The cheapest Dual SIM phones-Intex ISmart and Zen Z77
Just like the automobile industry in India isbeing filled in with more and more foreign manufacturers entering the fray, the mobile phone industry has also caught the eye of more and more manufacturers. The latest entrants to the market are Zen mobile and Intex.
The mobile phone market may not be easy for new manufacturers to make it big. There should be something that stands out,which will allow them to compete with the already established big guns like Nokia,Samsung and Sony Ericsson.As such, these two companies have gone for Dual Sim smart phones, at a very lower price.
Intex ISmart
Both Intex and Zen mobile’s Dual Sim phones have a striking resemblance to the BlackBerry Curve.The Intex ISmart Dual Sim smart phone has a phone factor that could well establish it as the ‘poor man’s Blackberry’It comes with a QWERTY keypad and a 2.2 TFT LCD display to make the typing and viewing quite easy, at least that’s what Intex wants us to believe. While the typing is good,with the comparitively good spacing between keys, the display as such can be so disgusting at times,especially a glowing blue track ball makes it difficult for the eyes.The UI is also not very spectacular but cant say too many wrong things about it,even though it is dreadfully slow..There is no 3G for the Intex ISmart. You will have to be happy with a slow browser,WAP and GPRS.
The camera on the ISmart is VGA with LED flash and white balancing.The picture quality is not the best but then we really can’t expect much from a VGA camera.The battery life of the ISmart is one that will disappoint many users. The battery life is very very poor to say the least at just over 2 hours.The Dual SIM GSM+GSM ISmart comes at a price of just Rs. 5,500, which i feel is really low when you compare it with the prices of its competitors. True that many other features may be available for these phone, but then the prices are also too high. This is where the ISmart gains.Now whether someone will choose a comparatively new one or the tried and tested Nokias,Samsungs or SEs, is something that only time will tell.Our verdict for the ISmart is “NOT BAD” for the price but it surely is not the best Dual SIM phone you will get.
Zen Z77
Another new entrant in the scene is Zen Mobiles and they too have gone with the idea of producing cheap ‘Blackberries’. The Z77 too has a striking resemblance to the Blackberry Curve.The Z77 even uses the same colors for the keypad and rear panel. The Z77 also comes with a 2.2 TFT LCD screen and a QWERTY keypad. The key pad spacing in the ISmart is a touch better compared to Zen Z77 but not much to choose between. There is no glowing trackball in the Z77 to hurt your eyes.The UI in the Z77 is also better than the ISmart as it is much faster and also do not contain many unnecessary icons to choose from.The audio and video quality is ok so is the FM radio reception.The Z77 also offers you GPRS and WAP connectivity. A micro USB slot is also provided at the bottom which is good. The battery life is not the best but much better than the Ismart at around 4.5 hours.
The camera is a 1.3 MP camera. Dont just be fooled into believing that the picture quality on this is better than the ISmart. The quality is almost similar, inspite of not being VGA. But the most striking feature of the Z77 is the price. It comes at a price as low as Rs. 3,300. That that is really really very low for the features it has. I think people can still buy the Z77 without parting ways with their tried and tested Nokias and Smasungs by keeping this as a backup phone. At Rs.3,300, the Z77 is without doubt a good phone to have.
Between the Z77 and the ISmart, there is no doubt as to who the winner is. The Z77 is much cheaper and better in almost all aspects. But then the ISmart is not bad either.
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