Suggest phone with physical keyboard under Rs. 15,000

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  lal

  No physical keyboard phone till date beats Nokia E72 or E63 or E5 according to me! All have 'qwerty' keyboards.
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Thanks, but aren't there any modern phones (excluding Blackberry) that have physical keyboard? I tried searching on various sites but could only find Samsung Chat and a few phones in the Nokia Asha series.
  
  I'm not sure how reliable they are. Would really appreciate opinions.
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  lal

  Nokia Asha! Eh, I simply dislike that OS. It looks so buggy and feels like a kid's stuff. Besides, there are no much applications for Asha rather than funny ones. You might feel like owning a toy with it. Asha's possibilities are limited according to me.
  
  Samsung chat. No comments! I'm not much familiar with it except that I have seen one of its kinds in one rare occassion. Felt like a huge something in my hand. Difinitely android is a plus point. But I felt the keyboard no good after using the Nokia qwerty for quite long.
  
  Well, its personal opinion!
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Disclaimer: It's not for my personal use 😁.
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  lal

  In the present scenario, it may be better to choose an Android phone. Tons of apps and developers out there. I don't find any other advantage than that. For some unknown reason, I always frown at Android 😁
  
  Besides, Symbian's days are over. Asha, that isn't an OS at all 😐 Blackberry, people have become intelligent enough not to spend unwantedly large sums just for the brand name and get nothing usable back. Nokia N900 is there, a Raspberry pi built with keyboard, display and touch input introduced ages ago. But that is too costly! Left with nothing but Android 😁
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Okay, I'm checking but are there any reliable phones with physical keyboard and all the other features desired?
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  lal

  If it is android, I have heard many users favouring Sony Ericsson Xperia pro and Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro. Those seem to be reliable models. And sony has a good reputation!
  
  You might like to check this link. All phones there have the desired features. I'm not familiar with other phones displayed there except the ones I mentioned above and in previous posts!
  Phone Finder results - GSMArena.com
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Finally decided to settle with Galaxy S Duos from Samsung - it fulfilled every expectation without the physical keyboard. It's a really nice phone and I'd recommend it to everyone looking for a quality phone under Rs. 12,000 in India.