12K-18K: The Over Budget Phones
Frazier Barretto, Dec 22, 2006 1313 hrs IST
This is the third installment of the Mobile Buying Guides. Today, we will continue where we left and push the budget all the way to 18K.
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The Nokia 6233 is the perfect upgrade for those using a 6230 till date. The phone is a really good all-rounder in this price range. The phone is light and being a candy bar form is very usable, but not all that stylish. It has a 2 MP camera and records video in VGA quality. The phone has 6 MB of internal memory for user data and a microSD card slot to expand further. It comes bundled with a 64 MB card. On the connectivity front for both file transfers and internet browsing, the phone is well-equipped. The phone has been looked into with greater detail in our review.
Nokia E50 (Rs. 13,200)
The E50 from Nokia is better known as the economic, businessman's phone. It is available with and without a camera options. The phone is sleek and light weight at just 104 grams. The phone has 70 MB internal memory for user data and a microSD card slot for expansion. The phone runs on a very stable OS just like the 5500 and is equipped with EDGE, HSCSD, and Blackberry connectivity as well. It has a quick set file transfer options a battery life to keep you working for a long time. If at all you opt for the camera version, it is a 1.3 MP camera.
USER COMMENTS
i want to buy nokia N72 ON REALLY LIGHT INSTALLMENT BASIS.IAM IN URGENT NEED OF A GOOD PHONE. HOPE YOU WILL NOT DISAPPOINT ME.
by WESLEY CHERIAN , THIRUVALLA,PATTANAMTITTA DISTRICT KERELA, on Jul 02, 2007 11:07 AM, Report abuse Reply
Hi, i wanna to buy a cell but in installment basis.could u pls suggest me is there any procedure.
by Shreekant nayak, Bangalore, on Jun 09, 2007 11:35 AM, Report abuse Reply
Beware of buying the grey market products be it mobile phones or memory cards or any other electronic products. Although the prices in grey market are attractive but the stuff they sell is duplicate. Yes you have read right, all the grey market electronic stuff is duplicate. The product is made in unauthorized smaller factories in China and exported to India without labels. Then our great Indian seller thugs get the phones labelled and boxes made and sell to innocent people like you and me. Since I have come to know of this racket, I will tell to everyone. Also this grey market stuff goes bad after sometime and we blame the company for a bad product which they never made in the first place. All these companies have ruined their business by transferring their manufacturing technology in China. Chinese people have replicated everything. So if you are getting a memory card or mobile very cheap without bill, God can only help you with your duplicate goods purchase.
by Rockman, Rockville, on May 01, 2007 09:30 AM, Report abuse Reply
Hi i want to buy mobiles phone on installment in Bangalore...Can anyone let me know any place??
by Andrew, Bangalore, on Apr 28, 2007 11:00 AM, Report abuse Reply
choclate is a nice looking phone and thats all with it. the camera is not up to mark and I doubt if it is a 1.3mp. The phone can only be used as a second phone. Are LG guys introducing new colors in choclate?
by Gurpreet, Amritsar, on Jan 19, 2007 10:41 AM, Report abuse Reply
by sha, cochi, on Jan 18, 2007 04:30 PM, Report abuse Reply
by govindarao, Hyderabad, on Dec 22, 2006 08:21 PM, Report abuse Reply
Hai Very nice to see all mobile i need a good mobile of FM
by Jisha, thiruvallur, on Jan 18, 2007 11:00 AM, Report abuse
by jois, kerala, on Jan 17, 2007 09:55 AM, Report abuse Reply
I think Nokia N70 ME, SE K790i, Nokia N72 and SE W810i are the best phones in this range
by Arnov Sarkar, New Delhi, on Dec 23, 2006 10:02 AM, Report abuse Reply
se k800i is the best ever since now than all n series its a gr8 buss phone as well is loaded with all features a gr8 formal phoe
by sys rocks, mumbai, on Jan 16, 2007 07:43 PM, Report abuse
Its look like a very sexy....But price is too high. Features good. Its not my budget.
by Sandeep Bhardwa, New Delhi, on Jan 16, 2007 05:11 PM, Report abuse Reply
by aadambanani, mumbai, on Jan 14, 2007 05:17 PM, Report abuse Reply
nokia e50 is not at all economical and agood phone it would be better for the company to close this model
by akshita, amritsar, on Jan 09, 2007 08:47 PM, Report abuse Reply
nokia 5500 is a better option for those who want a nice phone but in there budget and if anyone wants a nice phone andwants to spend especially for ladies then n series and nokia 3250 are the best option
by akshit, amritsar, on Jan 09, 2007 08:38 PM, Report abuse Reply
price of nokia n70-14,500 & soneyericsson w810i-15,000
by raj, patna, on Jan 05, 2007 03:14 PM, Report abuse Reply
Nokia E50 is the worst phone I ever had! It hangs on receiving some calls and the speaker phone becomes activated by itself and one has to take outthe battery and reinsert it to put it back to normal. Nokia, We did not expect this.
by Gurpreet Singh , Amritsar, on Jan 02, 2007 11:44 AM, Report abuse Reply
w810i rocks, especially the headfon works damn good.... chk it out for urself!!!!!!!
by eben, tura, on Dec 31, 2006 03:19 PM, Report abuse Reply
by robin, nasik, on Dec 31, 2006 02:28 PM, Report abuse Reply
Regarding Nokia E50, sometimes the phone on its own receives the incoming call and at the same time switches to speakerphone. After this the call can be completed on speakerphone but all other keys of the phone become unresponsive and it freezes in its state (even the display light continues to remain on). The only way of restoring the phone is to remove the battery. The caller ID of the last call (that was received on its own by the phone) is not recorded. The whole experience is very embarrassing.
