Samsung Ace Plus or HTC One V???

Hello Friends,

I am from Mumbai and would be buying the cellphone for approx 16000/- in coming week....was little confused between Samsung Ace Plus and HTC One V as they both have pros & cons and also their price is very close to each other.....

besides that i have heard that HTC's after sale service is very bad in india...Is it true?..Has any one experienced any such problems?..Please share... and also has anyone in Mumbai faced any problems with HTC Service Centre....

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Definitely one v with eyes closed and brain switched off !
As for the after sales service they are pretty good , but no idea about SC in mumbai.
One V is Better than ace plus in every respect especially looks in contrast to all the similar looking galaxy series.

Htc one V for sure... dont even think to buy ace plus, its not worth its price...

Its a no braines to get the HTC. I would not ask any one to get this Samsung even if this particular HTC phone was not available. Lot more better alternatives available to the Samsung :wink:

Get One V, even you can have a look at Incredible S and Neo V

Thanks friends for reply but what about HTC Service Centre Problems have anyone heard or experienced it????

and what are the other alternatives for Android cellphones between 15k to 20K

I was even planning to increase my budget to 20K for Galaxy R but is it available nowadays in Market(in Mumbai)??

Radhesh Bhoot said:
and what are the other alternatives for Android cellphones between 15k to 20K

I was even planning to increase my budget to 20K for Galaxy R but is it available nowadays in Market(in Mumbai)??

anant has already listed all 3. well if you want to know more, FROM 15-20K:.

PS: Neo V got ICS update and HTC One V ships with ICS which means One V will definitely get atleast 1 update whereas Neo V may get none.

if you want keyboard, look for Xperia Pro. Avoid S Plus. It'll never get any update (typical Samsung).

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Dont buy ace plus .. Buy the ONE S ... ICS all the way to go .. Coz most of the mainstream phones like ace,galaxy s, splus have not got the ICS .. This sub-feature ave wont get ICS anyway.. If u still wanna try a samsung then buy a ace(not ace plus) or galaxy S i9000 and flash it with a custom cfw like cyanogen or miui

Radhesh Bhoot said:
Thanks friends for reply but what about HTC Service Centre Problems have anyone heard or experienced it????

and what are the other alternatives for Android cellphones between 15k to 20K

I was even planning to increase my budget to 20K for Galaxy R but is it available nowadays in Market(in Mumbai)??

Yes I have experienced HTC Service, they are quite good.
I went to HTC Service Center in Lajpat Nagar New Delhi, there was a spot on screen which was only visible when the screen is white, though it was a minor issue and there was nothing to worry about but I still went there and told them the same but they replied to me that this issue comes in every display of almost every phone but then later I also told them there has got some dust beneath my screen and requested them if anything could be done, then they simply told me to leave the phone and they will get the display replaced.I was very happy as my warranty was gonna expire in 2-3 days.
Now I have got the phone and the display has been replaced and I asked to put the software(OS) again in it, they did that also.

I have already told the options which are available to you.
And even I would suggest you to avoid S+ and R, if you are extending your budget to 20k then you could have gone for HTC Sensation for 20-21k but as now the ebay coupon have expired you can wait till they issue the same again or buy Sensation for around 22k

aroraanant said:
Yes I have experienced HTC Service, they are quite good.
I went to HTC Service Center in Lajpat Nagar New Delhi, there was a spot on screen which was only visible when the screen is white, though it was a minor issue and there was nothing to worry about but I still went there and told them the same but they replied to me that this issue comes in every display of almost every phone but then later I also told them there has got some dust beneath my screen and requested them if anything could be done, then they simply told me to leave the phone and they will get the display replaced.I was very happy as my warranty was gonna expire in 2-3 days.
Now I have got the phone and the display has been replaced and I asked to put the software(OS) again in it, they did that also.
I have already told the options which are available to you.
And even I would suggest you to avoid S+ and R, if you are extending your budget to 20k then you could have gone for HTC Sensation for 20-21k but as now the ebay coupon have expired you can wait till they issue the same again or buy Sensation for around 22k

is that worth of buying HTC than Samsung or sony..?

Thanks guys.... i m going for HTC One V

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SeenuGuddu said:
is that worth of buying HTC than Samsung or sony..?

