Big Confusion.......

[chokhu]

Dear All,

Want to buy a high end smartphone with budget around 20k. I have chosen samsung s8003 jet and samsung omnia 2. But problem is that in s8003 every feature are there which i need except OS. And omnia 2 is also good but it has only 65k display. Wat does that mean? Is that mean that screen is not going to look good? Pls help me.

[Vensanga]

i am also looking for a new phone but my budget is around 15k,wats urs requirement,if i have the same budget with you i'll go for N86 coz am not interested in touchscreen phones..what abt E series,E72 lokks great...and what purpose do you plan to use your phone??

[Cool G5]

For your budget Samsung Jet is best.
65K is the number of colours the display is capable of reproducing. It will look good but not great like one which has 16 million.

[dreamcatcher]

Its crap. 16 million colors is a hoax. It depends on the resolution, the screen technology used and other factors which add up to the reproducibility of a screen.

[chokhu]

Actually i m using SE 320i from last 2.5 yrs. Now i want a new fone within budget 20k but i can increase it by 2 or 3k if necessary. I dont know much about mobile technology.
But my main requirement are
Good large screen (AMOLED) which looks good.
Camera not less than 5 MP
Bluetooth, GPRS, Edge, 3g, Wi-fi, GPS all connectivity
Good multimedia experience in audio n video.
Looks of fone should be good.
Must b a smrtphone.

Have seen E72 but i didnt like business phones like e series.

Samsung Jet looks good and all feature which i want but it hasnt any OS.
I8000 Omnia ii is also very good but its screen has only 65k colors.
Also N86 is good n in my budget but i preferring above samsung due to touch screen and great looking.
So i m confused bet ween i8000 and jet. Help me guys.
Can anyone post some link or photoes of clarity of 65k color screen and 16M color screen?

[MetalheadGautham]

Consider waiting for N97 Mini

[Zangetsu]

Originally Posted by dreamcatcher

Its crap. 16 million colors is a hoax. It depends on the resolution, the screen technology used and other factors which add up to the reproducibility of a screen.

R u sure....16million is not superior to 65k

[dreamcatcher]

Of course. Its the resolution that matters. Some manufacturers bump up the contrast and brightness that gives an illusion of a better display. But the human eye isnt able to comprehend the amount of colors used anyway. If ever, try using an Xperia X1 and compare its screen with other mobiles.

[Zangetsu]

Originally Posted by dreamcatcher

Of course. Its the resolution that matters. Some manufacturers bump up the contrast and brightness that gives an illusion of a better display. But the human eye isnt able to comprehend the amount of colors used anyway. If ever, try using an Xperia X1 and compare its screen with other mobiles.

dat means if i compare 16million with 65k side by side i wont notice ne difference...

[desiibond]

as gautam said, wait for N97 mini. this one looks to be a terrific phone

[chokhu]

Hi,

I dont think N97 mini will fit in my budget. So finally decided to buy Samsung Jet. But I want to clear some doubt before buying.

1). Does the Jet come with any application from which I can view/edit word,excel,ppt,pdf files? If not, is there any app available for download for that. I think the fone only support Java apps, as it doesnt have any OS.

2). How reliable are Samsung Touchscreen fones. I mean are this fone's touchscreen is reliable for 2-3 yrs under average normal use?

Thanks.

[desiibond]

Samsung Jet is a great phone but only problem with it is that it's UI is proprietary and there aren't much apps available. With Samsung going for new Bada OS, users of this touch UI will be left in the dark.

[chokhu]

Still no one has clear my doubts.....


Pls guys, answer my questions which i posted above.

[desiibond]

1) not sure about this part
2) 2 years is possible. 3 years, you should be lucky. My motorola E6's touch screen became bit unresponsive after 2years. Only select few touchscreen devices are capable of going on and on and on.

[red dragon]

3 year is possible.you need to take proper care, a good screen guard from day 1,a proper pouch,try to avoid moisture n one imp thing KEEP THE BRIGHTNESS LEVEL AS LOW AS POSSIBLE,my E6 is still going strong after almost two and half years,though i rarely use it now .

[digital4664]

Hello everybody,

I m devesh, I wanna buy a new handset rather a smartphone as I can't use lappy in d company i gonna join..

Requirements:

Budget around 15 K ( but can exceed upto 17K max if i can get a better n viable option )

SMS

unlimited sms memory, group msging
sms from specific senders(such as mytoday, google sms channel) shud arrive in separate folder.

smart contacts manager
shud Read doc, pdf, xls, ppt
to do list manager,
A good camera such as 3MP wl do
gprs, Edge, 3G and WiFiii must.
password protect sms inbox, password protect directories feature/(suggest apps)
big screen ( as my main use is to view doc, ppt ; read PDFs and surfing )
A good music too.

I have read and reread the forum checked, gsmarena n all sites... blown up my head .. and finally found d option of Nokia 5800 XM (but heard it's touch feature is bit rough, is that?)

Is there any better option in Windows mobile 6.1 ?

I wud appreciate ur suggestions.. Pls help..!

[desiibond]

Check E71. true smartphone with all the features you need except touch.

[digital4664]

Originally Posted by digital4664

I have read and reread the forum checked, gsmarena n all sites... blown up my head .. and finally found d option of Nokia 5800 XM (but heard it's touch feature is bit rough, is that?)

