Which is the Best Cell Phone under Rs. 5000/-

Buying a mobile phone with all specification is so cheap today. Many models with camera, video recording, Bluetooth, mp3 players, expandable memory are available below 5000/- INR.

Here is a shoot out of the low priced models having all the necessary specification for a complete mobile.

The specifications considered for the shoot out were as follows

Camera (between 0.3 to 2 MP
Music Player
Expandable memory
USB Connection
GPRS
FM Radio
Talk-time of 200 minutes and above
Hands free speaker

The phones which were selected on these factors were

Sony Ericsson W 300i


Sony Ericsson W 550 i


Nokia 6085


Samsung E 250


Nokia 3110 classic


Samsung SGH M 610



Brand
Nokia, Samsung and SE had tow competitors each for the shootout

Style
Nokia 3110 classic was the only candy bar shaped phone. All others were clamshell and slider ones.

Display
All phones except the Samsung had a 256 K colour system. Nokia 6085 had LCD display and the all others TFT screens.

The SE Z 550i had the maximum display resolution of 176 x 220. All the clamshell models had secondary displays. SE Z 550i stands first in this category

Battery
SE W330i has lithium polymer battery which enabled it to get the maximum talk time and standby time

Memory
All models have the extendable memory feature in which N6085 has the highest inbuilt memory.

Camera
The Nokia 3110 Classic with the 1.3 megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom stand first followed by SE Z550i

Connectivity
Bluetooth, infrared, USB, EDGE, GPRS, WAP are the common connectivity options available in mobile phones. The Nokia 3110 Classic again stands apart with all the above features installed in it. The SE W 300i also has these features.



Multimedia
Samsung SGH E 250 and Nokia 3110 classic has the most number of multimedia features. These include Music player, FM radio, games, Stereo bluetooth (A2DP)

Price
The Samsung SGH-M610 is the low priced version and the SE W300i , the high priced one in the shootout. All the phones are priced between 4000-6000.

Verdict
If your want a phone below 5000 rupees and with all the modern features go for the Nokia 3110 classic. The features which make it to the top include the Nokia brand value, the only candy bar design in the competition, low price (MRP 4750/-) , Highpixel camera with maximum zoom, full connectivity features, expandable memory upto 2 GB etc


(All prices are in Indian rupee and the MRP during the month June 2009)

Railway Budget 2009

Rail budget 2009
Earlier we have writter about Rail Budget 2009. In this post we are giving list of new trains.
According to the Railway Budget, 50 Railway stations in India will be developed as world class stations. In addition, 53 new railway tracks and 57 new trains will come up across the country.

The 57 New Trains to be introduced include following :

1. Vishakhapatnam – Secunderabad – Mumbai Superfast (Bi-weekly).
2. Sriganga Nagar – Delhi – Nanded Superfast (Weekly)
3. New Jalpaiguri – Sealdah Superfast (Tri-weekly)
4. Bangalore – Hubli – Solapur Superfast (Tri-weekly)
5. Howrah – Bangalore Superfast (weekly)
6. Pune – Daund-Solapur Superfast (Daily)
7. Ranchi-Howrah (3 days via Ghatshila-Kharagpur and 3 days via Asansol) Intercity (6 days a week)
8. Kamakhya-Puri Express (Weekly)
9. Jabalpur-Ambikapur Express (Tri-weekly)
10. Gandhidham-Howrah Superfast (Weekly)
11. Delhi-Sadulpur Express (Tri-weekly)
12. Ajmer-Bhopal Express (by intergration of 9655/56 Ajmer-Ratlam and 9303/04 Ratlam- Bhopal express trains) (Daily)
13. Bilaspur-Tirunelveli Jn. (Thiruvananthapuram) Superfast (Weekly)
14. Mumbai-Karwar Superfast (Tri-weekly)
15. Durg-Jaipur Express (Weekly)
16. Dibrugarh Town-Chandigarh Express (Weekly)
17. Delhi-Farakka Express (Bi-weekly)
18. Hazrat Nizmmudin-Bangalore Rajdhani Express (Tri-weekly) via Kacheguda
19. New Jalpaiguri-Delhi Express (Bi-weekly) via Barauni
20. Mumbai-Varanasi Superfast (Daily)
21. Mysore-Yesvantpur Express (Daily)
22. Koraput-Rourkela Express (Daily) via Rayagada
23. Agra-Ajmer Intercity Superfast (Daily)
24. Mumbai-Jodhpur-Bikaner Superfast (Bi-weekly)
25. Agra-Lucknow Junction Intercity (Daily)
26. Hapa-Tirunelveli Jn. Superfast (Bi-weekly) via Thiruananthapuram
27. Gwalior-Bhopal Intercity Express (5 days a week) via Guna
28. Kanyakumari-Rameshwaram Express (Tri-weekly) via Madurai
29. Howrah-Haridwar Superfast (5 days a week)
30. Varanasi-Jammu Tawi Superfast (Daily)
31. Gorakhpur-Mumbai Superfast (Daily)
32. New Delh-Guwahati Rajdhani Express (Weekly) via Muzaffarpur
33. Veraval-Mumbai Link
34. Ranchi-Patna Jan Shatabadi Express (Daily)
35. Jhansi-Chhindwara Express (Bi-weekly) via Bina-Bhopal
36. Mumbai-Jodhpur Express (Weekly)
37. Jamalpur-Gaya Passenger (Daily)38. Jhajha-Patna MEMU (Daily)
39. Kanpur-New Delhi Shatabdi Express (6 days a week)
40. Bhopal-Lucknow-Pratapgarh Superfast (Weekly)
41. Lucknow-Rae Bareli-Bangalore Superfast (Weekly)
42. Shimoga-Bangalore Intercity Express (Daily)
43. Mdurai-Chennai Express (Bi-weekly)
44. Guwahati-New Cooch Behar Express Intercity (Daily)
45. Balurghat-New Jalpaiguri Express (Daily) via Kishanganj
46. Alipurduar-New Delhi Jalpaiguri Express Intercity (Daily) via Siliguri
47. Dharmanagar-Agartala Fast Passenger (Daily)
48. Rewari-Phulera Passenger (Daily) via Ringus
49. Shoranur-Nilambur Road Passenger (Daily)
50. Coimbator-Shoranur Passenger (Daily)
51. Mathura-Kasganj Passenger (Daily)
52. Farakka-Katwa-Azimganj-Nawadwip Dham Express (Daily)
53. Bangalore-Kochuveli Superfast (Weekly)
54. Kolkata-Rampurhat Express (Daily)
55. New Jalpaiguri-Digha Express (Weekly)
56. Purulia-Howrah Express (Bi-weekly)
57. Kolkata-Bikaner Express (Weekly) via Nagore