~ The Mobile Phone Advisor ~

[thetoxicmind]

Are you planning to buy a new phone? Unable to decide among the options?

Well, Just drop in your requirements & I'll help you out.

Valuable inputs from other members are also welcome.

Let's maintain this as an exclusive thread, to help those in need. :hap2:



Cheers,

The.Toxic.Mind



GUIDELINES :



1. Refrain from posting irrelevant queries

2. Post your primary requirements & specify a budget

3. Your query will be addressed eventually, so please be patient

 

[Spy king]

The Nokia E52 is smarter and faster but isn't quite optimized for music unlike the Nokia 5730 XM.
The 5730 XM also has a better camera & video recording feature.

Thanks, Read a lot about firmware issues with the e52 and since it hasn't yet launched here swinging towards the 5730..
Thanks a lot for ya inputs!

 

[var89]

Hi,

I'm looking for a mobile from US. Looking for
1. Email check and reply facility and checking occasional website.
2. Should be great looking and slim (not a big fan of bulky devices like n series)
3. Should have a good battery backup, preferably a week
4. GPS would be great.
5. Camera not a priority.
6. Music not a priority.

budget less than 270$.

 

[thetoxicmind]

Hi,

I'm looking for a mobile from US. Looking for
1. Email check and reply facility and checking occasional website.
2. Should be great looking and slim (not a big fan of bulky devices like n series)
3. Should have a good battery backup, preferably a week
4. GPS would be great.
5. Camera not a priority.
6. Music not a priority.

budget less than 270$.

Well, prices may vary depending on the method of purchase, outright retail purchase or through a contract, former being more expensive.

Possible Options :

SE G705
Nokia 5800 XM
Nokia N79

The above devices have both Wi-Fi and GPS.

 

[shady2pac]

Hi TTM,
which one of these three phones you reckon is a safe bet.
1.BlackBerry® Pearl™ Flip 8230
2.Samsung Aliasâ„¢ 2

 

[thetoxicmind]

Hi TTM,

which one of these three phones you reckon is a safe bet.

1.BlackBerry® Pearl™ Flip 8230

2.Samsung Aliasâ„¢ 2

Interesting.

One has a partial QWERTY keypad and the other a unique transforming one, both lack Wi-Fi but compensate the same with 3G.

I suggest you read the following two reviews on Cnet :

RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 - silver (Verizon Wireless) Smartphone reviews - CNET Reviews

Samsung Alias 2 SCH-U750 (Verizon Wireless) Cell Phone reviews - CNET Reviews

If its a smartphone your after, the BB 8230 is your answer.



Hope this helps.

~ T.T.M ~

 

[var89]

Well, prices may vary depending on the method of purchase, outright retail purchase or through a contract, former being more expensive.

Possible Options :

SE G705
Nokia 5800 XM
Nokia N79

The above devices have both Wi-Fi and GPS.

It will be retail purchase, no contract.
SE G705 is a little dated model. Anything new?.

 

[thetoxicmind]

It will be retail purchase, no contract.

SE G705 is a little dated model. Anything new?.

Well, There's the LG GT505.

I suggest you find out (visit a store) what's currently available in your price range, I'll help you from there.

Not able to figure out actual retail prices from websites. :huh:

 

[baccilus]

I need a Phone under the budget of 5K. Primary usage will be music. Although I do realize the constraints of this budget, I would like to get the best possible phone in this range. Will be using this phone for years.

 

[Anubis]

I need a Phone under the budget of 5K. Primary usage will be music. Although I do realize the constraints of this budget, I would like to get the best possible phone in this range. Will be using this phone for years.

Nokia 5130 XpressMusic - 5.1k (best in this budget)
Nokia 2700 Classic - 4.5k ( VFM)

 

[var89]

Well, There's the LG GT505.
I suggest you find out (visit a store) what's currently available in your price range, I'll help you from there.

Not able to figure out actual retail prices from websites. :huh:

I'm dumping the plan to buy from u.s.
Nonsense stuff for exorbitant prices. Better to buy from here.

 

[phoenix844884]

@TTM

Any news about the tentative launch date for Nokia N900? It hasn't even started shipping in the US! God only knows when it will be launched here. Also, and I guess, the price will be hiked to $600+, more like $650, after its official release, from the current pre-order price of $559.99.

KMD is quoting 35,500INR to get it to me here.

The thing is, I will be leaving for US of A within the year, so warranty issues will arise if I wait and buy from here. Also I don't want to miss out on its pre-order price. So what is the best way to procure the N900, when you don't have a damn credit card? Oh and no friends coming back either.

 

[Nixy]

Phone for dad

Need a phone for my dad.

Budget <18k

I am thinking of getting a business phone....though he'll not be using most of the features.

