The iPhone 4S is finally available in India, but the steep
price is ruffling quite a few feathers. You don't have to spend a bomb to get
similar features.
Nokia Lumia 800
Nokia's latest and greatest, the Lumia 800 is their current
flagship powered by Windows Phone 7.5. The 800 has a 3.7-inch amoled screen,
tough polycarbonate construction, 1.4Ghz processor, 16GB storage and
high-quality 8MP camera. It is also the only device in this bunch to include
worldwide, turn-by-turn GPS navigation and unlimited free music downloads from
the Nokia music store.
Specifications
GENERAL
2G Network – GSM 850 / 900 /
1800 / 1900
3G Network – HSDPA 850 / 900
/ 1900 / 2100
SIZE
Dimensions – 116.5 x 61.2 x
12.1 mm, 76.1 cc
Weight – 142 g
DISPLAY
Type – AMOLED
capacitive touch screen, 16M colors
Size – 480
x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches (~252 ppi pixel density)
Multi touch – Yes
Sensors – Accelerometer, proximity,
compass
– Gorilla
glass display
– Nokia
Clear Black display
– Touch-sensitive
controls
SOUND
Alert types – Vibration;
MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker – Yes
3.5mm Jack – Yes
MEMORY
Card slot – No
Internal – 16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
DATA
GPRS – Class
33
EDGE – Class
33
3G – HSDPA
14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
WLAN – Wi-Fi
802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth – Yes, v2.1
with A2DP, EDR
USB – Yes, Micro
USB v2.0
CAMERA
Primary – 8 MP,
3264x2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, dual-LED flash
Features – Geo-tagging
Video – Yes,
720p@30fps
Secondary – No
FEATURES
OS – Microsoft
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango
Chipset –
Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon
CPU – 1.4
GHz Scorpion
GPU – Adreno
205
Messaging – SMS (threaded
view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser – WAP
2.0/xHTML, HTML5, RSS feeds
Radio – Stereo
FM radio with RDS
GPS – Yes,
with A-GPS support
Java – No
Colors – Black,
Cyan, Magenta
– Micro
SIM card support only
– SNS
integration
– Active
noise cancellation with dedicated mic
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA
player
– MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV
player
– Document
viewer/editor
– Video/photo
editor
– Voice
memo/command/dial
– Predictive
text input
BATTERY
– Standard
battery, Li-Ion 1450 mAh (BV-5JW)
Stand-by – Up to 265 h (2G) / Up to 335 h (3G)
Talk time – Up to 13
h (2G) / Up to 9 h 30 min (3G)
Music play –
Up to 55 h
Apple iPhone 4
The iPhone 4 still competes with the 4S. Not only does it
look identical, it's cheaper, available in black or white, offers the same
'retina' display and has a good camera too. The biggest feature of the 4S is
Siri - but after testing it out, we feel that it's a feature that most people
will get quickly bored with. iPhone 4 users should upgrade only for the faster
performance and better camera.
