A decent phone for 20-25K

[vortex_mak]

@Ryunosuke

No, my primary concern is the screen size and res. as I want to watch movies on it on the move and also the audio quality as it will double up as my audio player too. Basically I’m looking for the ultimate convergence device

Then nothing is better than Galaxy S

However, just check out the music volume, though the music quality and volume is louder than you would probably need, I noticed that the max vol does not go as high as iPhone/Wave

[LaatSahab]

Clear my this doubt folks.

N900 has Maemo 5. Maemo 5 is Debian based. So does this mean we can install VLC in it via apt-get method?

[F3niX]

Nokia N8 is just 23K

Great pricing

Go for it

N900 is just very bulky and touch is not soo responsive(But it is an awesome device)

[orangewrath]

Get the Galaxy S over the N8.

[red_dragon]

@Ryunosuke

Clear my this doubt folks.

N900 has Maemo 5. Maemo 5 is Debian based. So does this mean we can install VLC in it via apt-get method?

No,son.It is not like that.Can you install vlc for windows in any winmo device?BTW N900 supported video playback file formats are .mp4, .avi, .wmv, .3gp; codecs: H.264, MPEG-4, Xvid, WMV, H.263.So codec support is not really a problem.There are mplayer and vlc too,but they are not very stable.

[Rahul1]

I would say go for Samsung Galaxy S. Best for you if you are going to watch movies It has mind blowwwing display, probably the best one till date.

[techno_guy]

@teja92

Nokia N8 is just 23K

Great pricing

Go for it

N900 is just very bulky and touch is not soo responsive(But it is an awesome device)

ps: not to hurt

but wow! dude your see your post in this thread TechEnclave

its awesome that the prices of N8 went up by 1.5k in just 3 days thats great and also it became pricey all of a sudden

[manuvikraman]

Get galaxy s or desire..and install rockplayer app..that’s it…

[mohitd]

go for N8 …its 1 of da best fones available now…

[cyberboy_varad]

even I’m getting confused between SGS and N8, here’s what I’ve found

[Review] Samsung Galaxy S Vs. Nokia N8 | Dark Core

[Hrithan2020]

Go for Galaxy S now or wait for N8 prices to drop.

[LaatSahab]

Alright here’s a similar query but for my friend. He has a budget of 15-20K and wan buy 2 phones, that’s 15-20K for each of the phone. Now the first one he wants to buy is for his brother whose main usage is calling and texting thus he wants a QWERTY or the one wit good and responsive touchscreen for quick typing. Here I believe any Capacitive touch , Android device with Swype will do so I think Samsung Galaxy 3 should be OK for this. Now for his own usage my friend wants a touch based device which supports WiFi so that he can access his Office mail. Its Microsoft Exchange-Outlook, his Office mail system and apart from that he will use it for general multimedia use. Please suggest quick.

[techno_guy]

@Ryunosuke

Alright here’s a similar query but for my friend. He has a budget of 15-20K and wan buy 2 phones, that’s 15-20K for each of the phone. Now the first one he wants to buy is for his brother whose main usage is calling and texting thus he wants a QWERTY or the one wit good and responsive touchscreen for quick typing. Here I believe any Capacitive touch , Android device with Swype will do so I think Samsung Galaxy 3 should be OK for this. Now for his own usage my friend wants a touch based device which supports WiFi so that he can access his Office mail. Its Microsoft Exchange-Outlook, his Office mail system and apart from that he will use it for general multimedia use. Please suggest quick.

wave for both

BB curve/E72 for his bro and wave for him

[orangewrath]

If you really really want a Camera predominant (phone) then get the N8, if you want something more, the SGS is your best bet.

[LaatSahab]

@techno_guy

wave for both
BB curve/E72 for his bro and wave for him

R u sure about Wave? What is the support and app support scenario for the Bada OS that Wave runs?

