5 Cheapest Android phones in India!

I wanted to do this post since start of this year, when I was searching a Android based phone myself – I was quite lucky to get hold of Samsung Spica – one of most “Value for Money” phone I have ever bought.

Now 6 months down the line, we still do not have too many Android Phones, especially the ones that will not dent your pocket too much. I have too many people asking me about low cost Android phones, so, thought of writing this post. Here are the 5 cheapest Android Phones currently available in Indian Market.

Acer BeTouch  Price = Rs 8999/-

Acer has recently launched Acer BeTouch, which currently stands as the cheapest Android Phone available in the Indian Market. At less that 9k, it very difficult to go wrong with it.

Acer BeTouch E110 Features

• General Form:  Candy Bar
• Dimensions:  103.5 X 54 X 13.4 Mm
• Weight:  105 G
• Type:  TFT Resistive Touchscreen
• Resolution:  240 X 320 Pixels
• Color:  256K Colors (65K Effective)
• Size:  2.8 Inches
• Primary Camera:  3.15 MP, 2048×1536 Pixels
• Type:  Standard Battery, Li-Ion 1500 MAh
• Talk Time:  5 H (Maximum)
• StandBy Time:  400 H (Maximum)
• Speaker:  Yes
• Radio:  Stereo FM Radio
• GPRS:  Class 10 (4+1/3+2 Slots), 32 – 48 Kbps
• EDGE:  Class 10, 236.8 Kbps
• 3G:  HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps; HSUPA 384 Kbps
• Bluetooth:  Yes, V2.0 With A2DP
• USB:  Yes, V2.0
• OS:  Android OS, V1.5 (Cupcake)
• CPU:  ST Ericsson PNX6715 416MHz Processor

You can Buy Acer BeTouch here

Samsung I5503 Galaxy 5 Price = Rs 8999/-

Recently Launched Samsung Galaxy 5 is priced same as Acer BeTouch, but main difference is that Galaxy 5 has much better screen. Also, it is capacitive screen as compared to Acer’s resistive screen. Additionally, it comes loaded with Android 2.1 Eclair, as compared to Acer’s ancient Android cupcake 1.5 version.

Key Features of Samsung Galaxy5 i5503

• Android V2.1 (Eclair)
• Intutive Touchwiz 3.0 Interface
• 2.8′” Touch Screen
• Google-Outlook-Facebook Integrated Calendar
• Powerful Multitasking Support With Up To 7 Home screens
• Supports Swype Input For Faster Typing
• Battery Type:  Li-Ion 1200mAh
• Talk Time:  9 Hrs 30 Min
• StandBy Time:  520 Hrs
• CPU:  MSM7227-1 600MHz Processor
• Internal Memory:  90 MB
• Primary Camera: 2 MP (Full Focus)

Buy Samsung Galaxy 5 here

LG Optimus GT540  Price = Rs 10,999/-

The LG GT540 Optimus is the second Android phone from LG to be launched in India. It sports Android Version 1.6 Eclair and has larger 3 inch resistive touchscreen which supports 320 x 480 resolution.

• OS:  Android OS, V1.6
• Dimensions:  109 X 54.5 X 12.7 Mm
• Weight:  115.5 G
• 3” TFT Resistive Touchscreen
• Resolution:  320 X 480 Pixels
• Primary Camera:  3.15 MP, 2048×1536 Pixels, Autofocus
• Standard Battery, Li-Ion 1500 MAh
• Talk Time:  5 H 30 Min (2G) / 7 H 20 Min (3G) (Maximum)
• StandBy Time:  500 H (2G) / 500 H (3G) (Maximum)
• 3.5 Mm Audio Jack
• Radio:  Stereo FM Radio With RDS
• EDGE:  Class 10, 236.8 Kbps
• 3G:  HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
• USB:  Yes, MicroUSB
• Java:  Yes, MIDP 2.0
• Internal Memory:  114 MB
• Cards Slot:  MicroSD, Up To 32GB – 2GB Included

Buy LG GT540 Optimus here

Videocon Zeus Evolve V7500 Price = Rs. 10,999/-

I am not too sure about this phone, whether it is already launched or is yet to be announced – but it is very much available on the Flipkart site. Infact, I think for the price this Android phone is a steal. It has Android 1.6, which is upgradeable to 2.1, 3.2 large capacitive Multi-touch Screen, 5 MP camera and 24 fps video recording. It supports 3.5G and comes bundled with 2 batteries (awesome !)

