The Mobile Phone Thread - Queries, decisions, discussions all here

devarshi84 · 17th December 2007, 22:46

Humanity is unfortunate to have such copycats. Companies spend billions to develop good products and these people copy it.

Down with China.

extreme_torque · 18th December 2007, 15:19

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Originally Posted by heavy_foot

My friend's collegue got this chinese phone from Chennai..for Rs 4500. Apparantly there are a couple of shops there dealing with chinese phones.

7.1 Surround Sound - Microsoft Windows Vista Phone packs in 7+1 speakers!

check out the features

3.5 inch QVGA 260k color touchscreen
2 mp camera
microSD port

Check out this website for Chinese phones. They have clones of every damn Phone.

Chinese mobile phones/All phone made in China/China CECT/Chinese CECT/China ZTC/Chinese ZTC/nokia copy/1:1 copy mobile/chinese iphone/MOTO/Samsung/EEmobi/m8cool english web site

Babiken International| One-Stop Consumer Electronics| Mobile Phone, Cell Phone, Mp3 MP4 Player, Toner & Ink cartridge

they even have a PSP clone with Phone features

3.5" Game Mobile Phone (bluetooth, mp3, mp4, double camera, psp, 7 speakers) - BI-LC25 - Babiken (China Trading Company) - Mobile Phones -

Even though these phones cannot be compared to the original stuff...these guys have taken copying to a new level

These are cheap to look, operate, they even sound cheap. They have been selling dime a dozen in delhi for quite sometime. The interface is a windows os look alike and thats about it. Just one look at it was enough to make me hate it completely. Dont even go anyway near them.

vcash · 19th December 2007, 21:13

Hey Folks,

I think I have decided on my next QWERTY Phone. It's the Samsung SGH-i780 - Win Mo Pro - good screen resolution and touch screen. All I need to know now is price and availability in India. Will any cell phone junkies please oblige? Thanks.

Jaggu · 21st December 2007, 17:29

Google map has some good news for non gps handset users

read on and try it

Google Maps

See your location on the map, with or without GPS. Save time and tedious keystrokes finding where you are, what's around you, and how to get there. Watch the video on the right to see how it works.

saurabh159 · 22nd December 2007, 09:26

Hi Cell Gurus,
I am closely following SE p1i, and now its GPS enabled too making it a perfect smart phone. I still have one confusion, generally all the new phones comes with EDGE, but this phone doesnt supports EDGE,(though it has 3G) any significant downside of not supporting EDGE ?
Thanks in advance !!

hydrashok · 22nd December 2007, 10:27

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Originally Posted by saurabh159

... any significant downside of not supporting EDGE ?

Yep. Browsing the web will be slooooowwwwwwww. If you use the browser (and download email) only infrequently, it is not a problem.

I find it odd that SE still pretends that EDGE does not exist (except in very rare cases). Probably had to do with the fact that 3G services are available in most parts of the world. In India, well...

saurabh159 · 22nd December 2007, 11:24

I would be doing lot of browsing, so that means its would not be ideal to go for this phone(P1i with GPS) ??

aZa · 22nd December 2007, 22:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by saurabh159

I am closely following SE p1i, and now its GPS enabled too making it a perfect smart phone.

I dont think it has a internal GPS!

saurabh159 · 22nd December 2007, 22:42

I was referring to this ad
Ad - Untitled Ad

Today i visited couple of reputed stores, but they are also not aware of the same !
Wots your take ?

aZa · 22nd December 2007, 23:07

i think its being sold along with a standalone Bluetooth GPS module.

faithless_1984 · 22nd December 2007, 23:51

Hey saurabh,

Browsing on the SE P1i is not so bad/slow.
Its been a month since i got this phone and i have absolutely no complains.!

Vid6639 · 23rd December 2007, 10:02

Is the touch available only with AIrtel still? The touch2 resolves the problems of the 1st gen one by offering 128MB RAM instead of 64MB. The interface is supposed to be quicker and it comes in newer colours as well.

