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Suggestion for an Android Phone..

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ashank Original post #1
Apr 8, 2012 at 9:21 AM
My budget is around Rs. 10-13k.
Some of my choices are Samsung Galaxy Ace, HTC Explorer & HTC Wildfire S.
Which one is better?
Any other suggestion from your side is welcome.
theserpent
theserpent #2
Apr 8, 2012 at 10:18 AM
Xperia Mini..Or increase by 1k and get live with walkman

Mods move it to Buying Advice
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suh007 #3
Apr 8, 2012 at 12:25 PM
ashank said:
My budget is around Rs. 10-13k.
Some of my choices are Samsung Galaxy Ace, HTC Explorer & HTC Wildfire S.
Which one is better?
Any other suggestion from your side is welcome.
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Try this phone it's d best bang for buck
Motorola Defy
Price: Rs. 13300
Motorola Defy: Price in India, Reviews, Specification: Flipkart.com
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ashank #4
Apr 8, 2012 at 12:25 PM
First of all, sorry for posting in the wrong section.

Xperia Mini has a very small display but Live with Walkman could be a good choice.
aroraanant
aroraanant #5
Apr 8, 2012 at 1:14 PM
Sony Live With walkman for ~13-13.5k
coderunknown
coderunknown #6
Apr 8, 2012 at 1:45 PM
Live with Walkman or Defy+. Remember android is best enjoyed in bigger screen.
aroraanant
aroraanant #7
Apr 8, 2012 at 1:52 PM
^^^^
Even I agree on that the android is best enjoyed on bigger screen but I have read a lot of reviews where Defy+ users have mentioned that its display is not that good.
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suh007 #8
Apr 8, 2012 at 2:25 PM
aroraanant said:
^^^^
Defy+ users have mentioned that its display is not that good.
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Defy+ display is gr8 with 480x854 resolution with 265 ppi pixel density and it comes with gorilla glass display except the fact that it is not a AMOLED display.
aroraanant
aroraanant #9
Apr 8, 2012 at 2:40 PM
^^^
I know that but the users have reported that, just google it and you will get to know.
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ashank #10
Apr 9, 2012 at 6:30 PM
Which android version does Live with walkman comes preloaded with?
Can it be upgraded to 2.3.6 now?
And when is the expected release of ICS for walkman?
Display of Ace is larger then that of Live with Walkman..

Is Live with Walkman easily customizable? (Custom Roms/rooting, etc):-?
sky770
sky770 #11
Apr 10, 2012 at 12:35 AM
anyone having any idea abt LG Optimus 2X's display (233ppi IPS LCD) vs Moto. Defy+'s display(265ppi TFT LCD)?
aroraanant
aroraanant #12
Apr 10, 2012 at 12:54 AM
sky770 said:
anyone having any idea abt LG Optimus 2X's display (233ppi IPS LCD) vs Moto. Defy+'s display(265ppi TFT LCD)?
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Have read a lot of reviews that Defy+ is not good specially in terms of brightness and all, can't say anything about LG may be someone else can tell you better but I guess it is much better than Defy+
theserpent
theserpent #13
Apr 10, 2012 at 1:01 PM
Live with walkman is a good phone.
sky770
sky770 #14
Apr 11, 2012 at 3:24 PM
aroraanant said:
Have read a lot of reviews that Defy+ is not good specially in terms of brightness and all, can't say anything about LG may be someone else can tell you better but I guess it is much better than Defy+
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yep thats what I read/heard till now abt defy/defy+

Anyways thx man.. :)
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ashank #15
Apr 13, 2012 at 6:15 AM
I read on gsmarena in user opinions section that someone's live with walkman's touchscreen shattered after it was dropped from only 1 ft..
Is this phone really strong?
If not then my other choice is Galaxy Ace. (Is it good?)

And what does Usb on the go support mean?
aroraanant
aroraanant #16
Apr 13, 2012 at 5:23 PM
Hmmm
Sometimes that can happen, it must have fallen in such a position that it may have got cracked and that can happen with any phone.The build quality of Sony LWE is good, I think there is nothing to worry about it.
Ace is just a piece of a crap, don't consider it.
coderunknown
coderunknown #17
Apr 13, 2012 at 6:14 PM
ashank said:
I read on gsmarena in user opinions section that someone's live with walkman's touchscreen shattered after it was dropped from only 1 ft..
Is this phone really strong?
If not then my other choice is Galaxy Ace. (Is it good?)

And what does Usb on the go support mean?
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i have dropped my mobile (Optimus One, plain LCD) from 1-2 feet many many times (5-6 at least). usually the back cover & battery goes out flying. but screen doesn't have even a single scratch. maybe that guy was unlucky. a mobile that drops screen first will have its screen broken for sure. even if it has gorilla glass, there is every chance it'll break.

second thing is its body. in my case the body is made of rubberished plastic. so shock is absorbed by it. I have used Xperia Mini (not live with Music) and body is really hard. so even if the screen didn't hit the ground, it may crack cause of the shock.

Ace have gorilla glass covering. But i'll suggest unless you want to play drop test with you mobile all the time, go with Live With Walkman :)

aroraanant said:
Ace is just a piece of a crap, don't consider it.
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@ashank, compare the internals. remember Adreno 205 is lot better than Adreno 200. Also the 800Mhz processor inside Galaxy Ace is an ancient one. Slow. So avoid Ace & Wildfire S. Both are same.