Welcome to the SEVENTH EDITION of one of the hottest topic discussion.
This is a special thread for everybody out there that need Professional recommendations on buying a new handphone...

To request recommendation, what u need to post:

1. Brand.
2. Budget.
3. Specs.
4. Type/Size. (Candybar, Clamshell etc...)

Any new topic regarding recommendations shall be closed/deleted.

P/S: Mod, pls close the 6th version as alrdy reach the limit of 2500 posts. Thanks..
This thread should be pinned up...

Anyway, Congrats to the Version 7...

This post has been edited by ADVAN: Dec 11 2008, 02:28 PM

1. Nokia/Sony
2. Below RM1.8K
3. Wifi, QWERT keyboard
4. Don't care

congrats to the ver 7, since so popular of tis topic in lyn, it should pinned up in Handphones and Communications

From v6:

Part One:

1.Any
2.<RM1000
3.Wifi + GPS, 3G
4.Slider, candybar


Part Two
1. Any
2. <RM800
3. 3G
4. Must be Really really good looking phone.

I Don't mind camera and Music players (Not a Camwhore and I got my iPod touch to do that), I just need a phone that can last 2 years in both style and function.

1. Brand. SE
2. Budget. more or less than Rm300
3. Specs. Long battery life
4. Type/Size. candy bar/chocolate bar Any SE series
Need some recommendation pls... Coz my dad is nagging me lol

Need 4 recommendations to 4 different people.

1st Person

1. Brand: Anything.
2. Budget: Less than RM 2500
3. Specs:Has wi-fi/3G/3.5G/Qwerty or not doesn't matter/Has camera/can fit in ordinary earphone without extra adapter/ bluetooth/has memory card slot/plays mp3/gps/ must be symbian60 or wm/has alarm clock/video calling/must have usb port
4. Type/Size: Slide or Candybar (can fit into office pants pocket) and user-friendly to fingers. For business man.

2nd Person

1. Brand: Anything
2. Budget: Less than RM 1500
3. Specs: Easy navigation and user friendly in OS, big fonts and big numbers, plays mp3, bluetooth, easy navigation to send/receive sms/has memory card slot/has 3G/has camera/can fit in ordinary earphone without extra adapter/video calling/must have usb port
4. Type/Size: Anything, but not too bulky. For lady user. Interesting design

3rd Person

1. Brand: Anything
2. Budget: Nil
3. Specs:Has 3G/3.5G/Wifi/ plays mp3/ has memory card slot/no boring OS or preferable s60 or s40/bluetooth/can fit in ordinary earphone without extra adapter/camera must be higher than 2mp/has radio and alarm clock/video calling/must have usb port
4. Type/Size: Anything but not too bulky (as long as it can fits into pocket)/ Interesting design

4rd Person

1. Brand: Anything
2. Budget: Less than RM 500 (for 2nd hand phone)
3. Specs:Has 3G to surf on the net/ plays mp3/ has memory card slot/no boring OS or preferable s60 or s40/bluetooth/can fit in ordinary earphone without extra adapter/camera must not be vga/has radio and alarm clock
4. Type/Size: Anything but not too bulky (as long as it can fits into pocket)/ Interesting design/ used as a budget spare phone.

All of you can recommend these 4 people as much phones as you want based from the criteria so that we have more options. Thanks alot. . Sry for being so choosie. >.<. Call you "Genius" if you can solve it for me.

This post has been edited by ilovecookies92: Dec 12 2008, 12:31 PM

1. Brand. = does not matter

2. Budget. = i guess my budget is too low for the specs, rm700+ but just recommend me the phone, i try to topup somehow.

3. Specs. = S60 with wifi

4. Type/Size = does not matter


so far only e51 fits, 2nd would be se 705 but it at rm1k =/
any ideas? thx

i dont see ppl helping them

Hello. Congrats on ver 7 and many thanks for advices/suggestions

1. Brand - prefer Samsung, nokia. NO SE!
2. Budget - RM800
3. Emphasis on big quality screen, good & loud sound
4. Camera at least 3.0mega pixel but can live with 2.0Mp
5. Prefer non-candy bar & good casing design but not critical
6. 3G n internet connectivity not important

