BuRR

Ok.... We've had a few of these discussions now, and I want to know what people think of the current range of phones available on contract. My contract with O2 is up at the end of the month, and I want a new phone. Which phone would people recommend?

I want

• Battery life should be good - 3-4 days standby after 6 months use
• Bluetooth compatible
• Preferably iSync (OSX) compatible

I don't want

• Motorola handsets
• 3 as a CSP (Service Provider)
• A Smartphone (Symbian or equivalent)

I work with phones, but on the forensic examination side, so although I know what data they can hold, I don't necessarily know what they're like day to day.

I currently have a N70 and find it too sluggish (even with the 5.0616.2.0.3 firmware) and don't need it. I love my Nokia 1101 (easymobile) however there is no bluetooth on the handset, so that's out of the equation.

Any input is appreciated.

Fantom

N73! Just got it and I'm well impressed. Look it up on the Nokia website.

Steve

BuRR

Sorry - I should have made myself more clear in my original post. I don't want another Symbian handset. I'll keep the N70 for the Tomtom side of things, but want something more along the lines of a traditional handset.

A decent camera would be a plus though. What's the new SE K800 like?

btw - the N73 - is that a BL-5C battery?

Fantom

Its a BP-6M 3.7v

STi wanna Subaru

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K800i

BuRR

Ta.... noted.

BuRR

Can people explain why they recommend a particular phone please? Don't mean to be a pain, but without their experience(s) of a particular handset, just the model number/name isn't much use to me.

Fantom

You should be able to find plenty of reviews online about the phones you like the look of.

BuRR

Thanks for that, but I'd prefer to hear from the end-user who's had the phone a while, and not a journalist who's had the phone for a day or so.

That's not meant as an arsey reply, btw.... just that's the reason why I posted the original Q.

Fantom

No problem I can only tell you about the Nokia N73 though I'm afriad.

Steve

ScuuBdoo

I cant recommend the SE K750i enough. Is easy to use. Looks great. 2mega pixel camera with autofocus and flash. MP3 player.

The new version, the K800i, has a 3.2mega pixel camera but it is expensive.

I put a 2GB memory card in my k750i and I have most of my music collection on it.

nathanb

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Another vote for the K800i

tonybooth

Long time no speak

I swapped by Samsung D600 for the new Sony Ericsson K800i and I am very pleased with it. Easy to use and camera is so good I don't need to take a seperate digital camera to do site surveys. Even pictures of documents are excellent.

So far I can't really fault it.

TONY

BuRR

K800i is really grabbing my attention, however I feel I should stick with Nokia (got a lot of development going on re Nokias at the mo' :s)

How's you, tony?

The W850's looking interesting too, but might prefer someone to let me know what it was like (but it's not out yet )

tonybooth

I am fine and dandy old chap

W850 should be a cracking phone. I was never a fan of the old Ericsson phones but since their tie up with Sony they have produced some cracking phones.

As a reseller of Ericsson fixed line phones I am still amazed at how the traditional Ericsson values seem to be over-engineered and supreme reliability but very end user unfriendly. Luckily the mobiles have bucked this trend.

My new K800i is only my 2nd Non-Nokia phone since 1989!!!

Tony

pauld37

Whats it like on battery life? Got one yesterday, and after charging it 24 hours have been fiddling with it tonight, setting profile, taking a few piccys ect. and the battery is down to 75% already

scooby_me

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W800I / K750I - both excellent phone combined with a 2gb mem card. 2mp camera, excellent mp3 player.

or a samsung E900 smart stylish new on the market poserfone! (of which i have a as new boxed one for sale!)

Darren