Android Thread: Phones / Apps / Mods

Ace F355 · 18th November 2010, 04:35

I tried to compare Xperia X10 and iPhone 3GS a while back, if someone wants to check it out too.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/gadget...ml#post2066881

ampere · 18th November 2010, 07:56

Has anyone looked at Samsung Continuum?

Samsung Continuum? Android Smartphone | Samsung Mobile

ruchirtnt · 18th November 2010, 10:07

Feeling great..... i have updated my Xperia X10i to the latest version 2.1-update1
this looks really nice and cool..

ghpk · 18th November 2010, 19:13

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Originally Posted by DCEite

I too ordered the galaxy 3 after much deliberation, from futurebazaar yesterday, moments before i read the post here by GHPK. :(

Just enquired through their customer care and asked specifically if the item is in stock. He said yes, and it will reach me within 7 working days.

BTW in the website, the Belkin charger status is "shipped" and Mobile status is "In progress".

Did you got the phone OR a refund ?

I just enquired on live chat about status and they say 15 days,
its already 8th day today, now 15 more days, thats plain B**S***

I even asked are you guys seriously looking for second handsets which you want to ship to battleground customers ?

I've requested their sales supervisor to contact me asap with confirmation of refund, ofcourse i am not expecting money for that belkin charger, deduct its cost sent to me in printed invoice, else I am not only doing a charge-back, also pressing charges for mental harassment on their entire sales team.

Had it been so transparent they should have written SOLD OUT, instead of ripping money from people and then giving Tareekh pe Tareekh

DCEite · 18th November 2010, 20:02

My belkin charger has the status shipped with AWB number mentioned. The phone status is now changed to "ready to ship". I still have 4 days to go before the promised delivery, so don't have much option but to wait till Monday.

P.S. What's "charge back"?

kousik · 18th November 2010, 20:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghpk

I just enquired on live chat about status and they say 15 days, its already 8th day today, now 15 more days, thats plain B**S***

Ok looks like I'm in worse situation. He couldn't clearly say if it is in stock. He said a canned answer we'll send you an SMS when it is shipped. But the actual 'when' is vague.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghpk

I've requested their sales supervisor to contact me asap with confirmation of refund, ofcourse i am not expecting money for that belkin charger, deduct its cost sent to me in printed invoice

If that happens to all of us, they managed to sell an useless charger to all of us which probably none wanted! Never been conned like this.

The battle is not over yet. Maybe we can make enough noise to warn their potential LCD customers. Should we create a thread exclusively for this?

govigov · 18th November 2010, 22:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by DCEite

P.S. What's "charge back"?

when you dispute the charges that has been made on your card, the bank withdraws the money from the sellers account and puts it back in your card. however, both the seller and the card will be blacklisted against each other. This is known as a charge back.

Dry Ice · 18th November 2010, 23:51

@ghpk: start off a thread here itself buddy, mods can move the related posts there. Plus we can share the link over facebook, twitter (like you had planned), additionally you can post the link on their facebook page too!

It would do them much more harm than a legal battle. Might even make them sit up and deliver the phone to you soon enough!

All the best mate!

hiren959 · 19th November 2010, 12:56

Yesterday I bought Motorola Quench XT3(Android 2.1) @ Rs.12400/- with Adidas Jacket and PVR Cinema tickets free(both things yet to receive after few days). I also got a small bag from Motorola.
I feel the phone is fantastic value for money with solid build quality.

Raccoon · 19th November 2010, 15:33

^^^Congrats!

Did yours come with 2.1 preinstalled too? Do let us know of your experiences, esp. battery life, touch screen response, cam quality, etc.

How come you didn't get the jacket and tickets along with the phone? Is it like they send courier it later??

hiren959 · 19th November 2010, 15:48

Thanks Raccoon, well today is my first day with this mobile and the experiences are superb up till now. Touch screen response is quite satisfactory comparable to some high end phones.
But I felt battery is small as it comes some 1200mAm or whatsoever, I started Wi-fi and downloaded some twelve to fifteen applications and battery is almost half marked right now, as it was fully charged today morning. But overall nothing to complain about.

Raccoon · 19th November 2010, 16:17

^^^ Yes, it has a 1270 mAh battery. But you can't directly co-relate battery capacity to actual battery life that you get on a particular handset as there are too other variables involved. So what you get in real is what ultimately matters. Anyway, you can make a more accurate comment about battery life only after it has been cycled 3 - 4 times. So looking forward to your comments about battery after that.

srishiva · 19th November 2010, 17:29

People planning to have applications (mostly games) installed on their Androids may have to think on which model they choose.
Angry Birds game is not officially supported on close to 20 Android phones due to varying specifications in hardware.
Buying high end ones with newer OS versions might be alright.

