** ~10k mobile advice thread **

[thetechfreak]

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This is THE DUAL phone of your budget
LG Optimus Net Dual Sim P698: Price in India, Reviews, Specification: Flipkart.com

Yes even I own it. and its dual sim Active. Specs mentioned there itself

edit: Yes the battery leaves loads to be desired

 

[coderunknown]

Will Galaxy Ace + n Ace 2 be available in this budget ?
What about motorola Defy ?

Ace2 will be lot higher than 10k. say 15k or so.

your next bet is Net Dual or maybe wait for Lumia 610 if it sells anything close to 12k. Else consider Ace if you find it for 11-12k (unlikely). Defy is discontinued and a finding it won't be any easy task.

Also in Android signal eats a lot of charge. So dual sim (if dual standby) then it mayn't last even 24hrs. go for one with biggest battery. Also show her HTC Explorer. Sense UI looks really nice (though bloatware for most).

 

[sinoop_joy]

@thetechfreak n sam
Thak you for your suggestions. I showed her your suggestions.
She said like she cannot have charger with her all the time.. And said, She is fine with SINGLE SIM phones.

So if it is not a dual sim Android, which are the options availble ?



HTC Explorer has just 90MB internal space right ?
LG optimus NET looks better in terms of specs. Is the same in real also ?


Otherwise the specs are good. Any other SINGE SIM phone suggestions ?

 

[koolent]

Bro, under this rangeHTC Explorer is not a bad option Either..

OR

LG Optimus Net P690, Single Sim

Both Can be gud options

If you want QWERTY, Go for Galaxy Pro or Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos B5512

 

[sinoop_joy]

K. Thanks..


One more doubt. Is it wise to consider other OSes instead of just sticking to android ?

Phones like Nokia 500 are far more better on paper than these Droids ryt ?


Should i consider them ?

 

[coderunknown]

@thetechfreak n sam
Thak you for your suggestions. I showed her your suggestions.
She said like she cannot have charger with her all the time.. And said, She is fine with SINGLE SIM phones.

So if it is not a dual sim Android, which are the options availble ?

HTC Explorer has just 90MB internal space right ?
LG optimus NET looks better in terms of specs. Is the same in real also ?

Otherwise the specs are good. Any other SINGE SIM phone suggestions ?

HTC Explorer, LG Optimus Net/Dual. The LG mobile comes with bigger battery so "may" provide more backup but can't say if it'll be better than Explorer.

also someone said about 90Mb internal memory so copy-pasted it in the guide. a few guys here brought Explorer and i asked them about internal memory but nobody cared to reply.

K. Thanks..

One more doubt. Is it wise to consider other OSes instead of just sticking to android ?

Phones like Nokia 500 are far more better on paper than these Droids ryt ?


Should i consider them ?

other OS = BlackBerry, BADA & Symbian. BADA is way too basic and extreme lack of apps. lacks even some basic apps. Blackberry, well only a single mobile is there at 10k.

Symbian is there but Nokia 500 doesn't have any kind of GPU making the mobile a potential failure. read the GSMArena comments. everyone say one thing: mobile hangs & restarts randomly. not to mention its Symbian is crippled to run on the graphics processor less hardware.

else check Nokia 603 (12k or higher) or wait for Nokia Lumia 610 (expected price is 12-13k).

 

[sinoop_joy]

@Sam:
Thank you..
Also will the 800(optimus net) vs 600 (HTC) processor speed makes any difference ?


Any LG optimus NET users here ?

Is it true that it doesnt support flash ?
If it doesnt support i can just blindly go for HTC Explorer.

Also I found a pretty good deal here

 

[pramudit]

@Sam:
Thank you..
Also will the 800(optimus net) vs 600 (HTC) processor speed makes any difference ?


Any LG optimus NET users here ?

Is it true that it doesnt support flash ?
If it doesnt support i can just blindly go for HTC Explorer.

Also I found a pretty good deal here

actually explorer 600mhz proccy is much better than 800mhz of optimus net due to its scorpion chipset...

net doesnt have official flash support but you can get arm11 flash player from xda....

