Best camera phone with 3G !
My handset is dead, so I am out buying some new handset, but upcoming 3G tech. must be considered as a feature in that handset.
Before reading this thread be ready for some head-banging, coz that's what I've been doing since last couple of days.
First off, I want to make sure what would be the operating band AND freq. of 3G. which one of WCDMA / UMTS / HSDPA and what freq.? I don't know anything about this, so plz forgive if its some stupid question.
But I know that HSDPA is an software upgrade to UMTS, so HSDPA gives speeds like 3.6 Mbps while UMTS is 368 kbps max.(from what I've read somewhere)
Many guys have been spamming blogs like "3G in India". I say #$%@ them! First consider which phones are operatable and what freq and band is req. for 3G operation. I shouldn't be buying a 3G model and find later that it is not compatible with the operator/band/frequency..
The best phone that I should be buying would be {3.2 MP Camera + HSDPA} and design MUST be clamshell(bar), not slider. But the most interesting part is:
* Sony Ericsson's G502 has HSDPA and 2.0 MP camera, which is 1.2 MegaPixel lesser than my above expectation and costs just Rs.8500 (I am willing to pay Rs.3000 extra for that additional 1.2 MP)
*Nokia N73 has big screen and 3.2 Camera but lacks HSDPA, costs ~Rs.11000
Damn!
I have been searching everywhere to find some phone between these two, but have been unsuccessful to find a good match with my budget upto Rs. 11500. There must be some phone coz these both are in my budget.
Suggest me a phone if you know one that matches with my req., or select one from below, OR suggest mobile companies to make that #$%^ing phone
Anyways, thanks for reading this, and mucho thanks if you have some suggestion/solution for this problem.
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Here are some 3G-capable handsets:
Nokia E51 - Rs. 11400
2.0 MP Camera
GPRS / EDGE (EGPRS) / WCDMA (UMTS) / HSCSD / HSDPA 1.8
[GSM : 850/900/1800/1900 MHz UMTS : 2100 MHz]
E51 has WiFi as well, which other phones(below) apparantly don't have. Actually, it has everything, but maybe a little short on camera quality.
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-->Nokia N73 - Rs.~11000
* 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics
* Large, bright 2.4-inch display
* Advanced auto-focus and mechanical shutter
* Stereo FM and support for Visual Radio
* Download and stream videos with built-in RealPlayer
* Quadband EGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 190 MHz
* Dual mode WCDMA / GSM
* WCDMA 2100 MHz
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Nokia 5320 XpressMusic - Rs.~10000
2.0 MP Camera
* Dual-band WCDMA/HSDPA 900/2100*
* Quad-band GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
*Support for Dualband WCDMA/HSDPA 1900/850 is available in Latin America. (??? Any clue on this one!?)
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Sony Ericsson K810i - Rs. 12195
Cybershot Phone - 3.2 MP Xenon Flash Autofocus Camera
GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / UMTS 2100
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Sony Ericsson K660i - Rs. 10,595
Camera 2-megapixel / Digital zoom 4x / Picture blogging / Video record
EDGE / UMTS 2100 / HSDPA / GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
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Sony Ericsson K530i - Rs. 8,295
Camera 2-megapixel / Digital zoom 2.5x / Picture blogging / Video record
GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / UMTS 2100
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-->Sony Ericsson G502 - Rs. 8,500
Camera 2-megapixel / Digital zoom 4x / Picture blogging / Video record
UMTS 2100 / HSDPA 2100 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
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My handset is dead, so I am out buying some new handset, but upcoming 3G tech. must be considered as a feature in that handset.
Before reading this thread be ready for some head-banging, coz that's what I've been doing since last couple of days.
First off, I want to make sure what would be the operating band AND freq. of 3G. which one of WCDMA / UMTS / HSDPA and what freq.? I don't know anything about this, so plz forgive if its some stupid question.
But I know that HSDPA is an software upgrade to UMTS, so HSDPA gives speeds like 3.6 Mbps while UMTS is 368 kbps max.(from what I've read somewhere)
Many guys have been spamming blogs like "3G in India". I say #$%@ them! First consider which phones are operatable and what freq and band is req. for 3G operation. I shouldn't be buying a 3G model and find later that it is not compatible with the operator/band/frequency..
The best phone that I should be buying would be {3.2 MP Camera + HSDPA} and design MUST be clamshell(bar), not slider. But the most interesting part is:
* Sony Ericsson's G502 has HSDPA and 2.0 MP camera, which is 1.2 MegaPixel lesser than my above expectation and costs just Rs.8500 (I am willing to pay Rs.3000 extra for that additional 1.2 MP)
*Nokia N73 has big screen and 3.2 Camera but lacks HSDPA, costs ~Rs.11000
Damn!
I have been searching everywhere to find some phone between these two, but have been unsuccessful to find a good match with my budget upto Rs. 11500. There must be some phone coz these both are in my budget.
Suggest me a phone if you know one that matches with my req., or select one from below, OR suggest mobile companies to make that #$%^ing phone
Anyways, thanks for reading this, and mucho thanks if you have some suggestion/solution for this problem.
-------------------------------------------
Here are some 3G-capable handsets:
Nokia E51 - Rs. 11400
2.0 MP Camera
GPRS / EDGE (EGPRS) / WCDMA (UMTS) / HSCSD / HSDPA 1.8
[GSM : 850/900/1800/1900 MHz UMTS : 2100 MHz]
E51 has WiFi as well, which other phones(below) apparantly don't have. Actually, it has everything, but maybe a little short on camera quality.
-------------------------------------------
-->Nokia N73 - Rs.~11000
* 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics
* Large, bright 2.4-inch display
* Advanced auto-focus and mechanical shutter
* Stereo FM and support for Visual Radio
* Download and stream videos with built-in RealPlayer
* Quadband EGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 190 MHz
* Dual mode WCDMA / GSM
* WCDMA 2100 MHz
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Nokia 5320 XpressMusic - Rs.~10000
2.0 MP Camera
* Dual-band WCDMA/HSDPA 900/2100*
* Quad-band GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
*Support for Dualband WCDMA/HSDPA 1900/850 is available in Latin America. (??? Any clue on this one!?)
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Sony Ericsson K810i - Rs. 12195
Cybershot Phone - 3.2 MP Xenon Flash Autofocus Camera
GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / UMTS 2100
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Sony Ericsson K660i - Rs. 10,595
Camera 2-megapixel / Digital zoom 4x / Picture blogging / Video record
EDGE / UMTS 2100 / HSDPA / GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
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Sony Ericsson K530i - Rs. 8,295
Camera 2-megapixel / Digital zoom 2.5x / Picture blogging / Video record
GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / UMTS 2100
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-->Sony Ericsson G502 - Rs. 8,500
Camera 2-megapixel / Digital zoom 4x / Picture blogging / Video record
UMTS 2100 / HSDPA 2100 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
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