Smartphone Buying Guide [Work In Progress]

[desiibond]

Before I make a more detailed list, here is the draft:

Below 10k:

Model | Price | OS | Availability
Spice Mi-310|7,300|Android|available
Samsung Galaxy 3|7,500|Android :not easy to find
Samsung Galaxy Pro|8,500|Android|available
Samsung Galaxy 551|9,200|Android|not easy to find
Dell XCD35|10,000|Android|only select stores
LG Optimus One P500|10,000|Android |available
Nokia C5|7,600|Symbian S60|available
Nokia X3-02|7,800|Symbian S40|available
Nokia E5|9,500|Symbian S60 |available

Spice Mi-310:

The Good:

• Standard resolution display
• Decent build quality
• 3G, Wi-FI, GPS
• Optical Trackpad
• very good price

The Bad:

• support/updates a big question mark
• Battery is low at 1200mAh
• Very low internal memory

Who should buy this phone:
Those looking for a cheapest smartphone that can do everything, not concerned about support or updates to firmware

Product Page: *www.spiceglobal.com/SpiceMobiles/Model.aspx?id=187
User Guide: *www.spiceglobal.com/SpiceMobiles/displaymanual.aspx?id=cf94a34a-7085-453c-bb5b-6dc67707fddc.pdf (PDF)

Samsung Galaxy Pro:

The Good:

• Excellent qwerty and good touch display
• 802.11n/3g/GPS in a sub-10k phone
• Superb price
• Document Editor
• Digital Compass

The Bad:

• 256k colors only
• No flash for camera and no front facing camera
• Froyo is getting outdated
• 270MB of RAM is less if you are planning to use lot of new apps

Who should buy this one:
qwerty lovers who want low-cost all-in-one package powered by android OS.

Product page: *www.samsung.com/in/consumer/mobile...AINU/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&returnurl=
User Guide: *org.downloadcenter.samsung.com/dow...5123351/GT-B7510_UM_EU_Eng_Rev.1.1_110316.pdf


LG Optimus One:

The Good:

• Standard resolution display
• 512MB RAM
• Froyo pre-installed
• Dedicated Graphics Accelerator
• Native support for DivX
• Lot of custom ROMs and good dev support
• Minimal modification to Android UI

The Bad:

• Mediocre camera (no flash)

Who should buy this:

Anyone with a max budget of 10k, unless you want a hardkey qwerty.

Product Page: *www.lg.com/in/mobile-phones/all-phones/LG-smart-phones-P500.jsp
User Guide: *www.lg.com/in/mobile-phones/images/RDL-1010-00472_LG-P500_IND_101027-2_1,0_Printout.pdf

10k to 15k:

Model | Price | OS | Availability
Nokia C6-01|13,900|Symbian S^3
HTC Wildfire:S|13,400|Android Spice Mi-410|14,000~|Android
Samsung Galaxy Ace|14,500~|Android
Motorola Defy|15,000|Android
Blackberry Curve 3G 9300|13,000|BB OS

15k-20k:

Model | Price | OS | Availability HTC Mozart|15,500|WP7 |at saholic
Nokia C7|16,700|Symbian S^3
Nokia E6|17,500|Symbian S^3 Anna
HTC Desire|16,500|Android
Samsung Google Nexus S|19,900|Android
Samsung galaxy S:L|19,000|Android
LG Optimus Black|19,900|Android
Samsung Wave II|15,200|Bada
iPhone 3GS|19,900|iOS

20k-25k:

Model | Price | OS | Availability
Nokia X7|20,700|Symbian S^3 Anna
Nokia N8|22,300|Symbian S^3
HTC Salsa|22,300|Android
Dell Venue|22,400|Android
HTC Desire:S|22,900|Android
Samsung Galaxy S|23,000|Android
Blackberry Bold 3|22,000|BB OS

25k-30k:

Model | Price | OS | Availability
Nokia E7|26,000|Symbian S^3
LG Optimus 2X|25,500|Android
HTC Incredible:S|26,500|Android
Desire:HD|26,600|Android
SE Xperia Arc|27,500|Android
HTC Sensation|29,900|Android
Dell Venue Pro|29,000|WP7

30k+:

Model | Price | OS | Availability
SE Xperia Play|30,600|Android
Samsung Galaxy SII|30,500|Android Apple iPhone 4|34,000+|iOS

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Source: flipkart.com, infibeam.comNokia N8|22,300|Symbian S^3

 

[krishnandu.sarkar]

Thanks desiibond for stepping in. I request all other Mobile Gurus here at TDF, to contact Desiibond and work together and get this thread working, as we get same type of queries now and then.

 

[SlashDK]

Nice draft. You should take mobiles from Digit magazine's tests a few months back. Also add a section for availability. Just tell whether easily available,available online or rare(WP7 phones). Also add Samsung Wave II.

