[Q] Help needed to buy a new phone(India). - General Topics

I wanna buy a phone with:
Less than 15k(200-260 USD)
4.3" + Screen
1GB Ram
1Ghz Dual core + Processor
5-8 MP camera
Secondary cam( VGA+)
Should look good(Not cheap plastic type )
So I have made a list -
Karbonn A24(Not yet launched)
Spice Mi500((Not yet launched)
Micromax A90(dual core-Not yet launched)
Acer Gallant (Not yet launched)
Suggest some phones! D:<

See this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846277
Thank You thread closed here.

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Discussion : Upcoming [VFM] Android Smartphones

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Acer Liquid Gallant and Liquid Gallant Duo
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- Available on Single and Dual SimVersion
- 1 Ghz MediaTek MT6575
- 4.3-inch qHD (540×960) touchscreen
- 5 MP camera, VGA Front
- 1 GB of RAM
- 4 GB of built-in storage space
- 1,500 mAh battery
- SRS Sound
- ICS Onboard
- All the other usual features
- Price Still not declared but being MediaTek it should be 13-14k Max
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Karbonn Smart A24
-Priced attractively at Rs 13,000
-4.5 inch display with qHD (960x540 pixel) resolution
-1.2 GHz dual core processor (No Oem disclosed)
-RAM : Unknown 512? or 1GB?
-8 megapixel camera with Led flash at the back and also a front facing vga camera
-Android Jelly Bean
-Release End of August 2012
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Spice MI-500 Horizon Specification
1 GHz dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and a dedicated 300 MHz GPU
4.0 Android ICS operating system
512 RAM
5 inch Capacitive Touchscreen
Dual SIM (GSM+GSM) Card Slot
5 Mega Pixel rear Camera & VGA
4 GB Internal Memory
32 GB Expandable Memory
Wi-Fi/GPS
2150 BATTERY that's a lot of juice....
Spice Steller MI 425
ICS ready dual sim smartphone Called Spice Mi-425, the smartphone comes with Android 2.3 operating system, 1 Ghz processor and a 5 megapixel camera.
the phone is based on Android 2.3, it is upgradable to Android ICS operating system as it has bare minimum requisite hardware like 1 Ghz processor and 512 of RAM.Mi-425 comes with 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash along with a VGA front camera for video chats. a 2000 Mah Battery
BIG Drawback : Only 140 MB Internal Memory!
The phone is now available from Saholic for Rs 9,999.
Spice Stellar Horizon Craze Mi-355.
It comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system but is upgradable to Android 4.0.
This dual SIM smartphone too has a 5 megapixel rear camera along with 0.3 megapixel front camera. Besides, this 3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen bearing phone has an 800 Mhz processor, 1420 mAh battery and usual features like Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS etc.
Will be available by end of month for 6,999 Only....
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The Micromax Canvas A100
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5-inch display with a resolution of 480x854 pixels, 16M Colors
Runs Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system
Dual-SIM phone
1GHz single-core Snapdragon processor with Adreno 200
4GB internal memory
Priced at Rs 9,990
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512MB RAM
2000 mAh Li-ion battery (5inch screen might kill this)
5 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 0.3 megapixel front camera.
News Courtsey: IBN Live:http://ibnlive.in.com/news/micromax-launches-5inch-canvas-a100-at-rs-9990/283047-11.html
Micromax Pixel A90
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4.3-inch Super-AMOLED touchscreen with a resolution of 800x480 pixels
dual-SIM phone
8 megapixel CMOS rear camera with LED flash, and a 0.3 megapixel front camera
internal memory of 4GB
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1600 mAh battery
powered by a 1 GHz processor MediaTek Processor with PowerVR GPU
512 RAM
Priced at Rs 12,990
News Courtsey:IBN Live :http://ibnlive.in.com/news/micromax-launches-pixel-a90-at-rs-12990/283041-11.html
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G’Five A79
10.2-cm (4.0-inch) HVGA, 320X480 capacitive multi-touch screen
5 MP camera
Android 2.3
BCM21552 832 MHz processor
WCDMA 3G
1850 mAh battery
GPS/AGPS, G-Sensor
Price : Rs 6,999.
