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

sidd25 · 19th July 2010, 20:35

Hi,

In recent times there is a flood of Indian companies manufacturing Mobiles.

To Name a few we have
LAVA
MAXX
MICROMAX
VIDEOCON
ONIDA
LEMON
SPICE
GEE PEE
INTEX
ZEN
CARBON
FLY. etc.

Has anyone in the forum using any of these mobiles. Please share the quality and experience of these brands also some inputs on pros and cons over Biggies like NOKIA MOTOROLA would be interesting to know.

Newpunter · 19th July 2010, 21:07

I'm not sure but i think most of these are just rebranded China made mobiles.

raj_5004 · 19th July 2010, 21:31

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Originally Posted by raj_5004

thanks for the inputs suman.

i have saved the pics of all the phones on my desktop. all are equally specced & my favourites are Nokia 6700 & samsung S7350. I'll show the pics to my dad & let him decide based on the looks! most probably, we both will prefer the nokia, as its a nokia!

Thanks a lot for your inputs suman. i bought the Nokia 6700 slide for my dad in silver colour & he is very pleased with the phone.

Large easy to use buttons & user interface is what he liked- a nokia trademark!

the phone does feel a bit heavy for its size but i feel thats due to the build quality. the panels have a metal feel to it & add to the phone's robustness.

thanks again.

navan49 · 19th July 2010, 23:26

I did use Zen and fly. Of course the price was dam cheap. Just a low end ones bought for the purpose of using my good old least used numbers and a stand by Sim to guests. Both are of very poor quality and the audio is horrible.

navan49 · 21st July 2010, 05:11

I am planning for a Nokia 5800. My E61i is not getting charged. I am bound to go for a change. In this regard I need,E Mail,GPRS, 3G and a secondary Camera for Video call. I found it is fine. Any 5800 users can advise me to go ahead or go for something else. Budget up to 15K no problem.

extreme_torque · 21st July 2010, 09:09

@navan... Look at Samsung Wave which comes for around 17.5k's. The 5800 isnt worth buying now.

jkdas · 21st July 2010, 09:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by navan49

I am planning for a Nokia 5800. My E61i is not getting charged. I am bound to go for a change. In this regard I need,E Mail,GPRS, 3G and a secondary Camera for Video call. I found it is fine. Any 5800 users can advise me to go ahead or go for something else. Budget up to 15K no problem.

See if you can get the 5800 for 10-11k. Its an old phone but a great phone.
IMHO, X6 at 15k isnt worth as its almost the same as a 5800.

Quote:

Originally Posted by extreme_torque

@navan... Look at Samsung Wave which comes for around 17.5k's. The 5800 isnt worth buying now.

Think one can get it for 16 something.

amitk26 · 21st July 2010, 09:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bass&Trouble

Anyone have any experience with the Samsung Galaxy S? Its a bit expensive, so was considering the Wave also. How's Bada compared to Android?

Compared to Android it is in infancy IMHO, This is the first phone.

On Galaxy-S you will get Froyo ( 2.2) update very soon , but bada performance is equally good ( froyo or no froyo) . The biggest advantage of Android today is the application availability. So you need to think of the price point difference of 10K if it justifies going for Galaxy-S buy it you will not be disappointed.

Galaxy-S is the best Android phone today and in some regard better then some others.

revtech · 21st July 2010, 10:14

the X6 is almost the same when compared to the 5800 only major difference being it has a capacitive touchscreen as against a resistive one on the 5800

rohan_iitr · 21st July 2010, 10:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by navan49

I am planning for a Nokia 5800. My E61i is not getting charged. I am bound to go for a change. In this regard I need,E Mail,GPRS, 3G and a secondary Camera for Video call. I found it is fine. Any 5800 users can advise me to go ahead or go for something else. Budget up to 15K no problem.

Have a look at X6. It is better than 5800. X6 has capacitive touch screen, 5MP camera and sleek body. Price is around 15.5K.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkdas

See if you can get the 5800 for 10-11k. Its an old phone but a great phone.
IMHO, X6 at 15k isnt worth as its almost the same as a 5800.

Samsung Wave - Think one can get it for 16 something.

Are these prices with bill and warranty or grey market prices ?

The prices are much higher here in Bangalore.

