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Feb 25

fly_linkzDual Sim? Check. Three-inch touchscreen? Check. Social networking apps? Check. Decent browser? Check. 2.0 megapixel camera? Check. Motion sensor games? Check. All for Rs. 5,500? Check!

We are talking of the recently-launched Fly LINKZ E145 phone, which has just gone and redefined value for money when it comes to touchscreens. At least on paper.Yes, we don’t know how exactly the phone will perform but the fact is that with a price tag like that, one does not go in with the greatest expectations - quite the opposite of what happens when you bust close to Rs 25,000 on a device. And that already gives phones like the LINKZ an advantage.

Of late, we have been seeing a number of new brands in the Indian cellphone market, the likes of Fly, Zen, Micromax and the like, to name a few. While we have not really handled too many of their products to comment on their quality, what we definitely love about these newcomers is the fact that they are offering so much for so little. We recently talked about QWERTY phones that we were available for less than Rs 5,000 and now we have a three-inch touchscreen device that costs a fraction over that figure. Good times for Indian customers, we reckon!

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Feb 22

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Until a year or so ago, QWERTY keypads were pretty much the exclusive preserve of enterprise phones (generally BlackBerries, as seen in the picture), which generally came with a stiff price tag. However, the past few months have seen a number of cellphone manufacturers come out with mainstream devices that sport full QWERTY keypads. The reason for this popularity of QWERTY is simple - the increasing number of people who use social networks, IM and e-mail on the move, thus necessitating lots of text entries.The result of this QWERTY explosion has meant that today one can get a handset with a full QWERTY keypad for a very reasonable price. In fact, for even less than Rs 5,000!

Sounds difficult to believe? Then check out these five handsets. They may not be from the biggest brands in town and may not come with top-end specs but they sure offer a lot of QWERTY bang for less than five grand. ( Note: The prices are not MRPs but those that we have noted from different stores, so there might be a slight fluctuation from seller to seller).

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