Rokr E6 , SEk790i or Nokia 5700 which one to buy

J

I have gone through lot of forum and a number of threads in this forum but i am still confused about which phone to buy

I have narrowed down my choices to these three :

1. Motorola ROKR E6
2. SE K790i
3. Nokia 5700

Listening music and watching videos would be my first priority

please help !!!

obviously k790i for Music and 3.2 MP Cybershot Camera
also buy good earphone for your k790i .. like original hmp 70 @ 1400 rs
or a Original Creative EP 630 @ 1400 /- Max

if u like touch screen then obs Rokr

I'll suggest going for 5700. Music playback is good and the phone comes with a very nice pair of headset with built-in remote control. Plus the phone has a nice display for video playback. You can rotate the keypad by 90 degree and keep the phone horizontally on the table and the phone and will be then be at a comfortable angle to view videos. Plus it has stereo speakers for better sound.

I can understand your dilemma. All those are pretty much closely priced. Ok, I won't suggest any particular phone but I'll list the features. I'm sure it'll help you decide:

1) N5700 : Symbian S60 OS meaning newer audio/video formats can be added by codecs, average camera.

2) SE K790i: Firmware OS (so only java apps can be installed), music quality 'almost' on par wid the walkman series, music formats supported: mp3, aac, aac+; video: 3gp, mp4 ONLY; the best camera phone outta every phone in that price range.

3) Moto E6: The cheapest and decent touch screen phone in that price range. More customisable than K790i but less than N5700 (due to less no. of linux apps compared to symbian s60 apps), most heavily modded phone (due to linux).

The ball is in your court now

@krazyfrog.
Offtopic: What happened to your old id?

^^ Raaabo deleted it. Its a long story.

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go for the ROKR E6, more linux apps are being released everyday...

offtopic:
why would he delete it yaar? wat went wrong?

I wd go for a 5700.. Video watching is the best with xvid avi.. mp4 isnt as good..
If not 5700 then go for the e6..
k790i wd be my last preference..

J

infra_red_dude said:
I can understand your dilemma. All those are pretty much closely priced. Ok, I won't suggest any particular phone but I'll list the features. I'm sure it'll help you decide:

1) N5700 : Symbian S60 OS meaning newer audio/video formats can be added by codecs, average camera.

2) SE K790i: Firmware OS (so only java apps can be installed), music quality 'almost' on par wid the walkman series, music formats supported: mp3, aac, aac+; video: 3gp, mp4 ONLY; the best camera phone outta every phone in that price range.

3) Moto E6: The cheapest and decent touch screen phone in that price range. More customisable than K790i but less than N5700 (due to less no. of linux apps compared to symbian s60 apps), most heavily modded phone (due to linux).

The ball is in your court now

@krazyfrog.
Offtopic: What happened to your old id?

Thanks for the suggestion
do modding E6 ROKR voids its waranty ?

hey juggler i was in same dilemma
and i had taken ROKR E6 ..and it simply rocks ....

Pros :
1. Very gud flat and big screen ...for movie,songs viewing
2. 3.5 mm jack stereophones (they arent as gud as SE W700i but u cud use any gud earphones of ur liking)
3. ultimate touch screen
4. Linux OS (can be heavily modded)
5. speaker sound very gud
6. QUAD band and EDGE can be unlocked

Cons:
1. list of songs in real player takes time to open (im w8ing to use xmms for this)
2. dust prone (have to use delicately)

personally i dont like the dabba type shape of 5700
thats hELLo MOTO

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^^ Unfortunately ROKR E6 cannot play videos higher than 15fps. Even my W710i can play QVGA videos at 30fps.

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krazyfrog. said:
^^ Unfortunately ROKR E6 cannot play videos higher than 15fps. Even my W710i can play QVGA videos at 30fps.

Ever try ZMplayer?

juggler said:
Thanks for the suggestion
do modding E6 ROKR voids its waranty ?

Yes, modding is essentially doing what the manufacturer doesn't want you to do

But shouldn't be a real problem if you go for service. Download some firmwares including the default one, and flash it back to the default before giving it in. Later mod back the hacks once you get it.

J

Ahhhh!!!!!!!!!! its becoming more and more difficult to choose any one of the phone. I think i will have to finally do an "Akkad Bakkad Bombay bo" to choose the phone

hitbox is the man who made me choose MOTO ROKR E6..thanks HITBOX

juggler yaar ankhein band kar ke ROKR le le .........

krazyfrog. said:
^^ Unfortunately ROKR E6 cannot play videos higher than 15fps. Even my W710i can play QVGA videos at 30fps.

There's nothing impossible in a Linux-based phone

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esumitkumar said:
hitbox is the man who made me choose MOTO ROKR E6..thanks HITBOX
juggler yaar ankhein band kar ke ROKR le le .........

