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Rahul Gaitonde: Why I won’t be buying the iPhone 3G

  • AdamC · 1 year ago
    To each his own, one compelling reason for me to own an Iphone - the ipod feature and let's not talk about the rest like the ability to surf the web whenever I feel like it...
  • Venkat · 1 year ago
    How good is surfing on the N82? I would go one step further that I would like a real full QWERTY keyboard. Any suggestions on a Phone for me. Rahul?
  • Rahul Gaitonde · 1 year ago
    Venky, wrote a post just for you.

    http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2008/08/09/mobile-...

    From a discussion we had just a couple weeks ago on the Mensa India group, here's a list of QWERTY phones folks seem to be using the most:

    * Nokia E61i and E71. (the latter is my personal favorite)
    * Motorola Q (small screen for its size)
    * HTC Touch (touch screen keyboard; worse than iPhone)
    * Blackberry Curve (my second-favorite; I chose the E71 only because it runs Nokia's S60 environment).

    There's also Samsung's Blackjack. While I know next to nothing about this model (never held it in my hands), Samsung is a mobile company I'm keeping my eyes on.
  • Prayag · 1 year ago
    Hey Rahul,

    I see that you upgraded from a N73 to a N82
    Wonder what made you take that jump ?
    Screen size same
    N73 camera is quite decent
    N73 also runs s60
    N73 has easier buttons to work with

    Other than the N82s bigger RAM and thus a much faster interface any other features that made u switch ???
  • Rahul Gaitonde · 1 year ago
    Hey Prayag,

    Good to see you on the blog! Honestly, I upgraded because a friend wanted to upgrade to an Nseries phone and was more than happy to use my (year-old) N73 ME. It's fair to say I probably would not have upgraded if not for these circumstances.

    But have I observed anything post-purchase that makes the N82 a compelling upgrade? Yes:

    * The N82s 5MP camera with Xenon flash can now completely replace your digital camera.

    * WiFi means I can load music every morning into my phone from my home computer while sipping coffee in the living room :)

    * With the accelerometer, I can use the S60 browser in landscape or portrait mode by merely tilting the phone.

    * Nokia Maps with Assisted GPS is a new experience. You might also be interested in the Nokia Sports Tracker. (http://sportstracker.nokia.com)

    * I can use my favorite set of (non-Nokia) earphones with the standard 3.5mm headphone jack.

    BTW, regarding the points you made:
    * The N82 runs S60v3 feature pack 1. That's an iteration ahead of the N73's OS.
    * The N82's buttons look miserable, but they're easier to type on because they're distinct. The N73 has the worst keypad among all phones I've seen except the 7610 and the 3650!

    ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_7610 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_3650)
  • Sanjeev · 1 year ago
    Guys,

    I am using HTC S710, so much R&D i and other good developers have done on this model in last one year. Now as per my usage of my S710 it seems you are talking about child phones really! i mean it. You are just talking about child activities that you can do with your phones. :)

    Now if we talk about iphone, iphone does not stand anywhere with my HTC S710.

    Sorry i can't you the details how advance my phone is as compared to your phones or iphone because if i gonna tell you, it will take 150-160 pages of writing... enjoy!
  • Jose Paul Martin · 1 year ago
    Hi Rahul,(Once again :)

    You're dead on with iPhone... as much as it is as a killer device... there are lot of areas it needs to work on.

    I recently got a blackberry curve 8320 over a nokia E series... loving every minute of it. Texters will love this, and its an information device firstly, entertainment secondary.

    btw, iPhone is not out in Bahrain officially, and the ones that are, are going for BD600 i.e. just over Rs. 63K !!!

    Crazy world aint it!
  • Rahul Gaitonde · 1 year ago
    Jose,

    The Curve is a *beautiful* device. What Nokia Eseries phone did you compare it with before picking it? I was searching for a comparison of the B'berry Curve and the Nokia E71.

    It's incredible that the grey market is valuing iPhone at Rs. 63K in Bahrain - wonder what the retail price will be!
  • Kevin · 1 year ago
    The thing that said no for me was the fact that it can't sync tasks on Exchange
    I like the interface - very slick
    don't like the lack of background apps, mms and cut and paste. I use all those on my HTC even if it is a bit clunkier.

    I can't stand iTunes so that's no great loss and Winamp can sync with iPod, not sure about iPhone though
  • Rahul Gaitonde · 1 year ago
    Kevin,
    1.) What is your opinion about Windows Mobile interface usability? I'd blogged
    about mobile touchscreens<http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2008/09/09/two-thoughts-on-mobile-touchscreen-interfaces/>some
    time ago - do let me know your perspective.

    2.) Winamp + iPhone/iPod Touch: Have you tried the ml_ipod
    plugin<http://mlipod.sourceforge.net/wiki/IPhone> ?
    It seems to perform most common sync tasks.

    Rahul.