Mobile Phones under 5K
Frazier Barretto, Dec 08, 2006 1901 hrs IST
Mushroom growth in the mobile market has left the buyer with multiple options. Let's have a strategic glance at the mobiles sporting less than 5K price tag
Today, we will be looking at phones that are entry level. These phones are priced below the Rs. 5,000 price tag. We will list a few of them that are really what one should consider with a budget of just 5K. The phones listed will be the ones that can provide you with the best that can be offered at that price. The phones can be of various kinds and none can stand out as the best. Some may provide the best there is to battery life while few others will provide a good set of features that one would look forward to while buying a phone above the 5K price range. We will glance at the phones of various phone manufacturers according to their international market standings.
Nokia
Nokia leads the pack of phone manufacturers and as you will see they not only cater to the high end market but also look to take up significant share of the mobile markets in developing countries. Nokia has the most number of cell-phones that will feature in this article. Even though they have the highest market share, the other phone manufacturers are not far from behind and sooner or later will catch up.
Nokia 1110i (Rs. 2100)
The ever-so-popular 3310 could never get out of the minds of the people at least in India. Hence, with advancing in technology, Nokia provides us the 1110i, which like the 3310 provides the very basic of mobile phones. This phone is light and has a monochrome screen. The phone is powered by a Li-Ion 900 mAh battery, which in turn provides the end-user with the best battery life.
I'll give you an example of a phone with a 900mAh battery to make things even more clear. The Walkman phones from Sony Ericsson or for that matter the N-Series phones from Nokia itself are bundled with this rating of a battery. Here, the same battery makes the phone work to more than 5.5 hours of talktime and a standby of about two weeks.
Nokia 1600 (Rs. 2600)
The Nokia 1600 is another from the basic models of Nokia; absolutely meant for India market. The Nokia 1600 is one with a CSTN color screen and even this one also holds a 900 mAh battery. Even though the screen is a bit cramped, the display still remains smooth. The phone has a 4 MB of internal memory to hold wallpapers, themes, ringtones, and games.
It comes pre-loaded with 3 games. It supports polyphonic ringtones and has a composer to make your own sweet ringtone. The phone even has speaking alarm to wake you up. It has a powerful battery life offering the same amount of talktime and standby time just like the 1110i. Another great handset to buy if you want to stick to basics and nothing more.
USER COMMENTS
Yo kieroel celular nokia q fue mas vendido n el a?o 2007!
by lucila, managua, on Jan 26, 2008 01:42 AM, Report abuse Reply
by aby, giurgiu, on Jan 21, 2008 07:46 PM, Report abuse Reply
Does this phone work for highspeed broadband? What wouldbe the speed in the handset?
by gusarma, Bhubaneswar,India, on Oct 30, 2007 06:54 AM, Report abuse Reply
i hav a folding mobile models which suits my personality....& i also have a mobiles for my staff
by vandana, mumbai, on Oct 11, 2007 03:43 PM, Report abuse Reply
by rhen, cotabato, on Oct 04, 2007 01:02 PM, Report abuse Reply
i want usb driver v4.0 for nokia 1110
by gowthaman, eroad, on Aug 21, 2007 10:58 PM, Report abuse Reply
PLEASE SEND ME THE BATTERY NUMBER USED IN THE NOKIA 1600 MODEL , TYPE: RH 64. CODE: 0525397, IMEI NUMBER: 359378/00/400578/8. BCOZ, SOMEBODY HAS REPLACED MY BATTERY
by PRADISH S, BANGALORE, on Aug 19, 2007 02:27 PM, Report abuse Reply
I would like to download the Nokia, Model 1110 and type RH 70's USB Driver.
by zaw zaw, Mae Sot, on Aug 13, 2007 08:07 PM, Report abuse Reply
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by asllan, vushtrri, on May 15, 2007 04:32 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 09:33 AM, Report abuse Reply
Hello, I is in the joy of making you this email, it is for a question in connection with my telephone it is also nokia 1600 it is that which I am using but I do not arrive has to include/understand charges it does not even make 2 days thus I do not know if it is a problem of battery or how, I am on standby of your answer.
