The Mobile Phone Thread - Queries, decisions, discussions all here

navin · 25th December 2005, 07:50

nokia has a few unresolved issues. one of which is the slow symbian bios. I think they are also waiting for SD / flash prices to fall (or negotiate better prices with their suppliers) so that they can use SS memory instead of a hard disk at the advertised price.

It is true that for anything less than 10GB SS is IT! Hard disks are only useful whe data is 10GB+.

devarshi84 · 28th December 2005, 00:19

boy try linux. its fast and easy to use. open end is for the programmers. you;ll forget windows or symbian.

take my word on that.

amitverma · 28th December 2005, 02:56

i use Sony Ericsson T68i....waiting for the launch of P990i so that I can buy a P910i.....Man, I am so cheap....

airfoil · 28th December 2005, 03:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by devarshi84

boy try linux. its fast and easy to use. open end is for the programmers. you;ll forget windows or symbian.

take my word on that.

I guess you're going to have to tell Nokia that!

tsk1979 · 28th December 2005, 09:02

There are linux based phones in the market already
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT9423084269.html

devarshi84 · 30th December 2005, 10:45

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Originally Posted by airfoil

I guess you're going to have to tell Nokia that!

Nokia is already on it buddy.symbian had a negative growth this year which has worried nokia.

some of the linux phones in the market are

motrola A780 (proffesional pda phone)
motorola E680i (stereo speakers and intel xscale cpu)
siemens sxg75 (also has gps and 3g video calling)

haryan · 4th January 2006, 20:10

i recently purchased an LG M-4410 music phone .. i find it good .. costed me 12000 bucks .. its a flip top .. comes with an 72 MB memory card, Bluetooth ear piece and USB cable .. but most surprising thing is that this phone has only 20 Sec video playback in Silent Mode .. No sound with video ????? it has an MP3 player .. and no speaker facility ???

fash_1 · 4th January 2006, 20:24

I use a SE K700i, since almost a year. Has survived quite nasty falls and going great till now. Did'nt wanna get a Nokia as it has become too common. My next phone is goin to be a P910i or a K750i.

devarshi84 · 10th January 2006, 03:49

motorola is the highest innovating company but sometimes the quality is a bit compromised

SE has the best quality and durability but their prices fall so sharply it hurts the consumers badly.

nokia suck at basically everything other than symbian which is again at the verge of extinction. proof is nokia accepting linux as OS for 770.

LG and samsung are still the copycats(sorry lg and samsung owners but its true)

siemens has been the most robust and easy to use phones at good price. which have unfortunately not done well in India. maybe Benqsiemens will change that. (watch for sxg75 all in one and s75 multimedia phones)

ambylimo · 10th January 2006, 07:14

what does one have to look for in a PDA other than it being a pretty big smack on pockets n not at all handy...i would pick up a mobile with latest features or a lappy anyday than a PDA...

ambylimo · 10th January 2006, 07:26

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Originally Posted by aadix

any one here used an motorola v3 razr???
dunno why but my fascination for that phone is increasing by leaps and bounds
mrp here is 24k with bluetooth and a lucky draw for a plasma tv

whats the price in mumbai and the us?

moto razer v3 comes with 4 x digital zoom VGA camera...its slim like Paris Hilton..one mre reason to buy if ur a fan of hers..it has features such as
Integrated Class 1 Bluetooth® wireless technology
22kHz polyphonic speaker with MP3 ringer support
MPEG4 video Playback
3D Graphics Engine
Java™ MIDP 2.0\
Dedicated Messaging & Browser keys ...comes at 600$ USD...

lamborghini · 10th January 2006, 13:44

Ambylimo,
there is a new Moto Razr V3i launched. It has a 1.23MP camera with expandable memory.
I too am in love with the phone. Specially in Black.
It's around 10K here in the gray market.

extreme_torque · 10th January 2006, 14:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by devarshi84

motorola is the highest innovating company but sometimes the quality is a bit compromised

SE has the best quality and durability but their prices fall so sharply it hurts the consumers badly.

nokia suck at basically everything other than symbian which is again at the verge of extinction. proof is nokia accepting linux as OS for 770.

LG and samsung are still the copycats(sorry lg and samsung owners but its true)

siemens has been the most robust and easy to use phones at good price. which have unfortunately not done well in India. maybe Benqsiemens will change that. (watch for sxg75 all in one and s75 multimedia phones)

Nokia SUX.... u cudnt be more wrong dude! It can take punishment like no other in the market can.... ppl swear by the reliability and resale value of a Nokia. A smart phone for 9700Rs (Nokia 6600)... beat that!

extreme_torque · 10th January 2006, 14:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by devarshi84

motorola is the highest innovating company but sometimes the quality is a bit compromised

SE has the best quality and durability but their prices fall so sharply it hurts the consumers badly.

nokia suck at basically everything other than symbian which is again at the verge of extinction. proof is nokia accepting linux as OS for 770.

