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About the build quality I can't say much as today only I've bought it. Even though it's made of plastic, the phone feels quite good at hand. Yes, it feels bit light but I don't think it feels flimsy. But if your friend is bit choosy about taking metal body instead of plastic then HTC desire might be better wait. | |
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![]() Kaushik, can you quote the price and the place you got it from? I am planning to buy it from Univercell, got a quote of 28.5k, but the good thing is that I get 0% EMI plan with HDFC. | |
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Also, IIRC none of them say the build quality is "not good" -- they just say it feels plasticy ![]() I would however complain about its looks (so iphone!!) - the US versions are MUCH better looking. Regarding screen getting scratched - do watch the video on the earlier page, though thats not exactly your daily wear and tear! Quote:
Secondly, WHY is everyone even comparing the Galaxy S to the Desire?? The way i see it the Galaxy S is the clear winner on all counts (even higher spec'd!). Other than the metal body, what advantage does the desire have?? Its even priced higher! cya R | ||
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![]() The look and the home page looks like the iPhone, even the color combination looks a bit iPhonish, if I may. The biggest problem is the screen acting as a finger print magnet :(. You guys have any idea on how to manage that (experience with other phones which had simiarl characteristic)? Umm, the reason why I compared Desire to Galaxy S is because I have hated Samsung phones for their not so friendly UI. I have seen star and star 3g, and got so irritated using the UI, that in my mind Samsung's Touchwiz equalled never try/buy a samsung phone. So, the next best option for people who hate samsung and want a phone with a 1ghz processor, it's N1 or Desire. And when the comparisons between N1 and Desire start, you realize that Desire is a tad better in some departments, so kinda get stuck with Desire ![]() As far as the pricing goes, they are about the same in grey market. It's only fair that I compare the grey market prices as Desire has not been launched in India yet. And oh, in the 1Ghz processor line up, Sony Xperia X10 lost out because it's still on 1.6 and has a lot of UI issues. And yes, I hope to join the Galaxy S club too. Soon, very soon. BTW, I think the responsiveness on the Galaxy S is pretty awesome and touchwiz has IMPROVED a lot since I last used it. | |
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BTW, anyone using any navigation/map application other than the google maps in android phones? Will MapmyIndia or Satnav maps/navigation work with Android phones? Are they worth the price? I'll also try to find the info myself but just want to know if someone had any first hand experience. Another thing I came to know is that Samsung is working on a iPad type device. A friend of mine working in Samsung told me that today. Last edited by kaushik_s : 2nd August 2010 at 02:32. | |||||
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| ![]() I too am using Galaxy S for like a month now. There is no two ways about the fact that this is the best phone I have ever used. I don't use any screen guard and things, IMO, all that is a waste of effort. The screen is scratch resistant, so I haven't seen any scratches yet. Strangest thing in terms of build in this phone is its the only solid feeling super light phone that I have seen, all thanks to that much criticized plastic build. The quality of plastic is outstanding, and it fits the purpose. Coming to the negatives, this phone lacks camera flash, but that's livable for me because most phones can't take good night snaps whether they are with or without flash. Its a phone camera architecture problem which I had read somewhere, so applies to all camera phones till date. The other major issue though is user upgradable software support from Samsung. This is a major issue according to me, where the phone suite software (KIES in case of Samsung) doesn't integrate with the PC and internet like how a Nokia can. For software updates, one needs to run to the services center, which again is a waste of time and effort. They say its improving, but my experience with KIES software has not been positive till now. Samsung have promised an upgrade to 2.2 Froyo, which should only make this deal a lot sweeter, since it further unlocks the performance potential by unlocking 256mb additional RAM, which is now not getting used up due to 2.1 design. So, if anything, Galaxy S is the current performance king in phones with future upgradable option, which makes it unbeatable at present. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Hey Guys, just a heads up on price. Yesterday I went to another shop to buy a car charger for Galaxy S and they also had Galaxy S with them. I just asked how much the price is and he told me 27.5k and if I buy using cash it'll be 27.2k. I was like banging my head for not going in there to have look that day. That was a difference of 1k without any bargaining and I'm sure that if you can bargain they'll come down even more. The shop is called Mahalaxmi Collection, near Vijaya party hall Jayanagar 4th block. If you are coming from JP Nagar side then it's around a kilometer before you reach cool joint circle. There is one more mobile phone store on the opposite side called Sun times. Even these guys give better price than other big mobile stores. |
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| ![]() @kaushik- I'm looking for a car charger for my spica too, What charger did u get and how much did it cost you, It would be great if you tell me its specs, mA and stuff ![]() |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Hey Akshay, I got the Charger (original Samsung charger) for 389Rs (that's the MRP printed and I didn't bargain). with Bill & Warranty. The same is priced for 550Rs in any other big brand shops( at Sangeetha, Indira Nagar), I don't know why. Rating is input 11-30V DC, Output 5.0V DC, 0.7A. BTW, Galaxy S charging point is a micro-USB point, probably same for Spica too? |
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BHPian | ![]() It has to be galaxy S( You meant it that way i think) . Galaxy spica or i5800 has been stopped and is very hard to find. 24.5K is a very gud price and am sure samsung is happy with the interest and success. BTW am happy to have my wave. Kies is such a pain I must say. Every upgrade to kies has about 75Mb of files to be copied and the no of files and what is shown while downloading looks so stupid. Almost like downloading all files and installing. NFS Shift has been the best game so far for Wave and most of the other games are silly. Last edited by muni : 4th August 2010 at 21:38. |
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BANNED | ![]() Got myself an N1 and boy what a phone, I am blown away. The display is nothing like I have seen before, just fantastic and the response is quick and sure. I am hooked and still exploring it after 3 days. I updated to froyo yesterday through my home wifi, was a 3 min job. The android market is like wow, hundreds and hundreds of applications ![]() |
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