MX6 · 19th November 2010, 21:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by hiren959

Thanks Raccoon, well today is my first day with this mobile and the experiences are superb up till now. Touch screen response is quite satisfactory comparable to some high end phones.
But I felt battery is small as it comes some 1200mAm or whatsoever, I started Wi-fi and downloaded some twelve to fifteen applications and battery is almost half marked right now, as it was fully charged today morning. But overall nothing to complain about.

Check your Auto-Sync option. If that's on, it drastically reduces battery life. Also you may want to bump down the brightness levels. I find that battery drains faster with gprs than wifi in my xperia mini pro!

hiren959 · 20th November 2010, 11:27

Thanks MX6 for suggesting Auto sync option, I have disabled this feature but some applications need that sync.
Though I think battery is the weakest point for this phone as yesterday I charged it twice and it was in red position early morning, it took almost one and half hour or more to charge fully. And at 11 AM it shows only 70% of it with use of Wi-fi for 15min only.

18th November 2010, 04:35	#691
Ace F355 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Delhi NCR Posts: 1,279 Thanked: 2,989 Times View My Garage	I tried to compare Xperia X10 and iPhone 3GS a while back, if someone wants to check it out too. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/gadget...ml#post2066881
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18th November 2010, 07:56	#692
ampere Team-BHP Support Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 18,076 Thanked: 13,188 Times View My Garage	Has anyone looked at Samsung Continuum? Samsung Continuum? Android Smartphone \| Samsung Mobile
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18th November 2010, 10:07	#693
ruchirtnt Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 1,065 Thanked: 131 Times View My Garage	Feeling great..... i have updated my Xperia X10i to the latest version 2.1-update1 this looks really nice and cool..
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18th November 2010, 20:02	#695
DCEite Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NCR Posts: 3,493 Thanked: 2,832 Times Infractions: 0/1 (7)	My belkin charger has the status shipped with AWB number mentioned. The phone status is now changed to "ready to ship". I still have 4 days to go before the promised delivery, so don't have much option but to wait till Monday. P.S. What's "charge back"? Last edited by DCEite : 18th November 2010 at 20:03.
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18th November 2010, 23:51	#698
Dry Ice Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: -- Posts: 3,577 Thanked: 7,431 Times	@ghpk: start off a thread here itself buddy, mods can move the related posts there. Plus we can share the link over facebook, twitter (like you had planned), additionally you can post the link on their facebook page too! It would do them much more harm than a legal battle. Might even make them sit up and deliver the phone to you soon enough! All the best mate!
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19th November 2010, 12:56	#699
hiren959 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 344 Thanked: 63 Times	Yesterday I bought Motorola Quench XT3(Android 2.1) @ Rs.12400/- with Adidas Jacket and PVR Cinema tickets free(both things yet to receive after few days). I also got a small bag from Motorola. I feel the phone is fantastic value for money with solid build quality.
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19th November 2010, 15:33	#700
Raccoon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Poona Posts: 1,851 Thanked: 116 Times	^^^Congrats! Did yours come with 2.1 preinstalled too? Do let us know of your experiences, esp. battery life, touch screen response, cam quality, etc. How come you didn't get the jacket and tickets along with the phone? Is it like they send courier it later??
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19th November 2010, 15:48	#701
hiren959 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 344 Thanked: 63 Times	Thanks Raccoon, well today is my first day with this mobile and the experiences are superb up till now. Touch screen response is quite satisfactory comparable to some high end phones. But I felt battery is small as it comes some 1200mAm or whatsoever, I started Wi-fi and downloaded some twelve to fifteen applications and battery is almost half marked right now, as it was fully charged today morning. But overall nothing to complain about.
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19th November 2010, 16:17	#702
Raccoon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Poona Posts: 1,851 Thanked: 116 Times	^^^ Yes, it has a 1270 mAh battery. But you can't directly co-relate battery capacity to actual battery life that you get on a particular handset as there are too other variables involved. So what you get in real is what ultimately matters. Anyway, you can make a more accurate comment about battery life only after it has been cycled 3 - 4 times. So looking forward to your comments about battery after that.
	() Thanks

19th November 2010, 17:29	#703
srishiva Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 4,375 Thanked: 2,256 Times	People planning to have applications (mostly games) installed on their Androids may have to think on which model they choose. Angry Birds game is not officially supported on close to 20 Android phones due to varying specifications in hardware. Buying high end ones with newer OS versions might be alright.
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20th November 2010, 11:27	#705
hiren959 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 344 Thanked: 63 Times	Thanks MX6 for suggesting Auto sync option, I have disabled this feature but some applications need that sync. Though I think battery is the weakest point for this phone as yesterday I charged it twice and it was in red position early morning, it took almost one and half hour or more to charge fully. And at 11 AM it shows only 70% of it with use of Wi-fi for 15min only.
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