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**Sid85** · 06-25-2012, 08:47 PM

Guys help needed to shortlist a smartphone :
# Budget - 18k
# Features needed - strong battery back up, voice navigation, chatting applications like FB chat and Google chat, motion gaming like NFS

Some choices :

Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V - Rs. 18,000
Key Features
•Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) OS
•5 MP Primary Camera
•0.3 MP Secondary Camera
•3.7-inch TFT Touchscreen
•1 GHz Scorpion Processor
•HD Recording
•Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB

Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 - Rs. 11,400
Key Features
•Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) OS
•3.5-inch TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
•5 MP Primary Camera
•800 MHz ARM11 Processor
•2G and 3G Network Support
•Wi-Fi Enabled
•Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB

Sony Xperia U - Rs.16,499
Key Features
•Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) OS
•5 MP Primary Camera
•0.3 MP Secondary Camera
•3.5-inch TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
•1 GHz Dual Core Processor
•FM Radio
•Wi-Fi Enabled

BlackBerry Curve 9380 - Rs. 16,990
Key Features
•BlackBerry 7 OS
•5 MP Primary Camera
•3.2-inch TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
•806 MHz Marvel Tavor MG1 Processor
•Wi-Fi Enabled
•Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB

NOTE : All the above price and features through flipkart.com.

Originally posted by nats View Post

Had cancelled out Xperia U because of no Miicro SD slot on it. 8Gb internal memory and out of that i think some 4.5Gb can by used.

This is the reason experia U is putting me in doubt. I used 8GB card in my Wave.

**aadimanav** · 07-03-2012, 07:29 PM

Guys Check out the Aisha (indian version of Siri) Vs Siri Apple iphone 4

Apple's Siri vs Micromax's Aisha - YouTube

Its really funny...

**antz.bin** · 07-03-2012, 09:32 PM

Thread approved and Merged

**Sarvajit** · 07-03-2012, 11:25 PM

@All: A small update from my side&a bigger one.
Small update is buying a Chat 335 for my Uncle. Reason being he did not want a touch screen but needed to check his Yahoo mail&messenger. The phone is pretty good, comes with a BB style optical trackpad&a front cam too! Good option for those looking for a BBesque phone in a lower range. Oh yeah! Mail can be synced too!
Now the big update-I sold off my less than one year old Optimus Black&got a Note. Reason being: There were some dead pixels&the processor response/battery backup had reduced considerably. Not expected this early but maybe result of over use. Got a decent 10K for it so didn't think twice.
Coming to the Note, it has exceeded all expectations-45hrs. of backup with heavy usage&the screen is simply wow! Would definitely recommend it&to whoever thinks it is not pocketable, it fits nicely into my tightest jeans with the earphones connected!

Sent from my Galaxy Note using Tapatalk Pro

**aargee** · 07-10-2012, 10:45 AM

Need suggestions in the confusing market of mobile phones

I tried searching in one or two websites with my requirements...
- Excellent talk feature
- Has to support conference calls, look up address book during a call, has to provide easy lock & unlock feature
- Should support categorizing contacts them based on profiles & assigning individual ring tones
- Should support storing several contacts under one profile (current phone has a limit of 10 or so)
- Should support MP3 & support different types of video files (if possible compressing videos)
- Good battery life w.r.t talk time
- GSM
- Single SIM
- Touch phone (no qwerty)
- Nokia & Nokia ONLY
- Priority for internet usage
- Should support Google Lat/Navigation
- Should support extended memory
- Good if it support emails & 3G, but not necessary
- Would be excellent if the cost is <=15K

Can anyone help suggest pls?

**HyperRetard** · 07-10-2012, 11:01 AM

Nokia Lumia 710

14,990/-

**antz.bin** · 07-10-2012, 11:14 AM

Originally posted by HyperRetard View Post

Nokia Lumia 710

14,990/-

Salient features:
No expendable memory
Worse battery life w.r.t. Everything than Samsung Omnia W.
Video support only for videos transcoded through Zune.

**HyperRetard** · 07-10-2012, 11:36 AM

Originally posted by aargee View Post

Need suggestions in the confusing market of mobile phones

I tried searching in one or two websites with my requirements...
- Excellent talk feature Lumia 710
- Has to support conference calls, look up address book during a call, has to provide easy lock & unlock feature Lumia 710
- Should support categorizing contacts them based on profiles & assigning individual ring tones Lumia 710
- Should support storing several contacts under one profile (current phone has a limit of 10 or so) Lumia 710
- Should support MP3 & support different types of video files (if possible compressing videos) Lumia 710
- Good battery life w.r.t talk time Lumia 710
- GSM Lumia 710
- Single SIM Lumia 710
- Touch phone (no qwerty) Lumia 710
- Nokia & Nokia ONLY Lumia 710
- Priority for internet usage Lumia 710
- Should support Google Lat/Navigation Lumia 710
- Should support extended memory - Good if it support emails & 3G, but not necessary Lumia 710
- Would be excellent if the cost is <=15K Lumia 710

Can anyone help suggest pls?

@Antz beat that.

Nokia and Nokia ONLY!!!!!!!!

I would've also told to check out the N8 but it will be a bit out of budget.

**aargee** · 07-10-2012, 11:57 AM

Originally posted by antz.bin View Post

Worse battery life

Can accept everything except the above; let me give you a situation; let's say the phone is fully charged on Monday morning, even if I don't use the phone (just carry it to office & back), will the battery withstand until Wednesday evening? I can live with that

Originally posted by HyperRetard View Post

I would've also told to check out the N8 but it will be a bit out of budget.

