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T68m vs T68i (Design notes) |
wizard
Joined: Mar 18, 2002
Posts: 16
From: Norway
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Well, I see a lot of people are wondering if they should keep their T68m and wait for the upgrade, or sell it, and buy a T68i. Here comes a story about what happened to me.
T68m -> Stolen.. Insurrance company told me they could replace it with a T68i, and that I should take the papers down to my local mobile-shop. So I did. They told me they could order a "i". I had the Lunar Gray "m", and loved the design. I had only seen the "i" on pictures, and thought it looked like cheap plastic. So I asked if there was any way they could get me the "m" instead of the "i". Sure, no problem they said. We'll order both, and then you come back and take the one you like most..
Couple of days later they contacted me to tell me that the "i" had arrived, and that the "m" would probably arrive next morning. I drove down to the shop to check out the "i" in real life. All my thoughts about the "i" looking like cheap plastic was blown away! This phone is totally different i real life, and on pictures! What looks like cheap blue plastic on pictures, is actually very nice metallic-looking in real-life.. I grabbed the T68i instead of the "m". Of course I miss some of the m's design-features. The loudspeaker, rubber-back, and ericsson-logo on back.
But the elegance of the new phone is damn sweet, and I dont think I would trade my "i" back for an upgraded "m" if I got the chance.. This pone just _have_ to be seen in real life before you make up your mind.
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SilveR.
Joined: May 03, 2002
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T68 Gold looks best.. Second t68i then lunnargrey  |
T_Virus
Joined: Apr 06, 2002
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From: Norway
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I dont think so. The Lunar Grey looks much more professional compared to the T68I and the Gold T68M.
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john74
Joined: Dec 21, 2001
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From: GREECE/AUSTRALIA
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i had the Lunar Grey T68m and thought the same thing for the T68i it looked cheap and girlish in photos but when i saw it in real life well i knew i had to have it,so i got it
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HC
Joined: Apr 23, 2002
Posts: 105
From: Norway, Bergen..
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Same.. I just love the blue light in the keypad... Lunar Grey looked very professional, but artic blue is way cooler.. And pardon me - but the Gold looks like Shit.....!
This post was posted from a T68i |
jucame
Joined: Nov 30, 2001
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Exactly the same happen to me I had one T68m gold but when I saw the T68i I could not resist and bought it, is much more nicer in real life  |
wizard
Joined: Mar 18, 2002
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From: Norway
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Totally agree with that the gold looks like s**t.. They should kept the whole thing gold at least, not only the front cover. |
orang3
Joined: Mar 28, 2002
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From: Never_never_Land
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i personally feel tht the accessories i have goes well with the t68m lunar gray.... my HBH 15 ... HPR 11 ..ICT 13 .. an HBP 10 ..all have a tone of gray..
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mrNoodles
Joined: Feb 28, 2002
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From: Sweden
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Agree, the I version looks much better IRL then on pics etc.
The Gold and Silver looked cheap in my opinion - mostely due to the chromed YES/NO buttons
But this is my opinion only!!
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Fingers
Joined: Jan 29, 2002
Posts: 468
From: New Zealand
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I've just got the "i" and I do think it looks more plastic then the "m" but not too bad. Any way I've swapped the covers and I now have an "i" with the "m"'s clothes on and the "i" keypad, looks quite good and the "i" cover looks good with the old keypad, it seems to suit it better than the new one. |
DarthVader
Joined: May 30, 2002
Posts: 54
From: Sweden
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Hey! I agre, the t68i looks quite nice with an "m" faceplate. Especially with the "i" keypad. Nice! |
broadbean
Joined: May 20, 2002
Posts: 21
From: Australia
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T68m = rubber
T68i = plastic
Well, that seems to sum up what I've come across in the last couple of weeks.
I bought the T68i and never really played with the the m before. The interesting thing however, is that my HBH-20 has an Ericsson logo, but the T68i has NO logo, not Ericsson, not Sony Ericsson. Also, unless you take the battery off, you won't even see "T68i" anywhere else!
In fact, has anyone seen the Sony Ericsson logo on anything? A hardware one, not the one running on the screen. |
DarthVader
Joined: May 30, 2002
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From: Sweden
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Yeep! Its on the p800 |
casperr
Joined: Jul 12, 2002
Posts: 83
From: Quezon City Philippines
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IMO, Lunar gray is way way better...I really like tits rubber back
The mineral gray comes second then the arctic blue
The gold is sh!t
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jplacson
Joined: Apr 21, 2002
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From: Philippines
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For me? T68m Lunar gray with T68i Mineral Gray front. You get the best of both worlds! |
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Posted: 2002-05-30 18:18