G’Five A86
10.2-cm (4.0-inch) WVGA, 480X480 capacitive multi-touch screen
Android 4.0
8 MP rear camera
0.3 MP front camera
1 GHz processor
WCDMA 3G
2800mAh battery
GPS/APGS, E-Compass, G-Sensor
Price : Rs 7,999.
G’Five I88+
10.9-cm (4.3-inch) WVGA 480X480 capacitive multi-touch screen
8 MP camera
Android 4.0
ROM 4GB EMM + RAM 512 DDR2
MTK6575 1 GHz processor
WCDMA 3G
2800 mAh battery
GPS/AGPS, E-Compass, G-Sensor
Price : Rs 8,899.
G’Five G95
13.5-cm (5.3-inch) WVGA 480X800 capacitive multi-touch screen
8 MP camera
Android 4.0
ROM 4GB EMM + RAM 512 MB DDR2
MTK6575 1 GHz processor
WCDMA 3G
2800mAh battery
GPS/AGPS, E-Compass, G-Sensor
Price : Rs 9,499.
G’Five G3D
10.9-cm (4.3-inch) glass-free 3D multi-touch screen
8MP camera
Android 4.0
ROM 4 GB EMM+RAM 512 MB DDR2
MTK6575 1GHz processor
HDMI output
WCDMA 3G
2800mAh battery
GPS/AGPS, E-Compass, G-Sensor
Price : Rs 11,799.
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Disclaimer: I don't take responsibility of accuracy or take credit of any of the information posted here. I am just collating data from the internet and posting it here for general discussion. Please take all info with a "Pinch of Salt"
i m gonna order one
confused between the two
i have samsung galaxy s2
and had the taste of Dual core.
so i think i will go with a100 with dual core
getting it for 10,100 in ebay
after discount code it will be 9100
thanked :good:
MuNNa619 said:
i m gonna order one
confused between the two
i have samsung galaxy s2
and had the taste of Dual core.
so i think i will go with a100 with dual core
getting it for 10,100 in ebay
after discount code it will be 9100
thanked :good:
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hi can u share the discount code
Deals.ebay.in/icici
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If this is a Mi500 then chances are it has a MediaTek, not Snapdragon like X6/Mi410/clone, CPU. There is another thread in XDA about it. Hope you guys could confirm this. Would however be cool to get the official ICS version. Anyone figured a download link?
mmaacc said:
If this is a Mi500 then chances are it has a MediaTek, not Snapdragon like X6/Mi410/clone, CPU. There is another thread in XDA about it. Hope you guys could confirm this. Would however be cool to get the official ICS version. Anyone figured a download link?
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Better go for karbonn a18 or a24. Better specs and support. micromax sucks when it comes to support.
is mediatek bad to try ?
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MuNNa619 said:
is mediatek bad to try ?
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Not necessarily, but it would explain why it is discussed in this board
mmaacc said:
Not necessarily, but it would explain why it is discussed in this board
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Right on the money mmaacc. Just a thread that caters to indians shouldn't be there. There might be other places where such things could be discussed.
Is Micromax A90 a single core device?
A price tag of 13k for a single core device is a waste of money (even if it has Super AMOLED display and an 8MP camera) when we are getting Micromax A100 for 10k and it is a dual core.
mostwanted007 said:
A price tag of 13k for a single core device is a waste of money (even if it has Super AMOLED display and an 8MP camera) when we are getting Micromax A100 for 10k and it is a dual core.
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A100 is single core too
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?!?!?
I am getting conflicting information from all places...
Micromax website says both are Single Core
However i have also read Micromax officials confirming a100 will come to market with dual core!
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Igyaan.in has posted hardware reviews for both phones......
A90 is Mediatek single core with PowerVR gpu
A100 is qualcomm single core with adreno 200 gpu
Guess we will have to wait and watch.....With Karbonn a24 dual core and Spice Mi500 dual core right round the corner in same price range . Micromax will put their foot to axe with Single core devices...lets hope latter of above rumors are TRUE!
Perhaps you guys should ask the company to come out with the specs, as well as the software release.
IGYAAN'S A100 Unboxing & Short review
