Today, everytime a phone is discussed, people always find reasons to put it down. There’s always some phone with at least one feature missing that people would really like to see—like the lack of FM radio in the Samsung Ultra Edition 6.9 (X820). There are almost a hundred different models of mobile phones available in the country, but still there are very few that offer all the now required features—camera, MP3 player, Bluetooth, FM radio, memory card slot, etc.—at a decent price. This is a list of those few.
Sony Ericsson Z550i (Rs. 8,000)
This is a clamshell that recently dropped the price below Rs. 8,000, but different places have different rates. The phone packs in a 1.3 megapixel digital camera with video recording, an MP3/AAC player, Bluetooth, FM radio with RDS, 20mb phone memory with a Memory Stick Micro M2 memory card slot. The phone doesn’t have EDGE support, though GPRS is available. The screen is a regular 176x220 resolution one, and there’s an external display. A few people have faced problems with the Z550i, including my dad, but more people seem to be satisfied with it than against it.
LG KG200 (Rs. 8,000)
A new entrant, the KG200 from LG is a candy bar form factor phone with a QVGA display, 1.3 megapixel digital camera with video, MP3 player, Bluetooth, FM radio, 60mb phone memory with a microSD/TransFlash memory card slot. Once again, GPRS is available but no EDGE.
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