Suggestions for a music phone

V

1. Budget?
8-15k

2. Display type and size?
Preferably something of the quality of AMOLED. But its not a deciding factor for me. Size >3"

3. Form Factor? bar, slider, flip?
No preference here

4. Preferred choice of brand?
Any well-known brand like Nokia, Samsung, LG etc.

5. Preferred input method (QWERTY, touchscreen, numpad, touch-n-type).
Preferably QWERTY+touchscreen(but again its not a hard and fast rule)

6. What camera option you want? Please specify need for flash, autofocus, front facing camera.
Decent camera, but I don't want to spend a bomb on an over-performing camera. Flash is required.

7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
Android(but again its not a hard and fast rule)

8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please specify clearly.
3G, Wifi

9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc)?
Flash, GPS if available

10. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming etc)?
Music, mails, internet, casual gaming

11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?
Nokia C6-01, LG Optimus One, Nokia X6, SE Xperia 10 mini, Nokia N97(is it still available)

12. Any other info that you want to share
I am upgrading from my SE J108i. The phone should provide decent audio quality something equivalent to the Nokia Express Music 5800

1. Nokia C7 (around 16.7k)
2. Motorola Defy (around 15.5k)
3. HTC Desire (around 16.5k, but poor battery life)
4. Samsung Galaxy Ace (around 13k if I am right)
5. Nokia C6-01 (around 13k now if I am right)

N97, xperia x10 mini and x6 are dead phones and not at all usefull now.

V

Thanks for the suggestions.

Are these in the order of your recommendation?

Most of the phone in the mentioned price range have been already specified by desiiibond!

Have a look on all of them & choose the one that suits your requirements the most!

If you want to save around 5k, go for LG O1 ! You won't regret your decision! + you'll have extra 5k to play with!

Vignesh B said:
Thanks for the suggestions.
Are these in the order of your recommendation?

nope. just try them and get one that you like most. My no.1 choice would be Desire but only concern is with the battery life. You must get an extra battery to keep it on for 24 hours or charge atleast once in a day.

V

Ok. Thanks again.
Will go out in the market and check out these models.
@kunal.d - Will check out O1 also.
Will revert back to you guys after making a choice

@ Vignesh - If you can increase your budget to around 17k & you aint too finicky about OS then C7 is the way to go. If I aint mistaken its got a 12MP CZ lens. But if you are strictly within 15k range(you can't go a penny more than that) & again you aint too fussy about OS then C6-01 is the best with 8MP. I don't think any other phones offer you 8MP at 13k. In Android segment my vote goes to DEFY @ 15k. I would have suggested you Desire but for its poor battery life.

Samsung Wave II is also a very good. No matter what phone you choose, don't forget to buy a decent pair of In-ear headphones as almost all phones are bundled with abysmal headphones.

C7 has got the 8MP cam.

Buddy here are the best choices I can sort out for you:

1. Dell XCD 35 @ 9.5k
2. Nokia C6-01 @ 12k (best for music IMO)
3. Motorola Defy @ 14.5k

V

@ssb1551 - I can extend my budget to 17k if it is worth that.
A bit offtopic - Does more the MP really translate to more image quality?
@Empiral - I would be using Creative Aurvana In-Ear 2 with this handset.
@comp@ddict - Added Dell XCD and Samsung Wave II to my checklist.
Now my list is growing quite big in size.

desiibond said:
1. Nokia C7 (around 16.7k)
~~2. Motorola Defy (around 15.5k)~~
3. HTC Desire (around 16.5k, but poor battery life)
4. Samsung Galaxy Ace (around 13k if I am right)
5. Nokia C6-01 (around 13k now if I am right)

N97, xperia x10 mini and x6 are dead phones and not at all usefull now.

You should remove defy from the music option, coz the sound quality is not at all good according to me.

Vignesh B said:
@ssb1551 - I can extend my budget to 17k if it is worth that.
A bit offtopic - Does more the MP really translate to more image quality?
@Empiral - I would be using Creative Aurvana In-Ear 2 with this handset.
@comp@ddict - Added Dell XCD and Samsung Wave II to my checklist.
Now my list is growing quite big in size.