LG and samsung are still the copycats(sorry lg and samsung owners but its true)

siemens has been the most robust and easy to use phones at good price. which have unfortunately not done well in India. maybe Benqsiemens will change that. (watch for sxg75 all in one and s75 multimedia phones)

Nokia SUX.... u cudnt be more wrong dude! It can take punishment like no other in the market can.... ppl swear by the reliability and resale value of a Nokia. A smart phone for 9700Rs (Nokia 6600)... beat that!
BTW i use a SE K700i.

devarshi84 · 11th January 2006, 05:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by extreme_torque

Nokia SUX.... u cudnt be more wrong dude! It can take punishment like no other in the market can.... ppl swear by the reliability and resale value of a Nokia. A smart phone for 9700Rs (Nokia 6600)... beat that!
BTW i use a SE K700i.

buddy Nokia is number1 just because of its sales in India and now Europe(taking siemens place). Its not a leader in N.america or SouthEast either.

SIemens phones take more punishment than nokias. Nokias are only famous in India.

SIemens sx1 available for sale in INdia until last month was available for 8700 and also had an excellent mp3 player, radio,symbian, external hotswap card and fullscreen video player.

Now beat that. Nokia sucks because they dont innovate. Symbian is old now. Symbian 9.0 is nothin but a copy of windows mobile.

and most of the people here will agree that a good phone is not judged by its resale value.

25th December 2005, 07:50	#406
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,321 Thanked: 9,487 Times	nokia has a few unresolved issues. one of which is the slow symbian bios. I think they are also waiting for SD / flash prices to fall (or negotiate better prices with their suppliers) so that they can use SS memory instead of a hard disk at the advertised price. It is true that for anything less than 10GB SS is IT! Hard disks are only useful whe data is 10GB+.
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28th December 2005, 00:19	#407
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 212 Times View My Garage	boy try linux. its fast and easy to use. open end is for the programmers. you;ll forget windows or symbian. take my word on that.
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28th December 2005, 02:56	#408
amitverma BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Delhi Posts: 432 Thanked: 164 Times	i use Sony Ericsson T68i....waiting for the launch of P990i so that I can buy a P910i.....Man, I am so cheap....
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28th December 2005, 09:02	#410
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,725 Thanked: 23,018 Times View My Garage	There are linux based phones in the market already http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT9423084269.html
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4th January 2006, 20:10	#412
haryan BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: HYDERABAD INDIA Posts: 345 Thanked: 5 Times	i recently purchased an LG M-4410 music phone .. i find it good .. costed me 12000 bucks .. its a flip top .. comes with an 72 MB memory card, Bluetooth ear piece and USB cable .. but most surprising thing is that this phone has only 20 Sec video playback in Silent Mode .. No sound with video ????? it has an MP3 player .. and no speaker facility ???
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4th January 2006, 20:24	#413
fash_1 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Trichy Posts: 232 Thanked: 92 Times	I use a SE K700i, since almost a year. Has survived quite nasty falls and going great till now. Did'nt wanna get a Nokia as it has become too common. My next phone is goin to be a P910i or a K750i.
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10th January 2006, 03:49	#414
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 212 Times View My Garage	motorola is the highest innovating company but sometimes the quality is a bit compromised SE has the best quality and durability but their prices fall so sharply it hurts the consumers badly. nokia suck at basically everything other than symbian which is again at the verge of extinction. proof is nokia accepting linux as OS for 770. LG and samsung are still the copycats(sorry lg and samsung owners but its true) siemens has been the most robust and easy to use phones at good price. which have unfortunately not done well in India. maybe Benqsiemens will change that. (watch for sxg75 all in one and s75 multimedia phones)
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10th January 2006, 07:14	#415
ambylimo BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: (Toronto) Ahmedabad Posts: 149 Thanked: 0 Times	what does one have to look for in a PDA other than it being a pretty big smack on pockets n not at all handy...i would pick up a mobile with latest features or a lappy anyday than a PDA...
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10th January 2006, 13:44	#417
lamborghini Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,137 Thanked: 5,843 Times View My Garage	Ambylimo, there is a new Moto Razr V3i launched. It has a 1.23MP camera with expandable memory. I too am in love with the phone. Specially in Black. It's around 10K here in the gray market.
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