Thanks for the reply!
I am not a heavy duty apps user. I just need a phone with a decent 5mp+autofocus rear cam&front cam compulsory. GPS would be good on touring.
I intend to sync office&personal mails&also chat on it, since I do not have access to personal mails at office&no computer at home too.
A good screen will be helpful in watching videos while travelling.
I found this phone to be really VFM, with its 400x800 res. 3.7" screen, front cam, rear cam of 5mp af+LED flash etc.
I didn't expect 720p HD recording&very good support for vid playback, but apparently user reviews say it handles almost all video playback upto 720p very well!
I also liked the Swype type of input which joins the dots-it makes typing messages very easy.
Do you think it is worth? I can get a Nokia C7 for approximately this price, but the lack of auto focus really brings down the picture clarity according to reviews. Otherwise not much difference in 3.5&3.7", though the resolution will be 640x360 in case of C7.
Android phones with front cam&3.7" screens will cross 25K I think, why pay that much when I am not going to use the apps?

@GP_freak: Waiting for your inputs too!
Am I right in thinking that this phone can satisfy my not so stringent requirements, or is Bada OS a big compromise?

Apple fans hug ? i will put it the other way. I would like apple software team to work on android customisation with open source code in samsung galaxy s2

Now that should be an ultimate phone.

Thanks for the reply!
I am not a heavy duty apps user. I just need a phone with a decent 5mp+autofocus rear cam&front cam compulsory. GPS would be good on touring.
I intend to sync office&personal mails&also chat on it, since I do not have access to personal mails at office&no computer at home too.
A good screen will be helpful in watching videos while travelling.
I found this phone to be really VFM, with its 400x800 res. 3.7" screen, front cam, rear cam of 5mp af+LED flash etc.
I didn't expect 720p HD recording&very good support for vid playback, but apparently user reviews say it handles almost all video playback upto 720p very well!
I also liked the Swype type of input which joins the dots-it makes typing messages very easy.
Do you think it is worth? I can get a Nokia C7 for approximately this price, but the lack of auto focus really brings down the picture clarity according to reviews. Otherwise not much difference in 3.5&3.7", though the resolution will be 640x360 in case of C7.
Android phones with front cam&3.7" screens will cross 25K I think, why pay that much when I am not going to use the apps?

@GP_freak: Waiting for your inputs too!
Am I right in thinking that this phone can satisfy my not so stringent requirements, or is Bada OS a big compromise?

The image quality is more than sufficient as long as there is enough lighting. But then it could be that the brilliant Super AMOLED display is showing it in a better light. As for the update process, it is just a matter of less than 30 minutes. And the best part is, because it is the official release of Gingerbread 2.3.3, my warranty is completely intact, which would not be the case if I rooted it.

Do you think it is worth? I can get a Nokia C7 for approximately this price, but the lack
@GP_freak: Waiting for your inputs too!
Am I right in thinking that this phone can satisfy my not so stringent requirements, or is Bada OS a big compromise?

i will put it another way too...
the iPhone 4 is a year old.
i'm waiting for the next iPhone.
then we can have a healthy comparison.
that's called the iPhone 5.

Thanks for the reply!
I am not a heavy duty apps user. I just need a phone with a decent 5mp+autofocus rear cam&front cam compulsory. GPS would be good on touring.
I intend to sync office&personal mails&also chat on it, since I do not have access to personal mails at office&no computer at home too.
A good screen will be helpful in watching videos while travelling.
I found this phone to be really VFM, with its 400x800 res. 3.7" screen, front cam, rear cam of 5mp af+LED flash etc.
I didn't expect 720p HD recording&very good support for vid playback, but apparently user reviews say it handles almost all video playback upto 720p very well!
I also liked the Swype type of input which joins the dots-it makes typing messages very easy.
Do you think it is worth? I can get a Nokia C7 for approximately this price, but the lack of auto focus really brings down the picture clarity according to reviews. Otherwise not much difference in 3.5&3.7", though the resolution will be 640x360 in case of C7.
Android phones with front cam&3.7" screens will cross 25K I think, why pay that much when I am not going to use the apps?

@GP_freak: Waiting for your inputs too!
Am I right in thinking that this phone can satisfy my not so stringent requirements, or is Bada OS a big compromise?

@GP Freak

dude... review..waiting here... come on man...

