How is Samsung i780, 15k-18K phone dilemma

[Ricky]

Hi.. 3G is out and like many I think I should now go for some good 3G phone.
But my requirement is qwerty keyboard, I am not really into music etc.. and I don't want slider phone.. I have been using one .. Qwerty Keypad is must.

THough my budget was something 15K .. can stretch further if samsung i780 is worthy enough. It costs around Rs. 17.8K at my place..
It has touch screen, HSDPA (3G) , Qwerty keypad and optical trackhpad.
Downside is I guess 2MP camera and may be others.. so I need my digit fora friends to help me out.

Should I go for this phone ?

Still.. do we have any other brand /phone available in India with HSDPA and Qwerty (my priority) in budget of 15K ?

phone like n80, n82 etc.. are not considered.. only qwerty phones.

 

[dreamcatcher]

P1i. Awesome cam with touchscreen and qwerty.

 

[k4ce]

i would go for the samsung i780 ... it has also got a favourable review from gsmarena

 

[Ricky]

P1i. Awesome cam with touchscreen and qwerty.

And what to do if you want real 3G ie. HSDPA ? It doesn't have that!

 

[dreamcatcher]

Real 3g?? HSDPA is 3.5g and it wont be available in India for the next 5 years.

 

[Ricky]

I saw its specs.. its supports only UMTS .. upto 386 kbps.. While BSNL launched 3G service says that they provide speed upto 2mbps but its not mentioned clearly anywhere..

Still, I will look for a phone which is HSDPA compliant.

I have not finalized the phone, I am open to suggestions in price band of 15K

 

[Ricky]

No views required.. seems Digit forum is kind of dull these days.. I bought the Samsung i780 already !..

 

[sujoyp]

Congrats man...sooo now we can expect a review of Samsung i780 soon

 

[Ricky]

lolz.. it was launched back in 2008 July I guess. . so for review.. quite late

 

[sujoyp]

hey u bought it sooo a short hands on review from ur side...comon we dont wanna professional one anyways