Suggest me Best Sub 10K (Smart) phone

R

I am planning to buy a mobile with a budget of Rs.10000. My requirements are listening to music, Browsing internet and using some useful apps in OS, occasionally camera will be used.

Brand preference is NOKIA, Samsung, any other good smart phone brand. HTC

Models prefered are C5, Nokia 5230, Samsung Monte 3G S5620

Main requirements are

1. 3G - High speed browser (Compulsory) or Wifi
2. Secondary camera
3. 3 inch Display with Touch
4. 3.5 pin
5. Symbian 60 OS
Optional - USB Charging

i can suggest you these 4 models.. chk out these phones in market...
they all have above 9 hr talk time except Nokia C6 it has 7hr.
Nokia C6
Nokia C5-03
Nokia 5800
Nokia X6 8GB

^^ as you mentioned USB charging. so this kicks out all the Nokia touchscreens in 10k range.

& with touch, i'll suggest increase budget slightly & get Samsung Galaxy 3 @ 11-11.5k. will keep you entertained for a day or 2 under normal use (1 day i think under heavy use).

pulkitpopli2004 said:
i can suggest you these 4 models.. chk out these phones in market...
they all have above 9 hr talk time except Nokia C6 it has 7hr.
Nokia C6
Nokia C5-03
Nokia 5800
Nokia X6 8GB

which of these cost 10k? or add 1k more, 11k? even if it comes at 10-11k, no touchscreen. if touchscreen no USB charging facility. these are some shortcomings of Nokia that really sucks.

Edit: ok just saw a link & it (nokia C5-03) indeed support USB charging & the features are really good but is it launched in India? not think so but again it sports the old Symbian S60v5.

nokia c6 - 8.5k
nokia x6 8gb - 11.5k
c5-03 - 10.6k (cumin dis december i think)

samsung can provide back for 2 days for 1 month only.. as u will be using for browsing and all.. it will hardly give more than 1 day backup...

and each of them support microUSB.. so user can charge his mobile very easily

H

LMAO at the prices.. who on earth gave u this price list?

pulkitpopli2004 said:
nokia c6 - 8.5k
nokia x6 8gb - 11.5k
c5-03 - 10.6k (cumin dis december i think)

samsung can provide back for 2 days for 1 month only.. as u will be using for browsing and all.. it will hardly give more than 1 day backup...

and each of them support microUSB.. so user can charge his mobile very easily

my frnd purchased dis nokia c6.. n also given at gsm arena...
n oders too are given on net..

N

@pulkitpopli

i thought c6 is around 13k...
It will be great if you can post a link to that page with quoted online price

@ripper

Just as Sam said - increase your budget and but galaxy 3
but you might find some battery issues if you will be using android for the first time...

pulkitpopli2004 said:
nokia c6 - 8.5k
nokia x6 8gb - 11.5k
c5-03 - 10.6k (cumin dis december i think)

Dude check univercell,mobilestore or any other online store...You wont find a X6 for less than 15k bro..and Oh yeah "C6 - 8.5k"!!lmao..Its for around 13k...

Re: Suggest me Best Sub 10K (Smart) phone- cell Phone

Hi pulkitpopli2004

I'd suggest- Nokia C6 is fine cell phone. But your budget is very less. In these specs I think you can't fine a good mobile phone. I have used Nokia 5233, It is a good cell phone. But It doesn't have WiFi. Nevertheless it lies in your budget. I am using Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. You can get a good cell phone by increasing your budget. Moreover, Nokia cell phones are very reliable and have re-sale value.

Let me know if you need more info''

Best of luck!

Android offers better functionality but eats battery.
Symbian (mainly talking about S60 or earlier) offers good battery but is way too OLD.

R

Thanks all for the update. this tells me that i should either go in for a higher battery capacity with Android or to stick with Symbian. My usage will be Gmail, Facebook, youtube and some other customised mail applications. USB charging is an optional feature if it is not in touch screen no issues on it.

How about going in for a DELL on contract with T mobiles and then unlocking and using it here. Dell Venue Pro hits it off in the US, sells for 100 bucks on contract - GSMArena.com news

Hope Samsung I5800 Galaxy and Nokia c5-03 are on par... How about the C5-03 launching in india was looking forward for it.

How would you get the DELL Venue Pro within 10K? It's under Contract, when it arrives here in India the price will be around 25K, Unlocked and SIM-Free. I don't think you can buy a T - Mobile contracted phone and use it here.

R

I just told of an option where i saw few ppl using the US operator's phone in india (not on contract). I dont know how practically its feasible......

Ok any others can you provide your input on a good (NOT SMART) multimedia phone. Now I came to a conclusion that at 10K you cannot get a smart phone only a multimedia phone....

Hey everyone,

If you are owner of Optimus one please leave your comments here:

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/mobile-monsters/134641-lg-optimus-user-reviews.html

^ No use of spamming your same post in every thread! People who visit Mobile Monster section of Digit are likely to see your thread and post their accordingly. Besides, this is SUB-10k phone suggestion thread where O1 would anyways be considered as high priced (it being close to 13k).

R

Any update on the mobiles