Terima kasih

1. Brand: Preferable SE or Nokia.
2. Budget: Max RM 1700
3. Specs: 3G/3.5G/Has camera not less than 3.2MP/Bluetooth/has memory card slot/MP3/
4. Type/Size: Slide or Candybar doesn't matter

1. nokia/se
2. 2k
3. gud speaker quality
4. any.........

n82,sony ericsson x1,n85,n78,n81 or n79..u choose

More Q than A >.>

1. Preferably Sony Ericsson
2. < RM1 k
3. At least 2 Mega pixel auto focus camera, better with GPRS/EDGE
4. For girl

SE C902 AP set should be under RM1k.

1. Brand: Not preference if the phone itself is good.
2. Budget: RM1000+
3. Specs: Good camera and music performance. Easy and no lagging for SMS. I don't like to have a phone which requires few steps to change the language and not great at chinese input. Nokia messenging system is quite nice.
4. Type/Size: I've used K800i and N82 before and lost them both in the toilet... so candybar phone might be a bit boring to me.

What I have read about and quite interested in are the Nokia E71, SE W980i and SE C902. I don't mind getting a N82 again if it really pawns.

Thanks in advanced!

1st person:
HTC: S730, S740, Touch 3G, Cruise, Touch Dual, TyTN II
Nokia: E61, E66, E71, E90, 5800XM
Sony Ericsson: Xperia X1, W960i, P1i

2nd person:
Sony Ericsson:W595, W760i, W890i, W910i, C702, *(this all can't fit ordinary 3.5mm earphone)
Nokia: 5320XM, 6600S, N81, 5610

3rd person:
Nokia: E70, N95, N96, 6220C, E51
Sony Ericsson: C905, C902, G900, Xperia X1
Motorola, ROKR E6
Samsung: SGH-i900, i8510, SGH-F480, SGH-U900

4th person:
Nokia: 3110c, 3500c, 6280, 6288, N70, N73, 5310, 6025, 6300, 7310S, 7610, 6670, 6630, 6620, 7600(rare),
Sony Ericsson: K770i, K550i, K610i, K618i, K800i, T280i, W350i, W380i, W580i, W880i, K700i
Samsung:SGH-D780, SGH-E210, SGH-590, SGH-740, SGH-E840, SGH-E950, SGH-F250, SGH-J610, SGH-L170, SGH-L700, SGH-L770





The 4th person is the EASYEST....

This post has been edited by w.j0102: Dec 14 2008, 06:04 PM

good music and good camera, should go for W902.

Thanks for the recommendation. May I know what's FM with RDS?

hello again. anyone can help? thankz....

1. Brand: Anything
2. Budget: < RM2000
3. Specs: Windows OS, GPS, Wi-Fi, Good battery life, QWERT or touch-screen, phone number blocking feature
4. Type/Size: Anything

hi there, I wan to buy new handphone the spec show below:

1. Brand........ NOKIA OR SE
2. Budget...... Less than RM1.1K
3. Specs........ Got built-in GPS, Wi-Fi, 3G
4. Type/Size...... any size will do

Thank you.

SE G705 AP set should be below RM1.1K now i think.

Nokia E71. You can look for more info @ here

Guys, you can just use http://www.gsmarena.com/search.php3 to search for simple requirements, eg: Budget, shape, wifi or no wifi and other basic stuffs.

But in terms of harder questions like style and usage dependency, this thread could help.

Thank you so much. That rids off my worries. "Genius"!!

Hi, i need suggestion

1. Brand: anything beside nokia
2. Budget - RM1500 or below
3. Spec -
2.2inches above with at least 320x240 resolution
At least 400Mhz processor and 128 RAM.
Camera 2.0MP or above.
Wifi is a must, better with bluetooth.
QWERTY is prefer, or at least numpad.
Prefer Windows Mobile 6 or above.
(i prefer WM is because, is easier to find additional application and games, compatibility problem also fine.)

will this be too hard ?
anyway, currently i'm consider SEG705, and also Samsung I780.

