Which is the best among these handsets?

I'm in the market of buying a phone. And this one's urgent (latest by monday). So I need my fellow digitians to vent out their opinions on the following finalists:

LG KE800
LG KE820
Sony Ericsson K550i
Sony Ericsson W300i
Sony Ericsson W610i
Sony Ericsson W710i
Sony Ericsson W810i
Sony Ericsson Z710i

Wanted to know the approximate prices but more so the best bang for buck.

The urgency is of the utmost importance as I'll be getting a heavy discount which will last me only and only till monday.

Please help.

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Sony Ericsson W810i.

SE W810i

K

Sony Ericsson k550 , Keypad is crappy but pictures , No doubt it is a Cybershot phone

^^^ +1 .. da keypad sucks!!! but crystal clear pics!!

or go for the W810i nice walkman fone!!

the w810i is d best.. Arnd 13.8k Btw y arent u considering nokia fones?? Try to get the w830 if u can manage more..

u may also hav a look at Nokia N73.its a gr8 fone

Well I'm not very pleased with the Nokia's camera quality, finding Sony's camera much better in comparison.

No one for the LG?

^^ no doubt SE camera is better than nokia,......
actually what you need and your budget...
and no LG please , LG average but battery (signal receptionin some phone also ) is

Looking by the response and some research on the net, I've finally narrowed it down to the K550i.

Any idea what the price would be like?

SE W810i no doubt is ur fone.

Enjoy

Peace~~~!

goobimama said:
Looking by the response and some research on the net, I've finally narrowed it down to the K550i.

Any idea what the price would be like?

Its around 10.9K!

But I'd advise you to go for the W810i instead at 13.9K. It has everything that K550 has and more (music capabilites being a Walkman)

go for w810i

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i think i ;like n72 oe even n73 it is very coool

One last question before I plunge into that K550i.

Which is the cheapest EDGE enabled phone? There are no other conditions.

k550i has stereo widening feature ....but i thnk cant zoom when its in 2MP mode during photography

^^ You are right. It cant zoom at 2 MP

goobimama said:
One last question before I plunge into that K550i.

Which is the cheapest EDGE enabled phone? There are no other conditions.

Nokia 3220 @ 4.8 K

SE w810i or any other from the w series.

@goobimama

Go for w810i if youjust want a SE. But n72 is more better in my opinion.

Go for K750i. It has got a very high rating and has everything except edge. W810i is also a good phone that u can consider that has a walkman brand.

The price of k750i is 9.4k and that of k550i is 11k. W810i will set u back by around 13.6k

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one thing abt k550i .. its camera is not as good as k750i/ w800i/ w810i ..

i have checked it out myself ..although the specs are same ..also check gsmarena for it ..

and abt k750i .. total VFM phone .. and u can flash it to w800i ..

Hey guys, first of all thanks for taking the trouble for these suggestions, but there's something that's come up. I'm on a budget refresh.

The phone 2kewl suggested, Nokia 3220, has class 6 of EDGE which is only capable of a speed of around 100 Kbps. I want a phone with class 10, which is capable of around 200 Kbps. I want the cheapest EDGE 10 phone. If I do not get a better suggestion, I'll buy the Nokia 3220. My budget is 7K maximum.

Nokia 5200.it has EDGE Class 10.it'll cost u bout 7.5k.

cheapest class 10 EDGE phone is Nokia 5200, Samsung X700... both costs are around 7.5k

dude the 810i is the best. if u want music, nothing beats it.go for nokia only if u are looking for good os in phones. but i definately recommend 810i owning one myself.

^^^^ @ax3 and napster007....his budget is 7k only and you tell him to buy W810i

Okay now for the big confession. The phone wasn't for me. Some might remember that Ayush arya was "shamed" and banned for 2 weeks cause of which he couldn't log in (who unlike the significant other, kept that ban for real). So he asked me to post this query on behalf of him.

I apologise for this deceit.

He did however buy a Nokia 6300 (*nokia.co.in/nokia/0,,99561,00.html) and thanks all you guys for the support.

Virtua-Reps to all of you...

Hi, guys!

I would like to sincerely thank all of you who helped me out in making my final decision. I bought the Nokia 6300 ultimately and it is a good phone. The screen is awesome (16 million colours) and Internet is very fast due to the EDGE capability. Only problem I faced is that the Nokia PC suite randomly stops recognising the phone and then I have to re-install the whole thing again and again. It also wouldn't let me synchronise my contacts with the built-in address book (assuming Windows has one by default). I was using Windows Vista Ultimate.
But it wasn't that much of a problem. On Mac OS X, it works flawlessly and I connect to the Internet via bluetooth.

All in all, I am quite happy with my purchase. I just regret it that it is not a smartphone.

Thanks also to Milind for helping me out with this thread.

hey arya nice to have u back... but u should have rather taken the 6233.... or n72 or e50. if u wanted a smartfone...

Nokia PC suite right now is not compatible with Vista.

Do one thing, ditch Nokia PC Suite, there are many other much better PC suite application out there for Nokia phones. Try Mobtime cell phone manager.

Windows Vista doesn't have address book, what it does have is Contact cards, which are much like address cards. You can sync those. I recomend that you use some compatible Address book application or just use Outlook 2007 on Vista

On MacOS X, why are u going for apps, iSync is already there for address book sync.

Memory card can be used as "Removable storage" in Windows Vista & MacOS X with driver installed. Nokia must be providing seperate drivers for the phone other then with PC Suite?

