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Top 5 Budget Mobile Phones

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LG Optimus One P500

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Nokia E5

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BlackBerry Curve 8520

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Huawei Ideos X2 (U8500)

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Nokia X2-01

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Summary

With great hardware and Android 2.2, the LG Optimus One might just be the mid-range Android smartphone to buy.

The Nokia E5 is the newest E-series phone. But can it match its popular predecessors?

The Blackberry Curve 8520 is a smartphone with an excellent optical trackball and user interface ideally suited to budget users.

The Optical trackpad totting Android 2.2 (Froyo) running X2 is not bad at all!

Will the Nokia X2-01 with a QWERTY keypad be a good alternative to Nokia C3?

PCWorld Rating
80 Very Good
80 Very Good
78 Good
73 Good
72 Good
Price (Rs.)
10,000
8,990
9,499
7,700
3,460

Features & Specifications

Screen Size

3.2-in

2.36-inch

2.46-in

3.2-in

2.4-inch

Screen Resolution

320x480

320x240

320x240

320x480

320X240

OS

Android 2.2 (Froyo)

Symbian v9.3 S60 v3.2

Blackberry OS

Android 2.2

Symbian Series 40

Internal Storage

170MB

250MB

256MB

512MB

55MB

Camera

3.15MP, Auto-focus

5MP, LED flash

2MP

3.2MP fixed-focus

0.3MP VGA

GPS

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

3G/ Wi-Fi Connectivity

Yes/Yes

Yes/Yes

No/Yes

Yes/Yes

No/No

Talktime

8 hours

10+ hours

4 hours 30 mins

5 hours

6 hours

Performance

Call Reception Quality

Very Good

Superior

Good

Good

Fair

Screen Quality

Good

Fair

Fair

Fair

Good

Messaging

Very Good

Good

Very Good

Good

Very Good

Browsing

Good

Fair

Fair

Very Good

Good

Imaging

Good

Fair

Poor

Good

Poor

Audio/Video Playback

Very Good/Superior

Superior/Fair

Fair/Good

Very Good/Good

Superior/Good

Battery Life

Very Good

Superior

Poor

Fair

Good