ani_meher 42 Report post Posted July 22, 2009 After waiting for months for MNP, I am losing my patience, and my current Classic 101 handset is threatning to render me useless by its horrendous radiation heat, I have finally decided to buy a CDMA handset. My requirements (first needs and then wants) are as follows Needs: 1. Average to good battery life 2. reliability 3. Price around 1500-2000. MAX 3000 but not above. 4. FM Wants: 1. Something like moto w362. I love the specifications of that, but the online reviews have scarred me enough to not think about it. Is it really that bad or should I take chance? Because as per specs, that's the perfect phone for my needs (except point 2, it seems). User reviews requested. 2. Unlockable. I would prefer to have choice of service providers. It's not a deciding factor though (is LG3610 unlockable)? 3. Standard charger: This pretty much rules out samsung ones. But I am open to samsung if there is a good contender. Is motorola radio moto c210 still available and unlockable? How is it? I had a good experience on motorola, so like that company. I have a LG3500 at home, so if I get LG3610, then it would be good in a way because we will have 2 sets of chargers, handsfree etc. Loud FM, with FM radio is must. Therefore, brothers, please fire away your suggestions Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dkaile 1,051 Report post Posted July 22, 2009 I think LG 3600 series suits you best... However do also give these chinese handsets a look - here's one with Dual Sim GSM+CDMA, Camera, FM, Nice Look, Bluetooth and only at 4K - http://cgi.ebay.in/Dual-Sim-Mobile-GSM-CDMA-Camera-FM-Nice-Look-Bluetooth_W0QQitemZ390069837561QQcmdZViewItemQQptZIN_Mobile_Phones?hash=item5ad1f95ef9&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A15|66%3A1|39%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A25 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ani_meher 42 Report post Posted July 22, 2009 Thanks for reply dkaile. I am strictly not interested in china mobiles. Please advice branded ones only Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ani_meher 42 Report post Posted July 27, 2009 This weekend, I roamed around for looking for CDMA options. Here's the rundown: 1. Samsung Guru Muzik: Despite what samsung advertises on the website, this DOES NOT have 3.5mm audio jack, which is really surprising. I had high hopes for this, but seeing that this uses the proprietary samsung jack is a turnoff. Couldn't get chance to test its '17 pi' speakes (can anyone tell what is 17 pi, and is it really loud or just ad gimmic?) Feels very sturdy and rough n tough in hand. 2. Samsung Mpower/mpower muzik: Both handsets look very very fragile, so they are out of the list. Mpower muzik rear panel looked like nokia 2865's, ever ready to take scratches from keys/coins etc. The 3.5mm in the mpower muzik is uncovered, so it leaves a big hole to see thru! 3. Spice 5300. This is a new model, with following features: Candybar Design CDMA2000: 800 MHz 1.8-inch 65K Colors TFT display, 128 x 160 Pixels resolution 900 KB Internal Memory, Micro SD/MMC Slot (upto 1-GB) 1000 entries phonebook 300 SMS memory 32 Polyphonic Ring Tones, Support for MP3, WMA, WAV VGA resolution 0.3 MP CMOS digital camera, 640 x 480 pixels resolution Video recording, 15 fps QVGA (320×240 pixels), 3GP and AVI formats MP3 Media Player, Supports MP3, AAC, AAC+ Polyphonic ringtones (32 Channels) – supports MP3, WAV, WMA FM Stereo Radio (one touch), Live FM recording, Scheduled FM Recording, FM file as ringtone, format: WAV, AMR WAP 2.0/xHTML, Microsoft Internet Explorer Mobile Java Games Handsfree Speakphone Mobile Tracker Incoming Call Guards (blacklist and whitelist) Applications: Conversions, World Clock, Calculator, Calendar, To-Do List Vibrator Mode Li-ion 1000 mAh Standard Battery Talk time: 210 minutes Standby time: 180 Hrs Dimensions – 102.1 x 43.6 x 14.8 mm Weight: 73.5 gms This comes under the guru muzik range. It has additional features like Torch, big screen, vga camera, and comes with a card reader. I will compare this with samsung guru muzik if I decide to buy one from these two. 4. Tata AM/FM phone. It costed some 1700rs, had AM FM both, but looked really puny like a toy. Not under consideration at all. 5. Virgin Vjazz. This is a new phone from virgin, looks ok in hand, and have many features to boot in around 4750rs. If it is unlockable, then only will consider this. 6. LG 3610, couldn't get a chance to see this. So the competition now is in LG3610 (because of the price), guru muzik and C5300 (same range, diff features), and if unlockable, then vJazz. Will keep the community updated about my findings. Comments are welcome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
me_saket 73 Report post Posted July 27, 2009 This weekend, I roamed around for looking for CDMA options. Here's the rundown: 1. Samsung Guru Muzik: Despite what samsung advertises on the website, this DOES NOT have 3.5mm audio jack, which is really surprising. I had high hopes for this, but seeing that this uses the proprietary samsung jack is a turnoff. Couldn't get chance to test its '17 pi' speakes (can anyone tell what is 17 pi, and is it really loud or just ad gimmic?) Feels very sturdy and rough n tough in hand. 2. Samsung Mpower/mpower muzik: Both handsets look very very fragile, so they are out of the list. Mpower muzik rear panel looked like nokia 2865's, ever ready to take scratches from keys/coins etc. The 3.5mm in the mpower muzik is uncovered, so it leaves a big hole to see thru! 3. Spice 5300. This is a new model, with following features: Candybar Design CDMA2000: 800 MHz 1.8-inch 65K Colors TFT display, 128 x 160 Pixels resolution 900 KB Internal Memory, Micro SD/MMC Slot (upto 1-GB) 1000 entries phonebook 300 SMS memory 32 Polyphonic Ring Tones, Support for MP3, WMA, WAV VGA resolution 0.3 MP CMOS digital camera, 640 x 480 pixels resolution Video recording, 15 fps QVGA (320×240 pixels), 3GP and AVI formats MP3 Media Player, Supports MP3, AAC, AAC+ Polyphonic ringtones (32 Channels) – supports MP3, WAV, WMA FM Stereo Radio (one touch), Live FM recording, Scheduled FM Recording, FM file as ringtone, format: WAV, AMR WAP 2.0/xHTML, Microsoft Internet Explorer Mobile Java Games Handsfree Speakphone Mobile Tracker Incoming Call Guards (blacklist and whitelist) Applications: Conversions, World Clock, Calculator, Calendar, To-Do List Vibrator Mode Li-ion 1000 mAh Standard Battery Talk time: 210 minutes Standby time: 180 Hrs Dimensions – 102.1 x 43.6 x 14.8 mm Weight: 73.5 gms This comes under the guru muzik range. It has additional features like Torch, big screen, vga camera, and comes with a card reader. I will compare this with samsung guru muzik if I decide to buy one from these two. 4. Tata AM/FM phone. It costed some 1700rs, had AM FM both, but looked really puny like a toy. Not under consideration at all. 5. Virgin Vjazz. This is a new phone from virgin, looks ok in hand, and have many features to boot in around 4750rs. If it is unlockable, then only will consider this. 6. LG 3610, couldn't get a chance to see this. So the competition now is in LG3610 (because of the price), guru muzik and C5300 (same range, diff features), and if unlockable, then vJazz. Will keep the community updated about my findings. Comments are welcome. i think guru muzik will lead, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
