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Idou
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On 2009-04-21 05:12:49, HxH wrote:
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mode
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On 2009-04-22 22:57:35, blueberry63 wrote:
On 2009-04-22 10:46:23, mode wrote:
... On the other hand, yes, reliabilty and stability of SE devices is at an all time low
[ This Message was edited by: mode on 2009-04-22 09:48 ]
So you mean the current phones are not at all what I'm used to with the four-year old k750i? Maybe I should call off my plans for an upgrade then. The phone is a tool for me and it needs to be totally reliable otherwise it has zero value.
What's your definition of reliability? Maybe then we can help you decide
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blueberry63
Joined: Apr 16, 2009
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Mode: cell phone reliability for me is:
- always consistent and predictable behavior in doing what it is supposed to; no unwanted calling "by itself", no unexpected shutdowns, hangups, hangs, camera pictures should generally turn out sharp and ok, BT connections must be established immediately and reliably whenever needed, etc etc.
- the phone should have a reasonable ability to withstand wear and tear and normal environmental disturbances without breaking down.
- very good battery life time to minimize "unexpected" interruptions due to drained batteries.
More complex, bigger and heavier phones have more things that can break I guess, also draw more power - there are some important tradeoffs here.
A feature I would appreciate that is absent in the old k750i is a good xenon flash. A slightly bigger screen than k750i would be also be good.
I have no need for watching movies, gaming and gps in a cell phone, I can easily settle with a relatively small (good) screen and standard keypad input for text messaging and email in order to keep the size and weight of the phone as low as possible.
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PS. Previously I've been looking at c702, I really like the water resistence in that model but was unsure about its ruggedness in other aspects, impact and scratch resistence. Also, stability and reliability is very important for me. Maybe c702 or newer reincarnations would be the ticket for me although it has no xenon flash. Maybe I should start a new thread about what would be my "dream phone"...
[ This Message was edited by: blueberry63 on 2009-04-23 16:39 ] |
mode
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I guess it all depends on your expectation. Before owning a W902 I came from a P990. Everyone knows what a disaster it was so right now W902 is reliable enough for me. It has never rebooted on its own in all the 6 months that I've used it (except when trying to access my netfront bookmarks after restoring a backup- but it's not unpredictable since it happens everytime I try to access it. So now it's absolutely useless though hardly missed since I can get it to work again with a master reset but won't bother doing so right now). The task manager key malfunctions once in a while but not anymore since the last firmware update. Media and typing can be slow at times, but P990 was worse so that's OK for me. The only thing that really gets on my nerve is the darn fastport which I have sent to the service center 3 times now for connection problems. I've had to change the whole board since it's so poorly designed and can easily break down through wear and tear- quoting the technician, and the number of people coming in for the same problem with the current fastport design has risen sharply. I can't even be sure if the phone will detect my headset the next time I connect it. And they call this a Walkman phone. But I can still bear with it since it multitasks much better than my P990. The phone takes really good and sharp images for daytime and lowlight shots- but only if you have super duper steady hands for low light shots which is hardly allowed by this Walkman phone since the camera button is so hard to press (if it were soft, it'd probably be just as good as C902 and we don't want that do we? Eventhough it has the same cam module as C902, the images should not be better and they made sure of it with the awkward positioning of the flash and hard button). But all in all, I'm happy with the phone right now because when it does connect (haha) the sound quality from the supplied headset is awesome and the camera interface is really fast which literally means you won't miss a shot. Coming from a K750 though...well...you should judge for yourself.
Ericsson EH97, GA628, GF768, A2618s, T29s Sony Ericsson T68i, S700i, P990i, Z558i, W902, W995, X10, Arc S
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blueberry63
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Mode, it sound like the W902 has a general design idea that could fit my expectations of features that I value. Candybar form factor, low weight etc.
Since I'm such a clumsy person I guess I would benefit from patently rugged designs. For the record I dropped the phone no less than three times today out of my shirt pocket when tying my shoes on different occasions... sooner or later something bad is definitely going to happen as I keep dropping it repeatedly on hard surfaces.
I'd really love a phone that is constructed with this in mind, also being reasonably waterproof. I'm amazed that my old k750 is still is working normally considering everything it has been subjected to, but I consider this more like a miracle than as a consequence of deliberate design features of this particular phone.
On the special functionality of that phone of yours, how well does the fm transmission work in practice? This would be a function that I would value if it actually works well (almost no fm transmitters work as advertised in a typical car environment in my experience). |
deluded
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Well, I'm quite surprised noone has mentioned this yet, but perhaps I'm alone on this one. I like being able to edit/delete "My words" unlike the dictionary in phones from other manufacturers. This way, mistyped words can be removed from the list. And invention or not, some of the other offerings from SE that I like are: TrackID, Clear Audio, HPM-77, well-integrated geo-tagging, Smart search, the Activity menu and Shortcuts key.
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mode
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@blueberry63
Yes, I highly recommend W902 if you're from K750 and hopefuly my fastport problem is an isolated case. Unfortunately, there's no FM transmitter for W902 but there's an add-on for that. If you must have a built-in transmitter then W980 is what you're after. I'd say my favourite SE features would be TrackID and geo-tagging but the latter isn't exclusive to SE so
1)TrackID
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gtr83
Joined: Sep 27, 2008
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The user-friendly Cyber-shot UI comes to mind. |
Tsepz_GP
Joined: Dec 27, 2006
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Im shocked nobody has mentioned USB Charging, fast USB Transfer that they brought in with W960, Dual front that they brought in with S700 and K700, the Cyber-shot and Walkman brands that put more focus in Imaging and Music in phones although right now they arent the best in either, as well as Graphics Acceleration that they brought in with the W900. I think they were the 1st with some of those, now they just have gimmicks, Shake Control? Smile Shutter or wateva? Etc. . .wtf?
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gtr83
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You forgot to mention flash themes. They're gimmicks but they're still a sight for sore eyes  |
QVGA
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how fast was the W960 at USB transfers? W950 i remember could go as high as 10MB/sec (thats mega BYTE not bit)
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Tsepz_GP
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QVGA
Not sure, but it was much quicker than W950. It was a lot faster than any pre-FP2 Nokia thats all i know.
Gtr83
Lol, flash themes are a neat one actualy,although im not a fan of them due to my K850, i would have loved to have them in my W900,unfortunetly it was Voda branded,and back then the tools we have for flashing were not free.
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gtr83
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One of the reasons I just can't put down my C702. It makes me look crazy, sure  |
michka
Joined: May 17, 2004
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From: Brussels-Belgium
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In fact, the best  feature is plank!
Which tells you quite a lot about the quality of phones.
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plankgatan
Joined: May 20, 2007
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From: Sweden fur alle
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a hint about quality.....
have you ever heard the saying; "Swedish Steel last forever" ?...(which basicly means, -Swedish Girls & Swedish HighTech are Best in the world )
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Posted: 2009-04-22 23:04
