Suggest two Android Phones 7-8K and 18-21K

[ysmonyog]

At present I have GalaxyS I9000. Working perfectly fine. The only cons are "no flash" and "gps not so accurate". So, I am thinking of Galaxy S Plus I9001. Please suggest any better phone.

Regarding phone with in 7-8K, I see only Glaxy Y but I think working on 3" screen will not be so easy. Suggestions please...

[sam]

S Plus is just a slightly upgraded version of S. so don't waste money there. instead save a bit and wait. you may get HTC Sensation for 22k soon. currently selling for 24k

[aroraanant]

For the low range I suggest you to get Explorer for 7.5-8k, much better than Galaxy Y.
And in high range you should get Sensation for 23,749 as you already own Galaxy S and its no fun getting S+ now.

[nitin_a]

Sensation is already available for 22K with manufacturer's warranty at saholic.

[sam]

^^ don't trust saholic. they don't treat customers properly not sending bill at time. thats why asked him to wait a bit longer. other retailers too should cut price slowly before expiring the mobile.

[nitin_a]

Thanks Sam. That's enlightening. Iam not into online shopping, so don't know much.

[ysmonyog]

Thinking of Explorer @ 9.5k at flipkart.

Budget already extended frm 20k to 21k.
Sensation @24k is not possible as Explorer is already 1.5k more than my budget & I cant wait for price fall.

[aroraanant]

You can get Explorer for 7.5-8k, for 8k it is available on Tradus also. So why spend extra bucks when it is already available at a cheaper price so I guess now you can buy Sensation.

[sam]

flipkart is overpriced. even locally explorer has been reported to be available for less than 9k.

avoid Sensation. Wait for some more time. HTC One series is getting launched. though currently the highend (One X) and midrange (One V) mobile is launched. the middle one is missing. i expect it to be priced at 25k but it should be worth the price looking at the specs.

[ajaymailed]

flipkart is overpriced. even locally explorer has been reported to be available for less than 9k.

avoid Sensation. Wait for some more time. HTC One series is getting launched. though currently the highend (One X) and midrange (One V) mobile is launched. the middle one is missing. i expect it to be priced at 25k but it should be worth the price looking at the specs.

what is the Soc of HTC One V. I am guessing its a single core krait with Adreno 305.

It would be One Vs 1 Ghz Single Core Krait Vs Sensations Dual Core 1.2 Ghz Cortex A9 Armv7 Scorpion.

One V also has 5 MP Camera, 512 MB RAM, 3.7 Inch screen compared to 4.3 Inch display, 8 MP and 768 RAM of Sensation.

Thinking of Explorer @ 9.5k at flipkart.
Budget already extended frm 20k to 21k.
Sensation @24k is not possible as Explorer is already 1.5k more than my budget & I cant wait for price fall.

if Sensation is bit costly, then Galaxy R would be good. Instead of 8 MP Camera, Galaxy R has 5 MP LED Flash and 1.3 MP Front.
Optimus 2X is availaible at 20K at letsbuy.com

[aroraanant]

^^^^
Both O2X and SGR can't be compared to Sensation.
Sensation is much better than both.
SGR was a great buy when it was available for 19-20k but not anymore as they have hiked the price and it is also not available widely

[ajaymailed]

^^^^
Both O2X and SGR can't be compared to Sensation.
Sensation is much better than both.
SGR was a great buy when it was available for 19-20k but not anymore as they have hiked the price and it is also not available widely

indeed sensation is almost a steal @ 24K with only exception of Battery life. It belongs to the class of SGS2, Droid Razr but for some reason selling that low.

[sc3n3l0v3r]

You can check Samsung Galaxy R (22K) - it is awesome fone, my brother is using it for the last 4months.

And around 8K HTC Wildlife will be a decent fone.

[sam]

what is the Soc of HTC One V. I am guessing its a single core krait with Adreno 305.

Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255. yes Adreno 205.

It would be One Vs 1 Ghz Single Core Krait Vs Sensations Dual Core 1.2 Ghz Cortex A9 Armv7 Scorpion.

One V also has 5 MP Camera, 512 MB RAM, 3.7 Inch screen compared to 4.3 Inch display, 8 MP and 768 RAM of Sensation.

One V wil sell for 15k. Wait for One S which should sell for 25k or less.

if Sensation is bit costly, then Galaxy R would be good. Instead of 8 MP Camera, Galaxy R has 5 MP LED Flash and 1.3 MP Front.
Optimus 2X is availaible at 20K at letsbuy.com

avoid all these last gen mobiles.

Both O2X and SGR can't be compared to Sensation.
Sensation is much better than both.

really?

SGR was a great buy when it was available for 19-20k but not anymore as they have hiked the price and it is also not available widely

friend asked me which sub10k mobile he should buy. i said HTC Explorer. he said HTC? never heard of it? i replied "buy Samsung"

indeed sensation is almost a steal @ 24K with only exception of Battery life. It belongs to the class of SGS2, Droid Razr but for some reason selling that low.

