[Raccoon]

^^^Guess you are right. Don't recall any phones without cam which have all the other frills. But I guess you should be able to get at least FM and MP3 in a non cam phone.

[Blue Thunder]

aha ! found something interesting...this is exactly what I want !!!

Nokia C1-02 - Full phone specifications

Originally Posted by gsmarena;

General 2G Network GSM 900 / 1800
GSM 850 / 1900

Announced 2010, June

Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2010, 4Q

Size Dimensions 108 x 45 x 13.8 mm, 61 cc
Weight 77.5 g
Display Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 128 x 160 pixels, 1.8 inches
Sound Alert types Vibration; Polyphonic(64), MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory Phonebook 1000 entries, Photocall
Call records Yes
Internal 64 MB
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE No
3G No
WLAN No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB
Camera No
Features Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, IM
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS; FM recording
Games Yes
Colors Black, Dark Plum, Blue and Cool Grey
GPS No
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
- MP3/WAV/AAC+ player
- Organizer
- Voice memo
- T9
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1020mAh (BL-5C) / 800mAh
Stand-by Up to 504 h
Talk time Up to 10 h 40 min

BUT (what is life without IFs and BUTs), this has not been launched yet (expected in Q4 2010).

[Comrade]

^^ Nokia C1-02 is not a dual sim phone. gsmarena meant there would be two models. Further, if at all the phone was dual sim, 850/1900 bands would not work in India.

You should either consider Nokia C2-00 or C1-00 for dual sims in India.

C2-00 has all the expected features but with camera.
C1-00 has none of the expected features (no cam) except for radio with 3.5mm jack.

[Blue Thunder]

Originally Posted by Comrade

^^ Nokia C1-02 is not a dual sim phone. ....

Thanks for the update ! Back to square one now !!!

[nkapoor777]

Micromaxx anyone? Any reviews? I am contemplating one of their models but can't find much help to decide.

[echo77]

Micromaxx seems to be on an advertisement barrage, but are their phones any good? Anyone?

[anku94]

Originally Posted by echo77

Micromaxx seems to be on an advertisement barrage, but are their phones any good? Anyone?

Or for that matter, Lava, Karbonn and all the other new-entrants ?

A friend of mine bought one of these, looks like Blackberry, costs ~Rs. 3k. Works.

But one major thing I found it to be lacking was refinement. Camera was there. But I'd rather not click pics than click one with it. The pixels were way too big.

It looks similar to E63, and I've tried both of them, but you don't get the assurance you get while pressing a button on an E63, or any phone of any reputed manufacturer.

[Raccoon]

Originally Posted by echo77

Micromaxx seems to be on an advertisement barrage, but are their phones any good? Anyone?

Not used one myself, but I guess they are amongst the better smaller manufactures. A couple of people I know use them are are fairly satisfied (IIRC it was a Q5). Some of them even have a trackball, and it makes for very fast and slick navigation. Finish also seemed pretty good. According to the owners, the cam quality is below par... and that was the only major drawback. Sound quality thru external speakers was really good (for a mobile ph). But both of them are fairly new... so can't comment on durability.

[echo77]

Thanks for the info, anku & raccoon!

[carboy]

I have written about Fly Mobile in a different thread - http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/1899545-post6313.html

[Kool_Kid]

Hi All,

Guys i am looking for a dual sim ( GSM + CDMA ) for my sister

Current operators ( MTS and Vodafone)

I have checked out SAMSUNG W259 ( which looks overpriced( 5,800) compared to specs) can someone please suggest some good alternative.

I have heard about c2-02 which would be much better but has not be releases ( i can see the phone in the website but non avaliable with any nokia dealer.

Main usage : need dual sim ( GSM + CDMA ) both active , music , decent camera ,file sharing mode. buget Rs 5,000. Approx.


Kindly advise

[gautamkhadse]

Hasnt anyone tried this phone , Motorolla Starling :

Motorola Starling EX115 Price In India: Buy Motorola Starling EX115: Price, Reviews: Flipkart Mobiles (Titanium)
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available in black and white colours . From a reputed brand , motorolla . I have this and a galaxy . When i was using the dual SIm mode I found this phone pretty good . Awesome battery life . But the OS on the phone is same as those found on the micromax phones , the cheap chinese OS . The bluetooth doesnt connect to anything at all . Camera is pretty good for the price you pay . Very durable . Body is finger print proof and pretty much scratch proof . All in all a prety good phone , valure for money .

[GSMINC]

Any idea as to how is MVL G81 push mail phone the one with the 'Baji Push mail ki Ghanti" ad, plannig to buy it, anyone owning it pls give feedback, or would you recommend any other phone, my needs are a dual Sim, push mail phone with good memory to surf internet, with opera minibrowser.

[@Chaand]

Originally Posted by GSMINC

Any idea as to how is MVL G81 push mail phone

If you are really looking for Chinese phones with push email feature, then Lava A9 is better than the MVL one. It has dual Sim, dual standby as well. Not too sure whether its GSM-GSM or GSM-CDMA.

[null]

I am done with the round of using chinese mobiles - first some unknown brand and then micromax - and now back to old time fav brands like Nokia/HTC.

The advantage you get is dual-sim. Other than that, all other features - be it camera, or bluetooth or wifi or user interface or keypad .... - are all below expectations when compared to your prev phone (which in most cases, will be a nokia).

I had a Nokia E63 and moved to micromax Q7 after losing it. I got carried away from the TV ads. for Q7 and purchased it. Within a day, I could see the limitations - very poor wifi, limit of 512 characters for msgs or email, not soo good keypad. Stayed with it for a few months & now dumped it for a HTC and old time samsung (for 2 sims which I had - 2 separate phones).

If you need just 2 sim function, go for these phones. If you need anything more, forget it.