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Latest Mobiles Review & Comparison

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Though I have been using my good old Sony Ericsson k750i for over 2.5 years, I am still enjoying this studiest master piece. However, the time has come to change this due to the growing needs of social networking and blog features via mobiles. Also the arrival of 3G in India is something that keeps me reminding of a switch over to high end mobiles. Put down the free 3G sim offer by BSNL as I have been a loyal Airtel customer all these years. Anyways, the auctioning of 3G spectrum in India has begun and soon we will see a good number of service providers competing with cut throat prices which will help the end user!

Since the changing mobile thought was haunting me , decided to compare some of the prominent models that offer the features I was looking for. Visited UniverCell stores near KR Road, Bangalore over the weekend and the below mentioned models were something I had in mind. It is something to do with the Indian mentality that we wish to see the product, hold it in hand and feel it before buying. Though I couldn’t get a functional mobile set to try hands on, I was offered to go through their website to compare various mobiles.  The site was indeed pretty informative on the technical details as well as the price and the EMI options towards payment. I’m impressed by the comparison feature on their site along with online shopping offerings. I personally feel that it will take a while for us to get used to online shopping.

So, here are the 3 mobiles that grabbed my attention and detailed info to some extent. If you need more details, feel free to compare on UniverCell site.

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Samsung Nokia
Model Vivaz I7500 Galaxy N97
Form factor Block Block QWERTY Slider
Networks – 850/900/1800/1900 WCDMA 900/1900/2100 Yes Yes Yes
HSCSD/GPRS/EDGE/
UMTS/HSDPA/
WLAN/Wi-Fi		 Yes Yes Yes
Camera with Flash Light 8.1 mp, autofocus, 4x digital zoom 5 mp, autofocus 5 megapixel
Video recording Yes Yes Yes
Weight 97g 119g 150g
Size (HxWxD) 107 x 52 x 13mm 115 x 56 x 12mm 117 x 55 x 16mm
SMS/MMS/Email Yes Yes Yes
Bluetooth/USB/GPS Yes Yes Yes
FM Radio Yes No NA
Display Res/LCD Size 640 x 360px/3.2 inch 480 x 320px/3.2 inch 360 x 640px /3.5 inch
Touchscreen Yes Yes Yes
Memory 70 MB. Expandable up to 16 GB with microSD card. 8 GB included 8 GB. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card 32GB internal expandable up to 48GB with microSD card
Games Yes Yes NA
RSS reader Yes No NA
PC Synchronization Yes NA Yes
Operating System Symbian S60 Android Symbian S60
Price on UniverCell
as on 12 Apr ’10		 Rs 22,692 Rs 28,990
Rs 14,423		 Rs 22,404

NA = Not Applicable. No data available

Not all the features I was looking were available in any of these models. Sony Ericsson Vivaz came close but it didn’t have qwerty keyboard and also the built in memory options. So, I think I will live with my k750i for some more time and hopefully in due course of time more mobiles will be out in the market with enhanced features at affordable prices.

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  1. i want 2 buy a mobile upto 15000 rs. Which is better motorola defy xt or any samsung mobile? i want a android based mobile as well.

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  2. am bit confused
    tel me a phone which comes around 5000
    what about micromax Q5 ….is the handset is good to use

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  5. Hi Mohan,

    I hope this link will help you.
    This type of post brings lot of discussions and sharing the ideas!

    Happy Buying
    CG

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  6. i love SONYERICSSONs. They are much better in performance and quality, especially the camera and sound than others. A little letdown is the joysticks. Don’t worry, just go for navigation key models.

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    • True.. even I have become a fan of sonyericsson after using the current mobile for past 30 odd months! Thanks for your suggestion.

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  7. Use this site. It has loads of information for GSM phones, you can compare multiple phones company-wise!
    ex: Compare Nokia phones @ here

    Regards,
    Saravanan.

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    • Thanks for pointing to gsmarena Saravanan! it seem to be a nice site for comparison and lot of reviews for each of the model. The only missing option out there is price in INR. Nevertheless great site for mobile reviews.

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  8. i need to buy a new 1 too… keep updating with all latest info that u can gather on them.
    I’ve always had a nokia.. but thinking i shud shift to a sony for the awesome pics.. my mobile usually doubles up as a camera / recorder with lil p around.

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  9. Of the Motorola, Nokia and Sony ones that I hv used, I feel Sony has been the best, alteast in terms of battery back-up 😉

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  10. Mohan, E63 is good and has all the features including 3G in affordable price 9.5K . I recently bought E63 in a nokia showroom and i was lucky to have bluetooth headset free (worth of 1999/=) along with the kit. The mobile will fit in the packet.

    I am not sure whether the bluetooth offer is still there or not. some shops are selling this mobile for 8000/= without bluetooth and with bluetooth it comes around 9500/=

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  11. Yes, sony ericcson come close…But My fren recently bought this Nokia N97 and she is very happy with it, prefers the NOKIA thing!!! Blackberry might be BIG, but its great matching the features you need..
    Hey BIG is beautiful and Dignified 😉

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    • Shrinidhi, the normal price of Samsung I7500 Galaxy is 28,990. Looks like UniverCell is running a promo to sell this particular model at a discounted price. The same costs Rs 24480/- (discounted price on Sangeetha)! BlackBerry is a good option, but I don’t like the width size… i feel it is too big to fit into a pocket 🙂

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