Android Thread: Phones / Apps / Mods

dar3dev|l · 23rd December 2010, 10:46

hi guys,

i am planning to buy an Android based phone with a budget of 15-20K. My friends are recommending HTC Wildfire. What do you guys recommend ?

P.S: This will be an replacement to my iphone 3g

DCEite · 23rd December 2010, 11:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by dar3dev|l

hi guys,

i am planning to buy an Android based phone with a budget of 15-20K. My friends are recommending HTC Wildfire. What do you guys recommend ?

P.S: This will be an replacement to my iphone 3g

You will be disappointed with the screen resolution and size, responsiveness after using iPhone 3G and downgrading to a 15k Android Phone.

IMO you should look at Samsung Galaxy S/ Google Nexus/ HTC DZire or any such high end phone.

dar3dev|l · 23rd December 2010, 11:31

^^ my sister does have a HTC DZire and keeps cribbing about how weak its battery is. Other than that she is VERY happy with her phone. The only problem is my budget which needs to be below 20K.

DCEite · 23rd December 2010, 11:35

App Name - Zedge

Free/Charge - Free

What it does - Access to a huge database of user contributed Ringtones and Wallpapers.

How it performs (your rating) - Excellent !

Any alternative - Looking for one!

App Name - WinAmp

Free/Charge - Free

What it does - The ultimate MP3 player, now on Android

How it performs (your rating) - Excellent !

Any alternative - PowerAmp, but the full version is paid.

ruchirtnt · 23rd December 2010, 11:40

App name - Barcode scanner
Free/Charge - Free
What it does - to scan the barcode and search the same on internet
How it performs (your rating) - Great one.

App name - Sharklite
Free/Charge - Free
What it does - Game, a shark eats all what is there in the water
How it performs (your rating) - a good entertaining game.

vjabraham · 23rd December 2010, 11:47

Hero of Sparta by Gameloft is free today. I wish I could download, unfortunately my device is not supported! Check out the link below:

Top Android Games, Download HD Games for Android - Gameloft

jp1 · 23rd December 2010, 11:50

Any recommendation on offline GPS application which can work on google maps?
Brut.googlemaps ?

Also to use as a modem to connect to computer and browse from the computer, pdaNet ?

vvrchandra · 23rd December 2010, 12:27

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Originally Posted by ashthedivx

..BTW, New one are already being shipped with FroYo.

How to identify a brand new Samsung Galaxy-S shipped with Froyo? Is the OS version written on the box?

phamilyman · 23rd December 2010, 12:37

arre hey the bhagwan, no one's mentioned Angry Birds!!

App name - Angry Birds
Free/Charge - Free (ad supported - i got from getjar)
What it does - Physics based game - catapult the angry birds through obstacles to kill the pigs.
How it performs (your rating) - JINGA!!!! It has inspired me to look out for a qwerty android to buy myself

DCEite · 23rd December 2010, 12:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by phamilyman

arre hey the bhagwan, no one's mentioned Angry Birds!!

App name - Angry Birds
Free/Charge - Free (ad supported - i got from getjar)
What it does - Physics based game - catapult the angry birds through obstacles to kill the pigs.
How it performs (your rating) - JINGA!!!! It has inspired me to look out for a qwerty android to buy myself

Angry birds is surely on top of my list. BUT, its no fun to play it on the Galaxy 3 which i have. :-( Slow and sluggish response.

Its a different story on the IPod Touch 2G, works like a charm. Have bought it for 0.99 cents from the Apple store.

drmohitg · 23rd December 2010, 13:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gandhi

Check with flipkart, they had it in stock few days back. Samsung Wave 2 Full Specification: Samsung Wave II S8530: Price, Reviews: Flipkart Mobiles

Yea I checked that link a week back. They were taking pre-bookings. The phone will be launched officially at the end of this month. Thats what they said. But anyways I have decided to go for the Galaxy S

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ashthedivx

1 thing - Samsung website isn't updated.
2 thing - yes, you can update of your own or get it update at nearest service center.

BTW, New one are already being shipped with FroYo.

Oh! And I have been checking the website regularly all these days

Sir are you sure the new ones are coming with Froyo? I checked with 2 samsung outlets here in north-west delhi and both had only android 2.1. When I asked about Froyo they didnt have any idea about it. Can you suggest me any store in Delhi where you feel it might be there? Thanks in advance.

xingamazon · 23rd December 2010, 13:58

Great Thread:
Request the MODS not to merge this thread with the current Android thread. Please
thats more of instrument specific we need a seperate thread to discuss apps.

Few things from my side, which are not in the list already

App name - Google Sky Map

Free/Charge - Free

What it does - It creates a virtual sky map, thro which you can look at the star and mention the name of the star. Better see the user review, its a great show off app.

How it performs (your rating) - As mentioned earlier, great to show off. esp for those who keep saying Android is no different from Symbian phone, this app will make sure thier mouths are shut once you show its capability.

App name - AG Indian Newspapers

Free/Charge - Free

What it does - It collects all the newspaper links to ensure you read them all in one place.

How it performs (your rating) - Good enough.
The application is one of India specific app, I am looking for more such India specific apps.

Can people thro some light on India specific apps.

gkrishn · 23rd December 2010, 14:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by phamilyman

App name - Angry Birds

Quote:

Originally Posted by ruchirtnt

App name - Barcode scanner

Quote:

Originally Posted by DCEite

App Name - WinAmp

a big thumps up for all the above. Also add "angry bird seasons" to that.

