Topic Review (Newest First)
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| 11-10-2008 08:22 PM |
| Unregistered |
When I was buying my phone that I have now(I got it about 10 months ago) touchscreens were way out of my price range at 300GBP for an LG viewty. but now you can get the same phone for 230GBP and the new Nokia 5800 for 220GBP or even the CECT i9 for 120GBP
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| 26-09-2008 02:07 AM |
| Unregistered |
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What about the LG dare???
best cell phone yet!!!
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| 18-06-2008 11:15 PM |
| just me |
I NEVER SAW ANYONE WITH AN IPHONE USING IT AS A MUSIC DEVICE. HEHEHEHEHEHE I "always" thought that its a fantastic music phone, but why????
don;t like browsing the web with a phone....
phone with touchscreen is good but i think it only for those people who can afford it...
iphone is a useless device....IMHO
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| 18-06-2008 05:42 PM |
| Unregistered |
Does if matter a fig how many phones Nokia and Apple sell?
Just get the phone you like best and use it.
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| 18-06-2008 07:09 AM |
| Symbianarc |
Rant goes on and on
It seems impossible for krisse to comment anything without it being a rant.
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Originally Posted by krisse
But no one bought Palms or Windows CE devices in the end
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Palms have been succesful products. You constantly seem to forget that different products have different goals set for them, determined by the real world demand for example.
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Originally Posted by krisse
IMHO the whole iPhone vs Whatever argument is pointless, they're all incredibly expensive devices that no one will buy.
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Dead wrong. They are extremely important and vital products for brand building. Brand sells, and more importantly, brand enables bigger profits.
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Originally Posted by krisse
The 5 to 10 million iPhones a year that Apple is aiming for is a 0.5% to 1% market share, close to nothing.
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10 million is a significant amount for one phone model.
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Originally Posted by krisse
It's the cheap phones we ought to be looking at, but the media never does.
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Have you ever heard of words brand or equity, or even better, of the combination of the two? Business is never only about selling as much as possible. In order to survive and prosper in the long run, you have to constantly build your company's brand.
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Originally Posted by krisse
In the real world price is the main feature people think about when buying a gadget. The price is the bottom line, it makes the difference between buying something and not buying it.
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You keep on making these generalisations which are pointless. Price is a factor when buying, not the only factor. Have you never thought to yourself "naahh.. what the heck, I don't care about the price, I'll just go for it and buy it"?
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| 17-06-2008 10:25 AM |
| Unregistered |
best phone with touch screen is my 7710 
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| 17-06-2008 08:48 AM |
| bartmanekul |
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
The majority of mobile phone users are only using call & sms. The reason for this is that the UI for other features (e.g. browsing internet) is too complicated for the average user. Iphone can bring browsing to mass market. If we give the N95 and Iphone to the average user to browse the internet . Which one do you think user will find better?
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I disagree, its more about people affording data plans. And many more people are using their mobile for online now. Even people with basic phones, like the 6300. How many people do you see update their facebook profile by mobile? I see loads, and most of those dont have smartphones.
Theres nothing difficult about selecting the 'web' icon, its no different from selecting messages, or contacts.
But I dont know anyone that likes browsing by phone, its just far too small. The 3" display on the iphone makes it a bit easier, as well as the clever zoom feature. If anything, thats what will make it better, but its still nowhere near a nice expirence browsing the web on any device that size.
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| 17-06-2008 08:29 AM |
| Unregistered |
The majority of mobile phone users are only using call & sms. The reason for this is that the UI for other features (e.g. browsing internet) is too complicated for the average user. Iphone can bring browsing to mass market. If we give the N95 and Iphone to the average user to browse the internet . Which one do you think user will find better?
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| 17-06-2008 05:02 AM |
| kurt_karun |
I dunno about the other devices, but the W960 has surely been underrated in this comparitive review. I've used this device and its pretty impressive. The W960 is not slow, its speed matches S60 smartphones, its as fast as a symbian device can currently get. The key feature, the excellent walkman player touch hasn't even been mentioned, which is by far the best music player on a phone ever! And as far as music quality goes, it beats the Iphone by a mile ( I'm not exaggerating, check out GsmArena's test)The USB transfer speeds are blazing fast, and the hardware buttons are in no way uncomfortable. I do admit that a D-pad would have been pretty helpful, but you can easily navigate using the Jog dial and your finger. The UI may not be as flashy as the HTC touch diamond or the Iphone, but its pretty good.