by J Singh, Chandigarh, on Dec 26, 2006 01:13 AM, Report abuse Reply
YES, I HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE TWICE ON MY NEW E50...IT WAS SCARY !! ALSO, DOES ANYONE HAVE THE BLACK EDGED ONE ? I COULD ONLY FIND THE WHITE EDGED ONE IN THE MARKET.
by RMANAKTALA, NEW DELHI, on Dec 29, 2006 05:14 PM, Report abuse
Where is the Moto Ming ?? Its available for 17K and a great smartphone.
by Tanmay, Mumbai, on Dec 23, 2006 08:32 PM, Report abuse Reply
it seems u dont read the reviews properly!!..they have mentioned in the beginnng itself dat pda cells will be reviwed later on.
by Sid, Thane, on Dec 28, 2006 08:53 PM, Report abuse
by yogin, kolkata, on Dec 28, 2006 06:08 PM, Report abuse Reply
IMATE MODELS NOT SEEN AT ALL... ADD THEM TO YOUR LIST AS WELL.
by MOHAMMADI, VADODARA, on Dec 28, 2006 03:56 PM, Report abuse Reply
hi i wanted to know whether the N-series phones tend to become slow if a memory card of 512MB or more is put?
by Karan, New Delhi, on Dec 28, 2006 10:45 AM, Report abuse Reply
Hey, I didnt see the prices !!!
by aee, Trivandrum, on Dec 22, 2006 05:44 PM, Report abuse Reply
what about the K790i. It has a 3.2MP camera and cost just under 18K.
by S. Arun Kumar, Chennai, on Dec 22, 2006 09:19 PM, Report abuse
how about the 850 i . *orgasimns* http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=global&lc=en&ver=4001&template=pp1_1_1&zone=pp&lm=pp1&pid=10447
by Anonymous, hyd, on Dec 27, 2006 05:10 AM, Report abuse
Best of all phone is W810i.....
by MobileExpert, MobileDuniya, on Dec 26, 2006 05:31 PM, Report abuse Reply
hey can u guys tell me may i buy nokia 5300 and whats is its costs and some good and bad things abt it
by jyoti, jalandhar, on Dec 24, 2006 01:37 PM, Report abuse Reply
Guys i think its a time to do review on different enhancements and accessories for cell phones,wat do u think?
by Bibby, changanassery,kerala, on Dec 23, 2006 11:55 PM, Report abuse Reply
Nokia 3250 could be my favourite for its multifunction system.Does combination with GPS possible for supersatisfaction ?
by Sailendra R.San, Tura, Meghalaya India, on Dec 23, 2006 09:00 PM, Report abuse Reply
can we have a frist installment of the "motherboard guides "?? its been WAYY too long since you did an article on this.... the AM64 is out... so is the core 2 duo... or are you wating for the quad cores to turn up ??
by v0rt3x, kolkata, on Dec 22, 2006 09:27 PM, Report abuse Reply
yup we want a mobo review and a cpu review but ne ways good work bout the cellphone review
by chintan, mumbai, on Dec 22, 2006 10:12 PM, Report abuse
naaaaaaaaa dont wait for TT for reviews on motherboards and processors. nowadays they are more keen on adds and other stuff.anyways even if there is a review they would miss out many a thing about it.and they wont be posting about where and how u can get it and they will be pricing with their own methods.
by shaan, chennai, on Dec 23, 2006 08:58 PM, Report abuse
you should have added more walkman phones to your list and ya one thing, please guys, dont buy a new phone just coz you have to without knowing any of the features. I have seen guys with with walkman phones who listen to music thru the file manager!!!
by Remus Lupin, delhi, on Dec 23, 2006 07:39 PM, Report abuse Reply
I suggest to embed the hyperlink of the phoneon their parent company
by Munish, Delhi, on Dec 23, 2006 01:20 PM, Report abuse Reply
which feater is compare to Nokia 'N' series.
by Ashish Chokshi, Mumbai, on Dec 23, 2006 12:37 PM, Report abuse Reply
Nokia 5500 (Rs. 13,000) I think it is highly expensive than comper to other mobile.
by Amit Chokshi, Mumbai, on Dec 23, 2006 12:13 PM, Report abuse Reply
Good coverage of phones. Well Done Techtree!! As someone else has said, now can we see Motherboard guides / reviews.
by Ravinder, Hyderabad, on Dec 23, 2006 12:00 PM, Report abuse Reply
What happened to moto Ming (A1200)???? its 17K only
by aloy_raj, Chennai, on Dec 23, 2006 11:16 AM, Report abuse Reply
I am surprised that the k790 doesn't feature here! And yes, we do need a mobo guide...Anybody at Techtree listening?!!
by Ameya Sohoni, Mumbai, on Dec 23, 2006 09:15 AM, Report abuse Reply
very bad ..not much phones featured here ..looks like its just been done for the heck of it ...there are more phones in ur neighbourhood petty shops ...
by hmm.., chennai, on Dec 22, 2006 07:23 PM, Report abuse Reply
Name a few better ones plz else STFU
by Rahul, Mumbai, on Dec 23, 2006 12:16 AM, Report abuse
Good comparision, But I wished you people had given a final verdict about phones, as buying of mobiles depends on the ranking of many good websites, I purchased Moto L& based on rankings from you and Digit Magazine.
by Vinit Bhatt, Surat, on Dec 22, 2006 10:18 PM, Report abuse Reply
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what are the advantages and disadvantages of N72 model? i need to buy one.
by priya, chennai, on Aug 27, 2008 03:14 PM, Report abuse Reply