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models - My Mobile

jan 15 to feb 14 2012  Rs 75
www.mymobile.co.in
tm
for a connected lifestyle
Aakash
Crashes
The dream gadget
for the masses fails
on basic standards
lights
camera
action...
Apple iPhone 4S, Sony
Ericsson Xperia Arc S and
Nokia N8 in a photo fight
phone of the month
Nokia lUmia 710
reviewed!
spice mi-720, acer iconia smart s300, mts mtag 3.1
sony tablet s, htc sensation xl, htc rhyme
sony ericsson live with walkman and more
first call
F
or us at My Mobile, the first issue of every year
comes with mixed feelings. It’s as if we are saying our
good byes to an era, even as we welcome a new one.
And our way of saying farewell to the previous year,
as always, is acknowledging those who made it memorable.
So, even as we move on to a new adventure in 2012, we salute
the star performers of 2011 in our cover story on the best
phones of the year in various categories. Needless to say, this
was quite an exercise with twists, turns and arguments that
would have done a Bollywood blockbuster proud, which is
why we have given the awards a rather filmy touch that we
hope you will like.
While most of us in this huge nation have mobile phones,
there is no exposure to advanced computing devices for
millions of youngsters living in smaller towns and villages or
coming from economically backward classes. To bridge this
gap the government announced Aakash, an ultra low cost
Android tablet for the masses. And while more than a million
people have booked it online, the question remains, is the
tablet really capable of delivering its promise? Does it really
work? And last but not the least, is it enough to enable digital
inclusion of the Indian population? In our special ‘In Focus’
feature we investigate the truth behind project Aakash and
take a close look at the tab itself, revealing the sham that has
shattered the hopes of millions of Indians in the country.
When cameras were first included on phones, many
people thought it was nothing more than a stunt – “a phone
is a phone is a phone” went out the call from some tech pundits. How things have changed. Today, a camera – and a good
one – is considered an essential part of a handset. And some
cameraphones (yes, that term is legitimate now) are
considered competition even for digital point and shoot
cameras. We will not get into THAT argument yet, but what
we can and have done is work out which is the best cameraphone of them all – read all about it in our ‘Head On’
segment in which the iPhone 4S, Sony Ericsson Arc S and
Nokia N8 fight it out for the title of the best camera phone.
And of course no issue of My Mobile would be complete
without reviews of the latest handsets and tablets in Mobile
town. This time around, we put the Sony Tablet S, Spice
M720 tab, HTC Sensation XL, HTC Rhyme, Acer Iconia
Smart S300 through our burn tests, and also bring you a very
exclusive review of the second Nokia Windows Phone device,
the Nokia Lumia 710.
All of which makes it business as usual for us. Even
if the year is new. Some things never change. We are not
complaining.
EDITORIAL
Pankaj Mohindroo |
Editor-in-Chief
Sonia Sharma | Chief of Bureau
Nimish Dubey | Consulting Editor
Rajesh Sharma | Editorial Expert Technology
Ujjwal Narayan Mishra | Editorial Expert VAS
Mukesh Kumar Singh | Assistant Editor(H)
Harshita Rastogi | Correspondent
Waseem Ansari | Reporter
Heena Jatav | Reporter
DESIGN
Ajit | Consultant Art Director
Ajit Kumar Parashar | Graphic Designer
OPERATIONS
Puja Mohindroo | Business Manager
Apoorv Bhatnagar | Marketing Manager
Manas Nandi | Marketing Manager
K. Rajagopalan | Advisor-Legal, Accounts & Admin
Pooja Handuja | Manager HR
Deepak Kohli | Manager-Accounts
CIRCULATION
Amit Prakash | Circulation Manager
ADVISORY BOARD
Prithipal Singh
S.C. Khanna
S.D. Saxena
Rajan Mathews
T.R. Dua
T.V. Ramachandran
Shiv K. Bakhshi
Sonu Halan Bhasin
Bejon Misra
Edited, published, printed and owned by Pankaj Mohindroo, Published
from Flat No. 25, First Floor Shankar Market Connaught Place, New
Delhi – 110001. Printed at HT Media Ltd. B-2, Sector 63, Noida.
Distributed by Central News Agency Pvt Ltd and India Book House
(Maharashtra & Gujarat).
Pankaj Mohindroo
editor-in-chief
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Volume VII Issue XII, January 15, To February 14, 2012
04 MYMOBILE Jan 15 to FEB 14 2012
content
36
Brand Talk
lead Story
24
Best
phones of
the year
with a
Bollywood
tadka
Krishnadeep
Baruah, director marketing,
Research In
Motion, India
discusses
BlackBerry’s
journey so far
Chief Speak
38
Sunil Sood, director business
operations, Vodafone India talks
about m-Paisa, company’s initiative to bring mobile banking at
rural India
cell-ebrity
Star cast of the latest
Bollywood film Players reveals
their gadget love
22
Letters
10
Mobile Doctor
12
Consumer Forum
14
News
16
infocus
40
Aakash tablet turns out to be a damp
squib
06 MYMOBILE jan 15 to feb 14 2012
Face To Face
Dr Usman Fayaz, group chairman and F. Usman Faheed, group
managing director, UFX mobiles
talk about company’s strategy
and its value offering for customers
20
Rajesh Padinjaremadam, CEO,
RapidValue Solutions, talks
about growing role of mobility in
the enterprise business
34
Jasjit Sawhney, CMD, Net4India,
discusses the importance of
technology for SMBs in India
114
content
my guide
spotlight
92
Buy a new phone to
strengthen your luck
82
Interesting
apps to
make your
Valentine’s
Day even more
special
85
BURN TESTS
mts mtag 3.1
Headon
Camera war between iPhone
4S, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S
and Nokia N8
sneak peek
45
A first look at HTC Ville and Nokia 801T
47
lava a16
48
rage turbo
49
spice tab mi720
50
sony ericsson live with walkman
52
nokia lumia 710
54
htc rhyme
56
acer iconia smart s300
58
sony tablet s
60
htc sensation xl
62
42
just in
Samsung Galaxy Y Duos and Nokia 603 set to enthrall the
Indian market
et-cetera
Find out more about Reliance 3G Data Card, Samsung Camera, iBall
speakers and Casio G-Shock watch
event
Next Generation Wireless 2011 was held in New Delhi and was
attended by major figures in the industry
46
74
88
Boredom Busters
Kill the Zombies, be a gladiator in
Rome or take on the Don avatar!
Total number of pages=
116 (112 + 4 cover)
64
smart apps
Read comics,
make PDFs and
take pictures
on the go
69
letters
DEC 15 to JAN 14 2011-12  Rs 75
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FOR A CONNECTED LIFESTYLE
A GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE

RAVISHING VIDYA
There is nothing dirty about Vidya Balan's
gadget love P 22
 SUPERPHONE
P 26
 REVIEWED
LG Optimus Net, BlackBerry
Curve 9380, BlackBerry Bold
9790, Sony Ericsson Xperia
Arc S and more P 51
SHOWDOWN
Motorola RAZR XT910, Nokia Lumia 800 and
Apple iPhone 4S pitted against each other P 38

STAY ACTIVE TO STAY
CONNECTED
Operators on a disconnection spree to
accomodate new connections P 42
SAMSUNG OMNIA W
P 56
Hi, I really like My Mobile magazine’s December-January issue. The
content provided is enriched and
interesting. I am really impressed
the way your team have covered
phone’s burn tests, applications and
games reviews. After reading the
magazine, I had high expectations
from the CD provided with it but
found a big scratch on it. I could not
play the CD and was very disappointed. I request you to kindly provide CD inside the magazine so that
it does not get damaged.
- Ruaani Ahmad Baba
I am a regular reader of My Mobile magazine. The magazine has
increased my knowledge and interests in gadgets tremendously. I
am a technology enthusiast who reads technology, dream technology and mobile phones top the list. The way your magazine covers the technology trends, is commendable.
-Dhruv Kapasi
I am a frequent reader of your magazine. I really liked the Free
Recharge story published in the last issue. Earlier I did not have
any idea about any such websites which give free coupons on
recharging but after reading the article I recharge my mobile number online only. Thank
SPOT LIGHT
you for providing good
For Rewards,
information. Also it
Recharge! :
would be great if you
could provide your
F
readers a smartphone
poster in every issue
of your magazine. I
would also like to wish
My Mobile team a very
Happy New Year.
-Jayanth
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Who said recharging a phone connection was just about
getting a certain amount of talk time? Thanks to a number of
online recharging options, a customer today can get much
more each time they recharge their connection
Heena Jatav
or most people using a prepaid
mobile phone connection – and there
are millions – the whole process of
recharging their connections is all
about a regular task that is necessary to stay
accessible on their handsets. This generally involves going to a person providing
the recharge facility and either obtaining a
recharge coupon or doing a transaction over
the phone – pretty routine and humdrum,
which is a pity, because recharging your
phone connection can be fun. Like most
things these days, you can go online and
recharge your card. Of course, if you are routine type you can head over to your mobile
service provider’s website and make a transaction. However, that is not your only option
– there are a number of websites which not
only let you recharge your connection online,
but even offer rewards for doing so. These
could vary from discounts to extra talk time.
Recharge, get more
FreeCharge.in is one of these websites that
provide interesting offers on mobile recharge.
FreeCharge facilitates prepaid recharges for
all leading service providers (Mobile, DTH,
and Datacard) under one roof. The USP of
the site is that the customer not only gets an
instant recharge, but also get discount coupons of equal or more value (corresponding
to recharge amount), delivered to their doorstep. The company has about 50 partners,
and customers can choose discount coupons
of their choice ranging from McDonalds to
Shoppers Stop.
“The company started with McDonalds
and CCD, and today has an association of
about 50 partners with the list growing day
by day. Some of our esteemed partners/retailers are: McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Yatra, Goibibo,
Café Coffee Day, Barista, PVR Cinemas, and
Croma,” says Kunal Shah, CEO, FreeCharge.
OF COURSE, IF YOU ARE
ROUTINE TYPE YOU CAN
HEAD OVER TO YOUR MOBILE
SERVICE PROVIDER’S WEBSITE
AND MAKE A TRANSACTION.
HOWEVER, THAT IS NOT YOUR
ONLY OPTION – THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF WEBSITES WHICH
NOT ONLY LET YOU RECHARGE
YOUR CONNECTION ONLINE,
BUT EVEN OFFER REWARDS
FOR DOING SO. THESE COULD
VARY FROM DISCOUNTS TO
EXTRA TALK TIME
44 MYMOBILE DEC 15 to JAN 14 2011-12
in. Often the word ‘Free’ comes with hidden terms and conditions and appears an
attempt to pull the wool over the customers’
eyes. Shah however, denies that any such fine
text exists on his site. “FreeCharge.in was
conceived with the idea that customers do
get the value out of their recharges, which
in turn would encourage repeat purchase
behavior, thereby increasing footfalls for
the couponing partners/retailers as well.”
FreeCharge.in recently added DTH and Data
Card recharge services to its portfolio and is
gunning to be the leading coupon brand in
the nation. Another website that offers more
for every recharge is Rechargeitnow.com.
The site has over 3.5 million registered users
and witnesses over 1 million transactions
per month. Those who recharge get free discount coupon from its partners like Dominos,
BigFlix, and Ferns ‘N’ Petals, as well as free
recharge coupons.
“We are engaging in this initiative purely
from the view of creating an additional layer
of value to our customers. The focus has
been on offering clear tangible benefit to our
transacting customers,” says Sharat Jain, CEO,
Rechargeitnow.com.
AnytimeRecharge.com is another player in
this segment. The site has 2.6 lakh registered
customers and more than 300 customers
recharge their mobile numbers daily from it.
Speaking about the idea behind the reward
for recharge concept, B. Shabari Nadh, founder & CEO, AnyTimeRecharge.com says, “As
the margin is very thin in this industry, these
kinds of deals give value addition to both
customer and the merchant.” The company
gives double value of the recharge done by
its customers by providing discount coupons
of double the amount. “Our customers get
Rs. 300 /- value for a Rs. 100 /- recharge as
customer pay Rs 100 and get the talktime for
it. Also they get printed discount coupons
worth of Rs 100 and e-coupons worth of
Rs 100,” he explains. AnytimeRecharge.com
charges minimal courier amount of Rs 4 for
coupon delivery and there is no extra charge
for e-coupons.
Pay online, it’s secure!
While an increasing number of people are
getting their phones recharged online, there
is also a large chunk of people in the country
who despite being have an Internet access
are wary of doing any kind of transaction
online, for reasons of security. Which is
understandable, given the rising levels of
cyber crime. However, the owners of these
mobile recharge sites were quick to assure us
on this front. “FreeCharge has tied up with
leading payment gateway’s like CCAvenue,
Techprocess, Citibank, ICICI, and BillDesk,
PRESENTLY, THE ONLINE
RECHARGE MARKET CATERS
APPROXIMATELY TWO TO
THREE PERCENT OF TOTAL
MOBILE RECHARGE MARKET
IN INDIA. THE SCOPE FOR
GROWTH IS THEREFORE,
MASSIVE, ESPECIALLY WHEN
YOU CONSIDER THE FACT THAT
MORE PEOPLE ARE GETTING
ONLINE IN THE COUNTRY WITH
EVERY PASSING DAY
who have different security measures (PCI
certification, encryption, firewalls etc…) along
with multi layer architectural and 128, 256
bit encryption facilities for preserving the
confidentiality of the data. Also, FreeCharge
does not store any bank account details or
sensitive information, but it is the payment
gateways that have access to the same,” Shah
asserts. Jain points out that Rechargeitnow.
com has been secured by GeoTrust for
security against user data theft and secured
against unauthorised use of credit cards by
MasterCard secure code and Verified by Visa.
“The payment gateways we work with sup-
port 3D secure authenticated payment protocol to ensure the highest level of security
transacting online,” he says. “Additionally, our
direct relationship with operators across both
mobile and DTH gives us a full 360 degree
view into each transaction making each transaction auditable and transparent.”
The rewards keep coming...
India has approximately 840 million prepaid
subscribers and the Average Revenue Per
User (ARPU) is approximately Rs 100 which
shows the huge size of the mobile recharge
market. Presently, the online recharge market
caters approximately two to three percent of
total mobile recharge market in India. The
scope for growth is therefore, massive, especially when you consider the fact that more
people are getting online in the country with
every passing day. The rewards are therefore
likely to keep coming as more players enter
this segment and compete with each other.
The winner of course is the customer who is
not only spared the trouble of going out and
finding a vendor who can recharge their connection but can now do so from the comfort
of their own homes and get rewarded as well.
Recharging is well on way to becoming less
about talk time and more about what you get
along with it! 
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DEC 15 to JAN 14 2011-12 MYMOBILE 45
Dear My Mobile team, I like your magazine a lot because it gives
very deep knowledge about everything related to mobiles phones
and industry.
I love your column ‘Mobile Doctor’ and really appreciate your
efforts in taking up your reader’s plea. I want to make a request
here that it would be great if you could do an article specifically
on Android.
As the trend of Android is rising day by day and there
are some myths related to the OS. If your team
could do a feature on it, it would be a great help
to your readers.
-Sharjeel Sheikh
ou
I am a regular reader of your magazine and whenever I have any anxiety or question in my mind,
it all gets resolved as soon as I open My Mobile
magazine. The magazine is a complete guide for all
the information related to mobile phones and gadgets. It is very interesting reading different features
on mobiles and the telecom industry every month. I
must say the burn tests included in the magazine provide much
help before purchasing a mobile phone and the way you give ratings is praiseworthy.
-Anonymous
I read the latest issue of My Mobile magazine and found it to be
awesome. I am regular visitor of your online portal too, I would
like to draw your attention toward it. I believe the portal need
some changes to make it more lively and dynamic. Please do the
needful. Also I would
SPOT LIGHT
like to thank your
Child’s Play!
team for giving ample
knowledge about the
A
mobile world. Regards
from your happy
reader.
-Ankit Anand
Android Market
Price- Rs 51.62 for Android, Free on the iTunes
App Store
Contrary to popular belief, messing around with
gadgets and apps will not curb your child’s development.
If used properly, they could even help the learning process
Heena Jatav
ccording to an international study,
children begin using electronic
devices at approximately seven
years of age with televisions and
desktop computers being the first gadgets they
generally use. And if that seems far-fetched to
you, then you need to meet Rajbir Singh who
knows almost everything about a smartphone
and hands out app recommendations, advice
and suggestions at the drop of a hat. He is
all of eight years old. It took him just a few
minutes to tell me about an app, download it
on to my phone and give a tutorial. And no,
he is not an aberration. Daksh, a four year old,
has not yet learnt to speak properly but finds
it no big deal to head to the Internet to watch
his favourite cartoons like Chhota Bheem and
Ben 10.
However, many parents get alarmed when
they see their relatively young children spending a lot of time using cellphones, watching
television or working on a computer, as they
fear this would stop them from participating
in outdoor activities and even make them antisocial. While we would go so far as to say that
their fears are totally unfounded, the fact is
that getting familiar with gadgets at a young
age need not always have a detrimental effect
on children. Many in fact could actually help
their personality development and maybe even
provide them with new avenues to express
their creativity. Today, there are numerous
applications and gadgets which can not only
entertain but also educate your young ones.
What makes them particularly effective is the
fact that they are a far cry from the conventional board and chalk methods of teaching
that are getting increasingly predictable, and
are therefore more interesting.
What’s more, with tablets and smartphones
getting more accessible and in some cases,
affordable, developers too are coming out with
interesting applications that are targeted at
children. These applications teach everything
from colours, mathematics, geography to
computers, science, art, etc. Indeed, there
is such a huge variety of apps out there for
children that parents could have a tough time
making up their minds about which one to
use. We explored the wonderful world of
children’s apps and well, here are a few that
caught our eye:
Kids ABC PhonicsThe app is suitable
for those who want
to teach the alphabet
to their toddlers in
an interesting way. The application displays a
very large image of a letter. By clicking on the
image, it changes from the letter to a picture of
an object that starts with that letter. The app
also contains a test mode in which you can
check the knowledge of your child. It displays
a picture and a child needs to recognise the
correct alphabet with which its name starts.
Basic, but lots of fun.
Available on- Android Market
Price- Rs. 208.05
Christmas Story BooksChristmas is around the
corner and if you want to
gift something exciting
to your child, then we
would recommend this
very handy app. The app
comes filled with four Christmas books and
carols. The books come with animated pictures and some very good music and there are
also some exciting features like ‘Movie mode,’
which when enabled, automatically turns the
pages and ‘Read to Me’ which reads books to
children. An excellent way to develop the reading habit, we think.
Available on- iTunes App Store,
Vocabulary BubbleThis is a great way to
build your child’s vocabulary. The app comes
with more than four
hundred words along with their meanings and
definitions. The smooth graphics ensure that
your child’s attention will not falter as they go
through bubble after bubble. Who knows, your
vocabulary might improve too.
Available on- iTunes App Store
Price- Free
Kids First Puzzle
HD Pro- Another
vocabulary builder,
the app is designed
to teach new words to your child. There is
a jigsaw element to the puzzle in which the
child is asked to form a picture and then also
spell out words. Beats sitting back and learning passively – we must confess even we were
tempted to join in the picture-forming.
Price- Rs 101.99
Test Your English- As its
name indicates, this app
will help your child in
improving their English.
It contains different tests
like Grammar exercises, Synonyms, Idiom
tests etc. There are more than three hundred
tests to go around, often with multiple choice
answers and even the option to play a game, so
there is plenty of learning to do.
Price- Free
Monkey Preschool
Lunchbox- The app
is targeted to get
toddlers into learning mode just before
they join school. The
game revolves around helping incredibly cute
monkeys pack a lunchbox but thrown into the
mix also are seven different games that teach
children about colors, letter, counting and
other basic skills.
Available on- iTunes App Store, Android
Market
Price- Rs. 103.76 for Android , approximately
Rs 51 for iOS
Countries of the WorldThe app is designed to teach
your child the names of
countries, their capitals, their
flags, languages, religion,
currency, and other details. It
also contain a test mode and
in a neat touch, audio clips
to help in correct pronunciation. It might seem a tad dry at times, but in
terms of utility, it is a geographical wonder.
Price- Free
Sudoku- The famous mathematical puzzle game is
here, and is a terrific aid to
your child’s memory. The
app supports undo and
redo button and also allows
one to make rough notes, if
necessary. The app contains
six difficulty levels and you
might to tangle with some of the tougher ones
yourself if you think the lower levels are too
easy. It is not ALL child’s play.
Available on- iTunes App Store
Price- approximately Rs 51
Math Bingo- The perfect
app for your wannabe
numerical wizard. The game
is simple - you solve a math
problem to fill the bingo
spots. As soon as you fill
all the empty spots you will
be awarded with Bingo Bug
to play with. Now, who said mathematics was
boring. Or scary?
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Children and Gadgets–
Some Guidelines :-
 Parents can set a lock on the app
store to stop children from downloading inappropriate material.
 Parents should stay with children
while they use gadgets.
 The brightness of displays should
be adjusted in keeping the light of
the room they used in. Being too
bright or too dull could have an
adverse effect on the child’s vision.
 Parents should take care that children do not end up using apps that
are not meant for their age group –
all apps come with age limit specifications.
 Gadgets like phones and tablets
should be ideally kept in covers
while being used by children to
minimise the possibility of
damage.
Available on: iTunes App Store
Price- approximately Rs 51
Cinderella Puzzle
Book HD- This app
offers a colourful HD
representation of the
famous Cinderella fairy
tale. The app contains
25 pages of beautiful illustrations with voice
over narration that are bound to hold your
child’s attention. Top that off with jigsaw puzzles and colouring games which ensure that
the magic of the story remains long after your
child has heard it.
Available on:- iTunes App Store
Prize- Approximately Rs 102
Apart from applications, there are a number of gadgets that can educate and entertain
your child in equal measure. Gadgets like electronic kids laptop, electronic dictionary, kid’s
camera are some of the exciting products on
the list.
The Government of India also seems to be
looking to make gadgets more accessible to the
younger generation, as can be seen from its
Aakash tablet initiative.
Although that tablet is targeted at older
children, we are sure it won’t be long before
apps for young ones start appearing on it. We
would however insist that while apps and gadgets can make a positive difference to the life
of your child, they are not enough by themselves. A healthy outdoor life is necessary too.
A perfect life would be a balance of the
two – ignoring either would be depriving your
child of an opportunity to grow. 
I am a big fan of My
Mobile magazine
and always wait for the forthcoming issue. I especially like the
consumer forum and celebrity column of your magazine. Also, I
really like the story called ‘Child’s Play’ as it really helped me in
understanding the interesting apps for children. Since I have a six
year old boy who is very fond of mobile phones and laptops, your
article inspired me to teach my son in an interesting manner. And
also I want to wish whole team of My Mobile a very happy and
prosperous new year.
-Garv, Mumbai
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I am a mobile retail shop owner and a regular reader of your magazine. Through this letter I want to thank you for helping me in
increasing my knowledge base about mobile phones. I believe the
‘My Guide’ section of the magazine is its major attraction. It has
helped me immensely in my business as well. With the help of My
Guide I come to know about latest entrants in the market every
month which automatically helps me in my work. Your magazine
not only gives information but also tells about the ongoing trends
in the market through which small businessmen like me get benefitted a lot. Keep up the good work.
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Operating System which has
lesser application options than
Android. So, if applications are
not your biggest priority then the
Nokia 500 is a better choice.
Could you please explain what
is HSDPA, HSUPA, R99 and
fully 3G?
-Munna Rasa
HSDPA (High Speed Downlink
Packet Access) data speed is upto
14.4 megabits/sec. HSUPA (High
Speed Uplink Packet Access)
supports data upto 21 megabits/
seconds R99 supports upto 384
kilobits/sec. Full 3G means that
the phone suports both HSDPA
and HSUPA, but for a good 3G
experience you need a phone
with minimum HSDPA support.
R99 is technically considered
in the 3G family but the speeds
are not much higher than the
EDGE networks.
I have nokia C2-01 and one day I
downloaded UC Browser 7.9.0 in
it. It worked properly initially, but
after some days it started giving
me troubles as I could not open
any sites using this browser. I reinstalled the browser but its still
not working.
-Karan Raj
This is because the data profile
for application is corrupted. You
can try to do a factory reset of
the phone and then re-install the
application. If it still doesnt work
then you will have to get the software of the phone updated.
I want to purchase a mobile
phone for browsing the Internet.
Please suggest me a better phone
between Nokia 500 and Samsung
Galaxy Fit.
-Rohit Negi
Between these two phones,
Samsung Galaxy Fit is an Android
based phone and so has better
application support. But in terms
of hardware the Nokia 500 is
I am a LG KU990 Viewty user.
Can I change the platform of my
phone? Is it possible to install
new themes on my KU990 ?
-Rijas, Kerala
No, you cannot change the platform of the phone but the phone
does support additional themes .
I want to buy a second hand
Samsung-B6520-Omnia. It was
brought in February 2011. Is it
ok to buy this phone? I am an
B.Tech(CS) first year student and
currently own a Nokia 3110c. I am
not much of a gamer and have
been fond of Windows Phone
since my early days.
-Ankit Giri
Its ok to buy this phone but you
might need to replace the battery
so check the cost of new original
battery for this will be additional
cost to you. However, it runs
on older Windows Mobile 6.4
Operating System which has gone
through a drastic change in the
past year.
I want to buy an Android phone,
but am confused betwen Android
and BlackBerry. My budget is
upto Rs 7,000. Which is the best
model for me?
-Pratap Reddy
In this budget Samsung Galaxy
Y, an Android phone is a good
option for you.
I have heard that recharging
your battery often or keeping the
phone on charging the whole
night can reduce the battery life
of the phone. However, I have
also heard that this used to be the
case initially with older phones
and that the batteries powering
the current, newer smartphones
are not affected greatly by
it. I have a habit of keeping the phone on charging
overnight. Please advise if
it will affect the battery life
of my smartphone. (I have
a BlackBerry and am planning to go for an iPhone 4S)
-Kabir Daru
Batteries have limited battery cycles, and new batteries come with a circuit
to prevent deep drain and
memory effect on battries.
So frequent charging wont
effect battery life much,
and neither will over night
charging. This is because
all new phone come with
a cut off mechanism which
comes into action when
the battery is fully charged.
You need to be careful only
if you have frequent voltage fluctuation .iPhone and
BlackBerry have strandard circuits so there is no such problem
with them.
I want to buy Samsung Galaxy
Y S5360. Is it good or not? My
budget is of Rs 9,000 and I want
an Android phone with good
camera.
-Raghwendra
Samsung Galaxy Y is a good
Android option with a 2.0-megapixel camera. It costs Rs 7,700.
I want to buy a full touch
BlackBerry phone with 3G capabilties and running on the latest
Operating System. My budget is
Rs 20,000.
-A.K. dharan
The new BlackBerry Curve 9380
is a full touchscreen phone
running on the latest BlackBerry
OS 7. It is within your budget.
I want to buy a mobile phone
ranging between Rs 11,000 to
Rs 12,000. It should have a good
camera with flash and autofocus.
Which mobile will be best for
me?
-Suraj Kannaujiya
You can go for Samsung Wave M
which comes with a 5.0-megapixel camera and costs Rs 12,500.
Could you please suggest me a
best stylish mobile with latest
features for around Rs 15,000.
I perfer features like WiFi, 3G,
touchscreen, compact form factor, etc.
-Ronalld Fabian R.
You can opt for Samsung Galaxy
Ace, HTC Salsa, Sony ericsson
Xperia Mini which are Android
phones. In Symbian you can go
for Nokia 700.
I have a nokia C6-00. I am having
trouble in playing the videos
downloaded from YouTube.
Please suggest what should I do?
-Sourav Das
YouTube supports many formats
and video resolutions so you
need to download videos in resolutions supported by C6. Anyhow
if you play video via browser, it
will automatically be played in
the supported video format. If
the video is of a higher resolution
it wont work on the phone.
Is your mobile phone
acting strange? Email
your queries at
[email protected]
and our mobile doctor
Arshdeep Singh will
suggest remedies for
your ailing device.
Disclaimer: The views
expressed by Arshdeep
Singh are his own and
do not necessarily
coincide with those of
My Mobile.
consumer forum
Complaint 1
I am using a Videocon V1755
mobile phone and am facing a lot
of issues with it. The handset is
slow, the default browser doesn't
work, there is a problem with
the signal reception, it's not getting restored to factory settings
and many more. I submitted
my handset to the company's
authorised repair centre Accel
Care Centre at Nehru Place, on
November 29, 2011. The repair
centre failed to give me my
phone back after repairing and
kept postponing it to the next
week.
Meanwhile, the temporary
swap handset that they gave me
also didn't work properly. The
service centre manager gave me
the contact of the company's
head of services and when I
talked to him he asked me to
re-submit my phone. I again submitted my mobile phone to the
same service centre in December
but now the head of services is
not answering my calls and the
repair centre is saying that they
are not responsible for repairing my phone and I should talk
to the company only. The repair
centre people abused me too.
Please help me in getting this
issue resolved.
So, I am harrased by Videocon
-Samiullah Chand
Videocon ’s reply
We are looking into the matter to
resolve it
Consumer's reply
The handset replaced by the
company is giving the same
problem.
Complaint 2
I bought a Nokia 701 in October
2011 from Nokia Priority.
However, it started having
problems with Bluetooth and
NFC and its battery backup was
way below the usual. I gave my
handset to Nokia Care and they
resolved the Bluetooth problem.
But now I can't browse the
Internet on it. Nokia Care centre said that it is due to BSNL
network issue, but later they
found it that the fault was with
the set. I again gave my cell to
Nokia Care on December 8, 2011
and they said that they will call
to inform me about my phone.
However, I did not get any call
from them. Please help.
-Sanjay Singh
Nokia's reply
The case has already been closed
from our side
Consumer's reply
My handset has been replaced
and I am satisfied with it.
Complaint 3
I bought a Samsung Monte
GT-S5620 from a mobile shop
in Lonavala, Pune on 30-11-2011.
After just 5 days lines started
appearing on the screen and the
phone started switching off automatically.
I submitted my phone to a
Samsung service centre in Pune
and I was told to come the next
day and then the next day again.
Two days later when I got my
phone back, it was still faulty
as the lock key had stopped
working. To my surprise it was
not even my phone as the IMEI
number was different. I refused
to accept that handset but have
not got my mobile phone back.
Please help me in getting this
issue resoved at the earliest.
-ASHISH KUMAR
Company's Reply
Awaited.
Complaint 4
I purchased Reliance 3G Tab
in October 2011 from Reliance
Communications in Dombivli,
Mumbai. I recharged it with Rs
598 on November 1, 2011 and was
supposed to get 2 GB data usage
in one month. But, I got just 1 GB
data usage.
After repeated complaints and
frantic calls, I registered my complaint but it shows that I have
recieved full benefits of the tariff
pack. I have visited the Reliance
Center in my town about 20
times in the last one month.
The people there have also
agreed that I haven't got what I
paid for and tried their best to
help me but in vain. I request you
to please take up my case with
Reliance.
I won't recharge till I receive
my 1 GB because I fear that next
time also I might get cheated.
-Tejas A. Samel
Reliance's Reply
We have resolved the problem
Consumer's Reply
Issue has been resolved. I have
received the remaining 1 GB data
usage.
Complaint 5
I want to bring to your notice
that I am being charged Rs 40
for renewal of Airtel Mobile TV
subscription on my Airtel Mobile
numbers from October 15, 2011,
without my consent.
I had subscribed to this ser-
vice only once on both mobile
numbers and de-activated the
same within a week. I have complained about it to their customer care department several times
and got refund of my balance
every time. I have been mailing
this problem every now & then
but there is not permanent solution. Please help me in getting
this service stopped.
-Lokesh Navlani
Airtel's Reply
Awaited.
Complaint 6
I bought a Videocon 1688 in April
2011. Few months later it had
some problem in its charging
socket. I submitted the phone to
their service centre but the quality of service was really bad and
I didnt get any help from them.
Finally they changed my phone,
but in this too there occured an
issue with the data cable.
I ordered a new data cable
but since last one month they
are just calling me and sending
me back without resolving the
problem. We didn't get the data
cable from them amd nor are
we able to get it in the market.
Because of this issue, my
phone is not working for the
past two months. The expected
date of delivery of the data
cable from the service center
was on October 23, 2011.
-Tanushree B. Dandekar
Videocon's Reply
Awaited.
