Special Offers on Smartphones in Saudi Arabia June 2011

Nasa Smart Devices, a leading retailer of smartphones in Saudi Arabia recentaly launced special offers on several smartphones from HTC, BlackBerry and Apple. Please take a look at the flyer below. This offer was published at Nasa Smart Devices Blog.

HTC BlackBerry iPhone iPad2 and Samsung Prices in Saudi Arabia

I am publishing these prices little late, more than half month of June is passed now. This is because I was a little busy and was unable to find much time to collect these prices. So prices of HTC, BlackBerry, Samsung and Apple Smartphone in Saudi Arabia are here. These prices are collected from different shopping malls like Hyper Panda, Danube, Carrefour and Extra Stores.

• Newest release from HTC is HTC Sensation. It is not launced in the market yet, however it is expected soon with a price around (SR 2600 to SR 2800)
• Additionally another HTC Bundle (HTC Desire HD + HTC Wildfire + Car charger) is offered by Carrefour shopping malls in SR 2699

HTC

#	Smartphone Model	Price in Saudi Riyals
1	HTC Desire S	2199 SR
2	HTC 7 Mozart + HTC Wildfire (Special offer from Jarir Book Store)	2499 SR
3	HTC Incredible S	2490 SR
4	HTC HD mini	1490 SR
5	HTC Viva	650 SR
6	HTC Desire HD	2399 SR
7	HTC Desire	1649 SR
8	HTC Wildfire	999 SR
9	HTC HD2	2490 SR
10	HTC Wildfire S	1190 SR

HTC Desire HD vs iPhone 4 Video Review

Few months ago I published iPhone 4 vs HTC Desire HD Comparison Chart that become very popular among my blog visitors. It become one of my top posts during last few months. From that I observed, a lot of people are confused by the specifications of iPhone 4 and HTC Desire HD and they got difficulties in choosing better device to buy for themselves. Then I search it myself and found a very nice Video review done by gsmonlinepl. So I thought to share this video at my blog, so that people can get more idea on these devices (iPhone 4 and Desire HD). "ElNinoLalibre" who wrote one of most liked comments on the video says.

Apple iPhone is like Nintendo. Remember when Nintendo owned the gaming market and everyone thought it was unbeateable. Then came Sony and Microsoft and took over the gaming market. The same thing will happen to iPhone as HTC, Samsung etc close in. I still respect Apple since they have created this business, BUT I am confident that they will get out-thought by others. The iPhone is a great phone but the HTC Desire is superior in quality and performance.

Please take a look at the video below.

Saudi Arabia Mobile Phone Prices May 2011 (Nokia)

Below you can find a price list of Nokia Mobile Phones in Saudi Arabia. These prices have been collected from Palestine Street Jeddah. There might be a small variation in prices because these prices get changed everyday.
Update: For Recent Mobile Prices. Check this post at my blog.
http://yasirimran.blogspot.com/2012/02/nokia-mobile-prices-saudi-arabia-feb.html

Prices

Nokia Mobile Phone Prices in Saudi Arabia
Mobile Picture	Mobile Name.	Price in Saudi Riyal
	Nokia 1280	90 SR
	Nokia 1616	120 SR
	Nokia 1800	110 SR
	Nokia 2220	180 SR
	Nokia 2330	170 SR
	Nokia 2323	210 SR
	Nokia 2600	200 SR
	Nokia 2690	215 SR
	Nokia 2700	260 SR
	Nokia 2710	420 SR
	Nokia 2720	220 SR
	Nokia 2730	300 SR

BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9300 will come with BlackBerry OS 7

New BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 Smartphones are the Thinnest and Most Powerful BlackBerry Smartphones yet, Featuring the Renowned BlackBerry Keyboard Together with a Brilliant Touch Screen and the New BlackBerry 7 OS

Research In Motion unveiled two new BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphones. The high-performance BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 smartphones feature a stunning and iconic design that integrates an incredibly easy-to-use BlackBerry keyboard with a brilliant, high resolution, capacitive touch screen. These exceptional smartphones are built on a new, performance-driven platform powered by the BlackBerry® 7 operating system and designed to deliver the ultimate in communications, multimedia and productivity for users around the world.

"The new BlackBerry Bold smartphones and BlackBerry 7 OS are inspired by millions of customers around the world who want the ultimate combination of performance, functionality and style," said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO, Research In Motion. “These fully-loaded and beautifully crafted smartphones offer a highly refined user experience with blazingly fast performance, a brilliant touch screen and an outstanding typing experience.”

Thin, Sleek, Iconic Design

Distinguished by an iconic design and the industry's best keyboard, the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 smartphones feature the premium materials and finishes that characterize the BlackBerry Bold line. Both models have a lustrous exterior with a brushed stainless steel frame and a high-gloss glass-weave backplate. They are also the thinnest BlackBerry smartphones yet, at only 10.5mm. The quality materials and optimized design of the new BlackBerry Bold smartphones are instantly evident when held in the hand.

What is Android OS and What is Android Market

What is Android?