Videocon Zeus Specifications

• OS:  Android1.6 Operating System. Upgradeable To Android2.1 Eclair
• CPU:  600 Mhz Powered By QualcommTMMicro-Processor
• Type:  Multi-Touch Capacitive TFT Screen
• Screen Resolution:  480×320 Pixels
• Size:  3.2 Inches
• Primary Camera:  5 MP Camera With LED Flash
• Type:  1230 MAH (2 Nos.)
• 3G:  Yes
• Wlan:  Wi-Fi Enabled
• USB:  Yes
• Keyboard Type:  Multi-Touch Capacitive
• Touch Screen:  Yes
• Internal Memory:  512 MB
• Cards Slot:  Yes (Upto32 GB Expandable)

Buy Videocon Zeus here

Samsung Galaxy 3 (I5801) Price = Rs 11901

To be honest, I really like the full Galaxy series from Samsung – With all their Galaxy phones they have managed to pack in features while keeping very good price points. Samsung Galaxy 5 and Samsung Galaxy 3 were launched on the same day, latter being more features rich and expensive by around 3k. Galaxy 3 also sports Android 2.1 version and has home-grown Intutive Touchwiz 3.0 Interface.

Samsung Galaxy 3 (I5801) Specifications

• OS:  Android V2.1 (Eclair)
• CPU:  Qualcomm (QSC6270), 667 MHz
• Dimensions:  113.5 X 55 X 12.55 Mm
• Display Type:  WVGA
• Size:  3.2 Inch
• Primary Camera:  3.2 MP (With Auto Focus)
• Video Recording:  Yes (320×240 @15 Fps)
• Battery Type:  Li-Ion, 1,500 MAh
• Talk Time:  15.20 Hrs(2G) ; 7.5 Hrs(3G) (Maximum)
• StandBy Time:  625 Hrs(2G) ; 483 Hrs(3G) (Maximum)
• 3.5 Mm Audio Jack
• Radio:  Yes
• GPRS:  Yes
• EDGE:  Yes
• 3G:  Yes
• Wlan:  Yes
• USB:  Yes
• Touch Screen:  Yes
• GSM/CDMA/Dual Sim/Triple Sim:  GSM
• Internal Memory:  130MB
• Cards Slot:  Up To 32 GB

Buy Samsung Galaxy 3 Here

HTC Tattoo Price Rs. 12,999

HTC Tattoo is a relatively older Android phone and one of the first Android phones that was launched in India. It is tried and test model and one of the more compact Android phones in the market. It sports Android 1.6 cupcake version.

HTC Tattoo Specifications

• OS:  Android OS, V1.6
• CPU:  Qualcomm MSM 7225 528 MHz Processor
• Display Type:  TFT Resistive Touchscreen
• Resolution:  240 X 320 Pixels
• Size:  2.8 Inches
• Primary Camera:  3.15 MP, 2048×1536 Pixels
• Video Recording:  CIF@15fps
• Type:  Standard Battery, Li-Ion 1100 MAh
• Talk Time:  6 H 30 Min (2G) / 5 H 40 Min (3G) (Maximum)
• StandBy Time:  340 H (2G) / 520 H (3G) (Maximum)
• 3.5 Mm Audio Jack
• Radio:  Stereo FM Radio With RDS
• GPRS:  Class 10 (4+1/3+2 Slots), 32 – 48 Kbps
• EDGE:  Class 10, 236.8 Kbps
• 3G:  HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
• Internal Memory:  256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
• Cards Slot:  MicroSD

Buy HTC Tattoo here

I wanted to include Samsung Galaxy Spica in the list which costs about Rs. 12,500, but, it seems that Samsung has discontinued that model and launched newer Samsung Galaxy 5 and 3.

So there you have it – the cheapest Android phones available in Indian Market currently. Hope this helps the Android wannabes out there !

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