You require an internet connection to use the Google maps application. Can you tell me what your exact requirements from GPS are?

GPRS/ Wifi does speed up the location services. But, without them also one can use GPS, although locking in to satellite takes up some time, around 2-4 minutes in case of my Samsung INNOV8...
If you want GPRS to assist you in locating, then you should choose a set with Assisted GPS or "A-GPS" function.
Google Maps saves a downloaded map for about 1 week. So, if you have no internet access, you can still access Maps for 7 days from the download time. (In my INNOV8 also)

But remember, only downloaded maps can be shown on G.Maps. So, if you are at an unknown place whose map was not downloaded, it won't show up.
However, you can still get latitude & longitude information from anywhere in the world, and then plot it on a Real Map (I mean,hard copy) to know where you are...
Moreover, other navigation softwares have different conditions. Try 'em all...

If you are deciding between these sets, kindly list me your needs & preference (like what camera, how good music you need, etc.). I'll try to help ...

okay guys.. people here discuss some high end phones.... like the P220/ZMA/R15

Let me pull your attention to a puny Sunny I hope someone can effectively clarify my doubt...

Nokia 1661 or 1680. Low end mobile phones. They have a port for connecting data cable but do not come with one. Here are my questions:

1) Can I get a data cable for these phones? Any pointers where I can?
2) Can I get software for these phones? Any pointers how I can?
3) My purpose is to sync the address book between my Nokia 5610D and say the Nokia 1661. Is that possible?

If someone can confidently say it works, I shall first get the data cabe, the software and then buy the phone Thank you

Main requirements
1. Phone with a QWERT keypad
2. Connectivity to my office email / gmail (any idea how much the providers charge for unlimited GPRS these days ? Have a vodafone prepaid currently)
3. Starting to do some touring these days. So a phone with GPS will be a help. (Hence the E71 & the new Samsung B7320). Though a phone with the route and details on google maps saved (like Samarth said the maps stay on the phone for a few days) will do since I always use Google maps to plot my route. This again isnt a substitute for a GPS system but it kinda fits my requirements. Hence the E63 shortlist. Plus its price has dropped to below 11k now, which makes it very tempting.

Samsung is apparently coming out with the B7330 soon so I dont mind waiting for that. E71 is also 3k more than the Samsung and for that money I can get a GPS package. Am in no hurry to buy the phone so I can wait for new phones that are coming out in the next couple of months as well that fulfill these requirements. Any suggestions ?

Both the phones can record calls. As of multimedia, its great in N97. Audio Quality is good, and Camera is near excellent. However, N900 needs to be tested before I can comment on multimedia.
Office Suites should be coming with both phones, or I can arrange one after you purchase it...

Man, I'm so confused. So many queries in this thread... What to answer?

There is a data cable for such phones but they are used for transferring Polyphonic ringtones, as far as I know.
As of contacts, I suppose you can use a SIM Card to transfer them ... This link might help you to gether info:-->

Free Nokia 1661 Games Download

Download Nokia 1661 Games Software: Dreamway, 4Videosoft DVD To Nokia Suite, 4Videosoft Nokia Video Converter, ...

Finally bought the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1.

Congratulations!

I would love to see some photographs clicked with that 3.15MP camera of the X1.

Hey thanks Aryan, will upload the pix by evening or tomorrow morning.

Yippee .. got myself a N86 8MP ....
question : anybody else using this phone.. can somebody tell me wat is the internal phone memory that is shown as free.. not the mass memory ...

@All: Can you please recommend a good professional Wi-Fi enabled phone upto Rs.15K range?
He has Wi-Fi in his office&would like to use it for his mails etc.
I think there are good options in HTC?

Nokia E63 & Samsung B7320.

Thanks, I guess the latter is touchscreen?

Edit: Not a touch screen phone. I tried doing a bit a research but couldnt find much on the net since its a relatively new phone. You could try going through the GSM forum for more on this phone (the read opinions link) Samsung B7320 OmniaPRO - Full phone specifications

guys i have two phones in my mind...one is

sony satio:

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - Satio(a) for the Americas Announced 2009, February Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2009, September Size Dimensions 112 x 55 x 13 mm Weight 126 g Display Type TFT touchscreen, 16M colors Size 360 x 640 pixels, 3.5 inches - Accelerometer sensor Sound Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, AAC ringtones Speakerphone Yes Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Call records Detailed, max 30 days Internal 128 MB Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 32GB, 8GB included Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps HSCSD Yes EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps 3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 3.6 Mbps WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Infrared port No USB Yes, v2.0 Camera Primary 12 MP, 4000 x 3000 pixels, autofocus, xenon flash, video LED flash Features Touch focus, geo-tagging, face and smile detection Video Yes, VGA@30fps Secondary VGA videocall camera Features OS Symbian Series 60, 5th edition CPU ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz, PowerVR SGX graphics Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, IM Browser WAP 2.0/HTML, RSS reader Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Games Yes + downloadable Colors Black, Silver, Bordeaux GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Java Yes, MIDP 2.0 - Google maps
- WMV/RV/MP4/3GP video player
- MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A music player
- Organizer
- Gesture control
- Voice memo/dial Battery Standard battery, Li-Po 1000 mAh Stand-by Up to 360 h (2G) / Up to 340 h (3G) Talk time Up to11 h (2G) / Up to 4 h 50 min (3G)

and the nokia n900

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 1700 / 2100 / 900 Announced 2009, August Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2009, October Size Dimensions 110.9 x 59.8 x 18 mm, 113 cc Weight 181 g Display Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 16M colors Size 800 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Full QWERTY keyboard Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3 ringtones Speakerphone Yes, with stereo speakers - 3.5 mm audio jack Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Call records Detailed, max 30 days Internal 32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB Data GPRS Class 32 HSCSD Yes EDGE Class 32 3G HSDPA, 10Mbps; HSUPA, 2Mbps WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Infrared port Yes USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Camera Primary 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Dual LED flash, video light Features Geo-tagging Video Yes, WVGA(848 x 480)@25fps Secondary Yes, VGA Features OS Maemo 5 CPU ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz, PowerVR SGX graphics Messaging SMS (threaded view), Email, Push Email, IM Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds Radio Stereo FM radio (via third party software); FM transmitter Games Yes, Bounce, Chess, Mahjong + downloadable Colors Black GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps Java Yes, MIDP 2.1 - Digital compass
- MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ music player
- WMV/RealVideo/MP4/AVI/XviD video player
- TV-out
- Voice command/dial
- Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Photo editor
- T9 Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1320 mAh (BL-5J)



which do you think is better?