which fone to buy after N95 8GB

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hey guys at present i'm using a N95 8GB for the past 4 months and now i wanna try somethin different (read i'm tired of using s60 for more than 2yrs starting frm 6630,5500,N73ME & N95 8GB).so selling off the N95 8GB for 21k.

now i wanna try somethin diff.my choice r (not in order of preference):
1>LG Viewty (love the looks,touch screen and MF)
2>Samsung SGH-G800 (3x optical zoom)
3>W80i (only if it had a black color

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4>P1i (can buy this only if it has EDGE)
5>ROKR E6 (prefer this cuz it has Linux and is highly moddable,touch screen)
6>5310 Xpress Music
8>5610 Xpress music
9>7900 Prism
10>u guys suggest from here on.

My main reqs (in order of preference):
1>high speed internet (N95 8GB has EDGE Class 32 and i get practical DL speeds of 35-40kBps max and 25-28kBps avg at night)so new fone sud meet this criteria.
2>ability to multitask (sud be able to do 2 or more things at a time.N95 8GB does some heavy multitasking)
3>display quality sud be good,so sud be the audio.
4>a good cam sud be an added bonus
5>last but not the least touch screen.

hope i aint demanding much.

Re: whihc fone to buy after N95 8GB

Why not try the Windows based smartphones from ASUS? They have a good scheme now, free GPS for lifetime! The phone has got an in built GPS receiver. Dont remember the model number though.

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Asus aint available here.

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w960 would have been your best bet..but it doesnt have edge..so bunk..

i guess the viewty should do just as well..but lg doesnt have too good a service..and my friend had a viewty returned coz the touch screen stopped functioning...not too much into lg....wait for the nokia n96 or the SE p5i(5 mp+vga screen)..

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LG viewty all out. very good video recording and very good camera and best thing its touch screen mobile.

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hellgate said:
Asus aint available here.

Hey which City are you from? ASUS is available with bill & official warranty here in Bangalore...you can check out eZone (if you are in Bangalore or have anyone who can buy it for you in Bangalore)

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if u want to try out asus..u can also go for i-mobile 902..it has a ccd lens cam and is the best cam phone available..brilliant pics..but crappily built..

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why not samsung f500

*img.gsmarena.com/vv/pics/samsung/samsung-f500-00.jpg

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i'm a bit inclined 2wards the ROKR E6 cuz it runs Linux so its highly moddable and it has touch screen.
nybody has any idea bout its sound quality?
also heard that Viewty has gr8 sound quality,is it true?

Re: whihc fone to buy after N95 8GB

Actually any fone you take now ll pale before the n95 8gb. So just hold for some time.

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Go for the iPhone. It will offer you a better internet experience than the N95 and the SQ is better as well.

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moto rokr e6 does not support edge , it has to be unlocked which voids warranty , otherwise it is a very good phone . but your best option is lg Viewty , one of my relative had it and it is just awesome if you want full fledged multimedia phone.

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Re: whihc fone to buy after N95 8GB

^^ Get a N82

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^^ bro why sud i buy a N82 when i'm selling my N95 8GB for the sole reason that i'm done using s60 OS??

now guys help me decide on this.i'll hafta choose bet :
1>LG Viewty
2>Samsung SGH-G800
3>ROKR E6

budget is 21k and up.dont suggest iPhone cuz it has lot of drawbacks + no warranty in India.suggest me somethin that i'll enjoy using after using N95 8GB & not somethin that i wud regret buying.selling the N95 8GB on Tuesday.so i'll hafta decide b4 that.

Viewty users :
hows the cam quality?is it equivalent of N95 8GB?wat bout audio quality?heard music player has no EQ?

shoot me a link whihc has cam comparison bet N95 8GB,G800/G600,K850i,L Viewty.

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out of those three buy viewty. heres the link
*www.gsmarena.com/grand_five_megapixel_shootout-review-206.php

Re: whihc fone to buy after N95 8GB

How abt the BlackBerry 8300 Curve ?

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I'd suggest LG Viewty.

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i'm also a bit inclined 2wards Viewty.
common Viewty users gimme ur feedback....

i need to know i thing bout Viewty:
i can use my N95 8GB's browser to browse all sites on the net.i can download files from forums and other sites.shall i be able to do it with the Viewty's browser.

