Best among the E-series that I feel is E71.. you can also consider E63, quite good.

i have decided to extend my budget.....
till then i am happy with my navigator

I am looking to buy a new cellphone within 15-20K
With the following set of features in decreasing order of priorities

1. Good Core Telephony (Clarity,Battery Life,Reception)

2. Good Camera

3. GPS / Navigation aids

4. Good Music Capabilities

I dont care much for touch at all.

Any suggestions?

Nokia N82
Nokia N79

Thanks. I was also looking at N85. How much will a N85 cost?

Btw there is a new entrant in market by Samsung. Its Samsung Jet S8000, great specs you must check it once. I think it has everything you wanted in a phone. Cost will be around Rs.21000 (2 GB).

Dont forget to check its display as it is AMOLED. Cost of N85 is same.

Samsung S8000 Jet - Full phone specifications

guys i am planning to buy Nokia 5800 shortly & are the nokia maps built in is free for life ? what is A-GPS ? how good we can make use of gps & maps in this mobile ? i am a newbie guys so help me out.. the price of n5800 has been reduced by 2300rs from this week.

1. how good is the speaker quality ? is it loud enough ?
2. advantages & disadvantages of nokia 5800
3. any other better model in 16-17k range ?

A-GPS is advanced GPS. In a regular standalone GPS reciever, only satellite positioning data is used to pinpoint the your position on the face of the earth. This process usually takes 1-2 minutes to complete on my HTC TYTN II when standing still and has an accuracy of a radius of 5-10 m.

A-GPS uses other data such as accelerometer feedback / nearby cellular tower locations, which gives you the ability to find a fix within 5-7 seconds though it is not very accurate (radius 70m). But this semi-fix helps the satellite positioning in getting to a stable fix within 30 sec(i.e. much faster)

This position is then superimposed on to a map which may be embedded in a software(like Google Maps / MapMyIndia iNAV / Wayfinder / Destinator / Nokia Maps). Without a mapping software, GPS is pretty much useless. If you really want to use GPS on your cellphone, I would seriously suggest you against going for a Nokia(read symbian).

I personally use MapMyIndia iNAV 2009 edition as it utilises AGPS and is exceedingly quick. has 41k+ points of interest and can provide turn by turn instructions for routes ranging from kashmir to kanyakumari. It also has intra-city maps for 40+ (i think) major cities incuding my own. You can get a cracked version download if you google it properly.

Nokia Maps is not available for more than 2 cities for free. I am not aware about its highway capabilities. Maps for extra cities require paid downloads.
Usage after 1st 30 days is also paid. (Monthly Fees)

Nokia GPS works only with Nokia Maps Software (Read Crap). If you want to use it with iNAV, you will need external bluetooth GPS (which also works with any othe Bluetooth NON GPS Phone). So no use buying Nokia for GPS usage.

GPS is usable satisfactorily only on WinMo phones
GPS on HTC is very Fast.
If you need good media capability, buy HTC Touch Diamond. 192 MB RAM (INR 20k not sure though)

Basic WinMo GPS Phone is HTC P3300 64MB RAM (Just enough for GPS usage)

Both above phones have no keypad as such. Pure touchscreens.

I own HTC TYTN II, basically a P3300 with 128 MB RAM and sideways slide out full qwerty keypad. (imported frm USD $200)

My Elder Bro uses a HTC Touch PRO wid 288 MB RAM (Too Much surplus) which is basically Touch diamond with side slide out full qwerty keyboard (USD $400)

All above mentioned models have the aforementioned A-GPS and WiFi b/g (P3300 No WiFi)

P.S.: All above mentioned phones are 3.5G (HSDPA) Capable
Also you will need a Car Charger for using GPS on phone, as most phones will discharge completely with 2-3 hrs of continuous GPS usage.

I used this phone for a week and returned it back, pathetic built quality and worst camera, buy this phone only if you want good music quality, but than again there are better like N79 and W890i.

whats the price you are paying for it???

Started with a Siemens, a single line text display. used for about 6 months, then a Nokia 3310 followed by Nokia 6100 followed by SE K750i. Currently using Nokia 5800. Awesome phone... has everything you would ever need,e xcept for infrared. Decent Camera, Good Music quality(its xpress music), awesome screen, wonderful GUI... i could go on... take a test ride, in any mobile store

bro N-85 is good choice it is around 22,038/-...

but i would suggest you to pay 1k more and go for N-86
superb phone..
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Thanks. Yes, I am also in preference of N86 now. Its definitely worth the extra 1k. Unfortuantely the price here in Pune for N86 is 25K. A little too exp I think.

I had Nokia 1100..Nokia 5300Xpress Music..and now a blue Nokia 5220 Xpress Music..got it 3months back..decent phone for 7k..i like its shape and those external music control buttons on my Xpress Music..its got a pretty good battery back up too..

But go for it...