Are you being harassed by
a celco that doesn’t hear
your plea? Email your
issues to
consumer-forum@my
mobile.co.in and we will
take up your cause with
the concerned company.
Kindly mention your
contact number at the
end of the Email so that
we can get in touch with
you. Whenever possible,
also provide us complete
details of the correspondence with the celco.
NEWS bits
Policy& Regulations
HANDSETS & MORE
HTC brings Sensation XE and XL with Beats Audio
HTC is all set to groove its users with company’s new entrants, HTC Sensation XE and
HTC Sensation XL that come with Beats Audio technology.
Rnning on Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, HTC Sensation XL has 1.5
GHz single core processor. It has 4.7 inch WVGA display and
8.0-megapixel camera that includes features like auto focus
and dual LED flash. XL supports 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and has
a 1600 mAh standard Li-lon battery.
HTC Sensation XE, which is based on Android 2.3.4
Gingerbread OS with HTC sense UI has dual core 1.5 GHz
Scorpion processor. It has 4.3 inch QHD S-LCD display and
8.0-megapixel camera with dual LED flash and autofocus.
The phone has internal memory of 4 GB and 768 MB RAM.
It supports 3G, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. The highlight of both
the phones is Beats Audio and Beats headset which delivers
richer audio experience to its users.
HTC Sensation XL comes in white colour and is available
in Rs 38,000 whereas HTC Sensation XE is available in Black
at approximately Rs 33,000.
Mobile phone prices shoot up by more than 10 percent
New Year is the time when the mobile manufacturers usually cut down the prices
of their products to lure in more and more buyers. However, the trend has changed
this year; blame it on the constantly increasing dollar price against the Indian currency now the handset manufacturers have increased the prices of the mobile phones.
Mobile phone prices have shot up by a whooping 10 percent in the last two months.
While the month of November, the prices had increased by about 6 per cent, the cost
further increased by another 4 per cent early this month and is on constant rise for
certain mobile brands. Nokia, Samsung and BlackBerry are amongst the top brands
in the rising price list. It might come as a disappointment for many that BlackBerry
Curve 8520, the lowest costing phone by BlackBerry in India, is now available at about
Rs 10,550, which is around 15 per cent more than the price earlier. Other models of
BlackBerry have also become bearer by almost same percentage. Also, while Nokia has
increased the price uniformly for most of its handsets, the increment in selling price
varies in Samsung handsets. Sony Ericsson has also increased the handset prices of
their phones. The price tags have not stablised even after the 4 per cent on December
5, as Samsung has increased the price for Samsung Galaxy Ace 5830 to Rs 14,400 from
Rs 13,000. The question remains that whether the increase in the prices is permanent
or the swollen price tags will shrink back to the same as earlier with the stablisation in
the dollar rupee rate.
* The prices mentioned above are the best prices for these handsets, and may vary.
A tablet by IIT alumnus
Rohit Pande, a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and Indian Institute
of Management- Calcutta and also CEO of Classteacher
Learning Systems, a digital classroom solutions provider
recently launched his creation, a tablet called Classpad. The
idea behind creating a product is to bring a revolution in the
education sector.
Classpad facilitates interactive learning in the classroom.
Using the tablet, teachers can easily transfer class work to the
students’ tablet, share their own content instantly and conduct tests/ assessments in a hassle free manner. Classpad has
a touchscreen with a 7 hour battery life, 1.3 GHz processing
speed and a built-in memory of 4 GB expandable upto 8 GB.
Available for students in standard 3 to 12, Classpad can serve
as an interactive e-reading device, with the capability of storing dozens of books. Equipped with distinctive software that is
designed to integrate smoothly with existing school platforms,
Classpad can easily be connected to the interactive whiteboards. The tablet is available
in two selling models: Trolley model for multiple student usage and One Tablet Per
Child (OTPC) model.
It is worth to note here that earlier also an attempt made by Government of India by
bringing tablet Aakash for student which didn’t prove very impressive as the tablet did
not stand good on people’s expectations. Let’s see how well will Classpad does.
16 MYMOBILE Jan 15 to Feb 14 2012
Telecom subscriber’s crosses
900 million
According to the latest telecom subscription data
released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of
India (TRAI), the number of telephone subscribers in India increased to 914.59 million at the end
of October, 2011 from 906.93 Million at the end
of September 2011, thereby registering a growth
rate of 0.85%. The urban subscribers witnessed
a marginal fall whereas rural subscribers have
marginally increased. The overall teledensity in
India reaches to 76.03 percent from 75.48 percent
by the end of October 2011. Also, Mobile Number
Portability requests increased from 206.29 lakh
subscribers at the end of September 2011 to
231.66 lakh subscribers at the end of October
2011.
Techiewood
Imran represents MTS
Bollywood actor
Imran Khan has
become the brand
ambassador of
Telecom service
provider MTS.
Khan has signed
a bond with the
company for two
years. The newly
assigned brand
ambassador,
Imran Khan will
play an integral
part across all
MTS’ forthcoming campaigns.
“I am excited to
be a part of the
15 million strong
MTS family. What
drew me towards
a global brand
like MTS was its
energy and its desire to connect and engage with
people specially the youth,” said Imran Khan
on the association. Telecom brands have always
soped in many celebrities to endorse their brand.
This time MTS has joined the league with signing the Delhi Belly guy.
NEWS bits
HANDSETS & MORE
Value Added Services/Applications/
Games
Transcend brings new memory
cards in the market
iomega announce the launch of digital video surveillance
solution on cloud
Transcend Information, Inc. world’s renowned
developer of storage and multimedia solutions, recently launched its new SDHC Class
10 UHS-I memory cards. The Ultra-High
Speed Class 1 (UHS-I) SD card will work well
with high-end digital cameras and camcorders and is said to be the fastest card available
with SD version 3.01 specifications. As per
company claims, the card boasts of four times
faster transfer rate compared to Class 10, realizing transfer speeds of up to 85MB/s when
paired with
advanced
UHS-I
compatible
devices.
These
cards are
recommended
for professional digital camera or camcorder
enthusiasts aiming to capture high-speed
consecutive shots and smooth full HD video.
Transcend SDHC Class 10 UHS-I cards are
available in 8GB or 16GB capacity. Each card
features built-in ECC (Error Correction Code)
that automatically detects and corrects any
errors that might occur during data transfer
and also includes Transcend’s RecoveRx™
software – a tool for bringing back accidentally
deleted or lost files. The 8 GB card will cost
you approximately Rs 1,716 and 16 GB will cost
around Rs 2,897. Both the cards are backed by
Transcend’s limited lifetime warranty.
Smart devices for smartphone
users
Plantronics, a mobile accessories manufacturer
launched the Marque M155 and Voyager PRO
HD with Smart Sensor technology. According
to the company, Marque M155 is Plantronics’
smallest headset which offers good sound
quality in a lightweight design. The Voyager
PRO HD simplifies communications for busy
professionals on the go with Smart Sensor
technology and features like noise cancellation and three layers of wind noise reduction technology to ensure that voice is heard
clearly regardless of the environment. Marque
M155 works well with iPhone and Android
smartphones and it comes along with software
Compatible Disc. It is enhanced with apps,
enabled with voice answer feature, weighs just
7 grams and is equipped with voice recognition feature. The device supports Bluetooth 3.0
and can pair and maintain connections with
two or more devices through its Multipoint
technology. It is available in Jet Black or Arctic
White colours in India. Additionally, the
Marque comes with two in one USB charging
cable, so users can conveniently charge their
headset and smartphone together.
iomega, a data
storage solution
provider for Small
and Medium
Businesses (SMBs),
has launched a video
surveillance storage
management
solution in partnership with Tulip
Telecom, an
enterprise communications service provider and MindTree Limited, a software
company. The partnership is aimed for providing India’s first video surveillance services
based on cloud technology. The cloud solution involves Iomega® StorCenter™ network
storage devices, Tulip’s national broadband network with cloud data centers, and
MindTree’s video management software. The solution will provide economical local cloud
video surveillance solutions for SMBs and distributed enterprises. iomega’s association
with MindTree, a global IT and Product Engineering Services Company, will provide
MindTree’s SecureMind Surveillance Manager Video Management System (VMS) application on all Iomega StorCenter network storage devices.
Solution highlights include simple installation and configuration, viewing live video
from anywhere using a web browser, support for hundreds of H.264, MPEG4 and MJPEG IP
and USB connected cameras for monitoring your office premise, activity-based recording
with activity alerts, timeline mode for easy viewing of recorded videos, “Alert-Me” reporting of Alerts via email etc. The solution will be made available on all iomega StorCenter ix
and px series in India.
Transcend’s StoreJet Cloud extends iOS & Wi-Fi Device Storage
Transcend Information, Inc., world’s renowned developer of storage and multimedia solutions launched its new StoreJet Cloud Wireless Portable Drive. Featuring small dimensions,
long-lasting battery, and capacity of up to 64GB, the portable StoreJet Cloud can expand
the storage space available on Apple iOS and other Wi-Fi enabled devices. Photos, documents, eBooks, music, and movies are accessed via a dedicated wireless network, providing
freedom from cables.
StoreJet Cloud can store 28 hours of DVD quality movies or 16,000 songs in a small
and lightweight design, it also offers playback instantly while connected to a personal
computer, StoreJet Cloud acts like any other
portable drive. It allows up to five
devices to stream various media at
the same time, making it easier
to share files with friends and
family. With support for a
wide range of popular file types,
StoreJet
Cloud
removes
time spent
converting files to
compatible
iOS formats.
The App
offers users
the ability
to multitask by
bridging a
connection
between
StoreJet
Cloud and
an external Wi-Fi access point simultaneously. Transcend’s new StoreJet Cloud is currently
available in two capacities: 32 GB (approx. INR 8,700); 64 GB (approx. INR 15,399), and
backed by Transcend’s two-year limited warranty.
18 MYMOBILE Jan 15 to Feb 14 2012
fa c e t o fa c e
Great Features
@ affordable
price
Dr Usman Fayaz, group chairman and
F Usman Faheed, group managing
director, UFX Mobiles, talk about company’s
strategy to make its impactful presence in the
India market and mantra of providing feature
rich phones at affordable price range
Heena Jatav
celebrity on board.
UFX is relatively a new brand in the Indian
Mobile Industry. What strategy are you
following to catch the customer’s eye? We
have a five point strategy for success. We are
bringing mobile phones that capture the latest
trends as they are made in HongKong. The
features and specification of our devices are
optimum for tier two and tier three towns.
Our service network is well developed with
500+ service centers. All our phones come
with one year warranty and our feature rich
products at an affordable price make us a
value for money brand. These are the things
that the consumers are looking for today and
we are capable of providing them.
Is there any specific consumer base that
you are targeting at? How important is the
rural sector in your strategy? Yes, we are targeting tier two and tier three towns currently.
India lives in the villages. So it is important
for any brand to penetrate the rural sector
considerably if they have to succeed. Thus
the rural sector is a strategic segment for us.
How do you plan to promote your brand?
Is celebrity endorsement in the plans? In
the initial phase we plan to promote our
brand through advertisements in vernacular
languages. We are also focusing on other
mediums like radio and below the line activities like van promotions and participation in
rural fairs & festivals to promote our brand.
At present there are no plans of getting any
What measures would you
take to ensure good after sales service &
customer satisfaction? These are the most
important areas for us and we worked on
establishing a robust network to ensure good
after sales service and customer satisfaction
from the beginning. UFX mobile first focused
on setting up over 500 service stations across
the country. This would enable our customers to get any problem rectified immediately.
Further, the one year warranty protects the
customer’s interest totally against any manufacturing defect. So, we believe that these
initiatives will ensure a very high level of customer satisfaction.
What innovations are you planning to introduce in your upcoming devices from UFX?
Currently, we have Android as well as 3G
phones in our portfolio. In the coming days
we will be introducing innovations like solar
charging battery in our phones.
Can you tell us about your investment and
expansion plans? We have planned to invest
Rs 200 crores in the next two years in India.
How has the response been to your product
so far? Any plans to set up a manufacturing
facility in India? Our products have been
well received by the customers and that is the
biggest value addition to our overall brand.
Yes, if the volume goes phenomenally high,
we will set up manufacturing facilities in
Chennai and Puducherry.
Have you tied up with any service providers
for offering your handsets as bundled deals?
We are able to meet the versatile demand of
the customers by giving good quality products
at affordable price and also with warranty. At
present, we have no tie up’s with any service
providers. We will consider this option as the
brand evolves. n
[email protected]
c e l l- e b r i t y
Players
show their
technical
streak
The star cast of Players, Abbas Mustan’s latest action packed thriller, were
recently in Delhi to promote their latest flick. We caught up with them to
know about their love for playing with technology Harshita Rastogi
What is the movie Players all about?
Abhishek Bachchan: Players is the official remake of The Italian Job, the famous
Hollywood flick. The story of the movie is
the same but screenplay is totally different
as the original one was shot a few years back
and we had to shoot this movie considering
the current trends.
What are your roles in the movie? Neil
Nitin Mukesh: The movie involves a lot
of technology, gadgets and action. We are
all playing some technology experts in the
action thriller. I play Spider, an international
computer hacker, Bipasha is an automobile
expert and Sonam is a computer expert. We
are con artists in the film.
How are the social networking sites and
new media helping you create a buzz
about Players? Abhishek Bachchan: I think
social networking sites are just another platform to stay connected but they have certain
limitations. We use it to interact with our
fans and stay in touch with friends, in general. Besides this, such sites are an important
tool for promotion of movies and we do use
them to tweet about them, but the entire
promotion does not depend on it.
Is there any game being developed based
on the movie? Yes, absolutely. We are developing a game based on the Players for iPad
and also for other consoles. You will soon
find it in your application stores for mobiles.
Which gadget would you like to play the
game on? Neil Nitin Mukesh: I would love
to play it on my ipad2. I find the apple platform very smooth and the best.
Which game would you want to play in
real life? Bipasha Basu: I used to play leg
cricket in school in which we use to hit the
ball with leg instead of bat, I know it is not
popular amongst masses, anyway. Presently,
I strongly believe I would be apt for WWE…
(laughs) I love sports and wish I would have
been encouraged more to take up some
game while I was in school.
Sonam Kapoor: Well I just love to talk and
am considered to be a chatter box by my
friends. So, any game that involves talking
seems good for me.
Neil Nitin Mukesh: I would like to go for
archery or shooting as it really enthralls me.
What made Sonam Kapoor and Bipasha
Basu gel so well? Sonam Kapoor: Both of
us can never stop talking. And it’s not that
we talk about others, our gossips exclusively
revolve around the two of us and we love to
chatter about each other.
Bipasha Basu: Abhishek gets tired and bored
of us talking about each other. We are one
of those girls who do not want to talk about
anybody else but ourselves. In fact, Abhishek
says that it is only because we are bonding
well and not having any cat-fights, that the
movie is not gathering any publicity.
What would you like to see in the technology field in 2012? Neil Nitin Mukesh: I feel
the gadgets should get more futuristic and
personally, I would like to use some interesting devices working on virtual reality technology in the coming days. n
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lead story
And the
winner is...
In spite of all the talk of global recession and economic slowdown, 2011
saw a number of iconic devices being launched in the mobile handset
market. And many of them made their way to Indian shores, proving
that international manufacturers were recognising and acknowledging
India’s importance as a major market for mobile devices. As always,
there were a few devices that stood out from the crowd, adding a new
dimension to mobility and redefining segments and expectations. We
pay tribute to these extraordinary handsets through the My Mobile
award for the best phones of 2011.
My Mobile Team
www.mymobile.co.in
W
hile there can be no doubting that 2011
was an important year in the history
of mobile devices, the fact is that, like
always, not all devices released in the
year were equal. With more than three
hundred handset brands locked in grim battle, there was no
shortage of competition in the Indian market, which saw
a deluge of devices, ranging from the utterly innovative to
the solidly predictable, and from high end super phones
with almost supernatural powers to mass market mobiles
that added more features to basic telephony to attract
consumers. While high-end devices garnered most of the
spotlight, a number of affordable handsets grabbed market
share, making smartphones well and truly mainstream in
the Indian market, making mobile connectivity a reality for
the millions living at the bottom of the economic pyramid.
Of all the phones that reached the Indian market, a few
transcended the routine, setting new standards and benchmarks for their segments. These were the devices which
have set the pace for all the future innovations and any
phone that needs to be relevant in 2012 has to match these
superstars of 2011. My Mobile recognises the excellence of
these amazing devices, and brings to you our selection of
the best phones of the year 2011.
How did we do it?
Considering the fact that there is a flood of devices in the
Indian market, we have chosen the best among these by
taking into account their performance on different parameters affecting the mobile consumer. We have divided the
devices into three categories
Superhero | These are the phones which are feature
packed and at the top of their game and are available at a
price which makes them more or less exclusive to the top
brass.
Star | These phones represent a complete value package,
where the price is matched with the features, making them
a sound investment for the consumer.
Item Bomb | These devices are from the affordable
category, and offer a plethora of features at a surprisingly
low price.
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Roll of honour
The Paisa Wasool Award for the
Best budget phone
In a price sensitive market like India, devices that deliver good performance, features and quality at an affordable price are very well
received. The year 2011 saw a number of such devices arriving in
the Indian market, but the best of the lot were the Nokia X2-01,
the M-45 Zen Flikk and LG A 350. The Nokia X2-01 came
with a full QWERTY keyboard and a 2.4-inch
screen packed into a solid body. Priced
at Rs 3,850 the phone offers
Bluetooth and EDGE connectivity with a VGA camera, music player and FM
Radio. Matching it in terms
of value for money was
the M45- Zen Flikk, which
showed that Indian brands
were coming of age, offering
a capacitive touchscreen, 3.2megapixel camera and a range
of pre-loaded apps, while delivering a pleasant user experience for
just Rs 4,500. Then there was the
LG A350, a 3G phone with HSDPA
capabilities, dual camera and dual
SIM capability - all at a price of Rs
4,150. All of these devices are products
that represent an amalgam of good features delivered at a great price, which is
why they win the title of the MOST PAISA
WASOOL PHONES OF 2011.
The Khuddar award for
the Best CDMA phone
Although CDMA phones seem to be losing steam as a category, there
are still a few phones that are carrying on the task of catering to the
existing CDMA subscriber base and offering them
great features, style, affordability and
innovation that matches their GSM
counterparts. In the year 2011, the
three phones that emerged
as the Best CDMA
devices were the
BlackBerry Curve
CDMA, a smartphone
that runs on the latest BlackBerry OS 7
and offers up to date
functionalities to the
consumers; the Samsung
Duos 169, a CDMA +
GSM dual SIM device that
allowed users to switch
seamlessly between networks, along with a decent
set of multimedia features;
and finally the MTS Livewire,
which redefined smartphone
affordability by offering an
Android CDMA device for less than
Rs 3,000 for postpaid subscribers of
the operator.
The Rajnikanth award
for the Best Super phone
If no one can do it, Rajnikanth can! And we are looking for phones
that perform similar miracles in this category - power-packed devices that run on top of the line technology and have achieved an iconic
status in the market just like the southern superstar. No one can
deny the fact that ever since it hit the Indian market, the Samsung
Galaxy S2 for many people remains the ultimate handset and the
choice for those who are looking for a powerful mobile computing
device with its dual core processor, Android prowess and Super
AMOLED+ display. Another device that literally walked into this
category was the iPhone 4S, perhaps Steve Jobs’ last contribution
to the technology world. iOS
5, a dazzling 8.0-megapixel
camera, and the amazing Siri,
all played a role in making
this device stand tall even
against some very stiff competition. Yes, we did complain
long and hard about its price,
but could only sit back and
admire its performance.
Then there was a device that
showed the world, BlackBerry
was very much alive and
kicking. The BlackBerry Bold
9900 bowled us over with
a new, smooth interface
coupled with arguably the
best QWERTY keyboard ever
seen on a smartphone and an
excellent touchscreen. Round
that off with a fast processor, the usual BB efficiency in
mail and messaging, and you
will know why it too deserves
being called a Rajnikanth.
The Dostana Award for the best
Dual SIM phone
While dual SIM phones have been there for quite a while now,
the dynamics of the game changed drastically in 2011 with
Nokia making a serious foray into this segment. We also saw
dual SIM devices enter the smartphone segment. And among
all these evolutions and innovations, the three best dual SIM
phones in the market for 2011 are - the Nokia C2-00, the LG
A350 and the Motorola XT800. While the Nokia C2-00 offered
dual SIM dual standby functionality with a decent set of
multimedia features, the LG A350 was a
dual SIM phone with HSDPA capabilities and a secondary
camera for video calling. Then there was
the Motorola XT800,
which combined the
benefits of a dual SIM
device with the smartphone capabilities of
Android and was an answer to
the need of many looking for both
capabilties in one phone.
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The Rockstar award for Good looks
A good phone
doesn’t always
just means good
features and performance. A hot bod
for a device makes
it a complete package and adds the ‘X’
factor to it. Because
if you don’t like
what you see, you
ain’t gonna buy it.
While the year 2011
did not see much
innovation in terms
of looks, there were
still a few phones
that made a lot of
heads turn. So the
HOTTEST LOOKING
PHONES OF THE
YEAR ARE:
Superhero | HTC Radar
The high end category of mobile phones
were filled with some very good looking
devices. But we also saw most of the companies going the Apple way and launching
similar looking phones with just better
software. Even then there were a few that
stood out with their ‘hatke’ design and the
one that wins the award for the best looking
phone in this category is the HTC Radar with
its all white aluminium unibody, sleek and
compact design, and a great 3.8 inch screen.
While we thought that this was the most
handsome phone around, it did face some
very stiff competition, most notably from
the Sony Ericsson Arc S with its slim and
curved body, the Acer
Liquid Metal with its
suave looks and the
Blackberry Style, the
only CDMA clamshell smartphone
that carried on
with a panache
that could put a
supermodel to
shame. But in
the end, the
Radar won
our hearts.
Star | HTC Chacha
When it came to blending good
looks with a value for money proposition, we found no device to match
the HTC ChaCha. This QWERTYtouchscreen combo phone boasted
a beautiful curved body which is
a unique design and the shimmer
on it added a sophisticated look
to the phone. A slim form factor
and a delightful screen along with
HTC’s trademark minimalist design
makes the ChaCha the best looking
phone in this category. The Nokia
700 is another device that grabbed
our eyeballs with a sleek body and
innovative
design, and
deserves a
mention here.
Also meriting
a mention is
the Samsung
Galaxy Ace,
with its
almost iPhone
like looks, big
screen and
simple design
made many
hearts in India
skip a beat.
Item Bomb | Lava A16
Being a good-looking device in
the item bomb category is not
a small feat. At a price point
where utility generally counts
for more than looks, Lava A16
gave consumers the option of
a suave looking phone with
a big screen, white body and
great build quality making
it the best looking phone in
this category for the year.
Vodafone Blue’s high cute
quotient and Samsung Star 2’s
sleek body too merit a mention
for proving that good looks do
not come at a price.
The Chikni Chameli award for the best Touchscreen phone
It has been all but
universally acknowledged that the era
of the touchscreen
phone has not just
arrived but also
booked in for bed
and breakfast. The
keypad might not
be extinct, but is
under increasing
threat from devices
that literally need
only a touch to
deliver what consumers need. Not
surprisingly, it kept
raining touchscreen
phones all year, but
the devices that
ruled the roost in
this segment in the
past year are:
Superhero | iPhone 4S
There is very little new that can be said about the touch experience of an iPhone - it remains the benchmark for all touchscreen devices even now. The iPhone 4S with its big retina display, dual core processor, iOS 5, and simple yet great interface
offers an unprecedented experience to the user. However, this
was the year when Samsung mounted a formidable challenge
to the iPhone with its Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note devices that
not only offered a big screen and a smooth touch experience to
users, but in the case of the latter, also added a new dimension
to the use of stylus on a capacitive touchscreen.
Star | Samsung
Galaxy Ace
In the star category, the
three devices that really
stood out were the HTC
Wildfire S, with its Sense
UI and cutely compact
build, the Samsung Galaxy
Ace and the Sony Ericsson
Xperia Mini. However, the
phone that came out on
top is the Samsung Galaxy
Ace with its 3.5 inch HVGA
screen, TouchWiz 3.0 user
interface and compact
form factor, proving that
Samsung is truly mastering touchscreens.
Item Bomb | Zen FliKk M45
A touchscreen with a touch of affordability offering a touch
experience that is on par with higher priced phones - if that does
not define an item bomb in this category then we need a new
dictionary. Unfortunately, there were not too many
contenders in this category but those that
stood out are the Samsung Galaxy Champ
3.5G S3700, Zen Flikk M45 and
LG Optimus Me. Of this trio,
the one that emerged at
top of the heap in terms
of affordability and a good
touch experience is the
Zen Flikk M45 which offers
a 3.2 inch capacitive touchscreen with multi-touch
support and a friendly interface for under Rs 5,000.
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AB Tak ChHabbis award for the best QWERTY Phone
Touchscreens might be the rage, but there is a very dedicated fan following for QWERTY phones
simply because of the convenience they bring to the whole typing experience. Once a trait of just
corporate or enterprise devices, QWERTY keypads now are found across all segments of users.
There were many QWERTY phones launched in 2011 but the ones that conquered are:
Superhero | Bold 9900
Not many brands have got the QWERTY
formula right the way BlackBerry has. Until
a few years ago, BlackBerry
was
literally synonymous
with QWERTY devices.
And while that may
not be the case, the
Bold 9900 reflects
the brand’s proud
QWERTY heritage
with a brilliant,
spacious QWERTY
keyboard. The
Nokia E7 mounted
a formidable challenge to it with
its larger slide
out QWERTY keyboard and larger
display, but even
it could not
match the typing comfort that
the Bold 9900
provided. Super
Hero indeed!
Star | Nokia E6
Nokia wins the Star award for the best QWERTY phone.
with its familiar interface, top notch hardware, and a form
factor that combines a QWERTY keyboard with a touchscreen, optical trackpad and a great price point. It was
however, run close by the Facebook phone, the HTC ChaCha
with its well-spaced keys and direction keys and the slider
offering from Sony Ericsson, the Xperia Mini Pro, both of
which performed commendably in this department.
Item Bomb | Vodafone Blue
A QWERTY in the affordable phone category is
something that sets the pace for the user to
upgrade to smarter devices in the coming days.
In a segment where smart looks and funtionality
matter, the Vodafone Blue walks away with the
Item Bomb award, by combining decent QWERTY
functionality with a sleek form factor and a strong
set of features. Other strong contenders in this
category that were able to make a mark on the
market included the Sony Ericsson Txt and the
Nokia X2-01.
The double dhamaal award for the best Touch and type phone
Hybrids are supposed to bring
together the best
of both worlds.
And there was
certainly no shortage of them in
the mobile phone
market in 2011,
with several
phones offering
the consumer a
combination of
the ease of use
of a touchscreen
and the data entry
comfort of a physical keyboard. But
not all of them hit
the jackpot. The
ones that did so
and emerged
victorious in a
highly competitive
year are:
Superhero | Bold 9900
The BlackBerry Bold 9900, that already has won the
award for being the best QWERTY phone also nails
the title of being the best touch and type device
in the superhero category. Despite being a part of
the range that was RIM’s first attempt at bar touch
and type phones, it beautifully amalgamates both
the worlds with its well
designed QWERTY keypad and delivers a sound
touch experience through
the 2.8 inch capacitive
touchscreen. The addition
of an optical trackpad
enabled a smooth transition from one interface to
another, offering seamless
experience to the users.
A few more devices in the
touch and type category
that created waves this
year were the BalckBerry
Torch series with their
silde out QWERTY keypad
and bigger than the usual
touchscreens, the latest
in the series being the Torch 9810, and the Dell Venue
Pro, which was the first and so far remains the only
Windows Phone device with a QWERTY keypad along
with a full size touchscreen.
Star | Nokia C6
One of the early adopters of the touch
and type phenomenon was Nokia,
which has introduced this interface
across almost all price categories.
Not surprisingly, phones from Nokia
more or less rule this category and
among them the one that takes the
crown is the Nokia C6, with a slide out
landscape QWERTY keypad and a 3.2
inch capacitive touchscreen creating
a great combination of touch and type
capabilities in one phone. The Nokia
E6 was another good attempt at bringing the touch and type experience on
to a bar phone and HTC’s ChaCha too
deserves accolades for its smooth
touch and type interface.
Item Bomb | Nokia X3-02
Nokia rules the roost for the touch and type award in this segment
too. The Nokia X3-02, with its broad multitouch keys, touch optimized screen, slim body and availablility in multiple colours
turned out to be a complete blockbuster and
swiped away the Double Dhamaal award for
best touch and type phone in the Item Bomb
category. Another touch and type phone
worth mentioning here is the Sony Ericsson
Txt Pro, which also offered sound touch and
type functionality at an affordable price.
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The Nachnewaale Gaanewaale Awards for the best Multimedia phone
The days when
mobile phones
were cons
dered devices for
just making and
receiving calls and
text messages are
well and truly over.
Today a mobile
phone is expected
to not just communicate but also
entertain. And 2011
saw some really
powerful devices
step up to be
counted, serving up
terrific video and
great sound thanks
to improved displays and speakers.
The ones that we
thought were really
worth a glance and
a listen are:
Superhero | HTC Sensation XL
Most of the times, smartphones primarily focus on
just smart capabilities like better computing, more
app support, faster response, etc. But the launches
of many high-end smart phones with impressive
gives us reason to believe that this trend is changing. Among all the heavyweights in the Super Hero
category, our vote goes to the HTC Sensation XL, a
phone that has a huge,
4.7 inch screen,
8.0-megapixel
camera with 720p
recording, HD
video playback,
1.5 Ghz Scorpion
processor for a
sound gaming
experience and
last but not the
least, amazing
music quality
with iBeats headphones. Other
notables in this
category were
the Motorola Razr
XT910 with amazing music quality
and great display
and the Nokia X7
for its gaming and
music capabilities.
Star | Samsung
S 8530 Wave II
Samsung emerges a winner
in the Star category for the
best multimedia phone with its
Wave II mobile phone. Running
on the brand’s own operating
system Bada v 1.2, its 3.7 inch
LCD capacitive screen is a perfect canvas for a great video
experience. This coupled with a
5.0-megapixel camera supporting 720p video recording, HD
video playback with DivX/XviD
support makes it the top notch
multimedia device in this price
category. Another impressive
device in this segment is the
Android based Walkman phone
by Sony Ericsson called the W8,
that too offers a great music
experience.
Item Bomb | Videocon V1666
This is the category where a good entertainment experience matters the most.
The phone that beat its competition to
offer an affordable yet exceptional multimedia experience to the consumer and
become the best multimedia phone in the
Item Bomb category is the V1666 from
Videocon. A dual SIM touchscreen mobile
phone with a 2.8 inch screen, a 2.0-megapixel camera, great music performance
and multiple format support for music and
video playback made it a complete entertainer worth every penny.
The Teesri Aankh award for the best Camera phone
Mobile phones are getting faster and smarter with each passing day, and are getting better cameras too. To the extent that for many
people their cellphone has become their primary camera. 2011 saw 5.0-megapixel becoming a norm for most of the price categories, even
while well-known brands concentrated on adding more features to a phone’s camera instead of blindly running in the megapixel race.
Many attempted to come out with a great camera phone, but only a few succeeded. And they were:
Star | Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray,
Superhero | iPhone 4S
The iPhone 4S was Apple’s first attempt
at an 8.0-megapixel snapper. And despite
the fact that it really doesn’t come with
additional features like face detection,
shooting modes, etc, the real like picture
quality with great colours and amazine
detail made it the best camera phone for
the year 2011 in this category, blame it on
the preconfigured software enhancements.
On the other, the sheer versatility of Sony
Ericsson Arc
S in terms of
additional
features also
makes it a formidable camera phone.
Another phone
that made a
mark with its
exceptional
picture quality
was the HTC
Radar with its
5.0-megapixel
camera.
Sony Ericsson bags the best camera phone
award in the Star category with its Xperia Ray
which offers an 8.0-megapixel autofocus
camera at a relatively low price. Packed with the
usual Sony Ericsson camera prowess, the Ray was
a force to reckon with and walked away a clear
winner in this. Another Sony Ericsson offering, the
Xperia X10 Mini along with Samsung Galaxy Ace
also made a mark for themselves with some
exceptional camera performances at prices that did
not touch the sky.
Item Bomb | Zen FliKk M45
The Zen Flikk M45, one of the surprise packages
of the year, also emerges as the winner of the
best camera phone in the Item Bomb category.