It's priced at Rs.17,500.

five46 · 23rd December 2007, 10:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by rsjaurr

I am looking for a mobile phone for my wife with these features..

--Flip phone
--Under 10k
--Slim
--Atleast VGA cam
--anything else doesn't matter

She likes Moto V series but i dont want her to buy it due to its bad reviews and user opinions.

IMHO any mobile phone that has added mechanism like flip panel, slider, swiwel panel, etc. is a no no. Candy Bar is always a safer bet specially because you're buying it for the fairer sex (Yup! I know Clamshells and sliders are more fashionable and suit PYTs more, but heck! You know how good majority of the women are in treating Mobiles and Automobiles!)

At around 10K, I'd suggest you the SE W810 (around 9.5K now). If you are willing to spend around 1K more and are willing to spend a lot more time in getting used to the Ultraslim key pad, go ahead with the SE W610.

aZa · 23rd December 2007, 23:08

I think the TOUCH2 is the HTC touch dual (Slider) and it costs 29ish i think

MC Mayank · 26th December 2007, 21:35

any idea if any the HTC touch cruise is available yet?

Also, my folks are visiting Singapore.. is there a dream PDA I can get from there maybe? Any idea how much the Tytyn II is out there?

17th December 2007, 22:46	#2296
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 213 Times View My Garage	Humanity is unfortunate to have such copycats. Companies spend billions to develop good products and these people copy it. Down with China.
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19th December 2007, 21:13	#2298
vcash BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 453 Thanked: 22 Times	Hey Folks, I think I have decided on my next QWERTY Phone. It's the Samsung SGH-i780 - Win Mo Pro - good screen resolution and touch screen. All I need to know now is price and availability in India. Will any cell phone junkies please oblige? Thanks.
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21st December 2007, 17:29	#2299
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,379 Thanked: 17,320 Times	Google map has some good news for non gps handset users read on and try it Google Maps See your location on the map, with or without GPS. Save time and tedious keystrokes finding where you are, what's around you, and how to get there. Watch the video on the right to see how it works.
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22nd December 2007, 09:26	#2300
saurabh159 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 106 Thanked: 26 Times	Hi Cell Gurus, I am closely following SE p1i, and now its GPS enabled too making it a perfect smart phone. I still have one confusion, generally all the new phones comes with EDGE, but this phone doesnt supports EDGE,(though it has 3G) any significant downside of not supporting EDGE ? Thanks in advance !!
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22nd December 2007, 11:24	#2302
saurabh159 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 106 Thanked: 26 Times	I would be doing lot of browsing, so that means its would not be ideal to go for this phone(P1i with GPS) ??
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22nd December 2007, 22:42	#2304
saurabh159 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 106 Thanked: 26 Times	I was referring to this ad Ad - Untitled Ad Today i visited couple of reputed stores, but they are also not aware of the same ! Wots your take ?
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22nd December 2007, 23:07	#2305
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 25 Times View My Garage	i think its being sold along with a standalone Bluetooth GPS module.
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22nd December 2007, 23:51	#2306
faithless_1984 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,575 Thanked: 328 Times View My Garage	Hey saurabh, Browsing on the SE P1i is not so bad/slow. Its been a month since i got this phone and i have absolutely no complains.!
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23rd December 2007, 10:02	#2307
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,690 Thanked: 44,156 Times View My Garage	Is the touch available only with AIrtel still? The touch2 resolves the problems of the 1st gen one by offering 128MB RAM instead of 64MB. The interface is supposed to be quicker and it comes in newer colours as well. It's priced at Rs.17,500.
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23rd December 2007, 23:08	#2309
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 25 Times View My Garage	I think the TOUCH2 is the HTC touch dual (Slider) and it costs 29ish i think
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26th December 2007, 21:35	#2310
MC Mayank BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 108 Thanked: 3 Times	any idea if any the HTC touch cruise is available yet? Also, my folks are visiting Singapore.. is there a dream PDA I can get from there maybe? Any idea how much the Tytyn II is out there?
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