Summer SmartPhone Buying Guide: Under Rs. 10,000
It’s summer time, students are back home for holidays. School just got over. And new phones have launched, as well as older ones have dropped in price. So what better time to grab a new smartphone than now? Dive into the article to know which phone suits you best while not pinching your pocket too much!
Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 (Rs. 6,699 or $120)
This cute little phone has long been every budget-buyer’s dream. Small, snappy and priced appropriately. Make no mistake for its size, for the phone packs quite a punch. It’s a true “chota package bada dhamaka” (Big things come in small packages).
| Quick Specs | |
|---|---|
| Processor | 832 MHz ARMv6 processor |
| Screen | 3″ QVGA(320×240) capacitive screen |
| OS | Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread |
| Camera | 2 Megapixels |
| RAM | 290 MB |
| Internal Storage | 180 MB |
| External Storage | MicroSD (Upto 32GB) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
HTC Explorer (Rs. 7,999 or $143)
HTC Explorer was launched by HTC towards the end of last year after seeing the immense success of Samsung’s Galaxy Y. The phone is solidly built, a beautiful sight to behold, and comes with HTC’s newer Sense 3.5 UI which is slick, lag-free and functional to use.
| Quick Specs | |
|---|---|
| Processor | 600 MHz Cortex A5 CPU |
| Graphics | Adreno 200 Enhanced GPU |
| Screen | 3.2″ HVGA(480×320) screen |
| OS | Android 2.3 Gingerbread |
| Camera | 3.15 MP Camera |
| RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Internal Storage | 90 MB internal memory |
| External Sotrage | 2 GB memory card support |
| Flash | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
Samsung Galaxy Y Duos S6102 (Rs. 8,099 or $145)
Samsung didn’t want to get left behind in the influx of cheap, affordable dual-sim mobile phones. So taking their already popular Galaxy Y, they made a dual-sim version, with a few changes.
| Quick Specs | |
|---|---|
| SIM | Dual Sim |
| Processor | 832 MHz |
| Screen | 3.14″ QVGA(320×240) screen |
| OS | Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread |
| Camera | 3.15 MP Camera |
| RAM | 290 MB |
| Internal Storage | 160 MB internal memory |
| External Sotrage | Expandable upto 32 GB (microSD) |
| Flash | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
Motorola Fire XT ( Rs. 8,899 or $159)
Motorola’s Fire XT is a handset slightly above its competitors. Looks wise, it’s pretty average. But specifications of this phone make it hard to ignore. Also, it is the cheapest Droid with a front camera for making video calls.
| Quick Specs | |
|---|---|
| Processor | 800MHz Qualcomm MS7227 CPU |
| Graphics | Adreno 200 GPU |
| Screen | 3.5″ HVGA(480×320) screen |
| OS | Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread |
| Camera | 5 MP Camera (VGA secondary) |
| RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Internal Storage | 150 MB internal memory |
| External Sotrage | Expandable upto 32 GB (microSD) |
| Video | 480p video recording |
| Wi-Fi | Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
HTC ChaCha (Rs. 9,699 or $173)
With the era of Blackberry slowly receding away, is it fair to have replacements for those small qwerty phones that we once loved? HTC has come up with a perfect solution to that. Compact and good-looking all in an affordable price.
| Quick Specs | |
|---|---|
| Processor | 800 MHz ARMv6 processor |
| Graphics | Adreno 200 GPU |
| Screen | 2.6″ HVGA(480×320) screen |
| OS | Android 2.3 Gingerbread |
| Camera | 5 MP Camera (VGA secondary) |
| RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Keypad | QWERTY |
| External Sotrage | Expandable upto 32 GB (microSD) |
| Video | 720×480 video recording |
| Wi-Fi | Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
INDIAN BRANDS (Special Mention)
A bold attempt by Indian handsets producer Spice, this model is indeed a catch. Spicy looks, decent specifications, dual-sim support and they’ve even thrown in front facing camera for video calls. For that price, you cant really ask for anything more.
Spice Mi 425 (Rs. 9,400)
| Quick Specs | |
|---|---|
| Processor | 1 GHz ARMv7 Cortex A5 |
| Graphics | Adreno 200 Enhanced |
| Screen | 4″ WVGA(800×480) screen |
| OS | Android 2.3 Gingerbread |
| Camera | 5 MP Camera (VGA secondary) |
| RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Internal | 140 MB |
| External | Expandable upto 32 GB (microSD) |
| Video | VGA |
| Battery | 2000 mAh |
Karbonn A9 (Rs. 8,999)
Karbonn too started selling a phone more or less identical to the Spice Mi-425. Featuring the same internal specifications and dual-sim radio, this phone has slight differences in screen size, looks and internal memory only.
| Quick Specs | |
|---|---|
| Processor | 1 GHz ARMv7 Cortex A5 |
| Graphics | Adreno 200 Enhanced |
| Screen | 3.8″ WVGA(800×480) screen |
| OS | Android 2.3 Gingerbread |
| Camera | 5 MP Camera (VGA secondary) |
| RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Internal | 512 MB |
| External | Expandable upto 32 GB (microSD) |
| Video | VGA |
| Battery | 1600 mAh |
Thus concludes this round-up. Tune back for further analysis into the higher price ranges of the smartphone market soon!
Preetam
Preetam Nath actively follows mobile technology. He has been following computer hardware keenly since 2007, only to start digging more into mobiles ever since the smartphone revolution. Studying his Engineering at MIT Manipal, Preetam devotes most of his time to update himself with the latest happenings in the technology sphere.
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