• Great Phones that don't Exist!

    Great Phones that don't Exist!

    Rohan Naravane, Aug 26, 2010 1658 hrs IST

    A few mobile phones the way we'd like to have them

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Samsung Galaxy S Mini




I'm sure you are acquainted with the Samsung Galaxy S. This was probably the first phone I felt can give the iPhone a good run for its money. Despite containing that awesomely vivid 4-inch display, I didn't find the phone to be very bulky or un-pocketable in any way. However, many people don't share that impression and feel that four inches is a little too big to be a phone's display.

While we might get carried away by saying its Rs. 27,500 asking price is value for money, but when you compare it to other Rs. 30,000 phones, it does seem to give you a lot better in return. But 30 grand is no small amount.

Right now Samsung's Android portfolio has cheap 12k phones like the Galaxy 3 i5800 and then the next Android phone is more than twice that price. We're barring the aged i5700 Galaxy model since its probably out of the market by now. So now someone who wants a mid-range Android has no Samsung model to choose from.

A "Galaxy S Mini" if sold for Rs. 15,000 - Rs. 17,000 while retaining all those great features like the Super AMOLED display, DivX HD playback etc. would be a godsend. Getting the screen size down to 3.2 inches would also satisfy the dissatisfied people I mentioned before. But wait, don't we have a phone just like that already?

Sure, Samsung wants to promote their home-brewed Bada OS, but according to their plan Bada would slowly trickle down to all the lower-end feature phones like the Corbys. Samsung already has the hardware ready; just slap Android onto the Wave's body and what you've got is a kick-ass Android phone for under Rs. 20,000.

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(9) Comments
jagan
,delhi, on Sep 15, 2010 12:25 PM
good one
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Salman
,Bangalore, on Sep 03, 2010 02:45 PM
I thought this article will highlight some future trends in the mobile industry, but this turns out to be another review article for the mobile brands. Waste of time !
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Jai
,gurgaon, on Aug 29, 2010 06:15 PM
totally agree on the iphone mini... would be a great opportunity for apple. Disclaimer - I am neither a iphone owner, neither an apple fanboi! lol!
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Ajay
,Pune, on Aug 27, 2010 03:53 PM
This is the good topic you brought in. I agree in all the five cases. Especially I like the case of Samsung wave, it's got all the features but just missing the Android platform. Probably that's the reason why it's not getting sold (at least I have not seen any one keen on buying) & they have to advertise it so much. Android is a open source platform, so they don't have even to spend any money.
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Amit
,Mumbai, on Aug 27, 2010 03:03 PM
Excellent words and very true to meaning so far as i PHONE comments !!!! Frankly on general note,,people are dying to have classy and clean interface as what i PHONE provides at affordable price to middle class!! there has to be movement to be head at apple and action from them to address this..
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dude
,kochi, on Aug 26, 2010 07:58 PM
One phone I wish existed like the ones you talked about is a revised N-gage QD. Here are the specs which I would have loved over the original- a better 3 inch screen with HVGA res, a 3.2 MP AF cam, lots of inboard memory, WLAN and a 3.5mm jack. I loved the old n-gage- esp the QD and the games it had. They were awesome. Today's N-gage 2.0 sucks- thank god it bombed and is shutting down this quarter.
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Rohan
,TechTree, on Aug 26, 2010 08:47 PM
Bwhahahahah
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Ravi Shanker
,Coimbatore, on Aug 27, 2010 12:26 PM
Viva'la N-gage! I was a longtime fan of the N-gage(Classic that is~QD,not so much).The Arena was an exact replica of the Xbox Live Service,excellent games like Pathway to Glory,High Seize & Rifts among others! WIsh someone would make a similar phone with much better specs!
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Binga
,Meerut, on Aug 26, 2010 09:12 PM
I wish of a Blackberry Storm Mini with newer O.S. It should give a competition to entry level androids.
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