Samsung Galaxy 3 and 5! need help!

[ankushkool]

While i had almost decided on HTC Wildfire (14500/-).... and here comes more confusion

Samsung Galaxy 3 (12000/-) : Exclusive: Samsung i5801 Galaxy 3 now available in India for Rs. 12,000 | Androidos.in

Samsung Galaxy 5 (9000/-) : Exclusive: Samsung Galaxy 5 available in India for Rs 9,000 | Androidos.in

Now some time back there were no androids below 15k n now it seems we have a lot 2 choose from!

Please help me decide which one to go for, i want Value for Money

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Oh! and is it true that Samsung Galaxy i7500 is gettin Android 2.1, is it worth it then? and is it available?

[dreamcatcher]

And you also have the X8 coming up which has a much higher resolution than any of the phones you have mentioned. Oh, and if anyones complaining, it comes with 2.1.

[ankushkool]

when is it launching? and at what price.... YouTube - Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Preview it looks really good dont think it will be below 15k!!!

[jain_pranav]

Go for Galaxy 3 i5801 without any 2nd thought..
It is same as spica (almost) !!

[ankushkool]

quite a diff.... much lower resolution n processor speed... also smaller screen why why didnt i just buy Spica :'(

will have to go for i5801 if there is no other option!

[sujoyp]

Right now i5800 is the best choice...

Only if SE X8 launches soon in this budget...It can beat them all

[desiibond]

are these phones out in the market now?

[AndroidOS.in]

You can go for either Wildfire or Galaxy 3. I would not recommend other phone in the list.
You get better camera with Wildfire - 5 MP, Internal memory is more and similarly small small issues.
But then Galaxy 3 is priced lower than Wildfire.
- Do not Cry for Spica, It would never get Android 2.2 update, which will soon be available for both these phones.

http://androidos.in

[ankushkool]

Called up a Samsung dealer, he said these phones a still not available!
and divX support makes Galaxy 3 de 1st choice

[kalpik]

Originally Posted by AndroidOS.in

You can go for either Wildfire or Galaxy 3. I would not recommend other phone in the list.
You get better camera with Wildfire - 5 MP, Internal memory is more and similarly small small issues.
But then Galaxy 3 is priced lower than Wildfire.
- Do not Cry for Spica, It would never get Android 2.2 update, which will soon be available for both these phones.

http://androidos.in

Hi Gaurav!

Nice to see you here

[ankushkool]

Is any DivX player available for Wildfire?

[Incredible Hulk]

why is samsung galaxy 5 not a good choice? It's got almost the same processor speed and I feel a much bigger screen size as the galaxy 3, it has wifi and 3g and it costs 3000 less. So why not a galaxy 5?

[ankushkool]

Galaxy 3:
240 x 400 pixels, 3.2 inches
Multi-touch input
3.15 MP cam with autofocus
667 MHz processor
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player

Galaxy 5:
240 x 320 pixels, 2.8 inches
No Multi-touch inpu(not sure bout this)
2 MP cam with fixed focus
600 MHz processor
MP4/H.264/H.263 player

Definitely galaxy 3 is worth 3000/- more

[Incredible Hulk]

Originally Posted by ankushkool

Galaxy 3:
240 x 400 pixels, 3.2 inches
Multi-touch input
3.15 MP cam with autofocus
667 MHz processor
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player

Galaxy 5:
240 x 320 pixels, 2.8 inches
No Multi-touch inpu(not sure bout this)
2 MP cam with fixed focus
600 MHz processor
MP4/H.264/H.263 player

Definitely galaxy 3 is worth 3000/- more

the only significant diff is the camera. and regarding divx/wmv/ etc support isn't there any s/w available in android for them?

[dreamcatcher]

The X8 shall be priced at around 13k. Available first week of september.

[ankushkool]

will X8 have divX support?

[dreamcatcher]

Nopes. But you can always download rockplayer from the market which is a much better player anyway.

[ankushkool]

umm... its gonna be a tough decision 2 make! Samsung I5800 Galaxy 3 vs. Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8 - GSMArena.com and before i know these 2 will be out of stock toooo... lol

[ankushkool]

just spoke to few HTC dealers... even Wildfire is out of stock :O

[sujoyp]

Originally Posted by ankushkool

just spoke to few HTC dealers... even Wildfire is out of stock :O

where do u live?? which city

[jetboy]

gsmarena shows there is a difference between the I5800 and I5801....the later has an orange based theme rather than the touchviz..other all seems same....
Samsung I5800 Galaxy 3 vs. Samsung I5801 Galaxy Apollo - GSMArena.com

Am I not sure will that difference be in india too ?