E71 screen is small , so not effective for PPTs and PDF viewing.. so opting for 5800 mostly.. Thanks ..

Does anyone know from where to buy 5800 in Mumbai.. which shop can offer me best price and latest ver. model?

[Cool G5]

Check Alfa, Vile Parle for Nokia 5800XM.

[Ganeshkumar]

Originally Posted by chokhu

Still no one has clear my doubts.....


Pls guys, answer my questions which i posted above.

Hi Choku,

So u got ur mobile ?? Samusng Jet??

If not when and what model, u r planning to go for?

Have a look of below thread also...
Mobile Phone in budget below 24K INR - OMNIA2 Good?

& feel free to pour replies

---------- Post added at 11:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:26 PM ----------

Also, have a look at this mobile.. if you are still looking for.. SAMSUNG B7610 OMNIA PRO.

All windows mobile comes with 65K Display, as the OS supports only for that. Though the display has been designed for 16M colours.

[digital4664]

Originally Posted by Ganeshkumar

Also, have a look at this mobile.. if you are still looking for.. SAMSUNG B7610 OMNIA PRO.

sounds gr8 .. checked specs jst now.. i wish it was in budget ..! IT's 30K

[chokhu]

Originally Posted by Ganeshkumar

Hi Choku,

So u got ur mobile ?? Samusng Jet??

If not when and what model, u r planning to go for?

Have a look of below thread also...
Mobile Phone in budget below 24K INR - OMNIA2 Good?

& feel free to pour replies

---------- Post added at 11:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:26 PM ----------

Also, have a look at this mobile.. if you are still looking for.. SAMSUNG B7610 OMNIA PRO.

All windows mobile comes with 65K Display, as the OS supports only for that. Though the display has been designed for 16M colours.

thx for reply. No I didn't buy any mobile yet.
I m still confuse betwen JET and OMNIA2. Both r almost similar except jet is non OS fone n OMNIA2 having 65k screen. Till now I have used a very simple mobile. So i dont know wat can be done with OS. If OS is for instaling applications, then wat type of apps? I only need application like document viewer.
But I m more inclined towards omnia2 due to OS but then again 65k screen hold me back. Does it affect photo, video image clearity? If 65k screen n 16m screen mobiles are put side by side, can we identify differance by naked eyes.
I think i should wait till JAN before buying mobile.

[desiibond]

corrected this post now as I was looking at Omnia's specs earlier.


jet's display has AMOLED, 16M color and 480 x 800 pixels packed into 3.1" display.

omina II has 65k color AMOLED, 480 x 800 3.7" display.

To the naked eye, you won't find much difference and that 3.7" display should be gorgeous.

It's better to go for a 65k display that has smartphone OS than to go for a 16M display that comes with some fancy java UI.

My vote goes to Omnia II

[Ganeshkumar]

@Choku....


Dont hold back from Omnia 2, for the reason u think!

Go for Omnia 2.. You will surely like the Omnia2 display better than Jet Display bcoz of its larger size.

I am thinking, just bcoz of budget. The price difference is arnd 5.5K.. Is Win Mobile OS, Display Size difference, worth for 5.5k???

Anyway both these Phones are best value for money, i think!

[digital4664]

Hey guys

I hv dropped the thought of getting 5800XM and now m very keen for WinMO

because:

My main focus on mobile is a true PDA & productive device and not entertainment.
I checked 5800 of my frend. The phone gets slow or sometimes hangs while opening PDF of large size.. and my main purpose is to read ebooks , PDFs , PPTs, docs etc.
I don't care for camera.. as m gonna hav a digicam soon 4 dat purpose..
I don't like to play songs on speaker of phone rather i prefer headsets.

So all these points suggest me a Windows Mobile device. (HTC or Samsung or Asus) . Can any1 pls suggest me a good model with Wifi around 15K?

1 Question for Windows Mobile users: Does d phone gets slow while reading PDFs? (with 5800 it's too slow to scroll even ) ? Pls provide me an unbiased ans , thanks

[Tamoghno]

>> "my main purpose is to read ebooks , PDFs , PPTs, docs etc."

if the file is too large , then it will stutter in every smartphone. yeah , stuttering is more severe in 5800 than other phones . but remember PDFs are very RAM intensive. but if you have text only pdfs then all phones i've tried works ok.

BTW , avoid cheaper winmo like plague . Winmo is unbearable is slow hardware .

[desiibond]

winmobile with 64mb or 128mb ram struggles more than 5800xm to open large files.

check these phones:

Blackberry Curve
HTC Touch 3G
nokia E71
SAMSUNG B7320 Omnia PRO

[Ganeshkumar]

HTC tatoo ?
i think it will have all the applications u need.. chk it too!

I feel its Value for your money!

[digital4664]

^^wot's d current price of HTC tatoo?

@all
m thinking about these models:
HTC Touch 3G 16K
HTC TyTN II 17K
ASUS - P 552w Rs.15,800

most probably touch 3G...

wht say guys.. n how's Videocon V2950 model? ny1 used/heard? config sounds OK n value for money.. !

[desiibond]

Tattoo price is 13.5k with 256meg ram, android, big display. it's a good mobile.