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUytCZEPYOU&hd=1
Listen to what he says at 3:20
Its a single core device
Even Spice MI 500 is going to be a single core Phone if it ever comes out, Just wait and watch
Unfortunately! yes even Micromax A100 is single core
ABHIII said:
A100 is single core too
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Yeah....I came to know about its Qualcomm MSM7627A chipset today (from Igyaan Review)
Its the same 1GHz CPU as that of Karbonn A9 and Spice Mi-425. (However the benchmark results are worse than A9 and Mi-425). Probably because of more screen resolution FWVGA (854x480)...
A9 and Mi-425 have WVGA (800x480). So the load on adreno 200 GPU might be marginally less compared to that on Micromax A100.
Its so sad to have expected something and to get something less.
I was about to buy this device....But.apparently I might have to wait for some more time for Karbonn A18 or A21 or A24... :crying:
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c_anuraag said:
I am getting conflicting information from all places...
Micromax website says both are Single Core
However i have also read Micromax officials confirming a100 will come to market with dual core!
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Igyaan.in has posted hardware reviews for both phones......
A90 is Mediatek single core with PowerVR gpu
A100 is qualcomm single core with adreno 200 gpu
Guess we will have to wait and watch.....With Karbonn a24 dual core and Spice Mi500 dual core right round the corner in same price range . Micromax will put their foot to axe with Single core devices...lets hope latter of above rumors are TRUE!
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It is so sad that we have to wait till somebody buys the device and runs hardware tests to determine that the specifications are. It is pathetic on Micromax's part that they are unable to reveal the full specifications without ambiguity. I have never encountered such contradicting specifications and ambiguity upon a release of a phone.
C'mon guys all these devices are not built in india. You guys want the companies to deliver goods as per your own specifications. Its not xiaomi per say, they have to get the device manufactured from oem outside india and whence upon imported to india paying the regular customs duty of more than 30% if i know about it. At the price point how many potential buyers would want to make themselves aware of the specs of the device. Consider asking to a local dealer a question such as what gpu does it have and see how accurate an answer you get. The company probably does not even have the technical expertise to fine tune their specifications on a perticular device. If the company claims officially that a particular device will be dual core then probably they are at a fault by not making it to be, but still at this price i don't think that they can give us a qualcomm dual core unless theay manufacture almost everything within india. Its quite possbile for them to provide mediatek dual core probably but even that would take it to more then Rs 12000 i think.
There is no problem if they cannot provide but the only thing people saying or expecting here is they should not advertise so then...
Well....
All in all comparing these 2 to our mi410...i dont see a value for upgrade....
Same Ram, Similar Processor..
Summary .
A90 : 4.3 inch Amoled Screen however Proccy letdown, 8mpx Camera Let down No HD Video Recording!, RAM Letdown 350 MB user available
A100: 5 inch LCD screen, However Proccy letdown, RAM Letdown 350 MB user available, Only 480p poor recording on Camera....
The Only Positive is a working ICS with a possible upgrade to Jelly Bean which also not sure how good will be with 350 MB RAM.
Looking at above..with all custom ROM and kernals our MI410 is giving much better performance atleast on GB....
I am waiting for Spice mi500 and Karbonn A24 (Hoping what we hear is what we get in hardware specification)
Guys you should check out Alcatel OT995 being sold by Reliance Group at Reliance Digital Stores under the name ReConnect
Sold at 13900/ +/- 100 bucks. Good specs. Lots of interest generated in XDA though it does not have own thread as yet. Already rooted and CWM support on. WIP AOSP / CM9 floating around fr it.
Check it out http://www.gsmarena.com/alcatel_ot_995-4661.php

