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  • Originally posted by Shibadip View Post
    As for lenovo P700i, HomeShop18 is selling @12500/- but it can't be delivered to kolkata!!!
    I urgently needed a phone , as we will b going to Nainital on 1st week of Dec, and need the GPS. but luckily a colleague of dad offered to lend his MapMyIndia for the tour. So, I can delay my Android purchase a little late. By Then P700 wud b available.
    BTW, here is a long and strong review of P700i (translated chinese)
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    Buy Lenovo iDeaphone P700i (Panama+) Online at Low Price in India | Lenovo Product Reviews & Ratings - Junglee.com
    Advice is a form of nostalgia.
    Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.

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    • anyone got their hands on Google Nexus 4 ? Features and reviews look tempting. Is the next batch out?.

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      • Originally posted by 111diablo111 View Post
        best phone under a budget of 10k?? I want to keep my budget as low as possible
        preferences are of Android OS & a good cam though any other options are welcome as well
        need urgent advices as I am going to buy this phone tomorrow..
        Go for MMX A110... It's an amazing phone at that price
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        • Originally posted by Satyamzma View Post
          Go for MMX A110... It's an amazing phone at that price
          yesterday i went to buy A110 but it was not available in the stores..they said that they will get it by today..

          I really like this handset & the features its offering but the only thing I am worried about is its build quality moreover I heard that MMX service centers are totally crap which increased my worries about it..Should I finally go & buy this phone without thinking too much about the issues I mentioned or should I look for trusted brands like Sony Xperia Tipo??
          as per me..my heart is still with A110 & the spec it offers..
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          • Originally posted by 111diablo111 View Post
            yesterday i went to buy A110 but it was not available in the stores..they said that they will get it by today..

            I really like this handset & the features its offering but the only thing I am worried about is its build quality moreover I heard that MMX service centers are totally crap which increased my worries about it..Should I finally go & buy this phone without thinking too much about the issues I mentioned or should I look for trusted brands like Sony Xperia Tipo??
            as per me..my heart is still with A110 & the spec it offers..
            You wont have complains if you buy the Sony or Samsung , doubt micromax's quality , i am using galaxy ace and i am tying this post with it so basically i am pretty much satisfied.
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            • guys forgot to update..I bought MMX A110 2-3days back & trust me its an amazing phone & feels very nice in hand(as in fit & finish of the product)..very much capable of doing things which a phone having 25k-30k cost will do..If it won't trouble me in future regarding its hardware, I am much more than satisfied with this handset then Though its having a 5" Screen but as I am using TAB since long so its still looking smaller to me..lol :P..screen is great & Camera is also decent enough to click random shots..
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              • My dad is using Nokia E 63 since 2 years.. He wishes to change it now.. He liked qwerty keyboard and he feels nokia very friendly,as he has not used other company phones yet.He is a business man and relies on phone calls and internet a lot. so he needs
                qwerty keyboard, long battery life, wifi, 3G (as this would help in internet data transfer faster), bigger screen size than the current mobile, bluetooth connectivity for car.

                He wishes to stay with Nokia brand as he says it may take time to adapt to new mobile and may not like its interface at last.. So,even though i like to give him a samsung or sony e, it's his likeness at last.Budget is a max of Rs.10000/-. Brothers, spare some time to guide me select one in this New Year season..Please !!!

                I'm a responsible rider.It doesn't matter what you ride,but what matters is how you ride.

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                • Originally posted by Legend Racer View Post
                  My dad is using Nokia E 63 since 2 years.. He wishes to change it now.. He liked qwerty keyboard and he feels nokia very friendly,as he has not used other company phones yet.He is a business man and relies on phone calls and internet a lot. so he needs
                  qwerty keyboard, long battery life, wifi, 3G (as this would help in internet data transfer faster), bigger screen size than the current mobile, bluetooth connectivity for car.

                  He wishes to stay with Nokia brand as he says it may take time to adapt to new mobile and may not like its interface at last.. So,even though i like to give him a samsung or sony e, it's his likeness at last.Budget is a max of Rs.10000/-. Brothers, spare some time to guide me select one in this New Year season..Please !!!

                  E5 is the option you can get under the brand of Nokia,its retaling at price below 10k
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                  • Originally posted by 111diablo111 View Post
                    E5 is the option you can get under the brand of Nokia,its retaling at price below 10k
                    thought of nokia asha 302..but asha 303 is better..7000 INR...
                    I'm a responsible rider.It doesn't matter what you ride,but what matters is how you ride.