[LaatSahab]

Here’s the scene, my sister overshot her shopping budget so unfortunately she won’t be getting me the phone so its back to me now.
As my primary concern is of Multimedia, I think going for a good multimedia capable makes sense regardless of the platform as I don’t text or install unnecessary apps or stuff like that. I just listen music and make calls on my phone. My typical usage involves 3-4 hours of music and just 1 hour of calls.
In such a case the ideal thing is to get a good multimedia capabilities having phone.
Now AFAIK there has been no significant launch on the Android front which can be called as the true Music/Movie phone. If there is then lemme know.
Now iPhone does this function of music and movies relatively good as its an iPod and a phone BUT the thing is that the screen of 3GS is in no league as compared to the 4G, by this I mean the resolution, the pixel pitch, the works. The another major factor is their price and availability. iPhone 4g is going for almost 40K which clearly overshoots my budget by almost double.
Now looking at the Symbian side, I see Samsung Omnia HD, the websites list it as great phone which has relatively good multimedia capabilities with Virtual Surround Sound, HD playback, native DivX support, all on the Symbian platform, which I have been using for past 3 years. This makes it more suitable for me as I’ll be right at home with it.
If anybody has used Omnia then please lemme know what u think about it.
I still haven’t ruled out Android but please point me in the direction of the device which truly excels in music and movie playback on the Android platform.

[DarkAngel]

@Ryunosuke

Here’s the scene, my sister overshot her shopping budget so unfortunately she won’t be getting me the phone so its back to me now.

As my primary concern is of Multimedia, I think going for a good multimedia capable makes sense regardless of the platform as I don’t text or install unnecessary apps or stuff like that. I just listen music and make calls on my phone. My typical usage involves 3-4 hours of music and just 1 hour of calls.

In such a case the ideal thing is to get a good multimedia capabilities having phone.

Now AFAIK there has been no significant launch on the Android front which can be called as the true Music/Movie phone. If there is then lemme know.

Now iPhone does this function of music and movies relatively good as its an iPod and a phone BUT the thing is that the screen of 3GS is in no league as compared to the 4G, by this I mean the resolution, the pixel pitch, the works. The another major factor is their price and availability. iPhone 4g is going for almost 40K which clearly overshoots my budget by almost double.

Now looking at the Symbian side, I see Samsung Omnia HD, the websites list it as great phone which has relatively good multimedia capabilities with Virtual Surround Sound, HD playback, native DivX support, all on the Symbian platform, which I have been using for past 3 years. This makes it more suitable for me as I’ll be right at home with it.

If anybody has used Omnia then please lemme know what u think about it.

I still haven’t ruled out Android but please point me in the direction of the device which truly excels in music and movie playback on the Android platform.

Check out the C7. Priced in the 19k price point. Looks a good phone that will satisfies ur needs.

Nokia C7 Review - Phone Arena

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5b4JRCynwvo)

Techtree.com India > News > Consumer Electronics > Nokia C7 running Symbian^3 Now Available in India

Nokia C7 - Full phone specifications

[LaatSahab]

^ Yeah about that, on Symbian^3 platform, that C7 is my second choice, my first choice is E7 but dunno about its launch or availability here in India

[techno_guy]

@Ryunosuke

Here’s the scene, my sister overshot her shopping budget so unfortunately she won’t be getting me the phone so its back to me now.

As my primary concern is of Multimedia, I think going for a good multimedia capable makes sense regardless of the platform as I don’t text or install unnecessary apps or stuff like that. I just listen music and make calls on my phone. My typical usage involves 3-4 hours of music and just 1 hour of calls.

In such a case the ideal thing is to get a good multimedia capabilities having phone.

Now AFAIK there has been no significant launch on the Android front which can be called as the true Music/Movie phone. If there is then lemme know.

Now iPhone does this function of music and movies relatively good as its an iPod and a phone BUT the thing is that the screen of 3GS is in no league as compared to the 4G, by this I mean the resolution, the pixel pitch, the works. The another major factor is their price and availability. iPhone 4g is going for almost 40K which clearly overshoots my budget by almost double.

Now looking at the Symbian side, I see Samsung Omnia HD, the websites list it as great phone which has relatively good multimedia capabilities with Virtual Surround Sound, HD playback, native DivX support, all on the Symbian platform, which I have been using for past 3 years. This makes it more suitable for me as I’ll be right at home with it.

If anybody has used Omnia then please lemme know what u think about it.

I still haven’t ruled out Android but please point me in the direction of the device which truly excels in music and movie playback on the Android platform.

also check out SE aino and vivaz

[dennis_nail]

Wave 8500 is a very good multimedia phone.

Only that it runs Bada OS.