Smartphone, Do I need one?

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Hi guys, your friendly noob once again.

Recently I've been contemplating over getting a smartphone for myself, mainly influenced by my peers around me and seeing its multi facet usages. For eg. we were on this road driving and suddenly a friend forgets the direction, there he whips out his Iphone and the GPS guides us exactly to the accuracy of an inch to our destination.

I was chatting with our resident expert Vivek and he had some ideas that made me re-think that do I even need a Smartphone ?

my basic usage will be:
  1. Reading mails
  2. Going through PPT's
  3. Going through Word/excel
  4. music and movies
  5. GPS
  6. youtube

I was mulling over getting a used Iphone 3GS at around 10k to suffice my needs, then Vivek dropped a reality check about them going obsolete and being overpriced for nothing.

The other option I was thinking over was a k790i(current phone) and get a tablet, ordered the ubislate7+

please help me out and do a need analysis if required to make me realise my true needs.
 
Get Nokia Lumia 710 @ 15k

Will serve all these needs of yours, which a mid range smartphone can handle with ease.
 
What about the used Iphone 3GS plan ?

been using a Nokia since...idk since I started seeing mobiles at home
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so don't want to get another Nokia. With no disregards to your suggestion though. just a personal point of view.
 
why not try the omnia w.It is a great phone and has a great screen for viewing movies.You could also try to get an USed focus if you want something in range of 10k.Avoid

android phones below 10k(expect a very few),they are not that good.
 
kvignesh said:
why not try the omnia w.It is a great phone and has a great screen for viewing movies.You could also try to get an USed focus if you want something in range of 10k.Avoid

android phones below 10k(expect a very few),they are not that good.
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+1 to this suggestion.

Omnia W has specs almost similar to Lumia 800.Should serve your purpose.

Android below 10k are not worth it, except a few.
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Get the Omnia W or else get the Samsung Focus if you're on a tight budget.WP7 is an excellent platform for Smartphone newbies like yourself.
 
Go for the 3gs.

Its nowhere near obsolete.a fantastic smartphone and better than anything you will get at that range.
 
3GS ? Are you serious ? Its a outdated piece of shit.

600MHz Proccy,256MB RAM
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@OP A WP would cover your needs with good specs, 1.4GHz proccy with 512 MB RAM. So you should opt between Omnia W or Lumia 710.You will get the Windows Phone 8 update which will be rolled out by end of 2012.
 
rad0 said:
3GS ? Are you serious ? Its a outdated piece of shit.

600MHz Proccy,256MB RAM
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@OP A WP would cover your needs with good specs, 1.4GHz proccy with 512 MB RAM. So you should opt between Omnia W or Lumia 710.You will get the Windows Phone 8 update which will be rolled out by end of 2012.
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I don't know why people see specs like ram, processor while purchasing phone. Its the overall experience which matters. If it all would have been about specs than Iphone 4s(lower clocked dual core+ 512MB ram) would never have been able to beat S2.

Coming back to topic, A lot of my friends are using 3GS. ios5 has given life to 3GS and its running kickass as usual.
 
rad0 said:
3GS ? Are you serious ? Its a outdated piece of shit.

600MHz Proccy,256MB RAM
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@OP A WP would cover your needs with good specs, 1.4GHz proccy with 512 MB RAM. So you should opt between Omnia W or Lumia 710.You will get the Windows Phone 8 update which will be rolled out by end of 2012.
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so explain this.

why is it faster,quicker and better than them?
 
Nice to see that you have posted your Q, but please, dont call me the resident expert, lol.
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I feel that a 3GS would be a good choice, but it will soon be outdated.
 
@OP: Do not go for 3GS. Its outdated, screen is no match, camera is sub par, it will get slow when you start using heavier games or even JB tweaks. New one just has 8GB which is not enough. I don't even have moves on my 32GB i4 and I feel its restricted. Only advantage is that its got a huge app store. Experience is not everything, even if it was, omnia and lumia give a good experience too.

vantheman5211 said:
so explain this.

why is it faster,quicker and better than them?
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vantheman5211 said:
so explain this.

why is it faster,quicker and better than them?
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satan194p said:
I don't know why people see specs like ram, processor while purchasing phone. Its the overall experience which matters. If it all would have been about specs than Iphone 4s(lower clocked dual core+ 512MB ram) would never have been able to beat S2.

Coming back to topic, A lot of my friends are using 3GS. ios5 has given life to 3GS and its running kickass as usual.
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rad0 said:
3GS ? Are you serious ? Its a outdated piece of shit.

600MHz Proccy,256MB RAM
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@OP A WP would cover your needs with good specs, 1.4GHz proccy with 512 MB RAM. So you should opt between Omnia W or Lumia 710.You will get the Windows Phone 8 update which will be rolled out by end of 2012.
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Dare you guys start a iPhone vs The rest war over here. There are enough threads for that.
 
vantheman5211 said:
so explain this.

why is it faster,quicker and better than them?
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Go have a reality check.

Agree with vivek that 3GS would do the job, but again why would he shell out more and get less ? Apart from that ,the extra effort of JB which he need not do on a WP7.
 
wow quite an overwhelming response, thanks for the tip vivek.

guys i really liked the Motorola Atrix as one of the members suggested. any light on that ? saw a deal on another forum which went sour because of bad item. so is the Atrix prone to death early on in its ownership ?

i'm not too keen on the Lumia, simply because it's a Nokia. although i haven't tested it out and i'm just splattering across my hate for Nokia based on past experience.

Also for Samsung, if it's not the galaxy S2 everything else feels a little to cheap again, imo.
 
If your budget permits - GALAXY NOTE!

The large screen, decent battery and excellent GPS should take care of all the needs given below.

[font=arial, sans-serif]my basic usage will be:[/font]
  • Reading mails
  • Going through PPT's
  • Going through Word/excel
  • music and movies
  • GPS
  • youtube
 
rad0 said:
Go have a reality check.

Agree with vivek that 3GS would do the job, but again why would he shell out more and get less ? Apart from that ,the extra effort of JB which he need not do on a WP7.
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you did not answer my question.you mocked its hardware specs but failed to outline why your choices are better than the 3gs.

3gs will do more than a job and its on the latest software os 5.1. its selling like hotcakes in the rest of the world and will continue to be supported by apple until atleast os 6.0.

get your facts right and back your stupid comments with reasons and facts before trying to slack others who actually know what they are talking about.
 
That is the reason i asked you to have real time check before saying its Faster,quicker,better.

Tell me what's better quicker and faster in it ?
 
rad0 said:
That is the reason i asked you to have real time check before saying its Faster,quicker,better.

Tell me what's better quicker and faster in it ?
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great design,better battery life,faster ui,apps,games,productivity softwares,imessage,iwork,garageband,itunes,biggest app gallery in the world,excellent browsing experience and it has the ios ecosystem which kinda blows the whole argument against you.

windows 7 is good but if he is getting the 3gs at 10 k then it blows everything competing against it.sub 10 k androids just stay away from them unless you want something laggy and with a weak battery life.
 
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