need an android touch + querty phone

[tousif]

hieee guyss...
i am about to buy a new smartphone...so i need ur help.
i neeed an android device with full touchscreen and a slider querty keyboard..
so plzzz suggest me the best device in the range of rs.15000 to rs.20000.
any brand could be suggested...but it should be the best..
thnksss in advance

[NainO]

Only option under this price range is Motorila Milestone. But it's not worth it. Askin' 15k+ for a 600 MHz proccy mobile is too much.
If you can omit QWERTY part, go for Samsung Galaxy SL for ~18k. Or if you really want a (worthy) QWERTY+android phone, you have to increase your budget by 5k for HTC Desire Z.

[pauldmps]

Forget QWERTY. On screen keyboard is as usable as a hardware keyboard.

Pick your choice from:

1. Motorola Defy
2. SE Xperia X10
3. Samsung Galaxy SL
4. Samsung Galaxy Ace

[vbraval]

you can go through Samsung Galaxy 551.
its price is about 12,500 .
Android 2.2 Froyo + Qwerty
nice Phone .

[Sam]

^^ not worth it when it was launched neither now.

BTW, Milestone2 launching in a month's time here @ 20k. so WAIT.

[NainO]

^^^ source!!!

Forget QWERTY. On screen keyboard is as usable as a hardware keyboard.

You cant compare hardware qwerty with on-screen qwerty keypad. Hardware qwerty is way ahead in usability!

[AndroidFan]

Originally Posted by NainO

^^^ source!!!



You cant compare hardware qwerty with on-screen qwerty keypad. Hardware qwerty is way ahead in usability!

One word: SWYPE

[NainO]

^^^ And why do you think we need SWYPE, to increase typing speed on on-screen keyboard
That itself says that hardware qwerty is better.
PS - My friend can type faster on his e63 than me on my optimus one (with swype)

[AndroidFan]

Originally Posted by NainO

^^^ And why do you think we need SWYPE, to increase typing speed on on-screen keyboard
That itself says that hardware qwerty is better.
PS - My friend can type faster on his e63 than me on my optimus one (with swype)

I agree physical keyboards are good. Even non-qwerty ones... I was really very fast on my Samsung C100 with T9 dictionary. It had polyphonic ringtones, 1.8" 16k colours screen, a notification led with many colours... it was slim and very resilient. Dropped it many times... it was even water resistant. Used it for 4 years of my engineering college.

Really miss that phone...

[Sam]

Originally Posted by pauldmps

Forget QWERTY. On screen keyboard is as usable as a hardware keyboard.

never ever.

Originally Posted by NainO

^^^ source!!!

source!!!

Originally Posted by AndroidFan

One word: SWYPE

with swype you can type english words but try any shortcut or say regional language dubbed in english, swype have no answer for those.

[NainO]

Originally Posted by Sam

With swype you can type english words but try any shortcut or say regional language dubbed in english, swype have no answer for those.

You can make swype learn those words...

[tousif]

Are motorola phones worth buying???
I used to used have motorazr tht just sucked....so i just dont have the faith in motorola phones.....and wat abt the battery backup....

[NainO]

Motorola Milestone 2 is a great handset. It is one of the best handset available with full qwerty keypad.
And here is what GSMArena.com says about its battery life -

It managed to get us through three and a half days of medium use, during which we had Wi-Fi on all the time and tried out basically every feature of the phone.

[pauldmps]

^^ It is Android so it is as usable as any other Android phone, not like the Razr.

Milestone 2 is available on Letsbuy.com for 21k. A great phone indeed!

From GSMArena review:

It managed to get us through three and a half days of medium use, during which we had Wi-Fi on all the time and tried out basically every feature of the phone.

the Motorola MILESTONE 2 is a no-regrets phone. With solid build and excellent software, it will do everything you want it to and do it better than most.

Motorola MILESTONE 2 review: Landmark droid - GSMArena.com

[thetechfreak]

The only main choice is Galaxy 551.
But has a slow processor. And many other let downs.

Wait for Milestone. Completely good phone. No letdowns.
Completely worth the wait.

[pauldmps]

^^
Motorola Milestone 2 - Latest models| Best Prices

[thetechfreak]

whoa! The stats seem great but it would have been even better if it had 1 Gb Ram.

why on Earth dont the new phones have Bluetooth 3.0 ?

[Sam]

Originally Posted by NainO

You can make swype learn those words...

takes time.

Originally Posted by tousif

Are motorola phones worth buying???

only the costly ones are worth. & also they are so late in getting updates. also new Android mobiles from motorola comes with its bootloader locked/signed. means no custom rom.

Originally Posted by thetechfreak

why on Earth dont the new phones have Bluetooth 3.0 ?

cost control.

[thetechfreak]

only the costly ones are worth. & also
they are so late in getting updates.
also new Android mobiles from
motorola comes with its bootloader
locked/signed. means no custom rom

Thats very bad.

Android should prevent OEM's from customisation so updates can be had easily and as soon updated Android is relaunched.

[pauldmps]

Motorola has already asked its customers to buy Motorola handsets only if they are satisfied with the current software & to never expect upgrades.

[thetechfreak]

Motorola has already asked its
customers to buy Motorola handsets
only if they are satisfied with the
current software & to never expect
upgrades.

Oh damn! Thats very bad.

Its like Microsoft locking their users to Windows 98 and not allowing them to upgrade to Windows 7 no matter what.

Very very bad.

[Sam]

^^ OMG. Motorola, go to hell. well it was in hell, saved by Android & now again on its way to Hell

ok guys, lets stop this offtopic.

[tousif]

Guys wat u say if we compare samsung,motorola and htc brand... Which one is worth buying???
And wud milestone2 ever get an update to andro2.3 gingerbird.??

I heard motorola wud give an update at sumtime late in 2011...

[tousif]

guys what u say comparing motorola,htc and samsung brand...which one is worth buying??

will milestone2 ever get an update to andro 2.3 gingerbird? i heard it wud give an update later in 2011

[vishurocks]

Milestone 2 for 20k is just a great buy. My pick for u just wait

[pauldmps]

Originally Posted by tousif

guys what u say comparing motorola,htc and samsung brand...which one is worth buying??

will milestone2 ever get an update to andro 2.3 gingerbird? i heard it wud give an update later in 2011

If you buy a Motorola, don't expect updates as said earlier. Still the Milestone 2 is a great device at a good price. Go for it.

[thetechfreak]

will milestone2 ever get an update to
andro 2.3 gingerbird?

It should.
When most of its competitors and mainstream phones get it , then it will get it.
But, as said earlier if ynu buy a froyo phone then you cant update. Even with custom roms.

[tousif]

Wat if i ommit querty part and only touch phone remains....wat wud u say then... Which one shud i go for..still i have 2months to wait for d phone...i will be buying a device in june only..

[AndroidFan]

Originally Posted by tousif

Wat if i ommit querty part and only touch phone remains....wat wud u say then... Which one shud i go for..still i have 2months to wait for d phone...i will be buying a device in june only..

Wait until June. Don't decide now. If HTC Wildfire S comes out around 15k in June, get it...

Cheers!

[NainO]

@tousif
Now when you have a great phone available with touchscreen+qwerty in your budget, why omit qwerty part???
And you want to purchase in june. You know it's hard to suggest a good phone in advance. New (and possibly better) mobiles may launch till then. So it's best for you to ask for suggestions 1 or maybe 2 weeks before your purchase (not 1-2 months before)