3G is finally happening in India and operators are busy promoting and rolling out 3G Services slowly. By January we would be seeing wider adoption of 3G services. So, you would like to have 3G Phones to make use of this capability right? Fret not, we will bring a series of articles to list down top 3G handsets under various price brackets. We will share with you the list of 3G Phones under Rs. 5,000.

Nokia 2730

Best Price: Rs. 4,087
Operating Frequency: Quad-band GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / WCDMA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 Mhz
2MP Camera, 2-inch QVGA TFT screen, Expandable memory upto 2GB, 3G Speed up to 384kbps, Battery 1020 mAH
Full specifications of Nokia 2730

INQ Mini 3G

Best Price: Rs. 4,159
Operating Frequency: GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 / HSDPA 2100
Quick specs: 2MP Camera, 2.2 inch QVGA TFT screen, expandable memory upto 4 GB, 3G Speed up to 3.6 Mbps (HSDPA), Battery 1150 mAH
Full specifications of INQ Mini 3G

Samsung Squash C5010

Best Price: Rs. 3,390
Operating Frequency: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / UMTS 900 / 2100 Mhz
Quick Specs:1.3 MP Camera, 2.0 inch TFT screen, expandable memory upto 8 GB, 3G Speed upto 384 kbps, Battery 800 mAH
Full specifications of Samsung Squash C5010

Spice G6500

Best Price: Rs. 4,449
Operating Frequency: GSM 900/1800/1900, UMTS 2100MHz
Quick Specs: 1.3 MP Camera, 0.3 MP Front-facing camera, 2.2 inch TFT screen, expandable memory upto 4GB, Battery 1000 mAH
Full specifications of Spice G6500

LG GU285

Best Price: Rs. 4,495
Operating Frequency: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, UMTS 2100
Quick Specs: 1.3 MP Camera, 0.3 mp front-facing camera, 2.0 inch TFT screen, expandable memory up to 8 GB, 3G Speed uto 384 kbps, Battery 900 mAH
Full Specifications of LG GU285

Samsung C5130

Best Price: Rs. 3,661
Operating Frequency: GSM&EDGE Band - 850/900/1,800/1,900 , UMTS 900 / 2100
Quick Specs:1.3 MP Camera, 2.o inch TFT Screen, expandable memory upto 8 GB, 3G Speed upto 384 kbps, battery 1000 mAH
Full Specifications of Samsung C5130

Needless to say these are budget phones and will have limited hardward and software capabilities. Only LG GU285 and Spice G6500 have secondary cameras and therefore support video calling. With other phones you can enjoy better surfing experience and voice clarity. In the above list, only INQ Mini 3G support HSDPA and a download speed of 3.6 Mbps and all other phones limit themselves to 384 kbps.