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P800 design sucks |
lesneo
Joined: Jan 19, 2002
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Sorry guys,
I'm a die-hard SE fan. But I am really not pleased with the P800 design. Maybe it is a personal thingee but I do find the design too squarish and the flip just kill the whole thing. I am not against flip but this one just kill the overall look. Look like the T18 of old (which never catch on...)
Do you guys realise that Sony's design is very boxy (kinda fat). Look at the range of the new SE phones... very much in line with the Clie PDAs range.
I am a great supporter of the curve "x" factor of my T68. Sorry to see that SE will be dropping such a shape after the T68 era. To me, that is sad. I do look forward to the P800 (mp3 and memory stick now!) but the form factor is a draw back.
How I wish there would be a T68 with a 12 bit colour screen. That would be good enough for me (with my present assessories - Mp3 attachment and all that...)
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Wings_Talons
Joined: Mar 21, 2002
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My views are pretty much the same on the 'looks' of the P800. I like the sleek and curvy look and not a box like look. Anyway I guess it all depends on what features it carries and how well they work. |
Fahed_2000
Joined: Feb 12, 2002
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When i went to cebit, the flip of the p800 was only a plastic one to protect the screen, the  guy removed it and then put it back to place very easily, when you remove the keypad a virtual one on the screen will apear, were you can either press it using you fingers or the plastic pen.
I Pesonally can't wait to own it. (P8 )
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Deltayoda
Joined: Mar 03, 2002
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I have to agree. The new phones they are releasing are really damn boxy looking. What the hell happened? |
tranquil
Joined: Dec 15, 2001
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SE sacked the Ericsson designer! That is what happened! I agree it is a bit boxy but can't wait to get my hands on it. KS
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marton
Joined: May 30, 2002
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I think the P800 is a little bit too plastic. But i have not seen it IRL yet, so i might change my opinion when i have it in my hand.
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Fahed_2000
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believe my you will, it is easy to use everything is beautifuly done, but the menus were a bit slow, as the t68 before the upgread, no idea how it is now.
But surely i am looking forword to it
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Aikonoklast
Joined: Feb 02, 2002
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Boxy designs are so good. |
lesneo
Joined: Jan 19, 2002
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It is comforting to hear from Fahed_2000 that the P800 has the option of keeping or dismantling the flip and yet keeping the full functionality of the phone.
I for one, if I own the P800, will definitely remove the flip. At least now there is a little more life.
I am not strongly against the boxiness in design; such as the T300, I think it is rather cool. But will DEFINITELY miss the sleek curvy design in the T68.
So, what do you guys think the rightful successor of the T68 is: P800 or the T300. Me think it is the latter (especailly where price is concerned). The P800 will probably cost a bomb (with so much drooling fit-in features. Thus, the T300 will probably be closer to heart to the existing T68i. A great dissappointment is that the latter is still 256 colour. What's wrong with you SE? We want 12-bit colour screen!!! |
Floberg
Joined: Nov 22, 2001
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From: Sweden
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>Fahed_2000, and other that have tried the P800:
I agree on that the "plastic" keypad doesn't look good on the P800, but what about screen protection if/when you remove the flip keypad??
Isnīt the screen a touch sensitive one?? How to protect that without the flip?? (compare with R380 with flip open, then every touch on screen "causes" something...)
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kevin81
Joined: Mar 12, 2002
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From: Stockholm, Sweden
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I personally think that the P800 design is gorgeous. There aren't many PDAs out there that are curvetious.
Yes, the keypad is removable, and regarding after removing the keypad, I believe that will use something that works like in older Sony phones where there's a button on the side of the mobile phone which you can push to keylock.
I imagine that we will see something similar on the P800, a button on the side to "lock" screen and then the same button to unlock when the keypad is not there.
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d_a_r_k_n_e_z_z
Joined: Jun 15, 2002
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just wait and see when the phone comes out. the p800 is clearly better better than the 7650. the design is great but the features suck, no use to me. it's what inside that counts like in a car, the car looks cool but with a whimpy engine. i'd rather have an ugly car but with a kick assh leave your opponents in the dust engine. |
Ah_Seow
Joined: Mar 10, 2002
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well... i just got back from CommunnicAsia... Personally b4 i go there... i have doubts on the design of P800... thought that it wil be ugly and fat... but when i was there... i saw the real thing and demo... i was very very impress by it... after adding the sony memory stick slot ( guess where they add the slot? at the place where u put the pda "pen" SMART.. but have to remove pen first) the phone can now play mpeg and mp3... and the mp3 can be use as a ring tone... and in actual fact the design of the phone look quite cool and not as heavy... i think this is like T68i... b4 it was released very one say it sucks... but after seeing the actual thing u will LOVE it ... so this is my point of view on P800... pls feel free to commend on wat i have wrote above  WORLD PEACE |
webwatcher
Joined: Jun 17, 2002
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ofcourse everyone has his own taste of design, ... my opnion good phone, nice futures.. i'm 100% sure, that if it's wanst a pda the looks where very different, .. but there is so many technic in it!
check this one: http://www.online.o2.nl/productinfo/xda
it's a nice phone but check the size and looks :0... then i say.. thank god we have ericsson! |
Hobbes
Joined: Mar 28, 2002
Posts: 249
From: Oslo, Norway
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p800 is just like t68i. Looks much better in real life!
http://www.cellularmania.kataweb.it/novita/ericsson/sonyericsson2002/index_foto.shtm
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Posted: 2002-06-18 17:36
