What's the best mobile out now?

Thorbar

Does anyone have any suggestions on a good mobile phone? My parents want to get my older brother a quality bit of kit for x-mas and I've been given the job of picking one out. I know sweet **** all about phones so I thought I'd ask ye. The more gadgets the phone has the better. The price range would be in the 100-200 mark but I'm not 100% sure on that one.

Tom Dunne

Originally posted by Thorbar1
Does anyone have any suggestions on a good mobile phone? My parents want to get my older brother a quality bit of kit for x-mas and I've been given the job of picking one out. I know sweet **** all about phones so I thought I'd ask ye. The more gadgets the phone has the better. The price range would be in the 100-200 mark but I'm not 100% sure on that one.

If you are looking for a phone with gadgets, try the Ericsson R380. It is quite pricey, but you have the best WAP around (apart from the Nokia communicator,of course), e-mail, calendar and lots of other goodies. It looks like a normal phone (even though it is a little bulky), but the keypad flips down to reveal a large touchscreen that is used to write on. It makes sending SMS a hell of a lot quicker and sending e-mails is a dream.

As he dons his fire-retardant suit...:D

MiCr0

bill pay or prepaid?
if u are getting a bill phone - t39 by ericsson rocks
its got everything & its v.small

seamus

I wouldn't say go for an ericsson. From my experience, they are slow and break easy, and besides ericsson are pulling out of the mobile phone market, 'cos they're crap at it, and concentrating on the actual networks, where they own everyone

I see phones like OS's:

Motorola: The Unix of the moby world. Basic, but very stable and customisable, and will last you forever. No games(mostly)

Nokia: Windoz. Looks fancy and seems to have tonnes of extra features, but in the end they're just games, and padding. Break down every 40 hrs talking time

ericsson: MAC OS. Seems good and strong, but goes even slower than the nokias and doesn't even have most of the extra features. Breaks down.

All others: minority OS's. Nearly nobody owns them, and so they cost an arm and a leg.

laugh at me if you will, but this helps me:)

bonkey

A mate of mine has the Ericsson R380. Beautiful phone.

BUT, as I have always maintained since Motorola first brought out their "flip" phones.....anything with a hinge will break sooner. Especially bad with the R380, since the hinge contains a switch for changing from phone to PDA mode. I've already seen it be a bit jippy on a 2-month-old phone.

Personally, I'm a Nokia man myself, but I would have to strongly recommend the Siemens ME45, or perhaps the SL45 (same phone as the ME but with built-in MP3 player) or the SLX45 which has a PDA built in.

A cow-orker (or co-worker, take your pick) has the ME-45, and I must say I think its a lovely piece of kit...I just hate the Siemens menus. Sturdy, solid, highly functional. Well worth considering.

There you go. Some thoughts.

jc

Thorbar

Thanks for the replies lads should help with picking out a decent gift for him.

b20uvkft6m5xwg

Interesting and remarkbly true analogies Seamus:)

So thats a laugh w/ you not @ you;)

elexes

Originally posted by seamus
I wouldn't say go for an ericsson. From my experience, they are slow and break easy, and besides ericsson are pulling out of the mobile phone market, 'cos they're crap at it, and concentrating on the actual networks, where they own everyone

looks at his mobile hasent broken down and is 3 years old . tis my backup one though

chernobyl

A Nokia 9210 is a very nice way to say "I love me ...err you"

Bard

If I was getting a phone now, I'd get the Panasonic GD-93. Sod games, it's a phone.

tribble

Right -
here is a list of the phones i have owned in the last 3 years

Ericsson A1018s -
pro 's
very solid (read NIGHTSTICK)
nice easy logical interface
long battery life 4.5 days standby (actual)
lowish sar

con's
as with most ericssons the battery the battery is badly
clipped onto the back of the phone (will fall off if dropped)
bad headset socket (easily dislodged)
volume bit low


Nokia 5110
pro's
beautiful build
long battery
good sound quality

con's
bit big
some people hate the nokia interface (i don't mind)


Phillips Savvy (first edition)
pro's
battery (6 days!!! with no calls (actual)
sound quality

con's
it looks like a sex aid
it feels like a sex aid
it's got sex aid written on the back
(one of the above is untrue...)
high sar 1.11 w/kg


Motorola Startac 70
pro's
small
light
very low sar (0.02 w/kg!)

con's
cheap plasticky build
motorola interface (someones said it was like unix, it is)

Siemens c35i
pro's
wap (wap was free all last january!, wap p0rn is awful,
wap d0nkey p0rn is criminal!!!)
very good build (same on all siemens)

con's
the f***ing interface (same on most siemens), totally illogical
transmitted sound bit dodgy
highest SAR of any phone available 1.45w/kg (just within legal limit! 1.6w/kg),
you can use it to warm up the dinner!!!


Nokia 8850
pro's
makes you look like a drug dealer (nobody will mess with you..)
lowest sar available in ireland (0.24 w/kg)
metal body
high sound quality
infra-red w. 9.6k modem

con's
screen scratches easily
you will get mugged when they find out your not dealing


for info on SAR see below
http://www.sardata.com/