Samsung Star

raj_in · 09-06-2009, 06:06 AM

Shud i go for the

Samsung Star or any other mobile

i am looking for touchscreen,good music playback & camera & value for money

any competition for it or any gliches with it

from wht i gathered on the net i hav a few confusion

1.wht it lowest price (i saw sum1 wrote Rs.8590)
2.Calll quality & Battery @ phonearena

any lg cookie or samsung star users here..........

09-06-2009, 07:52 AM

^ dont expect good flash in mobiles. as flash is power hungry, it will drain the battery within hour. most of the mobiles are without flash or with LED flash (which uses lower battery power and gives lower light for <1 mtr distance)

dips_view · 09-06-2009, 09:01 AM

go gsmareana.com

raj_in · 09-06-2009, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by anarchist

^ dont expect good flash in mobiles. as flash is power hungry, it will drain the battery within hour. most of the mobiles are without flash or with LED flash (which uses lower battery power and gives lower light for <1 mtr distance)

i looked it up at gsmarena no flash..........

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Originally Posted by dips_view

go gsmareana.com

they dont hav a review out as yet but the preview was good

but they said the lg cookie was probably better

& i dont want LG

sujoyp · 09-06-2009, 10:27 AM

take a look at www.phonearena.com they have reviewed this recently

beworld · 09-06-2009, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by sujoyp

take a look at www.phonearena.com they have reviewed this recently

as per www.phonearena.com Batter life is very poor.

raj_in · 09-06-2009, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by beworld

as per www.phonearena.com Batter life is very poor.

ya i saw but i dont see tht problem anywhere else
is the cookie better or the star

sujoyp · 09-06-2009, 12:37 PM

I think cookie is better in basic call quality,interface and battery

samsung beats it at qwerty kayboard(onscreen) and camera

raj_in · 09-06-2009, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by sujoyp

I think cookie is better in basic call quality,interface and battery

samsung beats it at qwerty kayboard(onscreen) and camera

lolzz i cud even tell it by reading the phonearena review.......

any hands on exp........

sujoyp · 09-06-2009, 06:57 PM

^^yup me too

..but reviews r for that purpose only

raj_in · 09-06-2009, 08:28 PM

wht r the other non touch screen options

rajhot · 10-06-2009, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by raj_in

wht r the other non touch screen options

Budget?

beworld · 10-06-2009, 10:30 AM

15 k

rajhot · 10-06-2009, 11:08 AM

W890 or C702

raj_in · 10-06-2009, 04:43 PM

thank you all i am going for the star after see a video on youtube
i dont knbw if it the smartest thing to do but i reallly like the phone........

sujoyp · 10-06-2009, 05:03 PM

great.

k4ce · 10-06-2009, 06:41 PM

congrats dude ... post ur review once u use the fone for a few days ... i wud love to read bout it

raj_in · 11-06-2009, 03:09 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z73-i...eature=related

here's the video which was the final vote
& i more ques can i plug in my comp speaker to it thru a 3.5 mm jack adapter

k4ce · 11-06-2009, 06:23 AM

yes u can .... if u get an option after plugging in like "headphones or lineout" , choose line out .... even if it get detected as earphones , no big deal ... it'll still work

raj_in · 11-06-2009, 07:44 PM

YOU SURE,,,,,,,,,

& i one thing i read in one of the other threads u bought this phone

so i wan tot knw hows the battery & and the in call quality bcoz phonearena complained about those & most ppl said tht thats bullsh*t

k4ce · 12-06-2009, 04:00 AM

dude , if ur fone has a 3.5mm jack , u can plug in ur speakers .... no issues there ... but the question is does star have a 3.5mm jack ? if yes , then u can

raj_in · 12-06-2009, 04:31 AM

no it does not but i can buy the adpater.........
the adapter cot Rs. 450
& the phone Rs. 9500 but doesnot include a card so its will take another 200 to 500 for the microSD card

but i will try some bargaining :-P

I will probably get it buy tuesday........
Cant wait

raj_in · 14-06-2009, 08:54 PM

hey guys jst 1 last ques how the samsung service centre
1 frd told me tht they are bad but most told me tht they are the best(is it true)
& how's lg's centres compared to samsung

& where shd i buy it for Samsung Dealers or The Mobile Store or Some Local Dealers...

k4ce · 14-06-2009, 09:28 PM

i once had to go to the samsung cervice centre in bangalore ... it was samsung plaza in btm layout , bangalore ... very nice service ... they replaced by fren's faulty keypad within 30mins ... but individual user experience will differ ... but i hope u'll never have to go there

raj_in · 19-06-2009, 12:46 AM

i am so stupid................

jst when i was abt to buy this phone last night i stumbled upon this link
http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_5530_xpressmusic-2832.php
& i am confused again

wht do u guys think
is this nokia 1 a better phone

sujoyp · 19-06-2009, 01:27 AM

its Q3 release..thats after july...do u wanna wait that much???? go ahead and get star

raj_in · 19-06-2009, 03:02 AM

ya if its better i dont mind
bcoz i still hav to buy the 4gb or 8gb card thts will push up the cost along with the 3.5mm jack........

If it reasles at 13 to13.5k its ok if more then out of budget..........

k4ce · 19-06-2009, 09:14 AM

see its doesnt have wifi and 3g so will be placed cheaper than the 5800 ... so arnd that 13k region hopefully ... but u might have to wait for quite a while ... btw , cookie is 9.5k and star is 10k in bangalore

raj_in · 19-06-2009, 02:04 PM

This is wht i hav concluded so far..........wht do u think

the star will cost abt 10k to get a memory card & 3.5mm jack if i get it now

& abt 9.3 to 9.5k if i get it in Q3 but the Nokia 5530(it has Wifi) will cost about 13.5k on reaslese and abt 11.5k after 2 months so still it gonna be 2k higher

2k higher for better display & music(slighly) & wifi(which i dont need) & games & applicaation

Star on the other hand better camera(nokia has bad camera's in xpressmusic phones) & cool features like widget & gesture lock(not really helpful but show off stuff) & better battery & price

But wht i want to knw which phone will be faster & which OS is better bcoz i dont knw abt these stuff.........

rajhot · 19-06-2009, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by raj_in

Star on the other hand better camera(nokia has bad camera's in xpressmusic phones) & cool features like widget & gesture lock(not really helpful but show off stuff) & better battery & price

Can't comment on camera until its(5530) released.
In Phone arena they told Star's battery life is pretty poor
http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/Sams..._2179-p_4.html

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Originally Posted by raj_in

But wht i want to knw which phone will be faster & which OS is better bcoz i dont knw abt these stuff.........

First of all, Samsung star doesn't have any OS its a feature phone it runs on Samsung's Proprietary platform.So, if u need an OS go for Nokia 5530.