Specifications
GENERAL
2G Network – GSM 850 / 900 /
1800 / 1900
3G Network – HSDPA 850 / 900
/ 1900 / 2100
SIZE
Dimensions – 115.2 x 58.6 x
9.3 mm
Weight – 137 g
DISPLAY
Type – LED-backlit
IPS TFT, capacitive touch screen, 16M colors
Size – 640
x 960 pixels, 3.5 inches (~330 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch – Yes
Sensors – Accelerometer, gyro,
proximity, compass
– Scratch
resistant oleophobic surface
SOUND
Alert types – Vibration,
MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker – Yes
3.5mm Jack – Yes
MEMORY
Card slot – No
Internal – 16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
DATA
GPRS – Class
10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE – Class
10, 236.8 kbps
3G – HSDPA,
7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN – Wi-Fi
802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth – Yes, v2.1
with A2DP
USB – Yes,
v2.0
CAMERA
Primary –
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features – Touch
focus, geo-tagging, HDR
Video – Yes,
720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging
Secondary – Yes, video calling
over Wi-Fi only
FEATURES
OS – iOS
4, upgradable to iOS 5
Chipset – Apple A4
CPU – 1 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU – Power VR
SGX535
Messaging – i Message,
SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser – HTML
(Safari)
Radio – No
GPS – Yes, with A-GPS support
Java – No
Colors – Black, White
– Micro SIM card support only
– Scratch
resistant glass back panel
– Active
noise cancellation with dedicated mic
– iCloud
cloud service
– Twitter
integration
– Google
Maps
– Audio/video
player and editor
– Image
editor
– Voice
command/dial
– TV-out
BATTERY
– Standard
battery, Li-Po 1420mAh
Stand-by – Up to 300
h (2G) / Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk time – Up to 14
h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Music play –
Up to 40 h
Samsung Omnia W
This is the cheapest phone in this lot, but it sure does't
look it. A brushed aluminium back plate, svelte design, bright and vivid
3.7-inch super amoled display and excellent performance make the Omnia W great
value. Thanks to the 1.4Ghz processor, Windows Phone 7.5 runs along smoothly
and you get built in GPS, Wi-Fi with hotspot, a decent 5MP camera and voice
control too.
Specifications
GENERAL
2G Network – GSM 850 / 900 /
1800 / 1900
3G Network – HSDPA 900 /
2100, HSDPA 850 / 1900
SIZE
Dimensions – 115.6 x 58.8 x
10.9 mm
Weight –
115.3 g
DISPLAY
Type – Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size – 480
x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches (~252 ppi pixel density)
Multi touch – Yes
Sensors –
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
SOUND
Alert types – Vibration,
MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker – Yes
3.5mm jack – Yes
MEMORY
Card slot – No
Internal – 8
GB storage, 512 MB RAM
DATA
GPRS – Yes
EDGE – Yes
3G – HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps;
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN – Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth – Yes, v2.1
with A2DP
USB – Yes,
micro USB v2.0
CAMERA
Primary – 5 MP, 2592
x 1944 pixels, auto focus, LED flash
Features – Geo-tagging,
image stabilization
Video – Yes, 720p@30fps
Secondary – Yes,
VGA
FEATURES
OS – Microsoft Windows
Phone 7.5 Mango
Chipset – Qualcomm MSM8255
Snapdragon
CPU – .4 GHz Scorpion
GPU – Adreno 205
Messaging – SMS (threaded
view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser – HTML
Radio – Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS – Yes, with A-GPS
support, Bing map
Java – No
Colors – Black
– Document viewer/editor
– MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
– MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
– SNS integration
– Organizer
– Voice memo
– Predictive text input
BATTERY
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
Stand-by – Up to 370 h
Talk time – Up
to 7 h
Samsung Galaxy S II
It's hard to find fault with the Galaxy S II - it does everything
well. It has one of the most dazzling screens to ever grace a smartphone, the
camera quality is superlative, performance is excellent and the device itself
is sleek and unbelievably lightweight. Probably the only downside is the
extensive use of plastic - a little brushed metal would have worked wonders
(but would have made the device heavier).
Specifications
GENERAL
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 /
1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 /
1900 / 2100
SIZE
Dimensions 125.3 x 66.1 x
8.5 mm
Weight 116 g
DISPLAY
Type Super AMOLED Plus
capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 4.3
inches (~217 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Sensors Accelerometer,
gyro, proximity, compass
-
Gorilla glass display
- TouchWiz UI v4.0
- Touch-sensitive controls
SOUND
Alert types Vibration;
MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
MEMORY
Card slot microSD, up
to 32GB, 8 GB included
Internal 16GB/32GB
storage, 1 GB RAM
DATA
GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4
slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA,
5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA,
Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS
NFC Optional
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB
(MHL), USB On-the-go
CAMERA
Primary 8 MP,
3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging,
touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p @ 30fps
Secondary Yes, 2 MP
FEATURES
OS Android OS, v2.3
(Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Chipset Exynos
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz
Cortex-A9
GPU Mali-400MP
Messaging SMS(threaded
view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser HTML, Adobe
Flash
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP
emulator
Colors Black, White, Pink
-
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
- SNS integration
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input (Swype)
BATTERY
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1650 mAh
Stand-by Up to 710 h
(2G) / Up to 610 h (3G)
Talk time Up
to 18 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
LG Optimus 2X
The dual core Optimus 2X is now available at an affordable
Rs 19,999 - a huge price drop from the initial `30,000 plus. It may not have a
jaw-dropping super amoled display, but it makes up for that with solid
performance, a very bright, high quality IPS LCD screen, great camera and good
battery life.