Although marketed as having a 3.2-megapixel
camera, the Flikk’s camera is actually capable
of producing images at 5.0-megapixel resolution. At this price level, the picture quality of the
device makes it the leader and winner of the best
camera phone award in the Item Bomb category.
Another device worth a mention here is the
Samsung 3530, that serves up a decent camera
experience at a budget price as well.
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The Robot award for the best Android phone
With so many
operating systems
around, you might
wonder why did
we have to make a
separate category
for the best Andorid
phone? Well, it
was only fair. An
Android device is
available for as
less as Rs 3,000
and goes up to Rs
40,000, with literally
dozens of phones
in between - surely
that merits a category of its own.
They might possess
the same operating
system, but no two
Android phones re
are the same. And
in this diverse yet
eerily similar crowd,
the phones that
stood out in 2011
were:
Superhero |Samsung Galaxy SII
Many Android phones came and went in
this category, but none of them were able
to create the kind of iconic status that the
Samsung Galaxy S II did. One of the first few
devices to come with a dual core processor, the SII was the first choice of almost
everyone who wanted a high end Android
device, and of most people who just wanted
a great smartphone. It did have some worthy
competitors, though - most notably the HTC
Sensation XL and Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
S, both of which performed very creditably.
Star | Samsung
Item bombs |
Offering a balanced smartphone
experience with an Android operating system in the Star category is
the Samsung Galaxy Ace. Launched
with Android 2.2 version, it is
upgradable to 2.3. This combined
with a relatively larger screen,
TouchWiz 3.0 UI, HSDPA and Wi-Fi
support, helps the Ace march ahead
of some very formidable opposition
which includes the likes of the LG
Optimus On, which made a mark for
itself as the most affordable Android
in this segment, and the HTC
Wildfire S, which stood out for its
amazing touch experience.
Yes, there are Android phones
in this category too and these
were the devices responsible
for introducing the Android phenomenon to the mass markets,
being the first level of Android
experience for many and paving
the way for further smartphone
adoption. The device that comes
out as the best Android device
in this segment is the Lava S 12.
Equipped with a 3.2 inch capacitive touchscreen, a plethora of
pre-loaded apps for Indian consumers, a 5.0-megapixel camera
and running on Android 2.2, this
is a complete value package that
actually works very well indeed.
and easily beats the LG Optimus
Me and the MTS MTag 3.1, which
is a rare Android offering for
CDMA users.
Galaxy Ace
Lava S12
The Sabse Bada Khiladi award for the best Tablet
While phones have been
making waves for long, the
gadget that triggered a tsunami of technological innovation in 2011 was the tablet.
Such was the tablet craze
that we saw almost very
brand worth its salt entering
the tablet game. But there
were only a few that could
survive and catch the consumers’ fancy. And we have
picked these worthies for our
awards. We have not kept an
Item Bomb category as we
feel that for a tab to be able
to qualify for the awards,
certain hardware requirements need to be met with
as they ensure a good experience. We didn’t find any tabs
matching out criterion in the
affordable category.
Superhero | iPad 2
While there were some very impressive
tablets launched in this segment like
the Samsung Tablet 10.1 and Acer Iconia
A500 running on Android’s Honeycomb
OS, the one tablet that bossed the tablet segment was the second edition of
the tablet that started the entire tablet
phenomenon - the iPad 2. A stable and
evolved operating system, stacks of terrific apps from Apple’s iTunes App Store,
and a phenomenal touch experience
placed it well ahead of devices that
seemed to offer much more in terms of
tech spec on paper.
Star | Reliance 3G Tab
2011 did see a few tabs that
offered great functionality at an
affordable price. While none of
the 10-inch tabs have so far been
able to break the Rs 20,000
price barrier, there are a
few 7.0-inch ones which
promise a good combination of hardware as well
as software. And the
best of the lot not
only does that, but
also offers great
connectivity
options at an
affordable
price. We are
talking about
the Reliance 3G
Tab. This 7.0-inch
Android tablet might not
be very different from others
in its league in terms of hardware
but the execution is so smooth
that the experience is hassle-free
and intuitive. This combined with
the tariff options that Reliance
bundled with it, make it the best
tab in the star category for the
year 2011. Other tablets that need
to be commended for their efforts
are the Spice Mi720, the iBall
Slide and the HCL Me X-1.
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Some special awards
While the awards given before are purely based on the features and performance of the devices, we also wanted to give some
special awards for some very special achievements in 2011 - from the longest running phone to a phone with a blink and miss
appearance, from a regretful departure to a phone that never made it to the market. We remember some devices that made
news for more than their specs and features...
The Diamond
Jubilee award for
Long-RuNNING
successful phone
With so many devices launched
every month it is difficult for a
phone to hold its own for a very
long period of time in the market. Most phones either become
non-sellable or are withdrawn
to offer a more updated version.
However, there are a few devices
that have been selling for a very
long time and are still in demand.
And such a device that wins the
Diamond Jubilee award is the
Samsung Monte. Launched in the
first quarter of 2010, this touchscreen 3G device still finds lots
of takers in the Indian market. It
was one of the first few phones
to offer HSDPA connectivity and
today is a viable option for those
who wish to buy an affordable
3G phone. Old is really gold, in
this case.
The Judaai award
for the Saddest
departure of 2011
Adhuri Kahani
award for Short
lived phones
While there are many phones
that you wished never existed,
there are some devices that you
wished had never gone away.
In the year 2011 the award for
the saddest departure goes to
two devices from Samsung - the
Galaxy Tab 7, which was the best
in its league and which we would
have loved to see at a lesser price
in the market and the Samsung
Chat 335, an affordable QWERTY
offering from the brand that
gained a fair deal of popularity
for the overall value package it
offered.
When a phone arrives in the
market, you expect it to be
around for a while, before bowing out. However a few phones
in 2011 gave a blink and miss
performance despite holding a
lot of promise. Two such phones
that lived for relatively very less
time were from the leading brand
in the country - they were the
Nokia 2690 and the Nokia C2-06.
While the former was a very
affordable quality device for the
masses that despite good traits
didn’t last for long in the market
the latter too, with its touch and
type functionality, and 2.0-megpixel camera, was taken off the
market surprisingly quickly.
Naya Andaaz
award for
innovation
It is safe to say that the two most
notable innovations in the year
2011 for the mobile devices were
the arrival of 3D and the renewed
use of stylus on touchscreen
devices. Many brands have tried
to implement these innovations,
but the Naya Andaaz award is for
those products which have been
able to execute these innovations successfully and the award
goes to the LG Optimus 3D which
provided us with the best implementation of was the best device
to use 3D on a phone and the
Samsung Galaxy Note which literally brought the stylus back from
the dead, with its versatile S Pen.
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The Khiladi
award for the
most Rugged
phone
Zor ka Jhatka
award for the
Shock of the
year
The Muqaddar ka
Sikandar award
for Masculine
phone
The more you spend on a phone,
the better equipped you want
it to be to withstand the perils
of daily life. While most of the
devices tend to be fallible in this
department, imagine a phone
that works even when dipped in
a glass of water! The Motorola
Defy+ did just that and defied
(pun totally intended) scratches
and dust too, to run away with
this award.
Yes, we know that it’s an
iconic phone. Yes, we know that
it’s perhaps the last product
developed by technology
wizard Steve Jobs, Yes, there
is no other device quite like this
one. But still, making the iPhone
4S cost more than the price of
a feature packed laptop, a mid
range motorcycle, a top of the
line gaming console was the
shock of the year 2011. We
mean c’mon, what WERE they
thinking? There are those who believe that
cellphones appeal equally to
members of both sexes. Those
ladies and gentlemen clearly
have not used devices like the
BlackBerry Bold 9900. The original Bold had an unmistakable
macho aura around it being solid
chunky feel and a leather back
panel. Succeeding editions had
been more biusexual in appeal
but with the 9900, RIM returned
the Bold to its masculine parentage. The phone was clearly
made for male hands, given its
width and solid build. The metal
band on the sides further accentuated this feeling of maleness
and while there was no leather
on the back this time, this was
a phone that RIM made for the
sons of Adam.
Gayab awards for the phones
missing in action
While hundreds of phones are launched in India, there are a few that although
remained much awaited, never make it to the country. Our Gayab award is dedicated
to those devices and this year it goes to Nokia N9 whose not being launched in India
was as heartbreaking as seeing Abhishek Bachchan getting married to Aishwaya
Rai (only because we have a few fans in the team who find him very handsome).
The device running on Nokia’s MeeGo OS was launched in many countries but didn’t
see the light of the day in India despite rave reviews. Though we do understand that
being the only mobile phone ever to run on that OS without any app support, there
would have been very few takers for it, but still. Another one is LG Optimus Chic
E720, which too was supposed to be launched in India in 2011 but didn’t make it.
The khoobsoorat award for
Feminine phonE
If the BlackBerry Bold 9900 exudes
machismo, we must admit that
LG’s Optimus Black handset
seemed to beckon to a more
feminine audience. Very well
designed with smooth edges and
a terrific touchscreen display, the
phone was compact enough to
slip into most handbags without
any problems and looked good in
most fair hands. Running it close
was the Sony Ericsson Xperia
Ray, which had most girls going
“aww..” with its incredibly small
form factor into which it managed
to pack some very respectable
specs. Either could have taken the
Khoobsoorat Award, but we were
swayed by the better build and
screen of the Optimus Black. A
black beauty indeed, this.
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Aaj Ki
Awaaz
award for the
Best commercial
It is one thing to make a device or
provide a service, quite another to
sell it. And this is why we have a
special award for advertisements
pertaining to cellphones and services. The devices might get all
the media attention, but when it
came to advertisements from the
mobile industry, the operators had
the upper hand as the best three
ads came from operators. So, the
best telecom commercial of the
year goes to the population control
The Johnny Mera
Naam award for
the most
innovative name
While most of us might wonder
what is in the name of a phone,
mobile brands spend months figuring out names for their devices. The results are sometimes
striking, often peculiar: consider
names like Arc, Radar, Optimus,
Zylo, Satio. Our Johnny Mera
Naam award is meant for such
innovative names and this year
the award goes to the Lumia
series from Nokia. It’s a term
coined by Thomas Wilfred, a 20th
century artist and stands for the
art created by light. Not common, relevant, easy to remember
and resonant - it was easily the
best name we had seen on a
phone this year.
The Hum App-ke
Hain Kaun Award
For the Best app
Even while most people smirked
at the iPhone 4S being nothing
more than an upgrade to the
iPhone 4, it was the device’s
virtual assistant, Siri, that made
headlines. We had seen voice
command apps in the past but
not one which responded to
even the most causal inquiry
and that too in a witty manner.
Some of us asked it to marry us.
Others confessed our love for it.
And were answered with a mix of
icy, formal wit. Of course, it also
made appointments, set reminders, sent mails and searched the
Web for us, a few accent issues
notwithstanding. This was like
Star Trek come to life. We spent
more time talking to the iPhone
4S than on it. ‘nuff said!
Do Batein award
for the best
Social
networking
Phone
The year 2011 also saw the
launch of phones that were
dedicated to social networking,
primarily Facebook. While most
smartphones today come with
social networking capabilities,
it’s the specialisation of these
devices that make them stand
apart. And this year’s best
social networking phone award
goes to the HTC ChaCha, which
blended Android functionality
with advanced social networking
features and special add-ons like
a dedicated Facebook button,
etc. The Vodafone Blue that let
you be ‘always on Facebook’ also
deserves a special mention in
this regard.
“India 3G pe Busy” commercial
from Idea Cellular - a great concept
linked to an issue that is close to
everyone’s heart and presented
in a very innovative manner, with
Abhishek Bachchan’s acting being
inch perfect. The other two ads that
impressed us were Airtel’s ‘har ek
friend zaroori hota hai’ series and
the ‘Always on Facebook’ Vodafone
Blue ad.
and now for
2012...
Our winners redefined the world
of mobile technology in 2011.
While it is too early to say what
2012 will bring, we can predict
that it will see more innovation.
And we will applaud it. As always.
fa c e t o fa c e
“Mobile apps make
processes efficient”
RapidValue is a company that is making waves in the field of
enterprise based mobile applications. We caught up with its
CEO, Rajesh Padinjaremadam to dicuss the growing influence of
mobility in enterprise business Sonia Sharma
How has mobility benefitted the enterprise business?
Rapid advancement in mobility
technology and high-end communication devices is enabling
anywhere, anytime connectivity. Enterprise mobility solutions include B2E (Business to
Employee), B2B (Business to
Business), and B2C (Business to
Consumer) applications which
help increase productivity, optimise resources and streamline
processes. Ultimately, the business benefits of mobile computing are the things that matter
most: increased sales, increased
profitability, and reduced costs.
What are the areas where
mobile applications have been
instrumental in changing the
way enterprises work? Mobile
applications enable business
processes within enterprises
and make processes efficient in
multiple ways. One of the solutions we deployed is a mobile
application for a leading Health
Care Organisation that connects
to Electronic Health Records and
Hospital Management systems.
The application enables easier
and efficient communication
between physicians and medical practitioners. Another area
where we see a lot of demand is
the retail sector.
With tablets gaining popularity,
how do you see the enterprise
mobility scenario changing in
the coming days? Tablets can be
provided to employees to communicate with each other and
share information in real-time. In
a number of enterprise scenarios
(e.g logistics and warehousing) –
you will see that implementing a
tablet based solution is not only
efficient, but also cost-effective.
What is your take on the evolution of enterprise mobility?
What are the challenges for
the growth of the same? Most
enterprises have been using
devices like BlackBerry that
have a better evolved security
infrastructure. With devices like
iPhone and Android phones,
there were security concerns
that slowed down the adoption
of enterprise mobility solutions.
However, this is changing as
mobile security products are
maturing. Also, most CIOs adopt
technologies slower - enterprise
mobility adoption will also follow a similar curve, with initial
pilots before enterprise-wide
adoption.
How is the uptake of enterprise
mobility solutions in India? As
companies are going global, and
all major companies are eyeing India as a key market. The
demand to engage a better and
competent mobile workforce
will further accelerate the adoption of enterprise mobility in
the market. In India, enterprise
mobility adoption has been slower because of device cost and
wireless infrastructure. However,
with device costs falling drastically, we are now at an inflection
point for large-scale adoption.
Similarly, availability of 3G and
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B r a n d Ta l k
The
BlackBerry
phenomenon
The last year was one that
RIM will remember with mixed
feelings. The company however
plans to go all out to make
2012 a success. We talked to
Krishnadeep Baruah, director
marketing, RIM, India, about the
present, the recent past and of
course, the future
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How has BlackBerry’s journey in India from a pure
enterprise device to a mass market youth centric
smartphone been? When you go after the new segment,
I don’t think you have all the bits stitched in terms of
how you want to move there. What is more important
is to know where you want to move and then along the
way you find and discover new ways by which you can
get where you desire to be. When we really looked at the
market in 2008, we quickly assessed the overall smartphone growth and realised that 15-24 year old had the
largest propensity to buy a new smartphone either by
replacing the existing one or buying a completely new
one. So that was the segment that we were looking at.
The first thing was to educate people that BlackBerry
is not just about one device but a range of devices. We
brought in the Curve series, at a point when all our
devices were Rs. 20,000 and above. Suddenly we brought
in the Curve at Rs. 16,000 and that opened the market
because the youth started adopting BlackBerry phones.
The second thing was around the service. The youth
don’t have a problem buying an expensive device that is
gifted to them - the problem is the data plan as that goes
out of the pocket money. So, we came up with prepaid
plans, which meant that they could use the service for
one day, three days, weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. All of
sudden, students started saying “it is not as expensive for
me to use.” That was a big phenomenon that happened
for us but this was not something that we had deliberately planned.
How much did the growth of social media contribute
to the growth in adoption of BlackBerry phones and
services? Social media adoption really started happening towards the end of 2009-2010. And that’s the time
when we really started promoting BBM (BlackBerry
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Messenger). What started happening in colleges was that among friends, if you are not
on BBM, then you are not part of that group. I
think that also drove a lot of new adoptions.
What steps did you take to spread awareness
about the brand? At that time, we did not
have direct distribution - everything was sold
through the operator. Now for any consumer
to buy the product you have to make it very
easily accessible and visible. So, the biggest
thing was branding. We all think of branding
as TV campaigns et al but even at the shop
level it is very important. When you see those
logos and signages, they actually are the biggest interface that you have. So, we started
building that up. We have now gone into 80
towns and cities and have a program called the
BlackBerry Experience zone, which are these
shop-in shops stores. Even if you don’t want
to buy a BlackBerry, you see it when you walk
into any mobile store and that’s how the whole
recall and preference starts building up.
So, from earlier being a pure operator to
now being available in the retail stores, do
operators still form a significant part of
BlackBerry
sales? When 2011/11/16
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distribution model, we told the operator, “we
are not taking away business from you but
we are growing the business for you. Because
what we are doing is that we are setting up
a distribution channel, which will ultimately
mean adoption of more phones and what that
means is more subscribers coming and adopting BlackBerry Services on your network.”
Fortunately for us the average revenue per
user (ARPU) on BlackBerry is more than other
average user phones or services. So, it kind of
worked out to be a win-win situation.
Q: But has the mass market smartphone
business surpassed the enterprise business
for BlackBerry? Yes it has. In any segment
where you have both enterprise and consumer,
the consumer segment in pure numbers is
obviously much higher than the enterprise
segment. The same goes for us. Having said
that there are certain habits that are difficult
to monitor. There are a lot of enterprise customers who will just walk into the retail outlet
and buy a product. Now sitting here, it is very
difficult to ascertain whether you are an enterprise user or a consumer.
Do you see smartphones becoming a mass
market phenomena in India? The world market is growing at 35 per cent in terms of smartphones and if you look at India, its growing at
110 per cent, which is two and half times the
growth rate. I think that there is a phenomenon happening in India where a lot of young
people want a smartphone as their first phone.
And that is why we are seeing this growth.
This demand is also driven by the apps support and the whole social media revolution in
the country.
Your time to market in India has reduced
considerably, so how important is the Indian
market become for RIM? As I said, the
smartphone market in India is growing at two
and half times the global market and so anyone who wants to cater to this market will realise India’s importance. That is the relevance
of volume and it is no different for us. We
have got in products very close to our global
launches and I think that is very important
because the consumer today is very well educated and have access to international market.
So, making our products available in all potential growth markets almost simoultaneously is
important and we are doing the same thing. n
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chief speak
“m-commerce has to
be simple and safe”
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Vodafone has made innovation a habit, be it in the form of ZooZoos in
advertising or Facebook phones. And now the operator is gunning to bring
financial inclusion in every part of the country through its M-Paisa service.
We caught up with Sunil Sood, director-business operations, Vodafone India to
talk about M-Paisa in particular and m-commerce in general Heena Jatav
What in your opinion is the scope of
m-commerce in India? The m-commerce
opportunity is immense and yet to be
tapped to its fullest potential. The mobile
is a ubiquitous device whose widespread
usage and adoption by all sections of the
society augurs well for the m-commerce
industry. Mobile penetration is at least seven
times more than the penetration of Internet.
The anytime, anywhere availability coupled
with the various access channels e.g. USSD,
IVR, GPRS, etc. provides the convenience
to customers to buy goods and services on
the mobile. The reason why m-commerce
hasn’t thrived so far is because of the challenges it faces. One of the challenges in any
non-traditional commerce transaction is the
customer’s concern of lack of touch-and-feel
while shopping and the trust on the virtual
seller that the good and services will be the
same type and good quality, which they perceived while buying online/on-mobile. This
challenge is bigger in the Indian context and
we have to as ourselves the question that do
we have convenient, safe payment instruments to complete the transactions in a
simple manner? The answer is no. The penetration of debit and credit cards are very
low. Add to that the requirement for multistep authentication – one time password
requirement and the process to get one - all
these make the customers more averse. We
at Vodafone firmly believe the success of
m-commerce hinges on simple and safe payment instruments along with availability of
variety of goods and services from a trusted
brand (like us) will result in increased adoption of m-commerce in India.
to buy airtime recharges and earn interest
on the balances. We intend to add a wide
array of services which include the ability to
pay utilities bills and merchants too.
M-Paisa is an international concept. Have
you customised it for India? Vodafone
India fully recognizes the regulatory
requirements and understands the different customer needs in India. In Kenya, we
offer M-Pesa which is a prepaid payment
instrument as against the full-fledged bank
account in India. India is a wide geography,
with different cultures and languages. We
offer a suite of services which include cash
deposit, cash withdrawal and money transfer, to the people who want to safekeep their
money, transfer it and also need liquidity.
We have added to the proposition the ability
We at Vodafone firmly
believe the success of
m-commerce hinges on
simple and safe payment
instruments along with
availability of variety
of goods and services
from a trusted brand
(like us) will result in
increased adoption of
m-commerce in India
How important is regional language support for this product, especially in country like India? While language differences
require us to provide services in multiple
languages, I would like to highlight that
numerical literacy was good enough for a
wide section of population to use mobiles.
M-Paisa is easily accessible by dialing *135#
and simple numeric menus help the customer. While saying that, we would like to
reiterate that we are committed to provide
M-Paisa in the language of the customer for
their convenience.
What will be your marketing strategy
in rural areas? Vodafone India has a wide
retail distribution network with over 1.3 million outlets. We understand the complexity
and challenges in communication to the
rural masses and have experience in this
area. We will leverage our learnings and
strengths to reach them.
What is the target number of customers
you are hoping to achieve by the end of
2012? We already have 17 million customers in Africa who are transacting through
mobile phones. We feel that we can do for
this country exactly what Vodafone has
been able to achieve in Kenya, where the
whole system has been revolutionized by
bringing financial inclusion to every village
of the country. It cannot be happen over-
night but over a period of time we expect
this to be a rage.
Will M-Paisa be exclusively with HDFC
bank or will you be tying up with other
banks? As of now, we have chosen each
other as a partner. We will be launching this
product country wide by the middle of next
year. There are different aspects and we
need to go step by step because this is not
like selling something. This is somebody’s
money. We have to ensure and act as a guarantor that the money is secure and we can
transact, withdraw and use it for whatever
the consumer wants. We have to be 100 per
cent confident that there’s nothing wrong
with the system and there’s no possibility of
any person misusing the system.
What challenges did you face to make
M-Paisa secure? It is not just about technology, it is also about understanding the role
of customer. A lot of employees come from
urban backgrounds and when they go to villages, the ball game is different. For example,
filling up the form seems very simple but
it is not in villages. Then the kind of documents they have, the level of understanding
of telecom agents who had been selling
prepaid connections and now suddenly have
become bank agents. You cannot afford to
take any chances. So, the understanding
and mindsets of agents has to be evolved
further. The whole system, each customer
needs to be convinced on an individual basis
and told about the concept and brought to
believe it. These are all confidence building
measures, which need to be done individually to ensure the success of the service.
Why HDFC and not any other bank? We
went to many villages and people know
what’s happening. Their friends are using
HDFC somewhere or the other and they
know which brands stands for what. We
were surprised with their knowledge. The
reason for choosing HDFC is that they have
a large bank structure. As of now, we are
restricted to grow within 25 to 30 kms from
the bank branch so we need a large bank.
And HDFC is among the top three banks in
the country in terms of large branches. n
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in focus
Cheap Trick:
How Aakash Fooled the Nation
Wonder gadget?
World’s cheapest tablet?
Technological manna for
India’s underprivileged
masses? We expose the
reality of the Aakash
tablet, one of the biggest
disappointments of our
times
Sonia Sharma
W
hen Kapil Sibal, the Minister
for IT and Communication and
Human Resource Development
showcased the Aakash tablet at
a press conference on October 5 last year, no
one doubted that his team’s heart was at the
right place. The HRD Ministry really wanted
the children of India to have a slice of the
technology pie that is growing and evolving by
the minute.
And on paper, the ministry seemed to have
backed a tech dream – a tablet with a seven
inch display that ran Android and would cost
a mere Rs 2,500. It seemed the perfect device
to technologically empower the economically
underprivileged sections of the country.
Clearly, many thought so as well. So much
so that when the tablet’s pre-booking opened
on December 15, 2011, it was sold out till
January 2012 – 14 lakh tablets were pre-booked
in 14 days, as per reports. We were among
those who pre-booked and received our unit
on January 3, 2012.
And discovered how 14 lakh people across
the country, along with our government, had
been taken for a ride.
Sub-standard from the
word go
Our expectations from Aakash came crashing to the ground the moment we opened the
packaging. The device shouted “sub-standard
hardware” and the screen was so flimsy that
many of us mistook it to be a sheet of plas-
tic screen protector and tried to take it off!
The build is far from solid and creaks when
pressed and gets warm when in use and positively boils while charging. The sides have two
USB ports, a 3.5 mm jack, a microSD card slot
and a charging slot... and a hole that has been
covered by a black sticker! What it was meant
for, the Lord alone knows!
The USB slots were supposed to allow
users to plug keyboards and external memory
cards but recognised only one of the five pen
drives we stuck into them, and that too for a
very short while. The microSD card slot does
work, but half of the card sticks out, leaving it
exposed to wear and tear.
Even the charging pin of the tablet remains
partly exposed. Not that charging the tablet
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helps much – on Wi-Fi, a full charge lasted less
than two hours. Yes, the Aakash tablet is the
cheapest we have seen, both in terms of price
and appearance.
Unusable Android
The Aakash tablet runs on a 366 MHz processor, the weakest we have seen on a tablet. And
it shows. The response to touch lags significantly, and we had to force close a number
of apps at times as they stopped responding.
The keypad input was the worst - it took us
ten minutes to correctly type four letters of a
password! Imagine using the same for writ-
The saddest consequence
of this, however, is that
the product is likely to
have a very bad effect
on those who use it to
get their first taste of
technology, undermining
their faith and trust in
technology as tool of
empowerment. The first
edition of Aakash gets a
complete thumbs down
from us
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suite. The tablet runs on Android 2.2 operating system but there is no Android Market on
it – surprising, given the fact that the market
has a number of free and low cost apps. The
interface of the tablet is so inconvenient that
we couldn’t get to explore all the applications
because the keyboard wouldn’t minimise even
in the menu. There is no camera on the tablet
but there is a camera app for attaching a USB
camera. However, every time we tried it, the
app stopped responding and we had to force
close it. What’s more, the tablet started heating up uncomfortably within 25 minutes of
being switched on.
We have been duped!
After two days with the Aakash tablet, we are
convinced that this is nothing short of a scam
devised by certain stakeholders in the industry
to rip off the Indian consumer. Buying is a
waste of money – it is not even good-looking
or solid enough to be used as an expensive
paperweight!
All of which raises a number of questions.
Why wasn’t the government aware of the
obvious flaws in the device? Why were proper
quality checks not made before the product
was released? If the tablet was made for students from the economically weaker sections,
why was it being sold online - how many of
them have a credit card or even access to an
Internet connection? Why was the public distribution system not used to sell the device?
Finally, how does the Government propose
to deal with the woes of the owners of 14
lakh poorly functioning tablets? Because the
toll free customer care number 18001802180,
as given on the website is not functioning.
Er kept trying it but just got a prompt that
the call cannot be processed. To us, it seems
clear that the Akash project was planned in
haste, resulting in a product that is not just
sub-standard but flawed. It not only dupes the
people of the country but places an unjustified blot on IIT Rajasthan, a reputed institute
which was misled into this project because it
worked – in theory! If Aakash is an example of
India’s manufacturing ability, it would be futile
to nurse dreams of the country becoming a
tech manufacturing hub in the future.
The saddest consequence of this, however, is that the product is likely to have a
very bad effect on those who use it to get
their first taste of technology, undermining
their faith and trust in technology as tool of
empowerment. The first edition of Aakash
gets a complete thumbs down from us. The
silver lining of course is that things can only
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The Smart
Phone
Camera
Shootout!
T
he days when cameras were considered unnecessary on a smartphone
are long gone. Today, there are
phones that boast of 12.0-megapixel cameras and the most popular camera used to
upload pictures to Flickr, one of the world’s
most popular photo-sharing websites, is
the iPhone 4, beating the likes of the Nikon
D90 and the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. While
we do not intend to get into a cameraphone
versus a camera duel, rarely have we seen
so many smartphones with incredibly
powerful cameras. So the time is ripe for
a shoot out to discover which is the best
smartphone camera of them all. After much
argument (some of it very heated), we narrowed the contenders for the title to three
– two newcomers and one veteran - the 8.0megapixel lensed Apple iPhone 4S and the
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S, and the 12.0megapixel lens sporting Nokia N8.
Round 1: Hardware
The Sony Ericsson Arc S comes with
Sony’s Exmor R for mobile CMOS sensor
that is known to offer better detail in the
pictures and better picture quality even in
low light conditions. The Nokia N8, on the
other hand, comes with a Carl Zeiss lens
that offers wide angle and very low levels
of distortions. As for the Apple folks, they
have developed a custom lens
that works on the incoming light
in a way that images come out
sharper. While the Arc S and iPhone
4S come with f/2.4 aperture, the
Nokia N8 has an aperture of f/2.8. With
the shutter speeds of all the three devices
being the same, a bigger aperture does help
in getting better pictures in different light
conditions. Finally, there’s the matter of the
hardware shutter release key – while the
iPhone 4S lets you use the volume key, the
one on Sony Ericsson Arc S is a bit small for
comfort. The N8’s key is, however, optimally
sized and placed for convenience.
Ranking: 1. Nokia N8, 2. Sony Ericsson
Xperia Arc S, 3. Apple iPhone 4S
Round 2: Colours
When it came to colours, vibrance and
realism, the N8 and iPhone 4S were at par
with each other and gave beautiful results.
However, the colours in the Arc S were
either too bright or too washed out.
Ranking: 1. Nokia N8 and Apple iPhone 4S,
2. Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S
Round 3: Detail
Well defined lines, with sharp focus makes a
picture stand apart and here is where Nokia
N8 stood out. Even in a chaotic picture with
too
many
objects, it
gave us pictures
with great details. It was
followed closely by the Arc S, while
the iPhone 4S lagged by a very small margin
in this regard. Close finish.
Xperia Arc S, 3. Apple iPhone 4S
Round 4: Low light
conditions
Good shooting capabilities in low light conditions are important, especially for nature
shots where using the flash can actually ruin
the whole low light effect. We found that in
extreme low light conditions, although the
pixilation level on each of the pictures was
similar, the colour and sharpness were better in the pictures taken using the Arc S, the
Nokia N8 came second, while the iPhone 4S
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Today, not only do all
smartphones sport cameras,
but the quality of their shooters
at times challenges that of
specialised digital cameras. While
we won’t go into the camera
vs cameraphone debate (yet!),
the time has never been better
to figure out which is the best
cameraphone of them all. We line
up the three contenders to the title
and get shooting. Literally
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stood
third.
Ranking: 1. Sony
Ericsson Xperia Arc S,
2. Nokia N8, 3. Apple iPhone 4S
Round 5: Flash
You need to take pictures without a flash in
low light conditions to understand WHY
you need a flash on your camera. And when
we turned on the flash, the N8 blew away
the competition with its powerful Xenon
flash, which lit up conditions beautifully.
The Ericsson Arc S and iPhone 4S turned in
similar performances with their LEDs.
Xperia Arc S and Apple iPhone 4S
Round 6: Shooting options
Once the preserve of digital cameras, features like face recognition, smile and blink
detection, anti-shake, etc., provide flexibility
to cameraphone users to experiment
and innovate. In this aspect, the Arc
S comes loaded with a wide variety of
additional features like Touch Focus, Multi
Focus, Face Detection, Image Stablisation,
Smile Capture, Panorama, 3D Panorama and
a wide variety of scene options to choose
from. The usual Exposure value, White
Balance, geo-tagging, self timer, etc are also
present. The Nokia N8, however, has just
Face Detection and scene modes along with
self-timer, White Balance, ISO, etc. The
iPhone 4S is the most Spartan of all, with
just flash, grid and HDR settings.
Ranking: 1. Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S,
2. Nokia N8, 3. iPhone 4S
Round 7: Editing options
(stills)
A good cameraphone not only lets you
take great pictures but even lets you edit
them as well as attempt to improve less
than great ones. In this regard the Nokia N8
comes at the top with a number of editing
features apart from the usual cropping and
rotating. You can add elements like clip art,
text bubbles, distortions, animations, etc.
and there is an option of correcting red
eye in an image. The iPhone 4S too comes
with red eye correction features, cropping
options and a very neat Auto Enhance feature that automatically attempts to do what
is best for your picture. The Arc S, however,
is devoid of any advanced editing features
except cropping and rotation.
