Getting Samsung i450 , any other option ?

[rohan_mhtr]

Ok I lost my beloved n91 and i am currently using nokia 1100 that has this horrible black and white display . Want to get rid of this phone quickly .
Budget is strictly not more then Rs11000 and so i have shortlisted some phones and i450 seems most appropriate . I prefer good sound quality and 2mp camera is enough since i have a sony digicam . I prefer symbian because of various applications available and also i get bored of non symbian phones after 3-4 months .
Guys are there any other options , how about 5320 but its display is small and looks are cheap . Please suggest guys .

 

[rajhot]

+1 for 5320 it is FP2
Almost all the features are same for both the mobile except the OS & form factor so its upto u ..whether u need a slider or a candybar

 

[rohan_mhtr]

+1 for 5320 it is FP2
Almost all the features are same for both the mobile except the OS & form factor so its upto u ..whether u need a slider or a candybar

Even my first prefernce was 5320 but that was before when i only saw it on internet . When you see it actually it looks very cheap and display size is the main concern , also heard that it is unhackable yet .

 

[rajhot]

It is hackable with Latest HelloX.
I agree abt the display but all Xpress Music phones have a small display as they r music branded mobiles.
U'll be playing any videos on ur mobile?

 

[desiibond]

I have used i450 for a month and nokia 5320 is clearly no match for this music monster. Go for it.

it has bigger screen, better battery life, better music quality and it's web browser rocks

 

[rohan_mhtr]

OK so i am getting i450 for rs9500 but i have checked its demo for music quality and the volume seems to be little low considering the fact that i was using n91 before but the quality of sound was good .
Any other option before buying this phone .
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It is hackable with Latest HelloX.

U'll be playing any videos on ur mobile?

ya offcourse , thats why i was also considering lg cookie but for that i will hav to increase my budget , also it does not have a 3.5mm jack .

 

[Cool G5]

Do not go for 5320, it has really small display & not so good sound.
+1 for i450.

 

[krates]

i450 FTW....

 

[rohan_mhtr]

So it looks like i450 , but sadly no n gage . By the way any1 using i450 has suffered any problem ?

 

[Tamoghno]

The only phone i've heard that come close to n91 is n81. But it'll be out of your budget.

Btw , i'd personally prefer 5320 for its ngage support . But i agree that the phone looks quite cheap . Even 5130 look better. Also keep an eye on upcoming 5630 , shouldn't far off your budget.

 

[rohan_mhtr]

5630 ? release date and cost ?
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I should have named this thread i450 vs 5320 since there r not many options for me in this range , are there ?

 

[krates]

get i450 buddy 5630 looks cheaper then 5320

 

[rohan_mhtr]

*img21.imageshack.us/img21/3365/5320o.th.jpg

*img21.imageshack.us/img21/5312/i450.th.jpg

which one guys .

 

[desiibond]

So it looks like i450 , but sadly no n gage . By the way any1 using i450 has suffered any problem ?

No problems so far. My friend bought it half a year ago and it's working fine. Rock solid OS (symbian S60). As you told, only downside is it's low volume, which can be fixed by using quality headphones like Sony MDR-EX35LP which are in-ear headphones and by blocking external noise, will be pumping out clear and loud audio into your ears.

 

[Coool]

+ 1 for i450......

 

[Cool G5]

ngage is fun only in the beginning, you will get bored sooner or later.

 

[yogi7272]

About samsung i450 - just check some reviews for how much free ram u have at ur disposal after the bootup. I heard it has very low amount of ram to work with. Not sure but just check that thing before making a purchase.

 

[rohan_mhtr]

As you told, only downside is it's low volume, which can be fixed by using quality headphones like Sony MDR-EX35LP which are in-ear headphones and by blocking external noise, will be pumping out clear and loud audio into your ears.

I have ep-630 and with it i checked the demo of i450 for its sound quality and it was really good but sadly a little low . Also the demo cell had only one song to play and i could not judge with just 1 song .
Also a friend of mine has i450 and he says that he has managed to install n gage 2.0 on it and some n gage games actually work on it but i am not sure since i havent yet checked .
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About samsung i450 - just check some reviews for how much free ram u have at ur disposal after the bootup. I heard it has very low amount of ram to work with. Not sure but just check that thing before making a purchase.

I am sure it wont be as bad as my previous n91 but interference looked pretty fast enough and also faster then my friends n81 who was along with me .

 

[girish.g]

i450 has about 14MB ram on startup
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there are no stereo effects through speakers until you slide the phone up. its a pretty slow phone overall.

 

[rohan_mhtr]

i450 has about 14MB ram on startup
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there are no stereo effects through speakers until you slide the phone up. its a pretty slow phone overall.

My friend has an i450 with a 4gb card fully loaded with songs , videos , apps and all that naughty stuff but still it was pretty fast and i hardly saw any lag . Any way i checked out this link where i450 was compared with n81 and there is no difference at all
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=dju-F0kXRCg