What is the best phone to give as a gift in Sri Lanka?

If you want to present a mobile phone to one of your friend or relative, there are two options for you. The first one is to bring one along with you while you are visiting to srilanka. The second one is to purchase a good mobile phone or a Smartphone from the local dealer and present it as a gift to them.

If you are bringing a mobile phone from overseas to present in Sri Lanka check these following things.

1. Whether the mobile phone have Sri lanka's popular band GSM 900. If you don't know about this band, then buy a tri band or Quad band phone.
2. Is there a slot for to place the Sri Lanka carriers SIM card?
3. Whether the mobile phone's charger can work with 220V electricity?
4. If you are bringing a Smartphone don't forget to bring its data cable and the CD to connect the Smartphone to the PC.
5. Does the mobile phone's warranty will cover it in Sri Lanka? If so bring that information to provide them.

If you are going to buy the phone in Sri Lanka, then check the following things.

1. Are they going to give you warranty?
2. They must provide you the phone's IMEI Number.
3. Is the dealer going to provide you all the accessories that are mentioned in the manual?
4. Official purchase bill under the guest name as he/she may take it for repair.
5. Will the same store will handle the malfunctions or you have to go their repair shop. If so get the repair shop address and the location.
6. Check out with them, they may offer free SIM card with call value as a gift from a local carrier.

If you are going to present a phone to young boy or a young girl they may prefer 3G phones with good camera, radio, TV, music player and facility to connect to their facebook account and or twitter account.

If you are going to present a phone to elderly people like your mother or father, they may prefer phone pad with big keys and flash light to operate as default in the option.

In Sri Lanka mobile phone prices range from Rs 3,000/- to Rs 100,000/- depending on the brand and the available futures.