by Mukanda, Kinshasa RDC, on Apr 24, 2007 06:58 PM, Report abuse Reply
Nokia 1600 Not a fundoo phone. screen is too small 3rd class screen and themes. No option to download ringtones. Over all 3rd class phone. Samsung C-130 is much better than Nokia-1600 in all aspects (look plus featues).
by Ashish, Delhi, on Dec 09, 2006 11:29 PM, Report abuse Reply
what r u saying ? are u gone outdated to use samsung ?
by shanmugaraj, bangalore, on Apr 13, 2007 09:54 AM, Report abuse
pls tell me another handset which has all qualities of C-168.This another handset should have 65 k color (& not 4k like c-168).It should have some connectivity option like bluetooth or infra or USB cable.(I don't care whether it may have GPRS or not) My budget is upto rs 3500.& yes offcourse it should be slim & sexy like C-168.
by mohit, jaipur, on Jan 12, 2007 03:46 AM, Report abuse Reply
i think u should get C-261...it has a camera too and its in ur budget
by sahib, delhi, on Feb 25, 2007 06:11 PM, Report abuse
by chanukya, CHANDIGARH, on Feb 02, 2007 08:23 AM, Report abuse Reply
wats bout u moto phone F3 , can u tell me all merits n demerits of its.
by tage, delhi, on Jan 30, 2007 03:49 PM, Report abuse Reply
Motorola Motofone F3 Should have been included, But when i went to purchase it on 17th Dec 2006 though it was available the dull e-ink display quality turned me off. It could be that particular piece had some manufacturing defect and on putting the sim it just showed BSNL and nothing else. Motorola has goofed up such a good cheap phone with a bad display. Mych Better to buy the Motorola C-114 For Rs 1025/- with bill having standby time of 10 days and talk time of 5 hours.
by C R Anirudh, New Delhi, on Dec 31, 2006 12:50 AM, Report abuse Reply
Here the amount of Nokia 6020 is Rs 3250, when i enquired the market price it is 4.9K......Which is correct. Source: www.univercell.in
by Kumar, chennai, on Dec 24, 2006 12:13 AM, Report abuse Reply
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by Oren Todoros, Tel Aviv, on Dec 18, 2006 07:06 PM, Report abuse Reply
Can u provide address in Noida / Delhi for Samsung C130 in Rs. 2000/- as per your letter.
by Pushpendra Sing, Delhi, on Dec 18, 2006 10:15 AM, Report abuse Reply
by curaaj, surat, on Dec 16, 2006 05:05 PM, Report abuse Reply
by curaaj, surat, on Dec 16, 2006 05:00 PM, Report abuse Reply
nokia 6020 is wrongly priced here.
by prit, chennai, on Dec 16, 2006 04:55 AM, Report abuse Reply
let me know the lowest range model in NOKIA series.
by Alpesh, Mumbai, on Dec 12, 2006 10:57 AM, Report abuse Reply
Can u send some more details about the Sony models under 10k or 10.It might be useful for the Guys and to their standards.
by uthira, chennai, on Dec 12, 2006 10:53 AM, Report abuse Reply
Would've been better if you guys includes the Motophone F3 in this list as well.. In anycase..Good work guys!! Kudos!
by AMD4Life, Delhi, on Dec 12, 2006 03:08 AM, Report abuse Reply
i think even the newly released motofone f3 from motorola's stable fits this space.
by rohith iyer, bangalore, on Dec 10, 2006 11:22 AM, Report abuse Reply
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by Sowri, kumbakonam, on Dec 11, 2006 01:45 PM, Report abuse
good review !! eagerly awaiting the 5k and 10k and 10k to 15k reviews as well...
by Yaman, Bangalore, on Dec 10, 2006 06:49 AM, Report abuse Reply
I like SE K310i or K320i better for its better sound, higher memory etc. Very handy for recording short clips.
