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Guide to, India's best handsets (by price & features); Revamped!! |
ali_baba
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LAST UPDATED: 02.02.07
NOTE: If the provided features of a particular phone, captures your interest, then please check with the corresponding manufacturer's website for accurate & complete specs.
Here's a list of handsets commonly available in India, sorted according to their price. I've selected a best buy handset, with best features, for a certain price range. It's not necessary that it'd be the perfect choice for you, or that they'd satisfy all your needs. So its upto you to carefully select a handset that meets all your day to day requirements.
Also, certain datas might be missing or even incorrect. So please check and confirm the price and features of these handsets, yourself before buying them.
If there's any change in the shown price or features of any of the listed handsets then please post in the details. Also if you'd like to recommend a different model for a specific price, please do so. I shall update the changes frequently.
The entries with ** are soon to be released models & the price is expected price. And finally, don't leave out the OTHER NOTABLES & LOW COST EDGE PHONES, as you may find a suitable option from there too!
>>Use GOOGLE IMAGE for pics of listed handsets<<
Rs.1600- Moto Fone F3 (E-ink display, 68gms, 9mm thick, 8hrs TT, speakerfon, voice menu, highly durable, ~ no phone book/SMS memory)
Rs.2900- Samsung C140 (Mobile Tracker/Emergency SMS/Privacy Lock, 65K color, 69gms, 16.2mm thick, 4hrs TT, 1000 fonbook mem, spkrfon, Polytones, WAP)
Rs. 3900- Moto W220 (RAZR styling, 16.7mm thick, speakerfon, FM radio, GPRS/MMS, 600 phonebook & 250 SMS memory, 65k TFT color screen) {an alternative, Nokia 6030- well if you need a Nokia, go for this cute little fone!}
Rs.5500- LG C2600 (65K color CSTN display, 88gms, 18.5mm thick, 2.5hrs TT, 128MB mem, 500 fonbook mem, spkrfon, VGA cam, USB mass storage & charging, FM radio, MP3 player & MP3 tones, stereo headset, GPRS/MMS, JAVA) {an alternative, Moto W375- cool looking clamshell, but low on memory & misses the USB features of LG}
Rs.5750- Moto L6i (65k color screen, 86gms, 11mm thick, 5.8hrs TT, Speakerfon, 10MB mem, bluetooth, FM radio, VGA cam)
Rs.6750- Nokia 6085 (ClamShell, 262k TFT display, 105gms, 23mm thick, 5hrs TT, VGA Camera, microSD slot, bluetooth, MP3/FM, A2DP, GPRS/EDGE/MMS)
Rs.7500- Samsung E250 (Slider, Mobile Tracker/Emergency SMS/Privacy Lock, 14mm thick, 80gms, 5hrs TT, 65K 2" disp, microSD slot, bluetooth, VGA cam, MP3/FM, A2DP, speakerfon, GPRS/EDGE/MMS)
Rs.7900- SE Z550i (262k TFT display, 93gms, 20mm thick, 28MB internal memory, M2 mem slot, speakerfon, bluetooth, 5.5hrs TT, MP3/FM, 1.3MP camera, Push e-mail, GPRS/MMS)
Rs.8500- Nokia 6151 (19mm thick, 98gms, 4.5hrs TT, 262K color disp, 30MB internal mem/microSD slot, BT/IR, 1.3MP cam, 3G/TriBand GSM, MP3/FM, GPRS/EDGE/3G/MMS data)
Rs.9900- Nokia 6131 (Clamshell, S40 3rd edition, 20mm thick, 112gms, 3.4hrs TT, 16million color TFT main LCD, microSD slot, BT/IR, 1.3MP cam, MP3/FM, QuadBand GSM)
Rs.11000- Nokia E50 (S60 3rd edition smartfon, 220MHz CPU, 20MB useable RAM, 15.5mm thick, 104gms, 6.8hrs TT, 70MB internal mem, microSD slot, 262K color QVGA display, BT/IR, 1.3MP cam, GPRS/EDGE/MMS, speakerfon, Video/Audio streaming, SMS reader, Nokia catalogs)
Rs.11800- Nokia 5300 Express Music (S40 3rd Edition FP2, 262K color QVGA, slider, 106gms, 20mm thick, microSD slot, 3hrs TT, BT, EDGE, 1.3MP cam, spkrfon, Media Player, 2.5mm stereo port, A2DP, miniUSB port with USB 2.0, supplied 256MB mem card & headset)