Ranking: 1. Nokia N8, 2. Apple iPhone 4S, 3.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S
Round 8: Editing options
(videos)
On the subject of video editing, most
phones allow you to edit videos in length
and while the Nokia N8 and Arc S do it
according to the timeline, the iPhone 4S
allows you to do it frame wise which is very
convenient. The N8, however, comes with
pre-installed app that lets you add elements
such as background music and photo transition effects to a video. If pressed to choose
between the two, we would go with the
simplicity and ease of use of the iPhone 4S.
Ranking: 1. Apple iPhone 4S, 2. Nokia N8,
Round 9: Quality of video
Which, of course, brings us to the matter
head on
Sony Ericsson Arc S
of video quality. The iPhone 4S slaughters
the opposition here, being the only one of
the trio to be able to record full HD (1080p)
video recording. In terms of frame rate, all
the three devices are at par at 30 fps. In
terms of colour and clarity, we think the
iPhone 4S again steals a march.
Ranking: 1. Apple iPhone 4S, 2. Nokia N8,
Round 10: Sharing ability
In this department, the Arc S wins hands
down thanks to its Android parentage, allowing you to share videos and images over
Bluetooth, e-mail, messaging, Facebook,
Picasa, and YouTube, as well as over DLNA.
The Nokia N8 allows sharing through e-mail,
Bluetooth and Nokia Social, their own SNS
app which is a tad cumbersome. The iPhone
4S has picture sharing over e-mail, messaging and Twitter and allows you to upload
videos to YouTube.
Ranking: 1. Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S,
Apple iPhone 4S
2. Nokia N8, 3. Apple iPhone 4S
Round 11: Photo apps
A few years ago, this category would not
have existed. But such has been the proliferation of apps that it would be criminal
to ignore the number of apps that a person
using a cameraphone has at their disposal
for tasks that vary from editing images to
uploading them to websites to adding creative filters to them. Not surprisingly, the
iPhone 4S reigns supreme here with the likes
of Instagram and dozens of powerful apps
at its disposal. The Arc S comes in second
with Android’s collection of image and video
tweaking apps, while the N8 trails in third.
Ranking: 1. Apple iPhone 4S, 2. Sony
Ericsson Xperia Arc S, 3. Nokia N8
Conclusion:
Eleven rounds of lens magic and we must
confess that we were not much wiser than
when we started, although we did have
Nokia N8
hundreds of superb photographs and dozens
of videos in the bargain. In terms of sheer
statistics, the Nokia N8 won four rounds
outright and shared one, while the Apple
iPhone 4S won three rounds and shared one,
and the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S won
three rounds. We would say that the Nokia
N8 remains, perhaps, the best option for
someone looking for a pure cameraphone,
thanks to its great hardware and terrific lens.
Apple’s iPhone 4S is easily the most versatile
performer of the group, excelling in stills
and video, and offering dozens of apps to
do much more. The Sony Ericsson Xperia
Arc S would be the shooter of choice for
most social networking addicts, thanks to
its sharing prowess and low-light shooting
ability. We did not use “value for money” as a
parameter as a good picture after all cannot
be measured in money. So Choose your cameraphone and shoot away. n
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sneak peak
Nokia 801T Now Television
Antenna in Your Phone
N
okia is soon going to come up with its
new handset called Nokia 801T. It was
recently announced by the company in
China and carries forward the Symbian legacy
with Symbian Anna operating system. It has 4.0
inches TFT capacitive touchscreen with 8 GB
internal memory, 256 MB RAM and 1 GB ROM.
However, the major highlight of the phone is
the television antenna that will enable users to
access TV programmes. Apart from quad band
GSM the phone also supports TD-SCDMA
1880-1920, TD-SCDMA 2010-2025 networks.
The phone has 8.0- megapixel fixed focuscamera, dual LED flash, geo-tagging, face detection and image stabilization. It can capture 720p videos at 30 frames per second rate.
With Broadcom BCM2727 chipset, the phone has 680 MHz
ARM 11 processor.
The audio player of the phone supports MP3, WMA, WAV and eAAC+
formats and video player supports MP4, H.264, H.263 and WMV formats.
Phone supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB for connectivity. The phone has been
currently launched for the Chinese market. n
HTC Ville Ice Cream Sandwich
OS with HTC Sense UI
H
TC is all set to bring its new Android entrant in the
market soon named HTC Ville. The phone is said to
be the slimmest handset from HTC with only 8mm
thickness. The phone has 4.3 inch Super AMOLED capacitive
touchscreen display. Running on Android’s latest 4.0 Ice
Cream Sandwich OS, the phone runs on Dual Core 1.5 Ghz
Snapdragon processor, with HTC Sense UI 4.0.
It has an 8.0-megapixel camera with features like autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging and face detection and can capture 1080p videos. Like recent handsets HTC Sensation XL
and Sensation XE, this too will come with iBeats Audio technology to give enhanced sound experience to music lovers.
The audio player support MP3, eAAC+, WMA and WAV formats and video player support MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV formats. Phone also features integrated apps like Facebook,
Twitter, Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk
etc. For connectivity options, the phone support Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth, GPRS and USB. It has a standard Li-ion 1650 mAh
battery and will be available in Black colour. It is likely to be
unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2012 in February. n
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Samsung Galaxy Y
Duos The magic of two
S
amsung has launched the Galaxy Y Duos, a Dual
SIM Android device which is a rarity in the Indian
market. The Galaxy Y Duos runs on the latest
Android 2.3 Gingerbread Operating System and is a full
touchscreen device with a 3.14 inch TFT capacitive display
that reaps the benefits of the brand’s well known TouchWiz
User Interface.
The phone has 3.15-megapixel camera which captures QVGA
videos at 24 frames per second (fps) but lacks a secondary camera
for video calling despite supporting HSDPA speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps.
The Galaxy Y Duos runs on 832 MHz processor and comes with 384
MB RAM and 512 MB ROM. The memory of the phone can be expanded
up to 32 GB with the help of a micro SD card. The audio player of the
phone supports MP3, WAV and eAAC+ formats whereas video player
offers support for MP4, WMV and H.264 formats. For connectivity
options, the phone has Wi-Fi with WiFi Hotspot capability and Bluetooth.
3.0 with A2DP feature.
Like Samsung’s recent phones, this phone also features Samsung’s messenger application called ChatON. It has 1300 mAh Li-Ion Battery. The
phone is available in Black colour and priced at Rs 9,000.n
Nokia 603 Symbian
Successor
N
okia 603 is the latest in the line of Symbian
phones being launched by Nokia. It is a
touchscreen phone with a 360 x 640 pixels
resolution, 3.5 inch PS-LCD capacitive display. Based
on Symbian Belle OS, the phone has 1 GHz processor
and is also enabled with NFC technology. It has
dimensions of 113.5 x 57.1 x 12.7 mm and weighs 109.6
grams. The phone has internal memory of 2 GB
which can be further expandable up to 32 GB with
the help of a microSD card.
On the multimedia front, the phone has 5.0-megapixel fixed focus camera with features like geo-tagging and face detection. And it is capable of capturing 720p videos at 30 fps. The music player of the
phone comes with support for MP3, WAV, AAC+ formats and the video player supports MP4, WMV,
H.263/H.264 formats. For connectivity purpose, the
device support NFC, Wi-Fi, GPRS, USB and
Bluetooth. The device also features GPS and Nokia
maps with free car and pedestrian navigation. The
phone comes in Black and White front panel with
Black, White, Fuchsia, Green, Yellow and Blue back
panels. Priced at Rs 15,000, the phone is available in
the market at all leading stores. n
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MTS MTag 3.1 An
Google apps along with Facebook and Twitter.
MTS has also thrown in some interesting
apps into the mix. There’s Astro that gives
daily, monthly, weekly and yearly
predictions based on your Sun Sign; then
comes Bollywood Ji that offers gossip, news,
reviews, and photos, from the world of
Bollywood. Another application is MTS TV
whic h gives you access to live TV as well as
some pre-recorded programmes. We tested the
live TV part and it works great except for a
few buffering issues.
affordable Android
device for CDMA
users, but what about
user experience?
Imagine getting smartphone capabilities at
the price of an entry-level device. This is
exactly what the MTS MTag 3.1 does and
that too with style. The shiny black plastic
body with silver colour strip running around
the spines looks nice, of predictable. The
broad silver colour band at the bottom along
with the long home key breaks the monotony
of the all black body. Although its not very
sleek, it is ergonomically designed and looks
good when held in hand.
Pros
 Good
build
quality
 Pre-loaded
113 mm
Looks- Hey, smarty!
Multimedia- Not bad at all
The MTag 3.1 comes with a 3.2-megapixel
fixed focus camera with very basic features
like geo-tagging, white balance and zoom. You
can set the picture quality and add colour
effects too. The camera quality both in still
and video mode is nothing outstanding but
will be handy for impulse shots. On the other
hand, the music quality of the phone is great,
both through the headphones as well as loudspeaker. There is an FM radio too.
Cons
 No
flash for
the camera
 Android
User Experience- Very
acceptable
54 mm
2.2
India centric
apps
tech specs
Size | 113 x 54 x 12 mm
Weight | 98 grams
Memory | 170 KB, microSD
Battery | Li-ion 1050 mAh
Screen | 262,144 colours
Talktime/Standby | up to 4.4 hour/
up to 200 hours
GPRS/3G | Yes/No
Bluetooth/WiFi | Yes/Yes
Phonebook Capacity | Shared
Camera | 3.2 Megapixel
Frequency | GSM 900/1800
Others | FM Radio, Two GSM
Price: Rs 3,499/5,499
Hardware- Par for price
Considering the fact that the MTag 3.1 sells
for less than Rs 5,000 in the market, you
cannot expect it to pack in high-end specs.
But it still delivers a decent dollop – it runs
on Qualcomm’s S1 processor and has a 2.8
inch display of 240 x 320 resolution, which is
decent enough. For connectivity there
is obviously the network EVDO Rev A along
with Wi-Fi as well as the option to create
Wi-Fi hotspots – we connected seven
devices ranging from laptops to tablets and
all of them worked well through the hotspot.
There is Bluetooth which allows file sharing. The capacitive touchscreen offers
good response, although it does seem a bit
crammed due to its smaller size. All said and
done, the hardware is more than adequate for
the price tag.
It’s low resolution and relatively small display
with a dated operating system might put off
technology enthusiasts but at this price, the
MTS MTag 3.1 offers an acceptable experience,
thanks in no small measure to the customised
pre-loaded apps.
Conclusion
There are almost no CDMA phones in the
affordable segment of the same. In this scenario, the MTS MTag 3.1 offers a good option. It is
available for Rs 5,499 for prepaid users and Rs
3,499 for post paid users along with monthly
plans. There are no other CDMA options in
this price category for Android devices. n
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verdict
Looks
8
9
Features
Software- Gingerbread?
Nope, Froyo!
The MTS MTag 3.1 runs on a slightly older
version of Android, Froyo ( Android 2.2).
There are five homescreen panels which can
be easily customised and a button on the
homescreen actually gives you a leap view of
these panels in one screen. The menu too is
spread across four screens and while you can
change the position of the icons, there
is not much more that you can do in terms
of customization. In apps, there are the usual
ease of use
8
performance
8
value for money
9
overall
84%
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LAVA A16 Best
on loudspeaker
and earplug
mode. The FM
radio reception is
also great. The 3.2megapixel camera
takes just about OK
pictures and you can
adjust various elements
in the settings like effect
settings, white balance,
continuous shots, image
size setter etc. which
frankly speaking does not
capture very great pictures.
The segment also contains
LOMO camera, which gives
some interesting special effects
to pictures.
feature- Impressive
looks and good audio
player
Lava’s new entrant in the market A16 dual SIM
phone can be safely called as the most good
looking and well designed phone launched by
the brand till date. The phone has long sleek
white body which makes it look simple yet
smart. It has 2.6 inch screen and white soft
keypad. The keys are easy to use and the back
panel of the phone is also eye catching as it
contains white shiny check design which adds
to phone’s beauty.
1120 mm
Looks: Sleek and Smart
Hardware : Quality Speaks
User Experience :
Decent Enough
The A16 primarily has a plastic body but the
quality is good. A silver coloured strip runs
Pros
 Good
 Big
looks
display
Cons
 No
3.5 mm jack
 Simple
User
Interface
47.5 mm
around the spines of the phone and its curved
edges and smooth front and back panel make
the phone stand apart. And when it comes
to phone’s accessories, then we must say, the
phone will surely go beyond your expectations. The earphones, data cable, charger all
look great both in quality and design.
Software : Simple Utility
The phone’s interface is user friendly and
offers a number of functionality. There are lot
of customisation options and apart from the
three pre-loaded themes there are more that
you can download from the Lava WAP portat,
The phone has a dedicated icon for Java apps
in the menu which offers pre-loaded apps like
Facebook, ngpay, Nimbuzz v 1.9.3, Opera Mini
4 and RockeTalk. The portal also offers content
like music, ringtones, wallpapers, etc which
can be downloaded straight to the phone.
Multimedia : Snap and Groove
The A16 has good MP3 player and its menu
interface can be customized with different
photos. The player also includes seven preset like Standard, Rock, Jazz, Pop, Classical,
Country, Dance and one can enjoy 3D sound
but only in earplugs mode. There is SRS WoW
HD surround sound option too. We found the
sound quality of the phone impressive both
tech specs
Size | 120 x 47.5 x 13.1 mm
Weight | 100 grams
Memory | 32MB, microSD
Battery | Lithium 900 mAh
Talktime/Standby | Up to 3.1 hours/
Up to 220 hours
GPRS/3G | Yes/No
Bluetooth/WiFi | Yes/No
Phonebook Capacity | 2000
Others | MP3, Downloadable themes
Price: Rs 3,900
Our experience with Lava A16 was
decent enough. The features of the
phone work well and offer good functionality considering the price. The
Dual SIM function supports two GSM
SIMs but dont work in dual active mode.
The privacy protection option where you
can password protect your SMS, photos, etc
is a good value addition too.
Conclusion
The phone comes in white, maroon and blue
colour and priced at Rs 3,900. The phone will
be a good buy for those who wish to keep simple phone with smart features. As alternatives,
you can also consider Nokia C2-03 which is a
slider dual SIM phone for Rs 4,700 but has a
2.0-megapixel camera or Samsung Duos C3322
again with a 2.0-megapixel camera costing Rs
3,600. n
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verdict
9
Looks
Features
8
ease of use
8
perfoRmance
8
value for money
8
overall
82%
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Rage Turbo a
musical rage
Looks: No Eye Candy
With a proportionate screen size and a comfortably wide alphanumeric keypad, the bar
shaped Rage Turbo looks decent to hold. The
tomato red strip around the corner and the
metallic red D-pad band add colour to the otherwise black handset.
Hardware: Screeny Affair
Pros
 Average
 Fairly
 No
good
music quality
User Experience: Basic Use
Cons
 Good
battery
backup
at an ease. The FM reception is impressive
even in the low signal zone and has good
sound clarity; however one needs to plug in
the headphones to listen to it. We feel that the
1.3-megapixel camera could have been a little
better in terms of quality and functionality.
117.5 mm
Packed in glossy plastic chassis, the Dual
SIM Phone has a 2.4 inch QVGA TFT display
screen which is its highlight. There are dedicated keys given for individual SIMs. Being a
music phone, the D-pad comes with shortcut
keys to music player and FM radio for easy
usability. The sound clarity is good enough
picture quality
FM
recording
tech specs
Size | 117.5 x 50.5 x 15.6 mm
Weight | 120 grams
Memory | 85 KB, microSD
Battery | Li-ion 1000 mAh
Talktime/Standby | Up to 4.5 hour/
up to 300 hours
GPRS/3G | Yes/No
Bluetooth/WiFi | Yes/No
Phonebook Capacity | 500
Others | FM
Price: Rs 2,099
50.5 mm
via headset. However, we found the headset’s
speaker a little too big to fit in the ear properly. The handset also supports dual LED torch
alongside a 3.5m audio jack.
A basic phone is no more restricted to voice
based connectivity as it comes with a set
of multimedia features. The handset offers
decent options in a very affordable range.
During the trial, it did not disappoint us in
terms of voice clarity. The dual SIM usability is also fine and does not come confusing
like many other dual handsets. The overall
experience was good enough in this range
of affordable handsets. Phone has some 3D
display of the menu which complements its
wide screen. Connecting to GPRS was a task
at first, however worked fine then after. The
icons on screen are bold and easily readable.
Battery will not be a disappointment to you,
as it lasted for more than three days without
draining out much.
Conclusion
The Rage Turbo is priced at Rs 2,099. You can
also opt for Videocon V1635 for Rs 2,299. n
Software: Easy Browsing
Rage Turbo has an eBook Reader and two
basic games pre-loaded on it and nothing
more to offer like its counterparts. However,
the wide screen proves advantageous while
reading the ebooks and other files. The GPRS
ecapabilties are at par with the phones in this
range. Rage has a treasure box which include
applications like safety guard for call blocking
and smart call.
Multimedia: Play it loud!
It being a music phone, the Turbo does
give a remarkable sound quality on headsets
as well as loudspeaker. The loop system in
music might seem confusing to use at first
but is good and offers to the user an option to
listen to a selected part of the song or audio
repeatedly. The handset supports Bluetooth
which works well and detects other devices
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verdict
Looks
7
Features
8
ease of use
8
performance
8
value for money
8
overall
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Spice Mi-720 Spice
200 mm
taps into the budget
tab market with its
new MiTab
2
highlights
116.5 mm
1
3
The secondary
VGA camera
works well for
the video chatting
The capacitive
touch buttons
offer lot of
convenience
2.0-megapixel
camera takes
average pictures
2
Looks: B&W As Usual
When it comes to looks, most seven inch
tablets look alike to us. And the Spice Mi-720
tablet does very little to change our opinion.
There is the usual full touchscreen front with
three haptic keys at the bottom in landscape
mode for Home, Options and Back. The sides
are dotted with ports and slots for SIM card,
microSD card, charger, 3.5 mm jack, micro
USB port, power-cum-lock key and the volume rocker along with the loudspeaker grill
on either side and a hardware reset hole.
There is a front facing camera too placed on
the bezel in a way that it comes on the top in
the landscape mode. The tablet is a combina-
tion of black, white and grey colours, offering
a drastic contrast to its colourful display. All
said and done, we were not awestruck by
the looks of the tablet – it seemed a normal
seven-inch affair, albeit definitely on the
heavier side.
Hardware: Decent Specs
The Mi-720 tablet runs on a 800 MHz S1
Snapdragon processor accompanied with a
200GHZ graphics processor. We didn’t see
any lags in the response of the device and
were easily able to toggle between running
apps. It comes with 2 GB RAM, which makes
it function smoothly. However the front panel
is a fingerprint magnet and gets smudged
easily. The device comes with Wi-Fi and
HSPA for data connectivity, although you
cannot create a Wi-Fi hotspot using it. The
4200 mAh battery of the device turned in
a decent performance – it lasted a day and
a half with continuous Wi-Fi. In terms of
hardware, we found the Mi-720 to be sound,
rather than spectacular.
Software – Apps Galore
and Froyo!
Whatever the Mi-720 lacks, it is not apps.
From links to popular news papers like
Economic Times and Hindustan Times
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3
1
tech specs
Size | 200 x 116.5 x 12.5 mm
Weight | 485 grams
Memory | 8GB, microSD
Battery | Li-Ion 4200 mAh
4
Screen | 16million colours
Talktime/Standby | Upto 25 hours/
Upto 500 hours
Pros
 Decent specs and connectivity
GPRS/3G | Yes/Yes
 Solid build
Bluetooth/ WiFi | Yes/Yes
 Great sound
Cons
Camera | 2.0 megapixel
 A bit on the heavy side
 Cannot be used to create a
Wi-Fi hotspot
 Older version of Android (2.2)
4
The SIM and
microSD card
slots are
conveniently
palced on the
side panel
to apps like Naukri.com, Nimbuzz, ibibo
browser, Rail Yatra enquiry, JustDial and
the Spice WAP portal called Spice Gang,
the tablet comes packed with apps and
links that should find favour with Indian
users. Some apps like the SMS directory
that allows you to send the right SMS to
the right short code for a particular service
are in fact not even available on most app
stores.
That apart, there are the usual Google
apps and in a bit of a surprise, the Yahoo!
suite. You can set up a POP or IMAP e-mail
account with ease and there’s also support
for MS Exchange. The DocumentsToGo
app lets you open MS Office files, but you
Frequency | GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Others | VUClip video app
Price: Rs 12,990
5
The sound
experience
through headphones as well
as loudspeakers is good
the Mi-720 surprised us by not being able to
play 1080p or 720p videos - it played MP4
formats. You do have the YouTube app and
VUClip app for streaming videos, though.
You can use the 2.0-megapixel camera at
the back for taking pictures and videos but
the results are nothing really to write home
about. Interestingly, the still mode has a
resolution setting for HD720 but the same
is not available in the video mode where
the highest that you can go is WVGA. We
weren’t too excited by the video quality as
well but then, we are not too sure how many
people sue their tabs for shooting video.
On the music front, there is a plain vanilla
music player that offers impressively powerful sound through the loudspeakers. Songs
get sorted on the basis of artists and albums
and the sound experience is just great without any equalizer presets. There is no FM
radio on the tablet, though.
User Experience: Not out of
the world, really!
When it comes to the hardware aspects
such as battery performance, sound quality
and connectivity, the Mi-720 fares well, but
we would have loved a more recent version of Android and support for HD video
playback as well as for Flash websites. The
overall experience was not really out of the
world except in the music segment but the
tablet fared decently on the whole.
Conclusion
There are a few 7.0-inch tablets in the affordable category right now – and the Spice
Mi-720 slips in at the lower end with its Rs
12,990 price tag. Other tablets that you can
consider are the Reliance 3G tab running on
the latest Android 2.3 operating system and
costing Rs 12,999, and the iBall Slide that
packs in a 1 GHz processor but costs a bit
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cannot edit them or create new ones. The
browser supports multi-touch but not Flash,
which is a let down. The biggest blot on the
tablet’s software side is the fact that it runs
on Android 2.2, which seems archaic now.
And while it does have a secondary VGA
camera, there is no integrated video calling
in the dialler. The interface is plain Android
with no customisation. There are five homescreen panels that can be customised by
adding widgets, shortcuts, folders, etc. The
touch experience of the tablet is decent
enough, though.
Multimedia: Average Joe
In spite of being a data consumption device,
verdict
Looks
8
Features
8
ease of use
8
perfoRmance
8
value for money
8
overall
80%
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Sony Ericsson
Live With
Walkman Android
106 mm
with a touch of music
Pros
 Great sound quality
4
 Android 2.3 Operating System
5
 App Extra pre-loaded
56 mm
2
1
The orange ligt at the top
blinks rythmically with the
music
The 5.0-megapixel camera
of the phone
takes decent
stills
Looks: Walkman in White
Hardware: Sturdy Stuff
The Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman represents Sony Ericsson’s latest attempt to blend
its legendary Walkman brand name with
Android smartphones, and we have to admit
that as far as looks go, it stands out from the
crowd. Alas, it is for the wrong reasons - the
phone is so unusually thick that when we
first saw it we thought it was a slider. The
white colour along with the orange light at
the top apart, there is nothing to note in the
overall looks or design of the phone. The
bezel space around the screen especially at
the top and bottom could have been utilized
to offer a bigger screen.
It might be thick, but the Walkman Live is
comfortingly solid. And boasts some very
decent innards - a 1 GHz Scorpion processor along with Adreno 205 GPU. There is
a secondary camera in the front and a 5.0megapixel camera with LED flash at the back.
In terms of connectivity the device is capable
of offering HSDPA speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps
but not HSUPA. Nonetheless, the phone does
offer Wi-Fi as well as Bluetooth connectivity.
Software: Gingerbread Glory
The phone runs on Android 2.3 operating
syste. The semicircular corners remain on
3
At 14.2 mm
the phone is a
heavy weight in
terms of looks
and design
Sony Ericsson’s Timescape UI. But now
instead of one function they can house
five functions. There are five homescreen
panels, which can be customised by adding
widgets, shortcuts and folders. The capacitive touch of the phone is good. The keys
on the onscreen keyboard, however, are too
small for comfortable typing – a result of
the small display, we think. Sony Ericsson’s
Timescape combines all your SMS, SNS,
e-mail and voice communications works
smoothly with its scrollable tiled interface.
Web browsing is good, with support for Flash
and dedicated zoom buttons and multi-touch
making things easy online. Apart from the
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2
1
tech specs
Size | 106 x 56 x 14.2 mm
Weight | 115 grams
Memory | 320MB, microSD
Talktime/Standby | Upto 6.7 hours/
Upto 432 hours
GPRS/3G | Yes/Yes
Cons
 Stout and chunky
 No video calling pre-
configured
Frequency | GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Others | LiveWare, Facebook apps
 Screen is a bit on the
smaller side
Price: Rs 14,600
4
The only hardware key on the
front panel is
highlighted with
a coloured strip
dedicated Gmail app, there is support for
Microsoft Exchange Active Sync and you
can set up other POP3 and IMAP4 accounts
on the phone too. The OfficeSuite lets you
open MS Office documents, but you will
need to buy the Pro version to be able to
edit and create new documents. Friends
Music & Videos brings together all the videos and music posted on your friends’ walls
together. For social networking fans, there
is a Sony Ericsson Facebook Integration
Version of the Facebook application in the
accounts and Sync settings. Once you add
a Facebook account on the phone you can
see your contact’s Facebook profile from the
contacts tab itself. A new Sony Ericsson app
5
The screen is
a bit small for
a good touchscreen experiernce but the
touch response
is great
called LiveWare manager lets you set the
behavior of your handset when paired with
an accessory - you can have an app launch
automatically when headset, headphones or
a charger is connected. You can also share
data over Wi-Fi using the connected devices
feature. Apart from the Android Market,
Sony Ericsson has added an AppXtra functionality that is basically a collection of
applications for the Indian customer with
apps related to and relevant for India.
Multimedia: Shake and Snap
The phone comes with a music player and
FM radio. In the Walkman Player, there are
equaliser pre-sets to improve the sound
quality along with the XLoud feature. The
infinity button lets you find related content to the music that is being played on
the phone. The sound of the music player
is great through loudspeaker and engulfing through the headphones -hey, this is a
Walkman phone. The light placed around
the 3.5 mm jack blinks rhythmically when
the music plays but can be disabled too. A
Track ID app is also pre-loaded for track recognition, and works on the FM radio as well.
The 5.0-megapixel camera on the phone
provides respectable stills with shooting modes that include smile detection,
scene recognition, panorama and 3D sweep
panorama, although 3D panorama is very
cumbersome to use – you need to move the
camera at just the right speed for it to work.
The camera can also capture good quality
720p HD videos and comes with face detection and infinity modes. As far as playback
goes, the phone played 1080p HD videos
with ease, even though there was no dedicated video player on the phone.
User Experience: Hey, it’s
a Sony
We found the Live to be a standard Sony
Ericsson Android phone with an out of the
world music performance. We however
were less than impressed with its heavy
weight, thick waistline and non-hotswappable memory card. The battery backup of the
phone was good – even with extensive usage
and continuous Wi-Fi, it easily crossed a
day.
Conclusion
At Rs 14,600 the Sony Ericsson Live with
Walkman seems a bit on the higher side,
notwithstanding its respectable specs. The
other options that you can consider are
Motorola FireXT for Rs 12,200 Or LG E510
for Rs 13,500. n
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verdict
Looks
7
Features
8
ease of use
8
perfoRmance
8
value for money
7
overall
76%
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Nokia Lumia 710
Nokia’s second Windows
Phone salvo seeks to
combine form, function
and affordability for
smartphone users
119 mm
2
1
Pros
 Crisp display
 Good battery
 720p video capture
Cons
 No Wi-Fi hotspot creation
ability
 No visual search
 Still no Nokia Mix
62.4 mm
2
1
Live tablets on
the homescreen
add convenience
to the interface
Windows Phone
7.5 operating system is efficient
and easy to use
Looks: Simple, Stylish
Unlike the flagship Lumia 800, the Lumia 710
is a more affordable Windows Phone with
stripped down features and specs. The same
can be said for its looks too. While the Lumia
800’s curved glass screen and design were
its unique features, the Lumia 710 looks like a
regular large screen smartphone. The device
is not very sleek but is light and easy to
operate. The rubber finished back and an allscreen front with three hardware keys under
it indicate a minimalist design.
Hardware- Speedy Gonzales
The Nokia Lumia 710 runs on the same 1.4
3
GHz processor as the Lumia 800 and is a
brisk performer. The 3.7-inch Clear Black
Display is bright and a delight to use – we
preferred it to the one on the Lumia 800.
Unlike the Lumia 800 you can open the
back cover of the 710, although it too has no
expandable memory. Also like the 800, the
Lumia 710 uses a microSIM. The internal
memory of the phone stands at a respectable 8GB. The only issue that we faced was
with the proximity sensor as whenever we
put the phone to our ear, it went on hold,
which was very irritating. For connectivity,
the phone comes with HSPA capabilities as
well as Wi-Fi. Unfortunately, we could not
Free navigation
through Nokia
Maps and Drive
is a great value
addition
see any option for creating a Wi-Fi hotspot
on it, even though Windows Phone supports
it. There is no secondary camera on the
phone for video calling or chatting.
Software: Mango Bite
The interface on the Lumia 710 remains
the same finger-friendly, tiled one seen in
Windows Phone devices. Swiping on the
right of the homescreen reveals a Menu
with apps listed alphabetically, while in the
People tab, swiping reveals new activities by
contacts, recently accessed contacts and all
contacts. The phone comes with Facebook,
LinkedIn and Twitter integration so you can
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tion on the phone, and Nokia Maps that
offers directions for driving, walking and
public transport options. For multimedia
lovers, Tune In gives you one-touch access
to streaming music online. However, Nokia
Mix, the much talked about music application from Nokia is still absent.
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4
Multimedia: Zune it in
tech specs
Size | 119 x 62.4 x 12.5 mm
Weight | 125.5 grams
Memory | 8GB, No
Upto 400 hours
GPRS/3G | Yes/Yes
5
Frequency | GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Others | TimesPoynt, Windows
Marketplace
Price: Rs 19,000
5
4
5.0-megapixel
camera is capable
of capturing 720p
videos
see all social activities under one tab. The
Calendar automatically integrates events
from your Facebook account. There is multitouch support for the picture gallery and the
Internet Explorer 9 browser (no Flash support, though). There are no preloaded SNS
apps, but you can always download them
from the Windows Marketplace. Moreover,
once you configure the accounts in the
People tab you can send updates through
your profile there. The device comes with
support for Microsoft Exchange along with
other popular POP and IMAP accounts as
well as settings of popular Webmail services. You can create and edit MS Office documents with the bundled MS Office suite.
Sound experience
through the loudspeaker is just
about OK
The phone comes with a 5.0-megapixel
autofocus camera with a LED flash but we
were not too impressed with its results on
the still front, although 720p videos were of
good quality. In the still mode there are two
focus modes, still and macro and the camera comes with other settings like contrast,
white balance, scenes, etc. For music, you
have to sync with Microsoft’s Zune software
to transfer content on to the phone. There is
also FM radio, with an easy to use interface.
The sound quality was acceptable.
User Experience: Standards
maintained
Thanks to 512 MB RAM and a 1.4 GHz
Snapdragon processor, the device does offer
a standard performance with fast response.
Battery back-up is good – we were able to
get through a day comfortably with social
networks and mail running over Wi-Fi as
well as GPRS and a few hours of calls. The
onscreen keyboard is good with well spaced
key but covers more than half of the screen
while typing, making it a bit uncomfortable
for the long run.
Conclusion
The Nokia Lumia 710 is a Windows phone
priced at Rs 19,000. If you wish to consider
another Windows Phone in this range then
you can also consider Samsung Omnia
W costing Rs 19,600. Samsung Galaxy SL,
which comes with a 4.0 inch touchscreen,
5.0-megapixel camera, runs on Android, is
available for Rs 17,000. n
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The Bing search engine comes with both
voice as well as visual search, but text
scanning was not that accurate. There are
other niggles like if you get an incoming
call, you first have to unlock the screen and
then accept the call. Cut and paste is also
missing, although you can copy and paste
content. Multi-tasking is limited and you
still cannot transfer files over Bluetooth.
Nokia has added a few interesting apps for
the users. The App Highlight feature collates and suggests some apps for the phone.