Is it better than Lumia 710?

Thanks Antz & Hyper

Edit - Is there one good (and RELIABLE) website where I can search (not compare as I don't know the models) based on my requirements? The ones I went through provide basic questions like "single/dual sim", "keypad/touch", "GSM/CDMA"; I'm looking more based on practical usage like battery life, video/audio type supported types, thickness & most important, launch date (or number of months in market)

**antz.bin** · 07-10-2012, 12:07 PM

Originally posted by HyperRetard View Post

Originally posted by aargee View Post

Need suggestions in the confusing market of mobile phones

I tried searching in one or two websites with my requirements...
- Excellent talk feature Lumia 710 Nokia N8
- Has to support conference calls, look up address book during a call, has to provide easy lock & unlock feature Lumia 710 Nokia N8
- Should support categorizing contacts them based on profiles & assigning individual ring tones Lumia 710 Nokia N8
- Should support storing several contacts under one profile (current phone has a limit of 10 or so) Lumia 710 Nokia N8
- Should support MP3 & support different types of video files (if possible compressing videos)Nokia N8
- Good battery life w.r.t talk time Nokia N8 does better than Lumia
- GSM Lumia 710Nokia N8
- Single SIM Lumia 710Nokia N8
- Touch phone (no qwerty) Lumia 710Nokia N8
- Nokia & Nokia ONLY Lumia 710Nokia N8
- Priority for internet usage Lumia 710Nokia N8
- Should support Google Lat/Navigation Lumia 710Nokia N8
- Should support extended memory - Good if it support emails & 3G, but not necessary.Nokia N8
- Would be excellent if the cost is <=15K Lumia 710 Nokia N8

Can anyone help suggest pls?

@Antz beat that.

Nokia and Nokia ONLY!!!!!!!!

I would've also told to check out the N8 but it will be a bit out of budget.

Check Salient features for bits in Red.

AND Beaten

@Argee: Scroll down this page and check battery performance of multiple phones, highlighted ones are Lumia 710 and Samsung Omnia W.

You will find everything here : Nokia Lumia 710 vs. Nokia N8 - GSMArena.com

**aargee** · 07-10-2012, 12:47 PM

^^^ So you're determined to push my budget eh

Ok, so its Lumia 710 or N8 then. I'll check GSMArena & post further updates

Edit - Will I be able to get anything in slightly lesser price? Assuming, I keep the following points as very important ones...
- Excellent talk feature
- Has to support conference calls, look up address book during a call, has to provide easy lock & unlock feature
- Should support categorizing contacts them based on profiles & assigning individual ring tones
- Should support storing several contacts under one profile (current phone has a limit of 10 or so)
- Should support MP3
- Good battery life w.r.t talk time
- GSM
- Touch phone (no qwerty)
- Nokia & Nokia ONLY
- Supports internet
- Should support Google Lat/Navigation

**HyperRetard** · 07-10-2012, 12:58 PM

Also lets not forget that the N8 runs on an antiquated OS.

**aargee** · 07-10-2012, 01:14 PM

Came across Nokia X6 & fell for its sheer beauty (Nokia X6 - Full phone specifications)

I'm not aware how much these things matter; can you guys shed some light please?

OS - Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5
CPU - 434 MHz ARM 11
Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity

Obviously this is slightly less than N8 (which also uses Symbian 3 OS) & Lumia 710 which uses Windows. Which would be practical? Windows or Symbian (or the popular word Android)?

Pls help. Tks.

**antz.bin** · 07-10-2012, 01:26 PM

Originally posted by aargee View Post

Came across Nokia X6 & fell for its sheer beauty (Nokia X6 - Full phone specifications)

I'm not aware how much these things matter; can you guys shed some light please?

OS - Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5
CPU - 434 MHz ARM 11
Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity

Obviously this is slightly less than N8 (which also uses Symbian 3 OS) & Lumia 710 which uses Windows. Which would be practical? Windows or Symbian (or the popular word Android)?

Pls help. Tks.

No "Nokia & Nokia ONLY" and "the popular word Android" phones.

The problem with buying newer OS (Symbian Belle) Nokias is that Google Maps has compatibility issues. Or something like a Nokia 603 will fit all your *revised* requirements (including budget since it sells for ~13.5k). Or else, N8 with Symbian Anna has most things working for it.

Problem with buying X6 is that it was launched over 2 years back, in a market where the average phone remains 'new' for like 4-6 months. Anyways, I find it too excruciatingly slow (TrustVishwas has one, says get the 8GB, NOT the 16GB).

All Windows phones have the same fixed set of issues. Lumia 710 being the worst among them w.r.t. battery life (Source:GSMARENA), Lumia 610 being the worst among them w.r.t. usable RAM, Lumia 800 overshoots the budget.

**demon_speeding** · 07-10-2012, 01:54 PM

i have this X6-16gb. Its too darn slow.i would totally advice you against it.its too old and is symbian.processor is low spec'd.its was a gud phone 2 yrs bac.
go for android one.they are fast real fast.look for processor and RAM specs.also the screen size.
can look at moto defy xt its water,dust scratch proof. only downside is cam quality.got it for my wify @ 13k from homeshop18 superdeal.
else u can also look at omnia w.
just dont go for nokia.imo they are just not worth.

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