Recently i help my friend search for LG KF700 theme, application and Games (touch screen game), and i found that it's really little resource, quite dissapointed and wanted to avoid this situation when i get a new phone.

Thanks for help

1.Any
2.<RM800
3.Wifi + GPS, 3G, Radio, MP3
4.Slider, candybar

I need a recommendation for the best phone under RM500.

u can get 3120 classic in tis price..gt 3g,bluetooth n 2mp camera..

i not so familiar with today hp market...
my K750i rosak ady...the LCD screen become white...send to repair cost bout $150...
therefore i thinking of getting a new hp...
prefer sony ericsson...so that i can restore my contact list...
my budget between $450-550...any phone oso ok...flip phone/slide phone/bar...but feature must be same or better than k750i lor...


1. Brand. - Any (Prefer SE)
2. Budget. - Within $450-550
3. Specs. - at least same features as K750i
4. Type/Size. - Any

thanks...

U can go for the SE K800i... Its the improved version of K750... With 3G, 3.2MP cybershot cam, better screen resolution and etc... Price at around RM5xx..

ok...thanx...

What about k810i?

I agree with JohnDoe that some stuffs can be easily found in websites if you just want some specs and functions.

But I'm in a dilemma now, my SE w850i just got pickpocket this evening and I'm left with no phone...
I'm planning to buy a new phone around Chinese New Year, and I'm a big big fan of touch screen. So far these caught my attention:

1. Nokia 5800 XpressMusic - Very cheap budget and good function for a touch screen phone. The only problem is, I'm not a Nokia fan and I do not really like how Nokia looks in the outside(design) and the inside(software interface). But the price is just so good!

2. HTC Touch Diamond - Nice touchscreen phone. But the diamond design is just O.K, but the screen is a little bit too small. I have not used HTC before, is it any good? (Is it possible for it to drop to around 2.2k(AP) at around Chinese New Year? If not possible you predict around when it willd rop to that price?)

3. Apple iPhone 3G - A phone everybody loves. What I like about it is that it is design to be touched by hand, and the functions are all good too. Plus, I've heard that the software is really fast. The only downside is that there's a complex 'unlocking' thing going on which i dont quite udnerstand and I am afraid to be scammed. (Is it possible for it to drop to around 2.2k(AP) at around Chinese New Year? If not possible you predict around when it willd rop to that price?)

4. Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 - I'm a HUGE fan of Sony Ericsson. I simple loove the design of this phone! But I've seen many reviews about this phone and they say that this phone is not worth the price tag? They say it's better to buy HTC which is cheaper.... I don't know? (Is it possible for it to drop to around 2.2k (AP)at around Chinese New Year? If not possible you predict around when it willd rop to that price?)

Help please....

This post has been edited by xcen: Dec 16 2008, 07:21 PM

I actually "struggling" between Nokia E71 and SonyErricson W980.

Can anyone give any comment on this?

Thank you...

k810i ady over budget lo...hehehe...

If me i would go for the E71 for the spec and business class phone.. Unless u wan tne design for W980..

Not sure about the Xperia X1 coz never use b4... Other than that HTC touch Diamond is a good choice... At least it ia a window mobile phone... But it still depend on each individual for preference..

It's actually a Christmas present for my gf. I still think W980 is more stylish.
She don't actually need those "Business Function".

But, she use the camera.
If W980 have auto focus and flash. I'll sure go for it.

What do you people think.
Gosh...

You can go for Samsung G400. Good camera and stylish as well.
Slim but large for a flip phone tho.

Thanks for the comment and suggestions.
But, I prefer SE or Nokia.

Then just go for W980i.. If not C902 or a N85 also a wise choice..

Actually quite like W980 (in term of stylish and price),
but only still wondering about the Camera.

Any comment on Photos taken without auto focus and no flash?