The Surprise Me feature lets you shake the
phone to scroll through apps under the
Surprise Me tab. Then there is Nokia Drive
that offers free voice guided driving naviga-
verdict
Looks
8
Features
8
ease of use
9
perfoRmance
9
value for money
8
overall
84%
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HTC RhymE HTC
targets the fairer sex
with its new Rhyme
but does it really fit
the bill?
3
5
tech specs
Size | 119 x 60.8 x 10.85 mm
Weight | 130 grams
119 mm
Upto 265 hours
GPRS/3G | Yes/Yes
Frequency | GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Others | Charm, Sense UI
Price: Rs 26,000
60.8 mm
Looks: Not so lady like
The HTC Rhyme has been launched in the
Indian market as a phone for ladies. Yes, it
does come with small trinkets as accessories
and in different colours, but that apart, the
device is pretty standard HTC in terms of
looks - aluminium unibody, big touch screen
and very few slots and buttons. All of which
makes the design more unisex than feminine.
The device is pretty sleek and easy to handle,
although at 130 grams, it is not exactly lightweight.
Hardware- Femme fatale
Under that exterior, HTC has packed in a
4
1 GHz processor, which ensures a zippy
performance. As far as the response time
and multitasking is concerned, we had no
qualms. The internal memory of the phone
stands at 768 MB which can be expanded
using a microSD card. On the connectivity
front the device has 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
3.0 connectivity. The feminine touch comes
in the accessories. The headphones of the
device are pretty and stylish in all white,
although they might pop out of the ears of
those who have smaller ear holes. Then there
is the innovative purse light, a small white
cube which you can attach to your phone and
keep dangling out of your purse – it will start
blinking whenever you
get a call. Totally over the
top, but cool. The battery
just managed to make it
through the day with extensive usage.
Software: Sensed-up
Gingerbread
The Rhyme runs on Android 2.3 and like most
HTC devices, it comes with the Sense UI. Yes,
it is familiar and convenient to use, but we
do wish that there could be more in terms of
innovation in the interface. The home screen
panels can be reduced to one and increased
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highlights
1
Pros
 Decent hardware
 Great sound through headphones
 We love the accessories
Cons
The headphones that come
with the phone give a good
sound experience
 Nothing quite so feminine about it
2
 Sound through loudspeaker is
so-so
 Price is on the higher side
The 5.0-megapixel camera
takes 720p as well as slow
motion videos
3
The ergonomically designed
phone is sleek and easy to
handle
1
action burst, etc. The picture quality is
good in well-lit areas but gets a bit pixilated
in low light conditions. One can also
capture 720p videos, as well as slow motion
videos, which can be made only in widescreen (800 x 400), high (640 x 480) and
low (320 x 240) resolutions, and without
sound. The video quality at the highest
resolution is acceptable. On the music front
there is a music player and FM radio. Yes,
the bud-like headphones can pop out of
smaller ears, but there is no doubting their
quality, which is very good. Unfortunately,
the sound from the loudspeakers is not in
the same league. As far as the video playback goes, the device easily played 1080p
videos but there is no dedicated video player on the phone. We would call the Rhyme a
good all-rounder.
User Experience: Same old...
is gold
Those who have used HTC devices in the
past will find the Rhyme easy to use. It
comes with a decent set of apps, although
we would have preferred some more feminine ones on it, and delivers a very good
performance. We actually wrote this Burn
Test on it while travelling in the Delhi Metro
– yep, it is that easy to use. The hardware
is decent, the software a tad predictable but
handy and multimedia in general very much
on the decent side.
Conclusion
HTC Sense UI brings lot
of convenience in using
the phone
4
5
The charm with HTC Rhyme is a
cool accessory for getting notifications on the go
to seven. The usual HTC Scenes, widgets
and personalisation options for the locked
screen are at your disposal to customise
the phones. The menu tray is divided into
three parts namely All Apps, Frequent and
Downloaded. On the app side, there is the
usual Google app suite. HTC Hub and HTC
Likes are also pre-loaded on the device.
There is a mirror app which is a regular
feature in many HTC devices but worth a
mention here as this is supposed to be a
device for the ladies. The e-mail application
handles Microsoft Exchange as well as other
popular mail services such as Yahoo! Mail
and Hotmail. For MS Office document creation and tweaking, there is Polaris Office.
The Web browser comes with full Flash
support and the phonebook comes with
social networking integration, letting you
see galleries and updates from the Contacts
tab itself. Speaking of social networking,
Facebook and Twitter come pre-loaded on
the phone, while the FriendStream app combines all social networking activity in one
window. There is a secondary VGA camera
but no integrated video calling app.
Multimedia: Making some
noise
The Rhyme brings a 5.0-megapixel snapper
with autofocus and a LED flash, and features
like face detection, geo-tagging, panorama,
We must confess that we cannot understand
why HTC is marketing it as a phone for
women. At Rs 26,000, the Rhyme’s pricing
places it in the same slot as more powerful
devices like the Samsung Galaxy SII (Rs
28,500) and the LG Optimus 2X (Rs 26,900).
We think it would have made more sense
to have done away with the trinkets and
reduced the price a bit. n
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verdict
Looks
8
Features
8
9
ease of use
perfoRmance
8
value for money
8
overall
82%
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Acer Iconia Smart
S300 Acer tries to bridge
Pros
the tablet-phone gap with its
Iconia Smart S300?
Cons
 Big display
 Very long frame
 Decent specifications
 Not all apps support the
 HDMI cable bundled
along with the device
unusual resolution
 Expensive for the specs
1
highlights
1
2
3
The secondary camera works
well for the video calling feature
2
4
8.0-megapixel camera at the
back takes decent pictures
3
5
At 13.6 mm, the phone is
definitely on the thicker side
4
The back panel is brushed metal
and the USB and HDMI ports are
covered
5
Acer has pre-installed its Social
Jogger app for social networking
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Looks: Is it a remote?
142 mm
64.5 mm
Hot on the heels of the 5.3-inch display
Samsung Galaxy Note comes the Iconia
Smart S300 from Acer, which sports a 4.8
inch one. But where the Note was a wide
device, the S300 is a long one (at 14.1 cm).
Its relative lack of width makes it easier to
fit into a pocket and use with one hand, but
gives it a TV remote-like look. The build is a
blend of metal and plastic with the 4.8 inch
display dominating the front, and four rather
small hardware buttons – Home, Search,
Back and Menu – below it. The back is
brushed metal and houses the 8.0-megapixel
camera with LED flash, with the speaker
grill just above it. On the right side are the
volume rocker and dedicated camera button, while on the left are the covered USB
and mini HDMI ports. All said and done, the
S300 looks solid rather than smart. And at
185 grams, it is not a lightweight.
Hardware – fit, very fit
tech specs
Size | 142 x 64.5 x 13.6 mm
Weight | 185 grams
Battery | Li-Po 1500 mAh
Talktime/Standby | Upto 11 hours/
Upto 450 hours
GPRS/3G | Yes/Yes
Frequency | GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Others | Document Viewer, FM Radio
Price: Rs 28,990
The S300 is powered by a 1 Ghz Qualcomm
single core processor, which was a bit of a
let-down as we had expected a dual core
one in a device of this size. It comes with
512 MB of both RAM and ROM, and storage
that can be expanded to 32 GB using a micro
SD card. Connectivity-wise there are the
usual suspects – HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooh,
and GPS – and a bonus in HDMI. Acer has
thrown in a HDMI cable into the pack, letting you connect your S300 to a television.
The camera can record 720p HD video and
the sound comes with Dolby Mobile sound
enhancement.
Software – Gingerbread
Acer-ed up
The S300 runs on Android 2.3, or
Gingerbread. And Acer has placed its Acer
UI 4.2 over it. You get five customisable
homescreens, which is pretty much par for
the course, but the surprise is the three customisable lock screens which let you access
music, view missed calls and messages and
the like, without having to unlock the device.
On the app front, there are the usual Google
apps (mail, search, maps, and so on) and
Acer has also installed some apps like Social
Jogger which aggregates feeds from social
networks, Acer Sync and Nemo Player as
well as three games – N.O.V.A, Asphalt 5 and
Spiderman. Unfortunately, a lot of the apps
that we downloaded on the device simply
did not fit the entire screen – we often had
an empty black band on the lower part of the
display while running apps.
Multimedia- Video Magic
The massive display makes the S300 a terrific device for viewing videos. Sound qual-
ity is good, although we would recommend
using the bundled headsets rather than
the loudspeaker, which is not the loudest
we have heard. The camera delivers a very
decent performance in stills, especially in
daylight, although it loses out on detail in
low light conditions. Video was just about
all right and nothing to rave about. For some
reason, the gallery application lags terribly
while switching from picture to picture. And
if you prefer listening to your music live,
there is FM radio.
User experience- long shot
It has a nice interface, but the S300 is not
really the most comfortable device to use,
both because of its unusual shape and the
fact that its resolution did not support a
number of apps. That said, the device performed very well indeed, with the large
screen being great for browsing the Web and
watching videos. We did however have to
figure out to put out SIM card into it, as this
involved removing the lower part of the back
and sliding out the battery. We also found
that the hardware buttons were very difficult
to reach if you were holding the phone in the
centre. Call quality was good – the length
of the phone actually helped here as the
microphone ended up being a lot closer to
the mouth. Battery life was standard Android
– you will need to charge it at least once a
day if you keep mails and social networking
running, apart from the usual.
Conclusion
The Acer Iconia Smart S300 is a fine device
on paper but we think it falls uncomfortably
between the tablet and phone stools that it
tries to bridge. And at Rs 28,990, it is priced
a bit on the higher side when you consider
that you can get the Samsung Galaxy S2 for
about the same price, with a Super AMOLED
plus display and a dual core processor. n
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verdict
Looks
7
8
Features
ease of use
7
perfoRmance
8
value for money
8
overall
76%
burn test
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5
Sony Tablet S Has
the Tablet S come too late
to carve a niche for Sony
in the crowded tablet
market?
Pros
 Good battery performance
 Good sound
 Fluid interface
Cons
 Only Wi-Fi
 Proprietary
charging port
 No HDMI
4
port
1
241.2 mm
highlights
1
UI
enhanced
by Sony
gives a
fuild experience
Looks: The tab magazinified!
Sony has tried to stand out from the tablet
clutter by giving its Tablet S a folded magazine type form factor. While it does make
an impact, it has its own pros and cons. It is
convenient to use on flat surfaces as it gives a
good viewing and typing angle in landscape
mode, while in portrait mode it is easy to hold.
On the other hand, it is more prone to slip
when kept on one’s lap and when in portrait
mode, it slants to one side.
The dimples on the back give it a good grip
for easy handling. Despite the plasticky feel of
the body, the all black and matte silver colour
The secondary
camera is
a welcome
addition
3
2
Curved
magazine
like form
factor has
its own
advantages
combination makes the Table S look smart.
The groves created due to the folded form factor on the side house the SD card slot and 35
mm jack on one side and the power and volume keys on the other.
Hardware: Snappy performer
The Tablet S runs on a 1 GHz Dual Core
NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, has 1GB RAM and
comes with an internal memory of 16 GB. It
has an SD card slot but it can only be used for
transferring files. The capacitive touchscreen
is not a gorilla glass display and is prone to
fingerprints. There are two cameras – a 5.0-
4
The tablet
is capable
of playing
1080p videos
megapixel one and a VGA one in in front
for video calling. The tab has a micro USB
port but uses a proprietary port for charging.
Speaking of charging, the tablet comes with a
massive charger.
Fortunately, the excellent backup provided
by the 5000 mAh battery means you will not
need to lug it around all the time. For connectivity, the Tablet S has with Wi-Fi, content
sharing through DLNA, GPS and Bluetooth.
There is also infrared that lets you use the
tablet as a remote control for various devices
like TVs and DVD players, with some gesture
controls as well - you can swipe up and down
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tification and PlayStation 1 games like Crash
Test Bandicoot pre-loaded on it.
While this might appeal to the sentimentalists, we felt the PS1 games were a far cry
from the current ones seen on other devices
in terms of graphics and gameplay.
174.
3
mm
Multimedia- Par for
the course
tech specs
Size | 241.2 x 174.3 x 10.1-20.6 mm
Weight | 598 grams
4
Memory | 16MB, No
Battery | Li-Ion
GPRS/3G | Yes/No
Conclusion
Battery Life/Standby | Upto 11
hours/Upto 430 hours
SD card
comes in
handy for file
transfer
Frequency | GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Others | PlayStation certification
Price: Rs 29,990
to change volume levels and sideways to
change channels. And the Tablet S performs
as per its specs – working at the rate of
knots most of the time.
Software- Touched up
HoneyComb
As far as connectivity is concerned, The
Tablet S runs on Android 3.2.1 (Honeycomb)
and Sony has added a few enhancements of
its own to the standard Honeycomb interface. There is a Favourites button that gives
access to recently added and apps that you
choose as favourites.
User Experience- Make
it sound
The Tablet S scores in terms of interface,
speed and ease of use. However, the folded
magazine form factor might not be everyone’s cup of tea and we frankly were not too
impressed by the “use as remote” option
(our normal remote is smaller and easier to
use). The proprietary charger and lack of
expandable memory are downers too. .
5
The Tablet S maintains Sony’s proud tradition in the multimedia field. The 5.0-megapixel camera at the back delivers passable
results, although we do not think you are
going to be using the tablet much for taking pictures. As far as the playback goes the
tab was able to play 1080p videos but didn’t
have support for formats like .MKV. The
music player sorts music on the basis of
artists, albums, genres and new and recent.
There are no additional settings but the
sound quality is excellent.
On the top left, there are four new shortcuts
for browser, e-mail, remote control and
the social feed reader app. The buttons for
Back, Home and Recent Apps are on the
left bottom and the right side gives access
to network settings and notifications. The
applications on the app tray are presented
with a nice 3D effect. In an additional customization option, you can add separators
to group apps as per your need. The big
screen offers a good viewing experience.
The browser comes with full Flash support
and setting up e-mail accounts is a doddle.
The tablet comes with Sony PlayStation cer-
The Tablet S is a good option for anyone
looking for a Honeycomb tablet, although
those looking for a tablet might find its
price of Rs 29,990 too close to that of the
iPad 2. Other Android Honeycomb options
that you can consider are Samsung Galaxy
10.1 for Rs 34,000, Acer Iconia A500 for Rs
27,990 and Motorola Xoom 16 GB for Rs
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verdict
Looks
8
Features
8
9
ease of use
perfoRmance
8
value for money
8
overall
82%
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HTC Sensation
XL The extra large,
Looks: White Prince
HTC and big phone displays go back a long
way - remember the Titan? Carrying this
large tradition forward is the HTC Sensation
XL, which comes in cool white colour with
some silver bling. The red Beats logo at the
bottom is a stark contrast to the black background and stands apart. The device has a
sleek waistline, although some might find it
to be on the heavier side. The unibody-like
design exudes style and the glass coated front
music-loving
Android
highlights
1
panel adds a shiny look. HTC has placed a
mini USB port on one side and the volume
rocker on the other while the 3.5 mm jack
and the power key are on the top. While the
design remains trademark HTC, the device
does exude quality and sophistication..
Hardware: Beyond the
ordinary
The device runs on a 1.5 Ghz Scorpion
single core processor. The 4.7 inch S-LCD
1
3
The 1.3-megapixel secondary
camera can work for video calling with third party apps
Pros
 Great sound quality
2
 Android 2.3 operating
system
 Faster performance
The 4.7 inch S-LCD screen is a
delight to work with
with 1.5 Ghz Scorpion
processor
Cons
3
 No expandable
memory option
 NWVGA screen
 No HDMI capability
The 8.0-megapixel camera takes
good quality pictures
4
2
The iBeats headphones promise
a great music experience
5
5
Despite being big in size the
phone is pretty sleek at the
waistline
4
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hardware and Android software. However, at
38,000 it really doesn’t score high in terms of
value for money, especially as you can get dual
core processor powered devices for lesser. For
some more affordable options, you can opt
for Sony Ericsson Arc S for Rs 26,000, Nokia
Lumia 800 for Rs. 29,900 or Samsung Galaxy
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tech specs
Size | 132.5 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm
Weight | 162.5 grams
132.5 mm
screen gives ample real estate for
visual delight but we did expect it
to have higher resolution. It has 16
GB internal memory, but no expandable memory option, which can be
an irritant considering that it can
record and play HD videos and has
a 8.0-megapixel camera. There is a
1.3-megapixel front facing camera
too. The 1600 mAh battery just about
makes it through the day with continuous e-mail, calling, Wi-Fi and document editing. Playing music might
cut it even shorter. For connectivity
the Sensation XL can offer 3G speeds
along with Wi-Fi.
The Sensation XL runs on Android
2.3.5 with HTC Sense 3.5 sitting on
the top to offer the seamless and fluid
experience. There are seven screen
panels which can be easily customised and you can download more
themes and skins etc from the HTC
Hub. There is another app called
HTC Likes which is a curated app
store that recommends games and
apps for your mobile phone. Apart
from that, one also gets the complete Google application suite on the
device. The People tab enables you
to see your social network contacts,
their activities and updates from
the tab itself. There are dedicated
Facebook and Twitter apps, while
the FriendStream function lets you see all the
activity from your Facebook, Flickr, Plurk and
Twitter accounts in one place. You can easily
set up an e-mail account on the phone be it
a POP or IMAP or even Microsoft Exchange.
The Web browser of the phone comes with
full Flash support, and Polaris Office offers full
MS Office file editing functionality, which is
actually very convenient.
Multimedia: Get grooving
Although the Sensation XL has been marketed
as a music phone, there are no music related
apps for things like song recognition, Internet
radio, music streaming, etc. There is a standard music player that sorts music on the
basis of artists, albums and genres, and you
can create your own playlists as well. There
is a sound enhancer feature that works only
in the headset mode (the phone comes with
a funky pair of headsets). The killer music
feature, however, is the sound enhancer option
that has two profiles, HTC Enhancer and Beats
Audio. While HTC Enhancer increased the
bass effect, Beats Audio was a bit treble oriented. In both cases the sound quality was great,
Memory | 16GB, No
Battery | Li-Po 1600 mAh
Upto 360 hours
GPRS/3G | Yes/Yes
Bluetooth/WiFi | Yes/Yes
70.7 mm
Frequency | GSM 850/900/1800/1900
both through the headphones as well as the
loudspeaker. For shutterbugs, the Sensation XL
comes with a 8.0-megapixel autofocus snapper,
with various scene modes like portrait, landscape, panorama, close up, etc. Picture quality
was good, although we were hampered by the
absence of a physical camera key. The camera
is also capable of capturing 720p (1280 x 720)
videos and turns out decent videos. There is
no dedicated player but the device is capable
of playing 1080p videos.
User Experience: Live it up
Our experience with the Sensation XL was
great as we were easily able to do almost anything on the device – from writing and editing
documents to watching videos to listening to
music to playing games. The big display and
Android OS along with HTC Sense make it
quite comfortable to use. However we would
have loved to have expandable memory and
HDMI capability, which would have made
transferring and sharing content easier.
Conclusion
The Sensation XL is a great amalgam of HTC
Others | Beats Headphones,
Friendstream
Price: Rs 38,000
verdict
Looks
8
Features
8
ease of use
8
9
perfoRmance
value for money
7
overall
80%
boredom buster
Bombing the
zombies Killing
the undead remains
a-mazing
A
Rating
80%
t My Mobile, we have a soft corner
for the undead. Which is why you
will always see Zombie games getting reviewed in these pages. This time
too we bring you a BlackBerry game called
Bomberman v/s Zombies that can be downloaded for free from the BlackBerry App
World. You play a cute (yes!) warrior equipped
with bombs and your task is simple – to work
your way through a maze of various roadblocks
and kill all zombies using bombs. Of course,
you also have to make sure that you stay alive
and steer clear of zombies, who keep roaming
about randomly in the area.
Bombing zombies is not exactly a cakewalk
– you will need to use various tactics, one of
which is to make your way through various
obstacles, and grab some special powers while
you are doing so, like a remote for detonating
the bombs when you are at a safe distance.
And the zombies are not the only dangerous
creatures out there – there are vicious sewers
as well, proximity to which can terminate your
existence. Once you have killed all the zombies
in a level, a passage opens up, letting you move
on to a different level of undead slaughter. The
unpredictable movements of the zombies and
the obstacles make it an interesting challenge.
However, we would have loved to have better control on the way our Bomberman
moves – too often he ended up in the
wrong place. And this is the kind of
game in which one small slip can
leave you at the mercy of the
undead. Good fun, nevertheless. n
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BlackBerry Torch 9810
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Bloody glorious
When in Rome... be a
gladiator
T
hanks in no small measure to Russel
Crowe and Hollywood, gladiators and
their battles to the death in bloodsoaked arenas have always intrigued us. And
now we can get our galdiatorial fix on the
iPad, thanks to Blood & Glory, a game that can
be downloaded free of cost from the iTunes
App Store. Be warned, however, that you
will have to put up with in-app advertising
and be urged to make purchases as well. The
storyline is simple – you are a gladiator who
has to fight other warriors in various tournaments. Each victory gets you rubies and coins
that can be used to buy weapon and armour
upgrades from the in-app store. There is a
tutorial tournament to help you understand
defence and attack movements and once that
is done, you are all set for action.
But the game is really about battle and it
is here that it excels, with great graphics and
smooth controls. Different opponents have
various tactics and you get power ups like
health plus as well as some special attacks
to help you conquer them. Apart from the
regular tournament, there are a couple of elite
tournaments, but you need to have a definite
number of rubies to enter them. You can
either win them or buy the ruby pack (see,
we told you there were purchases). On winning a few matches you reach certain glory
levels and accumulate skill points, which can
be used to get advanced skill sets. There is
SNS integration through OpenFeint, letting
you share your performance and view leader
boards. Are we entertained? You bet we are. n
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We tested it
on the
Apple iPad2
Rating
87%
boredom buster
Main hoon Don 2!
Another attempt to capture
SRK’s magic in a game
D
on 2 has been one of the most eagerly awaited films of
recent times, with most of us looking forward to how
Shahrukh Khan (SRK) will reprise his role as an underworld
baddie. And in keeping with recent tradition, the film has spawned
a game as well which one can play on one’s Android device. Called
Don2- The Game Lite, the game is a preview to a soon to come fulllength game (we do hope it comes). It is a point and shoot game
where you play Shahrukh Khan’s character Don who now wants to
conquer the underworld of Europe. The lite version of the game
has just one level called the Trap where Don goes to meet Jaruwan,
another gangster to collect a package but is double-crossed by him.
Diplomatic negotiations not being an option, Don now
has to shoot his way out of trouble. For this, you
need to aim and shoot at the oncoming assailants.
Rating
Of course, getting shot yourself is not good – your
health goes down, although you regain it slowly.
The left side of the screen is used for movement
while the right side is for adjusting the viewing
angle, the aim and the shoot button is on the right side as well.
All this makes aiming and shooting and moving at the same
time a bit tedious as we had to use both out hands on the right
side to keep the aim stable and press the shoot button.
The background music of the game is inspired from the
film and the graphics are very good, with SRK looking terrific. The game is a systems hog, though - it requires a 480
x 800 resolution display, 1GHz processor
and 512 MB or more RAM, which make it
a high-end device game. We must confess
we had a blast playing it, fussy controls
apart. A must for SRK lovers. n
80%
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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S
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Commando
Crusade On the war
front, on your own
F
reemium games, with their accent
on in-app purchases, are gaining an
increasing amount of popularity among
game developers and the latest game to join
the freemium ranks is Front Line Commando,
which brings the excitement of a shooter to
your Android phone or tablet. You can download the game for free, although you would
need to download some “additional resources”
after the initial download is over. As its name
indicates, the game places you in the role of
an army Commando stranded in the middle of
a war zone. Your objective is to single handedly take down the enemy using your ammunition or with support from the air force.
There are various missions on the map,
completing which gets you war cash as a
reward which can be used to get power ups.
Of course, you can also buy power ups using
actual money – the charm of the freemium
model. The onscreen controls for aiming and
moving are easy to use and we were easily
able to take a few headshots in the first mission itself, although this does become a whole
more tricky as you get deeper into the game.
You can run for cover, duck to reload your
guns, change weapons and shoot. If you take
a hit and get critically injured there are health
packs that you can take to revive yourself. The
weapon you choose determines your chance
of success – so much so that at times you
might be tempted to actually buy a weapon
using real cash instead of war cash as it offers
more power. The graphics of the game are
really good as is the sound, and both stood out
on our Sony Tablet S. Good fun, we think, but
the freemium model does limit it. n
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Sony Tablet S
Rating
85%
boredom buster
Hack and slash
goodness More enemies,
to conquer and each one of them has various levels. Every
world has four different arenas and each arena has five levels
of difficulty. No shortage of replay value as you can see. Each
level also comes with a list of objectives that you need to fulfill which includes killing soldiers and gladiators. There are
several waves of attacks and in the end there is a boss
lu’s Dungeon Hunter series has forged a forRating that you need to defeat to end the level. You have
two weapons that you can switch as per you needs
midable reputation for itself among gamers
and some special skills that you can use. There
all over the world, and is now back to deliver
are potions that help you in reviving your health in
even more thrills in its third iteration. Dungeon
between the battle. As you finish the battle you are
Hunter 3, like many prominent games of late, follows
awarded with gold coins, crystals, and other articles that
a freemium model – the game can be downloaded for free
come in handy for buying power ups. In case
from the iTunes App Store, but progressing beyond a certain
you die in mid-combat, the crystals can revive
level, almost always depends on in-app purchases of poweryou. Touch controls are easy to use. Hack and
ups and the like. The gameplay and story are simple. You
slash fans will love this. n
can choose to play one of the four characters that the game
offers namely Warlord, Astromancer, Trickster and Shaman.
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Each of these characters has its own special capabiliWe tested it on the
ties that you can put to use in battle, of which there
Apple iPhone 4S
are plenty. Once that is done you have four worlds
more weapons, yay!
G
82%
Smart apps
Music video in a
snap! (Vid)Rhythm is
There are a number of music themes
ranging from hip hop to classical and
there are a few choices of graphic
backgrounds like cats, robots, dance central,
etc. After you choose a song and a style, all
you have to do is record the required sound
and visual using the primary or the
magine being able to create a cool music
secondary camera and the app processes
video without almost saying
and doles out a cool looking graphic
nothing! This is what VidRythm, a
free app available on Apple’s iTunes
Rating video where your sound is used innovatively to create the music. There
App Store does. The application
are various songs like Happy Birthday
offers a number of cool ways to
and Jingle Bells that you can use and
create a good music video.
gonna get you a video
I
84%
with each song the kind of sound that you
need to record also changes. For instance in
one you might have to record drum sounds
and in the other you might need to record
notes like soprano, tenor, etc. If you don’t
know how to sing a note, the app corrects
it. You can share these videos to You Tube
or Facebook and save them too.
Now, that's innovation in our
books. n
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Apple iPhone 4
Smart apps
The sound of
music Stream the
best sounds
O
ne of the joys of having an unlimited
data plan is that there is nothing to
stop from enjoying music online on
your phone. All you need is an application
that gives access to good music. This is
exactly what Dhingana Music does for
BlackBerry devices. The application can be
downloaded for free from BlackBerry App
World and once installed, lets you access
music from categories like Featured Music,
Top Songs or Public Playlists. The Public
Playlists have categories like Most Popular,
Daily, Weekly and Monthly Popular and your
own public, private or favourite playlists. You
can also search for music by artist name, year,
singer, etc. Once you select a song, a music
player interface opens and you can play, pause
and skip through the list. If you register and
create an account in the app, you can also
create your own playlists and add music to
it. There is a social networking aspect to the
application as well. You can like or dislike a
particular song and post it on your Facebook
account. The interface of the application is
simple but is not really visually appealing.
That said, its Features Music segment offers
very updated content from the latest movies
and it automatically jumps from one song to
other so you don’t have to choose a song to
play time and again. Overall, it has
great content but we would have
loved a better interface. n
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BlackBerry Torch 9810
Rating
80%
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Marvel-ous
comic fun Bring
the excitement of
comics to your droid
T
here was a time when Spiderman,
X-Men, Avengers and all these
superheroes used to be an integral
part our lives. We lived for them and dreamt
of being like them, but with time or rather
lack of it, these comic books lost their sheen,
mostly because carrying them around was a
burden. However, thanks to some tech wiz-
the go. The interface of the app is
ardry, these comics are now available
on your smartphone and you can
Rating simple - you just have to swipe you
finger across the screen and it moves
get the same experience without
forward frame by frame. There is
having to go through the hassle of
multi-touch support so you can pinch
carrying another book in your bag.
to zoom in and out from the screen in
The Marvel Comics app is a
order to read. While the application can be
repository of comic books from the
downloaded for free from the Android Market
publishing house – and while you have to pay
and the comics can range
for most of them, some are available free of
anywhere between $2 (Rs 105
cost. The comics are sorted as Featured,
approx) and $13 (Rs 685 approx).
Just Added and Free and you can search for
Marvel-ous, we think. n
books as per series like Wolverine, Spiderman,
etc. You can also search on the basis of cre
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ator, popularity, free and storyline/arc. Once
you download the comic it gets stored in
We tested it on the
Sony Ericsson Arc S
the My Comics tab and you can read it on
85%
Smart apps
Snappy fizz! Add
colour feature lets you highlight just one colour
in the picture. So if you choose jungle, only
objects with green colour will remain coloured.
Then there are various effects like ghost, four
posters, and sketch, that are fun to use. One of
the highlights of the app is Scenes, that lets you
use interesting props like a painting canvas
ndroid may be the highest selling
to take a picture.
OS in the smartphone world but
can download others, although
its default camera app is defiRating weYou
failed to get the advertisement
nitely on the plain vanilla side. There
scene for some reason. There is a Share
are apps to save the day, however, and
Box function that allows you to access
one of which lets you add some zing to
all the pictures taken using the app at
it is Camera 360 Ultimate, a free app on
one place and then share it using e-mail,
the Android Market.
Bluetooth, social networking services, DLNA,
This app lets you add a number of effects to
etc. A must-have for all Android camyour camera, making the pictures more interesteraphone users, we think. n
ing. There are various colour effects that you
can add even while taking a picture. And these
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are not just the normal sepia, grayscale, etc, but
We tested it on the
some clever ones too. For instance, the magic
Sony Ericsson Arc S
new dimensions to your
phone's camera
A
82%
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Ready, aim,
shoot...scan!
Make PDFs on the
go, thanks to your
cameraphone
Y
es, there is an app on almost
every platform that lets you use
your phone’s camera as a document scanner or contact scanner to
convert it into text or contact information. But now we have an application
that lets you convert the text that you
scan with your phone’s camera into
PDF format without charging you a
penny. Called Camscanner-Phone PDF
Creator, the app is available for free
download from the Android Market.
Using it is simple - you click the picture of the document and edit it by
cropping the undesired area and rotating it accordingly.
The app then enhances the image
for better visibility and it is up to you
to share it, upload it or re-edit it. The
new document by default is saved as
a .jpg file but you can convert it into
PDF with a click of a button. The
whole interface of the app is simple
and touch optimised especially for
actions like cropping, etc. The enhancing of image basically sharpens the
contrasts, which works well for colour
pictures but black and while text images do get a bit burnt.
The PDF creation feature also
works for other pictures in your
device's photo gallery. Being the
greedy types, we wish that it had been
possible to convert documents saved
in the phone to PDF format as well
using the app, but honestly, that is just
us quibbling.
This is an awesome app for anyone
who possesses a decent
camera phone and deals
with documents.n
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Sony Ericsson Arc S
Rating
80%
et cetera
Tough gets going Hard as nails!
J
ust how much can one notebook take? Well, a heck of a lot,
if it happens to be the Panasonic Toughbook. The series
has built a formidable reputation for itself as the toughest
notebook in town and the CF-5w3 carries lives up to its proud
heritage. We dumped on it, dropped it a few times (almost giving cardiac arrests to those watching) and yet it still marched
on, with no dents in appearance or performance. And this when
it is termed merely semi-rugged. At slightly more than two and
a half kilos, it is lighter than previous toughbooks, but what
struck us most about it was its almost business-like appearance
with a silver-coloured top, solid magnesium alloy build and a
handle on the sides that came out conveniently when we wanted to carry it around, making it look almost like a briefcase.