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                    • Nokia 808 Pureview

                      Guys, After 2 years with my trusted N8, I got myself a Nokia 808 Pureview about 20 days ago. Yes, the 808 with 41 Megapixels Camera sensor, for Rs. 24,500. I've used it a bit since now, and found some things:

                      1. Photo quality in general, is more balanced and better in N8 than in 808.
                      808 has a superbright aperture which somewhat spoils snow scenes, sky scenes, etc. by Highlight clipping. It clips all the highlights together, like sun, clouds, etc. No detail is left there, it just becomes pure white.
                      I went to a college tour to Rohtang Pass/ Manali, etc. and snow scenes hardly had any intimate detail.


                      2. Its camera options, and detail levels are amazing. Night time photos are amazing too.

                      3. Music quality is very good, up there with the best in the industry, just like N8. Dolby option somewhat modifies sound, but is not too useful as such. But its nice to have this option for some music tracks.

                      4. Screen is very good in sunlight. Very bright. Lesser number pixels is not much noticable at a normal distance.

                      5. Speed is generally fine, although it gives out some hiccups, when doing high priority tasks, like attaching a USB drive, etc. I'm satisfied with its speed.

                      6. It can play multimedia files like a king. Plays almost anything. M4a, Mp3, MKv, MP4, etc, etc... even via HDMI out.

                      7. It gives unlimited downloading of legal and well encoded music for free (for one year). Nokia Music has all the latest albums, etc. It gives music in 32 kbps EAAC+ encoding in an M4A file which is equivalent of MP3 128 kbps. Biggest thing is that its legal too!!

                      8. Zoom in can be planned in advance but speed of zoom in can't be changed. Zooming out can be done smoothly like a Digital Camera. Nice! Very useful in videos.

                      9. Nokia is into cost-cutting now. No HDMI cable. No USB on the go cable. Even charger and USB cable are merged into one. Thankfully, they have given a hard cover with the mobile. The USB on the go cable can be used from the N8 too, while the HDMI cable is different for 808. I can't find myself a HDMI for my 808 in my city uptil now.

                      10. Super sensitive GPS. Works inside buildings too. Gets a 10-30 second lock on then, using GPRS though. Perfect for navigators.

                      11. Typical 8 Megapixel pic is around 2-3 MB. A 38 Megapixel pic is around 9-11 MB and takes more time to save. Camera startup and pic snapping time is fast. Even 38 MP pic takes only a maximum of 2-3 seconds to save, while 8 MPs are stored instantly.


                      Conclusion: I'm happy with my purchase, but I wish it had a smaller/ balanced aperture, around 2.8 or so. It is currently 2.0 which makes it kind of "super bright" which is not balanced approach in my opinion. The 41 Megapixels is the real deal though, and you can use it to zoom in any Photo/ Video mode, without losing quality.

                      808 is the new media king of mobile phones. Simple. Camera+Music is its forte, just like the N8. But if you're into software, apps, games, etc. then stay clear. Symbian Belle is not getting much love from developers. It has some good apps, and some great games too, so do not fear. But don't expect latest stuff on it.

                      I knew this fact, before purchasing the 808, so you know I'm absolutely ok with it. Coming to the point, its the media king of mobiles today. Any other mobile on the market can't rival it in Camera+Music quality combined...


                      Anybody has any queries?
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                      • Karbonn A9+ User Review

                        Recently i have brought a new mobile phone and this was my first Android phone, so naturally before buying i started lot of search for affordable dual sim phone. in this quest i was able to get lot of details relating to current models and few upcoming models at that time.

                        finally i have decided my requirements and budget, so basically i was looking for 4 inch mobile with decent power and should cost less than 10k, and at that time the choice was limited to few handset with the mentioned requirements. i have waited few weeks once i got to know that many local hand set manufacturers are planning to roll out dual-core handsets. and finally i selected and brought the Karbonn A9+.

                        specifications :

                        Android ICS [4.0.3]
                        Dual-sim , 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Scorpion, Dual Core
                        4 inch WVGA, 800 x 480 Pixels IPS screen
                        5MP auto focus camera with flash
                        400MB RAM /2.5GB ROM
                        1420mah Battery

                        Rest similar to any midbudget features.

                        look and feel

                        The handset which i brought is perl white back color and front is dark black with screen glossy finish, the overall look reminds of the premium look and fit and finish is up to mark, the screen which is of 4inch gives the overall phone size to big feel.

