Hello Guys! PhReview is back with a new post, and this time it will be the budget smartphones.
Phones for people who are just entering the smartphone world, who are a little skeptical and would like to play safe before going big, pouring in their hard earned cash on a flagship.
So, here are the little fellas...!!
Android
HTC Explorer
The Explorer is HTC's idea of a first smartphone or the ideal smartphone for a first time smartphone buyer. The Explorer comes with a decent 3.2" LCD display with an average(readable) resolution @ 180 ppi, a 600 MHz processor, a 512 MB RAM, a 3.15 MP camera, 1230 mAh battery and is also 3G and WiFi/GPS enabled. HTC has sure shown some love to it's most basic offering in the form of SRS surround sound enhancement technology built in to the phone. The phone ships with HTC's famed custom UI, Sense on top of Android Gingerbread. HTC has created a lite version of it's latest Sense 4.0 UI for smooth operation on the Explorer's humble hardware and small screen size.
The Explorer can be purchased at INR 8,000 and comes with an incredible build quality for a phone at this price. Infact the build quality even beats phones from much higher price ranges.
LG Optimus Net
The Optimus Net is the improved version of LG's best ever basic Android phone, the Optimus One. The Optimus Net remains almost the same with only a faster processor this time. The Net comes with a 800 MHz processor, a 512 MB RAM, 3.2" LCD display with an average resolution @ 180 ppi, a 3.15 MP Autofocus camera, a large 1500 mAh battery and is also 3G/WiFi/GPS enabled.
The Optimus Net can be bought at INR 9,300 and comes with Gingerbread out of the box.
If you are on a tighter budget, but would still love to try an Android phone from a major manufacturer, then here's your phone.
Samsung Galaxy Y
The Galaxy Y is the basic Android phone from Samsung who have sold 20 million of their current flagship, the Galaxy SII in just 10 months. The Galaxy Y is Samsung's way of welcoming the user into the Android world. The Y comes with a 3.0" display with a poor screen resolution @ 133 ppi, a fast 836 MHz processor, a decent 290 MB RAM, 2 MP camera, a 1200 mAh battery and is also 3G/WiFi/GPS enabled.
The build quality of the phone is definetly good but does look cheap when compared to the LG Optimus Net and more so when next to the HTC Explorer. Samsung has also released an interesting version of the Galaxy Y called the Galaxy Y Color Plus which comes with 4 spare back panels, each in a different color.
The Galaxy Y/Galaxy Y Color Plus is currently sold at INR 7,000 and comes with Samsung's TouchWiz interface on top of Android 2.3 Gingerbread out of the box.
Bada OS
Samsung Wave Y
The Samsung Wave Y is the basic phone from Samsung for it's very own smartphone OS, the Bada. The Bada OS has been there for over 2 years now, existence of which in a highly competitive market filled with Android, iOS, Symbian and Blackberry phones is either due to it's goodness or because of the success of Wave I and Wave II phones from Samsung. The Bada OS is in it's second version now, Bada 2.0
The Wave Y comes with the same 832 MHz processor as the Galaxy Y, but with a bigger and much better display and looks. The Wave Y has got a 3.2" display with an average(readable) screen resolution of 180 ppi, a 2 MP camera and is also 3G/WiFi/GPS enabled.
The Samsung Wave Y can be purchased at INR 6,900 and comes with a Samsung TouchWiz like interface on top of Bada 2.0 out of the box.
Symbian
Nokia 500
The Nokia 500 is the latest basic smartphone along with the trio of recently released Symbian Belle phones - Nokia 603, Nokia 700 and 701. The Nokia 500 comes with a 1 GHz processor, 256 MB of RAM, a 3.2" nHD display with a fine resolution @ 229 ppi, a 5 MP fixed focus camera and is also 3G/WiFi/GPS enabled.
The Nokia 500 is sold at INR 8,800 with Symbian Anna out of the box and a planned upgrade to Symbian Belle. The 500 also comes with free lifetime navigation in the form of Nokia maps similar to all Nokia smartphones these days.
The Bada and Symbian OSes are sure lagging behind in the number of apps when compared to the Android but are surely worthy contenders with the kind of hardware on offer and their price, especially the Nokia 500 with it's 1 Ghz proccessor, Symbian Belle upgrade and a 5 MP camera.
