what new phone?

Marty_J

m5rcc wrote: »

I was asked for an opinion - so I gave it. I personally think a Blackberry or a Nokia E61i beats an iPhone.

I don't know what Blackberry you're talking about (there are a few), but the Nokia E61i has a much slower processor (220 MHz vs 600 MHz), less RAM (64 MB vs 256 MB), a smaller screen (320x240 vs 320x480), less applications, less sophisticated multi-touch input, and the iPhone 3G S has a PowerVR SGX GPU.

Now, what about the Nokia "beats an iPhone"?

Marty_J

butterbeanmash wrote: »

Is it touchscreen or non-touchscreen? Smartphone or PDA? WM 2003, SE, WM 5, 6, 6.1 Professional, 6.5? TouchFlo? Titanium? Neither? Is it an HTC or Samsung customised phone with their own OS additions? A Sony Ericsson?

I think your dismissive and sweeping generalisation is perhaps a little narrow-minded? My daughter's iPhone loses GPRS connection and texts are often delayed, but I'm not going to say that ALL iPhones are rubbish.

It's a Motorola touchscreen smartphone. I think it's running Windows Mobile 6.1.

Surely you can appreciate that Windows Mobile is getting rather long in the tooth? 6.1 (itself a pretty minor update) is over a year old now, and 6.5 (another minor update) is set to trickle out to the market in a few weeks.

Let's talk when Windows Mobile 7 is released; Microsoft are playing catch-up.

m5rcc

Marty_J wrote: »

I don't know what Blackberry you're talking about (there are a few), but the Nokia E61i has a much slower processor (220 MHz vs 600 MHz), less RAM (64 MB vs 256 MB), a smaller screen (320x240 vs 320x480), less applications, less sophisticated multi-touch input, and the iPhone 3G S has a PowerVR SGX GPU.

Now, what about the Nokia "beats an iPhone"?

All with battery-life of about 5hrs....fantastic. Don't forget your charger will you

m5rcc

Sorry - I had meant the E71 not the old E61

Marty_J

m5rcc wrote: »

Sorry - I had meant the E71 not the old E61

All the same still applies, so it doesn't really matter.

I could mention the Nokia's 110 MB of internal memory vs the iPhones 16 or 32 GB, but I won't.

All with battery-life of about 5hrs....fantastic. Don't forget your charger will you

Well, let's compare, just for fun.

Nokia E71:

Talk time:
- GSM up to 10 h 30 min
- WCDMA up to 4 h 30 min
Standby time:
- GSM up to 17 days
- WCDMA up to 20 days
- WLAN idle up to 166 hours
Music playback time (maximum): 18 h


Apple iPhone:

Talk time:
Up to 12 hours on 2G
Up to 5 hours on 3G
Standby time: Up to 300 hours

Internet use:
Up to 5 hours on 3G
Up to 9 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback: Up to 10 hours
Audio playback: Up to 30 hours

e00c

Main reason for not wanting an iphone... I can't justify spending £35 + p/month on something what's not "that far ahead". It's over rated. Most iphone users think every touch screen phone is copying the iphone. Plus - If I did spend £35+ I wouldn't go anywhere near my talk/text limits = waste of ££.

Don't get me wrong - I think it's a great phone... but it's not the only phone (p.s - I love apple )

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I've been looking at the HTC Touch phones...
Diamond 2
HTC Hero (Android?)
Touch HD.

or wait for:

LG GM730 (LG windows smartphone + s-class)
Samsung Omnia 2?

Don't know a great deal about windows or android phones. People moan about windows... they moan about android!

e00c

p.s - Detailed specs like the above are all well and good... but they don't really apply to me.

When I'm home - I'm charging my phone When I'm in my car... I'm charging it... even if it doesn't need it.

(yes - I've read the "Only charge your phone when it's dead".... never caused me or phones any harm! )

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Neither of my HTC Touch Pro's have suffered from stability issues, infact, no more than any other phone I've had. Touch Flo 3D makes using the device better, but overall I still remain impressed as the day I got them. They just work as I want them too.

Marty_J

e00c wrote: »

Main reason for not wanting an iphone... I can't justify spending £35 + p/month on something what's not "that far ahead". It's over rated. Most iphone users think every touch screen phone is copying the iphone. Plus - If I did spend £35+ I wouldn't go anywhere near my talk/text limits = waste of ££.

Don't get me wrong - I think it's a great phone... but it's not the only phone (p.s - I love apple )

Well the cheapest tariff is £29 a month, but fair enough! :beer:

e00c

n how much do you pay for the phone? :P which version is it Isn't the camera poor on them too