1. Brand - prefer Samsung, nokia. NO SE!
2. Budget - RM800
3. Emphasis on big quality screen, good & loud sound
4. Camera at least 3.0mega pixel but can live with 2.0Mp
5. Prefer non-candy bar & good casing design but not critical
6. 3G n internet connectivity not important

Thanks

Xperia also is a Windows Mobile, and alot people say iPhone has a better OS than Windows Mobile, just that iPhone has many other setbacks.

Large screen?
Nokia 5610 should be below RM800 now AP set.
2.2 inch screen + 16 million colours.

Its easy to imagine that a camera without autofocus n flash, i think the K750i quality will better than that..

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Added on December 17, 2008, 1:52 pmIt is a first Window mobile of SE.. Many bad feedback about it.. Would suggest u to go for HTC for window mobile...

Im using iphone as well.. If u like the Mac OS then will be fine.. But it lack of some phone function sometime... Not really practical for daily use.. Im using it as my 3rd phone.. Compare to window mobile, it has different features and different 3rd party software, so its difficult to compare with each other..

This post has been edited by ADVAN: Dec 17 2008, 01:52 PM

thanks. 5610 is selling below 800. what's ur take on 7610 supernova? cheaper than 5610.

7610 supernova has smaller screen. only 2.0 inch
while 5610 is a music edition phone so it has better sound and music quality

7610 no 3G...

Or maybe a 6500 slide might suits u.. Look classy as well... Price at less than 800 for an AP set...

thanks. 6500 looks good.

have been offered a n80 used unit. price <RM400. pretty tempted....

N80 is bad in taking pictures with its camera as it dont have autofocus.. But it is a symbian OS lar... If u wan a used one, then go for N73ME at price around 5xx... Best features among all at this price...

Oh ya, Samsung U700 also suits ur need i think.. Slim slide phone with 3.2MP camera and 3G... Since samsung is also under ur consideration... Great phone too... New price at RM7xx... Used price RM4xx...

This post has been edited by ADVAN: Dec 17 2008, 03:43 PM

thanks ya. si fu is really si fu. i HAVE been eyeing the u700 but got a couple of bad 'comments' like silver paint easily scraped off, ring tone/sound not loud, screen tough to look at under sunlight etc. did some research n seems like a few recommend samsung g600. from the reviews, looks like the 'perfect must-have phone'. AP is <900 while 2nd hand maybe 400-500.

samsung u900 2nd hand oso looked tempting

havent used a nokia for a while n was considering the 2nd hand n80 as it was cheap n i havent used such smart/pda phones b4. figured that for 3++ i can try out if smart phones r for me, if not, a year from now i can hunt for a new one.

can tell me bout nokia e71?(any problem? and price ) i did online research d, need some experienced user... thx alot

1. Brand -SE
2. Budget - RM800
3. W series.


Thanks

w980 can get for how much ar???

W595, W910, W580


AP set RM 1150

W595, W760 or W910.. All about RM7xx..

i think ard 1000 for AP

I think 1000 is impossible la.. The cheapest around would be RM11xx-RM12xx...

that's what i thought too. found some shops in ss15 throwing such price quotes around. non-registered pricing.

guyz..any suggestion for phone to get ,budget around 600,dun care anything,but price/performance..erm..eman most value d..thx..^^

SE K800i

1. Brand: Not very particular
2. Budget: plus minus RM1000
3. Specs: Wifi
4. Type/Size: Prefer those wit sliding keyboard.. those similar to tytn II, Toshiba G900, Nokia E90, etc

But i guess those 2 are above my budget..
I dun mind older models.. but i m quite skeptical bout buying used sets

Any recommendations?

This post has been edited by donkeydoink: Dec 18 2008, 10:41 PM

1. Brand.
2. Budget.
3. Specs.
4. Type/Size. (Candybar, Clamshell etc...)

1. Nokia
2. RM 1.5k Below
3. 3.5G, Camera, Wifi, and any new technology also can
4. Not really look big and heavy... like slim type....