Mind you, its innards would make most briefcases look sheep-
ish – the CF-53 packs in an Intel Core i5 processor, 14 inch display a 320 GB hard drive, 4 GB RAM, four USB ports (one of
which is a USB 3.0 port), and an HDMI port. The keyboard is a
spacious one and the touchpad support multi-touch, making
typing and navigation very comfortable indeed. The battery life
is a big surprise though, lasting us almost nine hours on a single charge, which is unusual in a 14-inch display notebook. Yes,
we would have loved a graphics card on it, to play the likes of
Skyrim and Deus Ex Human Revolution, and we do wish it had
better sound, but then this machine was build for survival, not
entertainment. And we reckon it can do that quite comfortably,
not just in corporate jungles but in real ones as well. Mind you,
at Rs 99,900, it is very much on the expensive side. A great
option if you want a really tough notebook, nevertheless. n
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Dongles for your need
for speed MIMO boost to 3G
connectivity on the move!
W
hile 3G does offer high speed
connectivity for mobile
phones, there is another way
you can use this high speed connectivity
and that is through 3G dongles. Reliance
Communications, one of the leading 3G
service providers in India has launched a
3G dongle that can offer download speeds
of up to 28 Mbps.
The dongle works on MIMO (Multiple
Input Multiple Output) technology which
uses multiple antenna to transmit and
receive thereby improving its connectivity performance. It also ensures increased
peak data rates, better spectrum efficiency and higher capacity for more users
giving a better experience to more people
at one time.
The dongle is plug and play so you are
saved from the hassle of downloading
software or installing it from a CD. The
device is sleek and stylish in black colour,
although we would have loved a lanyard
eyelet to secure it to avoid getting lost. It
also comes with a memory card slot that
can support up to 32 GB of expandable
memory. There are two versions of the
dongle – a 7.2 Mbps one and 21 Mbps one.
The cost of the latter is Rs 2,999 and the
former is Rs 1,719.
Data plan options for them would vary
from circle to circle, so we would recommend heading to the nearest Reliance
Web World or to www.rcom.co.in to
check them out. As for the dongles themselves, road warriors with an appetite for
high data usage would be hard pressed to
resist them. n
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Pump up the
volume Adding a sonic
boom to notebooks
A
fter making waves with its Slide tablet, iBall has returned
to its computer accessories business with two new
portable speakers, Melody Bar and USB Drum for notebooks. The sound quality of both speakers is good and decent
enough for a closed room party and in best iBall design, both
Melody Bar and USB Drum Speakers come in an elegant design.
The Melody Bar speaker comes with a multi-positioning feature bundled with a removable clip and base stand - you can use
the clip to attach the speaker horizontally or upright to a laptop. It
gets easily connected via a single USB cable for power and audio,
and did not require any external power adapter. It’s frequency
response is 100Hz-20kHz according to the company. The Melody
Bar available in White, Black and Red colors in the market. The
USB Drum Speaker comes in the form of two small drums which
also have a self locking back design.
You can also play the songs on your mobile phone using the
3.5 mm support cable but will need to connect the speakers with
your USB cable for power while doing so. Both speakers are compact and extremely portable and very handy if you are the type
that likes to listen to their music on their notebook. Melody Bar is
available in the market for Rs 890/- while the USB Drum Speaker
comes for Rs 990/- n
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Word’s Worth Adding
meaning to the language
D
ictionaries have played a very crucial part in
our lives. Most of us have gone through the
exercise of learning five words per day from
the dictionary along with their meanings. However,
flipping through the dictionary to find a word is a
tedious task. Moreover a paper dictionary has very limited functionality and you cannot do things like making
a reference list, finding the history of the word, search
idioms, etc. But now, there is a dictionary that can do
all this and will not be a burden to carry about,
because its digital.
The EW-B100C dictionary from Casio stores content from eight English Oxford Dictionaries and offers
a number of advanced functionalities like idiom search,
headword search, jump search with spelling checker
and many more. There is a Wildcard search option that
enables it to search a word by just typing a part of it.
One can create their own list of words for reference
and it also has a Text Marker function that allows
marking the text in three different colours.
This 175 gram dictionary is available in a laptop like
form factor that can fit into the palm of your hand. It
serves up decent battery life and can also work on alkaline and rechargeable batteries. The Casio EW-B100C
dictionary is available in the Indian market for Rs 7,995.
A bit pricey, but worth the words. n
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Irresistibly
tough Very little
can shock Casio’s
latest wristwatch
I
f you like your wristwatches to be big,
bold, and sporty, the GA-110GB-1A in the
Protection series of Casio’s famous
G-Shock series is right up your wrist. The
watch looks tough and is designed with a
unique contrast of golden and black colour in
the watch dial which looks very attractive
indeed. The extra big dial is covered by mineral glass and comes with various features like
world time, stop watch, etc.
The watch offers water resistance up to a
depth of 200 meters. It has an LED light that
illuminates on a touch of a button and gives
ample light for you to see the dial in the dark.
You may face difficulty in using the watch at
first as it crams in a lot of features in a
restricted frame but will get addicted once you
get the hang of it.
You can stay updated all over the world as
the watch gives you the time for 29 time zones
(48 cities + coordinated universal time) and
that too with city code display. Being a sports
watch it carries a 1000 second stopwatch. You
can set up to five independent daily alarms (
four one-time alarms and one snooze alarm).
And yes, did we mention that even the sheen
of the Resin case material and band will grab
attention? This is one watch that is not meant
for being hidden behind a shirt cuff and it is
priced at Rs 6,995. n
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its time to project
M
Snapper and projector – for
the iPhone too!
ost point and shoot cameras restrict themselves
to taking pictures and videos. Nikon’s COOLPIX
S1200pj however, clearly, belongs to a different
breed. Yes, it looks compact and stylish and is a reasonably powerful camera with a 14.1-megapixel lens, 5X zoom,
18 optimised scene modes, 3 inch LCD, smart portrait system, ability to shoot 720p HD video and EXPEED C2
image processing engine. But what really – and really –
marks it out is the projector lodged in the front of the
device. All you need to do is slide down the projector
cover and you will be able to project the images and videos you have shot on to a wall or any other screen of your
choosing. The size of the projection can be between five
and 60 inches, which is good enough for most corporate
boardrooms and living rooms. Mind you, the resolution of
the projection is 640 x 480, so do not expect TOO much
there. And that is not all. If you are willing to grab a dock
connector cable and download the iP-PJ transfer app from
the iTunes App Store, you can even connect your iPhone,
iPod touch and iPad to the device and view the images
stored on it as well as supported documents – given the
camera quality on different iOS devices, this works best
with the iPhone. Mind you, we wish we could view videos
stored on the devices as well. The S1200pj turns in a
decent performance as a camera in its own right, although
we would have preferred full HD video in the video
department and a bigger optical zoom, but it is its
versatility as a projector not just for its own but
also for the iPhone’s pictures that really
makes it rock. At Rs 14,950, it is a very
good option for those looking for a
point and shooter to complement their iPhone. n
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Flipping is Fun The
flip camera arrives!
I
t might be making waves in the smartphone and television markets, but Samsung is no mean player in the
camera segment itself. And one of the most interesting devices to come out from its labs is the MV 800. The
MV stands for multi-view and that is because the 3.0inch LCD display on the camera does not restrict itself
to staying on the back, but is actually almost a separate
part which is connected to the camera with a hinge at
the top, allowing you to flip it out and place it at different angles, including right on the very top of
the front part of the camera if needed – selfportraits were never really this easy. While
the camera packs in some very decent
specifications, including a 16.1-megapixel
lens with 5X optical zoom, it is its display which makes it really stand out.
Apart from the fact that it can be flipped
out, what marks it out is the fact that it is a
full touchscreen affair with customisable
wallpaper and the option to swap between different screens – there are actually five screens with different icons that let you access all camera functions with
minimum fuss. You can even rearrange the icons on a
screen as per your inclination. The touch interface also
makes it easier to touch up and edit images on the camera itself – never an easy task in most point and shooters. You can stretch facial features, add backgrounds and
do a whole lot more on the camera, and all without having to keep pressing buttons. Round that off with the
ability to take 3D pictures and the MV800 comes across
as an amazing device. Yes, we have seen cameras that
can take better pictures and shoot better video (the MV
800 is good without being exceptional in this regard),
but we do not think we have come across any which has
been so much fun to use and explore. The MV-800 is
priced at Rs 15,990. n
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Add colour to life
Compact performer
D
ell might be best known for its computers, but
has some formidable products up its digital
sleeves too, the latest of which is the 1250c, a
compact colour laser printer. Its compact design makes
it perfect to get into small offices and even in cabin
rooms. Installation is very simple and the printer can
be ready for action in a matter of minutes. The Dell
1250c’s strength, like all laser printers, is its black and
white printing, but it also gives you the option to print
in CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black) colours
on a glossy paper. The printing quality in colors is
impressive, but we would not recommend using the
colour option too often as the color plates in the printer run out of ink very quickly. The control panel is
located at the top of the printer and features resume
and cancel buttons along with status indicators for
ready, paper jam, etc., and can also tell you about the
status of the four toner cartridges in the printer.
Yes, it is a bit on the expensive side and is very
much a solo artist – you cannot share it over an office
network – but if you have the money and want a printer for yourself, we would back the 1250c over an inkjet
any day. Price: Rs-17,000. n
spotlight
Star Signs for Your
Handsets
Your phone’s brand, colour and its number might
have a bigger role to play in your life than you
imagined, if astrologers and numerologists are to be
believed. We take a look at how your handset can affect
your life. Heena Jatav and Mukesh Kumar Singh
W
ondering about what the new year
has in store for you? Well, the answer
might really lie not just in the stars,
but in the gadget that has become an
integral part of so many of our lives – the humble
handset. Yes, just as one consults astrologers and
numerologists before purchasing a car or a house,
or even while choosing one’s spouse, consulting
them before you set out to get a handset could
“A mobile phone’s brand
name’s vibrations too
appeal to the customer. Its
colour, date of purchase
and how much it matches to
one’s stars and horoscope
matters a lot. The name of
the phone often reflects
whether the phone will
be a success or not”
-Dr. Prem Kumar Sharma, astrologer
“If the use of lucky numbers
gets extreme then A person
can become obstinate. There
Should be a balanced use of
lucky numbers in everything
like in car’s number, mobile
number etc.”
- Manisha Kaushik,
numerologist
actually have a deep impact on your life. You will
be amazed to know that how a mobile number,
handset’s colour and even the colour of the case of
your mobile handset can prove lucky or otherwise
for you. After all, astrology is the science of stars
with which we all are connected as everything in
this world has a scientific reason. And every person has some lucky numbers and those numbers,
if used intelligently, can prove beneficiary in life’s
small and big decisions.
Those of little faith might laugh at the very
notion, but there are also those who believe very
strongly in these factors and feel that they may
actually change their lives. Which is why we
decided to meet an astrologist and a numerologist
to get future forecast for 2012, not just for your life
in general but also as to how your handset could
make the year a good one for you.
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Taurus | April 19-May 19
Aries | March 20-April 18
Life is likely to pick up pace from now on, so get
ready. Romantic endeavors are likely to be richly
rewarded. Those looking for a suitable match are
likely to find one. Your desire to travel abroad
may soon become a reality. If you are looking
for an appropriate place to settle down, this year
may be your lucky period.
Lucky No. | 3
Lucky Colour | Peach
Luck Tip | Avoid the colour black if
buying a new mobile
Mobile handset suggestion: Though there is no handset in peach
colour available in the market yet, but there are some phones
which have a similar colour that can be considered such as the
HTC Explorer, Nokia E7 and Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini.
Gemini | May 20-
June 20
You are likely to
be appreciated in
your social circle.
Professionally,
you may be
required to use
your brains a bit
more. Students
should keep all
their options
open on the
academic front.
Your lover may surprise you with
some exciting plans. Take things
easy on the financial front.
Lucky No. | 5
Lucky Colour | Dark Green
Luck Tip | Go for maximum “5s”
if buying a new mobile
connection.
Mobile handset suggestion: It
is very difficult to find a phone in
this dark green colour but you can
try for the Sony Ericsson Xperia,
Nokia E7, Nokia N8 and Nokia Asha
201. Nokia Asha 201 will be possibly
available in the market from January
2012 onwards.
Scroll through all the documents carefully before investing in a
property. Pamper your colleagues well, before asking for favours.
Those learning how to drive will make speedy progress. Setting up
the house will be on the priority list of homemakers. Those
in love are likely to take time out to meet lovers.
Lucky No. | 4
Lucky Colour | Violet
Luck Tip | A wrist yard with 3 I-ching
coins hung with your mobile handset is
likely to open new lines of communication for you
Mobile handset suggestion: There are
very few handsets available in violet colour.
You can try the BlackBerry Curve 8520,
Sony Ericsson Xperia, HTC Rhyme, HTC
Explorer, Nokia 700 and Nokia 701.
Cancer | June 21-July 21
Leo | July 22-August 21
Right moves on the professional front will help you
take big strides in your
career. Those playing the
stock market need to be careful. Physical workouts will
recharge your mind and body.
An overseas trip is on the
anvil for some.
Lucky No. | 5
Lucky Colour | Turquoise
Luck Tip | Avoid the mobile number which
sums up to 4 or 8.
Mobile handset suggestion: Options include
Nokia 100, Nokia E7, Nokia Lumia 800, Sony
Ericsson W8 and Nokia 700.
Youngsters may enjoy an excursion. Financial
condition is set to improve for those feeling
the pinch. Dreams will come true for those
willing to buy a house. Daily exercise routine
will ensure your fitness level. Some of you may
become the victim of your boss’s bad mood.
Lucky No. | 2
Lucky Colour | Lime Green
Luck Tip | Avoid “leather”
in a new mobile case.
Mobile handset suggestion: There is no phone of
lime green colour in the market but Nokia Lumia 710, Nokia
N8 and Nokia Lumia 800 could
be considered.
Virgo | August 22-September 21
Carelessness might see you miss a golden opportunity. Increased responsibilities at work may interfere with your social life. Someone is likely to pull your
heartstrings, but romance may be difficult. Opting for healthy alternatives is
essential. .
Lucky No. | 4
Lucky Colour | Indigo
Luck Tip | Placing a laughing Buddha near your mobile handset in your
bedroom will help you hear good news on the romance front.
Mobile handset suggestion: For this colour class you can choose between Sony
Ericsson Txt and Nokia C3. Nokia C2-03 and Nokia 700 also have blue strips.
Libra | September 22- October 22
You need to be grounded on the academic front. Returns from previous investments are likely to keep the cash register ringing. Those
planning to book a flat should not delay it. Unnecessary arguments at work place may upset you.
Lucky No. | 3
Lucky Colour | Red
Luck Tip | Businessmen should place a three-legged frog near their
mobile handset on the work desk to enhance the revenue quotient.
Mobile handset suggestion: Nokia 1280, Nokia 101, Nokia 300, Nokia X2-01,
Nokia 700, Sony Ericsson Xperia, Sony Ericsson W8 and the HTC Incredible S
come is Red colour.
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Scorpio | October 23-November 20
An excellent time is foreseen when you
achieve much. Seniors plan to give you a
free hand with full authority and adequate
resources. Architects and engineers may
get involved in a dream project. You are
likely to discharge all your domestic
responsibilities to the satisfaction of all. A
candlelight dinner with lover promises to
cement romantic bonds.
Lucky No. | 8
Lucky Colour | Grey
Luck Tip | Don’t keep too many things
on your work desk as they obstruct
the free flow of positive energy.
Mobile handset suggestion: Nokia 100,
Nokia 101, Samsung Champ, Samsung Chat 3G, Nokia C3, Motorola
Fire XT, Nokia E7, Nokia N8, are just some of the options.
Capricorn | December
Sagittarius | November
21-December 20
You are set to reap rich dividends on the academic front. Getting the better of workplace
rivals will not be too difficult. Some improvement is foreseen in your monetary condition.
Taking steps to prevent seasonal ailments will
be important in staying fit. Differences with
spouse are likely to be buried, as you commence a favorable phase on the marital front.
Lucky No. | 11
Lucky Colour | Light Grey
Luck Tip | Place 11 stalks of bamboo in
your living room to energize your health aura.
Mobile handset suggestion: There is very little difference
between grey and light grey when it comes to mobile phones. In
this category you can try the Nokia C1-01, Nokia 701, Nokia 700 and
Nokia N8.
21-January 19
February 18
Aquarius | January 20-
Pisces | February 19-
Someone at office may help you out in
completing a task. Plan this time only to listen and cater to family needs. Those single
could meet someone special. Settling in a
new house is indicated for some. Someone
may seek your advice.
Lucky No. | 2
Lucky Colour | Orange
Luck Tip | An orange coloured mobile
cover will lift up your confidence levels
if attending an important meeting.
Mobile handset
suggestion: There
is no specific handset available in this
colour but you can try
the HTC Explorer, Sony
Ericsson W8, Nokia N8
and Xperia Play, which
come close.
Some lucrative avenues of
promoting business open
up for you. Those in government service are likely to
get in line for promotion. A
lighter mood will strengthen the bond you share with
other people. Exercise caution in financial dealings.
Health needs attention.
Lucky No. | 18
Lucky Colour | Brown
Luck Tip | Keep a silver coin in the
same pocket as you keep your mobile
handset to enhance your financial
health.
Mobile handset suggestion: Apart from
brownish metal bodies, there are few
phones available in this colour. Options
include Samsung Champ, Nokia N8, Nokia
C7, HTC Wildfire and HTC Desire.
Good news is in store
for those looking for a
promotion. Some working
women will achieve financial freedom. A balanced
diet and adequate physical
activity will ensure health.
Lucky No. | 6
Lucky Colour |
Turquoise
Luck Tip | Some hearts
hung as lucky charms
with the mobile will
highlight the romantic
side of you.
Mobile handset suggestion: Options
include the Nokia
100, Nokia E7,
Nokia Lumia 800,
and Nokia 700.
Y
ou can also visit Dr. Prem Kumar
Sharma’s website for further details at
www.premastrologer.com or can be contacted at Delhi- 011-26449898, 26489899
(Saturday to Monday); Panchkula- 01722562832, 2572874 (Tuesday to Thursday);
Mumbai- 022-26398641.
March 19
Whether the above mentioned forecast is
correct or not is just a matter of belief. A tip:
You might not find a handset of the exact
desired colour but there are many phone
covers and skins available in the market that
can take care of you colour needs. n
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spotlight
Appy
Valentine’s Day
This Valentine’s Day,
express your love not
just with flowers and
chocolates, but with
applications specially
designed for the tender
emotion. Here’s our look
at Valentine’s day and the
apps around it.
Harshita Rastogi & Heena Jatav
T
he world celebrates February 14 as
the day of love, commonly known as
Valentine’s Day There are different
stories associated with Valentine’s Day and
while there are different versions of why we
celebrate February 14 as Valentine’s day, the
most believed one is that it was on this day
that Saint Valentine was executed.
His sin was conducting the marriage of
Roman soldiers, something which was banned
at that time by the then-emperor Claudius II.
Claudius’ rationale was that a married man
would never make a good soldier and thus in
order to make an army of strong and dedicated
soldiers, he issued an edict prohibiting marriage. Despite this law, St. Valentine continued
conducting marriage ceremonies, albeit secretly, as he strongly believed in unison of people
in love. However, this secret was exposed and
St Valentine was arrested and then executed
on February 14, 270 AD.
We know not about the authenticity of
the story, but there can be no denying that
February 14 is considered by many to be a special day when one can express one’s love. On
this day, lovers express their feelings and love
for their companions by presenting flowers,
chocolates, and greeting cards to each other.
In this day and age, there is hardly any part
of our lives which is not touched by technology. And Valentine’s Day is no exception. If
you are tired of the conventional flowers, cards
and chocolates formula to impress the one
you love, you could perhaps try doing so with
some software or “apps.” All you and your
beloved need is a decent smartphone or tablet
– and these are no longer as rare as they were
a few years ago.
Of course, there are literally hundreds of
applications out there dedicated to love or
Valentine’s day, so we slipped in to the app
world to cherry pick some think work best.
Do try them out – they might make your
Valentine’s Day an “appy” one.
1
The story of
Valentine’s Day
Availability- Android
Market, Nokia Store
Price- Free
Well before start celebrating or planning an event or
spotlight
a day, we believe you
definitely should know
the reason for your celebration. This app does
just that for Valentine’s
Day, and that too in an
interesting manner. The
app contains interactive
illustrations which will
actually take you to the
time of St. Valentine.
The app tells the story
of the man who defied
the mighty Claudius in an interesting manner, giving you an idea of why he
attained sainthood and is now considered the
patron saint of lovers.
2
M.A.S.H. Valentine
Availability- Android Market
Price- Free
This one is a master
predictor of sorts. It
will let you find out
your valentine crush
and will also tell what
he/she will gift and
on what occasion.
Not only that, the
app will also tell your
future prospects with
that person – will you
end up being married
or just remain Facebook friends, and so on. All
you need to do is enter the names of your four
crushes, then enter the list of four gifts, four
activities and calculate your future. We would
advise being ready for just about anything.
3
Astro LoveRealtime
love
predictions
Availability- iTunes App
Store
Price- Free
For all the proliferation
of technology in our
lives, many of us still
believe strongly in astrology and this app is
definitely for those who believe that our future
can be foretold. Apparently, cosmic factors can
make a difference in the relationship you may
have with someone and the application tells
you about the proximity of your relative planets. You have to match up your sun sign with
your partner’s or prospect’s for the application
to calculate the percentage of love in terms
of attraction and feelings. It also predicts the
timely planetary position of the two different
sun signs you have chosen on a scale meter.
One needs to enter sun signs once and the
position of the respective planets in regards to
each other can be seen for three days thereafter. You can also see the best timings in a day
for you to meet the person you have chosen of
a particular sun sign.
you will be displayed in a heart-shaped frame.
You can customise the photos and use them as
wallpapers for your mobile phones, desktop,
laptops etc. You can also do multiple changes
like add hearts and kisses to the picture, and
add text banners above and below the heart
which contains the picture. You can also add
colours of your choice to the background,
floating hearts, etc., and also customise shapes.
Use the app well and the final results would
truly show that a picture is worth a thousand
words, even in love.
6
Brownie Valentine’s
Recipe
Availability: Nokia Store
Price: Free
This application is
especially useful for
those who have a short
memory and find the
numbers dancing when
it comes to recalling
important dates. And
no, it is not a regular calendar or appointments app but one designed to keep the record
of the date of every romantic gift you received,
meetings you had, kisses you shared, etc. The
app has small pictographs for each – all you
need to do is put in the date under the respective pictograph and save it. The only way you
will forget an important day in your love life
after this will be if you lose your phone!
Price- Free
Planning to do some
cooking for your
loved one? Well then,
this app is perfect
for you, especially if
you are not too well
versed in the ways
of the kitchen. The
app will teach you
how to make different
dishes, ranging from
sandwiches to brownies to Cranberry drinks.
The app contains the picture of the dishes,
step-wise preparation methods and also information about which ingredient to be used and
in what amounts. All of which makes it the
perfect app to cook up a lovely meal – after all,
they do say that the route to a person’s heart
is through their stomachs.
5
7
4
Love Pictogram
Photo Heart Locket
Price- Rs 52
(approx)
What can one do
with a photograph?
Well, a whole lot if
you use this interesting app. With it, you
can use your picture
and a picture of your
beloved to make
beautiful wallpapers.
The picture of both of
Valentine’s Day Ideas
Price- Free
If you are feeling you have run out ideas and
want to do something different this Valentine’s
Day, then this app could help. Right from celebrating the night before Valentine’s Day to
Valentine’s cards ideas, this app is a veritable
treasure chest of information and ideas that
can be used to make the day special. The app
also contains homemade Valentine day ideas
for those who either do not wish to spend
hefty amounts of money or just prefer doing
things themselves when it comes to showing
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their affection to
their partners. The
app has information and tips about
how to make cute
valentine gifts at
home such as a
scrapbook, cookies,
candles etc. It also
contains Valentine’s
Day card ideas,
poems, and other
handy information.
8
Love Matcher
Availability- BlackBerry App World
Price- Free
Love is now literally
a click away. Want
to check your love
percentage? Simply
type the name of
the one you love
and yours and then
click calculate. The
app will show the
percentage of your
love. Perfect for
all those looking to check their compatibility
with not just their partners, but also looking to
do some match-making for their friends, and
wanting to know how they would pair up with
celebrities.
9
Valentine Gift Idea
OS: iTunes App Store
Price: Free
Gifts play an
important role in
expressing your
love to the one
you love. But finding the perfect
gift is no easy
task. Different
people like different things and
just as the right
gift can be the
perfect messenger
of your feelings, the wrong one can do no end
of damage. If you are torn about what to gift
your loved one this Valentine’s Day, then the
Valentine Gift Idea app is just the biscuit for
you, as it comes packed with ideas to impress
your lover. The app enables you to choose
from a variety of options it offers to make this
Valentine’s Day a memorable one. From tips
about confessing about your feeling to your
dream girl/boys, to arranging for a special
dinner with your love, it will give you a list of
interesting ideas to choose from.
10
Say ‘I love U’ in ABC
Availability- BlackBerry App
World (PlayBook)
Price- Free
It is one thing to
know that you are in
love, quite another to
actually go out and
confess your feelings
to the object of your
affections. If the sight
of the one you love
leaves you tongue-tied and knock-kneed, we
suggest trying out this app – it is perfect for
the shy types who want to express their love
for someone. The app displays an interesting
and animated way of telling the person that
you love him/her, backed up with some very
nice music. It might just work.
11
Kissing Test
Availability: iTunes App Store
Price: Free
For all the first timers out there, now that you
have got a date to go out on this Valentine, it
is very important
to make your
first kiss leave
an impression
on your partner.
This app is meant
for just that and
helps you polish
your kissing skills.
The Kissing Test
application judges
the way you kiss
and tells you about
the kind of kisser you
are. You have to choose
your gender first and then
kiss the lips given on your
iPad screen. The app will
analyse the kiss and display
on the screen its feedback. You
may get a Fish Lips for being
a
pathetic kisser, to a Red Hot for being the
perfect one, depending on the kind of kiss
you give on the screen. Practice away, but do
remember to wipe the screen clean please, and
we would recommend the ladies not wearing
lipstick while trying this app out.
12
My Virtual Girlfriend/
My virtual Boyfriend
Availability: iTunes App Store
Price: free
Valentine’s Day might be the day for lovers
but not every one ends up with a date. Those
who are going to have a lonely valentine this
year need not despair – they can make use
of these apps to
find a virtual girl
or boy of their
choice. You need
to feed in your
name, and then
rate yourself
on the basis of
nature, character, intelligence,
physical features,
and other factors. After this,
you give some
information about your preferences in a girl or
a boy, for the app to find a suitable match for
you to flirt around. No, it is not really a match
for the real thing, but heck, at least it will not
leave you lonely this Valentine’s Day.
So whether you have a valentine or not,
these apps will keep you in touch with your
romantic side one way or the other. Feel
the love in the air this Valentine’s Day and
remember to keep your phone or tablet handy.
Love? Yeah, there’s are app for that too. Happy
Valentine’s Day. n
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event
Next Generation
Wireless 2011 was
held on the November
4 last year at Delhi
to discuss the need
of better network
connectivity and high
speed data access in
India
Harshita Rastogi
Networks: Next
Generation
T
his is the era of wireless networks.
Indeed, these networks have become
an indispensable part of our lives and
enable us to stay connected anywhere and
everywhere. The last decade has brought in
a revolution in the telecom industry and our
lives as well. Today, almost everyone has a
wireless device. Be it an office, educational
institution or someone’s home, we want to
stay free from wires, thus relying more on
wireless networking devices.
Keeping all these points in mind, the telecom operators and
government bodies are working
on better coverage
and connectivity
for better services
at faster speeds
and at reasonable
prices.
A recent
summit on Next
Generation
Wireless Networks
highlighted these
points. Meeting
the requirements
and fulfilling the
demands for a better connectivity at
a higher speed and
precision in data
reception were the crux of the discussions
held at the event which was held at Delhi.
Kapil Sibal, the Minister for
Communications and IT spoke about the
current scenarios in the field of technology
and connectivity, along with the flaws in the
system and the requirements for a better
technology-enabled India. On this occasion,
prominent personalities from the telecom
industry like Akhil Gupta, Deputy Group CEO
and Managing Director of Bharti Enterprises
and Director of Bharti Airtel; Sandeep
Girotra, Head of India Region, Nokia Siemens
Network; Mallikarjun Rao, Chief Technology
Officer, Aircel; Avneesh Agrawal, President,
Qualcomm India and South Asia, and others
presented their views on the Minister’s note,
on the scope of the next generation wireless
networks and the approach needed to reach
the masses.
The Minister said that the next generation
of wireless networks, i.e. 4G and advanced
telecom services are expected to change the
face of telecommunications in the second half
of the year ahead. However, he also pointed
out that before implementation of anything
new, it was necessary to reach the rural areas
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first and it should not only the urban areas
that are benefitted and get access to the latest developments in technology. Now that
everyone was talking about 4G, he stressed the
need to first get the networks for 2G and 3G
in proper shape, asserting that 3G services still
don’t address issues of ordinary people, and
thus, needed to be improved.
The Minister also pointed out the need to
spread greater awareness about new services
brought out by telecom operators and the
Government as people in remote areas did not
even know that such services existed. He also
elaborated on the recently launched Aakash
Tablet for the under privileged children in
particular. He stressed that next generation
of this tablet should have better application
support, and the one after that would have its
focus on services. These applications and services would open up space for the education,
empowerment and employment sectors. “The
device can be powered with several technical
features, but serves no purpose without relevant content. One of the biggest problems we
face today is that there is no standardisation of
data”, he added.
Akhil Gupta also presented his opinions
about the evolution of wireless networks. He
said that while earlier these services were
restricted to an elite segment of the population, they now had become a necessity for
all. Also, considering the Internet revolution
and the rising demands of connectivity in all
segments of the society, he emphasised that
Internet services should be made affordable
for the common man to make the best use of
these. Further highlighting the point that the
Minister had made, Gupta said that children
and people of all segments should get access
to the Internet in the next five years.
The next session of the summit had presentations from Sandeep Girotra, and Kapil
Ahuja, Chief Technical and Marketing Officer,
ZTE Telecom India. The duo talked about the
loopholes in the telecom industry, and proposed probable solutions to them. Girotra said
that they were working on the customisation
of services they provided to their customers
and added that seeking solutions for 2G, 3G
and 4G services could not replace the requirements to work on overall coverage. Girotra
also stressed the importance of coverage to
stabilise other factors like network, revenue,
customer satisfaction. Agreeing with this,
Ahuja added that they needed to concentrate
work equipment and access devices to support
multiple technologies, the technical challenges
in co-existence of 2G, 3G and LTE networks
amongst other topics. They all agreed on the
point that an ecosystem where in all the blades
get into a common phase is required to attain
better coverage and capacity at an affordable
price. Other points that emerged were that
along with developing technology, working
and relevant spectrum was also important, and
that better infrastructure would require more
users to make use of it for cost optimisation.
Devesh Agrawal, VP-Engineering and PLM
Tekelec, made a presentation on the role of
signalling intelligence for wireless network
evolution. This was followed by another panel
on growth in rural areas as well as the coming
days would see networking move beyond voice
calls and into broadband territory. They also
pointed out the fact that for any technology to
be successful, it should be affordable as well.
There was also a panel discussion on
the Next Generation Wireless Ecosystem
Evolution in India.
The panelists for the discussion were
Mallikarjun Rao, Chief Technology Officer,
Aircel; Ashwani K Khillan, Chief Technology
Officer, MTS India; Anil Tandan, Group Chief
Technology Officer, Idea Cellular; Abhay
Savargaonkar, Head-Network planning, Bharti
Airtel; Lakshminath Reddy Dondeti, Director,
Engineering – technical standards, Qualcomm
India; and A Sethuraman, Executive Director,
Huawei India. They all presented their views
on the emerging network architecture, net-
discussion on developing an end to end offering, by Shankar Agrawal, Additional Secretary,
DIT Govt. of India; Jonarthan Bill, Head Data
and Internet services Vodafone India; Cheenu
Seshadri, Chief Strategy Officer and COO,
south and west region, MTS India; Sharad
Arora, Head Mobility-Wireless solutions, Tata
Teleservices; Gulzar Azad, Mobile Partnership
Lead India and APAC, Google; and Neeraj Roy,
MD and CEO, Hungama digital media entertainment.
They talked about the services and applications and whether they were addressing the
daily requirements of various user segments.
