My smartphone buying guide
I am in the market for a new mobile phone. If you have opinions on my shortlisted phones, do leave them in the comments.
What I am looking for in the phone
Prioritized, this is the order...
-- Great voice quality and volume
-- Speakerphone. I am in conference calls daily
-- Great camera. Space to store a good number of photos
-- Looks good
-- Internet browsing. The CBD area will soon be covered in WLAN
-- Music player. Doesn't need to be a "great" music player. Should be able to play a few songs
-- Allows me to write my own Java apps (at least) and download them to the phone
The budget
S$1000
The shortlist
What I am looking for in the phone
Prioritized, this is the order...
-- Great voice quality and volume
-- Speakerphone. I am in conference calls daily
-- Great camera. Space to store a good number of photos
-- Looks good
-- Internet browsing. The CBD area will soon be covered in WLAN
-- Music player. Doesn't need to be a "great" music player. Should be able to play a few songs
-- Allows me to write my own Java apps (at least) and download them to the phone
The budget
S$1000
The shortlist
Nokia N95 | Nokia N93i | Nokia N91 | Nokia N80 |
Nokia N73 | SE K800i | SE K810i | SE W880i |
Feature Comparison
Nokia N95 Camera: 5 M Cam zoom: Digital Cam Flash: LED Cam Stabiliser: No Storage: 160 MB Exp Storage: Micro-SD upto 2 GB Sp-phone: Yes Looks: Plump Screen: 240X320 TFT Colors: 24-bit Connect: WLAN, 3G, GPRS, BT, USB, IR Extra: GPS | Nokia N93i Camera: 3.2 M Cam zoom: Optic Cam Flash: LED Cam Stabiliser: No Storage: 50 MB Exp Storage: Mini-SD upto 2 GB Sp-phone: Yes Looks: Awesome Screen: 320X240 TFT Colors: 24-bit Connect: WLAN, 3G, GPRS, BT, USB, IR | Nokia N91 Camera: 2 M Cam zoom: Digital Cam Flash: LED Cam Stabiliser: No Storage: 8 GB Exp Storage: No Sp-phone: Yes Looks: Trying too hard to be cool Screen: 176X208 TFT Colors: 18-bit Connect: No WLAN, 3G, GPRS, BT, USB, No IR | Nokia N80 Camera: 3 M Cam zoom: Digital Cam Flash: LED Cam Stabiliser: No Storage: 40 MB Exp Storage: Mini-SD upto 2 GB Sp-phone: Yes Looks: Plump Screen: 352X416TFT Colors: 18-bit Connect: WLAN, 3G, GPRS, BT, USB, IR |
Nokia N73 Camera: 3.2 M Cam zoom: Digital Cam Flash: LED Cam Stabiliser: No Storage: 40 MB Exp Storage: Mini-SD upto 2 GB Sp-phone: Yes Looks: Good Screen: 240X320 Colors: 18-bit Connect: No WLAN, 3G, GPRS, BT, No USB, IR | SE K800i Camera: 3.2 M Cam zoom: Digital Cam Flash: Xe Cam Stabiliser: Yes Storage: 64 MB Exp Storage: Mem Stick upto 1GB Sp-phone: Yes Looks: Great Screen: 240X320 Colors: 18-bit Connect: No WLAN, 3G, GPRS, BT, USB, IR | SE K810i Camera: 3.2 M Cam zoom: Digital Cam Flash: Xe Cam Stabiliser: Yes Storage: 64 MB Exp Storage: Mem Stick upto 1GB Sp-phone: Yes Looks: Great Screen: 240X320 Colors: 18-bit Connect: No WLAN, 3G, GPRS, BT, USB, IR | SE W880i Camera: 2 M Cam zoom: Digital Cam Flash: LED Cam Stabiliser: No Storage: 16 MB + 1GB expandable Exp Storage: See above Sp-phone: Yes Looks: Good Screen: 240X320 Colors: 18-bit Connect: No WLAN, 3G, GPRS, BT, USB, No IR |
My impressions
Nokia N95 S$1100 Feature and connectivity packed. Marketed as a nextgen PDA, but no touchscreen. D'Oh!! Cam not good as SE K800 series. LED flash and no stabilization. Looks OK only... Price/Value ratio is too high | Nokia N93i S$1000 Feature and connectivity packed. Cam is good with optical zoom. But LED flash spoils night photos Awesome looks!! Price/Value ratio could be better | Nokia N91 Music phone, not a cam phone. Lots of memory. Screen sucks Rejected | Nokia N80 S$ 500 Camera not good. Looks bad Rejected |
Nokia N73 S$ 400 Looks good Cam not good as SE K800 series. LED flash and no stabilization. Good value for money | SE K800i S$ 400 Great camera Subtle good looks Great value for money | SE K810i Not out yet Same as K800i and looks better. But is not out yet | SE W880i Camera not to level of SE K800i. Rejected |
Parting shot
My rational self draws me to the K800i. But my reptilian primal brain might spring for that awesome-looking N93i tomorrow.
3 comments:
dude,
you could also check out the Imate Jas Jam.
http://www.clubimate.com/t-DETAILS_JASJAM.aspx
Around usd 1000/-
cheers
Hi Satish
One of my main criteria is a great camera. I do not use my phone as a general PDA to store contacts, sync with Outlook etc. Mostly for calls, texts and fotos. So probaby the JASJAM is probably not the right fit as the camera is pretty bad.
Secondly, I am very much doubtful about the quality of anything that runs Windows Mobile. Have seen too many friends rebooting their Windows phones.
..... or you could just wait for iPhone and buy one.
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