yeah 12k is the upper limit.
and a cam is a must..2MP preferred
anything better will be awesome 
good enuf memory support. optional mp3 playback
and all usual features that can be expected frm a phone in its class.
incase ur wondering, this is for a friend on mine.
In your budget and with the 2MP camera you can go for SE k 750i, but if you prefer symbain you can go for nokia 6681 (1.3MP), else if you want a symbiam 2MP cam phone…N70 , price 16k
K750i > all phones (@ 12 k range)
yup,the SE k750i would be your best bet for camera phone at 12k.
Nokia 6233 is also there for 13k which also has EDGE which the SE k750i doesnt have
yup…even i would say go for a k 750 i …its a very simple..and good phone…the auto focus..in the 2mp camera works…out nice..(told to me by a frnd)…and even the sound quality..is ok…
If you want cameraphone then k750i .no doubt about that. But if you can compromise on still shots then 6233 is a good or maybe even better option.
6233 has better video too @ 640x480 and good sound too, u may wanna go down n check em both n make ur choice
I disagree, symbian = nokia = gr8..
check the N72, should be closer to 12K with the N70 @ 16K.
I would advise the k750i…worth every penny!!
Check out the camera test at GSMArena.com - GSM reviews, opinions, votes, manuals, ringtones and more…
They compared the N90, higher version than what others here are recommending…and u can see the W800/k750 performs better…
Another vote for k750i
NOKIA 6233 nokia series 40 owns everything for its simplicity and sheer fastness.
it has wifi too right?
its all the way :).
N72 is for 15k, N70 16200 odd. Thats the cheapest u’d get in Mumbai.
K750i has issues with the joystick. Go for w810i @ 14500. Wait 2 weeks and i expect it to be closer to 13000. Coz some new W series phones ads have started coming in the papers.
Just like the k750i prices were slashed from 15k to some 11999.. i expect the same to happen with w810i. What a phone it is. MINDBLOWING.
I would suggest either going for SE K750i or the Nokia 6233… the latter being my prefernce over SE
I am using se k750i. Its a great phone. Just go for it…
You won’t regret your decision.
If you want you can buy my SE P800 for 5300Rs..Check out the pics
http://www.techenclave.com/forums/sale-my-sony-ericsson-p800-phone-79041.html
thanx everyone
my friend has finally decided to go for either SE k750i or Nokia 6233
the only prob now is that for camera SE > Nokia
but on other fronts like sound etc. Nokia > SE
so, he’s still confused. does k750i have stereo speakers like the nokia model?
if the sound quality is on par with nokia model, he’ll get k750i.
LOL what’ll you do with speakers on a cellphone 
. Dont expect cellphone speakers to be remotely of any fidelity. It does do stereo over headphones when you connect one and doesn’t sound bad.
well thats his problem
he doesn’t like listening to music with headphones on.
well Nokia 6233’s speakers are way better than SE K750’s … + Nokia 6233 uses a 1100mh battery. so it has more battery life over SE also…
and camera is quite decent …