In December, I will have paid off my Charlie and can buy a new phone with a good conscience. But what phone should I get?
Things I like about Charlie:
- 3G
- adequate camera
- extensible operating system (S60)
Things I don’t like:
- random reboots (maybe due to buggy firmware)
- getting a bit long in the tooth
- fscking ugly
So I want a smartphone (Symbian or Windows Mobile?) with 3G data and a better camera. I’d also like to try a phone with a QWERTY keyboard.
Candidates now are (reviews from The Register:
- Nokia E61 — full QWERTY keyboard, no camera, S60, wifi
- Sony-Ericsson M600i — “half-QWERTY”, no camera, UIQ
- Sony-Ericsson P990i — QWERTY keyboard, UIQ, good camera, wifi, expensive
- Nokia E70 — QWERTY, S60, camera, wifi, expensive
I may take a look at Windows Mobile phones too, depending if I can get my hands on them.
Treo or Blackberry? Considering that both are as common as leprosy here, they’re not in the running.
In the final analysis, what I buy will probably be influenced by what the carriers are offering for Christmas. Considering that the phones above are business-oriented I doubt that they’ll turn up in holiday promotions.
Update 2006-09-11: this looks interesting, if it wasn’t so goddamn ugly…