In this article I am listing the mid-segment (Rs 10,000 – Rs 20,000) Android smart phones not only these phones offer all the bells and whistles that you can expect we have quite a few models that would suit the taste for every kind of consumer.
In this segment the minimum specs to qualify for an Android phone are a bit higher, unlike the earlier budget android phones the screen should be capacitive apart from that it should support a minimum of HVGA resolution, I have not listed Android phones that are running anything lower than Froyo (2.2) coz I believe any new Android phones that you buy in 2011 should ship with Android 2.2, the exception to that is Motorola Defy it’s just listed coz the hardware in that phone is awesome but still runs Android 2.1 but is expected to get Android 2.2 Froyo update, I would start moving from the lowest priced to the higher priced android phones.
1) LG Optimus One: Just a few months ago this model was priced much higher but now is just around Rs 11,000 – 11,500. LG Optimus ONE comes pre-loaded with Android Froyo (2.2) a 3.2 inch capacitive touchscreen with a HVGA resolution of (320 x 480), it has an internal RAM of 512 MB and has a MicroSD slot for expanded memory support, 3G speeds upto 7.2 Mbps, bluetooth, GPS and WiFi is b/g.
The camera is a 3.1 Megapixel autofoucs but video recording is just 18fps at VGA quality, the processor in this Phone is a 600 Mhz ARM processor which can run Android smoothly, it also has support for DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.26 for video playback, apart from that it comes with a high capacity battery of 1500mAh, the build quality of this phone is very good and it even looks good.
2) Samsung Galaxy Ace: This a new Android phone model launched by Samsung and this sports a 3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen supporting 16 Million colors having HVGA resolution of (320 x 480) and support the standard features like bluetooth 2.1 A2DP, 3G (7.2 Mbps) WiFi b/g/n, GPS, MicroSD card for expanded memory, this model also runs on Android 2.2 (Foryo) and runs the Samsung TouchWiz 3.0 user interface on top of Android interface, this phone also supports the standard 3.5mm headphone jack, it also has a built insupport for DLNA which is a plus.
The camera on the Ace is 5 Megapixel autofocus but video recording is VGA at 15 fps, the Ace has a speedy 800Mhz ARM 11 processor and battery capacity is 1350 mAh, the phone looks very stylish and polished, the Samsung Ace is priced around Rs 14,500 – 15,000.
3) Motorola Defy: What can I say about this phone it’s built like no other Android phone it’s built like a tank, apart from the normal features that you can expect with an Android phone this phone is water resistant and dust resistant, so if you are the one who keeps dropping and are the careless types this is the Android phone for you the specs are also equally impressive for this phone.
Motorola Defy sports are 3.7 inch capacitive touch screen with a WVGA (854 x 480) high resolution screen, the glass on the screen is the tough Gorilla glass, the phone supports an big internal storage of 2 GB and 512 MB RAM it also supports microSD card for expanded memory support, in the connectivity department it supports all the features that you would expect like bluetooth 2.1 A2DP, 3G (7.2 Mbps) HSUPA (2 Mbps upload speed) WiFi b/g/n with DLNA support, GPS and also supports the 3.5mm headphone jack
Motorola Defy runs on the speedy 800Mhz Cortex A-8 processor and a SGX530 graphic chip hence it runs Android very smoothly, but currently ships with Android 2.1, Motorola has stated that this phone will soon be upgraded to Android 2.2 (Froyo) it also pack a good 1540 mAH battery, the user interface is Motoblur UI interface, Motorola Defy is priced around Rs 18,500 – 19,000.
4) Samsung Galaxy S LCD I9003: This is a new model from Samsung also know Galaxy SL, this is a veryfeature rich phone and has the big 4 inch super clear LCD screen with a high resolution of 480 x 800 that produces some very lively pictures, the new Samsung Galaxy sports a huge internal memory of 16GB with option of MicroSD for expanding the storage, on the 3G front it supports download speeds upto 7.2 Mbps and upload speeds upto 5.76 HSUPA, it also has all the features that you can expect like WiFi b/g/n with DLNA support, GPS and also supports the 3.5mm headphone jack it also gets the latest version bluetooth 3 with A2DP support.
Samsung Galaxy I9003 runs on a speedy 1 GHz A8 cortex ARM CPU and also has PoweVT SGX530 GPU to help it with graphics, it comes preloaded with Android 2.2 (Froyo) regarding the camera it has 5 Megapixel camera at the back that also supports HD video recording at 720p, it also has a front facing VGA camera for video chat functionality it also has support for Adobe FLASH and sports a high capacity battery with 1650mAh capacity, Samsung Galaxy S I9003 retails for around Rs 19,500 – 20,000 and is a feature packed Android high end Android phone.