Specifications
GENERAL
2G Network – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network – HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA – 900 / 1700 / 2100
SIZE
Dimensions – 123.9 x 63.2 x 10.9 mm
Weight – 139 g
DISPLAY
Type – IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size – 480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches (~233 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch – Yes
Sensors – Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
- Gorilla glass display
- Touch-sensitive controls
SOUND
Alert types – Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker – Yes
3.5mm jack – Yes
MEMORY
Card slot – micro SD, up to 32GB
Internal – 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
DATA
GPRS – Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE – Class 12
3G – HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN – Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth – Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
USB – Yes, microUSB v2.0
CAMERA
Primary – 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features – Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, touch focus, image
stabilization
Video – Yes, 1080p@24fps, 720p@30fps
Secondary – Yes, 1.3 MP
FEATURES
OS – Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3
Chipset – Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H
CPU – Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU – ULP GeForce
Messaging – SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser – HTML, Adobe Flash
Radio – Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS – Yes, with A-GPS support
Java – Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors – Black
- Social networking integration
- HDMI port
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail
- YouTube, Google Talk
- DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV
player
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
- Document editor
- Organizer
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input
BATTERY
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
Stand-by – Up to 400 h
Talk time – Up to 7 h 50 min
Motorola RAZR XT910
Motorola has revived the Razr name with the XT910, and not
without good reason. Like the clamshell Razr, the new Razr is one of the
thinnest handsets of its time. It uses premium materials like Kevlar fiber and
stainless steel - plus it offers excellent performance, an 8MP camera that also
takes full HD video and a brilliant super amoled advanced screen.
Specifications
HTC Sensation XE
The only device here with a 1.5Ghz dual core
processor, the Sensation XE is an update to the existing Sensation - apart from
the smart new colour highlights, the device basically looks the same and has
the same 4.3-inch S-LCD touchscreen. The main upgrade apart from the processor
is the Beats Audio technology and the bundled high-quality Beats earphones
Specifications
GENERAL
2G Network – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network – HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA – 900 / 1700 / 2100
SIZE
Dimensions – 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
Weight – 151 g
DISPLAY
Type – S-LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size – 540 x 960 pixels, 4.3 inches (~256 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch – Yes
Sensors – Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
- HTC Sense UI
- Touch-sensitive controls
SOUND
Alert types – Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker –Yes
3.5mm jack – Yes
MEMORY
Card slot – microSD, up to 32GB
Internal – 4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM
DATA
GPRS – Up to 80 kbps
EDGE – Up to 236.8 kbps
3G – HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN – Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth – Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
USB – Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
CAMERA
Primary – 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash
Features – Geo-tagging, touch-focus, image stabilization, face detection, instant capture
Video – Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording, check quality
Secondary – Yes, VGA
FEATURES
OS – Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Chipset – Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
CPU – Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion
GPU – Adreno 220
Messaging – SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser – WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash
Radio – Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS – Yes, with A-GPS support
Java – Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors – Black
- Beats Audio
- Beats headset
- TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
- SNS integration
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail
- YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
- XviD/MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- Organizer
- Document viewer
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input
BATTERY
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1730 mAh
Stand-by – Up to 310 h (2G) / Up to 540 h (3G)
Talk time – Up to 9 h 16 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)