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A smartphone wannabe ? |
anonymuser
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On 2009-09-10 00:57:25, hihihans wrote:
I don't want to hack this thread but what are the major differences between dumb and smart?
There is no hard and fast definition. I think the easiest way to think of it is the difference between a phone dedicated to one specific purpose (ie a basic mobile phone) and a more powerful pocket computer that happens to also have phone functionality. That's the traditional view, but of course it's gotten confused as basic phones have become "feature phones" and accumulated a whole array of other functionality too like cameras, music players, internet browsers etc.
Smartphones are still, generally, a more "open" platform though. While a feature phone may have access to Java apps, a smartphone will generally be able to run much more powerful native apps that are written specifically for the phone's own OS (eg Winmo, Symbian, Android, iPhone OS) - these apps are more powerful because they have much greater access to the device's full capabilities. Someone will no doubt argue here that the iPhone OS doesn't qualify because it's a lot more locked down than the others, doesn't allow multitasking etc, but in fairness it does allow apps to be much more integrated into the phone and access hardware etc that java wouldn't get near.
There are various arbritary qualifications that people use to describe a smartphone - eg, it must have email, it must multitask, it must have a touchscreen, it must have a qwerty etc - but in reality its very rare to find even one phone that satisfies all these supposed requirements. The true smartphone is some approximation of all these things, and whatever works for you, IMHO.
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carkitter
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Well said!
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c_vignesh
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my friend who is using a htc touch viva for the past month has really trashed the viva  ..
in short he doesn't recommend it 
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Bonovox
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Sorry but how can a non 3G phone have full You Tube support? You Tube is useless without 3G its even sometimes crap on 3G.
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anonymuser
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@bonovox - via wifi I guess. 3G's good too, and obviously a lot more useful on the move, but if I could only have one or the other I'd go for the phone with wifi.
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hihihans
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Thanks C-Vignesh. That made sense.
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Bonovox
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Boinng yes i see now. Well if anyone had seen my other thread on here i was asking about Wi Fi as i have no clue how to use it. I recently got a new 5530 and its great but i just dont know what i need to do to connect or what i need.
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c_vignesh
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On 2009-09-10 14:46:35, hihihans wrote:
Thanks C-Vignesh. That made sense.
what made sense  viva = trash 
it seems here 5800 is fallen to below 14000 level ...now i dont understand what will be 5530's pricing or are they going to price it above 5800 which makes no sense 
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hihihans
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Hihi silly me.  Boinng wrote that piece. Thanks man.
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c_vignesh
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Here we go guys ..ur suggestions are welcome...nokia 5530 is not yet released in India but I am getting a deal on  G900 for 210$ .... now i would like to know
Whether its worth the price ?
Is the latest firmware R9N002 makes the phone stable and almost bug free 
Does this have flash lite support in the phone and in the browser ?
Does this have threaded style sms natively or via any s/w ?
please clarify my queries...
above all is it better than 5530
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adnansanni
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Have you ever consider the 5800? I think going for UIQ operating system, isn't good idea right now. |
c_vignesh
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Hmmm....I am not very keen on 5800 mainly because of its look and 3g is not available here and its somewhat above me at 13,500/- bux ......but 5530 looked very inviting ...but g900 seemed a good deal even though its quite a old phone on a absolete platform now
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adnansanni
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Man go for the 5530. it's look cool. white and blue color looks different. May be I'll also go for this one.
[ This Message was edited by: adnansanni on 2009-10-01 08:00 ] |
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Posted: 2009-09-10 08:59
