Christmas has passed, the New Year is approaching and like the Apple iPod Touch, it has fun written all over it.
The Holiday Season is the time to spend quality, fun time with family & friends. The best part of the Holiday Season is exchanging gifts, while Greeting Cards and Cute teddy bears are never out of fashion, on this New Year you can also gift your family members & friends gadgets.
Following is a list of Top Budget Phones around Rs. 5,000 which you can use for Gifting purposes.
#6 Nokia X2-01
Pros:-
- Light weight (107.5 grams)
- MP3 music player with dedicated music key
- Expandable memory up to 16 GB using a microSD card
- Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP for sharing files and using headset
- Records QVGA videos at 24fps
- Supports Internet & Opera Mini Browser
- Comes in vibrant colors – Red, Deep Grey, Silver, Lilac, Azure
- Physical QWERTY keypad for social networking & messaging
Cons:-
- Low quality VGA camera
- Poor Battery Life, around 4 hours 30 minutes of Talktime
Price – Around Rs. 3,700
Bottomline – Nokia X2-01 is an awesome budget phone to buy for Gifting purposes. It is suitable for people who need basic cell phone features, music player, social networking and internet browsing.
#5 Vodafone 555 Blue
Pros:-
- Full QWERTY keypad for social networking, Facebook & messaging
- Expandable memory up to 16 GB using a microSD card
- Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP for sharing files and using headset
- 2-megapixel camera with LED flash
- 200 MHz MTK 6235 processor, apt for basic phone functionalities
- Dedicated Facebook key for sharing your life with your friends on Facebook
- MP3 player
Cons:-
- No Wi-Fi or 3G
- Poor Battery Life, around 3 hours of Talktime
Price – Around Rs. 4,700
Further Reading:-
Bottomline – Vodafone 555 Blue is a great budget mobile phone for people who use Facebook extensively. It is a low budge phone dedicated to Facebook addicts and does that job really well.
#4 Motorola EX115
Pros:-
- Light Weight (102.2 grams)
- Expandable memory up to 32 GB using a microSD card
- Full QWERTY keypad for social networking & messaging
- 3.15-megapixel camera
- Dual SIM & Dual Standby
- MP3 audio player & MP4 video player
Cons:-
- Relative Poor Display, supports only 56K colors
- No Wi-Fi or 3G
- Camera has no LED flash
- Poor Quality QCIF video recording at 15fps
- Poor Battery Life, around 3 hours 20 minutes of Talktime
Price – Around Rs. 4,100
Bottomline – Vodafone 555 Blue is a great budget mobile phone for those who are looking for a nice, good-looking phone that is nice on basics.
#3 Samsung Chat 527
Pros:-
- Light Weight (96 grams)
- Full QWERTY keypad for social networking & messaging
- Optical track-pad for faster navigation
- Expandable memory up to 32 GB using a microSD card
- Supports 3G & Wi-Fi for faster internet access
- Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP for sharing files and using headset
- 2-megapixel camera
- MP3 audio player & MP4 video player
Cons:-
- Relative Poor Display, supports only 56K colors
- Camera has no LED flash
- Poor Battery Life, around 3 hours of Talktime
Price – Around Rs. 5,300
Bottomline – Like Vodafone 555 Blue, Samsung Chat 527 is a great budget mobile phone for people who use phone for extensive social networking, music and other basic functionalities and it also supported Wi-Fi & 3G.
#2 Micromax Andro A60
Pros:-
- Light Weight (105 grams)
- Expandable memory up to 32 GB using a microSD card
- Supports 3G & Wi-Fi for faster internet access
- Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP for sharing files and using headset
- Android OS v2.1 Éclair
- About 2,50,000 apps available on Android Market
- 600 MHz processor
- 3.15-megapixel camera with AF
- MP3 audio player & MP4 video player
- Document Viewer & Editor
- Accelerometer for Auto Rotate
Cons:-
- Unique but Weird Design
- Relative Poor Display, supports only 56K colors
- Camera lacks flash
- Below Average Battery Life, around 4 hours of Talktime
Price – Around Rs. 4,200
Further Reading:-
Bottomline – Micromax Andro A60 is a great budget mobile phone because it offers basic Android functionalities along with lakhs of apps at minimal price.
#1 MTS Livewire SP 100
Pros:-
- Android v2.2 Froyo OS
- 600 Mhz processor
- About 2,50,000 apps available on Android Market
- 3-megapixel camera
- Capable of recording VGA videos at 25fps
- Accelerometer & Motion Sensor for Gaming
- 3.5mm headset jack
- Expandable memory up to 32 GB using a microSD card
- Supports 3G & Wi-Fi for faster internet access
Cons:-
- Camera lacks Flash and AF
- Comes locked with MTS network
- Available only for people living in Karnataka & Maharashtra
Price – Around Rs. 5,000
Bottomline – MTS Livewire SP 100 is a pretty solid budget mobile phone that comes with Android OS and its benefits, but since it comes locked with MTS network, you can’t use your old SIM.
I hope this list helped you decided which budget mobile phone to buy in this Holiday Season. If you have any queries, doubts, suggestions etc. write them in the comments section below, I’d help you out with your queries.
