Looking for a new phone

October 6, 2004 - Posted by André Restivo- 1 Comment

As I said in my previous post I’m looking for a new mobile phone. Currently I’m considering the following options:

  • Another Nokia 6600
    • The Good:
      • Nokia Factor: I’m used to Nokia and most people I know use Nokias. So it’s always easy to find a Nokia Charger wherever I am. And Nokia still sets the standards in this biz.
      • Memory can be upgraded via MMC cards.
    • The Bad:
      • It’s huge
      • Doesn’t have integrated FM Radio or MP3 Player
  • Sendo X
    • The Good:
      • Speed! This baby has a 120Mhz Arm Processor a DSP and a Graphics Coprocessor.
      • The Now! screen. No idea why Nokias don’t have this.
      • Memory can be upgraded via MMC cards and MMCs can be hot swapped.
      • Upgradeable firmware.
    • The Bad:
      • Price. Slightly more expensive than the other two.
      • Kinda ugly.
      • Joypad isn’t that good. In fact it sucks.
      • Lots of Software problems.
  • Sony Ericsson K700i
    • The Good:
      • Small.
      • Nice Design.
      • Good UI.
    • The Bad:
      • Memory can’t be increased. It would be perfect with a memory stick.
      • No Opera browser.
      • Poor battery life.
      • Not a Series 60 Phone.

Anyone knows of an alternative to this 3 phones with roughly the same specs? Important features are: Camera, Bluetooth, Memory, Decent Calendar, Usability, …

Other options would be Motorola Linux based smartphones like the E398 or E680 but I’m not sure about linux on a smartphone as I never tested it. Is there a decent application base for it?