Over two or three different markets in the city have already built quite a reputation for themselves by selling cell-phone sets and accessories. The shops in these markets sell over 50 different models from more than 10 to 12 different International brands.

But only a few sets, from these, can actually fulfill the overall satisfaction of the buyer through various aspects of the sets like appearance, durability, portability, unique functions, memory and the most importantly the price.

With General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) being offered primarily by leading cellphone operators while Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) is being experimented upon by another operator, customers are currently buying phones with the highest GPRS class.

At the moment in the market, there are phones available with GPRS Classes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12. Class 2 has the lowest rate of data transfer from 8-12 Kbps upload and 16-24 Kbps download. On the contrary, Class 12 has the highest data transfer speed with 32-48 Kbps download and upload.

Such technical details are very much within the reach of the average cellphone buyer of the nation and their dynamic knowledge and demand are boosting the overall cellphone market revenue.

Not just GPRS, other thoughts such as the built-in camera, picture quality, internal memory, expansion slots, video options, Multimedia Messaging (MMS) and many more comes into a buyers mind while hunting for the best phone that suits their personality, serves the purpose at an affordable price.

There are so many models available in the market and it is not possible to go through every single one. Let me now introduce a few popular models, which has been handpicked to give you a brief idea of why these are currently the bestsellers.

Motorola V3
As far as providing the best technology within an affordable price is concerned, Motorola fits the picture through models like Motorola V3, Motorola E365 and the Motorola A768i.

Motorola Razr V3 is the set that most teenagers dream about. The sleek and ultra-thin appearance of the set complemented with details like MPEG4 video playback, Bluetooth wireless technology, speech recognition, 5MB internal memory, GPRS and a digital camera, makes it almost unique against its competitors. Despite the sets current market price of Tk 42,000, overall sale of this particular model is impressively high.

Motorola E365
The Motorola E365 is rather inexpensive compared to the V3 at a current market price of around Tk 12,000. The phone comes with a camera, 2MB internal memory, polyphonic ring tones and Class 8 GPRS options. The phone also comes with 5 unique games.

Motorola A768i
The Motorola A768i comes with Type TFT touchscreen, Handwriting and speech recognition, 96MB total memory out of which 58MB is user accessible and a 206 MHz processor.

The set has a Linux operating system along with a 352 x 288 pixels camera, mp3player options, PIM functions, WAP 2.0, Bluetooth, HTML browser and voice dial.

Samsung X600
Most users prefer the Samsung X600 because of its display, price and internal memory.

Currently priced at Tk 12,500 the phone has an internal memory of 9MB, the phone also comes with Class 10 GPRS, 32- 48 Kbps data speed and a 640 x 480 VGA camera.

Nokia 6630
Despite its robust size, Nokia 6630 stands out due to its 65k TFT colors and 176 x 208 pixels display size. Along with polyphonic, monophonic and true tones, mp3s can also be used as ring tones for this particular set. The phone comes with a 1280 x 960 pixel camera and is currently being sold at Tk 30,000-32,000.

Nokia 6230
Regularly sold, the Nokia 6230 costs around Tk 21,000. The model includes 236Kbps (EDGE) speed, a VGA camera, FM radio, mp3/video player, voice command and other options.

Nokia 6820
Despite being lighter and having an EDGE data speed (118 Kbps) less than that of 6630, Nokia 6820 has a unique appearance and design. Along with a 352 x 288 pixels camera, the set also contains features like 3.5 MB internal shared memory, Voice dial and other options. The product is fairly priced at Tk 15,000 or slightly above.

Nokia 6600
Nokia 6600, the imaging Smartphone is currently one of the best selling products in the market. With a price of around Tk 17,000 or higher, the phone comes with a bright 65,536-color TFT display, Java MIDP 2.0, True Tones, themes, 6 MB internal memory, streaming video and audio, Bluetooth and Infrared. The phone also comes with memory card slots for additional user memory and applications.

Nokia 7650
Nokia 7650 phone extensively uses multimedia entertainment and information services making it a unique product to its loyal customers. The set also comes with a 640 x 480 resolution camera, 3.6 MB dynamic memory, infrared, Bluetooth, 40.2 Kbps GPRS data transfer rate.

LG G5600
Rarely found but still popularly demanded is the LG G5600. The model contains a VGA camera, WAP 2.0 options, Class-10 GPRS and a data transfer speed of 32-48 Kbps. The set is currently being sold at Tk 10,000 or more in the city.

Sony Ericsson S700
Sony Ericsson S700 is priced at Tk 42,500 or more and it offers a 1280x960 pixel camera, MP3/MPEG4 player, voice command/memo, image viewer, Class 10 GPRS and a 32-48 Kbps data speed.

Siemens M65
Last but not the least is the Siemens M65 with its 65K TFT display, Class 10 GPRS, 11 MB shared memory, VGA camera, WAP 2.0, voice memo, shock resistant metal frame and 32-48 Kbps data transfer speed. The set is being sold at Tk 12,000 to 13,000 in most stores at present.

The aforementioned are just some of the top selling mobile sets in the country, according to mobile store sources and users.

The impenetrable crowd and the increasing variety of models and brands in the cellphone markets prove that the cellphone fever is here to stay.