One X is announced and will have 35k MRP (32k pricetag). This is the reason.

[aroraanant]

The best part of Explorer is the screen,the touch as well as the display is amazing considering the price i.e. 8k only.
As soon as One V will be launched, no one is going to pick Neo V as the build quality of Neo V is not that good, and we all know that HTC rocks in terms of build quality.
And considering the price of One X which is gonna be around 31-32k, the sales of iphones as well as the other high end phones like S2 etc will decline and even it will effect the sales of Note.
So we will see a drastic decrease in prices of phones as soon as HTC come up with the new phones.
Already Sensation is selling at such a low price, Sensation is a great phone with very good build quality as well as display, have heard a lot about battery issues but all android phones have the same issue,it doesn't (or can say hardly) matter which phones last a couple of hours more or less.

[ysmonyog]

Today I shall check up the price of Explorer in local market. I wonder why such a huge price diff between flipkart and Tradus. Is Tradus reliable ?

Still confused over high budget phone.
What I need is- Fast processor (No lagging), good battery life is essential, 4"screen (4.3 is also ok), good display, decent camera.
I wont be gaming. Browsing and Emails will generally be in addition to normal phone usage.

[sam]

almost everything is overpriced at flipkart by 1k. tradus is reliable AFAIK.

[aroraanant]

Today I shall check up the price of Explorer in local market. I wonder why such a huge price diff between flipkart and Tradus. Is Tradus reliable ?

In local market also it will cost you around 9-9.5k, Don't know how Tradus is selling it at such a low price.
And tradus is quite reliable, I have recently bought a HTC Explorer for my friend.

Still confused over high budget phone.
What I need is- Fast processor (No lagging), good battery life is essential, 4"screen (4.3 is also ok), good display, decent camera.
I wont be gaming. Browsing and Emails will generally be in addition to normal phone usage.

If browsing and checking emails is the main usage and you won't using any apps and playing games on that, then Blackberry will also serve your purpose very well, and also you will get a very good battery back up(better than android) and also you can enjoy true multitasking in BB phones

[ajaymailed]

One V wil sell for 15k. Wait for One S which should sell for 25k or less.

If One V sells for 15K, it should trigger price war. The only android which can match its specs with older hw at that price is Defy Plus. Neo V, Galaxy SL, Optimus Black, S Plus etc all will be costly considering its old hardware selling at higher prices than One V.

One S @ 25K is also very surprising considering most dual core CPUs with high end features are released at atleast 30K price. wonder the fate of present phones, SGS2, Moto Razr, Sensation XE/XL, etc which are still selling at 30K or more with older hardware compared to One S. Sony might be releasing Xperia S at around 30K.

One X is announced and will have 35k MRP (32k pricetag). This is the reason.

But then there is Sensation XE selling at 30K and XL selling at 35K. HTC Desire S with its single core processor 5 Mp 720p Camera is still selling at around 19-20K. Last year November, HTC release Rhyme with 3.7in display, 1 ghz CPU, 5 MP for 25K. would be a definite surprise if they release dual core One S at 25K.

[sam]

If One V sells for 15K, it should trigger price war. The only android which can match its specs with older hw at that price is Defy Plus. Neo V, Galaxy SL, Optimus Black, S Plus etc all will be costly considering its old hardware selling at higher prices than One V.

at 18k, dual core based mobile will be there. so single core mobile have to happy with 15k price tag.

One S @ 25K is also very surprising considering most dual core CPUs with high end features are released at atleast 30K price. wonder the fate of present phones, SGS2, Moto Razr, Sensation XE/XL, etc which are still selling at 30K or more with older hardware compared to One S. Sony might be releasing Xperia S at around 30K.

HTC Sensation already sells for less. also HTC One X will cost ~35k when launched (MRP is 37k). so i expect a 25k pricetag.

Xperia S beats One S in everything so 30k is a valid pricing.

[ajaymailed]

at 18k, dual core based mobile will be there. so single core mobile have to happy with 15k price tag.
HTC Sensation already sells for less. also HTC One X will cost ~35k when launched (MRP is 37k). so i expect a 25k pricetag.
Xperia S beats One S in everything so 30k is a valid pricing.

i really hope those prices will come true. if someone like HTC priced phones so cheap, then what can we expect from Samsung, LG or Motorola.
BTW which Dual core mobile @ 18K will be there?

and despite having HD Resolution & Higher Res Camera, Xperia S will be still having older dual core scorpion Vs One S Krait. Xperia S hardware is same as that of Sensation or SGS2. I may be wrong about 30K price for Xperia S, coz thats directly converted from british pound, So we can add few more thousands to it, may be 33 to 35K.