 

[coderunknown]

@Sam:
Thank you..
Also will the 800(optimus net) vs 600 (HTC) processor speed makes any difference ?

actually explorer 600mhz proccy is.much better than 800mhz of oprimus net due to its scorpion chipset...

i hope you got your answer

Any LG optimus NET users here ?

AFAIK, there is one Optimus Net user and another one using Optimus Net Dual. But seriously, Android is really power hungry and hence dual sim will cause more battery problem.

 

[banskt]

sinoop_joy, I am using your table without your permission. Hope you wouldn't mind. Thanks.

1. Budget?| Max limit 15k, lower = better
2. Display type and size? | 3" or higher
3. Form Factor? bar, slider, flip? | Anything
4. Preferred choice of brand? | Not brand specific
5. Preferred input method (QWERTY, touchscreen, numpad, touch-n-type). | QWERTY
6. What camera option you want? Please specify need for flash, autofocus, front facing camera. | Anything is fine
7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc). | Linux is preferable . If not, then Android.
8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please specify clearly. | I need a fast internet , I am not at all experienced in mobile connectivity. What would provide me the fastest mobile browsing speed in India?
9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc)? | pdf reader, bash shell (is it possible?)
10. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming etc) ? | phone, mail, internet, multimedia.
11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration? | Nokia E5, Motorola Fire XT311, Blackberry Curve 9300
12. Any other info that you want to share | It would be great if I can have a touchscreen + Qwerty, but qwerty is primary and must.

I don't understand why QWERTY phones have be predominantly neglected in this thread. Is there any problem with them?

 

[kishangupta]

Hi, Friends I am also searching a mobile in 13k budget. Previously I set my mind for android phone, but I heard everywhere that it is consuming too much power. So phone need to recharge too much.

Is there any alternative for android, which has good hardware and applications with more buttery backup.

 

[Zangetsu]

Hi, Friends I am also searching a mobile in 13k budget. Previously I set my mind for android phone, but I heard everywhere that it is consuming too much power. So phone need to recharge too much.

for 13k Sony Ericssion Live Walkman is best

Is there any alternative for android, which has good hardware and applications with more buttery backup.

Nokia Cell phones have best battery backup

 

[coderunknown]

I don't understand why QWERTY phones have be predominantly neglected in this thread. Is there any problem with them?

Xperia Mini Pro or HTC Chacha.

Hi, Friends I am also searching a mobile in 13k budget. Previously I set my mind for android phone, but I heard everywhere that it is consuming too much power. So phone need to recharge too much.

Is there any alternative for android, which has good hardware and applications with more buttery backup.

With Android, you'll need to charge almost daily. A full charge lasts for a day with heavy use like gaming, browsing, videos, etc. Nokia will offer around 2 days backup but its your decision.

PS: Nokia's H/W is way better than most (or should i say any) sub 15k Android mobile.

 

[sinoop_joy]

Which is better ?

Motorola Fire XT or HTC Explorer ?
I finalised with HTC Explorer and now only i came to know about Motorola Fire XT.
Spec wise Fire XT is better. I want to know how good is Motorola phones and the overall hanset.
Thanks in advance

 

[pramudit]

moto fire xt is overall better than explorer except for proccy.... its one choice to go for performance or the general things like camera, screen etc...

 

[sinoop_joy]

what is this "proccy" ?

I didnt understand

 

[coderunknown]

what is this "proccy" ?

I didnt understand

processor. Explorer has a new processor that should be a bit faster & eat less battery.

Which is better ?

Motorola Fire XT or HTC Explorer ?
I finalised with HTC Explorer and now only i came to know about Motorola Fire XT.
Spec wise Fire XT is better. I want to know how good is Motorola phones and the overall hanset.
Thanks in advance

motorol fire xt review.

 

[pramudit]

processor....

 

[aroraanant]

I have recently bought a HTC Explorer for my friend and it really a great phone for the price....I think you should have a look at, I m sure you gonna like it.

 

[sinoop_joy]

I have finalised with HTC explorer as I heard Motorola Fire XT is not that good.

So can anyone suggest me any god deals for HTC Explorer ?


Any better offer than this one ?
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