The features that i want in my DREAM PHONE

1) Large Screen (so that i wouldn't have to strain my eyes looking at the screen)
2) Bluetooth (for faster data transfer)
3) Memory Card Slot (FOR MY MUSIC)
4) Camera (Better with Flash which is optional)
5) Java (to install m9 apps like themes,ringtones,wallpapers,screensavers)
6) Good Customer Service
7) Decent Battery bACKUP
8) I prefer it with Java or better a Symbian phone
9) My choice of manufacturers :


i Nokia (rough n tough)
ii Motorola (<3 it for its models)
iii Lg (never tried)
iv Sony erricson (i dun prefer it coz of its damn Customer Service)
v Samsung (least coz i was using a samsung before)


Basically i prefer Music editions like xpressmusic, walkman, beat etc...
or then comes any multimedia phones...
i prefer good sound i mean good audio from the speakers
(i know china phones give good sound but i dont prefer them....)
well so if you guys can help me please do ... and 1 more thing..
BUDGET!!!!

within/around 5000-9000 Rs.
or 200 $
or 150 £


so i short listed

http://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?sName...&sFreeText=

or
for Symbian phones i even short listed these... please tell me if any new models are awaited....

http://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?sName...&sFreeText=

hehe so i didnt want to do that.. but i had no choice but to tell what phones fall within my range.... so please..
and any other models are also welcome (provided they have supply here in India)
well its upto you guys to make a good choice for me...

I just bought Nokia 2700 classic with which am happy enough.

1. Not a very large screen. But you don't need to strain your eyes.

2. Bluetooth - Yes

3. 1GB Memory card - expandable upto 2GB

4. Yes. But not better from your point of view.

* 2 megapixel camera
* 4x digital zoom
* White balance modes: automatic, daylight, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent
* Colour tone modes: normal, sepia, black & white, vivid, negative
* Light sensitivity modes: high, medium, low, automatic
* Landscape (horizontal) orientation

5. I started using mobile9 only after purchasing this set

6. The name is N O K I A

7. Sorry but you didn't mention one?

8. Not very good. But good enough for me.

And it is just Rs. 4100.

People say that radio transmission is not very clear in this cellular phone. But it was not my experience. May be because I only access radio when am out of my home.

And one more thing - The set doesn't come with USB cable. But it won't be more than Rs. 100 if you purchase it separately.

Am an Indian and I bought it only in India (Chennai).

It might be a litle over you budget but consider the nokia 5800 xpress music, it fills out all you requirments and i personaly love the phone, i have no problmes with it what sover, and for a tocuhscreen its pretty tough.

hey thanks i saw its rating... n specs... here :
http://www.mouthshut.com/product-reviews/N...-925588611.html
and here
http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_2700_classic-2657.php

i see that its a good phone but i doubt its capacity... i want to know what is its Bluetooth quality i mean the speed of transfer... and the music volume.. i mean the volume at which the speakers at the top is it satisfying..? if yes i'll buy it... please tell me...

and what do you think about Nokia 6303 classic i find it really good...

ya i saw it.. but its too high n too costly.... oh yeah and there's gonna be a new model soon going to be released... here..
http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_5230-2909.php
isnt it great n hopefully better than that..?

hi friend just go to shop and purchase nokia N73music edition once you buy it you will be it,s fan forever....tc and goodluck

u choose or we choose???
let just test out those phones in ur budget range
becuz u have to feel it in ur hand to convince urself

more money better phone , it`s simple as that

i know but here no one gives it in your hand coz you may just walk out of the store claiming its yours... they think that customers arnt to be trusted.. so i finally trusted a friend of mine and settled upon Nokia 6303 classic... any comments on it plz... coz he says that its speaker volume is low.. yea i felt that too... and i basically prefer music phones then comes multimedia phones..... i just want ur help in short listing them coz you guys may have felt about them.... just an opinion guys no offence...

i know but that money is really short these days.... i wouldnt mind if you could buy me a i phone lol....

I don't exactly remember the speed transfer... I suppose I transferred a 11 MB file in 20 or near seconds. As per review in many website, music volume was good in this set. But I was not totally satisfied. Though I felt it's OK...

And no idea about Nokia 6303

oh thanks... but i find that m9 do not support its themes... i mean there are no themes for that phone....

promlem wit the 5230 is it doesnt have 3g

The first thing I want to add is that you can't expect from a phone for 200$ to have everything. My Samsung i900 has almost everything, but not everything and it's a new phone (Released 2008).

1. Touchscreens always have big screens.
2. Bluetooth has become a common thing in recent phones.
3. The memory card slot also.
4. Low budget phones don't have a good camera.
5. Java is in every phone.
6. Service Operator dependent.
7. The more extras it has and are used, the faster the battery is drained
8. Symbian is for the middle-class phones
9. Your choices, my comments:

i. Nokia (Currently not taking out much good phones)
ii. Motorola (Good phones, but in the high class)
iii. LG (Haven't tried also, can't comment)
iv. Sony Ericsson (Very good battery life)
v. Samsung (I also hated Samsung, but they are taking out good phones in the moment)

6303 and 5230 are a good option. I think 6303 has a good camera.

did ya really check it..? IT HAS 3G!!!!

i think ur talkin about samsung omnia.... right..?
and i considered 3 phones all from nokia....