[sam]

i really hope those prices will come true. if someone like HTC priced phones so cheap, then what can we expect from Samsung, LG or Motorola.

currently priced at 18k @ flipkart but its forthcoming. so there will be pricecut once it is launched. also it has many weak points. like a normal screen, same resolution as Neo V, no secondary cam. HTC has pit it directly against Neo V.

BTW which Dual core mobile @ 18K will be there?

currently none. LG Optimus 2X was there but it is discontinued now. but i expect Xperia U to be priced at 18k. the screen is really small.

and despite having HD Resolution & Higher Res Camera, Xperia S will be still having older dual core scorpion Vs One S Krait. Xperia S hardware is same as that of Sensation or SGS2. I may be wrong about 30K price for Xperia S, coz thats directly converted from british pound, So we can add few more thousands to it, may be 33 to 35K.

yes, i missed that part. thanks for pointing
Xperia S have old hardware. well Sony is known to use some really old H/W.
still above 30k, it may step into Samsung Galaxy S3's way which many say will have killer specs. both inside and outside.

[ajaymailed]

currently priced at 18k @ flipkart but its forthcoming. so there will be pricecut once it is launched. also it has many weak points. like a normal screen, same resolution as Neo V, no secondary cam. HTC has pit it directly against Neo V.

I am still pessimistic about HTC pricing phones so well. From what i know in indian market, HTC & Sony are pricing their phones higher than Samsung/LG/Motorola. HTC Explorer Pricing is definite surprise for me, I always feel we are paying a bit higher for HTC Sense & Sonys gorgeous looks.
Consider HTC Rhyme, Desire S, Incredible S- they are all priced on a bit higher side. In a pricing war, HTC is always last to bring down the prices while LG, Samsung, Moto react well on time.

I was really surprised with HTC Explorer, trying to beat all the Sub-10K phones with better hw. But how many people would realise that Explorer has got better hw that Galaxy Y, Optimus Net. Explorer did not get the promotion that Galaxy Y got, surely it will be difficult to challenge Samsungs Y in Indian market despite having better hw, thanks the Galaxy brand dominating smartphone right now.

[sky770]

I am still pessimistic about HTC pricing phones so well. From what i know in indian market, HTC & Sony are pricing their phones higher than Samsung/LG/Motorola. HTC Explorer Pricing is definite surprise for me, I always feel we are paying a bit higher for HTC Sense & Sonys gorgeous looks.
Consider HTC Rhyme, Desire S, Incredible S- they are all priced on a bit higher side. In a pricing war, HTC is always last to bring down the prices while LG, Samsung, Moto react well on time.

I was really surprised with HTC Explorer, trying to beat all the Sub-10K phones with better hw. But how many people would realise that Explorer has got better hw that Galaxy Y, Optimus Net. Explorer did not get the promotion that Galaxy Y got, surely it will be difficult to challenge Samsungs Y in Indian market despite having better hw, thanks the Galaxy brand dominating smartphone right now.

HTC for me = loosers

loosing thier customers outright by not bringing down the prices!

(can you imagine htc salsa still sells for 15k ?!)

[ajaymailed]

HTC for me = loosers

loosing thier customers outright by not bringing down the prices!

(can you imagine htc salsa still sells for 15k ?!)

HTC is struggling because they are unable to match the prices of Samsung and still get decent margins, their profits are falling with Android business, Sony Ericsson is in losses. LG got profits from phone business after seven quarters, Moto has modest profits. The only Co making lots of money on Android is Samsung.

[sam]

I am still pessimistic about HTC pricing phones so well. From what i know in indian market, HTC & Sony are pricing their phones higher than Samsung/LG/Motorola. HTC Explorer Pricing is definite surprise for me, I always feel we are paying a bit higher for HTC Sense & Sonys gorgeous looks.

yes most HTC & Sony mobiles are overpriced. but there are also mobile where they offer unbeatable value like HTC Explorer, Sensation and Sony Ericssion Xperia Neo V, Xperia Pro. also you get timely update which Samsung, LG & Motorola will never ever provide.

Consider HTC Rhyme, Desire S, Incredible S- they are all priced on a bit higher side. In a pricing war, HTC is always last to bring down the prices while LG, Samsung, Moto react well on time.

yes, thats true. HTC is mainly focused in US. here most of their mobiles are priced high.

I was really surprised with HTC Explorer, trying to beat all the Sub-10K phones with better hw. But how many people would realise that Explorer has got better hw that Galaxy Y, Optimus Net. Explorer did not get the promotion that Galaxy Y got, surely it will be difficult to challenge Samsungs Y in Indian market despite having better hw, thanks the Galaxy brand dominating smartphone right now.

Explorer has better hardware as well as better looks.

[ysmonyog]

Purchased Explorer @ 8650/- locally from Chandigarh. Includes Screen guard and HTC headphone.
I Shall wait for One V launch & then decide between One V and S plus.

[sam]

^^ nice pricing. congrats. yes, wait for One S.