Top most priority is that the phones should look classy.

- Blackberry 8520

- Nokia E71 (too common, would like to avoid it)

- BB Bold (no idea abt its current price)

-No touchscreens plz

Any other :huh:

 

[aman.pitbull]

A friend of mine is looking for a phone under 17K.

Requirements are :

Good web browser + Resolution + Bigger Screen Size

Preferably a Windows Mobile OS

Qwerty keypad / slide out

Edge/3G

Good quality camera w/autofocus

Good Music Player

He was thinking of getting HTC TynII for 16K.

 

[thetoxicmind]

I need a Phone under the budget of 5K. Primary usage will be music. Although I do realize the constraints of this budget, I would like to get the best possible phone in this range. Will be using this phone for years.

Nokia 5130 XpressMusic - 5.1k (best in this budget)
Nokia 2700 Classic - 4.5k ( VFM)

The Nokia 5130 XM should do.

 

[thetoxicmind]

I'm dumping the plan to buy from u.s.

Nonsense stuff for exorbitant prices. Better to buy from here.

That would have been my next reply.

@TTM

Any news about the tentative launch date for Nokia N900? It hasn't even started shipping in the US! God only knows when it will be launched here. Also, and I guess, the price will be hiked to $600+, more like $650, after its official release, from the current pre-order price of $559.99.

KMD is quoting 35,500INR to get it to me here.

The thing is, I will be leaving for US of A within the year, so warranty issues will arise if I wait and buy from here. Also I don't want to miss out on its pre-order price. So what is the best way to procure the N900, when you don't have a damn credit card? Oh and no friends coming back either.

Will start shipping later this month (pre-orders).

Full-fledged availability starting early next month, just in time for the holiday season.

A 2yr contract with one of the US carriers could probably get you a better price.

I'd suggest waiting for the device to saturate into the market before you take the plunge.

 

[thetoxicmind]

Re: Phone for dad

Need a phone for my dad.

Budget <18k

I am thinking of getting a business phone....though he'll not be using most of the features.

Top most priority is that the phones should look classy.

- Blackberry 8520

- Nokia E71 (too common, would like to avoid it)

- BB Bold (no idea abt its current price)

-No touchscreens plz

Any other :huh:

TTM, gotta buy in the next few hours...plz suggest

First off, the BB Bold retails at 29.3K.

Between the BB 8520 and the Nokia E71 :

The latter does look classy in addition to packing a lot of features but the simpler yet faster Curve isn't that bad either.

Also, with a BB device, one needs to subscribe to BB's Internet service which isn't exactly cheap but quite efficient.

The only other option would be the Nokia E75 with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.

IMHO, the classiest device of the lot is the Nokia E71.

The BB 8250 comes a close second.

~ T.T.M ~

 

[thetoxicmind]

A friend of mine is looking for a phone under 17K.

Requirements are :

Good web browser + Resolution + Bigger Screen Size

Preferably a Windows Mobile OS

Qwerty keypad / slide out

Edge/3G

Good quality camera w/autofocus

Good Music Player

He was thinking of getting HTC TynII for 16K.

Well, most WinMo based devices in this price range have a touchscreen instead.

The only option that meets all his requirements would be the Samsung B7320 OmniaPRO (13.7K*) !

A symbian alternative would be the Nokia E75 (17.2K*).

The HTC TynII is known to have issues and is quite outdated.

Hope this helps.

~ T.T.M ~

 

[MenTaLLyMenTaL]

Plz suggest a phone with following features:

1) 3G
2) Support for lots of apps/games. Like symbian60. i dunno abt other OSes.
3) decent cam
4) 3.5mm audio jack
5) 3G
6) Maybe non-touchscreen coz lots of games won't be playable without keys.

I'd selected nokia 5320xm after searching lots but not its production has stopped. U could suggest a similar phones.

EDIT: BUDGET ~10k

 

[thetoxicmind]

Plz suggest a phone with following features:

1) 3G

2) Support for lots of apps/games. Like symbian60. i dunno abt other OSes.

3) decent cam

4) 3.5mm audio jack

5) 3G

6) Maybe non-touchscreen coz lots of games won't be playable without keys.

I'd selected nokia 5320xm after searching lots but not its production has stopped. U could suggest a similar phones.

EDIT: BUDGET ~10k

The only phone in this price range with a decent camera is the SE C510 (9.2K*).

However, it does lack a 3.5mm audio jack and your limited to basic java games and applications.



The prices of current Symbian (S60) devices from Nokia, start from 10K.

And cheaper options,esp. music phones with a 3.5mm jack, miss out on 3G and a decent cam.

~ T.T.M ~

 

[MenTaLLyMenTaL]

Any upcoming phones that will suit my criterion?