Oops!!sorry my bad C7 doesn't have 12MP. Its 8MP. No better MP doesn't necessarily mean better quality pictures..but usually all the phones with 8MP or higher do have very good picture quality. So I guess C6-01 is better though its screen size is 3.2" as compared to 3.5" of C7.

Creative Aurvana!!nice...you can use it with any phone.

Consider DELL XCD 35 only if it gets the 2.2 update(if possible then 2.3 too

). 'cause as of right now it runs on 2.1.

V

ssb1551 said:
Oops!!sorry my bad C7 doesn't have 12MP. Its 8MP. No better MP doesn't necessarily mean better quality pictures..but usually all the phones with 8MP or higher do have very good picture quality. So I guess C6-01 is better though its screen size is 3.2" as compared to 3.5" of C7.

No problem.
Thanks for the info

ssb1551 said:
Creative Aurvana!!nice...you can use it with any phone.

Yeah, its a decent headphone. It may lack the bass of an in-ear but is good enough for me. Good trebles and excellent mid-range.

ssb1551 said:
Consider DELL XCD 35 only if it gets the 2.2 update(if possible then 2.3 too ). 'cause as of right now it runs on 2.1.

Ok, but if I do keedas like installing custom OS, will it make much of a difference? But still I would like native support for Froyo.

@dreatica: Will check out in the shop and will update you about the quality. But if doesn't match my expectations it will be out.

dreatica said:
You should remove defy from the music option, coz the sound quality is not at all good according to me.

Is it the phone or stock headphones?

How to you make the "line cross" appear?

V

comp@ddict said:
How to you make the "line cross" appear?

Use the S tag or click on the Wrap icon(besides the spoiler and table icons in the advanced editting option.

~~This is a test~~

This! Thanks!

With installing custom ROMs, you'll have a not-so-stable experience but a theme supported OS with loads of tweaks and latest android version

ssb1551 said:
Consider DELL XCD 35 only if it gets the 2.2 update(if possible then 2.3 too ). 'cause as of right now it runs on 2.1.

now comes preinstalled android 2.2.

comp@ddict said:
Is it the phone or stock headphones?

How to you make the "line cross" appear?

My friend is using, and he is music freak, using custom headphones and he said sometime ago, defy doesn't sound good for music purpose.

comp@ddict said:
C7 has got the 8MP c
2. Nokia C6-01 @ 12k (best for music IMO)

Is C9-01 that cheap , i was too looking for a phone around 11-12k mark but all websites mention the price of c6-01 above 13.5k !

rohan_mhtr said:
Is C9-01 that cheap , i was too looking for a phone around 11-12k mark but all websites mention the price of c6-01 above 13.5k !

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@Vignesh B: Buddy an Android + Music Phone wud be a best buy here...

V

I went to the market place and have zeroed in these three -
1. HTC Desire(16.4K)
2. Nokia C7(16.5k)
3. Motorola Defy(14.5k) - Sound quality is not that bad, but still it is strictly OK. Found a little signal leaking when connected with the headphone. Let me make it clear that quality is more than enough for a normal music listener.

One of the shopkeeper told me to wait a bit longer for the release of some Nokia X7.
Otherwise I have a small tilt towards the Desire.

Vignesh B said:
I went to the market place and have zeroed in these three -
1. HTC Desire(16.4K)
2. Nokia C7(16.5k)
3. Motorola Defy(14.5k) - Sound quality is not that bad, but still it is strictly OK. Found a little signal leaking when connected with the headphone. Let me make it clear that quality is more than enough for a normal music listener.

One of the shopkeeper told me to wait a bit longer for the release of some Nokia X7.
Otherwise I have a small tilt towards the Desire.

X7 is not worth the price man. I would suggest you to buy Desire if you are strictly following budget. If you can increase a bit, go for pure google Nexus S which is available for 19k.

K

If you can wait for the X7 then i would recommend you to read the review of the X7 by gsmarena.com before buying. They say its quite good.

dreatica said:
I would suggest you to buy Desire if you are strictly following budget.

Desire has pathetic battery life as sam mentioned....Not recommended

try to get hold one from these two..
c6-01 or Defy