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qwerty wifi phone

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dabster Original post #1
May 1, 2012 at 1:18 AM
I have realized that I can't sustain on touchscreen phone. I changed to touch smartphone recently. after being on nokia n70 for 4 years. looking for querty keypad smartphones. bugdet max of 12k. minimum requirement is with wifi and mostly not looking for blackberry( which I think are pretty closed device with not much options) until somebody can convince me otherwise.
my options:
nokia e series ? wch ones
nokia c3 - cheap but old
nokia asha 302. looks good but haven't seen a hands on review yet.
motorola fire - slow and old

any other suggestions reviews are welcome.

Thanks.
icebags
icebags #2
May 1, 2012 at 1:24 AM
Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos B5512: Price in India, Reviews, Specification: Flipkart.com

Sony Ericsson Fengli txt pro CK15i: Price in India, Reviews, Specification: Flipkart.com

read review texts carefully before buying :oops:
dashing.sujay
dashing.sujay #3
May 1, 2012 at 1:32 AM
SE xperia pro. @ 14.6k

icebags said:
read review texts carefully before buying :oops:
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FK reviews are mostly biased and by noobs.

fire - no

  • low resolution
  • low ppi, eventually not upto the mark display
  • no autofocus
icebags
icebags #4
May 1, 2012 at 1:33 AM
dashing.sujay said:
SE xperia pro. @ 14.6k

FK reviews are mostly biased and by noobs.
Click to expand...

still, if someone call a fone slow, then its a point worthy enough for a second thought. :wink:
dashing.sujay
dashing.sujay #5
May 1, 2012 at 1:34 AM
You should obviously go through them, but not take them for granted. :)
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dabster #6
May 1, 2012 at 5:01 AM
@icebags @dashing.sujay point noted. :)

nobody said anything on nokia options. man they are really going of business :D. though Asha 302 looks decent. I am fine with reliable S40/S60 OS then duos which i haven't seen good reviews about.

Back again on one of the best offerings : motorola Pro + 12k on ebay, but no warranty. motorola india doesn't sell it here. :(

how about LG optimus pro etc ?
Sarath
Sarath #7
May 1, 2012 at 5:46 AM
There's HTC chacha too. The Facebook phone.
dashing.sujay
dashing.sujay #8
May 1, 2012 at 11:14 AM
If you want nokia, then E71 it is.
Kev.Ved
Kev.Ved #9
May 16, 2012 at 6:34 PM
Nokia E5: Price in India, Reviews, Specification: Flipkart.com
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dabster #10
May 16, 2012 at 11:11 PM
Left the idea of qwerty keypad phones as of now. tried using them and problem was the smaller keys weren't of any help.;). android keyboard in landscape mode seem to be the best option I can make use of.
coderunknown
coderunknown #11
May 17, 2012 at 12:38 AM
try one of the sideways slider. those have bigger keys.
aroraanant
aroraanant #12
May 17, 2012 at 7:33 PM
Why anyone is not suggesting the BB 9300 which is a very good qwerty phone, I think the best right now in the budget.
And I haven't used chacha so can't say much about it.But it is supposed to be good.
And also if you comfortable with seller warranty then Xperia Pro for 14.5K is also a very good option.
cacklebolt
cacklebolt #13
May 18, 2012 at 12:32 PM
nokia asha 302 review:
Nokia Asha 302 review: E-serious - GSMArena.com
dont go for htc chacha...very poor battery life...
check out lg optimus pro or samsung galaxy y pro duos...

@Op by saying u have left the idea of a qwerty phone do u mean a qwerty keypad is not neccessary???