Android is a Linux-based mobile phone Operating System developed by Google. Android is unique because Google is actively developing the platform but giving it away for free to hardware manufacturers and phone carriers who want to use Android on their devices. Android is getting most popular Smartphone Operating system these days. It comes with a range of Google features, most notably Search and Maps, installed as standard. This means you can easily search for information on the web and for directions from your phone, as you would on your computer. This is handy for checking up on things like train times and getting directions when out and about. You can also access other Google services, like Gmail, Google Earth, YouTube and Google Calendar on an Android phone.
Android supports a touch screen and is difficult to use without one. You can use a trackball for some navigation, but nearly everything is done through touch. Android also supports multi-touch gestures such as pinch-to-zoom in versions 2.1 (Eclair) and above. Android is an exciting platform for consumers and developers.

What can an Android phone do?

Android phones are highly customizable and as such can be altered to suit your tastes and needs. You can check your Facebook and Twitter profiles through a variety of apps making it ideal for social networking. Through the calendar you can set reminders from your desktop or your phone and on the latest version of Android you can send links to and from your computer and vice versa. Another neat feature of Android is that it automatically backs up your contacts for you. When you set up an Android phone you’ll need to create a Google Account or sign in with an existing one. Every time you save a number to the address book of your Android phone it will be synced to your Google Account.
The benefit of this is if you lose your phone all of your numbers will be saved. The next time you get an Android phone and sign in with your Google Account, all of your contacts and friends numbers will be displayed in your new phone’s address book.

Pakistan Nokia Mobile Phone Prices for May 2011

Nokia is the most popular mobile brands in Pakistan. Nokia mobiles are light weight, full of functionality and are cheaper in prices. They have nice after sale service and re-sale value. That's why it is among top seller mobile brand in Pakistan. Here I am sharing the latest prices for Nokia Mobile Phones. These prices are collected from Central Punjab cities and you will find a little variation in the prices when you actually go to buy them. Although these prices change every week and in the busy markets every day too. But this is the price range for month of May 2011.

So here it is.

Prices

Nokia Mobile Phone Prices in Pakistan
Mobile Picture	Model No.	Price in Pak Ruppee
	Nokia 1280	Rs 1800
	Nokia 1616	Rs 2100
	Nokia 1800	Rs 2350
	Nokia 2220	Rs 3930
	Nokia 5030	Rs 2850
	Nokia 2690	Rs 4999
	Nokia 2700	Rs 6050
	Nokia 2730	Rs 6700
	Nokia 5130	Rs 7200

HTC HD7 vs HTC Desire HD Comparison Chart

HTC HD7 is a great phone from HTC which is also known as HTC HD3, HTC Gold, HTC Diamond3 and HTC Mondrian. It is first Windows 7 smartphone from HTC. HTC has also released 2 more Windows 7 based smartphones along HD7. They are HTC 7 Mozart and HTC 7 Trophy. I think the purpose of releasing those smartphones is to provide smartphone user slightly low price smartphones with Windows 7 operating system with little less specification and size.

We may discuss other smartphones in detail later on. Currently my focus is Desire HD and HD7. The main difference between these two is operating system. HD7 is Windows based while Desire HD is android based that is supported by Google itself.

STC, Mobily and Zain are now offering 4 Halalas per MB

It has been started by Zain first of all. Zain has introduced a new data sim last week with free 300 MB internet. The price for this data sim was 30 SR. After utilizing your free data bundle of 300 megabyte every additional MB of internet will cost you 6 halala i.e 0.06 SR. Next to that Mobily has introduced even a better package. That was 300 MB in 30 SR sim and every additional MB costs 5 halala.

Next to that, Zain decreased the cost of 1 MB to just 4 halala and they decreased the price of Sim card to 20 SR. Again mobily tried to dominate this offer and they offered 500 MB of internet in Just 30 SR plus additional MB costs same 4 halala.

STC stayed away from this fight and they didn't offer anything. When 1 week passed and both mobily and Zain kept quite on more offers, STC has introduced a little different package. They offered 400 MB of internet data in just 25 SR plus additional MB costs same 4 halala like mobily and Zain.

Now all three of mobile operators in Saudi Arabia are providing the cheapest ever MB in Saudi Arabia. Once you buy the sim card in 20, 25 or 30 SR you could have internet at 4 halala per MB cost. I draw a comparison of intial free MBs and I found mobily is the cheapest among all three. As per my experience mobily's internet services are a lot better than all others.

Provider	Package Name	Initial Balance	Price	MB per 1SR
STC	QUICKnet Light	400 MB	25 SR	16
mobily	Connect 500	500 MB	30 SR	16.67
Zain	Delight	300 MB	20 SR	15

These Sim cards are for data purposes. These sim cards cannot be used in your mobile for making or receiving calls.

You can also read one of my another post on How to Subscribe for Internet from your Mobile in KSA.

Jarir Bookstore offers HTC Wildfire for Free

Jarir Bookstore is recognized as the market leader in office supplies, school supplies, I.T. products and books and many Saudi cities. Jarir Bookstore is well reputed and highly respected in the kingdom among its customers and among the business community because it offers amazing offers for its customers in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Currently Jarrir Bookstore is offering HTC Wildfire for Free with every purchase of HTC Desire Z, HTC Mozart and HTC HD7.I don't know if this is to end their stock of non-selling device or they are really showing their generosity to Saudi Arabian customers.