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Can't say I have ever used one though! It reminds me of this phone someone in my family owns, I think it was an LG, and it was tiny. Apparently it was a limited edition or something. I can't think of the name!
Samantha.
I have to say that my all time fave phone is my N95. It is as durable as the old school Nokia bricks, I can comfortably surf the web on it - albeit using opera mini. I have the latest official firmware and it hasn't restarted itself in months. To top it off I have just received an email to my phone before it was even a twinkle in the eye of my desktop gnotifier. I have been using the new push email service from 3uk (text email to 33000 to give it a go) supports multiple accounts including exchange, gmail and hotmail at the same time and seems to be a lot easier on the battery than other solutions I have tried. I have had this phone for a year and imho nothing comes close to it's functionality on the market or even on the horizon at the moment.
Thanks for that, I've never used an N95 either. I'm sure James will vouch for it though!
Thanks for reading, and commenting!
Samantha.
Or, possibly the iPhone
Thanks for reading and commenting,
Samantha.
The N95 seems like a popular and strong choice though!
Thanks,
Samantha.
-my current Nokia N73. Despite the shoddy build quality it was extremely useful in many situations. It also got me into Symbian.
-SE K750i - great cross between usability and customizability. I had W800i software with a couple of modifications, probably the best all rounder ever.
-Nokia 6310(i) - I owned the regular version in black, now I have a 6310i for my second SIM card. Great battery life, IR, Bluetooth, voice recorder, Java (in the "i"), great ergonomics, audio and build quality. Both my 6310's were abused by their previous owners, the regular one had a small part fall off in the battery panel, so it rattled a bit, but the phone was still working. It once fell down pretty badly, and the only thing it needed was fixing the SIM card in the slot (it seems that it moved out a bit). Oh, and both these have Snake 2 with multiplayer (via IR). Phenomenal machines.
Hell, screw the dilemma. I pick the 6310(i). Unlike the previous two, it's a classic and while it can't technologically stand against the two other machines, it's a great design. Quite a shame they don't make phones this well nowadays.
It is, however, pipped at the post by my Blackberry 8800. The 6310i was amazing for its day - but the 8800 is such a powerhouse. The GPS is fast and accurate, the screen is crisp and clear with excellent fonts, the keyboard is comfortable to type on, the browser is shockingly good once you get used to its quirks. Finally, the Blackberry application is genius.
I use my N95 8GB for its camera and UMTS - but the battery isn't wonderful and the GPS just isn't as good.
The Kyocera 3035, without a doubt. No-one in Europe would have seen one, as it was a CDMA/AMPS device, but *what* a phone.
The overall feel, the fit in your hand, the quality of the buttons, from the polished surface to the action to the sound of the keypress, the rocker, all were fantastic. The monochrome screen was visible in any light, from any direction. The voice quality and speakerphone were brilliant, and today's handsets can but hope to approach with heads bowed.
In its carkit it was superb. Callers could not tell the difference at all. It had a 'magic word' function (mine was 'hippopotamus') which would activate voice dialling or answering. No faffing about with buttons or Bluetooth. Just say the word and the 3035 awoke to your command. You could buy a desktop phone cradle with keypad and handset, which then functioned as a deskphone - again, with the voice control.
It made not-too-shabby mobile modem, and had a bunch of simple-to-use apps - I can recall using the countdown timer daily to remind me to do stuff.
Plus it could survive a serious drop onto a hard surface with nary a scratch.
I'd use one again in a heartbeat.
.....<sniff>....must have somefing in me eye....
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Latest update yesterday brought speed, stability and camera improvements, along with auto screenrotate and it still looks good!
Great stuff.
Mark
There is no way products can be 100% perfect - they would not produce anything else ever if they were...
M
i loved the C500
i loved my nokia 8850 that was so tactile.
p800 was awesome.
N70 was a breakthough device as camera/social web suddenly went mobile.
i <3 my N95.
but i also had an s710 - i would love a Nseries with a slide out keyboard.
And now come to think of it, how can I leave out my Nokia 8290.. that was the first phone I ever tethered on, before I knew it was called tethering, over IR to my laptop at 9.6kbps.
Ok, too many to decide, I love them all!
My favourite phone ever is without a doubt the Nokia 8110 - the original banana phone, and the very first phone I had. It's styling is still unmatched to this day, the only flaw being the short aerial sticking out of the top. If memory serves, it was the very first slide phone and the mechanism of sliding the cover open/closed to answer/end a call felt much more natural than pressing a button to do the same. It was also the phone they used in the Matrix, with the added feature of the trigger slide which everyone raved about at the time. So, how can I be so sure that it's still my favourite phone? Well, I've got one sitting on the desk in front of me and I still use it occasionally for nostalgia's sake. If it weren't for the unreliable battery (it's 8 years old!) it would be my everyday phone.
My next most famous phone ever is currently in my pocket, an Apple iPhone 3G. For me it is the simplicity and functionality. Yes, it has its omissions, but I can live with all of those as the benefits [to me] outweigh the negatives.
T68 with the T68i firmware. Classy looks with non slip back; small; bullet proof Bluetooth; basic email and great battery life.
N90. For build quality; speaker phone; great camera; inbuilt stand (the camera); big keys; Symbian V8; transformer shape that beats the N93; high res screen.
SE P990i. Still has everything apart from GPS/HSPA. Great with fring; touchscreen, very robust (inspite of memory issues), Opera Mini a breeze to use with touch; push email and a battery that lasts for days.
I used it for three years, and it worked perfectly, but of course it got hopelessly outdated and was eventually replaced by a Nokia N80 -- an OK phone, but not the love of my life...