Android has been flavor of the season. But this month Indian mobile users will get to taste another unique flavor - Mango. We have seen the launch of quite a few devices powered by Windows phone 7 in India. If you are looking to dip your hands in 'Mango' here are our top 5 picks:
Samsung Omnia W: Samsung Omnia W is Samsung’s first Windows Phone 7 Mango in India. This handset has 3.7-inch super AMOLED display. It is equipped with dual camera, 5-megapixel-rear and VGA front facing camera. The phone is powered with 1.4GHz processor and it runs on the 512MB RAM. It has the power to capture 720p HD videos. It is a 3G handset and it supports the Wi-Fi direct, GPS, and has a microSD card slot. The best price of this phone is Rs. 19,990.
HTC HD7: HTC HD 7 has a 4.3-inch S-LCD Capacitive touchscreen display and it is equipped with 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and dual LED flash. This handset is powered with Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz processor and it can support the HD video playback. It has a 16GB internal memory and 576MB RAM. Besides all this it is a 3G phone and it supports the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB and GPS. The best price of this phone is Rs. 18,999.
Dell Venue Pro: Dell has also launched its first Windows phone 7 in India. equipped with a 4.1-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with WVGA resolution, the display of this handset is protected with Gorilla Glass. It is a slider phone with QWERTY form factor. It has 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash. The handset is powered with Snapdragon 1GHz processor with Adreno 200GPU, and 1GB flash ROM. It is also equipped with 512MB DDR RAM and sports 16GB of internal memory. Disappointly the phone doesn’t have any microSD card for memory expansion. It is a 3G handset and it supports Wi-Fi, GPS and micro USB. The best price of this phone is Rs. 23,999.
LG Optimus 7: LG Optimus 7 is expected to be LG’s first Windows Phone 7 in India. The phone is speculated to arrive by next month. It is equipped with 3.8-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen with 800 x 480 pixel resolution. It is also equipped with 5-megapixel camera with LED flash and has the feature of capturing HD video at 720p. It is powered with 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and it sports 16GB internal memory. Its other features include digital compass, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor and an accelerometer. The price of this phone is expected to be around Rs 30,000.
HTC 7 Mozart: HTC 7 Mozart is also launched along with the HTC HD 7. This handset is equipped with 3.7-inch S-LCD capacitive touchscreen with 480 x 800 pixel resolution. It has 8-megapixel camera with Xenon flash capabilities. This handset is powered with 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. It can capture 720p HD videos. The device also has 8GB internal memory and 576MB RAM. It doesn’t have microSD card option. Also a 3G phone it supports the Wi-Fi, and GPS connectivity. The best price of this phone is Rs. 18,599.
Thursday 27 October 2011
Sunday 16 October 2011
Top 10 cheap 3G phones and the prices in Indian rupees
As India gets ready for the much awaited and umpteen times postponed 3G auction and as operators are getting their services ready, it is time we consider our 3G phone options. While there are many options available with iPhone being the most obvious one we should look at other options too. Because iPhone doesn’t often fit the bill – literally.
iPhone has launched its 3G version last year and 3G S this year. Both versions are launched before the 3G spectrum is available and both were expensive. There are other phones which fit the bill.
Here we go. Top 10 cheap 3G phones and the prices in Indian rupees :
1. LG KP199 Dynamite — 3500
2. Nokia 2730 Classic — 4500
3. Sony Ericsson Naite- – 6400
4. Samsung SGH – L700– 6400
5. Sony Ericsson Cybershot C510 – 9200
6. Nokia E63 – 9400
7. Sony Ericsson T715 — 9700
8. Samsung M650 — Lindy – 9900
9. Nokia 5330 XpressMusic – 10000
10. Samsung Omnia Pro B7320 — 10000
1. Nokia 5320 – 10500
The prices might vary depending the time and place. Nokia holds more than 50% market share in India. In the list above Nokia has appeared 4 times. A good reason why Nokia has that market share. Nokia has its phones in all price bands.
Few expensive options :
1. Apple iPhone 3G S — 40500-45000
2. Blackberry Bold 9000 — 35900
3. Apple iPhone 3G — 35000
4. Samsung i900 Omnia — 33000
5. Nokia N85 — 27299
6. Palm Treo 750 — 22990
7. Nokia N96 — 22,500
8. Nokia E71 — 18,500
9. Motorola Q9h — 12000
10. Sony Ericsson C702 — 12000
11. Samsung Corby Pro — 13900
I know cheap is not a politically correct word any more. But in a world of Twitter, cost-effective is just too many characters. The word cheap is the cheapest available option to say cheap.
As for me I use a iPhone 3G S and am quite happy with it. It is beautiful, functional and expensive. And yes people give me the stare. But what I am really looking forward to is aDual SIM 3G Phone – 1 holding a 3G SIM and other a GSM SIM. Micromax, are you there?
Wednesday 14 September 2011
Who provides the Best 3G services in India?
Its been over 6 months now that 3G services have been launched in India. Most Metros and “A” cities already have 3G coverage. Telecom Operators are rolling out 3G services in smaller cities as well.
I have personally used 3G on different Telecom Operators here in Pune, and honestly, none of them could offer satisfactory services. One problem which I faced across all was that once the 3G is activated, voice call quality takes a big dip. In fact, many times voice coverage goes off completely – one cannot even make calls properly. And, it is not only me, but many people I have spoken to are facing same problems. Even 3G speeds are very erratic!
We ran a poll in March earlier this year asking readers as to which telecom operator offers best 3G services and here are the results of that poll
Best 3G services in India
Question: Which Telecom provider offers best 3G services in India?
Poll Results (Total Number of Votes)
Answer | Votes |
| BSNL | 368 |
| Bharti Airtel | 194 |
| Vodafone | 184 |
| Tata Docomo | 172 |
| Reliance | 68 |
| Others | 62 |
| Idea | 44 |
| Total Votes | 1092 |
Poll Conclusion:
BSNL has offered 3G services for quite sometime now – and they have the highest number of 3G users and hence it may have had slight effect on overall numbers. However, compared to other providers, BSNL does seem to offer better 3G services (in my experience as well ) and the top ranking seems justified.
Bharti (18%), Vodafone (17%) & Tata Docomo (16%) are at similar levels – but they still have to go a long way till they start offering satisfactory services. Idea probably has least of 3G users which may have put them at the bottom of the table.
While creating the poll, I had purposely not mentioned option of “none”, as I was sure most of the users would have opted for that and we could not have proper sense of providers offering better 3G services.
If you have not voted as yet, please go ahead and vote!
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