Rs.12500- Nokia 5500 (S60 3rd edition, 220MHz CPU, 20MB RAM, 18mm thick, 103gms, 4hrs TT, 262K 208x208 pixels 1.7" TFT display, 64MB int mem/microSD slot, BT/IR, 2MP cam, TriBand GSM, FM radio)
Rs.13500- SE K610i (17mm thick, 89gms, 7hrs TT, 65K TFT LCD, M2 card slot, BT, 2MP cam/front VGA cam, 3G/TriBand GSM)
Rs.14500- Motorola Ming A1200 (Linux OS, 21.5mm thick, 122gms, 4hrs TT, 262K QVGA TFT touchscreen disp, microSD slot;512MB bundled, BT, 2MP cam, Document Viewer, Music Player/FM radio, A2DP, QuadBand GSM)
Rs.15000- SE W810i (19.5mm thick, 99gms, 8hrs TT, M2 mem slot/512MB mem card, 262K color disp, BT/IR, spkrfon, 2MP cam, FM radio, EDGE)
Rs.16000- Nokia N70m (S60 8.1a FP3, 220Mhz CPU, 30MB free RAM, 22mm thick, 126gms, 3.5hrs TT, Bluetooth 2.0, 2.1" 262K color disp, 2MP cam/front VGA cam, 3G/EDGE, FM radio, 512MB DV-RSMMC memory bundled)
Rs.18000- SE K790i (262K color QVGA disp, 22mm thick, 115gms, 3.2MP cam[AutoFocus; image stabilizer; Xenon flash], 60MB internal mem, 64MB bundled M2 card, EDGE, A2DP, FM radio, BT/IR, push Email, USB mass storage, flight mode, 7hrs TT)
Rs.20000- SE W850i (Slider, 21mm thick, 116gms, 10hrs TT, 1GB mem card, 262K QVGA disp, BT/IR, spkrfon, 2MP cam/front VGA cam, FM radio, 3G)
Rs.22000- Nokia N73 music edition (S60 9.1, 19mm, 116gms, 6hrs TT, 42MB mem, miniSD slot/bundled card, 262K 2.4" QVGA display, BT/IR, 3.15MP[AutoFocus]/front VGA cam, FM radio, stereo spkr, 3G)
Rs.25000- DOPOD 818Pro/iMate JAMin (Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC phone, TI OMAP850 200MHz CPU, 128MB ROM/64MB RAM, SD card slot, 18.2mm thick, 150gms, 5hrs TT, 65K 2.8" QVGA touchscreen display, BT/IR/WiFi, 2MP cam, MS Office Mobile, Windows Media Player, Skype, QuadBand GSM, GPRS/EDGE/MMS)
Rs.30000- SE P990i (S60 9.1 UIQ3, 25mm thick, 155gms, 208Mhz OMAP CPU, 60MB internal mem, 15MB free RAM, 2D/3D hardware accelerator, MemStick Duo slot, 9hrs TT, 262K QVGA touchscreen disp, BT/IR, UMTS 2100, 2MP[AF]/front VGA cam, business card scanner, handwriting recognition, push e-mail, FM radio, Media Player, WIFI b, USB mass storage)
Rs.32000- SPICE EDGE S-1000{it's an Asus P525 PPC, rebranded} (WindowsMobile5.0 PPC phone, Intel XScale 416Mhz CPU, 128MB ROM/64MB RAM, miniSD slot, 160gms, 5hrs TT, 2.8" QVGA screen, touchscreen display & alpha-numeric keypad with joystick, 2MP cam[AF], business card scanner, push e-mail, WIFI b/g, BT/IR, USB mass storage, MS OFFICE mobile, Windows Media Player, SKYPE, QuadBand GSM, GPRS/MMS)
Rs.38000- DOPOD C800 (Windows Mobile 5.0 PPC phone, TI OMAP850 200MHz CPU, 128MB ROM/64MB RAM, microSD slot, 17" thick, 168gms, 5hrs TT, 65K 2.8" QVGA touchscreen disp, BT/WiFi, 2MP cam, MS Office Mobile, Windows Media Player, semi-auto sliding QWERTY KB, QuadBand GSM, GPRS/EDGE/MMS)
Rs.42000- O2 Atom Executive (Windows Mobile 5.0 PPC phone, Intel XScale 520MHz CPU, 192MB ROM/64MB RAM, miniSD slot, 18.5mm thick, 140gms, 5.5hrs TT, 262K 2.8" QVGA touchscreen disp, BT/IR/WIFI, 2MP cam, MS Office Mobile, Windows Media Player, Skype, FM radio, TriBand GSM, GPRS/EDGE/MMS)
OTHER NOTABLES- Nokia 6126, Nokia 6233, Motorola L7e, SE W710i, SE Z610i, Nokia 6300 **, iMate SPL, Nokia 6290 **, Samsung D900, Nokia E61i **, Nokia N93i **
Here's some low cost EDGE enabled phones, useful for PC connectivity:
Nokia 6020 (EDGE Class6, upto 177.6kbps)
Nokia 6070 (EDGE Class6)
Nokia 6080 (EDGE Class6)
Nokia 6085 (EDGE Class10)
Samsung E250 (EDGE Class10)
Samsung X670 (EDGE Class10)
Nokia 6151 (EDGE Class10)
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ajeetpv
