Battle between full keyboard phones, winner of course is E7.

http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/features/it...ps_head_to_.php

CBD shld be great on such a big screen.
surely a best seller if priced below galaxy s and iphone 4.

the biggest problem wt symbian, it was not developed for touch interface.
but as a mobile os, it is very reliable, stable & user-friendly.
apps is quite limited by other developers, but nokia beta labs had produced many innovative software like situations & bubble. more to come too.

best os for the touch interface is iOS.
on the other hand, android is an unremarkable os, created mainly for the nerds/geeks who cannot accept apple's refinement.

price just released

RRP - 1995

with maxis value plus and data plan
24 mths - 1499
18 mths - 1649
12 mths - 1799

starting from 4th Mar

symbian os would be maintained as middle range phones and it wld be integrated into ovi ecosystem.
by the time nokia finishes with symbian, its probably time for another phone change.

but price is definitely higher then i expected.
by right it shld be 1800 nia bcos of lousy camera.

n8 seems like a much more better buy.

just got it from pavillion yesterday.
got lotsa freebies too.
build quality is superb. keyboard is the best i've used on a mobile device.
must buy.

rock solid. and it looks like it's build to last.

- car holder
- power pack
- thumb drive
- bluetooth headset
- starbucks voucher RM10
- umbrella

dunno but its a short stubby one.

it's built like an abrams tank. its anodized aluminum is resistant to normal wear/tear scratches.
screen is made from the famous gorilla glass.

the only reason you need a screen protector is bcos it's CBD is too dazzling bright for your eyes.
only reason you need a casing is just to look stylish.

guess you won't have the privilege of using this super excellent phone!

since documents/hi-res photos do not take up so much space,
perhaps you are the non-professional user, and most of the files you intend to keep are HD video files.
maybe you need to change your bad habits a bit and be more organized.
i'm sure if you do proper housekeeping from time to time, 16gb is sufficient.

otherwise, plenty of other phones offer microSD expandable memory.

Bought for RM 1995

Summaryreview

Design & Build quality 9.9 /10
Slide mechanism is smooth and firm once its up. slides down smoothly with sponge effect before fully closed.
Keyboard buttons are tight and responsive.

Screen is gorgeous. CBD is definitely 2nd best after Retina.
The huge screen and rich colors are better then galaxy s.

Telephony and software 8.0 /10
Calls are clear on both sides, no reception issues.
Interface is same as N8. but larger screen makes touch experience more pleasing.

... to be continued

wld say dat battery life is quite average.
with 3g, wifi ON
calls roughly wld not be more than 2 hours a day, rcv/replied 43 sms and 15 emails.

from disconnecting the charger in the morning to before sleeping, charge remaing is 63% (according to nokia battery monitor ver 1.3)
after buy the phone last Friday evening, this mrng was my 2nd time charging.

will continue to monitor and see.

the guy/gal did not mention whether he/she is a professional that works in corporate.
maybe she/he is a professional toilet washer or dancer or sumthg...
so n8 is more suitable.

upon unboxing, there is already big sticker showing how to slide the phone.
it's quite easy if you spend just a little time to understand the picture.

there is no such problem for me. screen is quite sensitive.
it can even sense just at the fraction of the moment before finger actually touch the screen.
you might have sweaty/oily fingers or the touchscreen needs to be recalibrated.


This post has been edited by CELCOM.AXIATA: Mar 9 2011, 06:33 PM

oops, didn't know no need to calibrate ady.
perhaps restarting the phone will help.

camera's not too great. like most cameras except n8 use it only as last resort.
but videos are quite good. HD recording and fixed focus makes it an excellent video recorder.
the dual-led flash enhances darker situations well as far as video is concerned.

it's not gps problem. but ur data download for maps is very slow. positioning shld be instant.

n8
- if u like to have the best DIGICAM on the planet.
- smaller size.

e7
- keyboard
- keyboard
- keyboard