Since it can use JAVA apps, i recomend that you go through some of the tutorials in this forum or my blog to get Web services on mobile phone such as Yahoo or MSN messenger etc.

@ pathiks

Not everyone needs a smartphone man.

pathiks said:
hey arya nice to have u back... but u should have rather taken the 6233.... or n72 or e50. if u wanted a smartfone...

If Nokia 6233 is not the ugliest phone in the world, it is certainly close. And it does not have the gorgeous screen of 6300. Plus, it is outdated. Nokia 6300 is sleek and sexy. It would have been better if it hadn't been a Nokia, but I guess you have to do compromises for the sake of an iPhone.

Oh...didn't notice that you(Aryayush) were banned.

Now that u have finally bought the phone I wont suggest anything. 6233 is pretty old now.
btw for how much did u buy it for? How is the image and music quality?

I bought it for Rs. 7,100 (after the discount).

The screen quality, as I said, is absolutely awesome. Everything looks good on it.
The music quality is also good but the on-board speakers are not much to boast of. It also does not have a standard 3.5mm port. The loudness is not much but it gets pretty loud if you crank the equaliser all the way to the maximum. In fact, I don't make it that loud because it hurts. But there is no way to make the radio louder than it is, which is not much.

Overall, it is a good phone and gives you great bang for the buck (specially the amount of bucks I snagged it for

).

Wow that is really a nice phone at that price.
By image i mean about the camera quality. Cud u post a sample at max settings on the cam?

@ arya

use this application for your sync needs on Vista & Nokia 6300.

Make your contacts in the form of Contact cards in Vista & then your can easily synd them back & forth.

& do post some pics taken by it.

was it a general discount or only a special one 4 u??? btw the speaker isnt as loud as 6233 nor is it stereo... the sound ll surely be less..

Hey is that 6300 the same one that the show on TV? The slim yet powerful ad n all? (The ad is very irritating though).

pathiks said:
the on-board speakers are not much to boast of.

Yeah, that is what I said.
I had some discount coupons. It is not a general discount.

You can read a detailed review of the phone here. PC World also reviewed it this month.

You can see sample pictures here.

yeao goobi.. Its that one only..

@aryayush.....
from where you purchased 6300 in just Rs.7100!!!!

read again man.. He had discount coupons..

^^ oh, hmm.... Missed that.....

D

well.. i recently bought a new 810i. it rocks.. but i wud hav suggested tht u go for w610.. sound quality is better than 810 + walkman 2.0.but since u hav already bought the fone, it dosent matter ne more..

Yeah, it doesn't.

Waise bhi utna budget nahin tha.

^^u won't be goin in for the iPhone?? i had my hopes pinned on you

arey iPhone lene ke liye macbook pro bechna pade to kya fayda...
right arya???

vaise bhi iphone india me launch hone me bohot time hai...

I will answer that for Arya
Goobi said:

I've saved up for an iPhone (if and when it comes to India I suppose)

Arya replies:

Make no mistake, I am getting myself an iPhone too. I used to care a lot about which phone I want to keep but ever since I've seen the iPhone, these phones have lost all their importance or value for me.

Wrong. I will buy it and I won't have to sell my MacBook Pro for that.

aryayush said:
It would have been better if it hadn't been a Nokia, but I guess you have to do compromises for the sake of an iPhone.

I bought a cheap phone now so that I can splurge on the God of all phones later.

gauravakaasid said:
^^u won't be goin in for the iPhone?? i had my hopes pinned on you

Whatever gave you that impression! Don't worry, I won't let you down.

Here's a little excerpt from a conversation I was having with Milind:

Aayush said:
Make no mistake, I am getting myself an iPhone too.
My brother wants my W550i, so I am just looking for a replacement till I can get my hands on the iPhone. If he likes the K550i better, he can take it. I used to care a lot about which phone I want to keep but ever since I've seen the iPhone, these phones have lost all their importance or value for me.

His reply was more interesting but I cannot post it without permission.

___________________

LOL! :lol:

I cannot believe this coincidence. :lol:

So, this is what he replied:

Milind said:
You are wise, my feathered friend (feathered has no meaning here). After the iPhone there is no phone, only pieces of plastic with small little displays on them...

We also discussed a certain mutual friend, but that conversation had better be kept under wraps.

pathiks said:
arey iPhone lene ke liye macbook pro bechna pade to kya fayda...

I just realised how funny that statement is. LOL! If one day I became bankrupt and I had to sell everything I owned, my MacBook Pro would be the last thing to go - probably after one of my kidneys! :lol:

aryayush said:
If one day I became bankrupt and I had to sell everything I owned, my MacBook Pro would be the last thing to go - probably after one of my kidneys!

tch.. tch.. such loyalty will not go unrewareded!!!

btw, i had a hands on exp on 6300 today.. its bundles a good package!

so arya and goobi do u plan to take it wen it launches officially in india or unlocked fones 4m u.s.??

What the Lord gives, Milind takes...

D

are kidney bechni padegi.. but will get hold of that iphone somehow

infra_red_dude said:
btw, i had a hands on exp on 6300 today.. its bundles a good package!

Doesn't it?

I quite liked it.

pathiks said:
so arya and goobi do u plan to take it wen it launches officially in india or unlocked fones 4m u.s.??

Milind was saying that he will try to get the unlocked version, but I am certainly going to buy it officially from Apple when they launch it here.