There also was a discussion on the initiatives required by various stake holders for
the development of localised application and
content. n
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phone before buying. The
ratings that have been
included are from the burn
tests of the phones that we
have reviewed. Feel free to
update us.
(Last updated on January
3, 2012)
NR stands for not reviewed
M.O.P. stands for Market
Operating Price
Y MOBILE 91
JAN 15 to FEB 14 2012 MY
myguide
MODELS
SUB-ENTRY LEVEL
BYOND
PARAMETERS
Model
Dimension (mm)
CELKON
BY 809
BY 120+
BY 255
BY009
C207
C33
C 66i
107 x 46.3 x 14.7
110 x 46 x 14
110.7 x 47.5 x 12.5
111 x 41.7 x 14.5
108 X 46 X 16
108 X 46 X 16
NA
90
120
120
120
79
75
NA
Talktime/Standby (hours)
4/240
10/480
4/192
10/240
6/120
6/120
15/300
Screen (colours)/Size (inch)
NA/1.5
NA/1.5
NA/2.0
NA/2.0
65,536/1.8
262,144/2
262,144/2.4
Inbuilt/Expandable memory
NA/2GB
NA/2GB
NA/4GB
1016KB/.4GB
468KB/8GB
303/4GB
NA/16GB
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
NA/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
No/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
NA
VGA/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
Yes/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
100
1000
500
1000
1000
500
500
Weight (grams)
Camera/Flash/Video
Phonebook Capacity
Frequency/Dual SIM
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Music Player/FM Radio
Form Factor/T.Screen/QWERTY
Burn test Rating
No/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
NA
NA
Propriety
Propriety
RTOS
RTOS
RTOS
NA/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
1,249
1,799
2,099
2,399
1,499
1,599
2,299
MODELS
Price in Rs.
Dual Band/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+GSM
JOSH
PARAMETERS
Model
KARBONN
K 102
K 486
LAVA
JB 89
JB 189
Dimension (mm)
NA
NA
102 x 47 x 15
109 x 47.8 x 14
116 x 47.9 x 15.4
115 X 50 x 15.5
110 x 46 x 14.65
Weight (grams)
NA
NA
75
80
NA
112
81.4
NEW
NEW
K2
NEW
K9
NEW
ARC21
NEW
Mar-72
5/120
NA/NA
5/500
7.0/350
6/300
3/120
65,536/1.8
65,536/1.8
65,536/2.0
65,536/2.0
262,144/2.2
262,144/2.4
65,536/1.8
650KB/4GB
NA/2GB
NA/8GB
32MB/8GB
NA/8GB
NA/8GB
250KB/8GB
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Camera/Flash/Video
Yes/No/Yes
Yes/No/Yes
VGA/No/Yes
VGA/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
No/NoNo
Phonebook Capacity
1,000
2,000
NA
300
1,000
1000
500
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Frequency/Dual SIM
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Operating System
Proprietary
Proprietary
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
1,999
2,499
1,700
1,800
2,000
2,100
1,820
YMOBILE JAN 15 to FEB 14 2012
92 MY
MODELS
LAVA
PARAMETERS
Model
KKT 34+
Dimension (mm)
Weight (grams)
NEW
113.5 x 51.2 x 16
LG
ARC05
116 x 47 x 11.5
NOKIA
A180
A190
106.5 x 45 x 13.75
106.5 x 45 x 13.75
NEW
A 230
1280
100
107.2 x 45.1 x 15.3
110 x 45.5 x 14.9
NEW
108.6 x 46.6 x 13.8
95
80.5
65.4
72
80
81.92
70
12/720
4/500
17/882
5/150
17/809
8.30/528
7.2/840
262,144/2.4
262,144/2.2
65,536/1.5
65,536/1.52
262,144/1.77
Monochrome/1.36
65,536/1.8
NA/8GB
NA/8GB
NA/No
No/No
25MB/8GB
NA/No
NA/No
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Yes/No
Yes/No
No/No
No/No
No/No
No/No
No/No
VGA/No/Yes
VGA/No/Yes
No/No/No
No/No/No
1.3MP/No/Yes
No/No/No
No/No/No
1,000
500
500
1000
Camera/Flash/Video
Phonebook Capacity
Frequency/Dual SIM
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Yes/No/No
Dual Band/No
Yes/No/No
No/No/No
500
500
Dual Band/No
Dual Band/No
Yes/Yes/No
No/No/No
No/No/No
Dual Band/GSM+GSM Quad Band/GSM+GSM
No/No/No
NA
NA
NA/No
NA
NA
Symbian S30
S30
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
No/Yes
No/Yes
Yes/Yes
No/Yes
No/Yes
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
2,200
2,540
1,300
1,500
2,450
1,050
1,350
MODELS
Price in Rs.
300
Dual Band/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+GSM
NOKIA
PARAMETERS
Model
ONIDA
RAGE
101
C1-02
X1-01
C1-01
G 695 Style
KYS 99 Sound
Striker
Dimension (mm)
110 x 45.5 x 14.9
108 x 45 x 13.8
112.2 x 47.3 x 16
108 x 45 x 14
119 x 51 x13.2
NA
114 x 46 x 16.5
Weight (grams)
69.6
77.5
91.5
78.8
100
NA
100
7.2/840
10.4/504
13/1032
10.4/540
7/NA
NA
6/500
65,536/1.8
65,536/1.8
65,536/1.8
65,536/1.8
65,536/2.4
65,536/2.4
NA/2.0
NA/No
64MB/32GB
NA/16GB
64MB/32GB
NA/8GB
NA/8GB
45KB/4GB
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
No/No
Yes/No
No/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Camera/Flash/Video
No/No/No
No/No/No
No/No/No
VGA/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
Yes/ No/Yes
Phonebook Capacity
500
1,000
500
1,000
300
1000
300
Frequency/Dual SIM
Dual Band/GSM+GSM
Dual Band/No
Dual Band/GSM+GSM
Dual Band/No
No/No/No
Yes/No/No
No/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
S30
Symbian S40
S30
Symbian S40
NA
NA
NA
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
Dual Band/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+GSM
No/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
NR
NR
84
NR
NR
NR
76
1,500
1,800
1,850
2,300
2,299
2,499
1,699
YMOBILE 93
MODELS
myguide
RAGE
PARAMETERS
Model
Dimension (mm)
Weight (grams)
SAMSUNG
Turbo
Flame
Power
1081
E 1085
E1175
E2230
117.5 x 50.5 x 15.6
115 x 48 x 14
119.9 x 57 x 14.1
107.4 x 45.5 x 13.6
107.4 x 45.5 x 13.6
108.7 x 46.1 x 14.1
109.2 x 46.0 x 14.9
120
95
105
64.5
64.5
72
79
4.5/300
4.5/300
11/1000
9/560
9/560
12/650
14.7/660
65,536/2.4
NA/2.0
65,536/2.4
65,536/1.43
65,536/1.43
65,536/1.52
65,536/1.8
85KB/4GB
250KB/8GB
145KB/8GB
1MB/No
1MB/No
1MB/No
4MB/8GB
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
No/No
No/No
Yes/No
1.3MP/Yes/Yes
1.3MP/ No/Yes
1.3MP/Yes/Yes
No/No/No
No/No/No
No/No/No
VGA/No/Yes
500
1,000
500
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Camera/Flash/Video
Phonebook Capacity
Frequency/Dual SIM
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
500
1,000
1,000
Dual Band/No
Dual Band/No
Dual Band/GSM+GSM
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
No/No/No
No/No/No
Yes/No/No
NA
NA
N/A
Properitory
Properitory
Proprietary
Properitory
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
No/Yes
No/No
No/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
80
NA
78
NR
NR
NR
NR
1,799
1,799
1,999
1,100
1,150
1,275
2,050
MODELS
Price in Rs.
500
Dual Band/No
PARAMETERS
Model
SAMSUNG
M-5005
M-5350
UFX
401
Star
Bizz
109.2 x 46.0 x 14.9
110 x 45 x 14.6
104.8 x 56 x 13.2
113 x 51.6 x 13.7
102 x 43 x 15.5
107.6 x 45.6 x 12.6
98.5 x 54 x 13.3
Weight (grams)
79
73
60
86
55
95
80
NEW
M-5455
V3
Dimension (mm)
E2232
SPICE
NEW
NEW
NA/500
9.2/276
3.50/300
4/230
3/300
3/120
3/200
65,536/1.77
65,536/1.8
262,144/2.36
2,621,442.40
65,536/1.8
65,536/1.8
268,144/2.0
20MB/8GB
NA/4GB
NA/8GB
110KB/8GB
128MB/2GB
64MB/2GB
28MB/4GB
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Yes/No
No/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Camera/Flash/Video
VGA/No/Yes
VGA/No/Yes
VGA/No/Yes
1.3MP/NoYes
VGA/No/Yes
Yes/No/Yes
Yes/No/Yes
Phonebook Capacity
1,000
500
500
1,000
1,000
200
500
Frequency/Dual SIM
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Yes/No/No
No/No/No
No/NoNo
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Operating System
Properitory
NA
NA
NA
MTK
NA
NA
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
YesYes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/No/No
BarNo/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/YesNo
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/Yes
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
2,400
1,300
2,050
2,250
1,999
1,523
2,199
94 MY
MODELS
VIDEOCON
PARAMETERS
Model
Dimension (mm)
Weight (grams)
V1414
V1451
V1533
V1476
V1452
V1477
V1448
115.5 x 50 x 17
114.8 x 51.6 x 15.4
115.5 x 49 x 17
110.7 X56 X14.6
114.2 x 50.2 x 17.5
110.1 X 55.2 X13.9
114.8 x 49.7 x16
90
NA
98
96
NA
96
110
4.5/200
5.0/250
5/250
6/300
7/240
6/300
7/240
262,000/2.0
262,000/2.4
262,000/2.2
65,000/2.0
65,000/2.4
65,000/2.0
65,000/2.4
Inbuilt/Expandable memory NA/8GB (4GB+4GB)
NA/4GB
NA/4GB+4GB
NA/4GB
NA/4GB
NA/4GB
NA/4GB
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
0.3MP/No/Yes
VGA/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
VGA/No/Yes
VGA/No/Yes
VGA/No/Yes
VGA/No/Yes
500
500
1,000
800
500
800
500
Camera/Flash/Video
Phonebook Capacity
Frequency/Dual SIM
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Operating System
Nucleus
Nucleus
Nucleus
Nucleus
Nucleus
Nucleus
Nucleus
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/Yes
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/Yes
Bar/No/No
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
1,799
1,999
1,999
1,999
2,099
2,099
2,199
MODELS
ENTRY LEVEL
VIDEOCON
PARAMETERS
Model
ZEN
BYOND
V1635
V1535
V1532
X381s
X400i
M16
BY 260
Dimension (mm)
115.5 x 51 x 16.5
113 x 48.5 x15.8
114.4 x 51.4 x14.3
106 X 43 X 14
108 X 44 X 15
109 X 45 X 13
110 x 49 x 11
Weight (grams)
100
NA
101
NA
95
99.9
120
6/300
6/216
6/216
2.5/180
10/720
4/220
4/240
262,000 / 2.4
65,000 / 2.2
65,000 / 2.2
65,536/1.5
65,536/1.5
65,536/2.0
NA/2.2
NA/4GB
NA/4GB
NA/8GB
No/2GB
No/2GB
NA/4GB
NA/16GB
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
No/No
No/No
No /No
Yes/No
Camera/Flash/Video
2.0MP/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
No/No/No
No/No/No
1.3MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
Phonebook Capacity
2,000
1,000
1,000
500
500
500
1,000
Frequency/Dual SIM
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Nucleus
Nucleus
Nucleus
NA
NA
NA
Propriety
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
2,299
2,299
2,399
1,699
1,999
2,499
2,899
YMOBILE 95
MODELS
myguide
BYOND
PARAMETERS
Model
Dimension (mm)
Weight (grams)
CELKON
INQ
JOSH
BY011
BY007
Gamestar
C 227
Mini
Chat
JT301
116.7 x 50 x 14.8
111 x 47 x 14.5
114.3 x 45.5 x 13.6
117 X 57 X 13
102.9 x 45.8 x 12.8
114.5 x 61 x 12.8
NA
125
120
100
99
90
122
NA
13/600
10/480
4/400
6/120
3.3/260
3.5/285
3/120
NA/2.2
NA/2.2
NA/2.4
262,144/2.8
262,144/2.2
262,144/2.4
262,144/2.8
1016.5KB/4GB
1016KB/4GB
319.5KB/8GB+8GB
256MB/16GB
50MB/4GB
100MB/4GB
NA/4GB
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
1.3MP/No/Yes
3.2MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
3.2MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/No
3.2MP/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
1,000
1,000
1,000
2,000
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Camera/Flash/Video
Phonebook Capacity
Frequency/Dual SIM
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Yes/No/No
1,000
1,000
1,000
Quad Band/No
Tri Band/No
Dual Band/GSM+GSM
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Propriety
Propriety
Propriety
RTOS
NA
NA
Proprietary
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/Yes/Yes
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
NR
NR
78
NR
NR
84
NR
2,899
2,999
3,299
3,699
3,500
5,100
2,999
MODELS
Price in Rs.
Dual Band/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+GSM
JOSH
PARAMETERS
Model
KARBONN
JM500
JB 325
Dimension (mm)
NA
NA
95.5 X 46 X 16.8
15.8 x 51.5 x 107
114.7 x 48.2 x 14.3
106.6 x 54.3 x 12.7
116 x 61 x 12
Weight (grams)
NA
NA
NA
80
100
95
135
K44
NEW
K33
NEW
KC999
NEW
K1818
NEW
K1616
NEW
7/240
May-72
2.5/190
4/300
Jun-72
4/500
6/312
262,144/2.2
262,144/2.2
262,144/2.4
262,144/2.4
262,144/2.2
262,144/3.2
262,144/3.5
No/4GB
36KB/4GB
64MB/4GB
95KB/8GB
32MB/8GB
Yes/8GB
Yes/8GB
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Camera/Flash/Video
1.3MP/No/Yes
Yes/No/No
VGA/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
3.2MP/No/Yes
3.2MP/No/Yes
Phonebook Capacity
800
500
350
1,000
750
2,000
2,000
Frequency/Dual SIM
Dual Band/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+CDMA Dual Band/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+GSM
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Operating System
Proprietary
Proprietary
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Clamshell/No/No
Slider/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
3,299
4,899
2,600
3,000
3,100
3,700
4,700
96 MY
MODELS
LAVA
PARAMETERS
Model
KKT39
Dimension (mm)
Weight (grams)
NEW
116 x 47 x 11.5
KKT50
NEW
B6
NEW
LG
A10
NEW
NA
123 x 84 x 13.9
NA
A16
NEW
M70
NEW
120 x 47.5 x 13.1
NA
C105
114.5 x 59 x 13
80.5
NA
NA
105
100
110
94
10/NA
8/NA
NA
NA
3.1/220
NA
16/650
262,144/2.2
262,144/2.8
262,144/2.3
262,144/3.0
262,144/2.6
262,144/3.2
262,144/2.2
NA/16GB
Yes/8GB
43M/B8GB
200MB/16GB
32MB/MicroSD
30MB/32GB
4.7MB/4GB
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
VGA/No/Yes
VGA/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
3.2MP/Yes/Yes
3.2MP/No/Yes
5.0Mp/Yes/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
500
500
1000
2,000
2,000
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Camera/Flash/Video
Phonebook Capacity
Frequency/Dual SIM
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Yes/No/Yes
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
2,000
Dual Band/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
1,000
Quad band/No
Yes/Yes/No
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/No/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/No/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/No/Yes
NR
NR
NR
NR
82
NR
NR
2,700
3,000
3,500
3,800
3,900
4,750
2,800
MODELS
Price in Rs.
Dual Band/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+SM Dual Band/GSM+GSM
LG
PARAMETERS
Model
A200
S365
A350
T500
T515
C375
GX 300
Dimension (mm)
99.8 x 51 x 15.8
117 x 50.9 x 11.5
116 × 53.3 × 12.85
105 x 57.3 x 12.9
105 x 57.3 x 12.9
113 x 61 x 12.9
116 x 51 x 12.8
Weight (grams)
95
NA
91.45
93
105
NA
NA
NA
14.5/559
12.5/328
8/720
NA/NA
16/789
NA/NA
65,536/2.2
NA/2.4
262,144/2.2
262,144/2.8
262,144/2.8
262,144/2.3
65,536/2.2
128MB/8GB
9.7/16GB
256MB/32GB
NA/8GB
NA/4GB
78MB/8GB
30MB/4GB
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Camera/Flash/Video
2.0MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
Phonebook Capacity
NA
1,000
1,000
NA
NA
NA
1,000
Frequency/Dual SIM
Quad Band/No
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/NA
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/No/No
NA
Generic
Generic
Generic
Generic
Generic
Generic
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Slider/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/No/Yes
Bar/No/No
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
3,800
4,150
4,150
4,200
4,700
5,100
5,300
YMOBILE 97
MODELS
myguide
PARAMETERS
Model
LG
MICROMAX
T310i
Dimension (mm)
95.8 x 51.0 x 11.9
X333
NEW
103.65 x 57.2 x 13.35
X450
NEW
116.7 x 52 x 20.3
X55
NEW
118.2 x 51.4 x 10.3
MOTOROLA
Q80
NEW
117 x 60 x 13
X78
NEW
106 x 57 x 15
EX109
102 x 59.5 x 12.8
86.5
NA
110
105
118
140
87
14/569
3/200
4/315
4/212
5/120
5/192
8.3/500
262,144/2.8
65,526/2.8
262,144/2.0
262,144/2.4
262,144/2.0
262,144/2.8
262,144/2.0
18MB/4GB
75KB/8GB
Yes/8GB
43.8MB/8GB
66MB/16GB
NA/8GB
59MB/32GB
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
2.0MP/No/Yes
VGA/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
3.0MP/No/Yes
3.2MP/Yes/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
500
250
1,000
NA
1000
200
Weight (grams)
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Camera/Flash/Video
Phonebook Capacity
1,000
Frequency/Dual SIM
Quad Band/No
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/NoNo
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Slider/Yes/Yes
Bar/No/Yes
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
5,350
2,883
3,500
4,500
4,900
5,000
3,400
MODELS
Price in Rs.
Yes/Yes/No
Dual Band/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+GSM Quad Band/GSM+GSM Quad Band/GSM+GSM
MOTOROLA
PARAMETERS
Model
NOKIA
EX212
EX119
C2-00
X2-01
C2-02
C2-01
X2
Dimension (mm)
106 x 53 x 13.9
103 x 60 x 9.9
108 x 45 x 14.65
119.4 x 59.8 x 14.3
102,8x51,2x17
109.6 x 46.9 x 14.6
111 x 47 x 13.3
Weight (grams)
105
87
74.1
107.5
110
89
82
6.25/625
8.3/680
5.75//460
4.3/480
5/600
8.4/430
13.3/540
262,144/2.4
262,144/2.4
65,536/1.8
262,144/2.4
65,536/2.6
262,144/2.0
262,144/2.2
5MB/16GB
50MB/32GB
16MB/32GB
128MB/8GB
10MB/32GB
75MB/16GB
48MB/16GB
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Camera/Flash/Video
2.0MP/No/Yes
3.15MP/No/Yes
VGA/No/Yes
VGA/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
3.15MP/No/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
Phonebook Capacity
800
1,000
1,000
Shared
1,000
2,000
1,000
Frequency/Dual SIM
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
Quad Band/No
Dual Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/R99
Yes/Yes/No
NA
NA
Symbian 40
Symbian S40
S40
S40
Symbian S40
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Clamshell/No/No
Bar/Yes/Yes
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/Yes
Slider/Yes/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
NR
NR
NR
82
NR
NR
84
4,800
5,600
2,650
3,850
4,100
4,150
4,700
98 MY
MODELS
NOKIA
PARAMETERS
Model
C2-03
Dimension (mm)
Weight (grams)
103 x 51.4 x 17
ONIDA
Asha 200
NEW
115.4 x 61.1 x 14
F090 Sparsh
KYS 70 movieking
F099 Sparsh
F930 3G
F101 Sparsh
96 x 54 x 14.3
114.5 x 50 x 14
99 x 56 x 13.1
113 × 47 ×14.4
111.5 x 58.8 x 13.5
115
105
80
65
120
94
120
5/400
7/888
4.5/NA
8h/NA
4.5/NA
8/NA
4.5/NA
65,536/2.6
65,536/2.4
65,536/2.6
65,536/2.4
65,536/2.8
65,536/2.2
262,144/3.2
10MB/32GB
NA/32GB
NA/8GB
NA/8GB
NA/8GB
NA/8GB
NA/8GB
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
2.0MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
VGA/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
1,000
Shared
1,000
2,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Camera/Flash/Video
Phonebook Capacity
Frequency/Dual SIM
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/Yes/Yes
Yes/No/No
S40
S40 Asha
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Slider/Yes/No
Bar/No/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/Yes/No
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
4,800
4,700
2,899
2,999
3,299
3,299
3,499
MODELS
Price in Rs.
RAGE
PARAMETERS
Model
Charm
Flair
SAMSUNG
3011
E2152 Guru 36
2222
3213
Dimension (mm)
107.60 x 58.17 x 12.80
114.4 x 58 x 8.8
112 x 57.6 x 13.1
110 x 45 x 12.2
111.6 x 46.3 x 13.5
109.5 x 61.3 x 11.85
112.8 x 46.4 x 13.2
Weight (grams)
130
95
105
85.5
80.4
90
80.6
NEW
NEW
Noble 8
NEW
6/500
5/400
5/400
8/700
11/660
11.4/550
8.2/550
NA/2.8
NA/2.3
NA/3.2
65,536/2.0
262,144/2.0
262,144/2.2
65,536/2.0
506KB/8GB
230KB/8GB
4MB/8GB
20MB/8GB
NA/2GB
45MB/16GB
36MB/8GB
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Camera/Flash/Video
1.3MP/No/Yes
Yes/Yes/Yes
2MP/Yes/Yes
VGA/No/Yes
VGA/No/Yes
VGA/No/Yes
VGA/No/Yes
Phonebook Capacity
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
Frequency/Dual SIM
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
Dual Band/No
Quad Band/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
NA
NA
NA
Propriety
Generic
Proprietary
Proprietary
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/Yes
Bar/No/No
NA
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
2,799
2,999
3,999
2,650
2,750
3,300
3,300
YMOBILE 99
MODELS
myguide
SAMSUNG
PARAMETERS
Model
Dimension (mm)
Weight (grams)
Ch@t C3222
Metro Duos C3322
3303 Champ
C3200 Monte Bar
109.7 x 58.1 x 12.3
113.97 x 47.9 x 13.99
96.3 x 53.9 x 12.9
111.8 x 46.9 x 13.3
Champ2
NEW
96 x 52.6 x 12.15
3520
NEW
102 x 52 x 16.78
C3530
112.2 x 46.7 x 11.9
95
88.9
90
77.3
79.5
97.5
90
11/500
10/500
12.3/666
8.2/500
10/500
9.1/610
13/550
262,144/2.2
262,144/2.2
262,144/2.4
262,144/2.0
262,144/2.7
262,144/2.4
262,144/2.2
54MB/8GB
46MB/16GB
30MB/8GB
40MB/8GB
40MB/16GB
28MB/16GB
50MB/16GB
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
1.3MP/No/Yes
2.0/No/Yes
VGA/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
3.2MP/No/Yes
1,000
1,000
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Camera/Flash/Video
Phonebook Capacity
Frequency/Dual SIM
1,000
1,000
1000
1,000
1,000
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Dual Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Operating System
Proprietary
Proprietary
Proprietary
Proprietary
Proprietary
Proprietary
Proprietary
Burn test Rating
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/No/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/Yes/No
Clamshell/No/No
Bar/No/No
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
3,800
3,800
3,900
3,850
4,044
4,200
4,350
MODELS
Price in Rs.
Yes/Yes
Bar/No/Yes
SAMSUNG
PARAMETERS
SONY ERICSSON
Model
Champ Duos E2652
Metro C3752
Champ 3.5G S3770
Chat 3G 527
Corby II
Spiro
Cedar
Dimension (mm)
99.90 x 54.90 x 12.95
97.9 x 19 x 16.4
NA
103 x 55 x 12
109.9 x 60.6 x 11.7
92 x 48 x 18
111 x 49 x 15.5
Weight (grams)
88
93
NA
96
102
90
84
14.3/476
13.3/900
6/350
3/288
9.3/620
4.3/476
12.5/420
262,144/2.6
65,536/NA
262,144/2.8
262,144/2.4
262,144/3.14
262,144/2.2
262,144/2.2
50MB/16GB
40MB/16GB
30MB/16GB
80MB/32GB
21MB/16GB
5MB/16GB
280MB/NA
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Camera/Flash/Video
1.3MP/No/Yes
3.0MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/No
2.0MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/Yes/Yes
Phonebook Capacity
1,000
1,000
NA
1,000
Shared
2,000
2,000
Frequency/Dual SIM
Tri Band/GSM+GSM
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Dual Band/No
Quad Band/No
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/Yes/HSDPA, HSUPA
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/HSDPA, HSUPA
Operating System
Proprietary
Proprietary
Propriety
Proprietary
Proprietary
NA
NA
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Slider/No/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/No/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Slider/No/No
Bar/No/No
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
80
NA
4,600
4,800
5,700
5,800
5,950
4,100
4,400
100 MY
MODELS
PARAMETERS
Model
Dimension (mm)
Weight (grams)
SONY ERICSSON
SPICE
W150i Yendo
Mix Walkman
M-5445
94.0 × 52.0 × 16.0
95.8 × 52.8 × 14.3
NEW
118 x 49 x 11.3
M-6460
M-6700
NEW
114.5 x 51 x 13.65
NEW
111 x 54 x 13.2
M-6868
NEW
114.5 x 63 x 12
M-6900
NEW
116 x 62.5 x 11.6
81
88
87
109
100
91
167
4/400
9.6/465
4.5/400
6/450
6.2/234
4.5/450
9.4/218
262,144/2.6
262,144/3.0
262,144/2.4
262,144/2.4
262,144/3.1
262,144/3.4
262,144/3.5
5MB/16GB
256MB/32GB
NA/8GB
500KB/8GB
45MB/16GB
39MB/8GB
39MB/8GB
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
3.15MP/No/Yes
VGA/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
3.2MP/No/Yes
3.2MP/No/Yes
3.2MP/No/Yes
1,000
NA
2,000
1,500
2000
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Camera/Flash/Video
Phonebook Capacity
1,000
Shared
Frequency/Dual SIM
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
BarNo/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
4,900
5,800
2,750
3,050
4,300
5,400
5,900
MODELS
Price in Rs.
Dual Bank/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+GSM Tri Band/GSM+GSM Dual Band/GSM+GSM
UFX
PARAMETERS
Model
V3
VIDEOCON
101
201
301
501
Astro
V1575
V1545
Dimension (mm)
110 x 47.6 x 12.2
110 x 47.6 x 12.2
111 x 49 x 11.5
116 x 59 x 13.2
107 x 54 x 12.6
112 x 60.4 x 14.8
99 x 56 x 13.5
Weight (grams)
54
58
99
79.5
118
NA
95
3/300
3/300
3/300
4/360
3/200
4/250
4.0/100
NA/2.2
262,144/2.2
65,536/2.2
262,144/2.2
265,144/2.6
65,000/2.4
65,000/2.8
128MB/8GB
128MB/8GB
128MB/8GB
128/8GB
128MB/8GB
NA/4GB
NA/4GB
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Camera/Flash/Video
1.3MP/No/Yes
1.3 MP/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
Phonebook Capacity
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
250
2,000
1,000
Frequency/Dual SIM
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/No/No
NA
MTK
MTK
MTK
Nucleus
Nucleus
Nucleus
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/No/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
2,699
2,799
2,899
2,999
2,700
2,699
2,799
YMOBILE 101
MODELS
myguide
VIDEOCON
PARAMETERS
Model
ZEN
V1805
V1666
M20
Z 77
M40
Z82
S10
Dimension (mm)
115 x49 x13.5
108 x55 x11
111 x 47 x 14
108 x 45.6 x 14.7
114.5 x 48 x 14
111 x 58 x 12
107 x 47 x 16
Weight (grams)
NA
88
94
100
106
106
124
5/320
3.5/300
4.5/250
5/200
5/200
5/220
2/100
65,000/2.4
262,000/2.8
262,144/2.2
262,144/2.2
262,144/2.4
262,144/2.4
65.536/2.2
58.5MB/4GB
NA/4GB
No/microSD
10MB/4GB
No/4GB
9MB/4GB
NA/4GB
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Camera/Flash/Video
8.0MP/Yes/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/Yes/Yes
Phonebook Capacity
2,000
1,000
500
1,000
500
500
500
Frequency/Dual SIM
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Nucleus
Nucleus
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/No/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/Yes
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/Yes
Slider/No/No
NR
NR
NR
80
82
84
80
2,999
3,199
2,599
3,299
3,599
4,799
4,999
MODELS
MID LEVEL
PARAMETERS
Model
ZEN
LG
NOKIA
Z90
T325
P520
5233
C3
C5
X3-02
Dimension (mm)
68 X 68 X 16
102.4 x 56.4 x 11.9
109.1 x 56.2 x 12.95
111 x 51.7 x 14.5
115.5 x 58.1 x 13.6
112 x 46 x 12.3
106.2 x 48.4 x 9.6
Weight (grams)
96
92.5
120
115
114
89.3
78
2.5/240
7.9/381
23.8/454
7/438
7/800
12/630
5/430
262,144/2.4
262,144/2.8
256,000/2.8
16.7million/3.2
262,144/2.4
16.7million/2.2
262,144/2.4
25.9MB/4GB
30MB/16GB
13MB/4GB
70MB/16GB
55MB/8GB
50MB/16GB
50MB/16GB
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Camera/Flash/Video
3.0MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/No/Yes
Phonebook Capacity
2,000
1,000
1,000
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Frequency/Dual SIM
Dual Band/GSM+GSM
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/GSM+GSM
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
NA
NA
NA
Symbian S60
Symbian S40
Symbian S60
Symbian S60
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Swivel/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/No/Yes
Bar/No/No
Bar/Yes/No
82
82
84
80
NR
NR
84
5,399
6,700
6,700
6,100
6,400
7,800
7,800
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
102 MY
MODELS
NOKIA
PARAMETERS
Model
SAMSUNG
C3-01
C5-03
500
Star II
Primo S5610
Star II Duos 6712
Wave 525
Dimension (mm)
111 x 47.5 x 11
105.8 x 51 x 13.8
111.3 x 53.8 x 14.1
107.5 x 54.0 x 12.4
118.9 x 49.9 x 12.8
109.5 x 56 x 12.2
109.5 x 55 x 11.7
Weight (grams)
100
93
93
94
91
100
100
5.30/405
11.5/600
7/500
8.2/900
15.67/960
10/550
15/900
262,144/2.4
61million/3.2
16million/3.2
256K/3.0
262,144/2.4
262,144/3.2
262,144/3.2
30MB/32GB
40MB/16GB
2GB/32GB
30MB/16GB
110MB/16GB
30MB/16GB
100MB/16GB
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Camera/Flash/Video
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/No/Yes
5.0MP/No/Yes
3.15MP/No/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
3.15MP/No/Yes
3.2MP/No/Yes
Phonebook Capacity
Shared
Shared
Shared
1,000
2,000
Shared
Shared
Frequency/Dual SIM
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/GSM+GSM
Quad Band/No
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Symbian S40
Symbian S60
Symbian Anna
Proprietary
Proprietary
Proprietary
Bada
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
80
8,200
9,000
10,000
6,100
6,200
6,300
6,400
MODELS
Price in Rs.