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where are K750, k790.? |
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Gr8 work...useful ....thanks 
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ali_baba
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@ ajeetpv
Sorry dat i left out k790i. I'v added it to the main list. And k750i, is for those who need a better camera than Nokia 5300/6131. So I'v added it as an alternative to Nokia 5300.
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ali_baba
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Hav added a section for low cost EDGE enabled fons... happy shoppin!
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ali_baba
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More EDGE fons n mor budget poodles!!
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c_vignesh
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@ali_baba :
Can you tell me the approximate market price of K510i / K600i / K750i ...and do u know what is the color of keypad backlight in K510i
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ali_baba
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Well K510 wud b priced around Rs.6500 & its keypad is lit orangish. I'm not aware of any recent price drops...
K600 is actually a withdrawn model & so I don know the price of remainin pieces, if any.
K750 is priced Rs.10500...
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c_vignesh
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Thanks ali_baba
I usually see prices at www.univercell.in , www.indiagsm.com , www.futurebazaar.com
From what I saw in some video reviews of k510 the backlight seemed green ..and how would you compare it to Samsung X630 
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ali_baba
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Well both are very comparable...
If data connectivity is ur main intention, ie: if u need EDGE, go 4 X630
But if u need gud cam, better SW suport & better talk-time go for SE
Quite easy, Eh?
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Thanks mate ...but in my town there is no EDGE support ..i mainly looked at X630 bcos of its 176 x 220 TFT display ..but I am little doubtful of Samsung UI
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ali_baba
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Well... my personal suggestion. Instead of goin 4 any of thos handsets its better to hunt 4 a 2nd hand Nok 6630.
u may hav to spend a 1000 mor. but its worth it...
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On 2007-01-19 14:33:00, ali_baba wrote:
Well K510 wud b priced around Rs.6500 & its keypad is lit orangish. I'm not aware of any recent price drops...
K600 is actually a withdrawn model & so I don know the price of remainin pieces, if any.
K750 is priced Rs.10500...
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Btw the K510i's keypad had green LEDs, the one I have has anyways, not sure if it's any different for the phones in the Indian market
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c_vignesh
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@sammy_boy : Thanks for clarifying it ..how would you rate the K510i in terms of call quality , UI stability
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ali_baba
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K510i has green baklit! Wel i thought SE stil released sets wit orang baklit.. sory Vignesh...
K510 has gud voice clarity and quite fast UI. I know a guy usin it nd he's quite happy wit it. wel d guy's jus a generic user, though...
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