Whoa...whoa..hold it! I didn't convince you, I just helped your understand the E6

esumitkumar said:
Cons:
1. list of songs in real player takes time to open (im w8ing to use xmms for this)
2. dust prone (have to use delicately)

1. Delete all the inbuilt DRM songs from your mmc. Also be sure to have each of your song properly tagged., ie., artist, album etc
2. Use a screenguard for the touchscreen, get an original one, around 300Rs.

infra_red_dude said:
There's nothing impossible in a Linux-based phone

As long as you stay in the hardware limit zone

infra_red_dude said:
There's nothing impossible in a Linux-based phone

Yeah but its more of a hardware problem and not software one. The processor, i think is not fast enough for 30fps video playback.

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krazyfrog, man, I told you, I am playing 30fps videos using ZMplayer, and tell you what, its a quicktime video. Does your SE play quicktime? I don't think so. Does it play ogg? I don't think so. There are many other things like these....

Nevermind, not a competition between ours phone, just some exchange of information

^^
1. I read on some other forum where a guy said that his E6 cannot play 30fps video smoothly. So assumed it was a hardware problem. Turns out that the problem was with the default video player.

2. I never wanted to compare my phone with yours. I know my phone is not a smartphone and hence would always lag behind yours.

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krazyfrog said:
^^ Unfortunately ROKR E6 cannot play videos higher than 15fps. Even my W710i can play QVGA videos at 30fps.

You opened the doors for comparison here.

Cheers

hitbox.champion said:
You opened the doors for comparison here. Cheers

You mistook the meaning of Even there. The Even i used was to mean that even my W710i which is a rather basic phone can playback 30fps video which the E6 despite being such a good phone lacks. It was not meant to mean W710i is superior, quite the opposite actually.

simple go for 5700

Guys don't fight...

Peace...

dont fight or the mods will out it in the fight club section

again simple 5700

btw: guy's do u remember wat Raboo did to Krazyfrog ??

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I(we) are not fighting, I hope this thread stays here. Dunno who did what to whom, none of my business.

Nobody is fighting here.

+1 for E6!!

Another proud owner of Moto Rokr E6!!
Still haven't modded... waiting or exams to be over!

H

The time is 1:00am, I'm lying in the bus(sleeper), just finished a movie, baron land all around me(countryside), very weak network signal(hutch), yet I am BROWSING, without any lag,.,WTF?! what kinda phone is this? Never seen such strong reception on any phone, TOUCHEWOOD

^^ sounds kool but
cmon iam also on bus now outta vjywada goin to miryalgda
Xcellent reception on my SE and Enjoyin music as well as Browsin and Chattin

C

Vodafone ftw?. And go for for Rokr E6 IMO.

Though i activated gprs in my hutch.... It is tooo expensive for me to browse...

!!!

is there any other plan??? me currently in 10p for 10KB plannn?

So guys what's the final verdict?Plz host a poll.
This is the most close battle among the phones i have ever seen.

J

^^^Even a poll wont be able to solve this problem !!!

go for nokia 5700

*img.gsmarena.com/vv/bigpic/nokia-5700.gif

Thanks
Regards.....
Expertno.1

J

hitbox.champion said:
krazyfrog, man, I told you, I am playing 30fps videos using ZMplayer, and tell you what, its a quicktime video. Does your SE play quicktime? I don't think so. Does it play ogg? I don't think so. There are many other things like these....

Nevermind, not a competition between ours phone, just some exchange of information

While running video at 30fps is there any lag ??
what are the formats that can be played on e6 using zmplayer ??

J

i have found out that Nokia 5700 has 16 million display & E6 rokr has only 262 K display. How much difference does this create in real world video/image viewing experience???

Not much.. Atleast i dont see much difference...
BTW get the 5700 if u want better app support and better sound and cam quality and 3g.. else if u want to try something new go for the rokr e6..

Pathiks - Now finally i have shortlisted 5700 & n73(regular).
Which one should i go?
I will be getting a discount of Rs.2500 on any phone which i take.

there is a difference of just 1.5k b/w them now.. i wd take a 5700.. just cos i dont need a cam much and i need the class 32 edge..
the choice is upto u..

I am also a net addict will the Class 32 be of use in Mumbai?
I will use it on Airtel network.

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Juggler, I won't argue or justify anything here, just know E6 pwns them hands down, lest what others would say. Do some R&D yourself, those who know E6, know E6.

I'm plannin to buy a new cell nd m quite impressed wth Moto Rokr...but
m confused wth SE w850/830 nd Moto Rokr

i want a fast music phone wth a decent camera
help me frnds..
nd whts the current price of SE w850/830?

^^^ Camera is not that much nice.... in ROKR!

If u have Camera has priority... i think K790 wuld be better option!

Rokr E6 related thread...
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=69531

rajivrocks said:
I'm plannin to buy a new cell nd m quite impressed wth Moto Rokr...but
m confused wth SE w850/830 nd Moto Rokr

i want a fast music phone wth a decent camera
help me frnds..
nd whts the current price of SE w850/830?

W610i. The perfect phone for your needs. Its fast, awesome music and is only 1 of the 3 phones from the walkman range to haf an autofocus 2mp cam! Drop W830. Its outdated.

@rajiv-Go for w810i.Excellent camera & great music.