Hello guyz,

I'm in dire need of a new cell phone. My budget would be max 8k.
LG is not my taste, so please help me out with this choice.

My requirements:-
Camera not that important
easy internet access
GPS
big screen
No candy bar design.
and No resistive touch. screen quality matters most.
Should look good.

I understand you had a bad time with your phone, but blaming "A-GPS" technology for it is not correct.

Let me tell you the basic deal. "Only GPS" uses the satellite positioning from 3 or 4 GPS satellites to lock on where you are... This may take some time.
A-GPS system uses network positioning/ WLAN Point location ID to assist in locking on, thus locking on takes lesser time than only GPS...

BUT, in all phones from major manufacturers having A-GPS, including my Nokia N8, you can lock on without using network access too... It might take more time and might not load maps (for some softwares), but that's it.

Your phone might be an exception due to some reason, settings, etc. but why blame AGPS technology as a whole.
Just like all ISI helmets are not same in quality, similarly phones too differ in their quality of sensors, firmware, available software, etc...

What do you mean? Proper A-GPS is both tower and/or satellite based, depending on what's available.

My N8 can use anything- internal GPS, external Bluetooth GPS, etc. and any network- 2G, 3G, Wifi, etc... And using any or all of these resources, it manages to lock on to a good GPS Signal.

Signal Strength is strong and it works inside closed cars too.

The iPhone has an uncanny ability to locate you , my old 2G model doesn't have gps / agps at all , yet it usually locates me faster and more accurately than my samsung galaxy-pop which has modern agps .

What do you mean? Proper A-GPS is both tower and/or satellite based, depending on what's available.

My N8 can use anything- internal GPS, external Bluetooth GPS, etc. and any network- 2G, 3G, Wifi, etc... And using any or all of these resources, it manages to lock on to a good GPS Signal.

Signal Strength is strong and it works inside closed cars too.[/QUOTE]y

by proper aGPS i ment what you understood ie weather a system depends only on satellite based GPS or also uses tower/network to track you.

ya dude, was really impressed with the iPhone ability to map you.

so in short which would be the best GPS/aGPS phone currently in the market ??
iPhone ???


cheers !

Without doubt .
It's missing too many features ... it doesn't have an fm radio .. you can't use it as a portable drive ( no usb-storage) , can't even play mp3 directly LOL . But the features it does have .. just works .... like no other device can .

GP Freak - not the defy then. I own one. its awesome but has rather high SAR.

Others debating AGPS - the cool thing is that there are hacks on android to REALLY speed up your AGPS. Think of stationary 30s (and often lesser) locks. [Jul.10.2011 HD2 w/AGPS SUPPORT!] Instantaneous GPS Fixation v1.2 US & INTERNATIONAL! - xda-developers - needs CWM to install though.

Defy was not for my dad. I was simply looking for a phone with the lowest SAR rating within 5~7 k budget( no touch screen or qwerty )

Defy was suggested for my friend ;-)

@ ALL - I Lost my SGS2 headset. How much does an Original head set for SGS2 cost ?

go for samsung galaxy 3

Any one planning for Samsung Galaxy Note ?? It sounds delicious with a HD Super Amoled ?

If i can carry it around, i might chuck my S2

here come NEXUS S

atlast got my nexus S last week...i shud say this is my first android device after using iphone for long years..am loving it its a new experience




...rooted it to run cyanogen MOD 7...
Samsung Nexus S Review - Hemorrdroids.net - YouTube

this is how it looks after installing SPB 3D shell theme impressed with its 3D effect ,,so fluid it is...New Android UI 3D - Spb Shell 3D - YouTube

Is the touch screen as sensitive & responsive as the iPhone ? It's glass like iPhone's screen or plastic ?

nexus S has been discontinued now. was considering it

i cant spend 1000 or 1100$ for a phone sticking to my n8,3gs and sgs2

The insides should be mostly the same. i think the same exynos processor has been over clocked .

So its simple, if i can carry it around, i might chuck my SGS2

its a 0.3ghz bump and an inch bigger screen and more weight..rest all same

Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs. Samsung Galaxy Note - GSMArena.com

and as i said before..it costs an arm and a leg