| 23-01-2009 07:16 PM |
| Unregistered |
Nokia 5800 sold in Nokia Flagship Store in T5 at only £216.52.. cheapest price in Europe!
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| 23-01-2009 05:15 PM |
| bartmanekul |
Oh, and they have now shipped over a million.
http://www.kauppalehti.fi/5/i/yrityk...elected=kaikki
Not bad.
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| 23-01-2009 05:07 PM |
| bartmanekul |
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Originally Posted by Dynite
That headline in itself is perfectly fine.
It's reasonable that someone would want to know if Nokia's new touch screen phone is better or worse than the iPhone which is admiteddly quite impressive looking (however I do not agree with the hype about it being super intuitive).
Steve and Co would say that the devices shouldn't be compared as they are targetting different ends of the market however this isn't very realistic for the average consumer.
Also the price difference that people often quote as a massive factor isn't as significant as people make out when bought on contract (which is where 99% of people get their phones!)
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The headline is fine, but saying Nokia said that (when AFAIK they havent) is a bit off.
The price difference is an issue, because its estimated that the 5800 will be free on £25 a month contracts. The iphone was most certainly not anywhere near that.
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| 23-01-2009 04:46 PM |
| Unregistered |
A plastic pointer pen? hhahahahhah :lol: :lol:
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| 23-01-2009 04:45 PM |
| Dynite |
That headline in itself is perfectly fine.
It's reasonable that someone would want to know if Nokia's new touch screen phone is better or worse than the iPhone which is admiteddly quite impressive looking (however I do not agree with the hype about it being super intuitive).
Steve and Co would say that the devices shouldn't be compared as they are targetting different ends of the market however this isn't very realistic for the average consumer.
Also the price difference that people often quote as a massive factor isn't as significant as people make out when bought on contract (which is where 99% of people get their phones!)
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| 23-01-2009 04:39 PM |
| bartmanekul |
The BBC are really far off with this one.
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Ever since Apple changed mobiles forever with the launch of its iPhone, the rest of the industry has been playing catch up.
Now, one of its biggest rivals in the market, Nokia, claims to have done just that.
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Err, they did? When?
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But at £250 it's still not cheap and the big question is - is it good enough to take on Apple?
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What rock are they living under? Thats extremely cheap as far as decent smartphones go. Perhaps they do not realise its simfree?
I really, really wince at the people they have to 'review' these devices. Heres a few gems:
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"You can view pictures, go on the internet and connect to any wi-fi that's available."
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Sophie said: "It's a good phone, and cheaper than the iPhone. But I don't think it's as good because the iPhone has a bigger screen and seems to have more to it."
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Fair enough, but more to it? Hmm.
And to prove the BBC are so into tech:
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Although it uses similar touch technology to the iPhone, the 5800 comes with a plastic pointer pen that makes it easier to use than just with fingers.
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A plastic pointer pen?
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| 23-01-2009 04:15 PM |
| gotan |
Phone Grid?
Any chance you could add it to the smartphone chooser grid?
http://3lib.ukonline.co.uk/grid.htm
I'd be interested to see how it fares against the other phones.
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| 23-01-2009 04:02 PM |
| Unregistered |
Flaming BBC
They've now changed the title of the article to 'iPhone gets a touch screen rival'.
Biased much?
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| 23-01-2009 02:06 PM |
| londoner2 |
Hahaha.
Click "technology" on the BBC website and you get:
"Nokia's N5800 touch screen phone launches - is it an iPhone beater?"
Just like I said.
Unbelievable.
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| 23-01-2009 02:04 PM |
| londoner2 |
[irony]Glad to see the BBC website has got away from it's Apple fan-boy status for an objective and in-depth look at this phone.[/irony]
Hahaha!
You are so right. Look at the BBC News front page and you'll see this:
"Mac turns 25: Apple's first Macintosh computer celebrates 25 years"
FFS!
Probably for the best though. I really wouldn't want to get anyone's hopes up with the 5800. Although they shouldn't, non-techy users and reviewers are instantly going to compare it with the iPhone and point out that (a) the OS is much less simple, (b) the touch isn't as responsive, (c) it's jerkier when scrolling and (d) can't zoom in and out with 2 fingers as nicely. (ie all the superficial cobblers Apple use to shine up an otherwise average smartphone). Mark my words.
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| 23-01-2009 01:55 PM |
| capitaine |
ah Renegade, you're right  Thats great.
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| 23-01-2009 01:02 PM |
| BOC |
iPlayer on 5800
I managed to be one of the first hundred at Regent St this morning. One thing I spotted on my new 5800 is that it's got BBC iPlayer pre-installed - I'm not sure that had been announced before now, but it's a welcome addition.
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| 23-01-2009 12:34 PM |
| Hooligooner |
[irony]Glad to see the BBC website has got away from it's Apple fan-boy status for an objective and in-depth look at this phone.[/irony]
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| 23-01-2009 11:48 AM |
| Unregistered |
A pity there's not many handsets sold with 3D hardware acceleration during 2008 by Nokia, compared with the 13.7m iPhones...
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| 23-01-2009 11:37 AM |
| Renegade Fanboy |
capitaine: isn't it in the phone already?  Mine was inside (while usually it is packed separately).
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