The popular festival of Diwali is hardly a fortnight away and one must be ready to capture the precious moments spent with the loved ones. If you have been pondering to upgrade to a great smartphone for all while, this is the time to grab the best ones out there.
Here is the list of top five smartphone deals that you must consider while upgrading or changing to a different smartphone.
Nokia Lumia 800 (Rs 18,867)
Nokia had introduced the N9 design based unibody polycarbonate shell bearing Lumia 800 about ten months ago for massive 29,999 for India. The Lumia 800 was soon succeed by the Lumia 900 recently and thereby has seen number of price cuts in last couple of months. Nokia Lumia 800 features a 3.7-inch touchscreen AMOLED Display and supports 800 x 480 pixel resolution natively. The Lumia 800 runs Windows Phone 7.5 Mango and is eligible for the upcoming Windows Phone 7.8 upgrade. Nokia has packed a single core 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM 8255 mobile processor and has 512 MB RAM. By default the Windows Phone 7.5 is fast and fluid.
Best part about this Windows Phone device is the dedicated package of Nokia applications that make this phone such a delight to use. The Nokia Drive and Nokia Maps ensure better location based services experience. At the back lies the 8 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and LED Flash. Apart from clicking great quality images, the camera is capable of recording 720p HD quality videos at 30 frames per second. Due to the festive season of Diwali approaching, Nokia has levied a massive price cut and now the phone is officially available for Rs18,867 and one gets Nokia Purity Headset by Monster worth Rs 5,110 for free. For those who purchase Nokia Lumia 800 from Nokia Store or Nokia Online Store can claim for Nokia Play 360 NFC-Enabled portable speaker worth Rs 9,350 for free from the Nokia Account.
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LAVA Intel XOLO 900 (Rs 14,990)
The Lava Xolo X900 features a nice 4-inch touchscreen display and houses 1.6 GHz Intel Atom family of processor and graphics clocked 400 MHz. Back in April, the Xolo X900 was launched in India with Android 2.3 Gingerbread software update and after that Intel has also released the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for this smartphone.
Weighing about 124 grams, Xolo X900 supports 3G Network, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and also offers micro HDMI port for connecting the device to an HD display. The Xolo X900 comes with 16 GB internal storage out of which some is reserved for the system and there is a micro SD card slot to add more storage. The smartphone also features Near Field Communication chip. Packing dual speakers and dual mics, the phone has an 8 megapixel camera at the back with LED Flash. This camera is capable of recording 1080p HD videos at 30 frames per second. Lava has added 1460 mAh battery which is quite low for an Android smartphone provided the heavy usage and system requirements. The Xolo X900 was introduced in India for Rs 22,000 and can be purchased for as low as Rs 14,990 from MyVIrtual Plaza, eBay or other websites.
Sony Xperia P (Rs 17,990)
Sony’s new Xperia NXT series smarpthones includes the Xperia P device that has 4-inch LED backlight display with Sony Mobile Bravia engine. The Xperia P comes in totally new design and styling that looks premium and also delicate. By default, the screen supports 960×540 pixel resolution. Packing a scratch-resistant glass, the Xperia P packs a dual-core 1 GHz ST Ericsson NovaThor mobile processor. Packing the graphics power which is as powerful as the Galaxy S II, this smartphone offers 1 GB RAM.
Though this phone was launched with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, Sony Mobile has already pushed the performance improving Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update. Sony’s Xperia P has Exmor R image sensor integrating 8 megapixel camera with LED Flash and autofocus. This image sensor promises great quality photos along with some fancy camera App features. Battery life of this smartphone could be an issue but as far as experience is concerned, you won’t be disappointed. The Xperia P is available for as low as Rs 17,990 from ManiacStore.
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HTC Desire V (Rs 15,099)
Announced earlier this year in June, the Dual-SIM configuration supporting smartphone Desire V was introduced specially for the Indian consumers. Sporting a 4-inch touchscreen display, the Desire V smartphone packs a 1 GHz single core mobile processor. Running the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich it also has a layer of HTC Sense 4.0 UI on top of it. The new Desire V smartphone features Dual Standy but not the Dual Active mode like the recently announced Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos. This smarphone is capable of supporting 3G data network on One SIM and 2G network on another. It has a 5 megapixel modest camera with LED Flash and integrates the Beats Audio technology for better output. 
Apart from the usual set of features including Wi-Fi,, Bluetooth, GPS/AGPS, and Micro USB port, the Desire V has 1650 mAh battery to make it last longer. HTC also packs an 8 GB micro SD Card in the bundle. By default, it packs only 4 GB on-board storage and 512 MB RAM. The Desire V was launched at Rs 21,990 but now can be purchased for as low as Rs 15,099 from Sulekha Deals website.
Motorola Razr XT910 (Rs 21,999)
Motorola Razr XT910 pioneered the drive to introduce slim and powerful smartphones. The super slim Motorola RAZR features a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display with qHD (960×540) pixel resolution. This display has been manufactured using the Corning Gorilla Glass technology to make it scratch resistant. At the back, the phone has DuPont Kevlar Plastics made battery cover for strength. Notably, the 7.1 mm thin smartphone built with Kevlar fiber – a material which was also used for making things bullet proof.
Motorola had introduced the Razr with Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread and now the Android 4.0 ICS update has been released for the same. It houses a dual-core 1.2 GHz powerful processor coupled with 1 GB RAM. Better quality of imaging is promised with 8 megapixel camera with LED Flash and capability of recording full 1080p HD video at 30 frames per second. There is a front facing 1.3 megapixel camera that promises HD quality video calling as well. To power the big touchscreen and the hardware, Motorola has added a massive non-removable 1780 mAh battery that promises battery life of 10 hours. Motorola had introduced Razr XT910 for a jaw dropping Rs 33,990 back then. Now the phone can be purchased for as low as Rs 21,999 from Flipkart website.