Phone for Sister; Budget 5-6k ;

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Phone for Sister; Budget 5-6k ; Any use if i update budget to 8k ?

Hi,
My Chechi needs a phone as her old phone was broken by her sisters kid... :shock:

Please see the requirements :

1. Budget?	5~6k
2. Display type and size?	bigger the better
3. Form Factor? bar, slider, flip?	Bar
4. Preferred choice of brand?	Nokia or anything that can withstand her sister's kid strength
5. Preferred input method (QWERTY, touchscreen, numpad, touch-n-type).	Normal/Touch n type
6. What camera option you want? Please specify need for flash, autofocus, front facing camera.	Good if we have front cam.
7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).	Anything that wont hang is Ok.
8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please specify clearly.	3G+Wifi
9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc)?	All. Mainly whatsapp support
10. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming etc)?	Phone,Music,internet , applications n games
11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?	Nokia 206
12. Any other info that you want to share	Planning to buy this week. Any good deals or any new releases ?

Do we have any better phones if i increase the budget to 7~8k ???
I forgot to mention, It should be dual sim.

Nokia 206 doesn't support Wifi.
If you can wait till June, you can get a better phone "Asha 501" at the same budget.

Nokia 206 vs. Nokia Asha 501 - GSMArena.com

Get asha 501 at 5.3k or nokia whatsapp phone for 4k in june..

Don't buy the crappy rex samshit :evil:

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Any advantage if I change to 8k ?

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How about nokia 603 ?

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sinoop_joy said:
Any advantage if I change to 8k ?

Huawei Y300

sinoop_joy said:
Any advantage if I change to 8k ?

You can grab a Lumia 510 for 8k. But, Apps availability will be an head-ache. For 6k, Get a Asha 311. Asha 501 lacks 3G and has less ppi compared to 311. 311 has better camera too. But, 501 has a wide screen compared to 311's lenghty screen; Both are 3-inches though. 311 has WQVGA resolution while 501 has QVGA resolution. 311 has double the RAM of 501; But, It won't help in any way as multitasking is not supported in both.

IMO, 501 should get launched below 5k.

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How is Micromax A89 ?
Can we be consider this ? We are having good reviews and excellent specs ?
Do anybody knows whether there will be any radiation problems (SAR values) for Micromax phones ? Cause she is having a 5 months old kid.

sinoop_joy said:
How is Micromax A89 ?
Can it be consider this ? We are having good reviews and excellent specs ?
Do anybody knows whether there will be any radiation problems (SAR values) for Micromax phones ? Cause she is having a 5 months old kid.

I'm sure Micromax itself is not aware of what SAR is; moreover most of them are Rebranded-chinese phones.

sinoop_joy said:
How is Micromax A89 ?
Can it be consider this ? We are having good reviews and excellent specs ?
Do anybody knows whether there will be any radiation problems (SAR values) for Micromax phones ? Cause she is having a 5 months old kid.

Leave the SAR rating aside. Imagine what will happen If her kid drops it. In simple words, Waste of 6k.

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Shah said:
Leave the SAR rating aside. Imagine what will happen If her kid drops it. In simple words, Waste of 6k.

Please try to research a bit before posting.
Check out their site .. they clearly mention SAR values of each and every phone.
Moreover companies like karbonn too mention SAR values.

gt@_guy said:
Please try to research a bit before posting.
Check out their site .. they clearly mention SAR values of each and every phone.
Moreover companies like karbonn too mention SAR values.

I was not talking about the SAR values. Rather, I was talking about the build quality and reliability. OP wants something that can resist some hits and abuses.

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Till now I couldn't find any good phones.

Decided to wait for Asha 210 and 501 release...

Should I bother about these phones ?
Samsung Galaxy Y S5360
Samsung Galaxy Young S6310

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pantech burst?

Wait for 501. But, It doesn't have 3G.

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kalam_gohab said:
pantech burst?

But it is not dual sim , ryt ?

Also warranty is available ?

^ Also out of OP's budget;

sinoop_joy said:
But it is not dual sim , ryt ?

Also warranty is available ?

check Lava Iris 455 below 7k from ebay if applied some coupons

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sandynator said:
check Lava Iris 455 below 7k from ebay if applied some coupons

Thnx for your suggestion sandynator. But waiting for Asha 210 release.

sinoop_joy said:
Thnx for your suggestion sandynator. But waiting for Asha 210 release.

Yes Asha 210 seems gr8 option even I'm also planning to get it.

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Nokia 501 and 210 got released. Available for pre order.

Any idea 501 supports whatsapp ?
I'm pretty confused between the two now.
501 looks nice. But not sure about the OS and apps availability. All Series 60 apps will run on this new OS or it is not going to be compatible ?

sinoop_joy said:
Any idea 501 supports whatsapp ?
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Being a smartphone and both are Asha, it should support Whatsapp.
Since 210 is touted as the "Whatsapp phone", 501 must support it.

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Ordered 501...