Best Mobile Phone - 15k - Requirements Inside

[comp@ddict]

Requirements:

- 3.5" screen (minimum)

- Great battery life, 2G network only usage and talking atleast 2 hours per day, surfing another 2 hours, and listening to music say 2 hours on the phone.
Need minimum 24 hours battery life

- OS Preferences: Android 2.3 phone which will receive ICS update(a must if it's an Android phone, or atleast a phone in the CyanogenMod official support LIST)
: Symbian Belle

- Budget 15k(Strict): Max increase by 700-800 bucks, that's it

- Camera: Require good shots for general day-to-day purpose, auto-focus not a requirement
: 720p video recording (Minimum)

Said phone is gonna be bought month, if there's a price drop on any of the suggested phones by your guys, or a new model launching, maximum stretch possible it till December, but December only.

 

[techno_guy]

Get defy, best phone as per your requirements or else see if you can manage to get galaxy SL cheaper somewhere online

Sent from my LG-P500 using Tapatalk

 

[abhifusion]

^ AFAIK Defy wont get ICS officially ...

@ OP, Do check out SE Xperia Neo V , since they have said their 2011 lineup will get ICS ...

 

[DarkAngel]

Buy Nokia 701 at Best Price in India - Also find Specifications, Photos, Features & Reviews ~ 15.9k after discounts. Since you love Symbian and this is among the best Symbian phone till date when not take the plunge? (That is what i infer from your posts. Apologies if I am wrong. But even your requirements such as 3.5" screen,No autofocus are built around the Nokia 701 )

 

[comp@ddict]

Yeah 3.5" screen fits my belt perfectly as it's neither too big, nor too small for uncomfortable typing.

But I ask, is there any viable offering from the Android Side within the same prices as the Nokia 701 with similar features (and getting ICS Update)?

I need not only the phone model but a price like DarkAngel gave.

 

[DarkAngel]

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V MT11i - adexmart ~ 15.7k

All SE Xperia 2011 lineup will supposedly get ICS upgrade. (99% Confirmed via unofficial channels)

 

[Bhutoria_1989]

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V MT11i - adexmart ~ 15.7k

All SE Xperia 2011 lineup will supposedly get ICS upgrade. (99% Confirmed via unofficial channels)

Its out of stock.

But Yes SE Neo V is a good choice in this Price bracket. Also take a look at SE Xperia Ray it has 3.3 inch screen.

 

[comp@ddict]

No, I'm on a 3.2" right now, not comfortable. Need minimum 3.5"

Xperia Neo V looks like a really good deal. This is the same phone right:

Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V - Full phone specifications

 

[DarkAngel]

^Yup same one. It was in stock when i put up the link. Unfortunately out of stock now. You can get it from LSB for ~16.5k after discount or wait for a while for a price cut may be. 17.5k is its launch price and it was launched this month only. No price cuts on it yet.

http://www.letsbuy.com/sony-ericsson-neo-v-p-27383 - Comes with a Jabra BT2035. So you can sell it off to get the price in your budget.

 

[comp@ddict]

Hmm, nope, I cant pull it, the budget is actually strict 15k, the extra 500-800 comes from my pocket.

Damn, hoping price reduces by December.

If by December, I don't have a decent deal, I'll go ahead with buying a good acoustic guitar(1st priority actually) and postpone Mobile (painful, will have to postpone till JUNE!)

 

[wolvish]

Got Neo V for one of my friends @ 18000 last week, really impressed. I think 15.7 is a superb deal for it.. Adexmart is a good site right?

 

[R0H!T]

comp@ddict, as you must be aware that Symbian phones have 16:9 screen ratio. So 3.5" is not the same as iPhone's screen. So if you expect iPhone sized screen, you will be disappointed with 701's screen. And 16:9 ratio also makes portrait keyboard a little difficult to use compared to similarly sized iPhone and androids.

 

[divyesh2129]

Motorola Fire XT

 

[comp@ddict]

Motorola Fire XT

Err, no

Got Neo V for one of my friends @ 18000 last week, really impressed. I think 15.7 is a superb deal for it.. Adexmart is a good site right?

I've never heard of this site, to be honest.

comp@ddict, as you must be aware that Symbian phones have 16:9 screen ratio. So 3.5" is not the same as iPhone's screen. So if you expect iPhone sized screen, you will be disappointed with 701's screen. And 16:9 ratio also makes portrait keyboard a little difficult to use compared to similarly sized iPhone and androids.

hmm, yes I was aware of that. thanks

 

[R0H!T]

hmm, yes I was aware of that. thanks

Well then aside from the not-the-best-but-better-than-before browser, Belle rocks and 701 is ideal for your requirements!

I have C7 and based on my experience, battery life is great. Music player UI is awesome and sound quality is top notch. 8Mp EDoF camera is great for everyday use sans macros or document scanning. 720p video recording is amazing! I have checked some clips on my 51" TV and they look great! Certainly better than my Focus.

 

[comp@ddict]

Hmm, that does incline me a lot towards 701

Hoping for some competing Android offering by December.