Re: whihc fone to buy after N95 8GB

if u cant then get urself the opera mini...simple.....

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One question: Do you have to sell your N95? Just buy another cheap phone (like say SE W810i or Nokia 5310) and give your N95 some rest. Use the other phone for a while. After some time switch back to N95. Seriously dude, you won't get a better phone than that. People would give an arm and a leg for that phone and you're selling it? I think you should rethink your decision.

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@krazzy
he needs to have money to buy his next phone

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Dude if you are tired of using the n95 then you ll be bored of the Viewty in about 2 weeks max. Rather get the iPhone or any Android based fone when it launches. If you want something cheaper, get the e6.

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fully agree with pathik.
the N95 8GB is one of the best available now.
you better get something unconventional like E6, iPhone, or Android when it comes.
Because N95 8gig is one of the best conventional stuff out there.

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p1i would be your best bet

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^ it doesn't have EDGE....he wants that feature !

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yup EDGE is a must hav feature.
now i'll let u guys into a secret.
i'm very pissed off with my N95 8GB.doesnt hav any probs as such but for the past 1 month,i'm having this prob:
sometimes the fone hangs,crashes or reboots itself when connected to usb in PC Suite mode and the craziest thing is that it makes the pc crash too.(get a BSOD).tried in 3 pcs and 4 lappies,and all give BSOD).sometimes the fone just wont detect the USB Data cable.have to take out the battery and reboot for USB detection.
Nokia care guys just reflash the firmware when i had reported this prob (twice).but they just wont acknowledge that the fone has a hardware prob.
every month i do d/l to the kind of 10-15GB.

so wat sud i do now?

Re: whihc fone to buy after N95 8GB

Keep it. BTW what firmware version are you using?

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i'm using v15.0.015.afaik its the latest.so ur r suggesting that i sud stay with my present fone and not buy the Viewty?

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Yeah keep it. Then later you can directly upgrade to either P5 or the X1 when they're launched.

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just now i took apart my N95 8GB to hav a look at its internals.it has a very cool looking PCB.located the procy and ram but cudnt locate the 8GB flash mem.
procy is ARM and ram is 128MB from Elpida.bot r located below the cam module,1st the ram and then the procy.
dont hav another cam, so cudnt take pics.

@krazzy i expect the X1 to cost bout 35k.wont hav that much money to buy X1.
anyways now the warranty for my N95 8GB stands null and void, though i dont think those Nokia care guys will be abl;e to catch it.

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then go for the p5i when it comes out in september...

symbian uiq 3.3
vga screen
5mp cam
vga recording
wifi
gps
touch screen

and many more...

as i have always maintained by my usage of a symbian phone..good enuf for a few months of usage..mayb 4..but after that..thew phone starts to falter..newaz..just my view from xperience.

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Now that you have ripped it apart and there is no warranty, how will you sell it? It would be difficult to find a buyer

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^^^ it doesnt matter buddy even if no1 buys the fone the RPG CellCom guys will surely buy it.
no probs there.

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i dnt think ne phne which can really surpass the excellence that the n95 8gb has set, as for nw..!!

so just wait...and let another champion to arrive before this champion loses its position..!

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Go 4 SE P1i
Must buy phone with all the great features u r looking for

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I think u should go for the phone which is maximum mod able.so u will not get bored with one phone.
afaik Motorola phones r max mod able.So think of it

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Hold your money bro,there is no good phone atm which can surpass N95.Wait for atleast 5-6 months.

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Head Banger said:
Hold your money bro,there is no good phone atm which can surpass N95.Wait for atleast 5-6 months.

I must most respectfully disagree, for reasons, please peruse my signature

Don't go for viewty, it has a pathetic touch screen.

Wait for the N96 or X1.

By the way bro, same here for me. Got bored of the phone so got an MotoQ9h for a change.

H

^^^ tried the Viewty for a day,but went for the Samsung SGH-i710 mainly cuz of the Intel XScale 416MHz procy...

Good choice, i did not go for a touch screen based phone because it is hectic to type with a touchscreen keyboard especially in sweaty conditions like india.

Had a MotoMing a year back .

wait for N96..