Hope it helps! See you all in the next post.
Cheers....!!
* All prices mentioned in the blogpost are quoted from the best online deals in India. The deal websites will be shared if needed.
Phones for people who are just entering the smartphone world, who are a little skeptical and would like to play safe before going big, pouring in their hard earned cash on a flagship.
So, here are the little fellas...!!
Android
HTC Explorer
The Explorer is HTC's idea of a first smartphone or the ideal smartphone for a first time smartphone buyer. The Explorer comes with a decent 3.2" LCD display with an average(readable) resolution @ 180 ppi, a 600 MHz processor, a 512 MB RAM, a 3.15 MP camera, 1230 mAh battery and is also 3G and WiFi/GPS enabled. HTC has sure shown some love to it's most basic offering in the form of SRS surround sound enhancement technology built in to the phone. The phone ships with HTC's famed custom UI, Sense on top of Android Gingerbread. HTC has created a lite version of it's latest Sense 4.0 UI for smooth operation on the Explorer's humble hardware and small screen size.
The Explorer can be purchased at INR 8,000 and comes with an incredible build quality for a phone at this price. Infact the build quality even beats phones from much higher price ranges.
LG Optimus Net
The Optimus Net is the improved version of LG's best ever basic Android phone, the Optimus One. The Optimus Net remains almost the same with only a faster processor this time. The Net comes with a 800 MHz processor, a 512 MB RAM, 3.2" LCD display with an average resolution @ 180 ppi, a 3.15 MP Autofocus camera, a large 1500 mAh battery and is also 3G/WiFi/GPS enabled.
The Optimus Net can be bought at INR 9,300 and comes with Gingerbread out of the box.
If you are on a tighter budget, but would still love to try an Android phone from a major manufacturer, then here's your phone.
Samsung Galaxy Y
The build quality of the phone is definetly good but does look cheap when compared to the LG Optimus Net and more so when next to the HTC Explorer. Samsung has also released an interesting version of the Galaxy Y called the Galaxy Y Color Plus which comes with 4 spare back panels, each in a different color.
The Galaxy Y/Galaxy Y Color Plus is currently sold at INR 7,000 and comes with Samsung's TouchWiz interface on top of Android 2.3 Gingerbread out of the box.
Bada OS
Samsung Wave Y
The Samsung Wave Y is the basic phone from Samsung for it's very own smartphone OS, the Bada. The Bada OS has been there for over 2 years now, existence of which in a highly competitive market filled with Android, iOS, Symbian and Blackberry phones is either due to it's goodness or because of the success of Wave I and Wave II phones from Samsung. The Bada OS is in it's second version now, Bada 2.0
The Wave Y comes with the same 832 MHz processor as the Galaxy Y, but with a bigger and much better display and looks. The Wave Y has got a 3.2" display with an average(readable) screen resolution of 180 ppi, a 2 MP camera and is also 3G/WiFi/GPS enabled.
The Samsung Wave Y can be purchased at INR 6,900 and comes with a Samsung TouchWiz like interface on top of Bada 2.0 out of the box.
Symbian
Nokia 500
The Nokia 500 is the latest basic smartphone along with the trio of recently released Symbian Belle phones - Nokia 603, Nokia 700 and 701. The Nokia 500 comes with a 1 GHz processor, 256 MB of RAM, a 3.2" nHD display with a fine resolution @ 229 ppi, a 5 MP fixed focus camera and is also 3G/WiFi/GPS enabled.
The Nokia 500 is sold at INR 8,800 with Symbian Anna out of the box and a planned upgrade to Symbian Belle. The 500 also comes with free lifetime navigation in the form of Nokia maps similar to all Nokia smartphones these days.
The Bada and Symbian OSes are sure lagging behind in the number of apps when compared to the Android but are surely worthy contenders with the kind of hardware on offer and their price, especially the Nokia 500 with it's 1 Ghz proccessor, Symbian Belle upgrade and a 5 MP camera.
Hope it helps! See you all in the next post.
Cheers....!!
* All prices mentioned in the blogpost are quoted from the best online deals in India. The deal websites will be shared if needed.
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