Nokia 6680 or Nokia E50

Denisoftus

Hey guys, I need advice. I'm looking for a new phone, and can't choose between E50(no camera) and 6680. Would you advice me? Does anybody have bad expirience with E50? It's quite new, but still expensive for the phone without 3G and no camera

Looking forward to replies.


P.S. I'm on vodafone so I'm choosing between their stock.

dubstub

I got the E50 a week ago. I think it's a great phone. It's so much more responsive than the last series 60 phone I had (the 6600). True, there's no 3G but the GPRS connection pulls down data faster than the last 3G phone I had. Also, because it's not 3G, it's smaller, lighter and has better battery life.
If you care about a camera it's a deal breaker unless you go SIM-free. I prefer using my digital camera than a crappy quality camera-phone with no optical zoom and a LED flash. There are some cool features but best of all, the call quality is excellent. That said, I've noticed it gets very hot on the ear if you're talking for an hour or more. It's probably just a side-effect of the microwaves cooking my brain! :eek:

Denisoftus

I read about overheating, and people are saying it's because of CPU, and metal cover works like cooler . Who knows. Anyway thank you for your opinion. I might go ahead with E50. At least it has newer OS 9.1, so new features.

Cyrus

get the e50 with the camera? one version has a 1.3mp camera

jrey1981

I got an E50 last week. I posted something about it below. I haven't really used it properly yet but it has a tremendous range of features and it can read out text messages to me which I think is great.

I wouldn't say the 6680 is a better phone. The N73 though would be a different story. It all depends if a camera is a big deal to you.

Denisoftus

Thanks to everybody for replies, I will go ahead with E50, I read a lot about it on the Internet and decided. It should be better even without camera and 3G. Will see. For any reason I can't buy it online (recently bought Sharp 550, not very happy) so will be hunting it in the stores this weekend.
Thanks a lot.

jrey1981

If you want a sim free one give me a shout

tippguy2

whats the prob with the sharp 550 ?...i have a 770sh and i think its brill

Denisoftus

jrey1981 wrote:

If you want a sim free one give me a shout

Well, I need €120 free credit from Vodafone, so if you suggest me sometihng better then €229-120 and its new I will take it.

jrey1981 wrote:

whats the prob with the sharp 550 ?...i have a 770sh and i think its brill

I love it's screen and resolution and menu etc, but it can't get the signal (vodafone) in places where Motorola V770 was working perfectly fine, and when it's loosing connection it takes 5-10 min to pick up the signal back. Also I prefer phone you can installed java software over bluetooth or cable, Sharp only supports downloading and it costs fortune (I've downloaded 700Kb application and paid €14 for it :mad: )

jrey1981

so you want a sim free E50 for €109 or less...?

It doesnt work like that I'm afraid. I've no problem throwing in a voda prepaid sim card but it won't have €120 credit on it.

Denisoftus

jrey1981 wrote:

so you want a sim free E50 for €109 or less...?

It doesnt work like that I'm afraid. I've no problem throwing in a voda prepaid sim card but it won't have €120 credit on it.

Of course not, but something like €170, so I can buy cheap phone for €60 and get my €120 from Vodafone

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