Originally Posted by Maverick1977 (Post 2246900)

After going thru a hell lot of articles for the HTC desire I finally stepped went to the trusted dealer from whom I have always bought a mobile. I was in for a shock when he told me that the desire is NO LONGER AVAILABLE. However he has a few gray market pieces which he was willing to give for 21.5K. The phone would but naturally be without any bill/warranty. I was totally confused & deicided to let go.
Guys I sincerely need your help since I am now again back to square 1. My max budget is 20K. Please suggest an alternative to the Desire. The Desire S is almost 26K, so goes out of the window for me.

Originally Posted by Maverick1977 (Post 2246900)

I was in for a shock when he told me that the desire is NO LONGER AVAILABLE. However he has a few gray market pieces which he was willing to give for 21.5K.

Originally Posted by NIP (Post 2246721)

I think the HTC Desire Z will feel the lack of processing power very fast, being 800MHz. I have both the Samsung Spica (800MHz) and Samsung Galaxy S (1GHz), and the difference is vast IMO.

Navin, I think if you have a budget of 25k for a phone, go with HTC Desire HD. No QWERTY though, but you should try a 'full' touchscreen phone anyways. I've been a hardcore QWERTY chap for years, and the Android experience has made me a convert. If you can get your hands on a Samsung Galaxy S, just buy it with eyes closed. Nothing comes close to this phone in terms of screen and experience (in the 1GHz range). I've seen them all. this is purely my opinion, and not trying to offend anyone.

Another option would be Motorola Milestone 2, with TI OMAP3630 1GHz CPU, PowerVR SGX530 graphics accelerator. But if you are looking at something this side of 20k (and less processing power), then also look at Motorola Flipout (QWERTY) and Motorola Defy. Defy IMO is VFM.

Originally Posted by f1fan (Post 2246992)

If you are ok to buying from flipkart, they still have it in stock:
HTC Desire Price In India: Buy HTC Desire: Price, Reviews: Flipkart Mobiles (Brown)

If not try Alfa at Vileparle.

Originally Posted by karthik247;2238131

This is an automotive app. Worth buying if you really want to know whats going on in your ;)

[B

App name[/b] - Torque
Free/Charge - Paid, expensive.
What it does - A lot of things you never thought your phone could do. Please check out the link of all the details. Torque — OBD2 Performance and Diagnostics for your Vehicle
How it performs (your rating) - AWESOME!

Originally Posted by akhilesh (Post 2247052)

Stay away from Desire HD is what I would say. That 4.3-inch screen is a power hog and with 1230mAh battery, no matter what anyone says, the battery life is going to be miserable.

Originally Posted by nishantgandhi (Post 2247773)

I'm still confused about the best entry level Android handset.

I was earlier contemplating Optimus P500 but the 600 Mhz processor and the 3 MP cam seem to be downers.

I dont want to cross 15k in budget, but preferably, it should be around 12k odd.

So is Samsung Ace good enough? 800 Mhz processor and 5 MP cam?

How's the UI of Samsung vs. that of LG?

Battery life?

Originally Posted by arunkk (Post 2247915)

I think Galaxy Ace is better among the two. 1GHz processors right now dont come in less than 15K. May be a wait and watch will be good as the price of Dual Core phones are not announced yet. Once they come out, we can expect a re-positioning of the existing single core 1GHz models.

Originally Posted by nishantgandhi (Post 2247773)

I'm still confused about the best entry level Android handset.

I was earlier contemplating Optimus P500 but the 600 Mhz processor and the 3 MP cam seem to be downers.

I dont want to cross 15k in budget, but preferably, it should be around 12k odd.

So is Samsung Ace good enough? 800 Mhz processor and 5 MP cam?

How's the UI of Samsung vs. that of LG?

Battery life?

Originally Posted by Jaggu;2245713[url=http://www.htc.com/www/product/desirez/specification.html

HTC - Products - HTC Desire Z - Specification[/url]

Originally Posted by NIP (Post 2246721)

I think the HTC Desire Z will feel the lack of processing power very fast, being 800MHz. I have both the Samsung Spica (800MHz) and Samsung Galaxy S (1GHz), and the difference is vast IMO.

If you can get your hands on a Samsung Galaxy S, just buy it with eyes closed. .

Originally Posted by tsk1979 (Post 2246818)

Navin, what exactly do you want to do with your mobile.
1. Meego etc., - The orphan child of nokia. I really don't know where it will lead. But N900 is definitely a swell phone.

2. Android - The platform of choice for people who love to experiment. HTC does have something called flash lite, but its not flash.

3. Symbian - The grand daddy. Its behind in the app space, but to be frank, for a not so tech savvy user who does not care about app universe, Nokia phones are still a force to reckon with. The battery life of Nokia phones is still among the best. Do not discount Nokia. For what you need the phone for, it may be the best

4. IoS - Well you pay 30,000 and you get a phone which does not do many things. For example Iphone users need to pay 299 on vodaphone for 450MB Iphone plan, as normal GPRS does not work.

5. Bada - New Samsung OS. Very limited apps etc., I do not have much idea about this. However we do have a Bada thread

6. Windows mobile 7 - Well MS has not quite gotten it.

LAst but not the least, do not discount touchscreens.

Originally Posted by Jaggu;2245713[url=http://www.htc.com/www/product/desirez/specification.html

HTC - Products - HTC Desire Z - Specification[/url]

Originally Posted by NIP (Post 2246721)

I think the HTC Desire Z will feel the lack of processing power very fast, being 800MHz. I have both the Samsung Spica (800MHz) and Samsung Galaxy S (1GHz), and the difference is vast IMO.

If you can get your hands on a Samsung Galaxy S, just buy it with eyes closed. .

Originally Posted by tsk1979 (Post 2246818)

Navin, what exactly do you want to do with your mobile.
1. Meego etc., - The orphan child of nokia. I really don't know where it will lead. But N900 is definitely a swell phone.

2. Android - The platform of choice for people who love to experiment. HTC does have something called flash lite, but its not flash.

3. Symbian - The grand daddy. Its behind in the app space, but to be frank, for a not so tech savvy user who does not care about app universe, Nokia phones are still a force to reckon with. The battery life of Nokia phones is still among the best. Do not discount Nokia. For what you need the phone for, it may be the best

4. IoS - Well you pay 30,000 and you get a phone which does not do many things. For example Iphone users need to pay 299 on vodaphone for 450MB Iphone plan, as normal GPRS does not work.

5. Bada - New Samsung OS. Very limited apps etc., I do not have much idea about this. However we do have a Bada thread

6. Windows mobile 7 - Well MS has not quite gotten it.

LAst but not the least, do not discount touchscreens.