[REQUEST]Please cook a ROM for the Ubislate 7Ci(Aakash 2).

The Ubislate 7Ci is the world's cheapest tablet, selling for barely 80$ non-subsidized. It has been ordered so much that Datawind cannot even clear a backlog which started 6 months ago. Specs are:
1Ghz Cortex A8
512MB RAM
WVGA Capacitive screen
4GB Internal Storage/Front camera.
This for less than 40$(subsidized)is a great deal and it performs pretty well too.
But why has such a popular device not even received root access?
It has the Allwinner chipset found in a lot of cheap Chinese sets. Certainly it's possible to create a ROM/atleast root support for this?
If you (or anyone) want to get custom kernel for your Ubislate devices, please sign this petition :
https://www.change.org/petitions/datawind-release-kernel-source-code-for-ubislate-devices-2

Karbonn s1 titanium {quadcore phne} all thngs thrd

Karbonn too have launched their version of quad core called the Karbonn S1 Titanium. This handset runs on Jelly Bean OS, comes powered by 1.2GHz quad core processor and supports dual SIM. The handset is priced at Rs. 10,990 as of now, seems like Karbonn have reduced the cost from 12,999.The Karbonn S1 Titanium model is now listed on the Karbonn Mobiles website and it seems they are stillupdating as specifications are still not filled in. But the good news is we have two quad cores waiting to be launched.Micromax were the first to announce theMicromax A116and now we have another competitor the Karbonn with its S1 Titanium model. Not much of the details arerevealed on the Karbonn site as of now.But here is what is mentioned. TheS1 Titanium handset looks different from the A116 with 4 dedicated buttons on the front side. The CPU is 1GHz quad core for smoother operations. The handset runs on Jelly Bean OS and the screen is with qHD resolution. A 1600 mAh battery powers the handset. The screen size is not disclosed yet but looking at the battery mAh it could be 4.3 or 4.5 inches.Other features included are 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, 3.5mm jackand micro USB port. There is a 5MP rear camera with Auto focus and led flash plus a front VGA camera for video calling. It’s a dualSIM handset and memory details are not known but probably with 1GB RAM.Visit theKarbonn Mobiles site (click here)for more on the S1 Titanium. I will update the specs as soon as they are updated on the Karbonn website. The handset is with a lower spec like 5MP camera,lower battery mAh and probably with a smaller screen size. The handset is priced at Rs. 12,999 andis cheaper than than theMicromaxA116.Karbonn S1 Titanium key features and Specifications*.Quad core @ 1.2GHz (Qualcomm processor).*.4.48 inch capacitive touchscreen with 960×640 pixels resolution.*.5MP Auto focus camera with LED.*.9.25mm thickness (66×134.6×9.25mm).*.RAM 1GB, 4GB internal storage and micro SD slot.*.3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, microUSB and 3.5 mm audio jack.*.1600 mAh battery with 4 hours talktime and over a week of standby time.
Sent from my Micromax A50
Karbonn first listed the S1 Titanium quad core handset on their site with limited details and with a price tag of Rs. 12,999 but after few days they not only updated the specifications but alsothe price bringing it down to Rs. 10,990.TheMicromax A116a quad core handset comes with an MRP price of Rs. 14,999. Probably the price may fall lower than what is mentioned on the box pack. With the launch ofKarbonn S1, we might see a further drop. There is a good difference between these two quad core handsets.Micromax A116 versus Karbonn S1 Titanium*.Processor: S1 is with 1.2GHz quad core CPU from Qualcomm whereas A116 (Canvas HD) is with 1.2GHz quad core CPU from MediaTek.*.RAM & Storage: Both handsets are loaded with 1GB RAM and 4GB internal storage with Micro SD slot.*.Handset Size: The S1 is of course smaller that the Canvas HD.*.SIM Type: Both supports dual SIM.*.OS: Both run on the Jelly Bean 4.1 OS.*.Touchscreen Display: The S1 is with 4.5 inch IPS with qHD resolution whereas the A116 comes with 5 inch IPS with 720presolution.*.Camera: Karbonn S1 is with 5MP rear camera whereas A116 sports an 8MP rear camera.*.Battery: It’s 1600 mAh on S1 and2100 mAh on A116.*.Price: 10,990 for S1 and under Rs. 14,990 for A116.
Sent from my Micromax A50
ROOT YOUR KARBONN S1 TITANIUM JELLYBEAN QUARDCORE
You can find how to root jellybean universal method in nxt post
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The official root method for any ics or jb here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
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can't beat mmx a116 in performance.........
karbonn s1 is powered with qualcomm MSM8225Q which has adreno203 gpu........... so can't fight with canvas hd......... for details.........
visit......
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapdragon_(system_on_chip)
spyki007 said:
karbonn s1 is powered with qualcomm MSM8225Q which has adreno203 gpu........... so can't fight with canvas hd......... for details.........
visit......
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapdragon_(system_on_chip)
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yes it has low RAM also
great mobile
Yesterday i got s1 and it's really a great phone what a performance it gives after rooting i found more improved working of this phone tomorrow going to try for stock rom hope everything will gos perfectly. But as per my view S1 is much better than Canvas HD truly great phone With high quality of hardware n look thanx to karbonn which provide us such a great phone with very low price so njoy this phone Friends.
Titanium S1 Original Thread consisting all ROMs and Info - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2682045
MY karbonn titanium s1 plus got hard bricked. please help me to get it back as after pressing all the buttons serially,no any response from my handset and only showing when connectiong to pc in device manager as " Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008". Please help me.

[root] [cwm] xolo a600

XOLO A600 a 1.3GHz dual core handset comes for a price tag of under Rs. 8000. It is with the same MT6572 chipset running Android 4.2 with 512MB RAM. .
This dual sim device with MT6572 dual core chipset comes packed in an attractive body, that will surely grab attention. The handset sports a 4.5 inch screen with qHD resolution and runs on 4.2 JB with 512MB RAM. Battery is of a decent 1900 mAh capacity. Handset can comfortably play many games. A classy looking phone for under Rs. 7,500.

[Q] Which win 8.1/android tablet to get ?

I am looking at these 2 tablets primarily for work and abit of play (maybe running of some light games on it):
Onda V919 3g air (dual boot, no need to reboot):
http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?sp...fffb24b49dc30375461&user_id=1770982627&is_b=1
Teclast Air II (dual boot, need to reboot):
Qoo10 - Teclast Windows/Android Tablet with 3G [Retina /Intel Atom Quad Core C... : Smartphone & Tab...
Prices for these 2 are within 200 USD.
If it were up to you to pick one, which one would you choose? (taking into consideration the battery life, ports available, storage and 3G, and of cos the dual boot option and many others)
for the design ,i prefer the former one .
and have got close specs ,i recommend
first one

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