 

[desiibond]

Nice draft. You should take mobiles from Digit magazine's tests a few months back. Also add a section for availability. Just tell whether easily available,available online or rare(WP7 phones). Also add Samsung Wave II.

yes. there is another list with phones that not everyone likes.

 

[SlashDK]

I'll try to make a list of a few phones and add them here.

 

[comp@ddict]

Nokia X7 priced at 20.7k only, saholic.com

Nokia C6-01 priced at 12.5k at letsbuy after applying coupon.

You know I think we should have a list of websites and the applicable coupons too in this thread for mobile phones.

 

[desiibond]

Nokia X7 priced at 20.7k only, saholic.com

Nokia C6-01 priced at 12.5k at letsbuy after applying coupon.

You know I think we should have a list of websites and the applicable coupons too in this thread for mobile phones.

let's keep the price-after-coupon away from this list. We have a separate thread about that kind of deals.

 

[krishnandu.sarkar]

^^No, let this be buying guide. We are already discussing on a Hot Deals section under Market, where coupons and deals can be shared.

Let this thread just be a buying guide and update it regularly so that it doesn't dies, and peoples don't come up with same query again and again. After desiibond and you guys are ready, we'll merge the other threads with this one.

One suggestion please decorate it

 

[desiibond]

One suggestion please decorate it

Be my guest. am poor with this decoration thing

Phones that are popular among users are in Bold

PS: there is lot more to add

 

[krishnandu.sarkar]

And if possible mention the source from where price is taken.

 

[reddead]

+ 1 for source and coupon codes too if applicable

 

[krishnandu.sarkar]

Continue the deals and coupons discussion over *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/mobile-monsters/143409-mobile-deals-price-updates-digitians.html

@desiibond You are right, let the old threads be as it is, we'll merge any new threads from now on.

 

[azzu]

Two Seperate threads for Mobile prices ??

 

[coderunknown]

so this thread is for the best mobile for money & which one is recommended among the crop of similar mobile?
and the next one is simply a pricelist with "deal of the week".

so can't one just check the 2nd thread about where a particular mobile is avl? or is it necessary to add here?

and its better to keep this thread as simple as possible by avoiding coupon codes, discounts, gifts, etc.

 

[krishnandu.sarkar]

Two Seperate threads for Mobile prices ??

This is mobile phone buying guide, we decided to come with a sticky thread which will be daily updated to face the threads which come up with almost same queries everyday.

And the other thread is about deals, in simple words where you'll get a particular mobile at lowest price along with coupons.

And this one is about choosing that particular mobile for which you'll be looking for coupons

 

[azzu]

This is mobile phone buying guide, we decided to come with a sticky thread which will be daily updated to face the threads which come up with almost same queries everyday.

And the other thread is about deals, in simple words where you'll get a particular mobile at lowest price along with coupons.

And this one is about choosing that particular mobile for which you'll be looking for coupons

i still dont get it.....
the other thread is useless with this one being active..
this thread has the Price list and the mobile (similar to mine)
whats the diff then ( just the name ? ..smartphone buying guide?and is categorized by price range)

 

[desiibond]

i still dont get it.....
the other thread is useless with this one being active..
this thread has the Price list and the mobile (similar to mine)
whats the diff then ( just the name ? ..smartphone buying guide?and is categorized by price range)

There would be countless deals and offers for these phones. Do you really want to mess up this thread by putting all those deals and coupon codes in here?

Also, I have made some changes to the thread that you initiated. cleared the thread of price list so that it can be used exclusively for coupon codes. If you don't want this change, please let me know and I shall revert the changes.

 

[azzu]

There would be countless deals and offers for these phones. Do you really want to mess up this thread by putting all those deals and coupon codes in here?

Also, I have made some changes to the thread that you initiated. cleared the thread of price list so that it can be used exclusively for coupon codes. If you don't want this change, please let me know and I shall revert the changes.

Its not like i want to mess up this thread....
putting up two threads with Prices of mobile's is confusing for the user's
i want to say is that we already have the Mobile price+best deals thread...
just make this thread Mobile buying guide...(best phone below 5k , 10k etc...its short review , specifications , final verdict and etc..)

lets not just mess up creating two threads with Price list of mobile's
(thats my view , Final verdict is your wish as Obvsly ur a MOD )

 

[Terabyte]

@desiibond: Why are phones like N8, C6-01 not highlighted(bold)?
I mean N8 is the best camera phone we have today apart from the absence of full-hd recording.
C6-01 is also a good buy who are looking for camera phones below 15k.

 

[krishnandu.sarkar]

Ya I guess the first post should be in detail. I mean otherwise many members will come up with "Why *** is better??" "What makes you think so??" like questions. So putting a detailed review or comparison between the contenders(OS and Priced based) would be great.