In Bangalore, 5800 is 13.5K and Wave is 17.5K.

Rohan

thelightening · 21st July 2010, 13:01

X6 is better than 5800 for the price difference of 2k. The Price in Bangalore is the same as Rohan mentioned above.

Nokia X6 16GB vs. Nokia 5800 XpressMusic - GSMArena.com

But I feel 5800 can bear more rough use than X6.

suman · 21st July 2010, 13:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by raj_5004

Large easy to use buttons & user interface is what he liked- a nokia trademark!
thanks again.

Hey, you're welcome Raj, I'm happy you picked up a Nokia

Newpunter · 21st July 2010, 14:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by rohan_iitr

The prices are much higher here in Bangalore.

In Bangalore, 5800 is 13.5K and Wave is 17.5K.

Rohan

Could you tell me the shop which offered the Wave for 17.5K ? The least i have found so far was at Hypercity which offered it for 17,999 . Sangeetha and Univercell were selling it for around 18,300 :(.

skdking · 21st July 2010, 16:05

I shifted to Pune from Chennai recently. I have a pre paid plan from BSNL.

Ever since I moved here I am unable to access my email inbox through Nokia Messaging Service (NMS).

Can someone in Pune with a working NMS give me his settings.

suhaas307 · 21st July 2010, 19:29

Guys,

Looking to pick up a new phone and it has to be a Nokia. A good replacement for my 3 year old Nokia N82. How is the Nokia N97 Mini? Does the slide mechanism malfunction?

19th July 2010, 20:35	#6661
sidd25 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 134 Thanked: 7 Times	Indian Mobile Brands Hi, In recent times there is a flood of Indian companies manufacturing Mobiles. To Name a few we have LAVA MAXX MICROMAX VIDEOCON ONIDA LEMON SPICE GEE PEE INTEX ZEN CARBON FLY. etc. Has anyone in the forum using any of these mobiles. Please share the quality and experience of these brands also some inputs on pros and cons over Biggies like NOKIA MOTOROLA would be interesting to know.
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Newpunter BHPian Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 749 Thanked: 337 Times	I'm not sure but i think most of these are just rebranded China made mobiles.
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navan49 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CHENNAI Posts: 1,000 Thanked: 73 Times View My Garage	I did use Zen and fly. Of course the price was dam cheap. Just a low end ones bought for the purpose of using my good old least used numbers and a stand by Sim to guests. Both are of very poor quality and the audio is horrible.
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21st July 2010, 05:11	#6665
navan49 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CHENNAI Posts: 1,000 Thanked: 73 Times View My Garage	I am planning for a Nokia 5800. My E61i is not getting charged. I am bound to go for a change. In this regard I need,E Mail,GPRS, 3G and a secondary Camera for Video call. I found it is fine. Any 5800 users can advise me to go ahead or go for something else. Budget up to 15K no problem.
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extreme_torque BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,462 Thanked: 5,534 Times	@navan... Look at Samsung Wave which comes for around 17.5k's. The 5800 isnt worth buying now.
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revtech Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,992 Thanked: 39 Times View My Garage	the X6 is almost the same when compared to the 5800 only major difference being it has a capacitive touchscreen as against a resistive one on the 5800 Last edited by revtech : 21st July 2010 at 10:17.
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thelightening BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 262 Thanked: 3 Times View My Garage	X6 is better than 5800 for the price difference of 2k. The Price in Bangalore is the same as Rohan mentioned above. Nokia X6 16GB vs. Nokia 5800 XpressMusic - GSMArena.com But I feel 5800 can bear more rough use than X6.
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skdking BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Delhi Cantt Posts: 557 Thanked: 206 Times	No Nokia Messaging Service for E72 in Pune? I shifted to Pune from Chennai recently. I have a pre paid plan from BSNL. Ever since I moved here I am unable to access my email inbox through Nokia Messaging Service (NMS). Can someone in Pune with a working NMS give me his settings.
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21st July 2010, 19:29	#6675
suhaas307 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 9,149 Thanked: 14,519 Times	Guys, Looking to pick up a new phone and it has to be a Nokia. A good replacement for my 3 year old Nokia N82. How is the Nokia N97 Mini? Does the slide mechanism malfunction?
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