3G and Wi Fi support is rapidly becoming a standard and a must-have feature in most phones. Consumers always look for either of these features when buying a phone. Wi Fi is more popular because it lets one download songs, apps, videos and more, really fast and generally free of cost (when at Wi Fi hotspots). So here’s our pick for the top 7 Wi Fi enabled handsets under Rs. 5000.
Motorola Brea Ex 119
The Motorola EX119 Brea is a cute phone. With a glossy black and white body, this Dual SIM, QWERTY handset is all set to offer some serious competition to other budget QWERTY phones in the market. The EX119 Brea comes with a 2.4” TFT touchscreen with a display resolution of 240X320 pixels. It also features dual GSM SIM standby, a 3MP fixed focus camera, 128MB of internal memory and 64MB of RAM and ROM. Needless to say, the phone supports WiFi and a sturdy battery that gives a talk time of 4.5 hours.
Price: Rs 5,000
Samsung Chat 527
Samsung seems to want to storm the budget QWERTY market with its Chat series. The Chat 527 is the latest addition to the series. It is a stylish and sleek phone which looks the same as the Chat 322 or the Chat 222, but has been redesigned to look meaner and trendier. The Samsung Chat 527 comes with a host of connectivity options including 3G and Wi-Fi. The handset comes with an optical trackpad that makes navigation a breeze. The previous Chat models did not have the optical trackpad feature which makes the Chat 527 a cut above its cousins. Samsung has aimed to target the younger generation with this phone and will succeed owing to a great set of features, a sturdy battery, great connectivity and crystal clear call quality.
Price: Rs 4,500
LG C375
LG has been striving to regain its position in the mobile handset market for quite some time now. The LG C375 is the latest endeavor of the company to gain a place in the booming dual SIM Indian market. The C375 is an entry level budget QWERTY phone based on Java MIDP 2.1. It does not have mind blowing features but it does have some of note, Wi-Fi support being one of them. The C375 comes with a 2.3” TFT landscape display that displays 240X320 pixels of resolution. The QWERTY keyboard is quite comfortable and gives users the ability to type smoothly and faster while texting or on social networking sites. Reminiscent of the Blackberry phones, the LG C375 also comes with a ‘blinker’ that alerts users of any notifications or texts that they have not checked.
Price: Rs 4,000
Spice Mi 270
The Spice Mi-270 is perhaps the cheapest Android phone in the Indian market that has dual SIM support. The phone is sleek and stylish with a rubber back that gives it a nice ergonomic grip. A metallic rim that runs around the sides adds to the looks and makes the phone look stunning. The dual SIM and Android OS, coupled with 3G and Wi-Fi support makes it a lucrative handset. The device supports 5 homescreens which can be customized with widgets. The Mi-270 ships with Android 2.2 Froyo which is a bit of a letdown as Gingerbread is more popular nowadays. In addition, the phone has a 2.8” full touchscreen TFT display with a QVGA resolution of 240X320 pixels.
Price: Rs 3,500
Karbonn A1
The Karbonn A1 is a phone that can give some serious competition to the big brands in terms of looks. Weighing in at only 105 gms and flaunting an all black rounded-edges body, the phone looks seriously cool. There is also a series of white dots on the back panel. The phone has a 2.8” TFT touschreen with a display resolution of 240X320 pixels. It also has a 3.2 MP fixed focus camera. The A1 ships with Android 2.2 Froyo but the 600MHz processor makes the UI a bit sluggish. Other than that, the phone has a host of features and apps and also has 3G and Wi Fi support.
Price: Rs 4,400
Micromax Andro A60
The Andro A60 from Micromax has a queer design. The body tapers in width from top to bottom. This tapering shape makes the phone fit comfily in the hand. It is also sleek and lightweight. The screen is a 2.8” TFT touchscreen which is resistive. The display resolution is 240×320 pixels which is quite good compared to the screen size. The only problem is that the display is QVGA as compared to the most recent HVGA resolutions. If you are ready to overlook the occasional stutter in the UI, the Andro A 60 is loaded with apps and features and supports 3G and Wi Fi.
Price: Rs 4,300-Rs. 4,990
Alcatel OT 890
Alcatel OT-890 is the freshly launched smartphone from Alcatel Mobiles. It has a 2.8” TFT resistive touchscreen with a display of 320 x 240 pixels resolution. The phone comes with an accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate and also with feather touch physical controls. The handset weighs in at 100 gms and measures 110 x 58 x 12.6 mm. The OT-890 has a 2 MP fixed focus camera with a maximum resolution of 1600×1200 pixels. The camera does not have flash but supports geo-tagging and VGA video recording. As for media, the OT-890 supports MP3, eAAC, eAAC+, WAV, WMA audio formats and MP4, H.264 video formats. 3G is not supported but it does have good Wi-Fi connectivity.
Price: Rs. 4,990