Any recommend?

1. Brand - prefer nokia or SE
2. Budget - RM1500 - RM1700
3. 3.2MP n above
4. Candy bar or slide phone doesn't really matter
5. 3G n internet connectivity

Need recommendations from experts here. Thanks in advance.

se w705 & se g705


can't choose>.<~

heard that nokia n82 is very good for taking photos. how is it compared to n95 n k850i?

anyone can recommend to me either to get 6500 slide or samsung s7330??

both is slide design..which is better??

1. Sony Ericsson/Nokia
2. RM400-800++ (as long as below RM1000)
3. Camera
4. Candybar

If can, please pm me, thanks.

This post has been edited by jinhong1230: Dec 20 2008, 09:56 PM

anyone knows how much is nokia 6600 fold now? any reviews on this phone?

1. Brand.
2. Budget.
3. Specs.
4. Type/Size. (Candybar, Clamshell etc...)

[ 1. Nokia or Sony Ericsson, whichever cheaper
[ 2. Less than RM 1000 or better less than RM 800, original please
[ 3. Camera, Nokia above 2.0 megapixel, Sony Ericsson, 2.0 megapixel and above
[ 4. Slide

No shake control please

Will be buying after Chinese New Year

Thank you

This post has been edited by yinpeng89: Dec 22 2008, 11:34 AM

how bout recommendation for Samsung S7330? what you guys think of it?
thanx!

1. Brand - sony ericsson or nokia
2. Budget. - 1000 - 1500
3. Specs. - gps, big memory
4. Type/Size - candybar

im looking for a phone with gps capability..........
can anyone advice me on this......
the gps must be user friendly.........easy to update.......




thank you very much........

ap set is 900.

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Added on December 22, 2008, 3:48 pmn95 8gb can be had for just under 1500 for an AP set but not exactly candybar

This post has been edited by martianl: Dec 22 2008, 03:48 PM

if me... i like nokia

Any cheapest 3G phone? Must be large screen, big font. Many thanks.

mitodna, maybe u can consider a pda phone HTC Touch 3G... large screen confirmed!

if i want to trade 7390 and wabt to buy :
1.Brand - sony ericsson
2. Budget. - my phone plus rm300-rm400
3. Specs. - 3g,larger screen, less prob,5m cam
4. Type/Size - dont mind

my aim is c902 or k850i..or less..

any suggestion plss..

That price maybe the most can get K850i only.. But C902 camera is slightly better than K850i..

I can't decide between LG KS360 and LG KF350... Which one's better?

Nothing much about KS360 besides the qwerty keyboard... Unless u like the qwerty keyboard.. If not KF350 is also a good one..

thanks for the feedback

not much budget, if the screen size like V3XX/V6 is nice,

Hello all, my N82 just got stolen. So i decided to buy a NEW low-budget handphone. Please recommend..

1. Brand - strictly Nokia
2. Budget - RM 500 or less ( never buying expensive hp again! haha)
3. Specs - must have loud speaker. need it for alarm.
4. Type/Size. -candybar. the smaller/thinner, the better.

Thanks for any response!

top up, get 5320XM AP set, S60 like N82m loud speaker

Thanks!

i want to buy SE w910i ori...
may i know how much it cost now?
and does it worth for tat money?

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Added on December 24, 2008, 5:08 pmand should i head to sony sytle to buy?or buy at normal shop?
thx in advance.

This post has been edited by Smurfs: Dec 24 2008, 05:08 PM

1. Brand - Any
2. Budget - 500-600
3. Specs - Cincai, not symbian os user
4. Type/Size - Must be flip and weight enuf

1. Brand - Any
2. Budget - <RM1399
3. Specs - symbian or WM, WIFI, GPS if can, good CAMERA 3.2Mp
4. Type/Size - big touchscreen with keypad if possible

got one unit Nokia 5800 XM Touch phone for sale at RM1500. Market selling between RM1650 - 1800. Thanks PM me

K800 now got brand new?
how much K810 now?