Help me choose between phones

[shaunak]

I am looking to buy a new phone.

I have narrowed my choice to two, the k530i and the G502. I am totally confused between the two. I tried weighing pros and cons and got stuck. So I will just list them and have you guys decide.

Stuff in favour of 530i
* 3G + Dual cams (When 3G does land up here, ill be ready )
* Styling: Liked the classic candybar look + more compact
* Longer battery life + Screen more readable outdoors
*Comes With a 512MB card

Stuff in favour of the G502
* A200 interface
* QVGA screen
* HSDPA

Which one should I choose?
Also, how about the K800? How much does it retail for now?

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If you are suggesting any other phone then:

My requirements are:
* Should be able to play my Mp3 files, decently.
* USB mass storage ready. I need to be able to transfer files under Linux (Main reason i am not buying nokia)
* Fast interface
* Dont care much for pic quality, as long as it takes pictures and is just about usable on my blog/ good enuff to email
* Dont care at all for video recording
* Dont like flashy phones
* I like SE phones , not that I am not willing to consider others.
* FM Radio, alarms and calander a must

My budget is circa 8K.

Cheers,
Shaunak

 

[krates]

better buy K550i for 7.5k

 

[Sumeet_naik]

K550i is not 3g ready.. K530i is pretty good.. I own one..

 

[shaunak]

Shops arent stocking the k550i nemore....

My main point of doubght is the A200 interface, which the g502 has. Is it worth sacrificing the video call ability of the K530i for it?

@Sumeet_naik: Can the K530i handle a little rough use (maybe a few drops)?
How is the battery life like?

 

[krates]

^^^ video call is of no use till 3g is ready

and after that even i think it is pretty useless

 

[choicefreedom2000]

krates is right
k550i is better overall
excellent camera and looks
but for the music i suggest k530i
i don't think 3g willl be more useful after 3g

 

[shaunak]

Even I am quite skeptical about 3G in india, infact my plain Vodafone GPRS is not working since yesterday!

I would have bought the K550i but shops have stopped stocking it. So really my choice is limited to the K530i and the G502.

As I said camera quality is not important to me, but music quality is. Which of the two (K530 and G502) have better music playback quality?