cool.aquarian
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1. Budget?
25K and Above. But don't want something that would depreciate in price fast (ie.. dont want to buy overpriced phone just because it is new).
2. Display type and size?
4.0" and above with 250ppi or more, but can be held in one hand without much discomfort (I have medium sized hands if that helps).
3. Form Factor? bar, slider, flip?
Does not matter, but I guess Bar form is compact and popular for touchscreen these days.
4. Preferred choice of brand?
HTC, Sony, Samsung, Apple(only if priced reasonably as per the specs).
5. Preferred input method (QWERTY, touchscreen, numpad, touch-n-type).
Touchscreen
6. What camera option you want? Please specify need for flash, autofocus, front facing camera.
5mp with flash/autofocus is practically enough for me for Photos, but require good quality under low light condition and good quality 720p video recording atleast. Would not mind if camera is better than what I require currently.
7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
Android, iOS.
8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please specify clearly.
Wifi b/g/n, 3G, 2G, Bluetooth(+A2DP), having 4G and LTEwould be nicer.
9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc)?
I use GPS/Maps a lot when traveling to new places. So must be able to find restaurants/shops in the area easily. I cannot type without swype keyboard.
10. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming etc)?
Everything possible to do using a basic computer (except playing heavy GPU taxing games), must have good music and battery(should last a day with moderate use: 2hour calls, 30min-1hour browsing/maps on Wifi/2G, 2 hour listening to music, 30min-1hour playing games like tic tac toe, sudoku, reading documents).
11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?
HTC Butterfly, Nexus 4(from US), One X+, One X, One S, iPhone.
12. Any other info that you want to share
I have been using HTC Desire over past 2 years (bought it at cheap price when it was already about an year old in the market). And am quite happy with it even now for usual calling and running small apps/games.
I am due for buying my next phone. I want it to last next 3-4 years atleast.
I might get to travel US in next 1-1.5 month. Also I am willing to wait for 1-2 months if it is worth to bring the price of phone down to a reasonable amount.
Based on the above situation, Should I buy it from India or from US. Even though carrier branded/locked phones are cheaper in US, but I have opinion that unlocked phones cost almost the same in both India and US (Correct me if I am wrong), plus you don't get Indian Warranty.
Big Thanks for taking time to read my post..
Advice based on the above requirement would be very helpful to me...
25K and Above. But don't want something that would depreciate in price fast (ie.. dont want to buy overpriced phone just because it is new).
2. Display type and size?
4.0" and above with 250ppi or more, but can be held in one hand without much discomfort (I have medium sized hands if that helps).
3. Form Factor? bar, slider, flip?
Does not matter, but I guess Bar form is compact and popular for touchscreen these days.
4. Preferred choice of brand?
HTC, Sony, Samsung, Apple(only if priced reasonably as per the specs).
5. Preferred input method (QWERTY, touchscreen, numpad, touch-n-type).
Touchscreen
6. What camera option you want? Please specify need for flash, autofocus, front facing camera.
5mp with flash/autofocus is practically enough for me for Photos, but require good quality under low light condition and good quality 720p video recording atleast. Would not mind if camera is better than what I require currently.
7. Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
Android, iOS.
8. Preferred connectivity options (3G, Wifi etc)Please specify clearly.
Wifi b/g/n, 3G, 2G, Bluetooth(+A2DP), having 4G and LTEwould be nicer.
9. Preferred applications (Flash, Swype, GPS, etc)?
I use GPS/Maps a lot when traveling to new places. So must be able to find restaurants/shops in the area easily. I cannot type without swype keyboard.
10. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, mails, internet, gaming etc)?
Everything possible to do using a basic computer (except playing heavy GPU taxing games), must have good music and battery(should last a day with moderate use: 2hour calls, 30min-1hour browsing/maps on Wifi/2G, 2 hour listening to music, 30min-1hour playing games like tic tac toe, sudoku, reading documents).
11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?
HTC Butterfly, Nexus 4(from US), One X+, One X, One S, iPhone.
12. Any other info that you want to share
I have been using HTC Desire over past 2 years (bought it at cheap price when it was already about an year old in the market). And am quite happy with it even now for usual calling and running small apps/games.
I am due for buying my next phone. I want it to last next 3-4 years atleast.
I might get to travel US in next 1-1.5 month. Also I am willing to wait for 1-2 months if it is worth to bring the price of phone down to a reasonable amount.
Based on the above situation, Should I buy it from India or from US. Even though carrier branded/locked phones are cheaper in US, but I have opinion that unlocked phones cost almost the same in both India and US (Correct me if I am wrong), plus you don't get Indian Warranty.
Big Thanks for taking time to read my post..
Advice based on the above requirement would be very helpful to me...
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