Guys i use mobile very Roughly, Thats why i Touchscreen is Big no for me.
I opted for Nokia because i have used 4 Nokia sets in Past and all were durable and never gave me any headache.
Carl Zeiss is because I want to use Mobile as Camera and do not want to purchase a separate Digi Cam.
P.S: If any other company mobile covers my requirement and durabilty then i can also buy. Pls give your suggestion.
The thing is ... there is not much variety available in Pakistan. If there is, then they are possibly not worth to look at.
You still didn't
explain how you use your phone. By simply stating ROUGH , i can only assume that you are some Mazdoor who works in a mill, have big cash in hand and are looking for a NOKIA but with good camera. But you dont want a touch screen because your hands are Dirty always, or you like to THROW your phone carelessly.
Your reference of DigiCam is still implying you want a
Kick-Ass camera for sure.
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If you are sort of a person who wants a phone for Just listening to Phone Calls, i suggest you find some
N73 in used condition. Wont cost more than 7-8k. Good Condition is almost impossible to find, so better get one from Saudia if you can find one ... ofcourse in used condition.
- N73 certainly has a very good camera because of its 3.15MP Carl Zeiss Optics, and i still consider this camera ONE OF THE BEST Cameras of ALL TIME.
- Handset feels a bit slow because of its quite old and outdates software, but it does the job neatly.
- It looks beautiful and is feels handsome in hand.
- It feels bulky if you consider the current timeframe, but still ... its one helluva
Personality Improver.
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Then there is the
N8 ... certainly the best camera until now, and the ONLY camera from Nokia worth spending money on.
BUT
- Its touchscreen (capacitive) ... which may be against your requirements BUT FEAR NOT as its got a
Aluminum UniBody Design, which means you can use it rough without fearing of a damage (please dont drop it.)
- Design is sophisticated.
- Marvelous Camera i.e. 12MP with a Powerful Xenon Flash (one Xenon Flash is x2 better than any Dual
LED Flash)
- Bad side is its Market Value ... very poor
- OS ... well not much to say here. Does the job quite good.
As a daily life phone it does not fail you in any way. But its not compareable with any Android or iOS etc. Still ... considering its other advantages, i wont say its bad.
- You can find one in very good condition for as low as 26k , and if in warranty, then say, 28k.
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IF you dont want a TouchScreen, consider going
Touch&Type.
Look for
E6.
- Camera is a
fixed focus camera, not much to brag about really, because despite its
8MP Lens, I still consider it shitty ... probably because of the price you pay for it. However, its capable of recording 720p Videos.
- Its got a capacitive touchscreen as well, but its Touch &
TYPE, so i guess that wont be a problem for you.
- Build Quality is nice ... some Metal and some Plastic. Feels Solid. Yes you can use it rough.
- Again, worst Market Value. But, its still a Business Class handset, so people do purchase it.
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Whatever ... i am still having difficulty in suggesting a Perfect Device for your needs because i am Totally DARK about your criteria of Phone ... Still.
If you are afraid of using TOUCH and like to use it ROUGH ... then i suggest you get some low end 3000 wala phone a live with that. For Paparazzi Stuff, get a Seaprate Digicam, which wont cost above 10-11k for a good enough 10MP camera with decent Battery timings.