Budget Android phone with a big screen around 10-12K

[samb86]

Hello, can any one suggest a reasonably good android (ICS) phone with a big screen(> 4.0") .....will mainly use for browsing and reading ebooks .....anyone has any experience/guidelines to share on this...any suggestions are welcome...
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Thanks!

 

[creative420]

First of all repost or edit your first post by using this template: http://www.techenclave.com/mobile-phone-buying-advice/template-mobile-phone-purchase-advice-103040/

There are a coupla phones in that budget which belong to MMX, Karbonn, Spice, LG, ZTE, etc. BTW, do you have any reservations against these brands or only Samsung or Sony would do?

So see, filling the template will help you.

 

[samb86]

1. Q: Budget?
A: 10-12K

2. Q: Preferred Form Factor(flip, bar, slider)?
A: Bar

3. Q: Preferred display type?
A: ANY

4. Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them.
A: NONE

5. Q: Preferred input method (Touchscreen, QWERTY, etc.)?
A: Touchscreen

6. Q: Camera required or not? If required, please specify type like front camera/flash/etc.
A: front facing camera

7. Q: Preferred operating system? (Android, Symbian, iOS, Windows Phone etc).
A: Android ICS

8. Q: Preferred connectivity options? (3G, Wifi, Edge etc).
A: Wifi/3G/Edge

9. Q: What is your intended use for this phone(internet, camera, multimedia, mails, etc)?
A: Internet, light gaming, e-mail, music.

10. Q: Any other requirements?
A: good battery life

11. Q: If you have already considered a phone then please mention the model.
A: MMX canvas 2

 

[kpkini]

If you wanna consider huawei then do check out
Huawei Ascend G300: Flipkart.com

Its a steal at that price,,,

 

[H2O]

I'd suggest you get a Lumia 510 instead, at the price it's a steal. It will get Windows 7.8 and Windows is now developing a competitive application market.

 

[samb86]

Huawei G300 looks good....but its gingerbread and no front camera.....any chance of ICS update for it?...and how does it compare to brands like MMX/Karbonn....

 

[ayanavish]

^ ICS is already available for that model. And you have a dozen custom ROMs too at Modaco including CM9 and CM10.
Huawei Smartphone Software, Firmware Upgrades, Latest Google Android OS for Huawei Smart phones
Huawei Ascend G300 - G300.MoDaCo.com - MoDaCo

 

[sudhanshu123]

i can't comprehend how lumia 510 at it's price is a steal...it's as bare bones as any wp 7.5 device can get in terms of hardware,just get spice stellar horizon or MMX A110...

 

[Emil]

The Huawei Ascend G330 is now available. Dual core CPU with much of the G300 features. Anyone has an idea about how good this phone is?

 

[rajkumar_pb]

At 12k, Pantech Burst P9070 is a good deal. Try to buy it from eBay and it is vfm phone as of now, IMO.

 

[Emil]

ordered the Pantech burst black from ibhejo at 8854/-

 

[Kevin Lane]

I am also in the same boat. I am OK with micromax, HuaWei etc. Kindly guide me how they compare with pantech?

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[ALPHA17]

I am also in the same boat. I am OK with micromax, HuaWei etc. Kindly guide me how they compare with pantech?

The Burst completely smokes the above phones because of the hardware it packs. The catch is no warranty cover + uncertainty over the community support.

 

[Superbad]

pantech has better specs in the phone. compatible with 4G,more ram , etc.but battery would be a weaklink.it is now available for 8235.

 

[Kevin Lane]

The Burst completely smokes the above phones because of the hardware it packs. The catch is no warranty cover + uncertainty over the community support.

pantech has better specs in the phone. compatible with 4G,more ram , etc.but battery would be a weaklink.it is now available for 8235.

Thanks. Warranty will not be a Issue if spares are available and can be repaired locally. Can anybody provide info on this front?

 

[ALPHA17]

Thanks. Warranty will not be a Issue if spares are available and can be repaired locally. Can anybody provide info on this front?

Check this thread for details --> http://www.techenclave.com/mobile-phones/t-pantech-burst-discussion-thread-139452/#post1726296. Cheers!

 

[madhukannan]

Nothing can beat MMX canvas 2 in this price range , but if you are some one who is specific about brand name there are inferior products with superior brand names ,

 

[Emil]

ibhejo provides a 3 month warranty for the Pantech Burst which they import.

 

[Roxtin]

I bought a Canvas 2 around a week back to play around and so far I am liking the build quality. It has not lagged with Temple Run, Subway Surfer, Angry Birds and was able to play direct dvdrips/TV shows which I throw on its way using MXplayer without any hiccup.

Only issue so far (twice) is that the inbuilt Weather app from Micromax sometimes does not update itself even with WiFi/2G ON.

Apart from this no issue and am happy with it and liking it over my HTC One V. Canvas 2 is total VFM at 9,800/- though getting it at a local store is an issue due to huge demand and unavailability. Here in NCR some mobile shops are selling it at a 1k premium.

 

[madhukannan]

I bought a Canvas 2 around a week back to play around and so far I am liking the build quality. It has not lagged with Temple Run, Subway Surfer, Angry Birds and was able to play direct dvdrips/TV shows which I throw on its way using MXplayer without any hiccup.

Only issue so far (twice) is that the inbuilt Weather app from Micromax sometimes does not update itself even with WiFi/2G ON.

Apart from this no issue and am happy with it and liking it over my HTC One V. Canvas 2 is total VFM at 9,800/- though getting it at a local store is an issue due to huge demand and unavailability. Here in NCR some mobile shops are selling it at a 1k premium.

remove the mmx weather app and Install sense clock from market its running fine on my canvas2