Does the resolution really matters a lot ? will it also have the same problem of some applications not working on the Wqvga display as it does for the HTC wildfire QVGA display..

After Spica this seems a better option...

X8 does not seem upto the mark to I5800...with less internal memory, no autofocus for camera, slower processor than I5800. The only plus point seems to be display.

As far as I know Eclair does not allow you to install apps on the memory card..so internal memory would really matter...isnt it?

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Dudes to add more...phone arena has giveb wilfire 7.5 ratings whereas samsung I5800 gets 7

[ankushkool]

Originally Posted by sujoyp

where do u live?? which city

I am in gurgaon!

i checked out some videos... n definitely X8 has better display! but my ques is will sony keep its price lower than X10 mini!!! that wud kill de mini!

[sakumar79]

i5801 is UK only version of i5800 where it is marketed by orange

[desiibond]

Oh F! X8 comes with just 128MB of RAM. What's wrong with these guys (HTC, samsung and SE). this is insane.

[sujoyp]

Where did u people get that X8 have 128 MB RAM...Give me source link please..

I have seen many sites and all say internal memory 128MB but RAM is nowhere mentioned

[Incredible Hulk]

please please help me out!!!

Which is a better choice in terms of value for money - galaxy 3 or 5? There is no significant diff between the 2 but there is a price diff of 3000. My only concern is will all the apps in gal 3 be supported by gal 5? gal 5 doesnt have support for MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player but aren't open source apps available for android phones? So let's say I buy gal 5, can I later on install free s/w to get support for MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 files?

[desiibond]

Originally Posted by sujoyp

Where did u people get that X8 have 128 MB RAM...Give me source link please..

I have seen many sites and all say internal memory 128MB but RAM is nowhere mentioned

Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 - Mobile Gazette - Mobile Phone News

[ankushkool]

Originally Posted by Incredible Hulk

please please help me out!!!

Which is a better choice in terms of value for money - galaxy 3 or 5? There is no significant diff between the 2 but there is a price diff of 3000. My only concern is will all the apps in gal 3 be supported by gal 5? gal 5 doesnt have support for MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player but aren't open source apps available for android phones? So let's say I buy gal 5, can I later on install free s/w to get support for MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 files?

Galaxy 5 is a good basic smart phone, not sure bout app support though! in this range u can also consider Nokia 5230 or 5530!

[sujoyp]

Originally Posted by desiibond

Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 - Mobile Gazette - Mobile Phone News

Ok thanks for the link

Actually its strange to see most of the big sites like gsmarena and phonearena didnt mention its RAM...only blogs and articles have written 128MB

Ok i see many difference between Galaxy 3 and Galaxy 5

1. Screen of Galaxy 3 is 16M colors, 240x400 & 3.2 inch
Galaxy 5 is 256k, 240x320 & 2.8 inch

2.Galaxy 3 have multitouch support..no multitouch in galaxy 5

3. Galaxy 3 have bluetooth 3...no bluetooth 3 in Galaxy 5

4. 3.15mp cam in galaxy 3 vs 2mp cam in galaxy 5

5. Divx support in galaxy 3 ...no support in galaxy 5

6. Lastly Galaxy 3 is upgradable to Android 2.2 but no guarantee for galaxy 5

I think there r enough feature difference for 3k

[jetboy]

Hey common friends, please answer mine question, I want to make early decision before I5800 goes out og the market magically....lol

Originally Posted by jetboy

gsmarena shows there is a difference between the I5800 and I5801....the later has an orange based theme rather than the touchviz..other all seems same....
Samsung I5800 Galaxy 3 vs. Samsung I5801 Galaxy Apollo - GSMArena.com

Am I not sure will that difference be in india too ?

Does the resolution really matters a lot ? will it also have the same problem of some applications not working on the Wqvga display as it does for the HTC wildfire QVGA display..

After Spica this seems a better option...

X8 does not seem upto the mark to I5800...with less internal memory, no autofocus for camera, slower processor than I5800. The only plus point seems to be display.

As far as I know Eclair does not allow you to install apps on the memory card..so internal memory would really matter...isnt it?

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Dudes to add more...phone arena has giveb wilfire 7.5 ratings whereas samsung I5800 gets 7

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Wont I5800 have the same problem as that of wildfire?? like less apps due to QVGA