W960 beats all the other phones in this comparison, except perhaps the HTC Touch Diamond.
Anyhoo...it's just one guy's opinion, so doesn't matter anyway.
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| 17-06-2008 04:28 AM |
| Unregistered |
Iphone Phantom
Personally i find a touch screen device possibly nice but not necessary for a mobile phone/pda. At present these screens loose sensitivity over time and once one becomes familiar with the keyboard MOST navigation is easier using keys IMO. I have had a N95 8GB for 6 months now and the camera, video, music functions and connectivity options are very high quality. There is so much to like about this phone - it does most things very well. The internal speakers are very loud and clear and it is a pleasure to use with handsfree. So Nokia IMO have it when it comes down to the quality of the phones features. When Nokia eventually release a touchscreen it will most likely be exceptional.
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| 16-06-2008 11:53 PM |
| Unregistered |
do you really need a touch screen?
yes yes okay,
apple are swinging in to action with its media steam roller ' the finger is the greatest tool,etc...' but if a touch screen really was the consumer demand, wouldn't the series 90 models have taken off by now?
just take a reality check here, some people are being suckered by the apple media machine without thinking about what is really useful. people actually prefer keypads, walk down the high street, look at mobiles, from simple mobiles to N95s. that's what real people use, and if you asked them, they'd tell you they're on PAYG, so forget all the data you can eat at £35 a month! the iphone is a niche. i live in london and i can honestly say i have only seen 1 person with an iphone in the last year. where are these sales coming from to say that this is a technological revolution? be straight, most people are buying bog standard mobiles. it's the media that whip the iphone demand up, they love a good story, and apple are giving it to them.
iphone is going to be like the imacs - they have their small number of (illogical) fans but not the numbers. as some one has already reported, apple fans think they are anti-corporate but apple are the most demanding of corporate companies - releasing stuff annually to make people think their lovely shiny stuff is old hat so they upgrade. it's a con! apple is the tailor for the emperor's new clothes, but no one says it!
let's see how many people on the street have iphones compared to nseries nokia phones a year from now.
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| 16-06-2008 11:24 PM |
| n14lad |
I do wonder how many people live in an Apple bubble. This is from the comments on the Times website:
"If I read the reports on the iPhone correctly this machine brings a new dimension as it is going to able to run a lot of software under development by a plethora of programmers. No longer just a phone more a mini pocket computer, no longer just a web browser and emailer.
Is Jobs is a visionary?"
I put good money on it that this donut has never even heard of an N95, let alone Symbian.
Nokia and Symbian really need to market themselves better!
It must be tough though - I've heard the "200 pound iPhone" lie repeated over and over again on mainstream media - presumably the presenters don't know any better. Jobs must be laughing the way the media lap up his every word.
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| 16-06-2008 07:53 PM |
| rbrunner |
I'm here for the (still) expensive phones
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It's the cheap phones we ought to be looking at, but the media never does.
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We ought? That's rather strong.
krisse, looking at mobile phones overall, I am all with you regarding the importance and "revolution potential" of cheap phones.
But, frankly, I am here because I am interested in smart phones that I can write fully-featured programs for myself, and those phones happen to be expensive still, so no, I ought not looking at cheap phones - not yet, anyway.
The Apple fan crowd can be mightily annoying with their arguments that iPhones will take over the world, but please don't let us throw out the baby with the bathwater and turn AAS into a non-smartphone-club just because of this.
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| 16-06-2008 06:44 PM |
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QUOTE: "snoyt
Well, one thing we can be sure. Apple did put touch screens back on the mobile map. Their approach of gaining screensize by using a touchscreen while 'keeping' mobile phone dimensions "
I find the iPhone oversize, too large for a pocket - OK for Americans who seem to wear them in belt holsters. It's has to be big because the finger thing wouldn't work otherwise and this is a major disadavantage and a good reason for keeping key input.
I also dislike the two handed operation that most things require a bit poor two. My wife bought me an iPhone for my birthday, nice thought. I persevered with it for two weeks but once you are over the snazzy interface, what's left? A mile wide and an inch deep.
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| 16-06-2008 04:03 PM |
| snoyt |
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Originally Posted by bartmanekul
Can you imagine what would happen if nokia released an X1 alike? No reason why they cant better that spec either, add a 5MP cam and perhaps TV out.
Would that kick arse? Oh yes.
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Kick ass you mean ;-). That poor donkey. Anyway, guess what I am waiting for ;^). Note that the form factor should be N95 sized!
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