Quad Band/No
Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA
SAMSUNG
PARAMETERS
Model
SONY ERICSSON
Monte S5620
Star Duos B7722
TXT
W20 Zylo
Text Pro
Elim
J20 Hazel
Dimension (mm)
108.8 x 53.7 x 12.4
113.5 x 55.5 x 14.3
106 X 60 X 14.5
103 x 52 x 16
92.0 × 53.0 × 18.0
110 x 45 x 14
102.0 x 49.5 x 16.0
Weight (grams)
92
112
95
115
136
90
120
9.5/769
12.5/420
3.2/416
4/339
5.1/400
10/430
4/430
262,144/3.0
262,144/3.2
262,144/2.55
65,536/2.6
16.7million/3.0
252,144/2.2
16million/2.6
200MB/16GB
250MB/16GB
120MB/32GB
260MB/16GB
100MB/32GB
280MB/8GB
280MB/16GB
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Camera/Flash/Video
3.2MP/No/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
3.15MP/No/Yes
3.2MP/No/Yes
3.2MP/No/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
Phonebook Capacity
1,000
2,000
Shared
2,000
Shared
2,000
2,000
Frequency/Dual SIM
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/GSM+GSM
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA
Yes/Yes/No
Proprietary
Proprietary
Proprietary
Proprietary
NA
Generic
NA
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/No/Yes
Slider/No/No
Slider/Yes/Yes
Bar/No/No
Slider/No/No
86
NR
82
80
82
NR
NR
7,500
10,700
6,000
6,700
7,400
8,000
9,100
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA
YMOBILE 103
myguide
MODELS
HIGH END
NOKIA
PARAMETERS
Model
Dimension (mm)
Weight (grams)
C6
C6-1
113.4 x 53 x 16.8
103.8 x 52.5 x 13.9
603
NEW
113.5 x 57.1 x 12.7
SAMSUNG
700
701
X7
110 x 50 x 9.7
117.2x56.8x11
119.7 x 62.8 x 11.9
Wave M S7250
NEW
113.8 x 63.3 x 12.2
150
131
109.6
96
131
146
121
11/400
12/420
8.7/540
7.14/403
17/504
6/450
6.5/480
16.7million/3.2
16.7milloin/3.2
16.7mollion/3.5
16million/3.2
16million/3.2
16.7million/4.0
262,144/3.65
200MB/16GB
340MB/32GB
NA/32GB
2GB/32GB
8GB/32GB
8GB/32GB
150MB/32GB
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
8.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/No/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
8.0MP/Yes/Yes
8.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Camera/Flash/Video
Phonebook Capacity
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Frequency/Dual SIM
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Symbian S 60
Symbian 3^
Symbian Belle OS
Symbian Belle
Symbian Belle
Symbian Anna
Bada OS v2.0
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Slider/Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
NR
NR
NR
NR
80
84
NR
13,100
14,400
15,000
16,300
17,900
21,000
12,500
MODELS
Price in Rs.
Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA
PARAMETERS
Model
Dimension (mm)
Weight (grams)
SAMSUNG
Wave 3
NEW
125.9 x 64.2 x 9.9
TAG HEUER
VERTU
Meridiist GMT Stainless
Steel/Black PVD
Link
Meridiist Steel & Gold
Ascent
Constellation Ayxta
Ascent Ti
112 x 46 x 15.5
118 x 67 x 16.6
112 x 46 x 15.5
117 x 46 x 19
100 x 48 x 18
115.5 x 49 x 13.1
122
155
200
155
148
174
160
14.25/535
7/392
6.5/336
7/392
4.8/300
6/300
5/300
16million/4.0
262,144/1.9
16million/3.5
262,144/1.9
16million/2.0
16million/2.4
16million/2.0
4GB/32GB
NA/NA
256MB/8GB
NA/NA
8GB/32GB
100MB/8GB
4GB/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Camera/Flash/Video
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
No/No/No
5.0MP/No/Yes
No/No/No
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
3.15MP/Yes/Yes
3.15/Yes/Yes
Phonebook Capacity
Shared
1,000
Shared
1,000
2,000
2,000
1,500
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Frequency/Dual SIM
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/R99
Bada OS v2.0
NA
Andriod OS 2.2
NA
NA
NA
NA
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Yes/NA
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Clamshell/No/No
Bar/No/No
80
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
18,600
Strating 2,80,000+/
3,50,000+
Starting 3,25,000+
Strating 5,40,000+
Starting 2,89,000+
Starting 3,47,000+
Starting 3,68,000+
104 MY
MODELS
ENTERPRISE LEVEL
VERTU
PARAMETERS
Model
APPLE
BLACKBERRY
Constellation Quest
Signature
iPhone 4
iPhone 4S
Curve 8520
Curve 3G 9300
Curve 9360
Dimension (mm)
116 x 60.8 x 12.7
130 x 42 x 13
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3
109 x 60 x 13.9
109 x 60 x 13.9
112 x 62 x 14.2 mm
Weight (grams)
165 to 185
166
137
140
106
104
130
7.5/349
3.5/300
14/300
14/200
4.5/408
4.5/461
5/336
8GB/32GB
16million/2.0
16million/3.5
16million/3.5
65,536/2.46
65,536/2.46
262,144/2.44
16million/2.46
4GB/No
16GB,32GB/No
16,32,64GB/No
256MB/microSD
256MB/32GB
256MB/32GB
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
No/No/No
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
8.0MP/Yes/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Camera/Flash/Video
Phonebook Capacity
Shared
2,000
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Frequency/Dual SIM
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/Yes/R99
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA
Operating System
Burn test Rating
NA
NA
iOS4
IOS 5
BlackBerry OS
BlackBerry OS
BlackBerry OS 7.0
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Bar/No/Yes
Bar/No/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/No/Yes
Bar/No/Yes
Bar/No/Yes
NR
NR
85
82
82
NR
NR
Starting 3,86,000+
Starting 7,22,000+
34,500/40,900
44,600/50800/57500
9,600
14,000
19,200
Curve 9380
Bold 9780
Play Book
Torch 9800
Bold 9790
9860
9810
109 x 60 x 11.2
109 x 60 x 13.9
194 x 130 x 10
111 x 62 x 14.6
110 x 60 x 11.4
120 x 62 x 11.5
111 x 62 14.6
MODELS
Price in Rs.
Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA
BLACKBERRY
PARAMETERS
Model
Dimension (mm)
Weight (grams)
98
104
425
161.1
107
135
161
5.5/360
4.5/456
NA/NA
5.5/432
5.1/432
4.7/337
6.5/296
16million/3.2
65,536/2.44
16million/7.0
16million/3.2
16million/2.45
16million/3.7
16 million/3.2
512MB/32GB
256MB/32GB
16,32,64GB/No
512MB/32GB
8GB/32GB
2.5GB/32GB
8GB/32GB
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
YesYes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Camera/Flash/Video
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/No/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
Phonebook Capacity
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Frequency/Dual SIM
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
NA
Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
NA
BlackBerry OS 7.0
BlackBerry OS
BlackBerry OS
Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA
BlackBerry OS
Blackberry OS 7
BlackBerry OS 7.0
BlackBerry OS 7.0
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/No/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Slider/Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Slider/Yes/Yes
82
NR
82
86
82
82
82
20,990
22,000
26,500, 32,500, 37,500
27,000
27,490
28,500
28,500
YMOBILE 105
MODELS
myguide
PARAMETERS
Model
Dimension (mm)
Weight (grams)
BLACKBERRY
CELKON
DELL
9900
A1
XCD35
Aero
Venu
Streak
Venu Pro
115 x 66 x 10.5
108 X 46 X 16
114 x 56 x 12.2
122 x 57.9 x 11.7
121 x 64 x 12.9
152.9 x 79.1 x 10
122 x 63.5 x 15.2
130
75
120
104
164
220
192.8
6.3/296
6/120
4/216
5/400
NA
9.8/400
7/NA
16 million/2.8
262,144/3.2
262,144/3.5
262,144/3.5
16million/4.1
16million/5.0
16million/4.1
8GB/32GB
2GB/32GB
512MB/16GB
Yes/32GB
512MB/32GB
512MB/32GB
8GB/32GB
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
3.2MP/No/Yes
3.15MP/No/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
8.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Camera/Flash/Video
Phonebook Capacity
Shared
2,000
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Frequency/Dual SIM
Quad Band/No
Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA
Tri Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
BlackBerry OS 7.0
Android 2.2
Android OS v2.1
Android OS v2.2
Android OS v2.2
Android OS v2.2
Windows Phone 7.5
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Slider/Yes/Yes
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA
82
NR
NR
NR
80
80
82
32,000
4999
8,700
12,500
19,500
20,800
29,000
Explorer
Wildfire S
ChaCha
Salsa
S-510 Desire S
Radar
S710-e Incredible S
Dimension (mm)
102.8 x 57.2 x 12.9
101.3 x 59.4 x 12.4
114 x 64 x 10.7
109.1 x 58.9 x 12.3
115 x 59.8 x 11.6
120.5 x 61.5 x 10.9
120 x 64 x 11.7
Weight (grams)
81.3
105
124
120
130
137
135.5
MODELS
Price in Rs.
HTC
PARAMETERS
Model
7.6/485
4/120
4/120
4/120
4/120
10/480
4/120
262,144/3.2
16million/3.2
262,144/2.6
16million/3.4
16million/3.7
16million/3.8
16million/4.0
90MB/32GB
512MB/microSD
512MB/32GB
512MB/32GB
1.1GB/32GB
8GB/No
1.1GB/32Gb
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Camera/Flash/Video
3.15MP/No/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
8.0MP/Yes/Yes
Phonebook Capacity
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Frequency/Dual SIM
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA
Android OS v2.3
Android OS v2.3
Android OS v2.3
Android OS v2.3
Android OS, v2.3
Windows Phone 7.5
Android OS, v2.2
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes//Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
NR
82
82
NR
82
86
NR
10,500
13,600
14,800
15,100
22,500
23,990
24,500
106 MY
MODELS
HTC
PARAMETERS
Model
Dimension (mm)
Weight (grams)
A9191 Desire HD
Rhyme
Sensation
123 x 68 x 11.8
119 x 60.8 x 10.85
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3
Sensation XE
NEW
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3
Evo 3D
Flyer
Sensation XL
126 x 65 x 12.05
195.4 x 122 x 13.2
132.5 x 70.7 x 9.9
164
130
148
151
170
420
162.5
6/120
6.3/265
4/120
9.1/310
9.3/358
8/320
11.8/360
16million/4.3
16million/3.7
1GB/32GB
16million/4.3
16million/4.3
16million/7.0
16million/4.7
1.5GB/32GB
1GB/microSD
16.7million/4.3
4GB/32GB
1GB/32GB
1GB/32GB
16GB/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
8.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
8.0MP/Yes/Yes
8.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/No/Yes
8.0MP/Yes/Yes
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Camera/Flash/Video
Phonebook Capacity
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Frequency/Dual SIM
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Android OS, v2.2
Android OS 2.3
Android OS, v2.3
Android OS, v2.3
Android OS v2.3
Android OS, v3.3
Android OS v2.3
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
80
82
80
NR
78
80
80
25,800
26,000
30,200
33,000
34,000
37,000
38,000
Optimus Me P350
Optimus One P500
Optimus Pro C660
119.5 x 59.7 x 12.9
MODELS
Price in Rs.
HUAWEI
PARAMETERS
Model
KARBONN
A1
LAVA
IDEOS U8800 X5
Dimension (mm)
12 x 58 x 12.8
120 x 62 x 11.6
106.8 x 59.2 x 14
117 x 57.5 x 13.4
108 x 57.5 x 12.2
113.5 x 59 x 13.3
Weight (grams)
115
130
105
120
110
129
129
NEW
S12
LG
IDEOS U8500 X2
NEW
5/300
8.2/380
4.1/250
10.8/590
11/626
8/550
NA/NA
262,144/3.2
16million/3.8
262,144/2.8
120MB/32GB
262,144/2.8
262,144/3.2
262,144/2.8
NA/32GB
2GB/32GB
4GB/32GB
262,144/3.2
155MB/32GB
170MB/32GB
150MB/32GB
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/NA
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Camera/Flash/Video
3.15MP/No/Yes
8.0MP/Yes/Yes
3.2MP/No/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
3.15MP/No/Yes
3.15MP/No/Yes
3.15MP/No/Yes
Phonebook Capacity
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Frequency/Dual SIM
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Dual Band/GSM+GSM
QuadBand/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Operating System
Android OS v2.2
Android OS v2.2
Android OS 2.2
Android OS 2.3
Android OS v2.2
Android OS v2.2
Android OS v2.3
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/Yes
NR
80
NR
82
NR
84
80
9,600
9,900
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
8,999
14,999
4,800
7,300
6,900
YMOBILE 107
MODELS
myguide
LG
PARAMETERS
Optimus Net P690
Model
Dimension (mm)
E510
NEW
113 x 59 x 11.7
113.4 x 60.8 x 11.9
MICROMAX
Optimus Black P970
Optimus 2X
Optimus 3D
122 x 64 x 9.2
123.9 x 63.2 x 10.9
128.8 x 68 x 11.9
A60
NEW
106.8 x 59.2 x 14
A55
NEW
107.2 x 58.7 x 13.5
121
123
109
139
168
105
111.5
12/581
NA
2 GB/32GB
14.5/421
13/450
4/240
4/144
262,144/3.2
262,144/3.2
6/375
16million/4.0
16million/4.3
262,144/2.8
262,144/2.8
150MB/32GB
Yes/32GB
16 million/4.0
6.4GB/32GB
8GB/32GB
150MB/32GB
150MB/32GB
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
3.5MP/No/Yes
5.0MP/No/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
8.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
3.0MP/No/Yes
3.0MP/No/Yes
Weight (grams)
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Camera/Flash/Video
Phonebook Capacity
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Frequency/Dual SIM
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/N0
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad BandNo
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Operating System
Android OS v2.3
Burn test Rating
Android OS v2.3
Android OS v2.2
Android OS v2.2
Android OS v2.2
Android OS v2.1
Android OS v2.2
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
80
NR
82
84
82
NR
76
10,350
13,500
19,500
27,000
34,000
4,600
7,000
MODELS
Price in Rs.
Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA
MICROMAX
PARAMETERS
MOTOROLA
Fire
Fire XT
Milestone XT800
Defy+
Dimension (mm)
111 x 58 x 13.5
120 x 63.5 x 10.9
118.7 x 60.1 x 13.8
116.5 x 58 x 13.45
114 x 61.9 x 11.95
120 x 61.8 x 11.4
107 x 59 x 13.4
Weight (grams)
85
135.4
NA
110
84.3
137
118
Model
A70
NEW
A75
NEW
A85
NEW
4/168
5/288
3.2/250
7/504
9.7/720
5.4/100
7.10/384
262,144/3.2
262,144/3.75
16million/3.8
262,144/2.8
262,144/3.5
16million/3.7
16million/3.7
160MB/32GB
NA/32GB
8GB/32GB
512MB/32GB
512MB/32GB
1GB/32GB
2GB/32GB
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Camera/Flash/Video
5.0MP/No/Yes
3.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/No/Yes
3.15MP/No/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0/Yes/Yes
Phonebook Capacity
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
1,000
Shared
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/GSM+GSM
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/GSM+CDMA
Quad Band/No
Yes/Yes/Rev. A
Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA
Android OS v2.1
Android OS, v2.3
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Frequency/Dual SIM
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA
Android OS v2.2
Android OS, v2.3
Android OS, v2.3
Android OS, v2.3
Android OS, v2.3
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
NR
NR
NR
82
84
80
82
7,999
8,999
15,290
9,100
12,200
16,500
17,000
108 MY
MODELS
MOTOROLA
PARAMETERS
Model
Dimension (mm)
Weight (grams)
NOKIA
Xoom 3G/WiFi
RazrXT 910
E5
E6
Lumia 710
249.1 x 167.8 x 12.9
130.7 x 68.9 x 7.1
115 x 58.9 x 12.8
115.5 x 59 x 10.5
NEW
119 x 62.4 x 12.5
N8
E7
113.5 x 59 x 12.9
123.7 x 62.4 x 13.6
730
127
126
133
125.5
135
176
32GB/MicroSD
9.4/305
7.3/400
14.4/681
7.3/400
12/390
9/430
10/336
262,144/4.3
262,144/2.36
16.7million/2.46
16million/3.7
16.7million/3.5
16million/4.0
16million/10,1
16GB/32GB
256MB/32GB
8GB/32GB
8GB/No
16GB/32GB
16GB/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
5.0MP/No/Yes
8.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
8.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
12.0MP/Yes/Yes
8.0MP/Yes/Yes
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Camera/Flash/Video
Phonebook Capacity
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Frequency/Dual SIM
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Android OS 3.1
Android OS, v2.3
Symbian S60
Symbian Anna
Windows Phone 7.5
Symbian^3 OS
Symbian^3 OS
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/No/Yes
Bar/No/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Slider/Yes/Yes
84
82
NR
80
NR
86
76
32,990/39,990
33,990
9,600
15,500
19,000
21,500
25,600
NOKIA
ONIDA
MODELS
Price in Rs.
PARAMETERS
Model
SAMSUNG
Lumia 800
Andy Android
Galaxy Y 5360
Galaxy Pop S5570
Galaxy Fit
5830 Galaxy Ace
Dimension (mm)
116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1
114 x 63.5 x 13.5
104.0 x 58.0 x 11.5
104.0 x 58.0 x 11.5
110.4 x 60.8 x 12.1
110.2 x 61.2 x 12.6
112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5
Weight (grams)
142
125
97.5
97.5
106.6
108
113
Galaxy Y Colour
NEW
13/265
8/NA
6/120
6/120
9.5/570
10.4/642
12/520
16miilion/3.7
262,144/2.6
262,144/3.0
262,144/3.0
256,000/3.14
16Million/3.3
16million/3.5
16GB/No
235MB/32GB
160MB/32GB
160MB/32GB
164MB/32GB
160MB/32GB
158MB/32GB
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Camera/Flash/Video
8.0MP/Yes/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
3.15MP/No/Yes
5MP/No/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
Phonebook Capacity
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Frequency/Dual SIM
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/GSM+GSM
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Operating System
Windows Phone 7.5
Android 2.2 froyo
Android OS, v2.3
Android OS, v2.3
Android OS, v2.2
Android OS,v2.2
Android OS, v2.2
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
82
NR
NR
NR
NR
82
82
29,990
6,999
7,700
8,100
8,600
9,700
14,600
YMOBILE 109
MODELS
myguide
SAMSUNG
PARAMETERS
Model
Dimension (mm)
Weight (grams)
I9003 Galaxy SL
Omnia W I8350
Galaxy S Plus I9001
123.7 x 64.2 x 10.59
115.6 x 58.8 x 10.9
122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9
Galaxy R I9103
Galaxy SII i9100
125.70 x 66.70 x 9.55 125.30 x 66.10 x 8.49
Galaxy Tab 730
230.9 x 157.8 x 8.6
Galaxy Note
NEW
146.9 x 83 x 9.7
131
115.3
119
132
116
453
178
12.8/750
7/370
17.3/480
22.5/660
19.3/710
NA/1750
6/100
16 million/4.0
16million/3.7
16million/4.0
16million/4.2
16million/4.27
16million/8.9
16million/5.3
4GB/32GB
8GB/No
16GB/32GB
8GB/32GB
16GB/32GB
16GB/No
16GB/32GB
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
5.0MP/No/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/No/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
8.0MP/Yes/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
8.0MP/Yes/Yes
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Camera/Flash/Video
Phonebook Capacity
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Frequency/Dual SIM
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Android OS, v2.2
Windows Phone 7.5
Android OS, v2.3
Android OS, v2.3
Android OS, v2.3
Android OS, v3.1
Android OS 2.3
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
NR
84
NR
NR
NR
NR
80
19,200
19,500
22,000
23,000
30,500
32,500
33,000
MODELS
Price in Rs.
PARAMETERS
Model
SAMSUNG
SONY ERICSSON
Tab 10.1 1750
W8
Experia Mini
Experia Mini Pro
Active
Neo V
Dimension (mm)
256.7 x 175.3 x 8.6
99.0 × 54.0 × 15.0
92 x 53 x 18
106 x 56 x 14.2
92 x 53 x 18
106 × 60 × 14.5
116 × 57 × 13
Weight (grams)
565
104
136
115
136
95
126
NEW
16GB/No
4.75/446
5.4/331
6.7/350
5.4/331
3.2/416
6.9/430
16million/10.1
16.7million/3.0
16.7million/3.0
16million/3.2
16.7million/3.0
16million/3.0
16million/3.7
128MB/16GB
320MB/16GB
320MB/32GB
320MB/16GB
120MB/32GB
1GB/32GB
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Live with Walkman
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Camera/Flash/Video
3.2MP/No/Yes
3.2MP/No/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
Phonebook Capacity
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Frequency/Dual SIM
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
Android OS, v3.1
Android OS v2.1
Android OS 2.3
Android OS 2.3
Android OS 2.3
2.3Android OS 2.3
Android OS 2.3
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Slider/Yes/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
82
86
82
78
NR
NR
NR
34,000
9,600
14,500
14,600
16,300
16,000
17,500
110 MY
MODELS
CDMA
SONY ERICSSON
PARAMETERS
Model
Dimension (mm)
Weight (grams)
SPICE
Experia Ray
Arc S
R800i Xperia Play
111 × 53 × 9.4
125 × 63 × 8.7
119.0 × 62.0 × 16.0
Mi 280
CDMA
MI 350N
NEW
105.5 x 57 x 12.9
NEW
116 x 61 x12.75
V3 Gem
Samsung Hero Plus 159
106 x 44 x 13.5
108.5 x 45.8 x 13.3
100
117
175
96
136
63
70
6.8/430
7.4/460
8.25/625
3.3/150
5/200
2/NA
3/230
16million/3.3
16million/4.2
16 million/4.0
262,144/2.8
262,144/3.5
NA/1.5
65,536/1.52
300MB/32GB
1GB/32GB
512MB/32GB
134MB/32GB
170MB/32GB
NA/No
597KB/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
No/No
No/No
8.0MP/Yes/Yes
8.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
3.2MP/No/Yes
3.2MP/No/Yes
No/No/No
No/No/No
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Camera/Flash/Video
Phonebook Capacity
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
Shared
200
1,000
Frequency/Dual SIM
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Quad Band/No
Dual Band/NO
Dual Band/GSM+CDMA
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
Yes/Yes/HSDPA
No/No/No
No/No/No
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Android OS, v2.3
Android OS, v2.3
Android OS, v2.3
Android OS, v2.3
Android OS, v2.3
REX
BREW
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
No/Yes
No/Yes
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
NR
82
84
NR
NR
NR
NR
19,000
26,000
31,000
5,600
8,500
999
1,000
MODELS
Price in Rs.
Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA Yes/Yes/HSDPA,HSUPA
CDMA
PARAMETERS
Model
Dimension (mm)
Weight (grams)
Samsung B209
B229
NEW
Samsung Hero B189 Samsung Superstar
V3 Xing
Samsung Hero B319 Samsung Hero B559
108.0 x 44.8 x 14.3
108 x 44.38 x 14.20
105 x 44 x 13
NA
100 x 43 x 13.1
108 x 45.4 x 14.7
108 x 45.4 x 14.7
72.3
72
71
NA
70
NA
NA
4.3/470
6.5/720
3.3/250
3.3/212
2.5/NA
3/257
3/257
65,536/1.52
65,536/1.5
65,536/1.5
65,536/1.5
NA/1.8
65,536/1.52
65,536/1.52
351KB/No
450KB/No
NA/No
NA/No
NA/8GB
1MB/No
1MB/No
No/No
No/No
No/No
No/No
No/No
No/No
No/No
Camera/Flash/Video
No/No/No
No/No/No
No/No/No
No/No/No
No/No/No
No/No/No
No/No/No
Phonebook Capacity
1,000
1000
500
500
500
500
500
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Frequency/Dual SIM
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
GPRS/EDGE/3G
No/No/No
No/No/No
No/No/No
No/No/No
No/No/No
No/No/No
No/No/No
BREW
BREW
BREW
BREW
REX
BREW
BREW
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
No/No
No/No
No/No
No/No
Yes/Yes
No/Yes
No/Yes
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
NR
NR
NR
NR
NA
NR
NR
1,100
1200
1,399
1,399
1,499
1,499
1,499
YMOBILE 111
MODELS
myguide
CDMA
PARAMETERS
Samsung B379
Samsung B339
V3 Ashwa
V3 V26
Samsung Guru 539
3 Sleek
V3 Dew
Dimension (mm)
109.5 x 45.4 x 14.2
108.2 x 47.10 x 14.35
109 x 46 x 14.5
105.2 x 46.5 x 15.2
109.6 x 44.9 x 14.0
110 x 48 x 14.2
102.4 x 56 x 13.45
Weight (grams)
75
75.7
100
82
77.5
82
80
Model
4.3/470
4.3/470
8/400
3/NA
6/720
2.5/NA
4/160
65,536/1.5
65,536/1.52
65,536/1.8
NA/1.8
65,536/1.77
NA/2.2
65,513/2.0
351KB/No
351KB/No
64MB/2GB
NA/2GB
2.5MB/4+4GB
NA/2GB
64MB/4GB
No/No
No/No
No/No
No/No
No/No
No/No
No/No
Camera/Flash/Video
No/No/No
No/No/No
1.3MP/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/No
No/No/No
VGA/No/No
1.3MP/No/Yes
Phonebook Capacity
1,000
1,000
500
500
1000
1,000
500
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Frequency/Dual SIM
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
CDMA
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
GPRS/EDGE/3G
No/No/No
No/No/No
No/No/No
No/No/No
Yes/Yes/CDMA1X
No/No/No
No/No/No
BREW
BREW
BREW
REX
REX
REX
Operating System
No/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
YesYes
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/Yes
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
1,500
1,800
1,999
1,999
2,336
2,249
2,500
V3 Boss
LG 6160
Samsung Guru
Muzik 219
LG 6210
Samsung B519
Samsung Guru Dual
CDMA
V3 Quick
Dimension (mm)
110 x 58.5 x 13.5
NA
112 x 46.3 x 15.3
106 x 47 x 14.5
108 x 45.7 x 15.5
114.9 x 47.8 x 14.1
107 x 59 x 12.9
Weight (grams)
98
78
NA
72
86
86.7
110
Burn test Rating
MODELS
Price in Rs.
CDMA
PARAMETERS
Model
3.5/NA
3.30/NA
4/230
6/300
4/285
6.5/300
3.5/NA
NA/2.0
65,536/1.5
65,536/1.7
262,144/NA
65536/NA
65,536/2.0
NA/2.4
NA/4GB
NA/4GB
14MB/2GB
13MB/4GB
NA/2GB
7.41MB4GB
NA/32GB
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
2.0MP/No/Yes
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Camera/Flash/Video
1.3MP/No/No
No/No/No
1.3MP/No/Yes
VGA/No/Yes
No/No/No
No/No/No
Phonebook Capacity
500
NA
1,000
1,000
500
1,000
500
Frequency/Dual SIM
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
Dual Band/GSM+CDMA
CDMA/No
GPRS/EDGE/3G
No/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/NoJ2
Yes/No/No
Yes/No/No
No/No/No
REX
BREW
BREW
BREW
BREW
NA
REX
Yes/Yes
Yes/NA
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/No/Yes
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/Qwerty
NR
NR
NR
NR
80
NR
NR
2,599
2,550
2,700
2,950
3,400
3,500
3,499
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
112 MY
MODELS
PARAMETERS
CDMA
V3 Pearl
LG 6400
Duos 169
Mpower TV 239
LG 6300
Samsung TXT M369
Samsung Duos 259
Dimension (mm)
119 x 50 x 15
109 x 47 x 13.7
115.5 x 48 x 15.9
118.5 x 50 x 12.45
106 x 48 x 14.7
112x60.95x11.96
115.5 x 48 x 15.9
Weight (grams)
85.5
NA
110
87
87
102.3
NA
Model
3/NA
3.30/410
4.5/250
4.4/420
10/NA
4.5/420
4.8/230
NA/2.4
262,144/2.0
65,536/2.2
262,144/2.4
262,144/2.0
262,144/2.2
262,144/2.2
NA/8GB
15MB/4GB
42MB/8GB
85MB/16GB
21MB/4GB
104MB/16GB
40MB/8GB
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
YesNo
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Camera/Flash/Video
2.0MP/No/No
1.3MP/No/Yes
VGA/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
1.3MP/No/Yes
Phonebook Capacity
500
1,000
1,000
2,000
1,000
2,000
1,000
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
Frequency/Dual SIM
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
Dual Band/CDMA+GSM
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
CDMA/CDMA+GSM
GPRS/EDGE/3G
No/No/3G
Yes/No/No
Yes/Yes/CDMA 1X
Yes/Yes/EVDO Rev.0
Yes/No/No
Yes/Yes/Yes
Yes/No/No
REX
BREW
BREW
BREW
BREW
BREW
Proprietary
Operating System
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/Yes
Bar/No/No
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
3,999
4,500
4,500
4,600
4,750
6,000
6,000
LG Zip CDMA
Samsung Corby
TV F339
Galaxy Pop CDMA
Blackberry 8530
Dimension (mm)
107 x 55.4 x 11.9
103 x 56.5 x 12.2
110.9 x 60.6 x 12.1
109 x 60 x 13.9
109 x 60 x 11
96 x 60 x 18.5
112 x 62 x 14
Weight (grams)
90
NA
106.6
105
99
131
136
5/150
5/200
5/320
4.5/252
NA
4.5/252
5/312
262,144/
262,144/2.8
262,144/3.14
65,536/NA
NA/2.44
65,536/NA
65,536/2.44
72MB, 4GB
80MB/8GB
164MB/microSD
256MB/32GB
512MB/32GB
512MB/32GB
512/32GB
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Camera/Flash/Video
2.0MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/No/Yes
3.15MP/No/Yes
2.0MP/NA/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
5.0MP/Yes/Yes
3.15MP/Yes/Yes
Phonebook Capacity
1,000
2,000
Shared
1,000
Shared
Shared
Shared
Frequency/Dual SIM
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
CDMA/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/No/No
Yes/Yes/EVDO RevA
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/No
Yes/Yes/Rev. A
Yes/Yes/Rev. A
BREW
BREW
Android OS 2.2
BlackBerry OS
BlackBerry OS7
BlackBerry OS
BlackBerry OS
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/Yes/No
Bar/No/No
Bar/No/Yes
Clamshell/No/Yes
Bar/No/Yes
80
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
8,000
8,500
8,900
12,400
20,990
22,500
24,000
Burn test Rating
MODELS
Price in Rs.
PARAMETERS
Model
Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
GPRS/EDGE/3G
Operating System
Burn test Rating
Price in Rs.
CDMA
Blackberry Curve
Blackberry 9670 Style
CDMA 9350
Blackberry 9650
YMOBILE 113
fa c e t o fa c e
“A lot of field force functions
are moving towards mobility”
Net4India is one of the nation’s leading
network and application service providers. So
when we caught up with Jasjit Sawhney, CMD,
Net4India, we had a whole lot to talk about
Harshita Rastogi
Where does Net4India stand today? We
position ourselves as a network and application service provider. We are a public
listed company and had a turnover of about
Rs 305 crore last year. We have mastered
our Web services like doing registration,
Web posting, business/SME/individual email and enterprise access
where we provide bulk Internet
access to large corporate over
lease line and fibre. We have the
largest number of direct customers as far as domain registration
is concerned. We are leading
Web hosting company in India
with now close to 90,000
websites on our network.
Which areas are you
focusing on these days?
Our essential focus is on
small and medium size
businesses, but there are
some parts of our service portfolio which are
enterprises as well. We
are focusing on individual
e-mail services as we have
a lot of customers these
days who want to have an
e-mail address for their own
family or prefer to have their
personalised email address with
all the privileges like other email
addresses. The other area we
focus on is the SME market which
is hosted applications.
What about mobile applications? A
lot of field force functions are moving
towards mobility. We are developing
very specific functions of companies into
applications to make work simpler. These
applications are traditional ones and can be
used mainly through computers but some
of these have moved to mobile phones
where these are more feasible to use.
How are you getting word about your
offerings through to your customers?
We are reaching customers primarily
online, through social network services like
Facebook and have also recently started
marketing in universities and colleges. Also,
we are organising events and small competitions at campuses, where people participate and get to know about the personalised e-mail addresses. A major connect
to this is the mobile device. People now
access Internet on mobiles and we have
recently tied up with a Finnish company
and started up a service called SmartMail
Flexible Service which is why our e-mail
platform is now ubiquitous on any mobile
device.
What is the target audience for your
e-mail service? We provide personalised,
professional and enterprise e-mail service
but our target in this segment is specifically towards individuals. Because even
if a corporate buys this package and gets
two e-mail addresses, they will have to buy
more e-mail services from, whereas an individual needs only two or five e-mail IDs.
Also, we provide a free mobile site builder
with .com domains which cost about Rs
600. One can put on all the relevant information about one’s business or about oneself on that website and publish it without
many complications. n
[email protected]
RNI REG NO./DELENG/2005/15033
DL (ND) - 11/6100/09-10-11
(Posting Date 19-20 of every month)

models - My Mobile

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