by badvt, Chennai, on Dec 09, 2006 02:45 PM, Report abuse Reply
by rishabh, delhi, on Dec 09, 2006 08:06 PM, Report abuse
by heh, haha, on Dec 09, 2006 08:25 PM, Report abuse
Very good overview of low-cost phones. It's pretty amazing it's possible to make a working phone for 2000 Rupees. Do you know which ones of these support Hindi/Devanagari or other Indic scripts? Do most of these phones support MIDlets as well? I checked j2mepolish.org, but many of the phones were not listed there.
by Anders Borg, Bangalore, on Dec 09, 2006 02:05 AM, Report abuse Reply
wat abt motofone f3 with mrp of 1655,talktime 7 hours,standby 16.5 days ,voice prompts in 7 local languages it is poised to hit the market soon
by vipul, delhi, on Dec 09, 2006 11:09 AM, Report abuse
Motofone F3 is the pathbreaking fone in this range at 1500 & made in India -Beware Nokia ,SE , Motofone F3 would wipe out the competition with its looks and usage
by vijayshimla, Shimla 171001, on Dec 09, 2006 05:47 PM, Report abuse
This Mobile Phones under 5K lineup is missing a landmark phone new motofone F3 with amazing features ? Voice prompts in local languages ? Intuitive icon-based user interface ? Stylish thin design ? Extended battery life ? Durable housing for optimal performance despite dust and sun ? High-contrast screen using new ClearVision display ? Large font size for easy readability ? High-volume for call clarity in loud environments ? Automatic notification of current prepaid balance ? Embedded polyphonic ringtones. Best is the Landmark price of Rs. 1500. Not to include this path breaking fone in this lineup is making readers miss the most important economically priced fone .
by vijayshimla, Shimla 171001, on Dec 09, 2006 05:35 PM, Report abuse Reply
Nokia 6020 is the best of the lot. LG SE are total crap
by D Tox, Celinia, on Dec 09, 2006 04:12 PM, Report abuse Reply
This is my personal experience, that Samsung gadgets are horrible. They gives up the moment the warranty is over, be it a Mobile phone or PC spares. The battery life, for the entry level phones are not at all satisfactory. Be carefull before making a decision to purchase a Samsung gadget.
by Chiradip Das, Bangalore, on Dec 09, 2006 08:07 AM, Report abuse Reply
Yes. It's true. Though Samsung phones are otherwise ok but batterylife....? They die premature death.
by krishnakant, Bangalore, on Dec 09, 2006 03:08 PM, Report abuse
yes, it's true. Samsung phone's battery dies premature death!
by krishnakant, Bangalore, on Dec 09, 2006 03:20 PM, Report abuse
The discerning buyer will evaluate in a 5 plus and sub 10 category. Sub 5 volume cat may not require serious evaluation:affordability ,impulse,spare use etc.Still a good attempt
by Rajeev Kumar, Coimbatore, on Dec 09, 2006 01:54 PM, Report abuse Reply
very good round up of the most happening category of mobile phones. mobiles in this category in general provide battery life , ease of use and reliability that high end phones can never match.1100 not featured
by mayuresh, mumbai, on Dec 08, 2006 08:42 PM, Report abuse Reply
1100 is not available anymore. Is the 3220 still available? If yes it should definitely feature here.
by Ameya Sohoni, Mumbai, on Dec 09, 2006 09:23 AM, Report abuse
The last time you guys did a proper motherboard review was in 2005... dont you think its time u did one of those again now that core 2 duos are out? or do you still find them out of stock as you once proclaimed ??
by _v0rt3x_, hyd, on Dec 09, 2006 09:15 AM, Report abuse Reply
you havent included J100i from sony ericsson. please give a short review of that one too.
by nitin chaudhry, delhi, on Dec 09, 2006 07:04 AM, Report abuse Reply
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best of handset in1600&any nokia mobile
by guruprasad, gulbarga, on Jul 20, 2008 06:45 PM, Report abuse Reply