App name - Rockplayer
Free/Charge - free
What it does - plays video. watched "hurt locker" in 720p.It was awesome to watch. indexing was very good. jumping between different scene was seamless and almost instant.
How it performs (your rating) - 5*

App name - MirenBrowser
Free/Charge - free
What it does - browser. is better than default.
How it performs (your rating) - 4*

App name - Mytracks
Free/Charge - free
What it does - helps to store the route. also stores the speed, time taken, with and with out moving time. helps to track my biking performance.
How it performs (your rating) - 5*

App name - juicePlotter
Free/Charge - free
What it does - plots the graph of charging and discharging of battery. when trying different kernal, OC, UV etc, helps to track the battery performance.
How it performs (your rating) - 4*

App name - smsbackup
Free/Charge - free
What it does - creates a label in gmail and backups all sms in that label.
How it performs (your rating) - 4*

App name - thinkfreeoffice
Free/Charge - free
What it does - to read word/pdf etc.
How it performs (your rating) - 4*

App name - samsung pad email apk
Free/Charge - free from samsung. not sure about other companies
What it does - just an email app.much better than the default app. provides "pane virew" in landscape mode.
How it performs (your rating) - 5*

App name - asphalt5 demo version
Free/Charge - free from samsung. not sure about other companies
What it does - car race game. runs pretty smooth. I always come first

... loving it.
How it performs (your rating) - 5*

akhilesh · 23rd December 2010, 14:46

It would be helpful if you guys can mention which handset are you using simply because the app might not work as well on your handset as the other one.

gkrishn · 23rd December 2010, 14:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by vjabraham

Hero of Sparta by Gameloft is free today. I wish I could download, unfortunately my device is not supported! Check out the link below:

Top Android Games, Download HD Games for Android - Gameloft

do you know how to download from that site? it asks for ph no, and i enter 91988*******, and i never get any sms.

23rd December 2010, 10:46	#1096
dar3dev\|l BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Munich, DE Posts: 292 Thanked: 98 Times	re: Android Thread: Phones / Apps / Mods hi guys, i am planning to buy an Android based phone with a budget of 15-20K. My friends are recommending HTC Wildfire. What do you guys recommend ? P.S: This will be an replacement to my iphone 3g Last edited by dar3dev\|l : 23rd December 2010 at 10:57.
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23rd December 2010, 11:31	#1098
dar3dev\|l BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Munich, DE Posts: 292 Thanked: 98 Times	re: Android Thread: Phones / Apps / Mods ^^ my sister does have a HTC DZire and keeps cribbing about how weak its battery is. Other than that she is VERY happy with her phone. The only problem is my budget which needs to be below 20K. Last edited by dar3dev\|l : 23rd December 2010 at 11:32.
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23rd December 2010, 11:35	#1099
DCEite Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NCR Posts: 3,548 Thanked: 3,223 Times	Re: Android applications App Name - Zedge Free/Charge - Free What it does - Access to a huge database of user contributed Ringtones and Wallpapers. How it performs (your rating) - Excellent ! Any alternative - Looking for one! App Name - WinAmp Free/Charge - Free What it does - The ultimate MP3 player, now on Android How it performs (your rating) - Excellent ! Any alternative - PowerAmp, but the full version is paid.
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ruchirtnt Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 1,066 Thanked: 132 Times View My Garage	Re: Android applications App name - Barcode scanner Free/Charge - Free What it does - to scan the barcode and search the same on internet How it performs (your rating) - Great one. App name - Sharklite Free/Charge - Free What it does - Game, a shark eats all what is there in the water How it performs (your rating) - a good entertaining game.
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23rd December 2010, 11:47	#1101
vjabraham BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Kochi Posts: 66 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	re: Android Thread: Phones / Apps / Mods Hero of Sparta by Gameloft is free today. I wish I could download, unfortunately my device is not supported! Check out the link below: Top Android Games, Download HD Games for Android - Gameloft
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jp1 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 286 Thanked: 47 Times	Re: Android applications Any recommendation on offline GPS application which can work on google maps? Brut.googlemaps ? Also to use as a modem to connect to computer and browse from the computer, pdaNet ? Last edited by jp1 : 23rd December 2010 at 11:51.
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phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,974 Thanked: 4,664 Times	Re: Android applications arre hey the bhagwan, no one's mentioned Angry Birds!! App name - Angry Birds Free/Charge - Free (ad supported - i got from getjar) What it does - Physics based game - catapult the angry birds through obstacles to kill the pigs. How it performs (your rating) - JINGA!!!! It has inspired me to look out for a qwerty android to buy myself
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23rd December 2010, 13:58	#1107
xingamazon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,400 Thanked: 122 Times	Re: Android applications Great Thread: Request the MODS not to merge this thread with the current Android thread. Please thats more of instrument specific we need a seperate thread to discuss apps. Few things from my side, which are not in the list already App name - Google Sky Map Free/Charge - Free What it does - It creates a virtual sky map, thro which you can look at the star and mention the name of the star. Better see the user review, its a great show off app. How it performs (your rating) - As mentioned earlier, great to show off. esp for those who keep saying Android is no different from Symbian phone, this app will make sure thier mouths are shut once you show its capability. App name - AG Indian Newspapers Free/Charge - Free What it does - It collects all the newspaper links to ensure you read them all in one place. How it performs (your rating) - Good enough. The application is one of India specific app, I am looking for more such India specific apps. Can people thro some light on India specific apps. Last edited by xingamazon : 23rd December 2010 at 14:00.
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akhilesh BANNED Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 297 Thanked: 341 Times	Re: Android applications It would be helpful if you guys can mention which handset are you using simply because the app might not work as well on your handset as the other one.
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