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| ![]() I am looking for an andriod phone and have following requirements, please suggest/share your opinion - Preferably Android 3.0 or higher At least 16 GB storage 1 GB RAM (Can live with 512MB if other criteria are satisfied) Touch phone ![]() I guess GPS comes with all new phones?? Good camera (5MP+) Nice to have - HD recording Good display resolution Budget - @25k+ (Can be extended if I really like the phone) Good handling (Should feel good in hands, sorry I know this is a subjective requirement!!) I checked Samsung Galaxy SII and Galaxy Note. SII now fits into budget (@25k), I found note a bit too big to handle as a phone. THough, SII lloks plasticky and feel is not as good as one wants to be. I also checked HTC OneX but it seems too costly (@33k). Do I have any other good options in HTC? iPhone 4S at 44.5k is too costly for me. I have an iPad so it would have been good to have the iPhone as well. I also considered the iPhone 3GS but then I don't want to buy a phone that is not really the latest. I am not looking for anything beyond Samsung or HTC at the moment. |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pune
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I am checking Motorola Defy now!! Thanks!! | |
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BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore
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P.S: I own a Defy, Its rooted, Customized, murdered and what not. Its an amazing phone if you are experimental. | |
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![]() Unfortunately all new OS supported phones comes with lots of added features like quad-core processor, etc which is not really useful for me. 1GB RAM dual core is sufficient. I am not a gaming maniac so won't use much of the gaming functions, once in a while I may use games. Already have iPad which is more than enough. How is the battery experience on Samsung Galaxy note/SII? | |
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And dear figopian, there is no phone which comes with android 3.0 Lol but your homework needs some work. You should realize that your budget is good. Don't go by specs. Please touch, feel the phones in question at a croma first. 1gb ram, dual core is good on paper but for god's sakes - you buy the whole experience not the darned specs. Which is why I love recommending the Omnia w Last edited by phamilyman : 16th May 2012 at 17:07. | |
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BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pune
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Motorola Defy Plus: Price in India, Reviews, Specification: Flipkart.com | |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Guys I am also in the need of a new android phone! I own a Samsung Galaxy SL i9003 now. The phone is not bad and has not given me any hang issues, but I need 1gb RAM and a better camera than a 5MP which goes blind after sunset! S2 completely satisfies my requirements but somehow I am in a dilemma because I love the HTC Sense UI and the over all feel of HTC phones and specially the ONE X. The only thing I am doubtful about though, is the battery back up. Can somebody comment? The HTC ONE S would have been perfect for me, but it's not available in India. So it has to be S2/ONE X. The S3 and Note are definitely ruled out. S3 looks cheap and has useless features and Note, I feel is too big for daily use. Help ![]() EDIT: Oh I want a bigger screen than 4" too, but the Note is too big ![]() Last edited by Added_flavor : 16th May 2012 at 17:16. |
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![]() Now that's the dilemma. I am assuming HTC battery would be better than Samsung purely based on what I have heard from my friends. | |
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Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore
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I played with onex and XperiaS and Sony feels much much faster than onex. HTC's software is crap. Somehow even at quad core it does not feel fast enough! Disappointing. | |
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1. Smart eye - for how long will I look at the screen until I don't touch or scroll? In fact this is more load on the battery I feel. 2. S beam - useless until the technology establishes and becomes more common. 3. S voice - GSM already says this feature is disappointing! How frequently do apple users use siri? Tell me what does samsung bring new to the table? Also, couple with this samsung's crap touch wiz! It's widely believed and proven that htc sense is the best UI for android! I'm saying this in spite of owning a samsung phone! EDIT - How could I not mention how classy one x looks and how cheap s3 looks and apparently feels! Last edited by Added_flavor : 16th May 2012 at 19:14. | |
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| ![]() yaar, I think we android fan boys need to stop over glamorizing the "horsepower" of the S3/1-X/ top end androids. Android as a system needs far more polish. I mean, take a simple example - the multi touch gestures in OSX Lion or iOS. Now THAT rocks. Infact, the way to switch between programs is fairly painful in android. iPad owners will know what I am talking about. There is a price for cleverness and out of the box integration / smooth interface (iOS/WP e.g its glanceability). For all of samsung's hardware wizardry (they are the only ones consistently going one/two up above apple every quarter) their touchwiz is such a pathetic excuse of an OS layer. They really need to up the ante on that account now. |
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