Help needed to choose a mobile model

[checkers]

I want to buy a mobile with following constraints:
1. Below Rs. 3000
2. High msg/contacts storing capacity.(150/250 wd do)
3. Good battery life.
4. Possibly FM or music player (any one wd do)
5. Camera/bluetooth...bla,bla not needed
6. Manufacturer may one of Nokia,Samsung,Sony Ericsson (Preferably Nokia)

Can neone help me out.
I hv searched on my own. And hv found out following models. But I need More choices.
Nokia 1650
Nokia 2600 classic
Nokia 2626

[amc888]

Nokia 6030.

[Zangetsu]

Originally Posted by amc888

Nokia 6030.

my first mobile was this only..nice model with gr8 loud speaker,FM etc within this budget

[checkers]

Originally Posted by amc888

Nokia 6030.

Nah, MSG memory is low. Accommodates less than approx 100 msgs.

Nething else ?

[ico]

Just increase your budget by ~1.3K and get Nokia 3110c because it is fully worth. It got everything:

Bluetooth with A2DP, EDGE, mp3/AAC/WMA player, microSD card, FM, Java MIDP 2.0, 1.3mp camera.

You won't miss any feature after buying Nokia 3110c. I know that you don't require these features but still, you'll get good usability if you extend your budget.

If you still don't want to increase your budget, then MotoYuva W230.

[chinawall]

get Nokia 1650! i had it before, very good one as basic handset.

[checkers]

What is the difference between "User memory" and "Shared memory" ? Does it hv connection with msg storage capacity ? And how much is really enough to store 300+ msgs ?

[dheeraj_kumar]

Any sony phone can be modded easily to store a very high number of messages - mine can do 38000 messages.

[utsav]

y dont u get motorola w270

[choicefreedom2000]

get nokia 6030.

[IronManForever]

Motorola W230

-GPRS Class 10
-mp3 Player (MP3, AMR, MIDI, iMelody)
-microSD Card support upto 2GB
-Stereo FM Radio with RDS
-500 contacts
-500 SMS Messages
-USB 1.1 Connectivity
-9hr talktime, 450hr standby


Best phone in your budget.

[checkers]

Originally Posted by IronManForever

Motorola W230


Best phone in your budget.

I have thought about this... but am a li'l reluctant to use something other than Nokia. What is your experience about Quality and User Friendlyness of Moto as well as SE as compared to Nokia ?

Originally Posted by dheeraj_kumar

Any sony phone can be modded easily to store a very high number of messages - mine can do 38000 messages.

whats ur model ? n its approx current price ?

Its a bit out of range... but if at all I decide to stay put for some time n then think of buying... does neone have any idea as to when will Nokia 3110 evolve b available in india, say in Mumbai ?

[dheeraj_kumar]

I have a K750, now its out of production.

[IronManForever]

I have thought about this... but am a li'l reluctant to use something other than Nokia. What is your experience about Quality and User Friendlyness of Moto as well as SE as compared to Nokia ?

I have mostly been a Nokia user. Though I primarily use HTC Gene and secondarily Moto W230.

My opinion is: There are differences but you wont take long to adapt to it.
Also, the UI as Fonts are the regular Motorola. Some like it, some dont. I did not like it earlier but can now live with it well.
If you are a frequent texter though; I think you will have to compromise on texting speed - the button presses in succession take time to reflect if you are a pretty fast texter. But still it owns the VFM tag. You may also miss JAVA programs but it has microSD card slot, Stereo FM with RDS, which is I guess enough to shadow the small things it misses out.

Though if you are a hardcore Nokia user; you may feel better buying a simple phone like 6030 with FM w/o MP3 a better deal.

[dheeraj_kumar]

I used nokia first, then got my first sony phone and havent looked back since. Sony phones are faster than symbian, and are highly moddable.

PS: sony and moto's keypads are exactly the opposite, you cant use them both together, confuses you like anything!