Right now HTC and SE have much better stuff for your money than Samsung. As for HTC, I personally wont go for the One V at least, as a protest against their strategy of omitting compass and giving a non-removable battery. Unacceptable.

SeenuGuddu said:
is that worth of buying HTC than Samsung or sony..?

depends. at your budget you'll single core based mobile. So choose from Xperia Pro or Incredible S. With Incredible S you get a better cam and more importantly a bigger screen but ICS @ Q2-Q3. With Xperia Pro you get ICS + QWERTY (which also mean low battery life as well as heavy).

with Samsung you may get Samsung Galaxy S Plus which too is a nice buy if you can live with its shortcomings i.e. no ICS for sure and no flash for camera.

The only phone from Samsung which I like is the NOTE, I don't like any other android phone of Samsung, but thats me.
And both sony as well as HTC are very good, HTC wins terms of Build quality while Sony looses on that part

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aroraanant said:
The only phone from Samsung which I like is the NOTE, I don't like any other android phone of Samsung, but thats me.
And both sony as well as HTC are very good, HTC wins terms of Build quality while Sony looses on that part

Right now HTC and SE have much better stuff for your money than Samsung. As for HTC, I personally wont go for the One V at least, as a protest against their strategy of omitting compass and giving a non-removable battery. Unacceptable.

Ironic thing is while SE & HTC are struggling make money on android, Samsung being market leader is earnings lots of $$.

but samsung being market leader is selling some crap phones with high price. ace for 12k and ace plus for 15.5k. IMO they should be priced 10k and 12.5k respectively...

^^ they are market leader. thats why they can sell crap mobile in millions. LG's best selling mobile, Optimus One sold roughly 5million. i am sure Ace easily suppressed that figure in the first few month. Even Fit sold a lot of units. reason is. "WOW. Look GALAXY mobile"

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ajaymailed said:
Ironic thing is while SE & HTC are struggling make money on android, Samsung being market leader is earnings lots of $$.

It just shows that for most people the decision of choosing a new phone is not a rational one.

Recently a friend bought an Ace. On asking why, because there are much better options, he said "Why? I don't have any problems with this phone". :duh2:

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Raccoon said:
Right now HTC and SE have much better stuff for your money than Samsung. As for HTC, I personally wont go for the One V at least, as a protest against their strategy of omitting compass and giving a non-removable battery. Unacceptable.

I am also facing the same dilema. You have made your decision. Pl post your experience with the phone.

What are the cons of having non-removable battery.

Hey friends,

One more thing i wanted to confirm is that in some reviews of HTC One V they are mentioning that the 8GB SD Card is been given for free but it is not bundled in the box...

so i wanted to confirm about the free 8GB card and also of which brand & what class?

It is generally of class 4

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Rutshah said:
I am also facing the same dilema. You have made your decision. Pl post your experience with the phone.

What are the cons of having non-removable battery.

Finally just got an Xperia Ray. Got a v good deal, else the screen size was putting me off.

Aren't the cons of non-removable battery obvious? Smartphone batts wear out fast, and you will be stranded. Even if its company replaceable (no idea if this one is), you will be inconvenienced and will incur additional expenses for no good reason. You will not be able to buy battery made by any other source. You won't be able to carry a spare battery if/when needed. You will have to take the risk of leaving your ph with shabby service center personnel for such a trivial job. Even a new battery can fail anytime.

Hello Friends,
Finally i have purchased HTC ONE V with 8GB Free SD card of Sandisk Class 4 and its good till now....

^^^^
Congrats for your purchase.
For how much did you bought it?

aroraanant said:
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Congrats for your purchase.
For how much did you bought it?

I have Purchased it from Alfa(Mumbai) for 17500/- plus 500/- cover and scratch guard so it comes to 18000/- ...... its good package deal as it also covers Free 8GB card and competitive pricing......

Radhesh Bhoot said:
Hello Friends,
Finally i have purchased HTC ONE V with 8GB Free SD card of Sandisk Class 4 and its good till now....

Well, congrats for your purchase

Radhesh Bhoot said:
Hello Friends,
Finally i have purchased HTC ONE V with 8GB Free SD card of Sandisk Class 4 and its good till now....

Congrats mate. Enjoy the phone now