                        front there are 4 touch buttons. and on the top there is 3.5mm jack and power/lock/unlock button. on the left hand side volume rockers , while the back of the phone employs a 5MP autofocus camera with LED flash and a slot for speaker and apart from these there is nothing else on the physical body of the mobile phon.

                        The box comes with Mobile, charger, usb cable, warranty card,manual, head phone,scratch guard



                        Image Courtesy : techtree.com

                        working

                        The android OS which ships with this phone is ICS and with updated to 4.0.4 [minor update] and there is very little customization has been done to the ICS by Karbonn so ideally you will be using native Android version.

                        the Screen is big and bright and the resolution is excellent and this is the best part of this phone, the viewing angles on the screen are extremely good due to IPS screen, put the screen brightness to max and there is no problem in reading the screen in direct sun light.

                        the touch is smooth and responsive and slight touch is enough, the keyboard supplied [native] is very responsive and easy to type and best thing is the word perdition is exact and precise. so typing messages is very easy.

                        the down point of this phone is its 4 didcated keys which are present at the bottom of the phone, they need more pressure touch to operate , not all of them but the back and home keys need more pressure touch than the rest.

                        the back cover fits properly but makes some quirky sound, there is no other negative aspects.

                        Camera

                        Another best part of this mobile , the 5MP camera is really good, i can surely rate it as mid performer and the pictures comes crisp and sharp without any color loss and the brightness and focus is good.

                        using 3rd party camera apps will greatly increase its performance, i have used camera 360 and LG camera pro , in both of this the camera perform much better in all aspects and there will be lot of option to tweak the camera.

                        the Video recording also has very good results , one can record 720P videos with easy and video comes out very well, by default the saved video will be in 3GP format, but using LG camera pro i was able to save it in mp4 format and now i made mp4 format as default.

                        flash is provided by LED and it has limited range and just enough for taking close up shots, the macro photo shoot is also easy with this.

                        Sound/Call quality

                        The call sound quality i must say is way way ahead and its very clear and loud one will really like this. the sound quality is decent if not awesome. speaker sound level is enough and there is no distortion. the provided headphone is medium quality there is nothing say about them.

                        there is no call drops any time in 3 month usage and no issues w.r.t sound or call quality.

                        Performance

                        The handset comes with qualcomm dual core processor with ARMv7 architecture which is clocked at 1.2GHz and total RAM is around 400mb.

                        most of the major apps and games will run very smooth and there is no worries, although RAM is little less but it won't bother.

                        due to its multitouch is limited to only 2 touch points ..many multitouch games might not work.

                        playing semiHD movies is no issue at all , it plays very well [720P] and to an extent it will play the 1280x520 videos just fine, but it will not play full HD videos.

                        some of the scores from test appsvideo of Unboxing Karbonn A9+




                        continueee....
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                        • Originally posted by nagoo View Post
                          continueee....

                          Video of benchMarks Karbonn A9+






                          Sample Pics From Camera

                          From Native Camera




                          From LgCamera app


                          From Vignetti app

                          The Native Camera app won;t give the best picture and the Best i got from LGCamera Pro app, and also Using LG Camera app one can save recorded Videos in mp4 format.

                          basically its a good dual core mobile phone for the money. [now retailing under 8.4K in some stores]

                          Link to Blog : My World .... Adventure Land !! -- Treks -- Trips -- Bike Rides: Karbonn A9+ User Review
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                          • Re: Mobile Phones

                            I've a thing for Chinese electronics. Not the cheap, low quality ones you source locally, but the real high quality ones you need to import. Till now I've bought a tablet and a phone, and reviewed both.
                            If you're interested, I'll provide links to both (don't wanna spam)

                            Cheers

                            Sent from my UMI X1 using Tapatalk 2

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                            • Originally posted by yash3339 View Post
                              I've a thing for Chinese electronics. Not the cheap, low quality ones you source locally, but the real high quality ones you need to import. Till now I've bought a tablet and a phone, and reviewed both.
                              If you're interested, I'll provide links to both (don't wanna spam)

                              Cheers

                              Sent from my UMI X1 using Tapatalk 2
                              sure you can post it contents here and the links
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                              • Re: Mobile Phones

                                Thanks nagoo.
                                Phone's review can be found here yash3339.blog.com
                                I'll post the tablet review link later.

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