So here are the four Android phones which are worth to be in our mid pricing segment, the best part is that all of these phones are fully feature packed Android phones.
In this segment the minimum specs to qualify for an Android phone are a bit higher, unlike the earlier budget android phones the screen should be capacitive apart from that it should support a minimum of HVGA resolution, I have not listed Android phones that are running anything lower than Froyo (2.2) coz I believe any new Android phones that you buy in 2011 should ship with Android 2.2, the exception to that is Motorola Defy it’s just listed coz the hardware in that phone is awesome but still runs Android 2.1 but is expected to get Android 2.2 Froyo update, I would start moving from the lowest priced to the higher priced android phones.
1) LG Optimus One: Just a few months ago this model was priced much higher but now is just around Rs 11,000 – 11,500. LG Optimus ONE comes pre-loaded with Android Froyo (2.2) a 3.2 inch capacitive touchscreen with a HVGA resolution of (320 x 480), it has an internal RAM of 512 MB and has a MicroSD slot for expanded memory support, 3G speeds upto 7.2 Mbps, bluetooth, GPS and WiFi is b/g.
01.jpgThe camera is a 3.1 Megapixel autofoucs but video recording is just 18fps at VGA quality, the processor in this Phone is a 600 Mhz ARM processor which can run Android smoothly, it also has support for DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.26 for video playback, apart from that it comes with a high capacity battery of 1500mAh, the build quality of this phone is very good and it even looks good.
2) Samsung Galaxy Ace: This a new Android phone model launched by Samsung and this sports a 3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen supporting 16 Million colors having HVGA resolution of (320 x 480) and support the standard features like bluetooth 2.1 A2DP, 3G (7.2 Mbps) WiFi b/g/n, GPS, MicroSD card for expanded memory, this model also runs on Android 2.2 (Foryo) and runs the Samsung TouchWiz 3.0 user interface on top of Android interface, this phone also supports the standard 3.5mm headphone jack, it also has a built insupport for DLNA which is a plus.
The camera on the Ace is 5 Megapixel autofocus but video recording is VGA at 15 fps, the Ace has a speedy 800Mhz ARM 11 processor and battery capacity is 1350 mAh, the phone looks very stylish and polished, the Samsung Ace is priced around Rs 14,500 – 15,000.
3) Motorola Defy: What can I say about this phone it’s built like no other Android phone it’s built like a tank, apart from the normal features that you can expect with an Android phone this phone is water resistant and dust resistant, so if you are the one who keeps dropping and are the careless types this is the Android phone for you the specs are also equally impressive for this phone.
Motorola Defy sports are 3.7 inch capacitive touch screen with a WVGA (854 x 480) high resolution screen, the glass on the screen is the tough Gorilla glass, the phone supports an big internal storage of 2 GB and 512 MB RAM it also supports microSD card for expanded memory support, in the connectivity department it supports all the features that you would expect like bluetooth 2.1 A2DP, 3G (7.2 Mbps) HSUPA (2 Mbps upload speed) WiFi b/g/n with DLNA support, GPS and also supports the 3.5mm headphone jack
Motorola Defy runs on the speedy 800Mhz Cortex A-8 processor and a SGX530 graphic chip hence it runs Android very smoothly, but currently ships with Android 2.1, Motorola has stated that this phone will soon be upgraded to Android 2.2 (Froyo) it also pack a good 1540 mAH battery, the user interface is Motoblur UI interface, Motorola Defy is priced around Rs 18,500 – 19,000.
4) Samsung Galaxy S LCD I9003: This is a new model from Samsung also know Galaxy SL, this is a veryfeature rich phone and has the big 4 inch super clear LCD screen with a high resolution of 480 x 800 that produces some very lively pictures, the new Samsung Galaxy sports a huge internal memory of 16GB with option of MicroSD for expanding the storage, on the 3G front it supports download speeds upto 7.2 Mbps and upload speeds upto 5.76 HSUPA, it also has all the features that you can expect like WiFi b/g/n with DLNA support, GPS and also supports the 3.5mm headphone jack it also gets the latest version bluetooth 3 with A2DP support.
Samsung Galaxy I9003 runs on a speedy 1 GHz A8 cortex ARM CPU and also has PoweVT SGX530 GPU to help it with graphics, it comes preloaded with Android 2.2 (Froyo) regarding the camera it has 5 Megapixel camera at the back that also supports HD video recording at 720p, it also has a front facing VGA camera for video chat functionality it also has support for Adobe FLASH and sports a high capacity battery with 1650mAh capacity, Samsung Galaxy S I9003 retails for around Rs 19,500 – 20,000 and is a feature packed Android high end Android phone.
So here are the four Android phones which are worth to be in our mid pricing segment, the best part is that all of these phones are fully feature packed Android phones.