I do know that there are exists tools to to root and unroot an android phone with a single click. But there also exists the possibility that the phone might get bricked because the software hasn't gone through the quality control that Samsung subjects its official updates through. Don't get me wrong here, I am not against rooting android phones which the OS itself encourages you to do due to the strong Android developer community out there. But there's the ever slight chance that something might go wrong leaving you with a dead brick on you hands and no way to unroot it. I would like to know that in such a case I can be able to claim a warranty on the phone. I would prefer to experiment rooting on it until it is out of warranty.

Got SoundMAGIC PL-11 earphones today for my Galaxy S. I.

CMStats shows about 18k people who're running CM7 on their defy (umts_jordan). All would have rooted it. Add in the other folks and you have a very huge number of people rooting it. You are practically creating unfounded fear uncertainty and doubt in your mind for no reason.

Try it before you diss it!

There are atleast ten of us who've done it on team-bhp and happily running CM7. People I've evangelized basically!

I've done far too much nonsense on the defy in 1 month than I ever did with all my phones till date. And it runs fine. Its just a computer running Linux which can make phone calls

Yes, it is certainly VFM considering the hardware it has. As for watching videos, it is as the screen says, Super Clear. And I think 720p is where the buck stops for these phones, even my Galaxy S supports only that resolution. Only the current crop of Galaxy S2, Optimus 2X, etc. supports 1080p resolutions.
And these Samsung phones are in a different class altogether from the Nokias hardware-wise.
This phone also has better battery life than my Galaxy S, because it does not support true multitasking which Android does and is detrimental to battery life.
Bada is still a very good OS and continues to be supported by Samsung (though not updated as frequently as Android) unlike Nokia's Symbian, which is now dying a slow death.
And big screen Android phones are not that expensive anymore, the Samsung Galaxy SL i9003 is available for 18K-odd with its 4.0 inch screen.

I would go with the S2 or else Buy Samsung I9003 Galaxy S 4GB at univercell.in online,Home delivery across india, Easy EMI,Best buy mobile offers.

Man i thought you were waiting for the S2. Now how much cash you are going to throw at for the mobile ? From what i can understand since you are looking at Wave2, you are hovering at 15~16k mark ?Right ? Since your requirement are very less and almost all phones does it nowadays, its just that some does in style ;-)
So lets fix the price point and start the discussion.


Agreed to that. Yesterday we were comparing the i9003 with my i9100. Thought both are leagues apart, both phones could do most of the common task at ease. The display of the i9003 is also pretty good and the only minus of it is the lack of flash for camera.

One more omission in these mobiles is that i cannot put a hand tag as i used in my previous mobiles. It is really required because it reduces the chances of dropping the phone accidentally.

Yes, I am waiting for apple to grow up so that one day it can meet my heafty power user requirements.

Bro, there is nothing wrong in it. I waited for SGS2 from last September thought i was in need of a new phone urgently. BTW, 2X is available in Chennai from a week back. Its hovering around 24~26 k i think.

if apps not ur thing, then u can go with wave2 eyes closed. i got one for 14.7k from letsbuy.com. and it plays all my video files perfectly, even .mkv too. and sound quality is fantastic plus5mp cam is the best in its class.
between c7 n wave2 the only thing wave 2 lacks is app support and multitasking(but its supported in bada2.0 which will be available for dwnld in september this year).
-ve : phone takes almost 3 hrs to get fully charged(may be its just mine)
gps nav app is trial only(but u can get gmaps java or sygic 'mobie maps' with map my india maps for bada)
available apps are lil expensive(dont worry with wavespoofer u can install pirated apps if u want)
phone itself is lil heavy. thats it

edit: dude u might want to take a look at the new spice mi 410 its a rebranded huawei x6. and its specs are even better than galaxy s. the best part is it costs half the price of SGs.

Oh come on, i suck at reviews. ok i will surely do it. But give me some time. The phone doesnt feel cheap with the plastic body. Its actually that my mind is not registering the equation between such a cosly phone and weight. the phone gives the feel of a toy in hand rather than as a phone in hand. But the plastic back panel is lovely. Avoids slips.

The phone is big. No doubt in it. Never wear it in jeans with out a proper leather case.

@Sarvajit - I am not a big fan of Bada OS. I prefer to stay with the main stream( android ) so there are more apps, games, and more software updates and DEVs support for it. This is the only reason i choose android over windows phone 7 omnia 7( Obviously the SGS2 was the other main reason)

But i really love the construction of the Wave 2 thought it gets slippery when your hands are sweaty.