Call Me Geeky

[carbonel_]

It's that new phone time again - my current one is actually borderline functional.

I'm currently torn between the Motorola Z10 and the new 3G iPhoneI know the iPhone a bit of a poser thing, but after using Luke's the other weekend I'm kinda interested.. The Motorola I mainly want for its cool slideyness (I like phones that *do* things) but I'm a

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[dave_chimaera]

I have a complete hatred of Motorola phones so I'll not touch on that one other than to say I'm wary of phones with too many moving bits as they are always potential points of failure...

The iPhone is very cool but also quite restrictive in terms of what you can and can't do with it (no linux support, forced to use iTunes for management, somewhat draconian controls over 3rd-party apps etc). It is however *very* cool :)

The N95 I have first hand experience, since I've had one for about 15Mo :). It's a *very* good phone, but the non-phone stuff is a bit more variable - the camera is extremely good in natural sunlight, but crap otherwise. The GPS is a complete gimmick, and is utterly useless (time to fix is ridiculously long) I'm also not keen on the media player, but then I am used to the whizzy Apple iPod interface, and I've never found any small scale interface that I like nearly so much.

My phone is up for renewal in 2-3 months. At the moment I'm considering either the Nokia e71 or (much more likely) the 3G iPhone

[dave_chimaera]

Turns out I'm already in the upgrade window and there is precisely naff-all to choose from on my T-Mobile contract :(

[medusa_81]

I know your pain on this one! This is why my current phone is held together with gaffer tape. We have different requirements from phones (to say the least!)but they don't do anything I like or would be able to use, so I keep praying mine will last another day...

[dave_chimaera]

I loathe Motorola phones so they're out (I'm not hugely keen on the hardware and the UI is a thing of pain)

Sony-Ericcson's aren't much better - they're tolerable but I don't particularly like them.

The T-Mobile branded ones are either Windows Mobile (been there once, not keen on going back) or worse, sidekicks

This pretty much leaves Nokia

I like Nokia S60 phones but the best of them is only an updated version of my N95, so not really worth it. The two Nokias I do like (e71 and e90) aren't carried.

Ergo nothing suitable for me at all.

Unless smoething changes in the next 6 weeks I'll be canning my T-Mobile contract and heading back to O2 I think :)

[medusa_81]

You're a geek.

[medusa_81]

P.S. Nice picture. Thought that last time you posted but forgot to say!

[spiked_n_bloody]

Which one will still work when you drop it?

I have a Motorola Razr (or however you spell the f'n thing). It's about 3 years old and has survived bike crashes, tantrums and been dropped in dark sweaty clubs.

Not even dented.
Say what you want but it's a tank!