1) nokia xpressmusic 5320
2) nokia 6303
3) nokia 2730

i think i cant compare 2730 and 6303.... both have almost equal but people prefer 6303 idk y... it dosent have 3g but 2730 has 3g... its really confusing....
actually i use samsung right now... so i think i'll have to wait n watch or do some s***...
coz nokia's new release 5230... well maybe i gotta think/wait a little if its out i'll take 5230 else 5320.... 6303 is a good phone but lacks 3g... 2730 is a great phone but somehow people dont prefer it coz of its audio output... my friend says to go for sony but another says that sony suck in software.... well got to get used to them... if 3g comes to india in another year i'll take a 3g phone i.e. 6303 is dropped else i have to wait a bit i hope... *sigh*

Samsung has good phones in the middle and high-end classes, but I don't know about the lower class.
If you ask me, the lower the model number, the worse it is. By Nokia the numbers are like classes - 1100 is from the cheapest. That is why I wouldn't choose 2730. Maybe something from the 5*** class would be the best choice. I'm a fan of touch-screens, because there is no physical keyboard and the videos and pictures are bigger, because of the screen. 6303 is a good option, but it doesn't have Symbian and 3G. In my opinion, 3G isn't really a lack, because 3G is only good for a faster internet and video calls (and also the calls are connected a little bit faster than 2G, but that's nothing special), but nothing else. In my country 3G is only in the major cities, so if you are away from the city, you will be in the 2G network. I think you should wait with the Sony. A Nokia is a better choice. I haven't had a Sony Ericsson after my K700i, but I can tell you that it is always better to buy a phone with an OS (in this case I mean Symbian).

wow thanks.. now i can relax a bit.... so its upto now nokia or se... you say better the wait... ok. i'll wait... thanks

I think it's better to get a Nokia, not Sony Ericsson (because of the OS).

you mean that the interface of nokia is easier than sony..?
ya i felt it too... so well whats your idea..?
3g aint bein a standard till 2011 (atleast)...
so i better stick on...
well i'd still appreciate if you tell me of more options or models..

I mean that (I'll repeat myself) "it is always better to buy a phone with an OS" for number of reasons and the main is that phones with an OS are always smart phones. 3G isn't something special - that is my idea. For the money you said, I think the 5*** series are the best.

i stand corrected, sorry i read it in an magazine articlee that it lacks 3g

i think nokia 5800 xpress music is good enough for you!

yup... just as you say.. i'll get goin with a nokia... thanks a million... now in nokia whats the model should i choose..??

yea thats what i'm thinkin about...

hey no problem... just help me select a good phone... thats all i mean the best for music and that wouldnt stop its production soon coz i'm struck with one such samsung the day i purchased it stopped the production and i'm stranded... never to happen again... thats why...

Here are some more options (I don't know if they fit your budget). Not all of them are touch-screen:
http://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?sName...&sFreeText=

hehe thanks but they are over my budget... i'm happy for such good responses... but its really costly... and sum of them are discontinued.... *sigh*

Did you check out all of them?

ya and i mean most.... the least priced i found was 160 euros... i want within 150 euros.. or about 200$ and too i want them available.... some are discontinued too.... i really checked them..
you put 400 eur and not 150 eur as max...

I did that, because the prices in GSM Arena aren't that accurate, so in some countries some models are cheaper. Don't follow the price in GSM Arena. Use it only to see what extras the phone has, because in every country phone prices are different. So check out the phones and see at what price they are sold in your country.

I Think You Stay In India Ajay
So Try To Refer Here
they sell cheap prices mobiles

OMG never... there is a store near my home too... (walkable distance) but they charge more.. more than what the normal retailers sell at.... they charge you from the drinking water and the cooldrink/coffee you drink/they offer and they charge tax so high that u'll be in the streets.... the ordinary retailers do not levy tax and also give you a perfect bill i.e.with all the spec. and the TIN number stamped and other s*** like that store too.... but anyways thanks

looks like nokia 5800 XpressMusic is the phone for you...
only one problem the battery is kinda weak....
but it has everything you want.
my rating for is

oooh i very much forgot... i purchased nokia 6303 classic... its just awesome... but the battery sucks a bit... thats all... other wise its

i request the moderators to close this thread....

and thanks to all those who have helped me to buy a good phone..

also thanks to m9 for creating this thread or i should say this forum

regards
Ajay

Just go for the N series Nokia phone like 72 or 73........They fill all ur requirements

sadly those phone productions are stopped...

if you still interested nokia X6 is as good as iphone...

Hmmm...... x6 aint bad but still 6303's better... with a decent s 40 os... good amount of ram and its a steal i think...