Smartphone for 15k · DIGIT-ARC

Guys I am looking for a smartphone in 15-16k range

I want a stylish phone which dont hangs much...give at least 1 day battery life...good sound quality...USB OTG..

What I dont do- Dont watch videos, dont play games, dont use softwares much maybe just opera, battery indicator.

Although I have put custom ROM on my 5800 right now and can do all those customizations...but its only if necessary

I just loved the design and feel of Samsung Omnia W
Specs and UI all is great..

Bluetooth issue is fine with me...dont transfer files through that ...but would love if the device is detected as mass storage device.

Any chance of SE ARC price coming down or Sony xperia U releasing soon :-D

Moto Defy+

SE Xperia Neo V

consider samsung s plus . its close to u r budget. 19,490

if u have 10% discount coupon u will get it for ~17.5k!

SAMSUNG GALAXY S PLUS I9001 - Black - DoW Offer - Rs 19490.00 | eBay

@techfreak ...defy+ and neo V r not in my style list

I liked the design of xperia ray

galaxy S plus is out of budget

Omnia W is smooth and a simple phone.
Go for if you want a windows phone.
But why not go for android?
You didn't liked Neo V!!!
If you liked Ray then why don't you buy it? But I want to suggest you one thing that go for atleast 3.7" display.
Galaxy S Plus for 17.5 is a very good deal I think.
Apart from that you can get Arc S in local market for 21-22k if you are good at bargaining.Its price will go down as soon as new phones come in market.We can expect Xperia U to come in a month.
But I don't suggest you to get Arc as I have compared Arc with my Incredible S and found that Incredible S is better than Arc.So now I hope you make a right decision.

sujoyp said:
@techfreak ...defy+ and neo V r not in my style list I liked the design of xperia ray

galaxy S plus is out of budget

if you can wait, you may get Galaxy Ace 2. It has nice specs but weak camera and screen is plain LCD.

SE Ray
SE Arc S
SE Neo V
Samsung Ace 2
Samsung galaxy S plus
Samsung Omnia W
Thanks ...will check the specs and video of all
or maybe I will wait for Sony xperia U

A

android is good than wp this is my personal experience

@ankit I wont be using the awesome collection of softwares/games
Nor I will be doing the superb customization through ROMs

I want a good direct-from-factory handset with stylish looks.

A

sujoyp said:
@ankit I wont be using the awesome collection of softwares/games
Nor I will be doing the superb customization through ROMs

I want a good direct-from-factory handset with stylish looks.

then Omnia W is best phone for 15k for u

it's is latest generation windows phone. i suppose we can get Apollo (WP 8) in this phone (not officially announce yet )

some limitation of Omnia W that i don't like

Battery won't get charge in switch off mode
marketplace is good but most of application r paid
battery life is not that much impressive
internet explore is very fast but it lag opening some site
cannot interact with USSD service
don't have equalizer in music player
u cannot send/ receive msg if u have 3g data connection active
u cannot toggle 2g/3g mode easily

@Sujoy

Just wait it out

As posted by sam wait for the Galaxy Ace 2

@ankit

Those limitation some r too bad
u cannot send/ receive msg if u have 3g data connection active

Battery won't get charge in switch off mode

WTF

ankit360 said:
Battery won't get charge in switch off mode

so if mobile get its battery drained completely then how to turn it on?

ankit360 said:
u cannot send/ receive msg if u have 3g data connection active

what nonsense is this. Microsoft has dug out the -ve points on all platforms, integrated them into an OS and named it WP7

sujoyp said:
SE Ray
SE Arc S
SE Neo V
Samsung Ace 2
Samsung galaxy S plus
Samsung Omnia W
Thanks ...will check the specs and video of all
or maybe I will wait for Sony xperia U

Arc S & S Plus will never come down to 15k. Ace2 & Neo V have a chance to be priced close to 15k before getting discontinued.

Xperia U with 4Gb usable memory is less even for music.

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Sam said:
so if mobile get its battery drained completely then how to turn it on?

it's get charge some amount [maybe 5%] on switch off mode and after turn on automatically

Sam said:
what nonsense is this. Microsoft has dug out the -ve points on all platforms, integrated them into an OS and named it WP7

it's may not WP issue. i think it's Omnia W issue .

i think its not good choice to buy windows phone yes i use windows mobile log time back

don't know why Microsoft stop old windows mobile and make windows phone from scratch

i m thinking to sell my omnia w

using windows phone is just like flying jumbo jet ! :lol:

they r fast but u can't fly plane everywhere

best option for 15k phone is Neo v u get galaxy s plus for 17k i don't think arc or arc s will come down till 18k

@ sujoyp

i agree with "Sam" that Arc S & S Plus will never come down to 15k
Arc s is awesome if you can, try to get from US for 20k.
as some one said in the previous post, you never get the below 25k in local market.

Arc S or for 15k is kind a impossible in upcoming months but yes we can expect the price to be around 20k in a month when new mobiles are released in India and somewhere around 18k in few more lets say 3-4 months.And as we can get S Plus for 17.5k today also from ebay,I don't think its not a bad deal,in near future can say in 2-3months I think one get it for 15k if it is not discontinued by the compnany

And hopefully the price of Neo V will be around 14k in around 1-2months.
As you all know I am a big fan of HTC, I am really waiting for them to release some good phone in mid range budget as they haven't come up with anything new from a long time.Now lets see what have in the plate in upcoming months.
All we can do is wait n watch.

I know it wont come down to 15k and I am sure that Arc S 's production will stop soon as sony xperia trio will launch in the market...

BTW I asked at my fav shop and Omnia W cost 14k here

will check neo V and any other around that price

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ankit360 said:
best option for 15k phone is Neo v u get galaxy s plus for 17k i don't think arc or arc s will come down till 18k

I was thinking to get omnia w in couple of days, but after hearing these issues with it, jus dropped the idea.

Where can we get galaxy s plus for 17K? I'll definitely go for it.

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nitin_a said:
I was thinking to get omnia w in couple of days, but after hearing these issues with it, jus dropped the idea.

Where can we get galaxy s plus for 17K? I'll definitely go for it.

u need to search on eBay or any other site

I also interested to sell my Omnia w in Mumbai

I got Samsung Omnia W for 14480 at a local shop

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congrats sujoyp. enjoy.