps #2
Mar 24, 2011 at 10:21 PM
LG Optimus One
guru_urug
guru_urug #3
Mar 25, 2011 at 12:04 AM
^^^OP mentioned touch and keypad phone. So O1 doesnt fit the requirement,though its a very good phone for the budget.... :grin: Go for it eyes closed if u feel like changing ur mind abt the physical keypad :cool:

Now if u want android u are limited to only 2-3 phones close to ur range.
In order of preference
1>samsung galaxy 551- horrible batt life though
2>motorola charm-buggy
3>SE mini pro- old outdated os and h/w but still ur sis may like it becoz its compact and cute. should be around 13 k

If ur sis isnt fond of android and wants a no frills phone then stay away from android. Its a gr8 os but u need to utilize and spend time on it to get the most out of it(customise,root,custom roms,task killing,sd card mngmt,etc..etc.)

In non android
1>wave 533 is a good choice like u mentioned in 1st post
2>x3-02 is a good phone too but resistive touch and Im not sure abt the cost
3>c6 another nice phone,easy to use, at home feeling wid good ol' symbian. BUt again resistive touch

another good phone,but widout touch is nokia e-5....arnd 9-10k :)
pauldmps
pauldmps #4
Mar 26, 2011 at 7:07 PM
I know that the OP wants a touch-cum-keypad phone. But it is the best phone in the price. No reason to get something else in this price-range.

Nokia's phones in this price range are poor. You definitely won't want a resistive touchscreen in this price-range.
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NainO #5
Mar 26, 2011 at 8:40 PM
My vote is with Wave 533
pauldmps
pauldmps #6
Mar 26, 2011 at 8:43 PM
^^ No 3G in Wave 533, else everything is fine.
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NainO #7
Mar 26, 2011 at 8:48 PM
1) touch cum keypad phone
2) good sound
3) memory
4) 10k (+-2k)
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Dont worry its not required ;-)
coderunknown
coderunknown #8
Mar 26, 2011 at 9:54 PM
pauldmps said:
Nokia's phones in this price range are poor. You definitely won't want a resistive touchscreen in this price-range.
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he don't. his sister wants. also as QWERTY is required, i think resistive screen can be ignored. QWERTY will come into play most of the time.

NainO said:
My vote is with Wave 533
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can be considered. its a dumb phone but still more usable than Nokias. perfect for the non-geeks.