So what mobiles can offer this :

OneADay

swilliam wrote: »

Elm has no 3.5 jack either

According to this

http://www.dungz.com/sony-ericsson-elm-preview.html

it does have 3.5mm jack.

swilliam

OneADay wrote: »

According to this

http://www.dungz.com/sony-ericsson-elm-preview.html

it does have 3.5mm jack.

I had a look at one and its the Sony giant plug jobbie.

http://www.t3.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/sony-ericsson-elm-review

Multimedia

Access photos, videos, music and movies via the fantastic Xross Media Bar. They’re stored on the 280MB internal memory, which can be expanded via the MicroSD card slot.

There isn’t a 3.5mm jack, so unless you invest in an adaptor, you’ll have to use the supplied headphones. Thanks to a set of EQ settings (including

swilliam

A thread well worth making.

Many thanks for the advice, I will take a look at the W995 battery issue again and if all is well I have a choice between :

SE W995
Nokia 5800

The Nokia I forgot about and I didnt realise the W995 had dropped in price that much.

BillScarab

HTC Pulse Mini?

http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/t-mobile-pulse-mini-unveiled-for-99-99-670799

No idea about battery life though.

swilliam

BillScarab wrote: »

HTC Pulse Mini?

http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/t-mobile-pulse-mini-unveiled-for-99-99-670799

No idea about battery life though.

I need a sim free handset, too much hassle getting these things unlocked and no doubt its racked full of T-Mobile kak

parallax_20

I just bought the T-Mobile pulse mini last week when they had 20% off. Its well worth the £99 and can be unlocked for about £12 within 24hrs with remote code. I also 2nd the 5800, had one last year before one of Nokia's own firmware updates bricked it!

swilliam

parallax_20 wrote: »

I just bought the T-Mobile pulse mini last week when they had 20% off. Its well worth the £99 and can be unlocked for about £12 within 24hrs with remote code. I also 2nd the 5800, had one last year before one of Nokia's own firmware updates bricked it!

Which do you prefer ?


I'm not taken by the quality of the pulse's camera compared to the examples I've seen from the 5800

parallax_20

5800 was a good all rounder in general. I only got the pulse mini because it had android and was cheap to buy. I don't use the camera on phones but the 5800 has Carl Zeiss optics so should produce better quality pictures.

If you're not hung up on the OS, then the 5800XM is better suited to your needs. It has better screen, camera, stereo speakers, music player and most importantly battery life. Opera Mini 5 was also a must for faster browsing. Mine would go on for at least 4+ days before it got near a charger. Best battery life out of all the smartphones I've owned.

I forgot to add...if you do go for the 5800, try getting the Vodafone blue/black version. I got mine from MarshallWard on Vodafone and it came unlocked, but can't guarantee it. Play are selling the Vodafone version for £150.

mrochester

If you buy the 5800 directly from Nokia it's £199 and there's 10% cashback available via QuidCo.

swilliam

I'm all sorted now