Which is the best windows phone available in India presently?

A quick search at Flipkart reveals that presently there are 4 smartphone models available in India that come pre loaded with latest Windows Mobile OS i.e. Windows Phone 7. One each from Samsung and HTC and two from Nokia. There mobile models are mentioned below:

  • Nokia Lumia 800 @ Rs. 23,590
  • Nokia Lumia 710 @ Rs. 15,499
  • Samsung Omnia W @ Rs. 15,200
  • HTC Radar @ Rs. 23,990

I will compare all the phones on the following features:

  • Display
  • Camera
  • CPU and GPU
  • Weight
  • Internal Memory and RAM
  • and most important price
  • Resale Value

Let’s start comparing these phones

 

Display

Models Nokia Lumia 800 Nokia Lumia 710 Samsung Omnia W HTC Radar Winner
Display Size 3.7” 3.7” 3.7” 3.8” 0.1” more in HTC Radar though it is negligible
Resolution WVGA
480 x 800
WVGA
480 x 800
WVGA
480 x 800
WVGA
480 x 800
Same Here
Colours 16 Millions 16 Millions 16 Millions 16 Millions Same Here
Type Amoled TFT Super Amoled Super LCD Omnia W
Protection Gorilla Glass Gorilla Glass Gorilla Glass Gorilla Glass Same Here

Omnia W carries more weight in Display department. So Omnia W wins in this category.

 

Camera

Models Nokia Lumia 800 Nokia Lumia 710 Samsung Omnia W HTC Radar Winner
Primary Camera 8 MP 5 MP 5 MP 5 MP Winner here is Nokia Lumia 800
Secondary Camera None None 0.3 MP VGA 0.3 MP VGA Tie between Omnia W and Radar
Flash Dual LED LED LED LED Lumia 800 wins this one
Camera Features Auto Focus Auto Focus Auto Focus Auto Focus Nearly Same
Video Recording 720P HD 720P HD 720P HD 720P HD Same Here

 

Lumia 800 have a slight edge over others but at such a high price it nearly nullifies the positive side of having a 8 MP camera and HTC Radar also flops miserably in this department because at such a high price we really want something special form HTC. On the other hand Samsung Omnia W features a secondary camera at such a low price compared to others and it also got a decent primary camera rivalling HTC Radar. So this category is also won be Samsung Omnia W.

 

CPU and GPU

Models Nokia Lumia 800 Nokia Lumia 710 Samsung Omnia W HTC Radar Winner
CPU 1.4 GHz Scorpion 1.4 GHz Scorpion 1.4 GHz Scorpion 1 GHz Scorpion HTC Radar flopped miserably here
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 205 Adreno 205 Adreno 205 Same Here

And the winner of this category is Nokia Lumia 710 and Samsung Omnia w. HTC is a big flop here because of it’s high price tag.

 

Weight

Models Nokia Lumia 800 Nokia Lumia 710 Samsung Omnia W HTC Radar Winner
Weight 142 Gm. 125 GM. 115 Gm. 137 Gm. Omnia w

 

Omnia W is light weight than others and so it is the winner if this category.

 

Internal memory and RAM

Models Nokia Lumia 800 Nokia Lumia 710 Samsung Omnia W HTC Radar Winner
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB 8 GB 6.54 GB Lumia 800
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB Same here

 

Lumia 800 wins this category though the high price overshadowed it.

 

Price

Models Nokia Lumia 800 Nokia Lumia 710 Samsung Omnia W HTC Radar Winner
Price Rs. 23,590 Rs. 15,499 Rs. 15,200 Rs. 23,999 Omnia W

 

Omnia W is the clear cut winner here.

 

Resale Value

Models Nokia Lumia 800 Nokia Lumia 710 Samsung Omnia W HTC Radar Winner
Resale Value Nokia’s resale value is decreasing in India as the popularity of their phones is decreasing day by day.
So it has a mid resale value.
Nokia’s resale value is decreasing in India as the popularity of their phones is decreasing day by day.
So it has a mid resale value.
Samsung’s now has a large number of service centre’s through out India and after adopting Android their resale value increases substantially. With lees service centre’s and lack of advertisement HTC is struggling to grow in this mobile crazy nation and also their mobiles are ridiculously priced here which is ultimately a loss for HTC only. Samsung

 

Omnia W wins this category also.

So out of 7 important categories Samsung Omnia W won 6. So you know now which will be the best Windows Phone for you.

Here are the photos of all the mobiles mentioned in the article

 

Omnia W

omnia w

 

 

 

Lumia 800

lumia 800 price cut

 

 

Lumia 710

lumia 710

 

 

HTC Radar

htc radar

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