Touchscreen phone under 6k - Nokia 501?

[GhorMaanas]

Hello everyone!

i need to buy a touchscreen phone for my father. he's been using a Galaxy S551 since 2 years, which i will be selling off. main criteria for the phone is:

- should have bigger or wider display, as in, for reading text and browsing through.
- will be needed for emails, and not much use of multimedia.

the recently launched Nokia 501 seems to be a good option. is there any other model apart from this worth considering? would not want to browse through the stable of MMX, Lava, Spice, Karbonn, etc. though.

thanks!

 

[bhushan2k]

You can look for samsung galaxy chat.. Touch + qwerty.. Jelly bean..

 

[coderunknown]

You can look for samsung galaxy chat.. Touch + qwerty.. Jelly bean..

another vote for Chat. Not the best QWERTY but with QWERTY + Touchscreen + Android and at 6k, this is the best deal ATM.

 

[GhorMaanas]

Thanks! looks good. will check it in person. but won't the presence of a physical keypad mean a little shorter screen? the phone he is currently using has a sliding keypad and a full touchscreen in the front, but reading text and icons he says is a little difficult for him due to their size.

 

[coderunknown]

Thanks! looks good. will check it in person. but won't the presence of a physical keypad mean a little shorter screen? the phone he is currently using has a sliding keypad and a full touchscreen in the front, but reading text and icons he says is a little difficult for him due to their size.

501 = 3" display. chat = 3" screen + qwerty. also 501 doesn't have 3G support.

 

[GhorMaanas]

i get it. the current phone has 0.2" larger screen. so the best thing would be to check both of these personally before making a decision. any other phone next to these which you could recommend? would make a note of all these while going to the shop.

 

[coderunknown]

for bigger touchscreen, you'll have to go for local brands. you can check Karbonn A6, A7 Star, Micromax A89. My recommendations are based on market availability & screen size (4.5" max).

 

[GhorMaanas]

alright. thank you very much! i will check all of these.